Category: Melodic Rock | AOR

Album-oriented rock (abbreviated AOR) is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists. AOR evolved from progressive rock radio in the mid-1970s, using research and formal programming to create an album rock format with greater commercial appeal.

Backlash – Time to Impact 2025, MP3+FLAC


Art Of Melody Music & Burning Minds Music Group are glad to announce all the details of “Time to Impact”, the debut album from the new Italian AOR sensation, Backlash Backlash was founded in 2015 after a meeting between guitarist / mastermind Andrea Frighi, and singer Massimo Ordine (ex Perfect View).

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D’Ercole – Reactance Theory (2025) , MP3+FLAC


No one can deny that there is a lot of turmoil happening in the world, with the USA being no exception. So, for musicians, the best way to cope with all that is just writing new songs. And D’ERCOLE deliver 11 crunching tracks on their new album ”Reactance Theory”, the number 11 LP from the band formed by bros. Damian & B.F. D’Ercole alongside multi-faceted Phil Vincent.

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Surrender – Better Later Than Never (2005) Remaster, MP3+FLAC

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Not to be confused with the late Seventies Canadian band, this SURRENDER hails from New York, and operated during the Eighties / early Nineties. The band spent a long time perfecting their debut album, with recordings starting 1987. So much so, in fact, that by the time they were ready to shop it in 1990, their brand of classy AOR was out of style and they failed to attract a record label.

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Posted on November 5, 2025 by admin