‘Time To Die’ EP - Exclusive!
- GDV Rocker
- 24 hours ago
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‘Blade Runner’ is surely one of the most iconic movies of the early 80s, if not of all time to date. While not a financial success on release, the movie found its audience later on VHS and then DVD, and is now rightly regarded as an absolute classic.
While much of the movie’s success can be laid at the feet of director Ridley Scott and his amazing futuristic noir look, alongside Harrison Ford’s laconic portrayal of Deckard, one of the truly memorable characters from this 1882 movie is surely Rutger Hauer’s portrayal of Roy Batty, a replicant combat model whose deep desire for life beyond his programmed 4 years was the main crux of the whole movie.
His monologue at the end of the movie is rightly regarded as one of the best speeches in movie history, and in an amazing instance of kismet, this speech, word for word, is repeated in the chorus of ‘Time To Die’.
Melodic Hard Rock and Hard SF Noir fuse together to form an absolutely awesome tribute to the memory of Rutger Hauer/Roy Batty, one of the genre’s most mis-understood and sympathetic ‘villains’.
Mixed and mastered by Tommy Denander, the song is from the upcoming album ‘REVOLUTION’ by Gabrielle de Val, a release which sees the German/Spanish chanteuse exceed even the wonderfully received ‘I Am the Hammer’
The EP also sees a further three unreleased tracks: the modern AOR bombast of ‘Shine’ by Tommy Denander and the beautifully poignant ‘The Jig-Saw Man’ by De Val/Mee. Both tracks were removed from ‘I Am, The Hammer’ at the last minute. The final track is the original version of ‘Hold On’, a duet with Seven’s Mick Devine. This track was totally re-arranged by Boston’s Gary Pihl, who featured on guitar in the final version on ‘Kiss In A Dragon Night’. The original version is a much more sedate and beautiful recording.
With at least two albums coming out next year (‘Revolution’ and Escape’s ‘Cry Wolf’), 2026 is certainly looking at being ‘The Year of de Val’ !!!
Keep your eyes posted for an official video to the title song coming soon!
‘Time To Die’ is TIME TO ROCK ….HARD!!!!!
Track List
01) Time To Die
02) The Jig-Saw Man
03) Shine
04) Hold On (ft. Mick Devine)
Label: Pride & Joy
Release: Feb 6th 2026
Limited to 500 copies
Available to buy:
I Am The Hammer(CD) is available here
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