My favorite releases this year in order: 1. Flying Colors - S/T 2. Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth 3. Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight 4. ZZ Top - La Futura 5. Peter Frampton - Best of FCA! 35 6. Vintage Trouble - The Bomb Shelter Sessions (US release was this year) 7. KISS - Monster 8. Gary Clark Jr. - Blak and Blu 9. Bonrud - Save Tomorrow 10. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - How I Go 11. Soulspell - Hollow's Gathering 12. Black Country Communion - Afterglow 13. Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day 14. Imelda May - More Mayhem 15. Blackberry Smoke - Whippoorwill 16. UFO - Seven Deadly 17. The Heritage Blues Orchestra - And Still I Rise 18. Ed Kowalczyk - The Garden (EP) 19. Grace potter & The Nocturnals - The Lion The Beast The Beat 20. Lynyrd Skyrnd - Last Of A Dying Breed 21. Anthony Gomes -Up 2 Zero 22. Jack Blades- Rock N Roll Ridehttp://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920681#msg-920681Sat, 25 May 2013 21:35:58 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,921100#msg-921100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,921100#msg-921100
Hartmann
Soliel Moon
Montgomery Gentry
Dante Fox
Gotthard
Shinedown
Jimi Jamison
Issa


Disappointments
Nightranger
Lady Antebellum
Matchbox Twenty (never thought I'd say this !!)]]> Chazz NoticeboardThu, 29 Nov 2012 20:57:52 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920951#msg-920951 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920951#msg-920951 Terry K. NoticeboardWed, 28 Nov 2012 14:22:59 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920918#msg-920918 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920918#msg-920918
It reminds me of a lot of the bands of the 70`s that created what are considered by many to be todays classics, i don`t like trumpets in my music but this has trumpets & it`s fantastic :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjZSIez1Bu4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn-XlWowvlo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM7I2se2bAQ&feature=related]]> JackCane NoticeboardWed, 28 Nov 2012 08:54:48 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920877#msg-920877 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920877#msg-920877Tank
FullForce
T&N
Halestorm
H.E.A.T
Gotthard
JSS
Love.Might.Kill
The Killers
Jaded Heart
Circus Maximus]]> Leet2607 NoticeboardWed, 28 Nov 2012 05:30:22 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920869#msg-920869 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920869#msg-920869Halestorm
Shinedown
Hess
Papa Roach
Kiss
The Darkness]]> Red NoticeboardWed, 28 Nov 2012 04:26:37 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920849#msg-920849 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920849#msg-920849

Rush: Clockwork Angels
Dare: Calm Before the Storm 2
Ten: Heresy & Creed
H.E.A.T:Address the Nation
Windhand:S/T
Pallbearer: Sorrow & Extinction]]> Addyeddy NoticeboardWed, 28 Nov 2012 02:31:36 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920840#msg-920840 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920840#msg-920840Tank
Rush
Adler
Gene The Werewolf
Van Halen
KISS]]> rocknut NoticeboardWed, 28 Nov 2012 01:59:54 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920814#msg-920814 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920814#msg-920814
Slash
Sahaj
Halestorm
Charm City Devils
Thousand Foot Krutch
Shinedown
Otherwise
Billy Talent
Gotthard
Tyketto
Jss
Lost Prophets
Mark Tremonti
Boy Hits Car
Three Days Grace]]> kaneudeck NoticeboardWed, 28 Nov 2012 00:26:44 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920813#msg-920813 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920813#msg-920813Eclipse - Bleed And Scream 100
Epica - Requiem For The Indifferent 100
Jimi Jamison - Never Too Late 98
Elvenking - Era 98
Unisonic - Unisonic 98
Xandria - Neverworld's End 97
Pride Of Lions - Immortal 97
Freedom Call - Land Of The Crimson Dawn 97
Hess - Living In Yesterday 97
Ten - Heresy And Creed 97

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Lost In The New Real 92
Asia - XXX 91
Issa - Can't Stop 91
H.E.A.T - Address The Nation 91
Wig Wam - Wall Street 91
Jakob Samuel - PastPresent 91
Rhapsody - Ascending To Infinity 90
Primal Fear - Unbreakable 87
Lacuna Coil - Dark Adrenaline 87
Jeff Scott Soto - Damage Control 87
Beth Hart - Bang Bang Boom Boom 87
Sunstorm - Emotional Fire 86
Hartmann - Balance 86
Bonrud - Save Tomorrow 83
Halestorm - Strange Case Of 82
Trixter - New Audio Machine 82
Oxygen - Final Warning 81
Gotthard - Firebirth 73
Crazy Lixx - Riot Avenue 71
Tyketto - Dig In Deep 71

purchased but not yet listened to:

