ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT GUITARIST JEFF KOLLMAN DROPS 2023 A.D. ON VINYL WITH 3 BONUS TRACKS. OUT NOW THROUGH DEKO ENTERTAINMENT (ADA/WARNER MUSIC GROUP)

Jeff Kollman is best known for his heavy, melodic electric guitar playing, fusing elements of Jazz harmony and creating his own brand of Rock with his long running prog fusion trio, Cosmosquad, and as member Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats. You can also catch him live with famed producer Alan Parsons (Pink Floyd, Beatles) with The Alan Parsons Live Project and in the studio or on stage with the likes of Japanese legend Eikichi Yazawa, Asia F.J.P., Steel Pulse, Chris Isaak, Jason Mraz, Lou Gramm (Foreigner), and producing rock legends Phil Mogg (UFO), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), and Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow).

Jeff released his latest album 2023 A.D on May 17th which features a guest appearance by Red Hot Chili Peppers and fellow Bombastic Meatbats drummer Chad Smith on the first single “Tongs & Thongs”. Now the Double LP vinyl drop with 3 extra tracks showcasing more of Kollman’s amazing guitar playing, but don’t take our word for it.

“Insanely cool tone -chops and originality! Love the tracks and diversity…and man you keep getting better and better!! Your touch and feel is one of a kind. The compositions and playing by all is world class! A must have for all musicians to see how it’s done!” – Steve Lukather

Listen to “Tongs & Thongs” here: https://push.fm/ps/tongs

This expanded Double LP includes 3 bonus tracks which Kollman elaborates on, “‘1979′ was written just a few weeks before the manufacturing of vinyl. The tune starts out with a classical style guitar solo on a Spanish made Ramirez 1A guitar from 1979. This is the year I started playing guitar which makes it fitting for a song title. I sent it over to pianist Guy Allison who started building the song around the solo intro. This song is truly a collaboration between us. ‘Friends’ is an intimate acoustic piece with a bass accompaniment. I love to show the softer acoustic side of my writing. The melody interestingly has a minor 2nd harmony to the melody note. It creates a subtle tension to the melancholy vibe. ‘A Tribute For Tommy’ is a truly inspired solo acoustic guitar piece. They say music is the healer. This song is dedicated to my older brother and only sibling
Tommy who tragically passed away in 2012. Tommy taught me so much about how to play with soul, meaning and attitude. I owe him EVERYTHING!”

This Double LP has 15 tracks in all and features Shane Gaalaas (MSG, Yngwie Malmsteen) Jimmy Johnson (Allan Holdsworth, James Taylor), Guy Allison (Doobie Brothers), Kevin Chown (Steelheart, Sebastian Bach) and Ed Roth (Robbie Krieger). Bassist Ric Fierabracci (Chick Corea) makes a special appearance on the bonus Vinyl track 1979.

View video for “Tribal Scream”: https://youtu.be/pb0zJOzrtrM

2023 A.D. is available on CD and limited-edition vinyl. Get your copy now and get a limited-edition bundle while supplies last: https://bit.ly/JEFF-KOLLMAN

Bundle Includes:
• One (1) Jeff Kollman “2023 A.D.” CD or LP
• One (1) Jeff Kollman “2023 A.D.” T-Shirt

Tracklist:

2023 A.D.
Tribal Scream
Tongs & Thongs (Feat. Chad Smith)
Layers
Lullaby For My Love
Battle Of The Bulge
Self Reflection
Cosmic Dust (Feat. Jimmy Johnson)
Dark Lord Day
Long Lonely Winter
Two Years Ago Today
Blue For Miles
1979 (LP ONLY)
Friends (LP ONLY)
A Tribute For Tommy (LP ONLY)

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CACTUS Releases the Video for One Way…Or Another Featuring dUg Pinnick & Ted Nugent

New Album Temple of Blues – Influences & Friends Is Out Now!!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 7, 2024) — Out today, Cactus have released their album Temple of Blues – Influences & Friends as a CD and also as double vinyl album via Cleopatra Records. Cactus also released today a new music video for the track One Way…Or Another that features both dUg Pinnick & Ted Nugent in the video.

