{"id":62083,"date":"2017-11-20T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=62083"},"modified":"2017-11-20T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:47:23","slug":"news-raintimes-release-self-titled-debut-studio-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-raintimes-release-self-titled-debut-studio-album\/","title":{"rendered":"RAINTIMES Stream New Song \u2018Make My Day\u2019 (November 20th, 2017) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

RAINTIMES Stream New Song \u2018Make My Day\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nNovember 20th, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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International AOR \/ melodic rock project Raintimes have made the track \u2018Make My Day\u2019 available for streaming through YouTube, which can be accessed below.<\/p>\n

Raintimes issue their self-titled debut full-length studio album on December 1st, 2017 through Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n

Drummer Pierpaolo Monti commented: \u201cRaintimes<\/em> is an album that I really wanted to use as a tribute to show my love and admiration for The Storm. I have played to death their two albums, especially Eye Of The Storm (1991); their mid-tempos, steeped in pure melodic class, are the perfect crossroad between AOR and melodic rock. The choice of Michael Shotton as frontman, however, was based not only on my admiration for his talents, but because I wanted to give a strong personality to the album and make the music more personal and original.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raintimes<\/em> was recorded at PriStudio in Bologna, Italy and produced by Davide Barbieri and Pierpaolo Monti. Mixing and mastering was handled by Roberto Priori, also at PriStudio.<\/p>\n

The outing includes guest contributions from Niclas Olsson (Alyson Avenue), Philip Lindstrand, Alessandro Del Vecchio (Edge Of Forever \/ Hardline \/ Jorn), Erica Trovato, Jes\u00fas Esp\u00edn, Daniel Flores (The Murder Of My Sweet \/ Mind\u2019s Eye) and Michele Luppi (Secret Sphere \/ Whitesnake \/ ex-Vision Divine).<\/p>\n

The tracks \u2018Swan\u2019 and \u2018Don\u2019t Ever Give Up\u2019 can also be streamed below.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Forever Gone\u2019
\n02. \u2018Make My Day\u2019
\n03. \u2018Don\u2019t Ever Give Up\u2019
\n04. \u2018Swan\u2019
\n05. \u2018I Need Tonight\u2019
\n06. \u2018Raintimes\u2019
\n07. \u2018Just A Little Bit More\u2019
\n08. \u2018Empty Days\u2019
\n09. \u2018Together As Friends\u2019
\n10. \u2018Missing Piece\u2019
\n11. \u2018I See The Light\u2019<\/p>\n

Raintimes\u2019 line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Michael Shotton (vocals; Von Groove)
\nIv\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez (guitar; Secret \/ 91 Suite)
\nSven Larsson (guitar; Street Talk \/ Charming Grace)
\nAndrea Gipponi (bass; Room Experience)
\nPierpaolo \u201cZorro\u201d Monti (drums; Shining Line \/ Charming Grace \/ Room Experience)
\nDavide \u201cDave Rox\u201d Barbieri (keyboards; Wheels Of Fire \/ Charming Grace \/ Room Experience)<\/p>\n

Special guests:<\/p>\n

Niclas Olsson (keyboards on \u2018I Need Tonight\u2019)
\nPhilip Lindstrand (backing vocals on \u2018I Need Tonight\u2019)
\nAlessandro Del Vecchio (keyboards and backing vocals on \u2018Just A Little Bit More\u2019)
\nErica Trovato (backing vocals on \u2018Together As Friends\u2019)
\nJes\u00fas Esp\u00edn (backing vocals on \u2018Missing Piece\u2019)
\nDaniel Flores (percussion on \u2018I See The Light\u2019)
\nMichele Luppi (keyboards on \u2018I See The Light\u2019)<\/p>\n

An official lyric video was created for the track \u2018Forever Gone\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n