Biography
Hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, Royal Bliss has 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. Their music speaks to the common man, tells a story and rocks out with a good party crowd, all the while being delivered by the inimitable deep and raspy voice of front man, Neal Middleton.
Royal Bliss began as a rock band achieving early success with their music on several rock radio stations. In 2009 their Capitol Records debut ‘Life In-Between’ charted on the Billboard Top 200 and was #1 in Billboard Heatseekrs. In 2012, the independently released ‘Waiting Out The Storm’ reached #9 on the iTunes Rock chart and hit #2 in Billboard Heatseekers. 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 the ‘Chasing The Sun’ album, the alternative roots of the band shined on the album’s single “Cry Sister” that climbed the Active Rock chart (to #31) and was Royal Bliss’ sixth single to crack the Top 50 on Active Rock radio.
After a brief hiatus from the rock world, 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 and headlined a tour across the U.S. 2019 was a big year for Royal Bliss as their first single, “Hard and Loud,” charted in the top 40 Active Rock chart, the second single “Pain” broke Top 30 on all charts and the current single “Paranoid,” broke Top 20 (at #18). Royal Bliss release a self-titled album in April 2019 before heading back to the studio to record their next release due out in late 2020.
Royal Bliss has headlined many tours as well as supported several acts in a range of genres from rock to alternative which has grown them into seasoned and dynamic live performers along with allowing them to build a solid fan base across the country. “We have always done our own thing by singing songs about things that are real and that are happening to us in the current state of the world, “says Middleton.
ROYAL BLISS is:
Neal Middleton – Lead Vocals, Guitar
Taylor Richards – Guitars
Vocals Jake Smith – Drums, Percussion
Brian Hennesy – Bass, Vocals
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