AMRShow – 2023 top releases….

Hello everyone,
2023 is slowly fading away and somehow every year is gettin´ harder to make a final list.
Here it goes this year´s top releases list in no particular order nor genere:

WEST ALLEY  – A Night to Remember (Pride & Joy Music)
EMIL SIGFRIDSSON  – Back To Yesterday (Lars Sigfridsson AB)
AXENSTAR  – Chapter VIII (Inner Wound Recordings)
HACKERS  – El Poder de Una Canción (Indipendent)
MASAKI  – Feed the Flame (Lions Pride Music)
ROCKETT LOVE  – Galactic Circus (Pride & Joy Music)
S.N.A.K.E  – III (Lions Pride Music)
SUPREMACY  – Influence (Lions Pride Music)
ZHIVA  – Into The Eye of The Storm (Pride & Joy Music)
BLADE  – Joker and Clowns (Inverse Records)
EDGELAND  – Keepers of the Light (Indipendent)
SAM MILLAR  – More Cheese Please (Indipendent)
MIDNIGHT PHANTOM  – Murder On 42nd Street (Indipendent)
HEART LINE  – Rock ‘n’ Roll Queen (Pride & Joy Music)
BAI BANG  – Sha Na Na Na (Pride & Joy Music)
DAVID FORBES  – Tales From the Past (AOR BLVD)
NOVERIA  – The Gates of the Underworld (Scarlet Records)
CHRIS ROSANDER  – The Monster Inside (Pride & Joy Music)
SILENT TIGER  – Twist of Fate (Pride & Joy Music)
DREAMSTREET  – Dreamstreet 2.0 (Red Fields Entertainment)

Many thanks to every single artist for the effort and the hard work on keeping up our music.
Many thanks to every reader who stops by and discover new music from this site and supports the artists.

– Happy Holidays –
Cheers
Lino “AmadeuS” R.

AMRSHOW- 2022 TOP RELEASES…

Another year is slowly fading and as every year these days AmadeuS Meodic Rock Show along with the best holiday wishes here goes with no particular order the Top 20 releases of 2022:

THRESHOLD – DIVIDING LINES

ROB MORATTI – EPICAL

AUTUMN’S CHILD – ZENITH

AVANTASIA – A PARANORMAL EVENING WITH THE MOONFLOWER SOCIETY

91 SUITE – BACK IN THE GAME

BOREALIS – ILLUSIONS

CATS IN SPACE – KICKSTART THE SUN

CAUGHT IN ACTION – DEVIL’S TANGO

EVERGREY – A HEARTLESS PORTRAIT (THE ORPHEAN TESTAMENT)

GATHERING OF KINGS – ENIGMATIC

H.E.A.T. – FORCE MAJEURE

KINGS OF MERCIA – KINGS OF MERCIA

KISSIN’ DYNAMITE – NOT THE END OF THE ROAD

PAGE 99 – FOR IMAGINATION’S SAKE

REMEDY – SOMETHING THAT YOUR EYES WON’T SEE

SATIN – APETITION

EDDIE VANTEZ – ROUGH DIAMOND

VIOLET – ILLUSIONS

ARJEN ANTHONY LUCASSEN’S STAR ONE – REVEL IN TIME

RECKLESS – T.M.T.T.80

*FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR TOP RELEASES ON THE COMMENTS BELOW.

KEEP ON ROCKIN’.

CHEERS

-LINO “AMADEUS” R.

Perpetual Etude – “Sail Away” music video released (ft.Goran edman)…

“Sail Away” is the new single clip released from Perpetual Etude featuring Göran Edman, out of their last album called “Now is the time”

The guitar heroism of the 80-s is back! Perpetual Etude was formed in 2019 by Magnus Mild with the sole goal to bring back the best of the heavy metal of the 80’s. Influenced by the genre when growing up, Magnus teamed up with members from NorthTale, Dionysys, Nation, Shadowquest as well as Göran Edman on “Sail Away” to complete the vision. The result is the best of a whole decade in the astounding debut “Now Is The Time”, an album filled with blazing guitar riffs, keyboard solos and catchy choruses.

