Melodic Rock 2010s Albums

The second album with Ronnie Romero singing, and the last CoreLeoni record he made. AFM Records released it worldwide on 27 September 2019.

Forever Wild openly embraces the spirit of eighties arena rock and rebuilds it with contemporary weight.

Paradigm is Eclipse at its most sharply focused: a melodic hard-rock record built from thick riffs, urgent rhythms and choruses that arrive quickly and decisively.

Line of Fire builds around Harry Hess’s rich voice and pursues the ideal texture of melodic rock and AOR.

Life brings Hardline’s polished melodic-hard-rock craft into songs that carry both brightness and melancholy.

The debut album by CoreLeoni, the band Gotthard's guitarist Leo Leoni started in 2017.

Atomic Generation joins FM’s polished British melodic-rock identity to a blues-tinted hard-rock feel with effortless confidence.

Groundbreaker is a melodic-rock project built around Steve Overland’s voice, with Robert Säll and Alessandro Del Vecchio among the key creative figures.

Fourteen gently draws on the warmth and touch of melancholy that Last Autumn’s Dream do so well in Scandinavian melodic rock.

Secret Treasures is a useful way to hear LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM from a different angle within the 2018 catalogue.

Second Coming connects Pretty Maids singer Ronnie Atkins’ powerful voice with Eclipse frontman Erik Mårtensson’s modern writing and production instincts.

All Rise shows Perfect Plan’s deep love for eighties-style melodic rock with the weight of modern production.

The Road to Hell places Joe Lynn Turner’s convincing vocal at the center of Sunstorm’s move into heavier guitar territory.

XIII introduces TNT with new vocalist Baol Bardot Bulsara and shows the outline of a fresh lineup around Ronni Le Tekrø’s distinctive guitar.

Tunguska turns the scale suggested by the 1908 Tunguska event into Treat’s own high-energy melodic hard rock.

Earthrage joins the identities of Jeff Scott Soto, Erik Mårtensson and Robert Säll in a heavier, more polished third W.E.T.

Ruff Justice tightens the flash of eighties glam and sleaze metal into a modern frame.

Monumentum packs Eclipse’s modern hard-rock precision and melodic-rock-sized hooks into a very concentrated form.

Walk the Earth crystallizes the mix Europe have developed since their reunion: the weight of seventies hard rock and a distinctly Scandinavian sense of melody.

Silver carries Gotthard’s warm melody, blues-tinted guitar and approachable hard-rock instinct with calm confidence.

Into the Great Unknown expands H.E.A.T’s big-chorus melodic rock through a broader soundstage and modern production detail.

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Retribution places Jeff Scott Soto’s soulful vocal power in a heavier, more modern rock setting.

Defying Gravity brings Mr. Big’s virtuosity and singable melody together with striking ease.

Headstrong naturally joins Pink Cream 69’s polished melodic-hard-rock side with a more weighty guitar push.

Light in the Dark beautifully links Revolution Saints’ AOR smoothness with a firm hard-rock core.

Tokyo Motor Fist is a debut that joins the bright instincts of melodic rock with a slightly rougher hard-rock push.

This House Is Not for Sale turns Bon Jovi’s sense of band unity and purpose into direct rock songs.

Pimp Your Past rebuilds key material from Fair Warning’s first three albums in the band’s 2016 sound.

One Step Over the Line builds classic melodic rock around a vocal performance that is both powerful and warm.

Human Nature builds dramatic melodic hard rock around powerful vocals and thick guitar.

In Disguise is a covers record in which Last Autumn’s Dream recast songs from different eras through their own melodic-rock touch.

Nordic Union’s debut condenses Scandinavian melodic rock’s clear keyboards, firm guitars and expansive vocals into exceptionally direct songs.

Edge of Tomorrow carefully links Sunstorm’s smooth AOR feel to melodic metal with firm guitar weight.

Ghost of Graceland delivers Treat’s colorful melodic hard rock through mature playing and a full sound.

Tabula Rasa uses clear keyboards, smooth vocals and lyrical guitar to draw out the best qualities of Scandinavian AOR and melodic rock.

Burning Bridges retains Bon Jovi’s broad melodies and rock foundation while revealing a more settled shade than pure spectacle.

The self-titled Def Leppard revisits the band’s stacked harmonies, polished guitar sound and buoyant rhythm with a contemporary feel.

Armageddonize binds Eclipse’s sharp hard-rock guitar attack to choruses built for repeated singing at unusually high density.

War of Kings puts Europe’s thick classic-hard-rock riffs, bluesy guitar voice and commanding vocals in the foreground.

Heroes and Villains builds FM’s British melodic rock around warm vocals, smooth guitar and polished chorus work.

Again & Again is a useful way to hear LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM from a different angle within the 2015 catalogue.

Paintings uses Last Autumn’s Dream’s warm vocals, smooth keyboards and lyrical guitar to draw the comfort of Scandinavian melodic rock.