Leaving the End Open is the third studio album by the American rock group Hardline

Hardline (band)

Hardline is an American hard rock band. Originally formed in 1991 by brothers Johnny Gioeli and Joey Gioeli, the band consisted of 5 members, Johnny Gioeli, Joey Gioeli, Neal Schon, Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo. The bands' most recent album release is the 2009 Leaving the End Open which featured...

. This is their first album since 2002's II

II (Hardline album)

II is the second album by American hard rock band, Hardline. It was released in 2002.The album was originally going to be named Hyperspace, but vocalist Johnny Gioeli decided to change the name simply to II because "it's a natural prosecution of what we started with our debut album Double...

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The new line up for the album features two new band members, Jamie Brown on bass guitar and Atma Anur on drums. The album was released on April 17, 2009 in the UK and it was released in the USA on May 2, 2009.

The album was called "Just Add Water" when it was in the works for 7 years, but Johnny Gioeli

Johnny Gioeli

Johnny Gioeli is an American hard rock singer. Originally lead singer of the band Hardline, he is also currently the vocalist of Crush 40 and German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell's band...

 was just saying that and knew all along it was going to be called something else. "Just Add Water" was never going to be the title of the album "Leaving the End Open". It was only a working title.

Japanese Guitarist and Video Game Music composer Jun Senoue

Jun Senoue

is a video game composer and musician from Wave Master, well known for some of his contributions in many Sonic the Hedgehog games. He is also the guitarist for the band Crush 40, which also contributes to many Sonic the Hedgehog games.-Biography:...

 (from the band Crush 40

Crush 40

Crush 40, formerly known as Sons of Angels, is a Japanese-American hard rock band formed in 1997 that is best known for their contributions to the soundtracks of several video games, predominantly the Sonic the Hedgehog series...

, which also features Gioeli on vocals) is listed as a special guest in the song "Before This". He is credited for the guitar solo.

A Japanese Bonus Edition of the album was released and it contains a remix of the song "She Sleeps in Madness".

Track listing

All songs by Gioeli and Ramos, except where noted

1. "Voices" - 4:30
2. "Falling Free - 4:41
3. "Start Again" - 5:28
4. "Pieces of Puzzles" - 3:55
5. "Bittersweet" - 5:22
6. "She Sleeps in Madness" - 4:56
7. "In This Moment" (Johnny Gioeli) - 3:20
8. "Give in to This Love" - 4:07
9. "Before This" - 3:52
10. "Hole in My Head" (J. Gioeli, Johnny Montgomery) - 5:35
11. "Leaving the End Open" - 6:15

Personnel

• Johnny Gioeli
  Johnny Gioeli
  Johnny Gioeli is an American hard rock singer. Originally lead singer of the band Hardline, he is also currently the vocalist of Crush 40 and German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell's band...
  
   - Vocals
• Josh Ramos - Guitars
• Michael T. Ross
  Michael T. Ross
  Michael T. Ross is a rock keyboardist, located in Hollywood, CA.In 2002, Michael joined as keyboardist for the group Hardline releasing " II", with special guest Neal Schon on Frontiers Records . A DVD was also released, headlining the 'Gods' Festival in the UK.In 2003, Ross joined "Angel"...
  
  - Keyboards
• Jamie Brown - Bass
• Atma Anur - Drums