Dying to Live (13 album)

Dying to Live is the first full-length studio album by Joel Hoekstra's 13. It was released on October 16, 2015 by Frontiers Records.

Dying to Live

Studio album by Joel Hoekstra's 13
Released	October 16, 2015
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	48:42
Label	Frontiers Records
Producer	Joel Hoekstra

American guitarist Joel Hoekstra is known as a member of the band Whitesnake and for being a former member of Night Ranger. He also contributed to the works of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and to the Broadway musical Rock of Ages. The album was originally announced as a collaboration of Hoekstra with vocalist Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob) on lead vocals, Vinny Appice (ex-Dio and ex-Black Sabbath) on drums and Tony Franklin (ex-Blue Murder, The Firm and ex-Whitesnake) on bass, with vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (of Talisman, W.E.T., Takara, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Humanimal, Soul SirkUS, Axel Rudi Pell and Trans-Siberian Orchestra fame) on backing vocals. Later, Joel Hoekstra decided to record more tracks with Soto on lead vocals and add keyboard player Derek Sherinian to record a few solos.^[1]

The album also features guest appearances by Toby Hitchcock (Pride of Lions) and Chloe Lowery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra).^[2]

Track listing edit

All music and lyrics written by Joel Hoekstra, except Changes, lyrics by Russell Allen

No.	Title	Vocalist	Length
1.	"Say Goodbye to the Sun"	Russell Allen	3:23
2.	"Anymore"	Russell Allen	4:47
3.	"Until I Left You"	Jeff Scott Soto	4:27
4.	"Long for the Days"	Russell Allen	5:37
5.	"Scream"	Jeff Scott Soto, Toby Hitchcock	4:24
6.	"Never Say Never"	Russell Allen	3:58
7.	"Changes"	Russell Allen	4:25
8.	"The Only Way to Go"	Jeff Scott Soto	4:48
9.	"Dying to Live"	Russell Allen, Jeff Scott Soto	4:12
10.	"Start Again"	Jeff Scott Soto	3:48
11.	"What We Believe"	Jeff Scott Soto, Chloe Lowery	5:53
12.	"Never Want" (bonus track on Japanese edition)	Jeff Scott Soto	4:29
13.	"Kill or Be Killed" (bonus track for Digital Download))	Russell Allen	4:29

Toby Hitchcock (Pride of Lions) - lead and backing vocals on track 5, backing vocals on track 8
Chloe Lowery (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) - lead vocals on track 11
Derek Sherinian (Black Country Communion, Planet X, ex-Dream Theater, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) - keyboards
Charlie Zeleny - percussion
Dave Eggar – cello

^ "Joel Hoekstra's 13 - Dying To Live EPK". Frontiers Records Youtube Channel. 2015-07-29.
^ "JOEL HOEKSTRA'S 13: Entire 'Dying To Live' Album Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2016-05-28.