Threshold - March Of Progress
Circus Maximus - Nine
Delain - We Are The Others
Muse - The 2nd Law
Magnum - On The 13th Day
Liv Kristine - Libertine
Korpiklaani - Manala
The Order - 1986
Icarus Witch - Rise
Dragonforce - The Power Within
Rick Springfield - Songs For The End Of The World
Love Under Cover - Set The Night On Fire
Hardline - Danger Zone
Axel Rudi Pell - Circle Of The Oath
Danger Zone - Undying
Andre Matos - Turn Of The Lights
Kamelot - Silverthorn
Phenomena - Awakening
Doro - Raise Your Fist
Trail Of Murder - Shades Of Art
Anberlin - Vital
Rush - Clockwork Angels
Stone Sour - House Of Gold & Bones I
Black Country Communion - Afterglow
Soundgarden - King Animal
Secret Sphere - Portrait Of A Dying Heart
Wigelius - Reinventions
Million $ Reload - A Sinner's Saint
Bloodbound - In The Name Of Metal
Mad Max - Another Night Of Passion
At Vance - Facing Your Enemy
Accept - Stalingrad
Kreator - Phantom Antichrist
Loudness - Eve To Dawn
Blaze Bayley - King Of Metal
Testament - Dark Roots Of Earth
Whyzdom - Blind
Overkill - The Electric Age
Clairvoyants - The Shape Of Things To Come
Iron Mask - Black As Death
Romeo's Daughter - Rapture
Fullforce - Next Level
Dynazty - Sultans Of Sin
Last Autumn's Dream - Nine Lives
Sturm Und Drang - Graduation Day
Lovebite - Lock N Load
Nubian Rose - Mountain
Alfonzetti - Here Comes The Night
Tango Down - Identity Crisis
Jaded Heart - Common Destiny
Bangalore Choir - Metaphor
Herman Frank - Right In The Guts
Mollo and Martin - Third Cage]]> jbjrsdc NoticeboardWed, 28 Nov 2012 00:24:21 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920755#msg-920755 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920755#msg-920755
Kiss-Monster
Riot-Immortal Soul
Doogie White-As Yet Untitled
Jeff Scott Soto-Damage Control
Hardline-Danger Zone
Eclipse-Bleed And Scream
Bonrud-Save Tomorrow
Tango Down-Identity Crisis
Redline-Vice
Rick Springfield-Songs For The End Of The World
Black Country Communion-Afterglow
Black Country Communion-Live Over Europe
Obsession-Order Of Chaos
Animetal USA-Animetal USA
Tygers Of Pan Tang-Ambush
Mecca-Undeniable
Unisonic-Unisonic
Primal Fear-Unbreakable
Reverence-When Darkness Calls
Issa- Can't Stop
Accept-Stalingrad
Red White And Blues-Shine
Trixter-New Audio Machine
Axel Rudi Pell-Circle Of The Oath
Grand Illusion-Prince Of Paupers


Re-Issues

Grand Prix-Samurai
Praying Mantis-Time Tells No Lies
Baby Tuckoo-Force Majure
A Place Called Rage-Place Called Rage
More-Warhed
More-Blood And Thunder
Armored Saint-Delirious Nomad
Fastway-Fastway
Roq Royale-Roq Royale
Virgin Steele-Life Among The Ruins
My Attitude-Steve Plunkett
Aldo Nova-Subject Aldo Nova
Angel-Angel
Angel-Helluva Band
Angel-On Earth As It Is In Heaven
Harlequin-Love Crimes
FM-Indiscreet
FM-Tough It Out
Skin-Skin
Judas Priest-Screaming For Vengance 30th Anniversary]]> ROB D NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 14:07:51 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920733#msg-920733 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920733#msg-920733-------------------------------------------------------
> Are you into Kaipa,guy? New cd 'Vittjar' and what
> I've heard is very strong. Another was
> Squackett,but that one is so-so for me. T


I've got their previous album in my "listen to!" pile but haven't got the new one.]]> Idiosyncrasy NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:24:47 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920732#msg-920732 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920732#msg-920732
Gaslight Anthem
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
Rick Springfield
Neon Trees
Lit
fun.
Halestorm
Jack Blades
Jimi Jamison
Lumineers
Sleigh Bells
Trixter]]> Robert NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:19:50 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920731#msg-920731 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920731#msg-920731
Top 5 Albums 2012

