Jeff Scott Soto

Jeff Scott Soto
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Hard rock, AOR, heavy metal, power metal, funk

Jeff Scott Soto (born November 4, 1965) is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and the lead vocalist for Journey on their 2006-2007 tours. He also had a long tenure as the frontman of hard rock band Talisman. Currently he works as solo artist, with his self-named band SOTO and as the vocalist of supergroups W.E.T., Sons of Apollo and Trans Siberian Orchestra.

Love Parade (1994)
Prism (2002)
JSS Live at the Gods 2002 (2003)
The JSS Queen Concert: Live at the Queen Convention 2003 (2003)
Lost in the Translation (2004) 2009 Reis.
B-Sides (2006)
Essential Ballads (2006)
Beautiful Mess (2009)
One Night in Madrid (2009) Live
Live at Firefest V 2008 (2010)
Damage Control (2012) Del.Ed.
Inside the Vertigo (2015) as Soto
Divak (2016) Del.Ed., as Soto
Retribution (2017) Jap.Ed.
Origami (2019) as Soto

Intelligent Music Project

Intelligent Music Project
Bulgaria
Hard rock, soft rock, symphonic rock, AOR

By John Lawton of Uriah Heep / John Payne of Asia.

The Power of Mind (2012)
II: My Kind o' Lovin' (2014)
III: Touching the Divine (2015)
IV: Sorcery Inside (2018)

The Night Flight Orchestra

The Night Flight Orchestra
Helsingborg, Sweden
Classic rock, AOR

Internal Affairs (2012)
Skyline Whispers (2015)
Amber Galactic (2017)
Sometimes the World Ain't Enough (2018)

Sunstorm

Sunstorm
USA
AOR

Sunstorm is an American AOR musical project, originally featuring lead vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (formerly of Fandango, Rainbow, Deep Purple), bassist/vocalist Dennis Ward, guitarist Uwe Reitenauer, drummer Chris Schmidt, (all members of the band Pink Cream 69) and keyboardist Jochen Weyer. The albums also featured artists such as Dann Huff and Jim Peterik as additional songwriters.

Sunstorm (2006)
House of Dreams (2009)
Emotional Fire (2012)
Edge of Tomorrow (2016)
The Road to Hell (2018)

Heartwind

Heartwind
Sweden
Melodic hard rock, AOR

Higher and Higher (2018)

Jonathan

Jonathan
Rijeka, Croatia
Alternative rock, AOR, classic rock, indie rock

Bliss (2014)
Getting Closer Is Keeping Us Apart (2015) EP
To Love (2017)

Brother Firetribe

Brother Firetribe
Finland
Hard rock, hair metal, AOR, heavy metal

False Metal (2006)
Heart Full of Fire (2008)
Heart Full of Fire... and Then Some (2008) EP
Live at Apollo (2010)
Diamond in the Firepit (2014)
Sunbound (2017)

House of Lords

House of Lords
Los Angeles, California
Hard rock, glam metal, AOR, heavy metal

House of Lords (1988) Jap.Ed.
Sahara (1990)
Demons Down (1992) Jap.Ed.
The Power and the Myth (2004) Jap.Ed.
World Upside Down (2006) Jap.Ed.
Live in the UK (2007)
Anthology (2008) Demo / Live
Come to My Kingdom (2008) Jap.Ed.
Cartesian Dreams (2009) Jap.Ed.
Big Money (2011) Jap.Ed.
Precious Metal (2014) Jap.Ed.
Indestructible (2015) Jap.Ed.
Saint of the Lost Souls (2017) Jap.Ed.

Asia

Asia
London, England
Progressive rock, art rock, AOR, arena rock

Asia (1982) 2010 Rem.
Alpha (1983)
Astra (1985) 2009 Rem.
Aurora (1986) EP
Then & Now (1990)
Asia Live-09-X1-90 (1991)
Aqua (1992) 2011 Rem.
Aria (1994) 2005 Rem.
Arena (1996) 2005 Rem.
Archiva 1 (1996)
Archiva 2 (1996)
Anthology (The Best of Asia 1982-1997) (1997)
Live in Nottingham (1997) rec.'90
Live in Philadelphia, USA (1997) rec.'92
Live in Osaka, Japan (1997) rec.'92
Live in Koln, Germany (1997) rec.'94
Live at the Town & Country Club (1999) rec.'92
Live Acoustic (1999) rec.'97
Rare (2000)
Aura (2001) 2007 Rem.
Esno Kai (Live in Tokyo) (2001) rec.'83
Alive in Hallowed Halls (2001) rec.'83
Quadra (2002) rec.'82/'83/'90
Live at Budokan (2002) rec.'83
America - Live in the USA (2003)
Live in Buffalo (2003) rec.'82
Live in Hyogo (2004) rec.'90
Silent Nation (2004)
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2005)
Fantasia - Live in Tokyo (2007)
Phoenix (2008) Jap.Ed.
Military Man (2009) EP, Asia featuring John Payne
Spirit of the Night - The Phoenix Tour, Live in Cambridge 2009 (2010)
Omega (2010) Jap.Ed.
At High Voltage (2010)
The Omega Tour Live (Official bootleg unedited soundboard recording) (2011)
Resonance - The Omega Tour Live in Basel 2010 (2012)
Seasons Will Change (2012) Asia featuring John Payne
XXX (2012) Jap.Ed.
Gravitas (2014) Del.Ed.
Recollections - A Tribute to British Prog (2014) Asia featuring John Payne
Axis XXX Live: San Francisco (2015)
Symphonia: Live in Bulgaria 2013 (2017)

