TURKISH DELIGHT – Volume III [+4 bonus tracks] (2025), MP3+FLAC

Escape Music is about to release the brand-new studio album from the Turkish Delight terrific project: ”TURKISH DELIGHT – Volume III”. “Turkish Delight: Volume III” is a celebration of the label’s owner Khalil Turk lifelong passion for melodic rock, hard rock, and AOR — the very music he has championed for over 30 years as co-owner of Escape Music.

This new volume feature new songs written by Fredrik Folkare (Eclipse), Peter Hallgren (Nordic Union), Steve Mann (MSG / Lionheart), Steve Overland (FM / Lonerider), Robin McAuley (MSG / Black Swan), Mick Devine (Seven), and Chris Childs (Thunder / Lonerider).
The album also showcases an impressive line-up of musicians including Steve Walsh & David Ragsdale (Kansas), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Harry Hess (Harem Scarem / First Signal), Kee Marcello (Europe), Andrew Freeman (Great White / Last In Line), Howard Leese (Heart / Bad Company), Marty Friedman (Megadeth), Billy Sheehan (Talas / Mr. Big), Ralf Sheepers (Primal Fear), Jeff Pilson (Foreigner), Kent Hilli, Josh Devine (One Direction), Dino Jelusick, Jerome Mazza (Pinnacle Point), Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath), Chuck Wright (House of Lords), James LaBrie (Dream Theatre), Laurence Archer (Thin Lizzy), and Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot), and the impressive list continues…

”TURKISH DELIGHT – Volume III” continues delivering Melodic Rock / AOR delight, however this Vol. III also adds quite heavy, hard rocking stuff such as ‘I Am The Night’, which sees a fantastic team coming together to produce a stunning slice of 80s Hard Rock in the tradition of Dio and Black Sabbath, featuring such superb musicians as Vinnie Appice, Doug Aldrich, Andrew Freeman, Chuck Wright, Fredrik Folkare and Mark Mangold, this is a totally legitimate follow-up to those classic songs from albums such as ‘Heaven And Hell’ and ‘Holy Diver’.
We have here as well 4 additional tracks recorded for this volume but not included into the final release.

1. A Moment Of Truth (ft. James Labrie)
2. Out Of The Dark (ft. Harry Hess)
3. City Of Lights (ft. Steve Walsh, Jerome Mazza)
4. The Voice Inside (ft. Steve Overland, Kee Marcello)
5. In The Shadows Of The Night (ft. Dan Reed)
6. Bag Of Your Bones (ft. Dino Jelusick, Jimmy Westurland, Ivan Keller)
7. Chasing The Dream (ft. Robin McAuley, Howard Leese)
8. History (ft. Jerome Mazza, Mick Box)
9. I Am The Night (ft. Andrew Freeman, Doug Aldrich)
10. Rose In Hell (ft. Glenn Hughes, Mike Slamer)
11. Closer To Heaven (ft. Kent Hilli)
12. The Nero Decree (ft. Marty Friedman, Ralf Scheepers)
13. Turn Your Head Around (ft. Mick Devine)
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14 – Curiosity (feat. Pekka Heino, Mark Mangold)
15 – Surrounded (feat. Robbie LaBlanc, Newman)
16 – Listen Well (feat. Chris Ousey)
17 – Devotion (feat. Robin McAuley, Fredrik Folkare)

Featuring musicians:
Steve Walsh (Kansas/Street)
Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple)
Robin McAuley (MSG/Black Swan/solo)
Steve Overland (FM/Lonerider)
Kent Hilli: Vocals (Giant/Perfect Plan)
Ralf Sheepers (Primal Fears/Gamma Ray)
Jerome Mazza (Pinnacle Point/Kansas)
Dan Reed (Dan Reed Network)
Andrew Freeman (Great White/Last In Line)
Mick Devine (Seven/The Roads)
Mick Box (Uriah Heep)
Kee Marcello: Lead guitars
Marty Friedman: Lead guitar
Howard Leese (Heart/Bad Company)
Mike Slamer (Streets/Seventh Key/Steve Walsh/City Boy)
Doug Aldrich: Lead guitar (Whitesnake/ The Dead Daisies/Dio)
Mitch Perry: Guitars (MSG)
Ivan Keller: Lead guitar (Jelusick)
Laurence Archer (Grand Slam/Thin Lizzy/solo)
Fredrik Folkare (Unleashed/Eclipse)
Robby Boebel RIP: Guitars (Ray Of Light/Frontline/Phantom 5)
Vinny Appice: Drums (Last In Line/Black Sabbath/Dio)
Ian Paice: Drums (Deep Purple)
Josh Devine (One Direction/Levara/Sign Of The Wolf)
Johan Kullberg (Hammerfall)
Chuck Wright: Bass (House of Lords/Giuffria)
Steve Mann (MSG/Lionheart)
Chris Childs (Thunder/Lonerider/Tyketto)
Nick Foley (Atack)
Jeff Pilson (Foreinger/Black Swan/Lynch Mob)
Billy Sheehan (Mr Big/The Flood/ Winery Dog)
Adam Wakeman (Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne)
David Ragsdale: Violin (Kansas)
Robert Sall: Lead guitar (Work of Art/W.E.T/Overland)
Mark Mangold: Keyboards (Keys/Touch/Drive She Said)
Matteo Filippini: Rhythm guitar
Barend Courbois: Bass (MSG/Micheael Schenker Group)
Bodo Schopf: Drums (MSG/Micheael Schenker Group)
Rocky Newton: Bass (Lionheart/Grand Slam)
Gregg Fox: Keyboards (Renaissance Rock Orchestra)
Michael T.Ross (Hardline/Missing Persons/XYZ/Lita Ford)
Kjell Haraldsson (Glen Hughes)
Alessandro Mori: Drums
Nik Mazzucconi: Bass

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