Frontiers Records has announced the release of TOBY HITCHCOCK’s debut solo album, Mercury’s Down, on August 23rd in North America and August 26th in Europe.

Toby Hitchcock's name and abilities came to the attention of melodic rock fans when former SURVIVOR founding member Jim Peterik chose him as the lead singer for the band that would mark his return on the scene, PRIDE OF LIONS.

With Pride Of Lions, Toby had the chance to sing on three studio albums which are considered as true classic among the fans. Toby also appeared live fronting the band and his performances at the Lokerse Feesten in Belgium and at the United Forces of Rock in Germany created a vast consensus about his amazing abilities. Often compared to Bobby Kimball (TOTO), Jimi Jamison (Survivor) or Lou Gramm (FOREIGNER), Hitchockc’s voice has the depth, the feeling and the extension of each of them, still keeping his own identity and trademark.

While Pride Of Lions took a small hiatus (but they are already preparing their full comeback album for 2012), Toby took the chance to hook up, under suggestion from Frontiers Records President Serafino Perugino, with the Swedish songwriter and producer Erik Martensson (ECLIPSE), whose name came to prominence when he wrote and produced the very popular W.E.T. album which saw the return of singer JEFF SCOTT SOTO to melodic rock.

Erik’s abilities impressed so much Toby that another marriage made in AOR Heaven could not be avoided! Consequently Erik started to write another bunch of amazing songs which have been sung with ability and passion by Toby.

“I feel really great about this album release and I am looking forward to it. I can't wait for people to listen and hopefully enjoy the music that Erik and I put our hearts into. I love every song on the album. Every song is filled with passion and emotion. They are all amazing!” says Toby.

Mercury’s Down shows and carves in stone the unbelievable talent of two young guns. Toby is definitely a top vocalist and Erik songwriting and producing abilities keep getting better and better. There is no reason to miss this record, which promises to be easily one of the top melodic rock debuts of the year.

Mercury’s Down tracklisting:

'This Is The Moment'

'This Is The Moment'

'Strong Enough'

'How To Stop'

'Let Go'

'One Day I’ll Stop Loving You'

'I Should Have Said'

'If It's To Be (It's Up To Me)'

'Just Say Goodbye'

'Summer Nights In Cabo'

'Tear Down The Barricades'

'A Different Drum'

'Mercury's Down'

Bonus video:

'This Is The Moment'

The first single, 'This Is The Moment', is streaming in full at this location.

Check out the album EPK below: