Mark Baker is the man behind the iconic Signal‘Loud & Clear’ album as well as many other songs including tracks for 38 Special, Paris Black, Triumph and Boulevard.
He was also the main co-writer on House Of Lords’ acclaimed ‘Demons Down’ record, re-joining as co-writer on some of the band’s more recent albums too.
‘The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be’ is a compilation of Mark’s songwriter demos from the 80s and 90s. The songwriter demos feature various singers, including the best session vocalist of them all – Mark Free. I’m pleased to say there are several unreleased Mark Free vocals.
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Track Listing & Vocalist Featured:
01. Nobody Gets Out Alive (Mark Free) 03:38
02. The Future Ain't What It Used To Be (Mark Free) 04:35
03. Demons Down (Demo Version)(James Christian) 03:34
04. No Pleasure Without The Pain (Demo Version)(James Christian) 05:00
05. Someday You're Gonna Love Someone (Mark Free) 03:45
LION'S SHARE singer Nils Patrik Johansson says: “We have always been grateful for all the support and love we've received from our loyal fans and friends through the years. To give something special back we wrote the song "We Are What We Are". This is our way to celebrate everyone in the heavy metal family. Cheers to you all!”
In late 2018 LION'S SHARE released a new five track EP, plus its complete catalog - remastered with new artwork on streaming services and digital service providers for the first time. The LION’S SHARE catalog features appearances by members and ex-members of KISS, Megadeth, King Diamond, HammerFall, Symphony X, Chimaira, Therion, YngwieMalmsteen, Candlemass, etc. Mixers include top engineers such as Jens Bogren (Arch Enemy, Opeth, Symphony X, Amon Amarth) - NiklasFlyckt (one-time Grammy award winner and four-time nominee) and Ronny Lahti (Roxette, Europe, Glenn Hughes etc).
“Once again we had the pleasure of working with our old LION’S SHARE brothers Andy Loos (bass) and Kay Backlund (keyboards) on “We Are What We Are”. Around 25 new songs are written for the next LION’S SHARE album and we’re in the middle of the recordings. We hope to have a new album out in 2020 - supported by live shows." says LION'S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss.
Holiday rock ensemble the WIZARDS OF WINTER – featuring former members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Rainbow and the bands of Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent – are thrilled to add another world class member to their talented midst! The WIZARDS OF WINTER are pleased to welcome lead guitarist Steve Brown to the ensemble performing on their upcoming 2019 tour.
Steve Brown was born and raised in New Jersey and destined to live a life submersed in music. The self-taught artist picked up his first guitar at 8 years-old and never looked back. Steve began his life-long love affair with live performing at the ripe old age of 12, when he became a regular on the voltaic NJ rock scene of the ‘80s. At 12 years-old, he began writing music, lyrics and founded his first band, TRIXTER. It wasn’t long before Steve led the mighty TRIXTER to massive arena shows, a record deal and transcontinental tours with the likes of KISS, SCORPIONS and POISON.
To date, TRIXTER has over a million records sold, 3- #1 MTV videos and 3 TOP 100 BILLBOARD SINGLES, all penned by Brown. From personal endorsements by Eddie Van Halen to churning out original music for some of television’s most popular hits , to regularly hitting the stage with an ever-growing list of rock and roll greats, Steve Brown is in constant demand. Most recently, Steve has played with DENNIS DeYOUNG (formerly of STYX), JOE LYNN TURNER (formerly of RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), and on BROADWAY in the hit musical “ROCK OF AGES” In 2013 and again in 2018, Steve was invited to be the vicarial guitarist for the legendary DEF LEPPARD, which led to him joining the band at the historic Wembley Stadium along with many other Arena and Stadium shows throughout North America.
Steve Brown says, “I’m really excited to be joining the WIZARDS OF WINTER this coming holiday season! They are a great bunch of talented musicians and the chemistry so far is excellent. I am looking forward to seeing you all on the road!”
WIZARDS OF WINTER founder and keyboardist Scott Kelly adds, “Steve is the real deal. His long list of credentials speaks for itself. We are excited to have him join the band and greatly look forward to rocking with him on this year’s Winter tour.”
The WIZARDS OF WINTER are an ensemble performing classical and progressive-influenced rock music woven throughout a theatrical holiday-themed show, performed in an intimate setting.
Stay tuned for more information coming soon on the WIZARDS OF WINTER‘s 2019 touring schedule, and listen to their latest single, “Salzburg Carol” – an enchanting medley featuring segments of the classic holiday tunes “My Favorite Things” and “Carol of the Bells” – here.
The Magic of Winter, which features the unforgettable single, “The Spirit of Christmas” , can be ordered in physical format here or purchased digitally via iTunes.
THE WIZARDS OF WINTER are:
Scott Kelly – Music Director, Keyboards
Sharon Kelly – Flute, Vocals
Fred Gorhau – Guitar
Steve Brown– Guitar
John O. Reilly – Drums
Greg Smith – Bass
Attached is a Press Release announcing that guitarist Steve Brown (Trixter/Def Leppard/Tokyo Motor Fist) has joined The Wizards of Winter.
Sweden's own sleaze metal pioneers, Crashdiet are back with a new album, RUST and a new music video, "Idiots". RUST is out September 13th on Diet Records (Scandinavia) and Frontiers Music SRL (World, ex-Scandinavia).
