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.

HAREM SCAREM – Chasing Euphoria [2-disc Japanese Edition / Bonus CD] (2025), MP3+FLAC

Canadian melodic hard rockers HAREM SCAREM released a new LP – their first in 5 years – last April, and without a doubt, it could be ‘the album of the year’. Their new record is an absolute belter for all Melodic Hard Rock fans and shows clearly why, when a discussion arises on who are the current heavyweights of the scene, the list of names being bantered about cannot avoid a mention of Harem Scarem.

HQ | Melodic Rock | AOR
Posted on July 14, 2025 by admin

The Theander Expression – Chaos, Dreams & Love 2025


19 September 2025 THE THEANDER EXPRESSION saw the day of light in 2013 as the solo project by Swedish guitarist Andrée Theander. The debut album was called ”Strange Nostalgia” quickly became a fan favorite among AOR listeners around the globe. This was the first release of original music by the guitarist since the self-released EP ”Influence Grind” by his prog rock band Cap Outrun in 2008, a band who many years later reshaped and made the full-length album ”High on Deception” in 2021.

For the next album, “Wonderful Anticipation” (2016), Theander recruited a great line-up of rock musicians from Sweden, he either knew personally or who had impressed him with their previous work, such as the amazing vocalists Göran Edman and Christian Eriksson and drummer Herman Furin of Work Of Art. This album was leaning a bit more to the modern melodic rock sound compared to the slightly more classic west coast sounding debut. It also showcased the Swede’s love for more blues based rock and instrumental music. This time Christian shared the vocal duties with Christoffer Särnefält and Theander himself.
Since then there have been two solo releases under his own name, as well as an album with the funk/rock band Clouds Of Clarity (Superficial Society, 2022) as well as the aforementioned work with Cap Outrun.

The forthcoming album, ”Chaos, Dreams & Love”, and the lyrical themes are as usual depictions of Andrée’s personal life and the world around, modern society and human psychology. The music is best described as a return to the traditional AOR sound that fans have been asking for for years.
Lead vocals are performed by Andrée, Christian and Christoffer like on ”Wonderful Anticipation”, but this album also features an impressive line-up of new guest artists named Chandler Mogel (Cap Outrun, Double Vision), Andrew Freeman (Last In Line, ex-Lynch Mob) and August Rauer (Creye). Other musicians are Johan Ludvig Rask on drums and percussion and Bob Fridzema on hammond organ.

TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_01_ThePursuitOfSerenity_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 3:23 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_02_TooManyMilesTooLittleTime_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 5:12 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_03_I’mMovingOn_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 3:00 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_04_LockedOutInTheCold_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 4:21 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_05_HereAndNow_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 4:45 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_06_ANewStrangeKindOfEmotion_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 2:59 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_07_DidYouEverIntendToStay_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 3:04 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_08_FreeWithABrokenHeart_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 4:45 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_09_LoveSongForNoOne_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 3:26 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_10_YouLeftInTheMiddleOfTheNight_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3 3:19 MP3
TheTheanderExpression_Chaos,Dreams_Love_11_Chaos,Dreams_Love_DigitalMaster_44k_24b-MP3

Melodic Rock | AOR
Posted on July 11, 2025 by admin