V.A. – 0dayrox Advanced Releases January / March 2021 – Vol.4
New Year, very good new music / albums to come. Here we have our classic 0dayrox Advanced Releases, the second 2021 batch, featuring top class artists / singles.
Among the numbers into this “January / March 2021 – Vol.4” advances we find new music from THUNDER, JOEL HOEKSTRA’s 13, CHEZ KANE promising debut, JORN, Black Star Riders’ RICKY WARWICK, new AOR project BLUE DESERT, BILL CHAMPLIN, and more.
Whitesnake and former Night Ranger guitarist Joel Hoekstra has unveiled a new single “Finish Line”, from his project Joel Hoekstra’s 13, which will release a new studio album titled ‘Running Games’ via Frontiers Music.
This is a killer melodic hard rocker with a certain classic DIO feel, featuring Russell Allen on lead vocals, Vinny Appice (ex-Black Sabbath, Dio) on drums, Tony Franklin (ex-The Firm, Blue Murder) on bass, Derek Sherinian (Sons Of Apollo, Dream Theater) on keyboards and Jeff Scott Soto on backing. A dream-team.
Brit institution THUNDER will release ‘All the right Noises’, their first album of new material in 3 years. We have 2 advances. ‘Last One Out Turn Off The Lights’ finds Harry James at his thumping best on the drums, Danny Bowes in superb vocal form (was there ever any doubt?), Luke Morley tearing up some growling riffs and a searing guitar solo with Chris Childs and Ben Matthews giving a great depth of sound. It’s what every rock fan needs at the moment.
‘Too Late for Love’ is the first advance from CHEZ KANE, signed by Frontiers. As soon as it started, and being a huge fan of hooky ’80s female melodic hard rock, I was blown away. The power chords, the keyboards, the melodic heart thumping drive… It instantly took me back to the glory days of Vixen, Robin Beck and Lita Ford and I tell you what, as with the aforementioned, Chez’s voice is spectacular.
AORsters 91 Suite have re-recorded ‘There’s Nothing I Wouldn’t Do For You’, a new version of their last album midtempo / power ballad, this time featuing the great Robin Beck in a duet. Lovely stuff.
There’s a new promising AOR band in the making: BLUE DESERT. Featuring as guest Steve Maggiora (current TOTO keyboardist), ‘Ten Miles Away’ is their first single, a glorious melody that instantly takes you back to the ’80s
SERGEANT STEEL are ready to release a new album. “Fight Fire with Fire” is the pumping 80s-style melodic rocker presented as advance, plenty of hooks and a cachy chorus, wrapped by a modern production sound.
‘Faith Bloody Faith’ is the new song JORN has recorded to represent Norway tha the next Eurovision 2021. While very commercial, the song is true JORN, rocking heavy and with interesting Eastern flavors and tribal percussion. Something new for the singer, and a good one.
01 Joel Hoekstra’s 13 – Finish Line
02 Thunder – Last One Out Turn Off the Lights
03 Thunder – Going to Sin City
04 Chez Kane – Too Late for Love
05 91 Suite feat Robin Beck – There’s Nothing I Wouldn’t Do For You
06 Blue Desert – Ten Miles Away (feat. Steve Maggiora)
07 Sergeant Steel – Fight Fire with Fire
08 Jorn – Faith Bloody Faith
09 Ricky Warwick – You Don’t Love Me
10 Bill Champlin – Reason to Believe
11 Saga – Tired World – Chapter 6 (Acoustic)
12 Turkish Delight – The Year 2000
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