The album is often referred to as studio album number seven, given that Calm Before the Storm 2 was re-recording; a "7" also features prominently on the cover artwork. And as they do…there’s an echo from behind the stage, and banter teases about the rain and that it never rains in Wales! They've been remarkably consistent - not to say a little bit same-y - ever since, albeit with the Celtic influences in their music becoming stronger around the time of 2001's "Belief". Fire Never Fades’ keeps that strong mid tempo melodic rock ride going, and you’ll be impressed by the sheer quality.

That's especially notable on I Always Will, though it's there to a greater or lesser degree on all four of those songs, surprising me to realise that there's a light/heavy line between Bryan Adams and Magnum. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. A kind of revamped “Blood On Blood” by Bon Jovi, but its difficult to shake the thoughts of Phil Lynott here. That just leaves us with one and we close with the sadness-tinged ‘Thy Kingdome Come’ which rides out in fluid melodic style. Only the Good Die Yung’ adds a little more drive and heads for the highway, it’s still as melodic but gets a bit more rockier as it mixes the vibe of Journey with Tyketto and Bryan Adams via Richard Marx.The new album has a harder rock edge than previous albums, while still retaining the atmospheric sound, and anthemic melodies that has become the band’s signature trademark.

By this time, Dare had released five singles that had charted in the UK Singles Chart: "Abandon" (No.They may have taken the scenic route but Cardinal Black are finally here, and they've got plenty of stories to tell. Lovers and Friends is too soft for my tastes and, while Only the Good Die Young and Grace aren't, I have to say that they're not far away. The summation concludes, "there are no fillers here – 11 great tracks of keyboard and guitar framed music; this is a wonderful album that takes a step back from the Celtic influences of recent times and a huge step back towards straight ahead moody AOR".