{"id":81475,"date":"2020-06-25T12:33:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T17:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=81475"},"modified":"2020-06-25T12:40:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T17:40:39","slug":"derek-davis-ballad-the-war-of-love-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=81475","title":{"rendered":"Derek Davis &#8211; Ballad &#8220;The War Of Love&#8221; Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  data-gnlv=\"hey\" src=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/derekdavis1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81477\" width=\"410\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/derekdavis1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/derekdavis1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/derekdavis1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/derekdavis1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/derekdavis1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/derekdavis1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/derekdavis1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/derekdavis1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Derek Davis<\/strong> is no stranger to the top of the music charts. As frontman and songwriter for the successful Arista Records rock band \u201c<strong>Babylon A.D.<\/strong>\u201d Davis&#8217; songs achieved Gold record status and multiple Top 10 AOR chart success. His two recent iTunes Blues Chart #1 singles, &#8220;Mississippi Mud&#8221; and &#8220;Death Letter,&#8221; from his album \u201cResonator Blues\u201d released last year shows Davis is at the top of his game.The new single, an acoustic ballad about heartbreak and suffering in a relationship turned toxic, lends vivid story telling and an emotional vocal performance that shows off Davis\u2019s creativity, and is one of his best to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8220;It\u2019s a War Of Love, wounded by the battles, broken inside<br \/>It\u2019s a War Of Love, nothing really matters, who wins this fight<br \/>It\u2019s a War now baby, hearts will be shattered out on the front lines<br \/>It\u2019s a War Of Love, we\u2019re picking up the pieces of us tonight!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The new song can be purchased at:<br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/link.rm0004.net\/go\/pIRZSyaTN6yAvjc32yR6Tw2\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/the-war-of-love-single\/1519132164<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The War Of Love by Derek Davis - Original Breakup Video - Dance Performance - Acoustic Ballads\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jvXyPTOy4bI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Derek Davis hails from Oakland CA. A natural-born singer\/songwriter\/musician and gifted performer, Davis began playing drums at the age of 11, later switching to vocals and guitar. He began his professional music career at the age of 16, writing songs, fronting bands, and headlining clubs, bars, and other music venues in the San Francisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">As a former \u201cArista Records\u201d recording artist with hard rock band \u201cBabylon A.D.\u2019 signed by the legendary music mogul \u201cClive Davis\u201d. Derek has released 12 records to date including his three solo records, \u2018Revolt\u2019, \u2019Revolutionary Soul\u2019 and last years critically acclaimed \u2018Resonator Blues\u2019 which produced two #1 iTunes Blues singles \u201cMississippi Mud\u2019 and \u201cDeath Letter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">As a songwriter\/co-publisher with Virgin\/EMI Records. Derek has had many of his songs covered by other artists and several songs placed in films and TV, He is the consummate songwriter, singer, musician, producer and showman and has done extensive tours across the U.S. and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">His new band &#8220;Derek Davis &amp; the Revolutionary Souls&#8221; released their first single\/video in April 2020 titled &#8220;Pandemic Blues&#8221; (The Summer Days) Via WTF Sci-Fi Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The new ballad \u201cThe War Of Love\u201d is his latest solo single release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Contact: <a href=\"mailto:derekdavismusic@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">derekdavismusic@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/link.rm0004.net\/go\/pIRZSyjbMwmx85IaSrTQNw2\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/derekdavismusic.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derek Davis is no stranger to the top of the music charts. 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