Digital album: orcd.co/cactus_templeofblues

CD and vinyl: cleorecs.com/search?q=cactus+temple+of+blues

Cactus feat. dUg Pinnick & Ted Nugent – One Way…Or Another (Official Music Video): https://youtu.be/wvH14zQP1is

​Featured along with the current Cactus band is a who’s who of blues and rock icons: Guitarists Joe Bonamassa, Ted Nugent, Pat Travers, Warren Haynes, Vernon Reid, Steve Stevens, Johnny A (The Yardbirds), Ty Tabor (King’s X) and bassists Billy Sheehan (Mr Big), Dug Pinnick (King’s X) Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder), Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol), Rudy Sarzo(Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne), Kenny Aaronson (ex- Joan Jet and The Yardbirds), as well as members of Government Mule, Vixen, Rainbow, Zebra, and Whitesnake. Vocalist Dee Snider of Twisted Sister appears on the band’s remake of the Howlin’ Wolf classic “Evil,” and Appice’s bandmate in Vanilla Fudge Mark Stein turns in a powerful vocal on Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally.” A second version of “Guiltless Glider,” appears as a bonus track with former Judas Priest vocalist, Ripper Owens. Another of Appice’s musical partners, Fernando Perdomo, also appears on the new record.

The new album merges the members of Cactus with a super ensemble of featured artists, all of whom have called the group among their biggest influences. Once heralded by critics as America’s answer to Led Zeppelin, Cactus recorded four hard rockin’ albums for Atco Records before Appice and bassist Tim Bogert left to form their own supergroup: Beck, Bogert & Appice.

TED NUGENT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER – 

I was raised and inspired by the American rock founding fathers Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, Little Richard, James Brown and allthings Motown soul music. Vanilla Fudge epitimised the combination of all that fiery music. When my Motor City music monsters Jim McCarty and Rusty Day teamed up with the most powerful rhythm section of Tim Bogart and Carmine Appice to form Cactus, I thought my musical world would surely spin off its axis! The raw Detroit energy of Rusty and Jim with the definitive thrust of Tim and Carmines richter scale groove made every band in the world practice harder! Cactus were a serious force to reckon with.

dUg PINNICK EVIL & ONE WAY OR ANOTHER – 

“It was 1971, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Deep Purple and Yes were my go to bands, and one day I went to visit a musician friend who played me” Long Tall Sally” by Cactus! From the beginning Jim’s guitar intro I was hooked! The riff was so heavy, and when Rusty sang the first verse my mind was blown. A Little Richard cover!!!!..the reason I play rock music was because of Little Richard! So I listened to the whole album. Great song writing, Carmine’s brutal drumming, TIM’s bass and Jim’s guitar playing, So inspirational they were! Rusty had a special knack for writing amazing down to earth lyrics! I loved his voice! I learned to sing and play every song and I never looked back. These albums still stand the test of time!! Cactus is one of my ALLTIME favorite bands. This is why I said “Yes” to playing on this record…

In addition to Appice on drums on all tracks, original Cactus guitarist Jim McCarty also appears on Temple Of Blues. Current band members vocalist/guitarist and harmonica player Jim Stapley and bassist Jim Caputo also appear on many of the tracks. Appice announced today a new member to the band’s line-up: guitarist Artie Dillon will handle guitar duties for live tours and plays on one track for the new album. Founding member Jim McCarty currently contributes as a writing and recording member of Cactus on occasion but no longer does live tours.

