The Road to Hell (Sunstorm album)

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The Road to Hell
Sunstorm The Road to Hell.jpg
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ReleasedJune 8, 2018
Studio
  • Ivorytears Music Works, Somma Lombardo, Italy;
  • Studio Faust Records and First Floor Studios, Prague, Czech Republic;
  • Domination Studio, San Marino, San Marino;
  • Oyez Studio, Lecco, Italy
Genre
Length45:28(International edition)
49:52 (Japanese edition)
Label
  • Frontiers (International edition)
  • Ward Records (Japanese edition)
  • Irond (Russian edition)
Producer Alessandro Del Vecchio
Sunstorm chronology
Edge of Tomorrow
(2016)
The Road to Hell
(2018)
Afterlife
(2021)
Singles from The Road to Hell
  1. "Only the Good Will Survive"
    Released: April 16, 2018
  2. "The Road to Hell"
    Released: May 16, 2018
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The Road to Hell is the fifth studio album recorded by Sunstorm featuring American singer Joe Lynn Turner, [6] with production from Hardline's Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Del Vecchio. [7] It is the only album with Edo Sala on drums and the last to feature founding vocalist Turner.

Contents

It was released via Frontiers Records [8] on June 8, 2018 [9] [10] and it was preceded by the singles "Only The Good Will Survive" on April 16, 2018 [11] and "The Road to Hell" on May 16, 2018. [12] [13] [14]

Track listing

[15]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Only the Good Will Survive" Alessandro Del Vecchio, Simone Mularoni, Joe Lynn Turner 4:14
2."The Road to Hell"Del Vecchio, Jonas Hornqvist4:23
3."On the Edge"Del Vecchio, Soren Kronqvist, Daniel Palmqvist, Turner3:54
4."Blind the Sky"Del Vecchio, Mularoni, Turner4:33
5."My Eyes on You"Del Vecchio, Pete Alpenborg, Turner4:26
6."Future to Come"Del Vecchio, Turner3:34
7."Everywhere"Del Vecchio, Turner4:24
8."Resurrection"Del Vecchio, Mularoni, Turner3:57
9."Calling"Del Vecchio, Mularoni, Turner4:20
10."State of the Heart"Del Vecchio, Alpenborg, Turner3:27
11."Still Fighting"Del Vecchio, Mularoni, Turner4:16
Total length:45:28
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Everywhere" (acoustic version)Del Vecchio, Turner4:24

Personnel

Sunstorm [16]

Additional personnel [17]

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