FAZZIO – New album “Unshakable Support” OUT NOW….

Retro guitar hero FAZZIO (Theofilos Fazzio) released his new album called “Unshakable Support”.
Forged with great inspiration and cool vibes every track is made to become the soundtrack for the days to come.


The album is available and you can check it HERE.

AMADEUS MELODIC ROCK SHOW’S 2021 top releases

As 2021 is counting down here goes the list of 20 best releases (without a specific order or genre) presented on this site during this struggling year for everyone.

NESTOR – KIDS IN GHOST TOWN
ROXVILLE – FALLEN FROM GRACE
ART OF ILLUSION – X Marks the Spot
NIGHTFOX – WHITE COBRA
ALCATRAZZ – V
HITTEN – TRIUMPH & TRAGEDY
CONSTANCIA – BRAVE NEW WORLD
DREAM THEATER – A VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE WORLD
EVERGREY – ESCAPE OF THE PHOENIX
MAX PIE – PASSENGERS
PLATENS – OF POETRY AND SILENT MASTERY
FERAL GHOST – SPEED OF LIGHT
PAGE 99 – PAGE 99
MIDNIGHT DANGER – NIGHTS AT LAKE MILSEN
LEBROCK – FUSE
AT 1980 – LATE NIGHT CALLS
JOHN MAYER – SOB ROCK
STRYKENINE – STRYKENINE I
TUPLE – WELCOME TO HELL
WINDING ROAD – WINDING ROAD

*P.S: Feel free to leave your personal top releases on the comments and spread the word. Every click helps the artists and their work to be reached from new listeners.
Happy Holidays everyone.
Cheers

Lino “AmadeuS” R.

THE LAST SIREN – Release ‘The Cage’ Single

UK rock/metal band, THE LAST SIREN, have released their third single ‘The Cage‘, the track is  taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Counter Faith’, out on 15th October via Criminal Records. THE LAST SIREN is the latest contender from the South Coast music scene.

THE LAST SIREN recently signed to Criminal Records, London. The alt rock/metal project is led by touring musician Jayke Turl. Bassist of The Smokin’ Prophets and guest guitarist at The Kut. Jayke is certainly no stranger to the UK touring & festival circuit. THE LAST SIREN sees Jayke take centre stage, bringing with him heavy vocals, riffs and a new twisted reality.

The Cage‘ single follows ‘Crucify This’ & ‘Fight’, which launched the project and featured on Johnny Doom’s show on Kerrang! Radio. A message to those who oppress others with religious ideology, the single will be featured on the digipack EP, scheduled for release Friday 15th October and available on pre-order via Criminal Records store: https://shop.criminalrecords.cc

SORCERESS OF SIN – Reveal ‘Mirrored Revenge’ Album Details, Out In November …

PRESS RELEASE:

UK melodic power metal band, SORCERESS OF SIN, have announced the release of their debut album ‘Mirrored Revenge‘ on November 27th, 2020. The album was produced and mixed by Tom Maclean (HakenTo-MeraPsion) at Twelve Tone Studios.

Tracklist:

1. Vixen Of Virtue
2. Multifaceted Survival
3. Mirrored Revenge
4. Wicked Distortion
5. Splintered Shard
6. Aradia
7. Echoes Of Existence
8. Parallel Lies
9. Cold Carnality
10. Empyre Of Stones

SORCERESS OF SIN‘s debut album is fun yet driving and twists and turns in all directions. Should definitely appeal to fans of bands similar to Iron MaidenFirewind and Helloween.

Vocalist Lisa Skinner sounds like a cross between Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske at times! Whilst doing some pretty good HalfordTate and Dickinson impressions to boot.

SORCERESS OF SIN is:

Lisa Skinner – Vocals
Constantine Kanakis – Guitars
Paul Skinner – Drums
Topher O’Meagher – Bass (ex Gehitka)
Tom Maclean – Bass, Orchestral Backing

LION’S SHARE – Releases new single and lyric video “Aim Higher”.

