JULIAN ANGEL
By Nicky Baldrian

Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Autograph, Firehouse and Poison played a huge part in shaping the melodic rock material penned by German based mutli-instrumentalist JULIAN ANGEL, whom since the age of fourteen has been hooked on hard rock, with Sambora playing a major influential part on the artists guitar upbringing. 'I started off playing lead guitar in mostly professional cover rock bands' explains Mr.Angel who then went on to record a selection of demo material, the result, Julian's debut album 'www.angel-rock.com'. Angel's intention is to spread his personal vision of 80's style melodic rock into the 90's, ' Its basis is AOR, but Iīve also spiced it up with some glam and sleaze influences. Iīve included lots of encouraging "Youīre gonna make it" lyrics, L.A. style guitar riffs, choirs and guitar heroism. Some people call it cliché, but I call it the key ingredients to the music that I personally love',.Julian is also a visionary 'The fact that melodic hard rock is going to re-establish itself' explains Julian 'Is what keeps me going, especially in Germany, it's coming back really strong. Iīve always kept this dream alive, and thatīs why I have written songs like "Rock Survivor" and "Keep The Fire Burninī', why should I write in an alternative style just because it is currently popular? I only write one way and that's from the heart of rock n' roll'

The task of reaching audiences can be a hard task, Julian has decided to do all the promotional work himself with his own company 'Nitro Entertainment', from here he plans to sign and help promote acts in the future. People all over are saying that AOR and melodic rock is dead, Julian looks at the angles in a political way

'There is something awesome rumbling in the underground, but it is kept dead by the media. It is never talked about in big publications, radio stations only play some Bon Jovi or Journey oldies. It is called too hard for the commercial radio listener and too soft for the metalheads. I know that there are legions of fans in between, but they are always ignored. I know many people who love AOR and Melodic Rock, but theyīve never heard of all the new bands and labels. Thereīs not enough promotion in my opinion. When I go to a record store in Germany, I hardly find 10 % of all the new Melodic Rock releases. The rest of them are only available via mailorder, and mailorder sales donīt have an effect on the charts. There should be three or four representative bands who get real big promotion and draw major attention, so there will also follow an increasing interest in AOR and Melodic Rock.

There are many people who fight for it, but this fight has to be taken to the big stage now, so that everybody can take notice of it.' Here here, finally the voices are speaking out!! The future will see Julian trying to expand his name and his company,with much more promotion and live dates are also a possibility 'Playing live can be a problem when you havenīt got the right musicians to play with' says Julian, 'You know, Iīm talking about long-haired rockers that share my vision. But first of all, they have to share some time.If I find the time and the
right people to rock with, I will hit the road, even if itīs just for a few shows. And, who knows, maybe Iīll be another AOR God in Wigan, ( Iīm already an "Angel")' he laughs


'As far as I know, trends have always been made in the UK. So donīt give up believing, and support Melodic Rock wherever itīs possible. It has risen from the ashes and we can take it higher, back to the top. And if the media donīt work, use your word of mouth. I hope Iīll get the chance to see you all soon and thank you for this personally. Cheers.'

Julian Angel's debut album is available from his website at
http://www.nitroentertainment.de or by emailing:-
JulianAngel@nitroentertainment.de


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