0DAYROX Advanced Releases 2014 VOL.1

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With the new year arriving soon many rock acts are preparing the release of new material, while others anxiously look forward for their debuts to be finally released.
We have here an interesting bunch of advanced tracks / singles from some of them that will see the light of day soon. Some are already established acts, some are really promising new artists dreaming with recognition.
All these tracks are not part of any album yet, all are singles mostly available at the usual music retailers.

Veteran (and cult) hard rockers GUARDIAN are back with the first new music in over a decade, presenting the single ‘The Real Me’ written by Jamie Rowe, Jamey Perrenot and David Bach. The cut is the advance from the upcoming ‘Almost Home album’, and rocks greatly.
UK AORsters DAYLIGHT ROBBERY pleased us two year ago with their lovable ’80s sounding debut. The guys got ready the new album ‘Seconds Out’, and “Samarah Never Sleeps” is the first single with lots of keyboards and an anthemic chorus. I love this band.
SUNSTRIKE is an amazing new Swedish act preparing their debut while searching for a recording label. Their style is pure keyboard driven classic Swedish AOR / Melodic Rock, fronted by the excellent vocals of singer Christian Hedgren. “Power Of The Dreams” will take you back to the glory days of Treat, Skagarak and alikes.

For me, Paul Laine was the best Danger Danger singer, and one of greatest Melodic Rock voices ever. He has formed a new band called DARK HORSE with the debut album “Let It Ride” slated for release in early 2014. Mixed by Bruno Ravel (Danger Danger bassist), “In The Country” is a wonderful ‘coming of age’ rocker showcasing the magical vocal timbre of Laine, who sounds intact after all these years. Can’t wait for the full CD.
“End Of The Night” is the first single by Swedish singer / songwriter ANDERS NORMAN, a cool rocker with some American influences on it.
Media phenomenon DIRTY LOOPS cracked the broadcast channel YouTube with millions of hits without any song officially released. The band has already attracted the attention of such industry giants like Desmond Child, David Foster (who pick up them for his last tour) and Andreas Carlsson, who recently signed them as songwriter’s and artists to his newly formed management company. “Hit Me” is the first single from the trio’s debut album, a disc that will be a must for any WestCoast AOR / rockin’ soul / classic rock fan.

US melodic rockers WALTHAM were already presented on this blog. Their new full album will be out in 2014, meanwhile the guys are releasing digitally the songs one by one. “Stand And Fight” is the fresh one.
COLORSTONE from Malmö, Sweden, is another rocking band featured here with their debut CD. A now one is on the way, and two singles out, the first is “Never Too Late”.
German / Swedish metallers PRIMAL FEAR don’t need introduction. ‘Delivering The Black’ is the new record due for January on Frontiers Records, and the centerpiece of the album and first single is called “When Death Comes Knocking”, much more melodic than the previous material from this combo, a song which sets the pace for the outstanding quality of production and songwriting displayed on the full album.
ROYAL BLISS have been pumping out solid rock ‘n roll for more than 15 years, and they’re a band you’ll want to keep an eye on for 2014. They’re getting a jump on the year premiering the first single “Cry Sister”, from the album to be released by a Kickstarter campaign.

The always melodic MITCH MALLOY is working on a new CD, “When I Was Your Man” is a very nice ballad taken from it.
NOWEVER is new promising Spanish band with a strong ’80s Bon Jovi style & sound, they are looking for labels and presenting some cuts, one of them entitled “Let the Good Times Roll”. I like these guys’ stuff a lot.
RASPBERRY PARK is a new Danish classic rock band including veterans from the Scandianvian scene. Debut album coming soon, meanwhile enjoy “On The Battlefield”, very good track.
I AM I, the new band led by former Dragonforce singer ZP Theart, is releasing the brand new single “See You Again” from the next album. The previous – presented here on this blog, was a solid piece of melodic metal with British flavours, but most the time wrapped with the typical Hard Rock bombastic sounds from the eighties. This single is a very melodic mid-tempo ballad.
Canadian PHIL NARO (D Drive, Doctor Rock and the Wild Bunch) is involved in various projects, but also working on a new solo record. “Somewhere Out There” is the very good advance displaying his terrific pipes

The year 2013 has been an eventful one for MIKE TRAMP, the former White Lion frontman. Since the release of the praised semi-acoustic solo album ‘Cobblestone Street’ in April, Mike has been touring constantly in all of Europe, Australia and in the States. To close out 2013, Tramp has just released the Christmas single “The Way It Was Before”, which is lot more serious than most other Christmas songs. He explains: “This is actually a song that I have kept for many years. The song would never have been written if it haven’t been for the events in New York City September 11th 2001, although it doesn’t mention what happened that day.”
I was expecting a stripped acoustic ballad, but it’s a wonderful full band midtempo melodic tune recalling his old White Lion days. Love it.

01 – Guardian – The Real Me
02 – Daylight Robbery – Samarah Never Sleeps
03 – SunStrike – Power Of The Dreams
04 – Dark Horse (Paul Laine) – In The Country
05 – Anders Norman – End Of The Night
06 – Dirty Loops – Hit Me
07 – Waltham – Stand And Fight
08 – Colostone – Never Too Late
09 – Primal Fear – When Death Comes Knocking
10 – Royal Bliss – Cry Sister
11 – Mitch Malloy – When I Was Your Man
12 – Mike Tramp – The Way It Was Before
13 – Nowever – Let the Good Times Roll
14 – Raspberry Park – On The Battlefield
15 – I AM I – See You Again
16 – Phil Naro – Somewhere Out There

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