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Gave this a listen...Not too bad. It's probably in line with their last album although initially I think I liked the last album more. Tough to say after only a couple listens. My favorite tunes are probably the two that were released awhile ago with Never Enough and All You Need Is A Heartbeat...nice to see those included and it think they might've beefed up the sound on them a little bit. Might be my imagination though. I do like a few of the "new" tunes also....Matter Of Time, Nothin' But Love and Burning Out Fast all pretty good. There's 2 or 3 ballads though that honestly didn't grab me much first time through....and an instrumental tune that doesn't do much for me but it's only a little over a minute long. Something about their ballads on these past two albums that aren't doing much for me...they just drag a bit. Not blowing me away but not too bad either. I think if you've liked these guys in the past, there's some stuff here you'll like. And if you've been lukewarm on them, probably not much here that will change that as I don't think they really offer anything new or groundbreaking here.

I don't think I've heard a date yet. I think I saw on their latest You Tube video for Revolution that EP name and release date is still TBD. Personally, kinda bummed it's an EP. I get wanting to get music out sooner but I'd rather see them just do what Degreed has done....Put out 5-6 songs over the course of a year and then come out with a full CD/album. I'm just not a fan of EP's....always leaves me wanting more. And it'll probably cost me about as much as a CD would if they have a physical version. And if it's only digital....Well...That's annoying too.

I'd probably say Talk Dirty To Me....Or Fallen Angel. Also like Ride The Wind. These guys were among my favorite bands back in the day and really liked most of everything on their first 3 albums. And enjoyed Native Tongue also for it's change in direction. It's too bad they did a bunch of nothing after that....Feel like they could've done more. It's also too bad they haven't put out any new music recently. I feel like they could hook up with Frontier's and put out a decent album if they worked at it a little. Doesn't seem like Brett is interested though.

Good tune! I really like what these guys are doing....very melodic and catchy stuff.

60 second sample of next new tune "Rise" out November 8th: https://se.7digital.com/artist/h-e-a-t/release/rise-10298205?fbclid=IwAR11ipUiMcwaRFYm-Uy_PaIlkL9JglbanVuJ9jCvdc4QOLkw-XAV5vadCUg

Listened to this album and not sure I have much desire to listen to it again. Dynzaty is probably a great comparison. Definitely heavier and more modernized than Liberation and a long way from where the style they had on the debut. I think Infected is probably the only tune on the album i really like....Everything works pretty well in that tune for me and it's probably the only song that I might come back to. Firefly isn't too bad. The rest is just kinda all over the place for me and not very memorable or grabbing me. I don't mind that they've gone heavier...but they seem to have lost catchiness with choruses, pre-choruses, etc.

Okay but not overly exciting me initially. It's a well done tune but just wish it had a little more bite or edge or something. Reminds me a bit of Perfect Plan style-wise. Keeping eyes on this though. Would like to hear a few more songs.

Just checking these guys out. I like that Lullaby tune and Midnite Queen isn't too bad...even though it sorta has a Countryish vibe. I saw they have a new single dropping on 10/25. Will keep eyes on this....could go either way. If they move more toward the rock style like Lullaby, I might be good with it. If they have more songs in the style of Midnite Queen with that Countryish vibe, probably a pass. I can do a one off song....But not multiple songs with that vibe We'll see...

I've heard full album is in the works and they're aiming for release later next year.

Agree on that. I don't like that tune much at all and am pretty positive it'll be an easy skip. That should've just been a japan bonus track or something. Or at the very least like the 12th song on the album instead of chucked in the middle. Rest looking good though and will be picking this up for sure.

I guess I really don't get the hate for this. I still like it slightly better than their last album but it's really just Eclipse doing Eclipse. Yeah, it's a bit samey. But for me you can say that about almost every artist after they've been around awhile. I think it's partly why it's difficult to continually put out great albums. I mean, most bands have 2 or 3 peak albums and then seem to lose some luster and excitement. I do think it's definitely a problem for Erik being in so many projects as he's used up a bunch of ideas on W.e.t and Nordic Union that would've made great Eclipse tunes. And we've gotten a bit over saturated on his style. I still like it for what it is. Maybe for me I'm not as worn out on Eclipse yet as some others as I was a little late getting into them. For me, still way better than most of what has come out this year.

Good stuff! I liked the first song but like this one even more. I enjoy the melodic side of PM and for me this kind of tune is when they're at their best. And while I know it's tough, judging from samples it seems like the whole album will be very melodic. Looking forward to this one!

