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8084 - 2005 The Last Great Train
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The pride and joy of Vermont return with 'The last Great Train'. Gone however is the AOR pedigree to be replaced by modern rock in the vein of Goo Goo Dolls and (excuse the pun) Train.
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91 Suite - 2005 Times They Change
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Spanish AOR wonders 91 Suite return in 2005. And a well overdue return it is too!!
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Airless - 2005 2nd Round
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It is indeed Round Two for these Spanish melodic rockers. Now signed to Scandi label Lion Music.
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Alien - 2005 Dark Eyes
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Swedish melodic rock band Alien are one of a few yesteryear bands making a return splash in 2005. is anyone getting wet though?
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Allen/Lande - 2005 The Battle
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Two vocal powerhouses team up for a power metal extravaganza!
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Alternativa - 2005 A Night In Starlight
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According to the Alternativa web site, Dutch songwriter Willem Evers accidentally 'discovered' the music of Electric Light Orchestra in 2003 and set to work forming a band while churning out a remarkable 19 songs inspired by Jeff Lynne.
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Arena - 2005 Peppers Ghost
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British band Arena arrive in 2005 with a stunner.. part prog part metal effort 'Peppers Ghost'.
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Aruna - 2005 Running Red Lights
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Astral Doors - 2005 Evil Is Forever
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Very heavy Swedish outfit, with a load of melody to boot. Check out Astral Doors!
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Avian - 2005 From The Depths Of Time
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Avian are a new prog-metal outftit from the USA with a near all-star lineup including Lance King, Jonah Weingarten and Dave Elelfson. But the man of the hour is guitarist Yan Leviathan. |
Bad Habit - 2005 Hear-Say
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Swedish AORsters Bad Habit return to former glories. Can they match their past achievements?
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Balance II - 2005 Balance
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Essentially the brainchild of virtuoso guitarist/keyboard player Brian Moritz and vocalist Vince Claps, this album has been the result of a labour of love spanning a period of nearly 10 years. They have been compared with Trillion, presumably as a result of Thom Griffin's involvement with the project, and their fondness for weaving elaborate musical passages with west coast tendencies.
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Bardowell, Philip - 2005 In The Cut
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He may have been in the music biz for a wee while, but Philip Bardowell is now becoming part of the furniture within the melodic rock scene. Check out his colloboration with Tommy Denander on 'In The Cut'.
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Benedictum - 2005 Uncreation
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San Diego have unleashed the next big thing in heavy metal.. Benedictum, and the next logical heir to the thone of HM Queen.. Veronica Freeman.
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Big Krush - 2005 Big Krush
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An independent release from an upstate New York outfit that have taken their brand of west coast music all the way to the east coast. Meet Big Krush..
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Bitter Suite - 2005 Crime Of Love
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One from the 90's, resurrected in 2005. Canadian outfit Bitter Suite.
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Black Majesty - 2005 Silent Company
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Aussie prog metal heroes Black Majesty return with a new stunning album.
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Blanc Faces - 2005 Blanc Faces
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Most are saying this is one of the best albums of 2005. What do you think?
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Boystown - 2005 Angels With Dirty Faces
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Great edgy New Jersey melodic rock from 80's faves Boystown.
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Brainstorm - 2005 Liquid Monster
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It's a monster literally. The music, the album cover.. Great stuff!
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Broke[N]Blue - 2005 The Waiting
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A personal fave band of the Editor (lol!), the new album from Swedish AOR band Broke[n]Blue.
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Caroline Blue - 2005 Slave To The Hourglass
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Upstate New York rockers with an eighties attitude. Not quite sure about the delivery..
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Chalice - 2005 Shotgun Alley
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Denis Ward is back at it again, helping out German rockers Chalice develop a bit more attitude and angst on their ffith album 'Shotgun Alley'.
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Change Of Heart - 2005 Truth Or Dare
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British melodic rockers Change Of Heart are back after a 5 year absence.
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Christian, James - 2005 Meet The Man
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Quality vocals win out every time, as James Christian proves. Pity he's not given the right environment nor the right vehicle to strut his stuff.
