Stefan Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) New album 'Feel The Heat' out October 13th through Frontiers. More heating news to come... Edited January 9 by Stefan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettard Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Looking forward to this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggy Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Had swap messages with Nick, bass, on Facebook about getting re - issue of " Open Wide ", he reply was "it is in the works." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted July 21, 2023 Report Share Posted July 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Doggy said: Had swap messages with Nick, bass, on Facebook about getting re - issue of " Open Wide ", he reply was "it is in the works." I have a copy of Open Wide. It wasn't easy to get! I have the Melodic Rock Records reissue of Real World which is great and a very decent price. So I hope they go there to also reissue Open Wide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Gold Donors Mr.AOR Posted August 1, 2023 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 New single... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted August 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 44 minutes ago, Mr.AOR said: New single... New video for 'Wild In The City'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMGiordano Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 16 minutes ago, Stefan said: New video for 'Wild In The City'. Great song! But... is anyone else feeling like they're seeing Alexander Strandell everywhere these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tts42572 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 41 minutes ago, CMGiordano said: Great song! But... is anyone else feeling like they're seeing Alexander Strandell everywhere these days? Yes, Strandell is everywhere. And I personally just don't like his vocals. I don't know why exactly...Just too accented or something. Once that sort of thing bothers you it's hard to unhear it. Too bad as the music itself here is fantastic and Nick Hogg is clearly super talented and knows how to nail the 80's vibe. And happy for him he got signed to Frontiers. But for me, their first 2 albums were my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Stefan said: New video for 'Wild In The City'. Saw this video on YouTube earlier due to it being recommended. Song is ok, albeit nothing special but the thing that stood out to me was just how awful that video is. The reliance on green screens is becoming overkill now. Some bands still put out great videos without relying on green screen (Electric Callboy come to mind here) but the bands that do just end up looking cringe. With a video like Turborider by Reckless Love the green screen works because of the whole 80s computer game and synthwave aesthetic, but on videos like this ... nah. If bands like this are gonna do videos, they are better off going the About Us route with Right now. Budget wasn't massive, there was no green screen but the simple performance video with a few bells and whistles looks much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric3 Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 1 hour ago, tts42572 said: Yes, Strandell is everywhere. And I personally just don't like his vocals. I don't know why exactly...Just too accented or something. Once that sort of thing bothers you it's hard to unhear it. Too bad as the music itself here is fantastic and Nick Hogg is clearly super talented and knows how to nail the 80's vibe. And happy for him he got signed to Frontiers. But for me, their first 2 albums were my favorites. I don't like them either and it's for the same reason I grew tired of Toby Hitchcock's vocals. Everything is just so over-the-top, there's no variety in his singing, and after a while the vocal theatrics just get boring. The song is OK but there's nothing vocally that makes me want to listen to it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnJayKay Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 I just heard this. I really like the music, but the voice kills it for me. He's like Tony Mills, Tony Harnell, Rob Moratti but without any of the light and shade. He's just singing very shrill at the top of his range, full force, the whole song. It would have been cool to hear him sing in a lower register on the verses and then take it up a gear for the chorus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocker Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 Really good song for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettard Posted August 1, 2023 Report Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, CMGiordano said: But... is anyone else feeling like they're seeing Alexander Strandell everywhere these days? To be fair though he did sing on the last album...so keeping the same vocalist is a novelty for the band song wise I like the sound of it but hope for better on the album. Edited August 1, 2023 by lettard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted August 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 From Frontiers: Inspired by the late 80's Melodic and Hard Rock scene with bands such as Def Leppard, Europe, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi and GNR, Nitrate is the brainchild of Nick Hogg, a Nottingham based musician who, after playing in a few bands in the early 2000's, decided to get into song writing. He was absent from the scene for several years until, in 2015 he decided to give it another shot. Nick worked on Nitrate’s debut album with the other songwriter / musician from Nottingham Rob Wylde with whom he shared the same musical influences. The two of them managed to put together the band’s debut album ”Real World” which also featured former Zinatra vocalist, Joss Mennen. Hailed by many fans and critics as a breath of fresh air for the melodic rock/AOR community, it sported a battery of arena-ready songs that took a listener back to a time when Def Leppard ruled the airwaves. The band’s momentum continued with 2019’s “Open Wide”, which featured the new guitarist and singer Philip Lindstrand and brought a harder-hitting, cutting edge to Nitrate. With a tighter songwriting, it rocked harder, and there were vast improvements in the production production department. “Open Wide” was a homage to Hogg’s influences: an amalgam of the best that MTV could offer in the late 80’s. Oddly, the quick evolution happened between the release of “Real World” and “Open Wide” was not touched by the line up changes that happened between the two records. Nick Hogg is the Nitrate mastermind and he assembled again a fine cast for the follow up album entitled “Renegade”. This time Alexander Strandell (Art Nation, Crowne) handled the vocal duties, with Dario Nikzad on lead guitars, brothers Tom and James Martin (ex-Vega) appeared on rhythm guitars and keyboards respectively with Mikey Wilson on drums. The new record “Feel The Heat” continues where “Renegade” left off, mixing all Hogg’s influences from AOR and Arena Rock from the 80’s such as BON JOVI, JOURNEY, BAD ENGLISH and DEF LEPPARD (“Pyromania”/“Histeria” era). Hogg teams up again with Tom and James Martin, who co-write almost the entire album together with Nick Hogg and Robert Hodson. Strandell is once again handling the vocals showing why he is one of the most in demand singers of the entire international scene. A true belter of an album that sits firm among the elite of the genre! Tracklist: Feel The Heat All The Right Moves Wild In The City Needs A Little Love One Kiss (To Save My Heart) (Feat. Issa) Live Fast, Die Young Haven't Got Time For Heartache Satellite Strike Like A Hurricane Big Time Stay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Stefan said: From Frontiers: A true belter of an album that sits firm among the elite of the genre! A bold claim that there is no way they could live up to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auslander Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 Probably true but I have loved their albums so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMGiordano Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 6 hours ago, Captain Howdy said: A bold claim that there is no way they could live up to Yeah, but Frontiers says that shit about all the stuff they shovel out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric3 Posted August 2, 2023 Report Share Posted August 2, 2023 lol, that song sounds nothing like Journey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted September 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2023 New video for 'All The Right Moves'. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted September 8, 2023 Report Share Posted September 8, 2023 Sweet tune… looking forward to the album indeed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettard Posted October 11, 2023 Report Share Posted October 11, 2023 Loving this...got it today and ok only 1 spin in but its excellent, I'd totally forgot that the Martin bros (Vega) were in this band now...its just a great summery melodic rock record...in October 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 The Martin Bros. have absolutely lifted this band to the next level in the songwriting dept. Really good stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Really enjoyed my first listen of the album this morning. One I’ll be returning to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted October 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 New video for 'Feel The Heat'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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