Hardline was formed when brothers Johnny (vocals) andJoey (guitar) Gioeli, originally from the band Brunette,teamed up with Journey/Bad English guitarist NealSchon. The original plan was for Neal to produceHardline, but he was having so much fun that he decidedto join the band as soon as he left Bad English.Hardline s debut album Double Eclipse was released onMCA in 1992 with two singles that entered the BillboardTop 30 and the band went on to tour with such heavyhitters as Van Halen and Mr. Big.Disbanding after the grunge invasion, Johnny Gioelistarted collaborating with the German guitar player AxelRudi Pell.Hardline reunited with a new lineup after FrontiersRecords came into business in the early 00 s, releasingII and later Leaving the End Open.When singer Johnny Gioeli heard some demos preparedby the Italian producer / keyboard player Alessandro DelVecchio (Edge of Forever) he felt that the songs werefinally what he was looking for for a new Hardline record.So a new lineup was put together and the resulting albumDanger Zone, is certainly the band s strongest albumsince their legendary debut.