2025 release. It is possible, maybe even likely that only keen-eared archaeologists of rock and those driven to dig deeper into the record racks will know of the great melodic hard rock band, Alliance. It would be news to some that their near thirty-year collaboration has previously yielded six highly regarded studio albums and that their almost secretively rare live shows could be counted on a single hand. Their new release, Before Our Eyes their first on the Frontiers label, the first in several years following Bond of Union (1996), Alliance (1997), Missing Piece (1999), Destination Known (2007), Road to Heaven (2008) and Fire and Grace (2018) marks their 7th offering. You would be wrong to assume that the semi-occasional nature of their efforts indicates a lack of commitment or waning passion. For this album, the core of the band remains the same with guitarist Gary Pihl (Boston), drummer Mr. David Lauser (Sammy Hagar) and bassist Robert Berry (3, GTR).