{"id":1629,"date":"2011-09-21T08:43:29","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T22:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2011-09-24T09:01:27","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T23:01:27","slug":"toby-hitchcock-mercurys-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2011\/09\/toby-hitchcock-mercurys-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Toby Hitchcock – Mercury’s Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 25 words or less: 12 songs of thunderous, intense and uplifting melodic rock.<\/em><\/p>\n

Toby Hitchchcock \u2013 now not exactly a household name to you, our fine readers, but to some of our more learned faithfull, you will be aware of Toby\u2019s work fronting Pride of Lions, the band assembled by Survivor founding member, Jim Peterik.\u00a0 Possessing a truly killer voice, it\u2019s now Toby\u2019s turn to release his debut solo album and what a debut it is!\u00a0 12 songs of thunderous, intense and uplifting melodic rock.<\/p>\n

With the relentless energy of anthemic opening track This Is The Moment, <\/em>the album maintains a high level of intensity right till the very end, whether it be musical or emotional intensity.\u00a0 If it\u2019s not blazing guitars, thunderous drums or a wall of backing vocals leading the charge on some of the most massive choruses you are ever likely to hear, it\u2019s the emotion drenched vocals of Hitchcock on a track like the epic ballad One Day<\/em> I\u2019ll Stop Loving You.<\/em><\/p>\n

Erik Martensson who is surely one of the most identifiable men in melodic rock, lends his prodigious songwriting, instrumental and production talents to the album and if you are already a fan of Erik\u2019s previous work with Eclipse and W.E.T, then this is another essential release to add to the trilogy.\u00a0 This album possesses all the Martensson trademarks and on a song like Tear Down The Barricades <\/em>if I didn\u2019t know it was Toby Hitchcock, I would have told you it was Eclipse.<\/p>\n

Clocking in at nearly 1 hour and ending with the heaviest track on the album, Mercury\u2019s Down, <\/em>you too may feel like your head is going to explode by the end, as there certainly is a lot to digest.\u00a0 Perhaps this isn\u2019t the album you will be choosing at 11am on a Sunday morning after a night out seeing your favourite local band!\u00a0 But ignoring that, this is one incredible album of melodic rock!<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/span><\/h2>\n

Release date:<\/strong> August 26, 2011<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Pride Of Lions, W.E.T, Eclipse, melodic rock<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Frontiers Records\/Riot! Entertainment<\/p>\n

Producer:<\/strong> Erik Martensson<\/p>\n

Track listing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Is The Moment
\nStrong Enough
\nHow To Stop
\nLet Go
\nOne Day I’ll Stop Loving You
\nI Should Have Said
\nIf It’s To Be (It’s Up To Me)
\nJust Say Goodbye
\nSummer Nights In Cabo
\nTear Down The Barricades
\nA Different Drum
\nMercury’s Down<\/p>\n\n

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