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Finnish band One Desire clearly have the talent to bridge the gap between melodic rock heavyweights of yore and the ‘new breed’ that includes Eclipse, Work Of Art et al. ASOFTWAREmark” gingersoftwareuiphraseguid=“b96d25ad-b97f-4306-b1f4-8ad5ed650e2f” id=“e07b6a7e-b067-4f30-8b24-badca044c74b”>pologise will figure among the genre’s finest tunes of 2017, and it’s not alone on this remarkable debut. Make sure you catch them performing it live – they’re playing on a UK tour with Eclipse this month.

Dave Ling was a co-founder of Classic Rock magazine. His words have appeared in a variety of music publications, including RAW, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Prog, Rock Candy, Fireworks and Sounds. Dave’s life was shaped in 1974 through the purchase of a copy of Sweet’s album ‘Sweet Fanny Adams’, along with early gig experiences from Status Quo, Rush, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Yes and Queen. As a lifelong season ticket holder of Crystal Palace FC, he is completely incapable of uttering the word ‘Br***ton’.

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