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Far out they actually do look like the rock stars mentioned! 😀

Glad I picked this one up. At first it hits like a ten tonne truck, but on each subsequent listen the strong melodies come out more and more. Yep on the heavier side of hard rock but there are certainly some softer tracks. The title track stands out in that regards, as does The Great Divide. So many really good tracks. I count my favourites as Fly High Again, The Healer, The Great Divide, Chaos Master, Reign of Vultures as the real standouts. And that is a lot of tracks from one album. If you haven't picked this up, and you like heavier hard rock, do yourself a favour!

There was a time before NY Oilers?

Turns out the world's funniest comedian loves the same bands we do (of course he does).

Dude! Great choice. When are they releasing a new album????!!!

Tesla - Into the Now Scorpions - Lovedrive Iron Maiden - A Real Live Dead One Cyndi Lauper - True Colors Iggy Pop - Blah Blah Blah Suede - Dog Man Star Death Cab For Cutie - Kintsugi Goat - Headsoup

Awesome choice

You have been granted the one off golden ticket to have any currently active band play a live set at your birthday bash. Who do you pick?

Big Night Ranger fan here but I only have a few concert videos from any artist and I never watch them to be honest. Interesting track list above with a few recent tracks among the classics and even a Damn Yankees tune.

Another one and done album I love. You are pulling out those albums that shoulda been big back in the day.

The debut album is still one of my faves.

So Trev is in a band with someone who has an even more famous dad 😀

I think she just had a tick burrow its way under her arm.

I own 110 Frontiers albums now, most bought new so I think it is OK to write this as I have paid my own cash for the mega-Indie releases. And I will keep buying their albums. For an indie their power in our underground genre is huge though. It almost seems like 90% of all hard rock / AOR comes from the Frontiers label. 3 things I love about Frontiers releases: 1. They sign bands from anywhere. How else would I hear these hard rock bands from Latvia, India and Brazil etc.? 2. All their albums look good with nice artwork and presentation, are produced to a decent standard and sound as good as major label releases. 3. They wave the flag for hard rock better than any label right now, they clearly love the genre and try to meet the needs of the fans who still love physical media. However, there are some things I also just hate about Frontiers. These are my top 3: 1. They have shit distribution outside of US and Europe. Their albums go out of print the same year they are released. They are expensive and hard to find. They don't seem capable of pushing any artist into the mainstream for crossover hits. 2. A LOT of their releases seem samey. They employ the same producers, same songwriters and even the same musicians across multiple releases. They seem to have a quantity over quality (as far as songs) approach. Only the big, established acts seem immune to the Frontiers meddling and typically their releases are the best. 3. Egos and projects. These concept bands come thick and fast where artists seem drawn from a hat for a singer, guitarist, bass player and drummer. Like a Frankenstein approach to creating "supergroups" will work. It only works about 1 in 10 times (eg. Black Swan) and the rest are forgettable, samey and pointless ego trips. Rant over... for now.

Damn insomnia waking me up and then I shop for CDs in the early hours... Nitrate - Feel the Heat Night Ranger - ATBPO Night Ranger - Somewhere in California Night Ranger - High Road (Deluxe) Night Ranger - Hole in the Sun Wire Train - In a Chamber / Between Two Worlds / Ten Women (Remastered) Spirits Burning & Michael Moorcock - The Hollow Lands

I guess you'd call it modern rock? It's just missing something to my ears. Not sure what it is? Maybe the production is too samey, all the sounds too loud. The rhythm section is maybe too busy. Thanks for posting though, was interesting to listen to.

Is this his new band or is he just guesting?

Might be easier these days to just mention when a band releases on a label other than Frontiers and otherwise just assume that Frontiers is the label.

Great band name...

King of Hearts - 1989 Night Ranger - 7 Wishes Scorpions - Animal Magnetism The Defiants - Drive (re-order after cancellation) Wolf & Cub - Heavy Weight The Strokes - The New Abnormal The Strokes - Comedown Machine Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn (2 CD Mono & Stereo Mixes) Demon Hunter - The Triptych The Black Keys - Turn Blue Death Cab For Cutie - Thank You for Today Benjamin Booker - Witness

Electronics!!!! Sounds like a throwback to Turbo. Gotta say I loved that album so I am even more excited now.

Underground Metal! I thought I'd heard them somewhere... Not bad at all.

Firepower was top quality. Looking forward to this. I like the artwork too.

Agree, Rob Rock never disappoints. A true voice.