PRESS RELEASE:

Swedish heavy metal band LION’S SHARE has made a new song available on streaming services and digital service providers.

“In these strange days of Covid-19, we feel the time is right to give you a song with a positive touch. This is a song about you deciding your own destiny and that you can achieve whatever you want if you never give up, never take shit and believe in yourself,” says LION’S SHARE singer Nils Patrik Johansson.



In late 2018, LION’S SHARE released a new five-track EP, plus its complete catalog – remastered with new artwork – on streaming services and digital service providers for the first time. The band have since released a few more digital singles, some of which will and some of which won’t end up on the forthcoming full-length album.

LION’S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss says: “We had big plans for 2020, with a new album and everything. We had just done our first couple of live shows in many years this past March in Germany when the Covid-19 put stop to it all.” 

Both Johansson and Chriss remark that they have always worked very well together, and at this point it feels the most natural to keep LION’S SHARE as a duo, with friends helping out wherever needed.

The LION’S SHARE catalog features appearances by members and ex-members of KISSMegadethKing DiamondHammerFallSymphony XChimairaTherionYngwie Malmsteen bandCandlemass, etc.  Mixers include top engineers such as Jens Bogren (Arch EnemyOpethSymphony XAmon Amarth) – Niklas Flyckt (one-time Grammy award winner and four-time nominee) and Ronny Lahti (RoxetteEuropeGlenn Hughes etc).

LION’S SHARE band have toured with bands like MotörheadManowarDIOSaxonIced EarthNevermoreU.D.O. (ex-Accept), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) and have played many of the major rock and metal festivals.

Follow LION’S SHARE on:
http://www.lionsshare.org
https://lionsshare.bandcamp.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4yIytMmJ2tx30YdMAMkDSo
http://www.facebook.com/lionsshareband
http://www.youtube.com/lionsshare
https://www.instagram.com/lions_share_band/
Bandbond on App Store: https://apps.apple.com/se/app/bandbond/id1477841137 – search for Lion’s Share at the onboarding page.
Bandbond on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.droid.bandbond – search for Lion’s Share at the onboarding page.

Complete remastered back catalog:
Aim Higherhttps://orcd.co/4dorz3g
Shotgun Messiah 2020 re-recordinghttps://orcd.co/mzjr1ab
Pentagramhttps://orcd.co/j0qa7m4
We Are What We Arehttps://orcd.co/j2d4akj
Chain Childhttps://orcd.co/7ybn1aa
EPhttps://orcd.co/laolywm
Dark Hourshttps://orcd.co/39vbzba
Emotional Comahttps://orcd.co/3jwbo8j
Entrancehttps://orcd.co/pb5jx8n
Fall From Gracehttps://orcd.co/57xkp5z
Twohttps://orcd.co/jrmympv
Lion’s Sharehttps://orcd.co/m5yl5ez

Lyric video for Aim Higher – https://youtu.be/-P8YAKlk2qs
Lyric video for Shotgun Messiah 2020 re-recording – https://youtu.be/XdZsLUKjL8g
Lyric video for Pentagram – https://youtu.be/3ziYNPk0Cz8
Lyric video for We Are What We Are – https://youtu.be/uo5_L5_nNQQ
Lyric video for Chain Child – https://youtu.be/FzAYAS2SJyU
Lyric video for Another Desire – https://youtu.be/zFA3xmndP18
Lyric video for The Lion’s Trial – https://youtu.be/2j9dfc69WDI
Lyric video for Sins Of A Father 2018 re-recording – https://youtu.be/Xp1mtvDyjFM

CREDITS:
Nils Patrik Johansson – vocals
Lars Chriss – guitar
Andy Loos – bass
Nils Fredrik Johansson – drums
Kay Backlund – keyboards
Produced and mixed by: Lars Chriss – for www.noterious.eu
Mastered by: Mike Lind – for www.noterious.eu
Artwork by: Carl-André Beckston – for www.noterious.eu
Video by: Niklas Nieminen – for “The man with the hat”

Shadow Tribe – “Reality Unveiled” set for release in November….

