DREAM CHILD Unveil Music Video For ‘Midnight Song’ Track
September 14th, 2018
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Hard rock / metal group Dream Child, featuring former members of Dio, AC/DC and Quiet Riot, have filmed a music video for the track ‘Midnight Song’. Directed by Jamie Brown, the clip can be viewed below.
Guitarist Craig Goldy commented: “When Chas West and I wrote ‘Midnight Song’, I had the music and he and I had the melody lines – but we needed a story line and a title to start the lyrics off with. Then Chas told me about an old term called a ‘midnight song’. It’s whatever’s bugging you and keeping you from sleeping at night. Whatever that is, that’s your midnight song! I thought that was a cool premise to write about within the confines of our melody lines.
“I think it turned out rather well. It has a bit of a Whitesnake / Rainbow / Deep Purple kinda thing going on, with a tough yet sleazy sort of feel. I’ve always liked that sort of song-element combination.
“The video was fun. Jamie is a great director / videographer. He got a studio where there were individual rooms that had a very authentic look to them – a jail cell, an interrogation room, an apartment, bar, hospital bed and so forth. When he and I were discussing the videos, he’d pick up on things in the lyrics that I didn’t think about using as a ‘scene’, much like he did for our first video, ‘Under The Wire’. There were a lot of great people at this shoot; we had a lot of fun, and Jamie never seemed to run out of creative ideas – especially in the post-production of this video, where his gifts really shine.”
Dream Child issued debut full-length studio album Until Death Do We Meet Again on September 14th, 2018 through Frontiers Music Srl.
Goldy added: “During the very first public memorial for our most beloved Ronnie James Dio, I had mentioned that whenever I do start writing original material again that I would utilize everything that I had learned from working side by side with the Master for so many years in such a way that I would hope to make him proud… and here it is! The name is inspired by one of his lyrics on the Dream Evil album (July 1987) and the nickname he gave me at the time, Dream Child!
“We are so very fortunate to have bassist Rudy Sarzo as a featured guest, Simon Wright on drums, Wayne Findlay on guitars and keyboards, and a surprise vocal discovery from Argentina, Diego Valdez, whose voice will send shivers up your spine!
“This album will bring back memories of the days most people have thought were long gone and never to return, yet it is also new and fresh enough to be unique with some unexpected twists and turns!! No more ‘same old, same old’ here, no fillers. Every song is an oasis in the desert and a rare gem in the coalmines of life in this new world that thinks the past greatness of rock would remain in the past. We’ve brought it back to life once again!!
“I am very proud of this album and all who have made this become a reality. There are some big names who’ve lent a hand in the writing and I am amazed at the new and aggressive sound that producer Alessandro Del Vecchio has brought to these songs! I hope you all agree…”
The track listing is as follows;
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01. ‘Under The Wire’
02. ‘You Can’t Take Me Down’
03. ‘Game Of Shadows’
04. ‘It Is What It Is’
05. ‘Playin’ With Fire’
06. ‘Light Of The Dark’
07. ‘Midnight Song’
08. ‘Until Death Do We Meet Again’
09. ‘Washed Upon The Shore’
10. ‘In A World So Cold’
11. ‘Weird World’
12. ‘One Step Beyond The Grave’
Dream Child’s line-up is as follows;
Diego Valdez (vocals, Helker)
Craig Goldy (guitars, ex-Dio / ex-Giuffria)
Wayne Findlay (guitars and keyboards, ex- MSG)
Rudy Sarzo (bass, ex-Quiet Riot / ex-Ozzy Osbourne / ex-Whitesnake, ex-Dio)
Simon Wright (drums, ex-AC/DC / ex-Dio / Operation: Mindcrime)
Directed by Jamie Brown, a music video was also filmed for the track ‘Under The Wire’, which can be viewed below.
Promotional photograph by Alex Solca.
