Hard Rock & AOR

In 1984, The Jack was the top act in Salt Lake City Utah. The Jack was one of the first glam metal bands to come out of Utah. Rick Jackson had a unique raspy voice that would appeal to fans of Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt, Quiet Riot), while the band played a blend of glammy hard rock with melodic keyb..

P.M. Heat hailed from Shriner Texas and played a style of Hard Rock/AOR filled with lots of keyboards and soaring guitars. If you like backing vocals, this band is for you. P.M. Heat released and EP in 1989 on both vinyl and CD, both of which have become big collector's items (CD selling for $700+ o..

Original Year: 1991Style: AOR/Hair MetalSimilar to: Stage Dolls, Strangeways, Oxido, AlienRelease Date: November 11, 2022Notes: Original CD sells for over $1,000. One of the most sought after AOR CDs of all time.TRACK LISTING:1. Don't Turn Your Back2. Stranger's Eyes3. Every Time She Cries4. Crossfi..

This is the 2nd album by Megattack which consists on recordings from 1986 and 1987 (with a bonus track that band did in 2006 [the last recording by Megattack]). These are the long lost songs that even the band didn't have copies of. Metallic Blue Records searched high and low and were finally able t..

Megattack was a supergroup in the Utah music scene. The band featured vocalist "Rick Jackson" who was chosen by Black Sabbath to try out for the band. Rick sang for Mannequin, The Jack, Ragdollz and Asphalt Jungle. The band had duel guitars handled by Parrish Hultquist who played with Moviescreen, W..

 Johnny - No Destination: Johnny is a melodic hair metal band led by guitarist Danny De La Rosa who joined Babylon A.D. after the breakup of Johnny. Johnny started out as “The Jets” which was a reformation or the band “Bennie And The Jets”. Vocalist Benjamin LaBarge and bassist Keith Bellino we..

GIMMIX was a glammy hair metal band from the D.C. and Baltimore area. GIMMIX released an EP cassette in 1989 and the full-length cassette in 1990. These cassettes became a bit of collector’s pieces among the underground hair metal collectors. Though GIMMIX was somewhat short-lived, their fans loved ..

First and only album from Essexx with the bonus CD from Stryder (Nothing At All) which was the album they recorded under their previous name. The band morphed into "Bad Boys" once Laurie left the band and they picked up Mike Rafone from "The Tools".Original Year: 1979-1985 Style: Hair Metal&nbs..

CIRKUS was formed on September 2, 1985 by schoolmates, Chris Coffin and Scott Fillmore.  Scott's older brother Troy Fillmore joined as a rhythm guitarist and the band was soon rounded out by Gary Galvin on Bass and Scott Sundberg on Lead Guitar. Troy named the band after the popular rock magazi..

Salt Lake City had its own rock scene that could rival the scene in more populated and well-known cities. Two of the more prominent bands in the Salt Lake scene were THE TOOLS and STRYDER. These bands battled for years to be the premier rock band in Utah. STRYDER featured some great musicians includ..

SILVER R.I.S.C, one of the most iconic and historical Greek bands of the ‘90s, are back with their new album titled “Knot Over”. Formed in 1989 in Athens, Greece, they recorded and released their first album "Anything She Does" on Molon Lave Records in 1993. Influenced by the sounds of Heavy Rock, B..

GONE SAVAGE are a melodic hard rock band out of Manchester UK, formed in 1990 by bassist Ian Salpekar (formerly of SWEET SIN), guitarist Andy J (formerly of SWEET SIN), vocalist Will Glover (formerly of SAM THUNDER) and drummer James Ross (formerly of Darren Wharton’s DARE). As the band evolved they..