Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Album: Wired, out now via Frontiers Music
Eclipse have been kicking ass in the retro hard rock realm for quite a while now, but their latest release feels like a whole new animal altogether. Embracing the hooks of Bon Jovi and Def Leppard, the riffs of The Scorpions, and the songwriting prowess of Bryan Adams – though this is more the Summer of ’89 than ’69. Eclipse can stand leather-clad shoulder-to-shoulder with The Night Flight Orchestra as the lead for the throwback hard rock throne. Much of Wired feels tailor-made to hit that platonic ideal of what you picture when you think of empowering 80s arena anthems, albeit with much smarter songwriting and truly tasty guitarwork. If “Run for Cover” or “Dying Breed” doesn’t get your blood pumping, then you may want to make an appointment with a local cardiologist. Everything about this record sounds like a party waiting to happen, and that was no accident, as vocalist Erik Mårtensson explains:
“I think we wrote the album that we wanted to listen to at a post–pandemic party. A lot of bands and artists have written quite dark and mellow albums during this period, but when we started to write, mostly up-tempo songs with great vibes came out. [That] wasn’t the plan; it just happened.”
Watch the video for “Roses On Your Grave” here:
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Photo courtesy of Terje Dokken