Ten – Heresy and Creed
Eclipse – Bleed & Scream
Romeo’s Daughter – Rapture
HEAT – Address the Nation
Tango Down – Identity Crisis

Top 5 Gigs 2012

Steel Panther - Apollo Manchester
Ten / Serpentine / White Widdow @ The Rock City
Farcry @ FF
Romeos Daughter / Serpentine - Railway Bolton.
Pat Benatar - NYC March

Cheers

Mark H]]> SecurityMark NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:17:43 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920730#msg-920730 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920730#msg-920730
Tyketto - Dig in Deep
LA Guns - Hollywood Forever
Jack Blades - Rock n Roll Ride
Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth
Hardline - Danger Zone

Europe - Bag of Bones
Trixter - New Audio Machine
Slash - Apocalyptic Love
Lynch Mob - Sound Mountain Sessions E.P.
T&N - Slave to the Empire

KISS - Monster
Black Country Communion - Afterglow
Redline - Vice
Eclipse - Bleed and Scream
Gene the Werewolf - Rock N Roll Animal

John Corabi - Unplugged
Adler - Back From the Dead
The Last Vegas - Bad Decisions
Led Zepplin - Celebration Day
Hess - Living In Yesterday

Jimi Jamison - Never too late
Gotthard - Firebirth
Jeff Scott Soto - Damage Control

Disappointments:

Great White - Elation
Dokken - Broken Bones
Aerosmith - Music from Another Dimension]]> nobycane NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:04:03 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920722#msg-920722 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920722#msg-920722
Threshold- March of Progress
Ten - Heresy and Creed (A big surprise)
Jimi Jamison - Never too late
Gotthard - Firebirth (Another surprise)
Marillion - Sounds that can't be made
Jack Blades - Rock n Roll ride
Heat - Address the nation
great White - Elation ( Yes I enjoyed it)
Shinedown - Amaryllis
JSS - Damage Control
Crazy Lixx - Riot Avenue
Huse of Shakira - HoS

bubbling under Bruce Springsteen, Europe, Van Halen, Magnum

Then of course we still have Lionville to come!]]> Al NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 07:56:34 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920719#msg-920719 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920719#msg-920719Top 5 Albums 2012

Tyketto – Dig In Deep
Eclipse – Bleed & Scream
Romeo’s Daughter – Rapture
Lawson – Chapman Square
Issa – Can’t Stop

Top 5 Gigs 2012

VEGA @ The Basement, Nottingham – 03 November
Lee Small @ The Robin, Bilston – 12 August
Ten / Serpentine / White Widdow @ The Roadhouse, Birmingham – 30 May
Prophet @ Z Rock, The Robin, Bilston – 05 May
Wolfsbane @ The Robin, Bilston – 27 October

Woody]]> Woody NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 07:38:44 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920718#msg-920718 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920718#msg-920718

Other notable efforts:

Eclipse: Bleed & Scream
Rick Springfield: Songs For The End Of The World
Van Halen: A Different Kind Of Truth (excellent musicianship, still can't warm to the vocals)


For me, that's it!]]> OzzMosiz NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 07:38:23 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920716#msg-920716 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920716#msg-920716 Terry K. NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 07:28:23 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920713#msg-920713 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920713#msg-920713 Terry K. NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 07:24:19 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920712#msg-920712 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920712#msg-920712 Terry K. NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 07:22:44 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920711#msg-920711 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920711#msg-920711
Night Flight Orchestra-Internal Affairs (my cd of the year!)
Rival Sons- Head Down
The Outlaws- It's About Pride
The Darkness- Hot Cakes
Neal Morse- Momentum
Rick Springfield-Songs For The End Of The World

All great listens as well...T]]> Terry K. NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 07:21:16 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920703#msg-920703 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920703#msg-920703All American Rejects - Kids in the Street
Train - California 37
Lit - View from the Bottom
Offspring - Days Go By
Soul Asylum - Delayed Reaction
MB20 - North
DMB - Away from the World
Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
All Time Low - Don't Panic


Woof!]]> Big Dog NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 06:49:10 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920701#msg-920701 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920701#msg-920701

