S.A.Y. - Orion

[Stefan]

 

 

From melodicrock.com:

 

MelodicRock Records is very excited to be able to announce the signing of new Swedish band S.A.Y., featuring two veteran artists under the new band name, reflecting their decision to record a melodic hard rock album together.

S.A.Y. is guitarist Jan Åkesson and singer Peter Grundström, musical partners since 1984 and teamed inStoneLake for six studio albums from 2006-2013.

Deciding to record an album with power and finesse, but in a more commercial melodic vein, Jan and Peter settled upon a new name for the project – S.A.Y.

S.A.Y. will release their debut album “Orion” via MelodicRock Records/Cargo Distribution on May 22.

The album contains 11 tracks of polished and powerful melodic rock and features the distinctive vocals of Peter Grundstrom and the hard edged guitar work of Jan Akesson; which will immediately bring comparisons to TNT, Westworld and Final Frontier.

S.A.Y. are:

Peter Grundström – Vocals

Jan Åkesson – Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Backing Vocals

With: Jens Westberg – Drums

“Orion” is set to be one of the noted debut albums of 2015.

Time to check out one of the tracks from 'Orion', the anthemic "Broken Wings":

 

[Geoff]

Wow, that is very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very TNT-sounding, which is not a bad thing, at all. Quite an excellent thing, in fact.

 

So am I the only one who has never heard of these guys in my life? Or StoneLake? Without hearing a note I can tell from the band name that I'd hate the band, but does anyone have any thoughts on the band? I assume it's nothing like this? Anyway, this looks like a nice, unexpected release to definitely check out.

[Dead Planet]

I will check this out when I get home but I have all the Stone Lake releases and they are quite good IMO...

[zacharyamelie]

TNT and also sounds like Final Frontiers with some of the vocals. Sounds pretty decent from the sample track.

 

2015 is a slow year so far. I've only bought 2 discs to date, I'm starting to crave new music.

[melodicrock]

Pre-orders for this and Room Experience from next week. Glad you guys like the sound of it. Plenty of great songs on the album. The track featured is actually track 6

[Stefan]

 

 

[Geoff]

Love that one too. Hoping this is a good one, as it's shaping up to be one.

[melodicrock]

Both very consistent records.

 

More audio coming next week.

[Nightrain]

Sounds like gonna be a good album

[Stefan]

[Stefan]

Soundbytes over at melodicrock.com: http://www.melodicrock.com/articles/showcase/2015/04/29/say-orion-showcase

 

 

 

Tracklist:

 

01. Tragedy

02. Heroes

03. Crash And Burn

04. Never Say Goodbye

05. Eight Hundred Miles

06. Broken Wings

07. Dream On

08. Love And Affection

09. Illusion

10. Memories

11. Under Your Spell

[Glen]

Mmm i'll pass. Sounds way too much like my fav bands TNT and Final Frontier ;-)

[JC_AOR]

Illusion sounds great. Looking forward to getting this one.

[Geoff]

I've heard it and find it to be pretty good, but I just couldn't find any real highlights on it. I'll definitely spin it a lot more, and hope something stands out a little bit.

[kourosofsteel3]

I have some love and affection for this baby!