Royal Bliss
Self-described crafters of "heartland rock," hard rock band Royal Bliss formed in 1997 in Salt Lake City, Utah when guitarist Chris Harding met singer Neal Middleton at a Middleton solo gig. The band played and toured constantly in the Salt Lake area, building a solid fan base, finally settling on a lineup that included Middleton on vocals, Harding, and Taylor Richards on guitar, Jake Smith on drums, and Tommy Gunn on bass.
The group released the seven-song CD Free Again in 1998, following it up with the EP Gimmie a Little Bliss in 1999 and the full-length Old's Cool in 2001. Also appearing in 2001 was King Size, which included what would become several fan favorites. After the Chaos was issued in 2005, and again in modified form in 2006 as After the Chaos II. Thanks to a national distribution deal and strong sales, Royal Bliss caught the attention of Capitol Records, which released Life In-Between as part of a joint collaboration between Merovingian Music and Caroline Records in 2009. It cracked the Billboard 200, a first for the band. That same year saw the EP Live and Acoustic in Studio A and a holiday single called "I Just Want You (For Christmas)." The group's next two full-length studio albums, 2012's Waiting Out the Storm and 2014's Chasing the Sun, were released on their own Air Castle label.
The band had been touring steadily over the years and underwent some lineup changes before they relocated to Nashville, Tennessee for their next record and a fresh start of sorts. Invigorated by the finger-picking flair of their newest member, guitar and banjo player Sean Hennesy, Royal Bliss' next release incorporated a stronger country influence without letting up on their hard rock delivery. Self-released in 2016, The Truth EP featured the lineup of Middleton, Richards, Smith, Hennesy, and bassist Dwayne Crawford.
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Discography
53 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Cry Sister (Radio Edit)
Rock - Released by Royal Bliss on 29 Oct 2013
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I Touch Myself
Alternative & Indie - Released by Air Castle Records on 20 Nov 2024
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Through Hell
Alternative & Indie - Released by Air Castle Records | Citizen Soldier LLC on 15 Mar 2023
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Survival
Alternative & Indie - Released by Air Castle Records on 7 Apr 2023
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Blood, Wood & Steel
Rock - Released by Air Castle Records on 16 Aug 2024
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Through Hell (Acoustic)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Air Castle Records | Citizen Soldier LLC on 25 Dec 2023
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Medication (feat. Shim)
Rock - Released by Explorer1 on 14 Aug 2020
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Waiting Out the Storm (Deluxe Edition)
Rock - Released by Royal Bliss on 24 Jan 2012
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Runnin' Down A Dream
Rock - Released by Air Castle Records on 24 Jun 2022
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Black Rhino
Alternative & Indie - Released by Air Castle Records on 6 Aug 2021
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Going To California
Rock - Released by Royal Bliss on 25 May 2021
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Our Favorite Things
Ambient/New Age - Released by Royal Bliss on 4 Dec 2020
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I Was Drunk (25th Anniversary Version)
Rock - Released by Air Castle Records on 11 Aug 2023
Available in24-Bit/48 kHz Stereo