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Title - Fire Rider [Limited Edition DigiPac]
Artist - Winter

Following the latest official album, Pale Horse, from autumn 2021, as well as the re-release of he Best Of album, Looking Back, from spring/summer 2022, the project Winter releases the next long-player, Fire Rider with brand new songs this October.

While Pale Horse was primarily based in the genre of gothic rock, the new songs really hit the creative gas pedal and surprise with an extremely gripping mixture between the aforementioned goth sound (Unholy Blood, Into The Void) and almost classic rock with the style of the 80s as demonstrated by the title song, Fire Rider, the proverbial Children Of The 80s as well as the first single, Pray.

A stylistic description of the mixture on the album is the cover version of the Sisters Of Mercy song Under The Gun, which even in its original version ranges between different genres.

Fire Rider will be released on October 14th, 2022 (Via Bob Media) and will be available on CD, limited edition digipac CD, double vinyl and in digital form.

In addition, the double vinyl and limited edition CD feature a special version of Into The Void with guest singer Florian Grey plus another exclusive bonus track called Shortcut To Your Heart on the vinyl edition.

1. Unholy Blood
2. Fire Rider
3. That Much Is True
4. Child Of The 80s
5. Pray
6. Under The Gun (feat. Nera Mamić)
7. Lost In The Ice
8. Rough Love
9. Violent Dream (feat. Aliz AJ)
10. Into The Void (feat. Florian Grey)
11. You’ve Been On My Mind
12. Can’t Hold Back The Tears
13. Never Again (feat. Angelina DelCarmen)
14. I Want it Black
15. When All Is Said And Done
16. Run Away From Pain (Pale Horse Part III)

This rousing, AOR-imbibed album of great rock tunes one after the other opens on the forthright Unholy Blood and the melodic rock of the titular Fire Rider and then backs those beauties up with the aching yearn buried within That Much Is True, the euphoric Child Of The 80s, the melodic mid-tempo balladry and ’90s vibe of Pray, and then come their rendition of the mesmeric Sisters Of Mercy track Under The Gun (backed by the popular Croatian artist Nera Mamić), the bold AOR of Lost In The Ice and the smash and grab textures of Rough Love.

Up next is my own personal favorite from this new recording, the quite brilliant Violent Dream (featuring 3-octave rock vocalist Aliz AJ) and then comes the free flowing Into The Void (featuring rock/gothic rock/pop musician Florian Grey) and they are in turn followed by the mid-tempo rock balladry of You’ve Been On My Mind, the early ’90s AOR of Can’t Hold Back The Tears, the absolute belter Never Again (featuring power house vocalist Angelina DelCarmen), the album rounding out on the manically-charged I Want it Black, the triumphant When All Is Said And Done, coming to a close on the rhythmic melodiousness of Run Away From Pain (Pale Horse Part III).

Overall, and in musical terms, Fire Rider is bolder and occasionally slightly more aggressive than the previous album, but also very catchy.

A prime example is the song When All Is Said And Done, which perfectly combines a wonderful Chris Isaak vibe in the verses and a rousing up-tempo sound in the chorus.

WINTER - Pray (Official Video 4K)

Winter @ Facebook

Winter @ YouTube

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