Hank Erix is best known as the frontman of Swedish AOR band Houston, but on 5th October he released his first solo album. It is called “Nothing But Trouble” and it was released by Livewire / Cargo Records. The album is a bit heavier than the usual offering from Houston and it features a host of musicians who have been involved in numerous other projects. The track “Turn To Darkness” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 12th October.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Nothing But Trouble" by HANK ERIX
“Poseidon Will Carry Us Home” is the third album from German power metal band Hammer King and it was released via Cruz Del Sur Music on 5th October. The band only formed a few years ago but the members have been around the German rock scene for some time and all are also actually members of the band Ivory Night. The latest album was produced by Powerwolf bassist Charles Greywolf. The title track was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 29th September.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Poseidon Will Carry Us Home" by HAMMER KING
“Stronger” is the second album from Swedish singer Mia Klose and it was released independently on 28th September. This album comes six years after her debut album in 2012 and marks her return to the music scene after a hiatus of a couple of years. Mia delivers 80’s inspired rock music with a modern twist, often at the softer more “poppy” side of the genre, but still very listenable. I included the track “Gimme Gimme” on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 21st September and “Time to Rock” on the NI Rocks A-Z Show on 23rd October.
The latest release from English melodic rock band Newman is “Decade II” which is a double album featuring 17 tracks from albums released in the past ten years and another 17 tracks of previously un-released or rare material. It’s part greatest hits and part bonus material. The album was released on 28th September via AOR Heaven. The previously unreleased track “Liar” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 28th September.