Sunstorm Afterlife Tracks: 1. Afterlife 2. One Step Closer 3. Swan Song 4. Born Again 5. Stronger 6. I Found A Way 7. Lost Forever 8. Far From Over 9. Here For You Tonight 10. Darkest Night 11. A Story That You Can Tell Line up: Ronnie Romero - Vocals Simone Mularoni - Guitars Alessandro Del Vecchio - Keyboards, backing vocals Nik Mazzucconi - Bass Michele Sanna - Drums Record Label / Year of Release: Frontiers Records 2021 Notes: Sunstorm, a project created, overseen, and directed by president and A&R director of Frontiers Records Serafino Perugino, was originally designed to showcase a musical style similar to singer Joe Lynn Turner's melodic rock/AOR roots. After five successful releases, Sunstorm will now be a vehicle for one of the most impressive vocal talents to emerge in recent years in the form of Rainbow singer Ronnie Romero. Romero's debut album with Sunstorm, "Afterlife", will be released on March 12. Fans can get their first taste of the album with the release of the single and video for the track "Swan Song". Given Turner's desire to work on heavier music styles and move away from the original melodic rock direction of the early Sunstorm albums that Perugino wanted to bring the band back to (a demand often made by followers of the band), it appeared Sunstorm might be at an end (Denied by Joe Lynn Turner who calls this "Absolutely Not Tree, Fake News"). But Perugino decided to follow his instincts and keep the project alive and move it back towards the original musical style that was established with the early albums. But with Turner out of the picture, who could replace the formidable vocalist? Ronnie's name came about when the label decided that continuing the successful project was a must and that the music being crafted would put it back at the forefront of the scene… assuming the right vocalist was involved. And who better than Romero with his powerful vocal style? With producer Alessandro Del Vecchio as usual handling the songwriting and Perugino overseeing the A&R and creative direction, the new Sunstorm album will surely catch many in the melodic rock fanbase by surprise. For the first time, the amazing Ronnie Romero enters into melodic hard rock territory… and with outstanding results. |