Former Saga vocalist Rob Moratti will release his sixth solo studio album, Sovereign, on 12th December, via Frontiers Music Srl. Ahead of that and out now is the first single and official lyric video taken from it, ‘Don’t Give Up On Love’.
Talking about the new track, Moratti stated: “It is the perfect opener. Most of us have struggled with relationships and this song is packed with the most powerful positive energy; you can feel it! We are all here for each other to lean on and help you win again. We hurt and we heal. We learn from our mistakes. Just don’t give up on love”.
Rob commented on the upcoming release, he added: “My new album Sovereign is packed with great songs and monster players. I promise you, this is my very best album and production”.
Formerly lead vocalist of Moratti, Final Frontier and of course Saga, Moratti is known for his astonishing range and Sovereign is his second album for the Frontiers label, following on from Epical. It features a stellar cast of contributing writers and performers, including Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, ex-Night Ranger) on lead guitar, Tony Franklin (ex-The Firm, Blue Murder) on bass, Felix Borg on drums (and co-writing), Fredrik Bergh on keyboards (and co-writing) and Pete Alpenborg (who also contributes rhythm guitar and keyboards).
Moratti started his professional singing career in the early 90s as lead vocalist and songwriter of the band Moratti, soon garnering airplay in Japan and Europe. In 2002, his future went forward with Final Frontier, a band with whom he has released four melodic-minded metal albums.
Over the years, despite all the changes in the music scene, Moratti ‘s perseverance and passion have stayed strong. His talent captured the attention of the multi-platinum selling legendary progressive rock band Saga and in 2008 became the new vocalist for the band, appearing on 2009’s The Human Condition and staying with them until 2011.
Sovereign features the tracks: ‘Don’t Give Up On Love’, ‘Can’t Let You Go’, ‘Every Word’, ‘Waiting’, ‘Locked Down’, ‘Two Hearts’, ‘In The Air Tonight’, ‘I’ll Never Break Your Heart’, ‘The Calling’, ‘Angel’ and ‘This Is Forever’ – It can be ordered here.
