Bruce Wojick says “Bands record, tour and keep it going. That’s what you do.” So, it’s no surprise then that, amidst Klear’s darkest days as a band, a period featuring the loss of a singer, wasted songs and lost momentum, the foursome was able to cut through the “nonsense” and make “10 Seconds to Burn,” a six-song preview of the power rock songs that will define the group in 2007.

The album, released under Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac’s Good Charamel banner, is Klear’s first release with new lead singer Joe Cafarella. The STEMM frontman and guitarist, known for his metal mastery, reprogrammed his vocals to produce a sound that seems to be a hybrid of southern rock and Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger.

Together with original Klear guitarist Wojick, bassist Leo McDonald and drummer Denny Pelczynski – all Buffalo Music Award winners – Klear has created a heavenly heavy rock sound that’s radio-ready and begging to be heard in arenas and amphitheaters.

“We went to more of the original idea of hard rock,” Wojick said. Two songs were ready prior to the recording of “10 Seconds.” The rest came together as each member recorded pieces on the fly. Ultimately, eight songs were chosen to tease the band’s fans of things to come.

“It was really cool and really fulfilling,” Wojick said of the process.

With Cafarella, himself a recent BMA winner for Original Male Vocalist, Wojick said his band found someone it could follow.

“We’ve just always had this great respect for each other,” he said. With Cafarella, “There’s no arrogance or nonsense,” Wojick said. “He wanted another outlet to do rock.”