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A nice return to form by these guys and one of my favorite metal albums of 2018. Well worth checking out for fans of melodic, power metal.

Thanks for sharing, a bit of a country rock vibe to it, which I wasn't expecting from the band photo, not bad though

I was thinking the same regarding the song quality dipping. And a big part of that, for me, is that the vocals on this new one aren't as good as the first couple tracks

And now back to the music ...I gave this a listen today and thought it was pretty good. I would agree with some prior comments and say it is a step down in overall song quality from the debut. But there weren't any songs that I'd classify as filler. If you liked the debut I think you'll find it an enjoyable listen as it retains the same style. My initial favorites would be Outrun You, Because of Us and New Life Begins.

Agreed, one of the more creative lyric videos I've seen and a solid song

Toby has such a powerful voice. Martensson's songwriting may have gotten a bit formulaic of late but for me this new song isn't as strong as the ones he wrote on Mercury's Down. I look forward to hearing the album though and am still hopeful there will be some standout tracks even without Erik's involvement this time around.

technically the guys formerly known as Airless, the Robert Rodrigo Band, and if I read correctly their album was released this month, so as Geoff mentioned, that would be 4 albums this year with Johnny on vocals, a very busy man to say the least

Not bad

Haha! good stuff

2 for 2, very impressive

nice job, catchy pop song, but I had no clue and don't think I've ever heard of The Quick before

I thought their debut was solid, but the follow up just didn't click for me. Surprised they are releasing new material so quickly. That image in the video made me think this was going to rock, but instead the song is very much on the pop side, reminds of One Republic, until the last minute where they placed a guitar outro.

Thanks for sharing. Some solid, old school hard rock/metal on display, even if the lyrics are a bit cliche. I intend to check out the full album, which from what I've seen is scheduled to be released tomorrow.

I am in agreement with you guys on that aspect. Tunguska ranks higher on my list than those other three, which I found enjoyable as well. Even when not at the top of their game, Treat is still at another level compared to most bands. It would be hard for me to say their latest is 'miles' behind any album released this year.

Nice, all three promo tracks have sounded pretty good to me

My tastes differ from you guys on that comparison. Tunguska is a good album and will probably make my top 10 for the year, but CDG has stronger songs, in my opinion. If I want to listen to modern day Treat I will pick CDG over the last two. I would even go so far to say that if I were making list of my favorites from the last 10 years CDG would easily make my top 10 while Tunguska likely wouldn't crack the top 50.

Not bad, but a bit lackluster for a lead track. It just isn't the style/direction I was hoping for from him. Reminds me of Nickelback.

For those of you who haven't given up all hope on this, a fourth single/video "Love Will Stay Alive" should be out during November with the album now scheduled for release in January 2019. FB

Guitarist Robert Rodrigo (Airless) and his band just released a new album called Living For Louder. The lineup looks to be the same as Airless but with Johnny Gioeli on vocals. https://robertrodrigo.bandcamp.com/ Get ready to rock! This November 2nd the Robert Rodrigo Band releases its new album, Living For Louder! Featuring 10 songs filled with energy and passion, and including instrumental tracks showing off the incredible musicianship this band has always brought to the stage. Robert Rodrigo Band is: Robert Rodrigo on the guitar, side by side with his longtime companions Miguel Manjon on bass, Pako Martinez on drums and joined by exceptional guests such as Gotxi Ibarra (Hammond) and the great Johnny Gioeli (Hardline, Axel Rudi Pell) on vocals. 1. Living for Louder 2. Southern Skies 3. Lifeline 4. Anita's Boogie 5. Break It Out 6. Worn Out 7. Blue 8. Sweet Time 9. The Land of the Seven Colours 10. High Dose Rate

The promo tracks above are decent and musically kind of remind me of Sabbath/Trouble. I enjoyed Tommy's prior work with Jillson and Britny Fox, but this doesn't really work for me.

I'm liking this new song more than I did the prior two promo tracks

Pass

yeah, it's not a bad song, and musically it is in line with the debut, I think it's the lyrics that put me off on it, just couldn't get into it. Or could be the shock of seeing him with all his hair cut off

This is a pretty good album. The songs aren't quite as catchy/memorable as their earlier albums and as such it isn't on par with those, for me. Kendall does a solid job on vocals but I believe Ted would have raised things to another level. Don't let the first promo track mislead you, the majority of this is more straight forward metal. Everything is well played (I've read Ed Archer contributes as well) with a nice production. My favorite tracks would be "This is War", "Hearts of Stone" and "Stars Are Falling".

New video for the title track