Upcoming Cactus Tour Dates:

6/7/24 – CLEARWATER FL – RUTH ECKERD HALL WITH PAT TRAVERS & FOGHAT

6/8/24 – BOCA RATON FL – FUNKY BISCUIT

6/9/24 – ORLANDO FL – ORLANDO LIVE! WITH FOGHAT

6/27/24 – LIMA NY – FANATICS 

6/28/24 – NEW YORK CITY NY – IRIDIUM

8/10/24 – WESTLAND MI – TOKEN LOUNGE

Track listing:

1. Parchman Farm feat. Joe Bonamassa & Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big / David Lee Roth)

2. Bro. Bill feat. Randy Jackson (Zebra), Randy Pratt (Cactus) & Bob Daisley (Ozzy Osbourne)

3. Guiltless Glider feat. Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses) & Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne)

4. Evil feat. Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) & Dug Pinnick (King’s X)

5. One Way…Or Another feat. Dug Pinnick (King’s X) & Ted Nugent

6. Alaska feat. Johnny A. & Tony Franklin (The Firm)

7. No Need To Worry feat. Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule) & Jorgen Carlsson (Gov’t Mule)

8. Oleo feat. Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) & Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big / David Lee Roth)

9. Big Mama Boogie feat. Pat Travers & James Caputo (Cactus)

10. You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover

11. Rock N’ Roll Children feat. Britt Lightning (Vixen), Vernon Reid (Living Colour) & Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot)

12. Let Me Swim feat. Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake) & Marco Mendoza (Blue Murder)

13. Restrictions feat. Ty Tabor (King’s X) & Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne)

14. Long Tall Sally feat. Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) & Fernando Perdomo

BONUS TRACK

15. Guiltless Glider feat. Tim “Ripper” Owens (Judas Priest)

PRODUCED BY CARMINE APPICE

CO- PRODUCED BY PAT REGAN-JIM STAPLEY

MIX ENGINEER PAT REGAN

MIXDOWN BY PAT REGAN WITH CARMINE APPICE.

CARMINES DRUMS RECORDED AT “REALISTIC ROCK STUDIOS” FLORIDA . ENGINEERED BY CARMINE APPICE

DAWN AFTER DARK are releasing their new album “First Take – Live In The Studio’” on July 5, 2024 via Chapter 22 Records.

Birmingham, England hard rock trailblazers DAWN AFTER DARK are releasing their new album “First Take – Live In The Studio’” on July 5, 2024 via Chapter 22 Records.

“First Take – Live In The Studio” is a 10-track release recorded completely live in just one day at Glass Onion studios in Birmingham and produced by Mark Piddington.

Dawners fans will get to hear new live versions of eight songs from the band’s much-loved 2021 debut album “New Dawn Rising“’ together with two brand new interpretations of Dawners classics “No Shame” and “Is There Time?”.

“No Shame” was the first song the band ever released on a double A-side single alongside Fields of The Nephilim that was issued by legendary fanzine House of Dolls back in 1987. “Is There Time?” was originally featured on the B-side of the band’s 1988 12-inch “The Groove”.

Each copy of “First Take” will be individually numbered, the CD album is extremely collectible and limited – just 200 copies – and will be available on Thursday, July 5, 2024 with a free pin badge. Albums cost 10 Euros each and online orders can be made now.

Dawn After Dark – “First Take – Live In The Studio’” pre-order link

The album release precedes Dawn After Dark’s first ever festival appearance at “The Rising” in England on Saturday, July 6.

Dawn After Dark – “First Take – Live In The Studio” track listing:

Nothing Can Fulfil Me (Without Your Love)’ 
No Shame 
The Shifting Sands of Time 
Maximum Overdrive 
Is There Time? 
Her Sleep 
The Groove 
Crystal High 
When Will You Come Home To Me? 
Truth and Freedom

Dawn after Dark features hot shot vocalist Howard “Hojo” Johnson, the current editor of ROCK CANDY MAG (UK) and former editor of METAL HAMMER and RAW magazines.

Dawn After Dark band line-up:

Tony Henderson – Drums 
Howard “H”’ Johnson – Vocals 
Richard O’Connor – lead guitar 
Russ Frame – Rhythm guitar 
Christophe Davis – bass