Royal Bliss
Aug 18, 2022
Hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, Royal Bliss is lead vocalist Neal Middleton, guitarist Taylor Richards, drummer Jake Smith and bass player Brian Hennesy. They have been making their mark for years with a consistent work ethic of writing, recording, and touring that have helped build the success of the band. Their wide variety of influences from Led Zeppelin to Johnny Cash mold the sound that is uniquely theirs and cannot be denied.
Royal Bliss signed with Capitol Records in 2009 and saw the debut album "Life In-Between" chart on the Billboard Top 200 and hit #1 in Billboard Heatseekers. In 2012 the independently released "Waiting Out The Storm" reached #9 on the iTunes Rock Chart, hit #2 in Billboard Heatseekers and produced the fan favorite “Crazy." In 2014, "Chasing The Sun" was recorded and released again on their own label, Air Castle Records, with distribution through Universal (INgrooves) Music Group. On that album, the alternative roots of the band shined on the album’s single “Cry Sister”, which climbed the Active Rock chart and was Royal Bliss’ 6th Single to crack the top 50 on Active Rock radio.
Royal Bliss came back in 2018 with a vengeance. They released “Devil with Angel Eyes” which made it to Top 50 on Mediabase and BDS charts, a music video quickly hit 1 Million views and headlined a tour across the United States. 2019 was also a strong year for Royal Bliss with the single, “Hard and Loud,” "Pain" and "Paranoid" from their self-titled "Royal Bliss" album. That album also featured the single "Medication" with Shim.
Now Royal Bliss are back and have released their new single ‘Black Rhino’ taken from their forthcoming album set for release 2023. The explosive new track touches upon surviving life as a touring musician whilst their music continues to tell a story and rock out with a good party crowd. Middleton said, “We started writing ‘Black Rhino’ in 2019 and the original meaning was about surviving as a live touring rock band in today's crazy music industry. We finished the song in 2020 during the pandemic, so the lyrics ended up reflecting the times as well. It made me think that we are all an endangered species and life is a bit more fragile than we all thought. The ultimate theme of the song though, is we will pull through this if we stay strong and work together.”