PRESS RELEASE:

ALTARIA/STARGAZERY bass player Marko Pukkila has joined forces with ex-CELESTY/SPIRITUS MORTIS/MASQUERAGE frontman Kimmo Perämäki in a new band called SHADOW TRIBE. The group, whose lineup is rounded out by Simo Pirttimaa on guitars and Petri Heinonen (King Satan) on drums, has signed a worldwide record deal with Pride & Joy Music who will release the group’s debut album “Reality Unveiled” on November 13th, 2020.


SHADOW TRIBE is a melodic metal group from Finland. The band is driven forward and managed by Altaria/ Stargazery bass player Marko Pukkila, who is well known within the industry. He has been around the European rock scene for over two decades and played on almost 40 different releases incl. work with musicians like Vinny Appice, Kee Marcello, AJ Pero, Frankie Banali, Rowan Robertson, Ryan Roxie just to name a few.

Track list:
1. Splinters Of A Hologram
2. Christaromancy
3. Headstrong
4. Speck Of Sawdust
5. Connection
6. A World Taken Hostage
7. Many Tears To Go
8. We Weren’t There
9. Stolen Fate
10. Instant Heaven

“Reality Unveiled” was produced by SHADOW TRIBE between 2018 and 2020; and mixed and mastered by singer Kimmo Perämäki who also mixed and mastered the latest Stargazery album and created the SHADOW TRIBE artwork.

SHADOW TRIBE is:
Kimmo Perämäki – vocals
Simo Pirttimaa – guitars
Marko Pukkila – bass
Petri Heinonen – drums

GODSCUM – Sign for LION MUSIC

Press release:

Lion Music are extremely proud to announce the signing of Marcel Coenen’s new band GODSCUM!

Founded to play what they play best; metal music, the important common ground. From all cross the Netherlands and even Germany, let’s choose Eindhoven (NL) as the headquarters. With band members that earned their keeps in bands as Form, Sun Caged, Stormrider, Lemur Voice, Speedica, Holy Moses, Dreadlock Pussy and Sons of the Rain, you can never really be sure what to expect. Think aggressive, modern, old school, shred, groove, military, industrial, atmospheric, and bring all these elements together.

STEVEN TOLKAMP – Lead vocals | MARCEL COENEN – Guitar and backing vocals | JOCHEN FUENDERS – Bass and backing vocals | PIM GOVERDE – Drums

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DEVINER – NEW ALBUM out in JUNE & second single lyric video available….

Second album from the Greek heavy/power metal band Diviner!

Mastered by Henrik Udd (Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Myrath) and artwork by Jan Yrlund (Battle Beast, Apocalyptica, Korpiklaani) the album is set for release on June 7th.
Tracklisting
01. Against The Grain
02. Heaven Falls
03. Set Me Free
04. The Earth, The Moon, The Sun
05. Cast Down In Fire
06. Beyond The Border
07. King Of Masquerade
08. Time
09. The Voice From Within
10. Stargate

DIVINER is a heavy/power metal band from Greece founded by long-time friends and music partners Yiannis Papanikolaou (vocals) and Thimios Krikos (guitar) in the summer of 2011. The two of them also formed the well known Greek heavy/power metallers InnerWish back in 1995 playing in their debut album “Waiting for the Dawn” (1998) but after this release they had a long break of different musical quests.

Their new vision was to proudly express themselves by creating and playing something powerful, intense, deep, heavy, dark, melodic and inspired that at the same time would sound up to date. All this without losing the elements that reflect the essence of pure and timeless magic of metal music.

They were joined in the band by George Maroulees (guitar), Herc Booze (bass) and Fragiskos Samoilis (drums) and a deal was inked with the Swedish label Ulterium Records.
The debut album “Fallen Empires” was released in November 2015 and received very good reviews and feedback from around the world. After the release of the album the band played many shows and big festivals in Greece and also in Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland, and became known for being a great and energetic live band gaining a strong following.

