Glen

Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation

Thin Lizzy - Opium Trail a classic.

Brother Firetribe is the best, but I can't disagree with that list.... Wait till you hear the new Journey, you'll be adding that to the list too! Git, how the F have you heard that? I thought there was no promos, nothing???! Or are you judging on the soundbites on the Walmart website?? Either way, I have no doubt in my mind that I will love Revelations. And I guess that HS, Hugo/Ramos and Danger Danger will be contenders too.

Work Of Art - Artwork Brother Firetribe - Heart Full Of Fire Khymera - The Greatest Wonder Marcello-Vestry - s/t Definitely the 4 best releases of 08 so far. But which is the best.......mmm, tough one that.

'Without you'? This is mind-blowing... right at the top of my fave songs of the year. hands down the best song on the album.

New album soon. 'Hell Yeah' is cliched to hell, but shit does it rock......... http://www.myspace.com/revtheory

Albums out in July.

Another one to kick your arse.......fans of Theory Of A Deadman will get a lot out of this. Sounds pretty killer to these ears - http://www.myspace.com/jetblackstareband

Theory Of A Deadman - S&S

Tell Me - Story Of The Year the biggest riff of 2008

It's excellent, isn't it? Do you hear Def Leppard-esque guitar on one of those ballads towards the end? Great disc. Herazz - 'Dream in your eyes' Fury - s/t Guilty Pleasure - 'Busted' I was actually thinking Coldplay with balls (& hooks ). Great album. back on topic - Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad - this gets better with every play! Story Of The Year - Black Swan

Yes. You'll have to burn it off someone with itunes. If its available on the UK store I dont mind doing it for you - PM me nearer the release time. Cheers

Safety Suit - Life Left To Live Wow, I love this album.

Listened to my copy of "September Sessions" today. Damn fine album. I even give it the edge over "Machines and Robots". All five tracks are good on this one. And, the ballad "Make Me Believe", I think I've already stated how I feel about that song. This is great modern melodic hard rock people. One of the reasons I come to this board is to check out new bands that people recommend. Kudos to the starter of this thread. Keep 'em coming. Chris Kudos to you too my friend - just gave you another one today...Adelitas Way. Unsigned too

Havent heard these guys before but these songs are amazing! How the F is this band unsigned???! 'So What If You Go' and 'My Derailment' (check that solo! ) are bloody great songs. Period. http://www.myspace.com/adelitasway If anyone can give me any news on these guys I would well appreciate it. Cheers Glen

Story Of The Year - The Black Swan Ive been walking around all day chanting 'to the grave'....must sound well scary! F awesome song though.

I think that 'Morphine' is fast becoming my fav song of 08 so far. Killer song, killer EP - as you say its a shame its not a full album. Where did you get this from? I would love to pick this up but can't find it anywhere.... Not widely available outside of Canada/US. The link on the web page goes to Maple Records, but the shipping times/expense is silly. Try Amazon.com - they will still ship to UK and times/costs are much better/lower. All their other stuff is on UK itunes if you want that.

Simple Plan - s/t

Yeah, I listened at their Myspace page and was quite impressed - what's the full album like? This one is great, mate. I keep using this word, but I guess only when I hear a good band which means there's a few going round, but it's collection of good, strong emotive tunes. If I had to pick a comparison I'd say Goo Goo Dolls, but don't let it decide it for you one way or another. This is just a great disc. New spins: Seventh Day Slumber - 'Finally awake' A New Revolution - 'Rise' Tupelo Honey - 'Machines and robots' The New Shining - 'Supernatural showdown' After spinning a heap of crap I am finally reaping the rewards of persistence as these are all fantastic. do you ever listen to anything apart from modern rock? Sorry mate, but I just fully disagree with what that question means. I only listen to hard rock. If people have to say these bands are so separate to HOL or Brother Firetribe, that's their loss. There's solos on all these albums; there's big riffs, big choruses... everything that makes me listen to the latest HOL or Brother Firetribe. I personally don't think I'm listening to something different. Every reason I love HOl and Brother Firetribe is the same reason I love these bands. Break down these barriers, mate, and just enjoy music for what it is. I agree 100% - the fact is that so far this year quite a few modern releases like Story Of The Year, Simple Plan, Tupelo Honey, Pillar, Theory of A Deadman etc are better than most MHR efforts.....aside from Brother Firetribe, WOA and Khymera........and so definitely deserve the attention they are receiving - from me anyhow. I am eagerly awaiting some upcoming releases though which will radically change this - namely Harem Scarem, Journey, Marcello/Vestry, Bob Catley.....these will put MHR firmly back on the map in 08.

I think that 'Morphine' is fast becoming my fav song of 08 so far. Killer song, killer EP - as you say its a shame its not a full album.

EXPERIMENTAL = DREADFUL. Nuff said. The songs at his Myspace were enough for me.

Michael Bormann - For Just A Little While Killer AOR.

Michael Bormann - Capture The Moment Part Zzzz, part good, part killer.

Yeah, I listened at their Myspace page and was quite impressed - what's the full album like?