Artist On The Rise: Royal Bliss

For Fans Of: Foo Fighters, Pop Evil

Genre: Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge

Top Tracks: Here They Come, Second Try, Brave, Devils & Angels, Save Me, We Did Nothing Wrong, Sunburn, Bleed My Soul, Wake Up, I Got This, Crazy

After balcony falls, totaled cars, lawsuits, and even a punctured face, Royal Bliss has endured and grown into a Billboard Top 200 band. Their latest album, Waiting Out The Storm, was released with rave reviews in January 2012 as possibly their best effort yet.

Waiting Out The Storm opens with a funky bass line, breathy singing, and anticipation. Lead singer Middleton's heavy vocals quickly explode, complemented by powerful guitars and percussion. But this single "I Got This" is far from the only gem of the album.

The southern-rock blues jam, "Bleed My Soul", is contagious and reminiscent of Slash's work with Myles Kennedy and "Wake Up" is poignant, powerful, and overall melodically hard-hitting. "Singing For Our Lives", "I Will Catch You", and especially "Crazy" cause for a hopeful outlook after a troubled past.

"Sunburn" boasts Middleton's commanding voice coupled with a catchy Fuel-like guitar hook. "High On Fire" feels like a dark warning without losing any charm similarly to the Foo Fighters. And fan favorite "I Love You" is a violently aggressive emotional acoustic ballad.

Although their past albums, like Life In-Between and After the Chaos II, are consistently good, Royal Bliss flirts with greatness in Waiting Out The Storm. With continued improvement and passion, Royal Bliss may very well break out to global rockstar status with their next album.