Thimios Krikos left the band in 2017 due to a heavy and conflicting schedule and was replaced by Kostas Fitos.

Diviner entered Devasoundz Studios in Athens with producer Fotis Benardo in summer 2018 to record their second album “Realms of Time”. This time they decided to expand their music horizons, exploring more territories, adding new elements in terms of lyrics, melodies, riffs and atmosphere, making their songwriting more interesting and better. The band worked really hard on coming up with the best compositions, arrangements and production as possible for the ten songs they set out to record.

The final result show improvements on every level since the band’s debut album and “Realms of Time” won’t leave fans of heavy and power metal disappointed. The album is heavy, melodic and epic and it’s full of energy, power and emotion. Follow Diviner into the Realms of Time!

Diviner line-up:
Yiannis Papanikolaou – Vocals
George Maroulees – Guitar
Kostas Fitos – Guitar
Herc Booze – Bass
Fragiskos Samoilis – Drums

Diviner discography:
2019: Realms of Time (Ulterium Records)
2015: Fallen Empires (Ulterium Records)

Engineered and mixed by Fotis Benardo (ex. Septic Flesh)
Produced by Fotis Benardo and Diviner
Mastered by Henrik Udd (Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Myrath)
Artwork by Jan Yrlund (Battle Beast, Apocalyptica,  Korpiklaani)

LION’S SHARE – 3/5 of debut album lineup reunites on new EP….

Swedish heavy metal band LION’S SHARE is making a new five track EP available on streaming services and digital service providers today, September 28.
“EP” is the follow-up to 2009’s “Dark Hours” album and includes a re-recording of the LION’S SHARE classic “Sins Of A Father” – the opening track on the band’s self- titled debut from 1995.

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“It was a blast to revisit the song together with Andy Loos (bass) and Kay Backlund (keyboards) who also did the original version with me back in the day. Sure brought back a lot of good and crazy memories.” LION’S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss says.

The EP also features “Another Desire” and “The Lion’s Trial”, both previously only available as lyric videos.

LION’S SHARE lead singer Nils Patrik Johansson says: “Lars and I have always worked very well together, and at this point it feels the most natural to keep LION’S SHARE as a duo, with friends helping out wherever needed. We of course have Andy and Kay, but also my son Nils Fredrik Johansson helping out on drums. Actually it’s more or less the same team that did my solo album “Evil Deluxe” earlier this year when I think about it.”

“As a special bonus we included two Black Sabbath covers, live from the “Sweden Rock – Ronnie James Dio Tribute” in October 2010, where LION’S SHARE was the house band if you will with various guests coming up to do a song or two with us. It’s taken directly from the eight channel drum monitor mixer, so it’s 100% live without any chance to repair or edit. We think it captures the raw energy of the band in front of an absolutely brilliant crowd that night.” adds Lars.

LION’S SHARE “EP” tracklist:
1. Another Desire
2. The Lion’s Trial
3. Sins Of A Father (2018 re-recording)
4. The Mob Rules (Live from the Sweden Rock – Ronnie James Dio Tribute 2010)
5. Heaven And Hell (Live from the Sweden Rock – Ronnie James Dio Tribute 2010)

Feel free to add songs from the EP to your Spotify playlists: https://play.spotify.com/album/54rU13DsZupRyXVuyyjf3L

Lyric video for “Sins Of A Father” – https://youtu.be/Xp1mtvDyjFM
Lyric video for “The Lion’s Trial” – https://youtu.be/2j9dfc69WDI
Lyric video for “Another Desire” – https://youtu.be/zFA3xmndP18

Follow LION’S SHARE on:
http://www.lionsshare.org
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4yIytMmJ2tx30YdMAMkDSo
http://www.facebook.com/lionsshareband
http://www.youtube.com/lionsshare
https://www.instagram.com/lions_share_band/