AOR 2020s Albums

Asia's fourteenth studio album, and their first in twelve years, led by the single "The Traveller (Into The Light)".

The Swedish band's first live album, drawing on Kids In A Ghost Town and Teenage Rebel, recorded at Gothenburg Film Studios for Napalm Records.

A best-of collecting the band's signature songs as 2026 versions — re-recorded, remixed and remastered.

Unbridled is Pride of Lions' eighth studio album, released by Frontiers Music on 10 July 2026. Jim Peterik produced it and Larry Millas mixed it; the Japanese edition followed on 22 July through Marquee Avalon.

Wonderland finds CROWNE shaping polished Scandinavian melodic hard rock and arena-sized scale into a 2025 album with a clear sense of identity.

Brotherhood finds FM shaping the class of British AOR and the supple drive of melodic hard rock into a 2025 album with a clear sense of identity.

Stand And Deliver finds GIANT shaping American hard-rock groove and AOR-polished melody into a 2025 album with a clear sense of identity.

Heart Of A Lion, PERFECT PLAN's fourth album, puts powerful vocals and polished choruses up front, adding keyboards to its AOR-leaning melodic rock.

Their fourteenth studio album, released in the fortieth year since the band formed. The Japanese pressing adds an acoustic version for twelve tracks.

Teenage Rebel lets NESTOR’s love of ’80s melodic rock shine through a modern, full-bodied sound.

Restless Fight brings SUNSTORM’s polished AOR sensibility together with the strength of melodic hard rock.

Operation Phoenix brings together CROWNE’s polished AOR and melodic-rock instincts with the forward charge of power metal.

Face Your Fears places Harry Hess’s warm, soaring voice at the center of a carefully shaped AOR and melodic-rock record.

Pride of Lions' seventh studio album, released on 16 June 2023. Its ten songs make it the band's shortest record, and the Japanese edition appeared the same day as MICP-11795 through Marquee Avalon.

Closer to the Edge places Harry Hess’s warm yet focused voice at the center of polished melodic rock.

FM’s thirteenth album refines the band’s urbane melodic-rock identity with relaxed performances and carefully shaped harmonies.

After a long gap, Giant return around David Huff and Mike Brignardello, with Kent Hilli’s voice helping restate the appeal of their melodic hard rock.

Freedom by JOURNEY: track list, album artwork and English liner notes on METAL BOOST.

Brace for Impact carries the appeal of eighties AOR and hard rock into a modern production with real conviction.

With Ronnie Romero joining the fold, Sunstorm give their familiar AOR smoothness a stronger hard-rock outline.

Crowne’s debut presents Scandinavian melodic-rock polish in a remarkably clear and accessible form.

Centered on Steve Overland’s rich, expressive voice, Groundbreaker’s second album delivers smooth, high-quality melodic rock.

Nestor’s debut openly celebrates eighties melodic rock, but it carries more warmth than a simple revival exercise.

Named after the phrase “And The Band Played On,” ATBPO reasserts Night Ranger’s arena-rock momentum and the strength of its seasoned ensemble.

With Ronnie Romero as its new vocalist, Sunstorm move toward firmer, more powerful melodic metal while retaining the smoother AOR character of earlier work.

FM’s twelfth album refines the space between AOR and hard rock around Steve Overland’s smooth, powerful voice.

Perfect Plan’s second album polishes the appeal of Scandinavian melodic rock in a very direct way.

Pride of Lions' sixth studio album, out on 9 October 2020. Jim Peterik steered its twelve songs deliberately towards straight AOR, and Marquee issued the Japanese edition on 14 October as MICP-11578.