Life is the sixth album by American-Italian hard rock band Hardline.[3][4] It was released on April 26, 2019[5][6] and was produced by Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Del Vecchio via Neapolitan label Frontiers Records[7] with the single Page of Your Life.[8] This is the first album with Italian musicians Mario Percudani on guitar & Marco Di Salvia on drums [9][10] respectively instead of Josh Ramos and Francesco Jovino.
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| Released | April 26, 2019 (International edition) April 17, 2019 (Japanese edition) | |||
| Venue | Italy United States | |||
| Studio | Ivorytears Music Works, Somma Lombardo;
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| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 50:07 (International edition) 55:16 (Japanese edition) | |||
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| Producer | Alessandro Del Vecchio | |||
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| Singles from Life | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Heads Forever | 81/100[1] |
| CD & Festival reviews |   [2] |
It was preceded by the release of the singles "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Queen cover) on February 24, 2019, and "Take a Chance" on March 7, 2019.[11][12]
The first leg of tour dates on their 2019/2020 Life tour began in Italy at the Frontiers Rock Festival with Johnny Gioeli performing an acoustic set on the first night with original Hardline band drummer Deen Castronovo and the current lineup performing the following night.[13] The band was touring throughout Europe and Germany but stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These postponed dates will be rescheduled to 2021. The album received positive reviews.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Alessandro Del Vecchio, Mario Percudani and Johnny Gioeli, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Place to Call Home" | 3:34 | |
| 2. | "Take a Chance" | 3:36 | |
| 3. | "Helio's Sun" | 3:42 | |
| 4. | "Page of Your Life" | Del Vecchio, Gioeli | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Out of Time" | Del Vecchio, Gioeli | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Hold on to Right" | Del Vecchio, Gioeli | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Handful of Sand" | 4:23 | |
| 8. | "This Love" | 5:09 | |
| 9. | "Story of My Life" | 3:48 | |
| 10. | "Who Wants to Live Forever" (originally performed by Queen) | Brian May | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Chameleon" | 5:24 | |
| 12. | "My Friend" | 4:03 | |
| Total length: | 50:07 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "This Love" (acoustic version) | 5:09 |
Personnel
edit- Johnny Gioeli - lead vocals
- Alessandro Del Vecchio - keyboards, backing vocals, producing, recording, mixing, mastering
- Anna Portalupi - bass guitar
- Mario Percudani - guitar, backing vocals
- Marco Di Salvia - drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
edit- Serafino Perugino - executive producing
- Andrea Seveso - studio assistant
- Riccardo Bernardi - pictures
- Stan-W Decker - artwork, layout
References
edit- ^ McCann, Adam. "Hardline – 'Life'". MHF. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Wilmenius, Jon. "HARDLINE – Life". CD & Festival reviews. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Spinelli, Fabiana. "Hardline - 'Life'". Rocktopia. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ "LIFE". Hardline.
- ^ "HARDLINE TO RELEASE LIFE ALBUM VIA FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL; FIRST SINGLE "TAKE A CHANCE" STREAMING". BraveWords. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "HARDLINE To Release 'Life' Album In April". Blabbermouth.net. 2019-02-06.
- ^ "HARDLINE "LIFE"". Frontiers Music Srl Record Label.
- ^ "HARDLINE SHARE "PAGE OF YOUR LIFE" MUSIC VIDEO; LIFE ALBUM OUT NOW". April 26, 2019.
- ^ "HARDLINE – "Life" – New Album!". Rock Arena UK.
- ^ Smith-Boam, Lindsay. "ALBUM REVIEW – HARDLINE – 'LIFE'". HRH Mag. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "HARDLINE DEBUTS "TAKE A CHANCE" MUSIC VIDEO". BraveWords. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Video Premiere: HARDLINE's 'Take A Chance'". Blabbermouth.net. 2019-03-07.
- ^ "HARDLINE ANNOUNCE FIRST LEG OF 2019 / 2020 LIFE TOUR". BraveWords. Retrieved April 12, 2019.