Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow is the fourth album, carefully binding a smooth AOR feel to melodic metal with hard guitar. Released on Frontiers in May 2016. It came about because Turner wanted to return to melody while keeping the hardness of his parallel project Rated X, so he asked Alessandro Del Vecchio for production and songwriting. The new lineup has DGM's Simone Mularoni (guitar), Nik Mazzucconi (bass) and Francesco Jovino (drums) — Jovino appears only on this album. Four years on from the last record, the band's personnel had turned over completely. Emotive vocals, thick choruses and keyboard color give the songs a grown-up brilliance. The melodies are approachable but the sound has ample force; Turner himself said he'd call it melodic metal. From the advance single “The Sound of Goodbye” and the title track to the closing “Burning Fire,” it moves naturally between ballad delicacy and up-tempo lift, and the album flows as a whole — a satisfying record for savoring refined vocal-led rock.