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Cloudscape - 2005 Cloudscape
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More prog metal mayhem from Swedish outfit Cloudscape. Related to other Swedish bands Alyson Avenue and Second Heat.
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Crimsonfire - 2005 Three Track Sampler
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Aussie prog metal demo.
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Crystal Ball - 2005 Time Walker
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These Swiss melodic metallers are taking a trip back in time.
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Crystal Eyes - 2005 Confessions Of The Maker
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Swedish prog metallers Crystal Eyes with former Lost Horizon singer Daniel Heiman onboard.
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Dawn Rider - 2005 Fate Is Calling: Part 1
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A concept album by Majesty's Tarek Maghary, with a ton of guest musicians who turn up to play. Not convincing though..
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Deep Purple - 2005 Rapture Of The Deep
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Still rockin' and rollin' after 35 years. Ian Gillan has still got it!!
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Defcon - 2005 Defcon
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Defcon is a superb CD for those of you who can't quite escape the clutches of eighties/early nineties hair metal.. like me!
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Defender - 2005 Shout
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Defender might very well be a common band name, but these Austrian metallers flew pretty low to the ground when this was released back in 2005. It's old school metal revisited, with an anti-war theme the centerpiece of their lyrics.
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Demons And Wizards - 2005 Touched By The Crimson King
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This is album number two from this (essentially) project band by two of prog metal's leading lights. Hansi Kursch from Blind Guardian and Jon Schaffer from Iced Earth.
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Diamond Head - 2005 All Will Be Revealed
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Dio - 2005 Evil Or Divine [Live In New York City]
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Another year, and another album full of dungeons and dragons. What will it be next year? Hobbits and faeries?
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Divinefire - 2005 Glory Thy Name
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Divinefire is a new project for Swedish singer Christian Liljegren. As if singing for Narnia and Audiovision wasn't enough.
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Dogpound - 2005 A Night In The Gutter
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Swedish quartet Dogpound survive on the very edge of the hard rock frontier. Impressing everybody with their 2003 debut 'The Hellbum', the band return for more hi-jinks on their second album 'A Night In The Gutter'. 'Turn it loud'.. In the immortal words of the Headpins.
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Dream Theater - 2005 Octavarium
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Dreamland - 2005 Futures Calling
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Euro metallers Dreamland provide yet more power metal goodies and thank established outfits such as Hammerfall and Dream Evil in the process.
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Eternal Reign - 2005 Forbidden Path
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Old school metal supplied by German rockers Eternal Reign.
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Face Face (Switzerland) - 2005 Bridge To Nowhere
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Swiss outfit Face Face return in 2005 with a new album. Also known as Purple Cross, the band features English singer Mervyn Spence (ex Wishbone Ash, Phenomena and O'Ryan).
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Final Frontier - 2005 High Tension Wire
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Another GDAZE editor fave band are Canadians Final Frontier. Surely their next album is gonna be a killer!!
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Flagship - 2005 Maiden Voyage
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These guys have definitely listened to a crateful of Kansas albums.. And they are Swedish too, related to the prog metal band Narnia.
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G.L.A.S - 2005 Eighteen
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Here's a band from Italy that have been through more changes than Naomi Campbell's wardrobe! After many 'time-outs' being called on the band, G.L.A.S finally re-emerged again in 2004 after a seven year hiatus, and reunite with three of their original cast. 2005's six-track EP 'Eighteen' is the resulting piece of work.
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Gotthard - 2005 Lipservice
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These Swiss guys are ultra consistent in everything they do. 2005's 'Lipservice' is no different.
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Grave Digger - 2005 The Last Supper
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German metallers Grave Digger venture into prog-metal territory, while trying to starve off dinner time!
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Hammerfall - 2005 Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
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Tried and true HM from Swedish metal merchants Hammerfall.
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Harem Scarem - 2005 Overload
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Another good album from these Canadian heroes, but is the shine starting to dull a little?
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Hartmann - 2005 Out In The Cold
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Away from the metal of At Vance, former singer Oliver Hartmann surprises everyone with this very good melodic rock set.
