Recent Melodic Hard Rock releases...

I love me some Melodic Hard Rock/Metal! Stuff that's not quite Power Metal, but not "Hair Band" either...some of my recent faves:

Pink Cream 69 - In10sity
The Ladder - Sacred
Jaded Heart - Sinister Mind
Harem Scarem - Human Nature
Allen/Lande - The Revenge
Cornerstone - Two Tales Of One Tomorrow

What are some of your favorites?

well the new Nocturnal Rites cd is killer melodic rock and one of my favs.

Allen/Lande is good. Others:

Zillion, Brazen Abbot, Jorn, Pretty Maids, TNT and many others

Brazen Abbot is awesome!!

Pretty Maids & Jorn are way up on the list for me too...

I've never heard Zillion...

Mad Max

Anything by Danny Vaughn. Traveller was awesome.

Action - S/T (my '07 album of the year)

Indigo Dying - S/T

The Codex - S/T

Journey - Generations

Excalion - Waterlines

Leverage - Blind Fire

and from what I have heard on Myspace

Line of Fire - S/T (although the singer is a bit weak )

Completely kidding about the weak comment. I can't wait for this CD!

How on earth did I forget Line of Fire!??!

Yeah, I've heard a little about Line Of Fire.

Mad Max is very cool!!

Danny Vaughn is sorta hit & miss w/ me...prefer him in Tyketto & On The Rise...

That Action album is GREAT!!!

Leverage & The Codex, IMO, are closer to Power Metal/Prog Metal...but both good...especially The Codex...

Journey's "Generations" record hit me strong at first, then faded...4 or 5 really good songs...

Indigo Dying was missing that "it" factor...all the parts separately are good...but the songs left me cold...

Never heard Excalion...

I need to track down 'The 8th Sin'....I like their 'Afterlife' album a lot...

Excalion I suppose is also more power/prog. But melodic at the same time.

I'm glad someone else digs Action.

The Indigo Dying took about 3 spins before I started to really like it.

Her vocals, while good, don't "sell it" for me....I'll spin it a couple more times, but the vibe she's putting out just doesn't sit with me...needs more harmonies too...

yes the 8th sin

While I'm at it, that last House Of Lords album "World Upside Down" is great!!

Walk The Sky

Haven't heard Walk The Sky...I've heard Ride The Sky...their cool...

Right now, I'm playing Sandalinas - Fly To The Sun....very cool stuff!!

Some that come to mind but are border line..

Private Line

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

The Lovecrave

http://www.myspace.com/thelovecrave

Gaia Epicus (One of my favs)

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=38752924

Incrave

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=109324984

Tara's Secret (Along the Pink Cream lines)

http://www.myspace.com/tarassecret

these are just a few that u might like maybe not

Thanks!

I know of Tara's Secret...good band! Check out 7 Dayz (UK band) on MySpace too...

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Danny Vaughn is sorta hit & miss w/ me...prefer him in Tyketto & On The Rise...

Traveller is very good, bro. My favorite disc of 2007.

Another vote for Line Of Fire. Looking forward to the next one.

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

I'll check Traveller...