Recent Melodic Hard Rock releases...

EMPIRE is a great melodic hard rock band, they have a new album out with Doogie White on vocals.
I also think the latest Cornerstone is awesome

MetalRob331 wrote:

Some that come to mind but are border line..

Private Line

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=23670640

Good call on Private Line. Great band!

Anyone heard Razorback? Outstanding band. The members are in—or have been in—a lot of well-known bands, but Razorback seems to be relatively unknown. Stefan Berggren sounds a lot like Dio, too, which can't hurt.

http://www.myspace.com/razorbackonline

Though more towards the pop side of melodic hard rock there is Khymera. The first album is not one I have but had Kansas vocalis Steve Walsh. The second one, the one I recomend is A New Promise and features on vocals Dennis Ward long-time founding member and bassist of Pink Cream 69. I don't know anything about PC69 (I've been meaning to check them out) but I do know they went through vocalists like water. After hearing Ward's vocals on this it makes one wonder why he never took over because he is GOOD. Aparantly they have a new album (I MUST get it) and samples of it and the one I have can be heard here:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=295621332

That was my first time hearing the new stuff. Thanks for bringing this topic up or I might not have found out about it.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I appreciate all the Line Of Fire support...thanks!!

I'll check Traveller...

Wait...you're in Line of Fire? This forum continues to surprise me.

Right on, thought! I really want that CD; it's been on my want list for a while now.

Serenity- Dreams Untold and Words Unspoken (borderline heavy?)
Bob Catley- When Empires Burn (5 years old already?)
Cornerstone- Two Tales of One Tomorrow (I third the motion)

Olafsto wrote:

EMPIRE is a great melodic hard rock band, they have a new album out with Doogie White on vocals.
I also think the latest Cornerstone is awesome

Is this the same Empire that has featured variously Tony Martin, Mark Boals, and Lance King on vocals in the past?

SAHB Healer wrote:

Serenity- Dreams Untold and Words Unspoken (borderline heavy?)

That's progressive metal, bro. No way is that melodic hard rock. Awesome album, though.

SAHB Healer wrote:

Olafsto wrote:

EMPIRE is a great melodic hard rock band, they have a new album out with Doogie White on vocals.
I also think the latest Cornerstone is awesome

Is this the same Empire that has featured variously Tony Martin, Mark Boals, and Lance King on vocals in the past?

Yes it is!
They have a new album out now, called Chasing Shadows.
The lineup on this is: Rolf Munkes, Doogie White, Neil Murray and Mike Terrana (busy man)

Eyesore wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I appreciate all the Line Of Fire support...thanks!!

I'll check Traveller...

Wait...you're in Line of Fire? This forum continues to surprise me.

Right on, thought! I really want that CD; it's been on my want list for a while now.

Yup...I'm the singer. Glad you like it...thanks!

To follow up, here's a link to Sandalinas (a band I mentioned earlier):

http://www.melodicrock.com/showcase/sandalinas-flytothesun.html

And Khymera rules!! The one w/ Walsh is good, but the ones after it are better IMO...

Olafsto wrote:

SAHB Healer wrote:

Olafsto wrote:

EMPIRE is a great melodic hard rock band, they have a new album out with Doogie White on vocals.
I also think the latest Cornerstone is awesome

Is this the same Empire that has featured variously Tony Martin, Mark Boals, and Lance King on vocals in the past?

Yes it is!
They have a new album out now, called Chasing Shadows.
The lineup on this is: Rolf Munkes, Doogie White, Neil Murray and Mike Terrana (busy man)

The new Empire is on my Want List! Woot! I liked their past efforts...

Oh yeah, and I like every album I've ever heard from Cornerstone! Love Doogie White!

What about Ten? They have a great melodic rock/metal sound.

Their last few are just outstanding!

I've never paid a lot of attention to Ten...but I've always heard good things...

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Right on, thought! I really want that CD; it's been on my want list for a while now.

get it.

SoldierUnderCommand wrote:

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Right on, thought! I really want that CD; it's been on my want list for a while now.

get it.

I appreciate the enthusiasm!

Listening to a great one right now, JOE LYNN TURNER - Slam!

JLT is awesome! Love his vocals...

He did vocals last year for a project called Sunstorm...seek it out!

Oh, and I forgot to mention Eden's Curse!! Great band/album!

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Oh, and I forgot to mention Eden's Curse!! Great band/album!

Wow, how did I forget these guys. Great choice.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

I appreciate all the Line Of Fire support...thanks!!

I'll check Traveller...

Wait...you're in Line of Fire? This forum continues to surprise me.

Right on, thought! I really want that CD; it's been on my want list for a while now.

Yup...I'm the singer. Glad you like it...thanks!

To follow up, here's a link to Sandalinas (a band I mentioned earlier):

http://www.melodicrock.com/showcase/sandalinas-flytothesun.html

And Khymera rules!! The one w/ Walsh is good, but the ones after it are better IMO...

Sandalinas is great. Their last CD is available on CD Baby for $5. Highly recommended. Empire's Hypnotica is also $5, with bonus tracks.

How bout the band Domain?

I forgot STARBREAKER!!!

kmorg wrote:

I forgot STARBREAKER!!!

YES!!!!!! LOVE that record!!!

Eyesore wrote:

SAHB Healer wrote:

Serenity- Dreams Untold and Words Unspoken (borderline heavy?)

That's progressive metal, bro. No way is that melodic hard rock. Awesome album, though.

Hey! How bout some sensitivity to my "Genre Confusion", it's officially a clinical condition now you know. I thought you were gonna point out that I got two of the four words in the title wrong.
I just listed it because I think people who like melodic would like it (and I did qualify it as borderline). It's plenty melodic.
Just for you I'm now going to put Charon "Songs for the Sinners" on my melodic metal playlist. Because...
1. It's melodic and it has power, I don't think it will sound too out of place there. If I put it there I'll hear it a lot in the random mix.
2. It's one of the best albums I've ever heard, on my desert island short list now.
3. You might lose sleep over knowing that I put it there!