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Heartbreak Radio - 2005 Heartbreak Radio
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Hellfueled - 2005 Born II Rock
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For those of you looking for an Ozzy fix without the Ozzy himself in attendance, check out Hellfueled instead.
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Hotshot - 2005 The Bomb
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Hotshot come from the late great 80's. For fans of Danger Danger, Winger and Tyketto. Woah!
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Idol, Billy - 2005 Devils Playground
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Another 80's rocker Billy Idol returns with six-string ray-gun shooter Steve Stevens in tow.
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Iron Mask - 2005 Hordes Of The Brave
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If ever Yngwie Malmsteen wanted to emigrate to Belgium, he'd have to get past Dushan Petrossi first!
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Jaugernaut A.D - 2005 Contra Mantra
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A 70's and 80's pomp legend from Seattle return in the 21st century, though with a slightly different sound and approach. It's Jaugernaut.. now with an A.D tacked on to their name.
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Journey - 2005 Generations
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The album all of AORdom was waiting to hear in 2005.
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Judas Priest - 2005 Angel Of Retribution
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The big boys of metal return in 2005 with halycon vocalist Rob Halford at the helm.
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Kamelot - 2005 The Black Halo
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Along with Symphony X and Magnitude 9, Kamelot are at the top of the pile for melodic prog metal coming out of the USA.
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Khymera - 2005 A New Promise
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Pretty good second-up effort from Daniele Liverani. This time PC 69's Dennis Ward handles the vocals, and boy what a find he is..
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Laos - 2005 We Want It
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Described as one of the best female fronted releases of all time. Who am I to argue? Lol!
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Last Autumns Dream - 2005 II
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A Swedish supergroup of sorts.. pity the music doesn't match the talent.
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Legs Diamond - 2005 Diamonds Are Forever
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This is the first studio album in twelve years for cult faves Legs Diamond. How does the big 'D' stack up after all this time and are they still cut and polished as before?
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Line Of Fire - 2005 Line Of Fire
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North Carolina band Line Of Fire with their 2005 self titled debut album.
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Loudness - 2005 Racing
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The best known lineup of Loundess reformed in 2001. Their legacy of eighties metal music however, was left behind.
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Luppi, Michele (Heaven) - 2005 Strive
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Michele Luppi is the lead singer of Italian prog metallers Vision Divine. For this his first solo album, he turns to AOR and melodic rock, and turns out what could be the surprise packet of the 2005 year! Fans of Biloxi sit up and take heed..
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Martin, Tony - 2005 Scream
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The former Black Sabbath singer returns with a solo album for MTM Music.
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Matrex - 2005 I'll Always Remember
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A retrospective release from the 80's, courtesy of Vancouver based Matrex. Related to current band Renegade.
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Miles, Jay - 2005 9 Hours
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Surprising good album from this converted Swiss West Coast/AOR musician. For fans of Toto, Richard Marx, On The Rise etc.
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Mills, Tony - 2005 Freeway To The Afterlife
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Something very different from Shy and Siam singer Tony Mills. Not AOR, but jazz, blues, gospel.. and a mix of everything in-between. Keep an open mind.
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Mob, The - 2005 The Mob
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A group full of big name identities. The Mob lead us on a rock n roll merry-go-round out of eighties past the nineties and into the 21st century leaving ripped jeans and hairspray behind.
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Molly Hatchet - 2005 Warriors Of The Rainbow Bridge
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Very enjoyable set from these Southern boys. Very melodic and pretty darn heavy too!
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Nightvision - 2005 Nightvision
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Newcomers or seasoned professionals? You'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference with the quality of this album. Excellent stuff from Sweden's new find.. Nightvision.
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Nocturnal Rites - 2005 Grand Illusion
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Melody instilled in power metal. Finally Nocturnal Rites come 'home'.
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Northern Light - 2005 Northern Light
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Norwegian AOR with a very radio friendly approach. Superstar lineup too!
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Novak - 2005 Forever Endeavor
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Very good release from Swedish singer Andreas Novak, also of prog metallers Minds Eye.
