Links

• Neverland - Great AOR/melodic rock site!

• Alternate View - The UK Progressive Rock webzine
  Very probing reviews and articles. A must for any progressive music fan.

• The 1/2 Creeper - Extremely cool fanzine/webzine that keeps you up to date with information on the exciting new bands from around the world.

• Lord Litter -hosts a cutting edge radio show in Europe that showcases new talent. A strong supporter of the Underdog, who paves the way for those in search of creative exposure. And don't miss his Netnews/newsletter.

• Let It Rock - Excellent independent Melodic Rock radio show from Holland.

• Live - Alive - Another great independent Melodic Rock radio show from Holland.

• Our friend Tomi Ohtake

• Our friend Ken Skoglund is a well respected recording engineer (music and post production) in Sweden and Los Angeles.

• Ron Wikso is a World Class drummer whose resume includes Foreigner, Richie Sambora, Cher, Gregg Rolie and many more. We are currently recording a new Challenge album with Ron. From his own recording studio, Ron specializes in "long distance" drum tracks, by mail or internet.

• Lance Morrison is the bass player on our upcoming album and he has played with Alanis Morissette, Don Henley.  That's just to name a few.

• Reid DeFever is an excellent drummer/percussionist who played percussion on our latest CD.

• Barbara Reed is a jazz singer, keyboardist and novelist. She played some cool piano parts on our latest CD and recorded several albums at our studio ALV Music.

• The Refreshments - Swedish rock band that's released numerous successful albums in Scandinavia as well as having toured and recorded with other major artists such as Dave Edmunds.  They also lent their saxophonist to us for our current album.

• Caress Of Steel - Authentic Rush tribute band from L.A.

• The Rare Form Band - Cool instrumental jazz rock band from L.A. Their latest album was recorded at our studio ALV Music.

• Texas Twister Radio - Independent radio show.

• Radio Fedra - Very cool Internet based radio show from Yugoslavia that plays a wide range of musical styles.

• AOR Dream Zones - Another excellent AOR site.

• State Of The Rockworld - Great place to keep on top of the state of Melodic Rock.

• Mood Swings - Swing on over to this top Melodic Rock site whenever the mood strikes you.

• The Northern Light - The Melodic Rock music scene in a very cool Scandinavian light.

• The Critical Review - The most in-depth reviews of music, books and software around.

• Catchy Hooks - An excellent site with News, Reviews & Interviews about AOR/ Melodic Hard rock & Heavy Metal.

• Heart Of The Rock - Hailing from New Zealand, this Kiwi website covers indie oriented and period AOR. If you are looking for an AOR website that focuses on much more than the mainstream, this is the site for you.

• Hot Rock - At the risk of being repetitive, here is yet another wonderful melodic rock site.

• Zine Of The Times - A very happening 'zine that supports new artists.

• Break Out - Excellent Heavy Rock Music Magazine written in German.

• Eruption - UK based AOR/Rock/Metal Webzine. Highly Recommended.

• Scream is a hot heavy rock magazine from Norway.

• The Muses - Happening Japanese site devoted to women in rock.

• Massy's Sound Box - A Japanese site that covers AOR, Fusion, C.C.M. and more. Written in Japanese.

• Rock 'n Soul Heaven - This music magazine is equally adept in Japanese and English, covering a wide variety of styles.

• Melodic Rock - This melodic rock site is written in both German and English. Definitely worth checking out.

• Metal and Hard Rock Area - The name says it all. Recommended!

• Loud & Clear - Another hip fix for Adult Oriented Rock junkies!

• OUAS - "Open Up And Surf" up to this awesome site about music that matters.

• Songwriter's Monthly - Much needed exposure for the up and coming as well as established songwriter.

• hEARd - How to speak Australian:
  Foster's - Australian for Beer.
  hEARd - Australian for Music Website!
  (If you've seen the commercials, you'll know what this means, otherwise we've gone off the deep end).

• Tombstone Fanzine - They call themselves the "Best Heavy Metal Fanzine on The Web" and who are we to disagree.

• Hard RoxX is one of the most well known and respected magazines about melodic rock .

• Strutter'Zine - This Holland based fanzine focuses on AOR, melodic rock and pomp rock. One of our favorites (and we're not being Dutch biased either).

• Metal Maidens - A very welcome breeze supporting the newest wave of female hard rockers and old favorites.

• Baxters Anti-Zine - This is one cool zine that is well known and respected in the music industry.

• AORsters webzine and "Balanço Do Rock Radio Show" are the first in its genre in Latin America and Brazil. Not to mention a great way to bridge the boundaries of Melodic Rock.

• Undertow - This excellent Belgium based webzine covers all genres of heavy metal as well as gothic, dark wave and melodic rock.

• Renegade2K - Extreme music online magazine. A must for metal fans.

• Strike Virtual Metal Magazine - Metal webzine from Brazil that can be viewed in Portuguese and English. An important metal source.

• Midwestern Skies - This Scandinavian webzine is one of the more comprehensive sources for Melodic Rock.

• New Frontier Of Melodious Hard Rock And Adult Oriented Rock - If you are into AOR & Melodic Hard Rock and read Japanese, this site is definitely for you.

• M H Rock - Another great Melodic Hard Rock site written mostly in Japanese and some English. Check it out!

• Target Records - German mail order/record store. They have lots of very cool melodic rock records and hard to find items.

• Underground Empire - Engaging Metal Zine written in German.

• Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter - This site covers many excellent interviews, reviews as well as other info on a diverse range of music. Renegade has a street version which is web based and an industry version that can be received by mail.

• Radio Emme - A very cool Italian radio station. Great music and sports.

• The Black Age's Domination - If you speak Italian and you're into metal, this is the site for you.

• Sparks - A Literary Zine. This very diverse E-Zine covers numerous types of creative expressions including: music, poetry, essays, rants, scraps and much more!

• Rock Tracks - This site has a lot of MP3 files for your listening pleasure. A great way to check out the latest releases from your favorite AOR/Melodic rock bands or to discover some happening new acts.

• Back Again - German fanzine. This also includes the radio show "Concrete Transmission FM" and TV show "Die Ultimative Alles-show."

• Denny Dozer - Looking for affordable website design? Also check out Denny's novels (our favorite is "Point of Light," where you can read about Luke Skywalker and Han Solo joining forces with the crew of the starship Enterprise).

• Rock - Music Resources - Rock Music resources on the Internet, lots of info about rock.

• Rock In Access - Melodic Rock, Prog Rock & Metal written in Italian.

• Gajoob - This site supports Independent Musicians.

• DisAgreement - Metal Fanzine from Luxembourg.

• DURP - Tales from the progressive ocean - Progressive rock webzine, written in both German and English.

• SFK - More on AOR and melodic rock. 

• Majestic Magazine - More for AOR fans.

• AOR Land - And even more in the land of AOR.

• Aardschok - Dutch hard rock magazine.

• Mindview - Belgium hard rock magazine.

• Rock Report - Belgium AOR & melodic hard rock magazine.

• WWW Music Database 

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