Sylvan - Sceneries (right at the beginning of the year, criminally underrated))
Neal Morse - Momentum (World Without End is great)
Big Big Train - English Electric (a real grower)
It Bites - Map of the Past (off to see them live next month! Woo!)
Threshold - March of Progress (Ashes is the stand-out track)
Anathema - Weather Systems (some STUNNING songs on this, as usual)
Flying Colours - s/t (although not as good as I'd hoped)

... and probably more that I can't think of right now!]]> Idiosyncrasy NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 06:34:04 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920698#msg-920698 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920698#msg-9206981 Jimi Jamison - Never Too Late
2 Asia - XXX
3 Ten - Heresy And Creed
4 Michael Thompson Band - Future Past
5 H.E.A.T - Address The Nation
6 Hess - Living In Yesterday
7 Tyketto - Dig In Deep
8 Pride Of Lions - Immortal
9 Eclipse - Bleed And Scream
10 Gotthard - Firebirth]]> stevebme NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 06:00:58 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920696#msg-920696 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920696#msg-9206962. Hardline - Danger Zone
3. Jimi Jamison - Never Too Late

Biggest disappointments: Gotthard-Firebirth, Europe-Bag Of Bones

Best concert: Robin Beck at Firefest]]> juliocruz NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:58:59 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920694#msg-920694 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920694#msg-920694
1. Jimi Jamison - Never Too Late

2. Train - California 37

3. Richie Sambora - Aftermath

4. Eclipse - Bleed and Scream

5. Heat - Address the Nation

6. Shinedown - Amarylis

7. Europe - Bag of Bones

8. Tyketto - Dig in Deep]]> jamesrock NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:20:12 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920693#msg-920693 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920693#msg-920693Tyketto-Dig in Deep
Gotthard-Firebirth
Halestorm-Strange Case Of
Jimi Anderson-Welcome to the Revolution
Also mentions for Shinedown,Eclipse
Mick]]> mick2112 NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:09:56 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920691#msg-920691 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920691#msg-9206911 Rush - Clockwork Angels
2 Jimi Jamison - Never Too Late
3 Rick Springfield - Songs For The End Of The World
4 Eclipse - Bleed And Scream
5 H.E.A.T - Address The Nation
6 Tremonti - All I Was
7 Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight
8 Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth
9 Jack Blades - Rock 'n' Roll Ride
10 Europe - Bag OF Bones
11 Gotthard - Firebirth
12 Hess - Living In Yesterday
13 Pete Lesperance - Fade Into Stars
14 Matchbox Twenty - North
15 Train - California 37
16 Pride Of Lions - Immortal
17 Jeff Scott Soto - Damage Control
18 Anberlin - Vital
19 Magnum - On The 13th Day
20 Richard Page - Songs From The Sketchbook
21 Loverboy - Rock 'n' Roll Revival
22 Romeo's Daughter - Rapture
23 Sunstorm - Emotional Fire
24 Kiss - Monster
25 Accept - Stalingrad
26 Asia - XXX
27 Bonrud - Save Tomorrow
28 Don Felder - Road To Forever
29 Hartmann - Balance
30 Shinedown - Amaryllis
31 Ten - Heresy And Creed
32 Michael Thompson Band - Future Past
33 Tyketto - Dig In Deep
34 Various Artists - Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head
35 Chris Antblad - A New Dawn
36 Crazy Lixx - Riot Avenue
37 Jeremy Frederick - Every Little Thing
38 Redline - Vice
39 Slash - Apocalyptic Love
40 Mark Spiro - It's A Beautiful Life
41 Wigelius - Reinventions
42 ZZ Top - La Futura
43 Blessed By A Broken Heart - Feel The Power
44 Dynazty - Sultans Of Sin
45 The Cult - Choice Of Weapon
46 Dokken - Broken Bones
47 Aerosmith - Songs From Another Dimension!
48 Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
49 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Last Of A Dyin' Breed
50 Little Caesar - American Dream]]> Rockingbear NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:07:45 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920690#msg-920690 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920690#msg-920690http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ1ODg-HN50&feature=youtu.be]]> Walk In The Shadows NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 05:04:34 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920688#msg-920688 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,920681,920688#msg-920688
Album of the year, is defintitly Steve Vai- Story of light....the others are

John Scofield- a moments peace(albeit released in the last months of 2011, best guitar tone i heard in years....please check it out on youtube!)
Magnum - 13th day
Steve Vai - Story of light
Paul Gilbert - Vibrato
Pat Metheny- Unity Band
Mark Knopfler - Privateering
Europe-Bag of bones]]> Alex NoticeboardTue, 27 Nov 2012 04:43:28 +1100