π«πΆπ²π²π¬π΅ - πΆπ½π¬πΉ π»π―π¬ π΄πΆπΌπ΅π»π¨π°π΅ β°οΈ taken from the new album π―πππππ πͺππππ π«πππ out this Friday, October 27. Available to pre-order now here:
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π₯ Directed by Above The Void
ββOver The Mountainβ is a metaphoric song lyrically about people searching for better times and better daysβ explains Don Dokken. βIt seems everybody is always looking for their Shangri-La.β
βMy studio in the Sangre de Cristo mountains has wrap-around windows staring at three mountains ranges and the city lights of Santa Fe below,β continues Don. βYour environment affects what you write. Iβm not staring at a black soundproof wall, Iβm looking out ten windows where I can see Sandia, Ortiz and Jemez mountains, looking at the sunset every day, purple, yellow and pink, and it affects youβ¦ very inspiring.β
Watch/listen to βGypsyβ here: Video by Natalia Jonderko Εmiechowicz.
Watch/listen to βFugitiveβ here: Video directed by Chris Eyre (Dark Winds, Smoke Signals) at Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Filming by Tom Strickfaden.
You can feel that heat off the Sunset Strip and see that hair in the wind as Dokken bring their timeless convertible Ferrari rock βnβ roll power to the table with Heaven Comes Down, an unapologetic celebration of everything Dokken do best. You want to rock? Sink your teeth into βFugitiveβ, which rides some shimmering guitar work courtesy of 20 year member Jon Levin, and if you want ballads, head on over to βIβll Never Give Upβ, hanging on that Coliseum chorus, Levin laying down a landmark solo. The pattern of Heaven Comes Down never falters in delivering the goods on both sides of the fence. βJust Like A Roseβ brings the Pacific Coast Highway to desert plains with its smooth, effortlessly-driven gears, and βSaving Graceβ carries a mystical malevolence. But βSanta Feβ is perhaps the most revealing with Don Dokken opening up with what amounts to a βlife-moment biographyβ: a spartan acoustic arrangement allowing the rich yet road-driven vocals to frame what might well prove to be the defining moment of Dokkenβs career.
Mixed by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Joe Bonamassa) and produced by Bill Palmer and Don Dokken, fans will love it, neutrals will be wonderfully surprised by some of the ingredients within Heaven Comes Down.
Heaven Comes Down will be released this Friday October 27th 2023, on CD Digipak, 12β Vinyl Album in Black and colour variants, digital formats and special D2C products and bundles. Pre-order now at this location:
Dokken Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday 8 November - Jergelβs Rhythm Grille - Warrendale, PA
Friday 10 November - The Robins Theatre - Warren, OH
Saturday 11 November - Piereβs - Fort Wayne IN,
Friday 17 November - Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas, NV
Saturday 18 November -Whisky A Go Go - West Hollywood, CA
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