Good tune. Hopefully we'll see a full album...haven't heard any details.

Yeah, I like the new tune too. Looking like it will be a good disc being that we've heard most of it. I've really not listened to any of the tunes released more than a couple times though so it'll all be pretty fresh for me when it does come out. I'd preorder this but haven't really seen it anywhere yet except on digital outlets. And I'm not buying digital lol. Guessing it'll start showing up soon.

New Station album out November 1, 2019. 1.A Matter of Time 2.Emily 3.Never Enough 4.I See You Everywhere 5.Angel 6.Nothin' But Love 7.Still Here 8.Burning Out Fast 9.I Need You Red 10.Stained Glass 11.All You Need Is A Heartbeat I'm happy to see them including All You Need Is A Heartbeat and Never Enough on this release Link to info: https://stationnyc.bandcamp.com/album/stained-glass And a new tune:

This is kinda tough. I don't know if I really have go-to albums.....More like I have go-to artists. It seems like the past 4-5 years my go to stuff has been H.e.a.t, Crazy Lixx, Midnite City, Eclipse. I kinda rotate the CD's in my car weekly and it seems like I always have one or two from the above artists in my rotation. Honestly, don't really pull out older stuff all that often. I kinda crave new music. I just sorta randomly pull things out that I haven't listened to in awhile from time to time to mix in with newer stuff. Some of my favorite albums from back in the day have been overplayed so much though that I never listen to them (Def Leppard, GNR, Warrant, etc, etc). For the first half of this year though I did find myself spending some time with a few older albums...Firehouse's debut got a lot of play, Roxy Blue-Want Some & Tyketto-Don't Come Easy all got some good play. Also Tesla-Mechanical Resonance got some run. I forgot how much I liked some of these albums.

You're being tough on this one For me, I often find myself tuning out on the second half of Monumentum after Jaded just because every song sounds like it could be the same song. They're good tunes but just kinda all run together a little for me. Except for Black Rain which is different, although I don't care much for that tune. I wanted a little more variety from them and I guess these Nordic sounds give it a little more unique feel to me or something. I was iffy at first but it's grown on me. Heck, even Mary Leigh grew on me....dumb title and all

Hoping he gets well quickly and that they can keep their appearance on the 2020 Monster Of Rock Cruise next February as I'm really looking forward to seeing them for the first time.

I recently purchased the Firehouse remaster directly from Bad Reputation and had no issues at all. I don't remember what shipping was but don't remember it being that unreasonable. And everything was packaged well. I also remember shipping being much faster than i expected....Think I had the CD within a week which I thought was pretty good. And the Firehouse CD sounds amazing to my ears I'd have no problem ordering from them again.

Eclipse really is pretty good. I was expecting boring based upon song titles and samples but I'm liking it. It's on par with Monumentum and it's probably too early to decide but think I like it a tiny bit better than the last album just because it feels more varied and interesting. I still think Mary Leigh is a dumb song title though....I just keep pretending it's called "Bullet In Me" and I like it better As for top 5 so far this year, for me it: 1. Crazy Lixx 2. Defiants 3. Eclipse ---------------------- 4. Roxy Blue 5. Nitrate I left a space between 3 and 4 as there is really a huge gap between those. That said, I know many don't like Roxy but I liked it for whatever reason. Either way, I'm pretty sure Pretty Maids and Degreed will probably push into the top 5 anyways.

This is out in Japan....Spinning it today. For me it's pretty good. I think I like it better than I was thinking I might after I first heard the album samples. I mean, it sounds like Eclipse through and through and it's good melodic hard rock. I'd put it behind Armagedonnize and Bleed & Scream but might put it a tiny bit ahead of Monumentum just because it feels a bit more varied to me than that album. Anyways, I'd say Delirious and When The Winter Ends are probably my favorite tunes. Viva La Victoria and United have both grown on me a bit and I'm fine with those tunes. I also quite like The Masquerade as that's got a cool vibe to it and it's nice hearing a more epic 5 minute song than their typical 3 minute rompers. The rest is just kind of typical Eclipse for the most part. I'm feeling like it'll slot in at my #3 spot this year behind The Defiants and Crazy Lixx.

I read that they're calling it H.e.a.t II because they're producing the album themselves and not with Tobias or anyone else. It's their first time trying this approach so that's why their doing the whole "debut" again theme and not necessarily that they're trying to sound like their first album.