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I'm still a fan of Spellbound after all these years. Just one original member still with the band? The new tracks are just OK for me. Songs sound similar to their self titled album from a few years back which was solid, but can't say I've spun it much, I'll check it out though

I agree, back in the 80's or 90's this would have been a must see for many of us, but unfortunately now their live shows (especially the vocals) fall well short of our memories of the guys in their prime. While I am not surprised the Crue didn't stick to their guns, especially considering the money, as Peter said, it is a bit of a slap in the face to fans who spent money believing it was truly their last opportunity to see them

Thanks for bumping the thread as I overlooked this one before. The songs you and Stefan posted sound pretty good, so I'll check out the full album

Two more videos (Tennessee Cocaine and Three Way Ride) from these guys. From what I read they've continued to tour during the last year and are still working on finishing the new album.

Sons of Apollo are set to release their new album "MMXX" on January 17, 2020. A video for the song Goodbye Divinity is out now. https://www.facebook.com/SonsOfApollo1/ 1. Goodbye Divinity (7:16)2. Wither To Black (4:48)3. Asphyxiation (5:09)4. Desolate July (6:11)5. King Of Delusion (8:49)6. Fall To Ascend (5:07)7. Resurrection Day (5:51)8. New World Today (16:38)

I think that's a really good point and one you and a few others had mentioned recently regarding Erik having too many projects going on at once. Not only might he be using some good song ideas for other bands, but some of the melodies and song structures that sounded great started sounding too similar to prior material and losing some of the appeal they had before when the ideas were fresh. I recall a similar situation with Desmond Child during the late eighties. He co-wrote and a produced a lot of great material for a lot of different artists. But after awhile the well started to run a bit dry. Some of those melodies and lyric/song ideas that I thought were great a few years prior were being recycled and just didn't grab me as much.

I used to go through phases of only playing a particular album when I was younger. I would say between 1983 and 1987 I spent most of the money I made from cutting lawns and working part time jobs on a stereo system, concert tickets and buying albums. So every time I would get a new album that was often all I listened to for weeks. The ones I recall playing the most during that era were by Dokken , Ratt, Motley Crue and Def Leppard. I think my neighbors probably knew the words to every song on Hysteria by the end of the summer of '87 as it would often be blasting from my bedroom windows while I was playing basketball with my friends in my driveway.

There She Goes and Into the Night ended up being the only keepers for me. I probably would have liked the album more with a different singer as most tracks had catchy melodies and sounded good musically. The singer just didn't seem to be a good fit. He reminded me more of a musical theater performer rather than someone fronting a melodic rock band. With that said, if you don't mind his vocal delivery in the promo videos, then you may find this to be an enjoyable album, as I believe the band does have potential.

not bad, has a little more of an old school Ozzy feel to it, in my opinion

I gave this a spin today as well and I think it's a good album. I'd agree, not as strong as their best releases, but still a nice addition to their discography. Production, style and song quality are what you'd expect from a Pretty Maids album. My initial favorites would be Shadowlands, Black Thunder, and Will You Still Kiss Me.

yeah, by no means is the new material at the same level of quality as their debut, but outside of this latest one, 7 Tears, which didn't do much for me, I had thought the other promo tracks sounded OK

Good tune

agreed, I gave it a spin as well today and was impressed, I plan to give it another listen this weekend

I'd agree with that, they were in a great creative groove during that time and put out some of there best material with those two albums, especially Pandemonium

Solid track, I was disappointed with Kingmaker, but this one is shaping up nicely, very much looking forward to hearing the full album next week

Not bad, Dino sounds great. I was a huge fan of Lynch/Dokken in the 80's. I'm interested to hear more and hopefully they have a few uptempo tracks with a bigger chorus/hook. Mid-tempo songs have become more of the norm these days for George rather than a few included as change of pace tracks. I'm always waiting for him to go full throttle. Maybe he's just mellowed more with age

Second single "Revolution" from the upcoming EP

Helluva Time was my fave of the JH albums without Mr. Bormann as well, but I did enjoy some tracks on Sinister Mind, so figured I'd give some acknowledgement to that

I gave this a spin today and I'm somewhere in between the above comments. Is this as good as the early Jaded Heart albums, imo no, is it better than most of Bormann's solo releases and the JH releases after Sinister Mind, imo, yes. I agree that the album could have been better if the songs were more guitar driven. But I found that several tracks have hooks and melodies that reminded me of those older Jaded Heart albums which was what I was hoping for. Initially, my favorites are Won't Surrender, Just One More Step Away, Feels Like I'm Living, I'm a Son of a Gun, and Bring Me Higher Love. If you are a fan of early JH, or Bormann in general, I believe it is worth checking out.

New video for the track Mr. Mysterious

I had a hard time listening to this one, between the vocal effects and the poor job mixing/mastering of the album it started giving me a headache towards the end. If you can get passed the overall sound issues there are a few solid tracks, but overall I just didn't enjoy this

Sad news, but not completely unexpected with recent reports of him not performing live. I know he takes a lot of criticism for trying to keep QR going, but I give him credit for staying with what he is passionate about. Glad to hear he is feeling better and I wish him the best of luck as he continues to battle this horrible disease.

If we're talking Christian Rock/Metal bands only, it's a tough call, but these 10 albums are some of my faves Joshua - Intense Defense King's X - Gretchen Goes to Nebraska Mastedon - It's A Jungle Out There Stryper - Against the Law Holy Soldier - S/T Rage of Angels - S/T Angelica - Walkin' In Faith The Brave - Battle Cries Rob Rock - Rage of Creation Sacred Warrior - Wicked Generation

sounds good to me as well, nice find

For those who are casual fans of the band or haven’t really gotten into their prior releases there won’t be much here to win you over. I’m a big fan of these guys and I am ok with them recycling some riffs and lyrical subject matter. They’ve set a high standard though, and this just doesn’t stack up when I listen back to back with their other albums. Nothing has me wanting to hit the repeat button. Don’t get me wrong, most of the songs are solid and it is better than a lot of releases from other artists this year, but that doesn’t make it a good album. I just don’t see me ever reaching for this album when I’m in the mood to listen to Eclipse.