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Orange, Richard - 2005 Big Orange Sun
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Anyone remember the band Zuider Zee? A seminal 70's pop outfit that had nothing in common with The Netherlands whatsoever! Main-man Richard Orange reappears with a juicy slice of melodic pop just to reassure everyone he hasn't disappeared off the face of the earth!
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Overloaded - 2005 Hail The Kingdom
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New boyz on the block from the Motor City kingdom.. Detroit. Meet Overloaded.
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Pagans Mind - 2005 Enigmatic: Calling
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In our opinion, one of the best prog metal bands going around at present. Norway's Pagans Mind.
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Pallas - 2005 Dreams Of Men
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Prog rock is alive and well in 21st Century Britain, as evidence by this grandiose set by the band Pallas. Great stuff!
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Peters, Martie (Group) - 2005 MPG
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Martie Peters Group could be any number of bands actually. White Lion are the closest comparison considering Peters used to front Danish band Push, who themselves are WL clones. A bit of variety can be found on MPG.
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Place Vendome - 2005 Place Vendome
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Michael Kiske does AOR! Who would've thought after his time with Helloween and Supared. All is not lost. He is joined by the musical cast that is Pink Cream 69.
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Platitude - 2005 Silence Speaks
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This is third album for young Swedish prog metallers Platitude. With 'Silence Speaks' these boys have gone to the top of the class!
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Poets Of The Fall - 2005 Signs Of Life
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Poets Of The Fall are not strictly AOR, but their radio friendly style of pop rock sees them traverse many different genres with ease. It is amazing that they are not widely known outside of Finland and/or Europe, as their music is tailor made for radio in the US.
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Prayer - 2005 Wrong Address
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There is more to Finland than Nightwish, Nokia and saunas.. as melodic rockers Prayer would testify to..
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Presto Ballet - 2005 Peace Among The Ruins
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Run for the hills! 70's Pomp rock is back with a vengeance. Just that, it is coming from an unexpected quarter.. how about members of HM band Metal Church?? Read on..
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Radioactive - 2005 Taken
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Tommy Denander's new 2005 effort 'Taken'. All we can say is Wow!!
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Razorback - 2005 Criminal Justice
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Second time around from Euro metallers Razorback. It appears these guys aren't as sharp as the name suggests..
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Rock, Rob - 2005 Holy Hell
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Holy Hell indeed. This is damn fine stuff. Rob Rock gets better with each release.
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Rox Diamond - 2005 Powerdrive
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If you wind the clock back, Rox Diamond released a fantastic album back in 1992. Well thirteen years might have passed us by, but it sounds like this was recorded back in the day. Timeless stuff!
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Sandalinas - 2005 Living On The Edge
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Promising new Spanish/Swedish outfit Sandalinas.
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Secret Sphere - 2005 Heart And Anger
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Italy's Secret Sphere fly the flag high for prog metal.
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Sha Boom - 2005 The Race Is On
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The kings of Swedish party-rock return in 2005.
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Shining Star - 2005 Enter Eternity
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Prog metal's most versatile vocalist Lance King lends his voice yet again, this time on the Brazilian prog metal project Shining Star, featuring guitar-wizard Fabio Rocha.
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Shy - 2005 Sunset And Vine
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For me, one of the better albums of 2005. Very Journey and Frontline like.. Woah!
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Soul Doctor - 2005 For A Fistfull Of Dollars
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Soul Doctor return for album number three. Fans of blues oriented hard rock will take some satisfaction with this.
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Spheric Universe Experience - 2005 Mental Torments
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Prog takes an unscheduled series of twists and turns with French revolutionaries Spheric Universe Experience.
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Spiro, Mark - 2005 Mighty Blue Ocean
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Atenzia Records and Mark Spiro follow-up 2003's 'King Of Crows' with this west-coast/AOR effort. More pop-based inducement from one of melodic rocks true talents.
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Square One - 2005 Supersonic
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Aussie pop rockers Square One pick up where Invertigo and Savage Garden left off, but with a bit more crunch and stickability.
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Starbreaker - 2005 Starbreaker
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Caught on the borderline of melodic metal and hard rock.. the virtual supergroup Starbreaker.
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