S.A.Y

S.A.Y
Sweden
AOR, hard rock

S.A.Y is guitarist Jan Åkesson and singer Peter Grundström, musical partners since 1984 and teamed in StoneLake for six studio albums from 2006-2013.
Deciding to record an album with power and finesse, but in a more commercial melodic vein, Jan and Peter settled upon a new name for the project – S.A.Y.

Orion (2015)

Phenomena

Phenomena
England
Hard rock, AOR, Progressive rock

Phenomena is a rock concept around a supergroup formed by record producer Tom Galley, Metalhammer magazine founder Wilfried Rimensberger and Tom's brother, Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley. Contributors were leading rock musicians such as Glenn Hughes, Brian May, Tony Martin and John Wetton amongst others.

Phenomena (1985)
Phenomena II - Dream Runner (1987)
Phenomena III - Innervision (1993)
Psycho Fantasy (2006)
Blind Faith (2010)
Awakening (2012)

Shy

Shy
Birmingham, England
Hard rock, glam metal, AOR

Once Bitten...Twice... (1983) 1998 Rem.
Brave the Storm (1985) 2001 Rem.
Excess All Areas (1987) orig.+2001 Rem.
Misspent Youth (1989)
Welcome to the Madhouse (1994)
Regeneration (1999)
Let the Hammer Fall (1999)
Live in Europe (1999)
Unfinished Business (2002)
Sunset and Vine (2005)
Shy (2011)

Voices of Rock

Voices of Rock
Germany
Hard rock, AOR

A project by Chris Lausmann (Bonfire) and Michael Voss (Mad Max, Demon Drive, Paul Shortino, Casanova, Gary John Barden, Wolfpakk, Silver, Phantom 5) with various singers (Jean Beauvoir, Terry Brock, Göran Edman, Johnny Gioeli, Steve Overland, Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Martin, Paul Shortino, Rob Rock, Tony Mills, David Reece, amongs many others).

MMVII (2007) Jap.Ed.
High & Mighty (2009)

Phantom's Opera

Phantom's Opera
Perth Amboy, NJ
Hard rock, AOR

Michael Romeo of Symphony X played on first album.

Phantom's Opera (1995)
So Long to Broadway (1997)
Following Dreams (1998)
Act IV (2003)

Melodica

Melodica
USA
Hard rock, melodic rock, AOR

A project by Ted Poley and Gerhard Pichler.

Long Way from Home (2000)
Love Metal (2001)
USAcoustica (2001)

missing:
Acoustica ‎(2000)
Live and Acoustic in Springfield!? ‎(2002)

 

Eyes

Eyes
USA
Hard rock, AOR

Ex-Burning Rome guitarist Steve Dougherty's AOR act Eyes was previously known as L.A. Rocks prior to the recording of a 1989 demo tape. Dougherty himself previously put down guitar on Berlin's smash 1986 album 'Count Three & Pray'.
L.A. Rocks became Eyes in 1988, leaving the door open for ex-Panther, Yngwie Malmsteen and Kuni vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (a former L.A. Rocks front man) to make a return. Eyes recorded an impressive demo tape that also found ex-Ratt and Rough Cutt bassist Matt Thorr involved. Keyboards, at that point, were courtesy of former Berlin man Todd Jasmin.

Eyes (1990)
Windows of the Soul (1993)
Full Moon (The Lost Studio Sessions) (1994)

Lessmann / Ziller

Lessmann / Ziller
Germany
Arena Rock, Rock, Hard Rock, AOR

Claus Leßmann & Johann Ziller, both from a band Bonfire and EZ Livin'.

Glaub dran (1993) EP, 2004 Rem.
Charlie & Louise (1994) Single

McAuley Schenker Group

McAuley Schenker Group
UK
Hard rock, glam metal, AOR

McAuley Schenker Group was a multi-national band featuring core members Robin McAuley (vocals) and Michael Schenker (guitar), a successor (and eventual predecessor) to Schenker's earlier band Michael Schenker Group. McAuley was initially contacted to replace singer Gary Barden in MSG. However, the strong partnership immediately formed between McAuley and Schenker led to the change of the name from Michael Schenker Group to McAuley Schenker Group, retaining the same initials of the previous band MSG.

Perfect Timing (1987)
Save Yourself (1989) Jap.Rem.
MSG (1992)
Nightmare - The Acoustic M.S.G. (1992)
Unplugged Live (The Essentials) (1993)