The wait ends this month for Fireflights third album

Dove-nominated "Artist of the Year," Fireflight readies for the release of its third album this week, titled For Those Who Wait.

The dynamic first single "Desperate" hit No 1 on US Christian Rock radio. With its stunning new 10-song collection, Fireflight exceeds expectations, following its 2008 breakout sophomore album Unbreakable, which delivered two No1 singles at Rock and launched Fireflight's music into new realms, ultimately landing its prestigious Artist of the Year nomination at the Dove Awards in 2009.

With For Those Who Wait, Fireflight offers hard-rocking urgency and emotion, and unveils the band's thickest groove yet, showcasing lead singer Dawn Michele's powerful vocals. The album's transparent lyrics continue a defining trait for Fireflight's songwriting, issuing an awareness of God's magnificence amidst personal weakness.

"This album is filled with even more personal stories of our own, our families, friends, and our fans," relates Michele. "It's our lives, our hearts, and our pain just poured out."

She adds, "For Those Who Wait is a maturation in understanding that sometimes you don't appreciate why you're on the path that you are. A lot of times, we get bogged down thinking about things that we're waiting for. And when we do that, we totally miss out on what's happening in-between now and our goal.

"God has times of waiting in our lives because He has something for us to learn. Hard things that happen, that throw us off of our plan, can become the most important things in our lives because God will take them and use them to shape our character and who we are."

Musically, drummer Phee Shorb puts it, "For Those Who Wait sounds as good as I've always hoped we could sound."

Fireflight is currently playing to an average of more than 9,000 fans a night in arenas across the US as part of the WinterJam Tour.

Orlando-based rock band Fireflight's breakout sophomore album Unbreakable released in March 2008, at No 10 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, following NBC's launch of the title track in network TV promos for "Bionic Woman". Along with stellar 5-star reviews, Unbreakable garnered two No1 rock singles with "The Hunger," and the blockbuster title track, which held the top spot at Christian rock radio for 4 weeks.

The "Unbreakable" music video logged more than a million plays on YouTube, and the song itself confirmed as a download for the wildly popular Rock BandT video game.

Fireflight was named Gospel Music Channel's first "Listen Up" Artist of the Month in April 2008. Fireflight's music has been featured on&nbs! p;E! Entertainment's "Style Network" and in music-video reels at both American Eagle and Journey's stores across the country. In 2009, Fireflight won Taco Bell's inaugural fan-voted "Best of the Beat" contest and performed at ESPN's "Winter X Games 13".

Fireflight debuted nationally with 2006's The Healing of Harms, producing two No 1 rock singles with "You Decide" and "Waiting". For nearly a decade, the band has remained tireless road warriors on the concert circuit averaging 140 shows a year. Fireflight is: Dawn Michele, lead vocals; Justin Cox, guitar; Glenn Drennen, guitar; Wendy Drennen, bass; and Phee Shorb, drums.