Hard Rock & AOR

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..

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..

It was 1978 and rock ‘n roll was in decent form in the Salt Lake City area. There were some bands on the local scene that were beginning to make some noise in the area and one of those acts was the guitar-driven band FREEFALL. These rockers played out as often as they could, playing at all the local..

​It was 1978 and rock ‘n roll was in decent form in the Salt Lake City area. There were some bands on the local scene that were beginning to make some noise in the area and one of those acts was the guitar-driven band FREEFALL. These rockers played out as often as they could, playing at all the loca..

​It was 1974 and Mark Morrison (The Jack, Harlot) was attending Bonneville Junior High School. Mark had always loved music and received early inspiration from his 7th grade music teacher, Mr. Baldwin. With a little influence from bands such as Judas Priest and Kiss, Mark was on a due course for his ..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

 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 ..