CAPTAIN BLACK BEARD - "Chasing danger"

When the brand is Swedish and the genre is melodic hard rock, you know it's guaranteed success, most of the time. In 'Chasing Danger' CBB chased the success and hit bullseye. With hooks and choruses that are more addictive than sweat in the summer heat in Europe, the band delivers first class melodic rock. 

You have the BON JOVI influences of the first three albums, the West Coast influences, bands like TOUCH,DRIVE SHE SAID, but also HARDLINE, SIGNAL, TYKETTO, the classic melodies of STYX,LOVERBOY , some real 80s pop/Italo Disco injections to mellow the whole thing with groove and most and above all the songwriting of CBB.

 In modern AOR you have hit single machines like ECLIPSE and also bands like CBB who know how to develop a melodic riff to a more than decent tune. With standout tracks  "When It's Over",  "Piece Of Paradise" , and "Can't You See",  "Chasing Danger" is an exercise in melodic rock and good taste. It might be their   seventh album,and first with new singer Fredrik Vahlgren  but they deliver with passion and fire. Check them out if you don't have them until now.

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