Category: DARE

Universal Music Japan did it again, a new campaign of their ‘HR/HM 1000‘ series – the Limited Release reissue of long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 8 USD.
Now it’s time for the second 2022 batch, ”HR-HM 1000 Vol.5”. And as part of these there’s DARE second outing “Blood From Stone“.
Dare delivered a superb AOR debut album, but for this second effort leader Darren Wharton decided to go for a Melodic Hard Rock direction… and what a killer record it is in this genre.
By 1989-90 Melodic Hard Rock was ruling the Rock scene and Wharton, perhaps also influenced by his previous stint with Thin Lizzy, opted for a more muscular musical approach, so “Blood From Stone” turned to be a rocking affair…

Universal Music Japan did it again, a new campaign of their ‘HR/HM 1000‘ series – the Limited Release reissue of long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 9 USD.
Now it’s time for the second 2022 batch, ”HR-HM 1000 Vol.5”. And as part of these there’s DARE little AOR masterpiece ”Out Of The Silence”. DARE first album “Out Of The Silence” without any doubt marks one of the most important milestones in British Rock history and is one of these day’s most sought after releases.
Consisting of the exceptional musicians Darren Wharton (ex Thin Lizzy), guitarist Vinny Burns (ex TEN, Jailbait) and James Ross (ex Frontier), “Out Of The Silence” offers anything a fan of true Melodic Rock / AOR can dream of…

UK melodic rock / AOR band DARE are set to return with their highly anticipated 10th studio album ”Road To Eden”, their first in six years, released by Legend Records on Friday 1st April 2022. Produced by lead singer / songwriter Darren Wharton (ex-Thin Lizzy) at his studio the majestic mountains of North Wales, the new album has a harder rock edge than previous albums, whilst still retaining the atmospheric sound and anthemic melodies that has become the band’s signature trademark.
With ”Road To Eden” Dare have produced a quite stunning new CD that stands out a in a catalogue of very good albums as their best for many years. It is chock full of beautifully anthemic AOR melodies but with a rockier edge than a lot of their more recent material…

Near the end of the year, it’s time to recap about the best 2016 releases, by category. For 0dayrox, the Gold Medal to the best AOR album of the year goes to DARE’s “Sacred Ground”. Fronted by talented Darren Wharton, DARE are one of these bands that regularly comes back with excellent releases appreciated by the AOR / melodic rock...

After the recent excellent new DARE album, some of you asked for a “Calm Before The Storm 2” repost. Among fans of AOR / Melodic Rock Britain’s DARE, formed by vocalist and keyboard player Darren Wharton (Thin Lizzy) has a legendary status, one that blurs line between cult and mystical. Every album they’ve released has been at least good, receiving...