MarcusTheRocker's Top 10 of 2015
January 4, 2016
No.10
Band: The Poodles
Album: Devil in the Details
General Info
Year of Formation: 2005
Label: Gain Music Entertainment
Starting off strong with a Swedish Melodic Rock album chock full to the rafters of powerful harmonies, beautiful melodies, catchy riffs, punchy vocals, amazing musical diversity and general all round awesomeness on this 12 track masterpiece.
No.9
Band: Halestorm
Album: Into the Wild Life
General Info
Year of Formation: 1997
Label: Atlantic Records
A new album from a great band that may be different then their previous album, but the songs have been crafted to sound just as great as the previous material. Each song is unique and different in its own right, and they grow on you the more you listen to them, making this a record that impresses you to the point where you cannot help but love it.
No.8
Band: Khymera
Album: The Grand Design
General Info
Year of Formation: 2003
Label: Frontiers Records
The first and by no means the last Frontiers Records release on this last as they have pumped out some great releases this year including this one which is 12 fantastic slices of European Melodic Rock with excellent songwriting, masterful melodies, crisp production and superb musicianship which all come together to make a great Melodic Rock record.
No.7
Band: Joel Hoekstra's 13
Album: Dying to Live
General Info
Year of Formation: 2015
Label: Frontiers Records
A great Melodic Rock album featuring not one but two vocal powerhouses who each bring their own respective experience and talents to bring life to each of the songs on this amazing album including the cheerful Melodic Rock numbers and the heavy headbanging Hard Rock songs plus everything else in between.
No.6
Band: Art Nation
Album: Revolution
General Info
Year of Formation: 2015
Label: AOR Heaven
A debut from another new Swedish Melodic Rock group that does not disappoint as this one is full of enjoyable music that will leave you amazed at what those amazing Swedes can do and this album proves it with it's mixture of heavy hitters, beautiful ballads and cheerful upbeat songs that will put a smile on your face everytime you hear them
No.5
Band: Jace Pawlak
Album: Perspective
General Info
Year of Formation: 2005
Label: Independent
A brilliantly crafted Melodic Rock masterpiece full of enjoyable songs that will leave you speechless with amazement as each one is crafted brilliantly to deliver 10 fantastic slices of Melodic Rock & AOR music.
No.4
Band: Eden's Curse
Album: Live With the Curse
General Info
Year of Formation: 2006
Label: AFM Records
The debut live album from this multi-national melodic metal does not disappoint as it perfectly captures the magic of the live album recording show that took place last year in November of 2015 at The Classic Grand in Glasgow and everytime I hear a song from this or watch a clip on YouTube, waves of nostalgia come back to me and it reminds me that the long trip up north to the top of the country for this show was so worth it.
No.3
Band: S.O.T.O
Album: Inside the Vertigo
General Info
Year of Formation: 2014
Label: earMusic
A brand new solo project from American rock legend Jeff Scott Soto that delivers the goods with a debut full of heavy ass kicking Hard Rock and Heavy Metal songs with their own distinctive sounds brought to life by the multiple guest musicians and co-writers on an album that will get you cranking the volume knob up to 11 and beyond.
No.2
Band: Colour of Noise
Album: Colour of Noise
General Info
Year of Formation: 2015
Label: Townsend Music
A new British band that does not disappoint as their debut is full of ten enjoyable original songs that revive that well loved Classic Rock sound while adding in a unique modern twist resulting in a record full of songs that will make you fall in love with Classic Rock all over again.
No.1
Band: Eclipse
Album: Armageddonize
General Info
Year of Formation: 1999
Label: Frontiers Records
The Swedish masterminds return with a cracking new album full of 11 kickass tracks ranging from cheerful Melodic Rock songs to heavy Hard Rock/Heavy Metal headbangers and beautiful AOR style ballads and all topped off with a mixture of first class songwriting, superb musicianship and crystal clear mixing making this one of the finest Rock and Metal albums to come out of 2015.
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