Non-80s Melodic Hard Rock

I've said it before but after several recent CD additions I'm reminded of this, I love melodic hard rock/AOR. Whether blues based or pop based I love it all and I have been working on a collection for several years now. With the over abundance of 80s and early 90s albums circulating in used CD stores out there I find plenty of them. However, with the more modern MHR/AOR, I am quite lacking. I know there was a post like this a while back but that was several years ago. These are some I have (mid 90s and beyond) and albums I don't have from the bands mentioned are welcome as well (I have no PC69 but their stuff is hard to find so you can skip suggestions from them unless you can suggest ones that are easy to get):

Domain-The Artefact
Line of Fire-s/t
Line Of Fire-Momentum
House Oo Lords-Cartisian Dreams
W.E.T.-s/t
Gotthard-Domino Effect
Gotthard-Need To Believe
Place Vendome-Streets Of Fire
Sunstorm-House Of Dreams
TNA-Branded
Human Zoo-Over The Horizon
Khymera-A New Promise
Khymera-The Greatest Wonder
Action-s/t

Here I some I highly recommend:

Line of Fire (with our very own Shawn singing)

Zillion (fantastic, catchy and almost unheard of, despite the its known members)

Pretty Maids (ok, so these Danes are perhaps more metal than AOR, but if you like it melodic, you just have to check them out).

I would add:

Alliance - Road to Heaven (more AORish but still good)
Gotthard - Lip Service
Brother Firetribe - Heart Full of Metal
Bush, Stan - In This Life
Charing Cross - We Are Charing Cross
Farcry - High Gear
Free Spirit - Pale Sister of Light
Hardline - Leaving the End Open
H.E.A.T - H.E.A.T
H.E.A.T - Freedom Rock
House of Lords - Come to my Kingdom
Leverage Tides
Leverage Blind Fire
Leverage Circus Colossus
Mad Max - White Sands
MyLand - No Mans Land
White Wolf - Victim of the Spotlight
Red Circuit - Homeland (maybe a wee bit more power metalish but...)
Outloud - Outloud

kmorg wrote:

Here I some I highly recommend:

Line of Fire (with our very own Shawn singing)

Zillion (fantastic, catchy and almost unheard of, despite the its known members)

Pretty Maids (ok, so these Danes are perhaps more metal than AOR, but if you like it melodic, you just have to check them out).

I already have both LoF albums but thanks for the suggestions, you too Exact (AOR is also along the lines of what I'm looking for).

DallasBlack wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Here I some I highly recommend:

Line of Fire (with our very own Shawn singing)

Zillion (fantastic, catchy and almost unheard of, despite the its known members)

Pretty Maids (ok, so these Danes are perhaps more metal than AOR, but if you like it melodic, you just have to check them out).

I already have both LoF albums but thanks for the suggestions, you too Exact (AOR is also along the lines of what I'm looking for).

you are welcome! I have enjoyed immensly what I listed.

No one mentioned the band Grand Illusion any album by these guys is a quality release. They started out more as pure AOR and have gotten a bit heavier with each release.
The Book Of How To Make It (2001)
View From The Top (2002)
Ordinary Just Won't Do (2004)
Brand New World (2010)

all good quality AOR/MHR.

an old 80's melodic hard rock classic is Icon Night Of THE Crime

Sunstorm, S/T and House Of Dream.-Features Joe Lynn Turner.

Nocturnal Rites - Grand Illusion and The 8th Sin

Excalion - Waterlines

Might be a little harder then hard rock but amazing albums IMO!!!!

exact33 wrote:

House of Lords - Come to my Kingdom

Just by chance I found that album used yesterday along with a live album from them.

With the suggestions I ordered these from Amazon which marks my last large CD purchase this year (going to take me months to get through all the stuff I recently got now that school is over):

Pretty Maids-Pandamonium
Pretty Maids-Best Of
Zillion-s/t
Alliance-Road To Heaven
H.E.a.T.-Freedom Rock

I also ordered:

Rough Cutt-s/t/Wants You (2 albums in one)
Place Vendome-s/t

Cool! Let us know what you think about these releases. I'm eager to know how you find that Zillion disc. To me it's a hidden gem!

A couple that come to mind right off DB,

Talon-Fallen Angels
Jaded Heart-Sinister Mind

I just got the H.E.A.T albums. Really good.

David Readman's (PC69 singer) solo disc is absolutely great for this style. 9.99 from Amazon zShops.

snooloui wrote:

I just got the H.E.A.T albums. Really good.

I am anxious to get the second one. I played the heck out of the S/T cd. Great stuff!

I'd say it's about the same in terms of quality, though it's a shame the singer quit afterwards.

snooloui wrote:

I'd say it's about the same in terms of quality, though it's a shame the singer quit afterwards.

it was. Its annoying when bands have something good and they throw it away...

Also:
Marcello Vestry - S/T