JUST THIS ONCE Out Now!!!

Art Of Melody Music &

are glad to announce that "Just This Once", first single taken from

's debut album

"Portraits", is now available online for streaming, accompanied by a video shot by

https://youtu.be/ckTGbBT-w7Y?si=UI_lPSVM97Deta2

When asked about the real hidden meaning behind the song, frontman Alex Mari states: "A look, a desire, a moment made for you. You in the crowd. We will have belonged to each other... But only that once".

The band was founded a decade ago under the name "Alex Mari & The Lovers", with the aim of writing original material. Meanwhile, in order to create good chemistry between the members, the group began playing together on several live shows, performing cover songs of legendary international artists just like Queen, Toto, Police and AC/DC.

After few line-up changes, the band was finalized with three members: Alex Mari (

Michele Luppi Band

Barock Project

Ophiura

, plus guest appearances as studio backing vocalist with

Rhapsody Of Fire

) on vocals, Gianluca Pisana on drums and backing vocals, and Sebastiano Barbirato on guitar and backing vocals. For their debut album, they established their new identity with the name, Night Pleasure Hotel.

The first studio chapter of this very promising trio offers a perfect slice of classic American AOR, reminiscent of

(Bickler era),

and

. The album features contributions from talented special guest stars – Michele Luppi (Whitesnake),

Luca Zabbini

(Barock Project, PFM),

Paolo Caridi

(Ellefson-Soto, Reb Beach, Geoff Tate, Krell), Gianluca Tagliavini (PFM),

Roberto Galli

(Michele Luppi's Heaven, Danger Zone, Wheels Of Fire) and

Iarin Munari

(Red Canzian, Roberto Vecchioni, Paolo Vallesi).

Night Pleasure Hotel are sure to become one of the best newcomers of the current melodic rock scene, thanks to their infectious sound, mixed and mastered by Roberto Priori (Danger Zone, Wheels Of Fire, Raintimes, StreetLore).

The release of "Portraits" is scheduled for May 31, 2024 via Art Of Melody Music / Burning Minds Music Group. The CD booklet features introductory liner notes written by Samuele Mannini (

MelodicRock.it

), while cover art and CD graphics have been developed by

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Tracklist:

01. Niko