The "Idiots" video is a tribute to the best movies ever made, according to the band's cinematic opinion, as they turn back time a few decades, revisiting the good old days.The video was shot by Jimmy Johansson (Super Lino Puro), who also produced the band’s two previous videos, "We Are The Legion" and "Reptile".
"RUST" is the first studio album in six years and is the follow-up to the 2013 effort, "The Savage Playground". It also signifies the first album to feature the band's newest member, vocalist Gabriel Keyes, who joined the band in 2017.
"RUST" was produced by Martin Sweet (apart from two tracks produced by Eric Bazilian and Chris Laney) and mixed by Chris Laney, who previously worked with CRASHDÏET on their 2005 critically acclaimed debut, "Rest In Sleaze".
"RUST" tracklisting:
1. Rust
2. Into The Wild
3. Idiots
4. In The Maze
5. We Are The Legion
6. Crazy
7. Parasite
8. Waiting For Your Love
9. Reptile
10. Stop Weirding Me Out
11. Filth & Flowers
Tour dates 2019:
AUG 2 - Brienzersee Rock Festival - Brienz, Switzerland
AUG 31 - Hard Rock Hell Sleaze 3 - Sheffield, United Kingdom
OCT 2 * - Bastards Club - Osnabrück, Germany
OCT 3 * - MTC club - Cologne, Germany
OCT 4 * - Little Devil - Tilburg, Netherlands
OCT 5 * - De Verlichte Geest - Roeselare, Belgium
OCT 6 * - Nachtleben - Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
OCT 8 * - Kufa Kofmehl - Solothurn, Switzerland
OCT 9 * - Legend Club - Milano, Italy
OCT 10 * - Orto Bar Ljubljana - Ljubljana, Slovenia
OCT 11 * - Backstage Concerts GmbH - Munich, Germany
OCT 12 * - Paunchy Cats - Lichtenfels, Germany
OCT 13 * - Bahnhof Pauli - Hamburg, Germany
OCT 18 - Ravintola Klubi - Tampere, Finland
OCT 19 - On the Rocks - Helsinki, Finland
* Support acts: The Cruel Intentions (NO) & Highride (SE)
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of Unruly Child’s seventh studio album, entitled “Big Blue World”!
"For this album, there was a conscious decision to merge the best of what Unruly Child does, while still evolving. You know, melodic rock, but with that unique Unruly Child approach,” says Guy Allison. "It’s hard for us to stand still and repeat ourselves, but we also cannot help but sound like “us”, irrespective of any artistic lateral movement. While I’m sometimes surprised what catches the ears of our fans, I think that the album has something for everyone."
Guy Allison continues telling about the creative process, saying “this album was written (except for the few songs we pulled out of our 'Rabbit Hole' writing sessions, and subsequently reworked) in about 14 days. After we get a structure roughly recorded, I’ll listen to the track until the melody magically shows up, seemingly out of thin air. Sometimes I’ll have a partial lyric, sometimes just a melody that I’m singing nonsense syllables to. I’m really lucky these days to have another wordsmith to work with. In the past, I’ve been the lyricist of most of the songs that I’ve been a writer on, but now I have Betsy Summers to do some of the heavy lifting with me in that department. On some songs I’ll say, “I’ve got this melody, what do ya got?”. On other songs I’ll say, “I’ve got the first verse, but I need a second verse, here’s a pencil”. She always delivers. The rest of the time is spent giving the recordings the attention that they need to become Unruly Child tracks. Finishing the process is a lot like having a block of marble and chipping away at it until the statue underneath is revealed. For us, it’s always been the art of discovering what the song wants to be. Sometimes it’s immediate and sometimes it takes a little longer, but we always get what we’re after. It’s not much different than it was in 1991. We just have more experience now, and better gear!"
Since the initial release of the critically acclaimed "Unruly Child” in 1991, all the band members have successfully pursued accomplished careers in the music industry. Marcie Michelle Free, one of the world's finest singers of recent times, and most renowned transgender vocalists, first released a solo record as Mark Free, entitled “Long Way From Love”, in 1993 and then another solo record as Marcie Free, “Tormented” in 1996. Guitarist Bruce Gowdy and keyboardist Guy Allison also kept quite busy over the years. They produced two more Unruly Child records and participated in another World Trade album with drummer Jay Schellen (YES). They have also pursued other projects and their reputation as writers, performers, and arrangers is second to none with their experience working with the likes of Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), Bobby Kimball (Toto), Doobie Brothers, Boz Scaggs, Air Supply, and The Moody Blues, to name a few.
The group, in its constant state of evolution, has generated an exciting new album reflective of their musical roots in contemporary and classic rock. With the return to the original line-up, they have discovered that while time may pass, some things never change.
The Swedish supergroup GATHERING OF KINGS have released the new single "Heaven On The Run". The song is taken from the upcoming second album "Discovery" tentatively due early 2020.
A limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single featuring "Heaven On The Run" with "Battle Cry" on the B-side will be made available at the band's first-ever live appearance at Sweden Rock Festival June 5th 2019 and will only be sold at the festival.
"Heaven On The Run" is written by Victor Olsson. It's a melodic hard rock gem that completely sticks to your head! Once again it's an outstanding production by Thomas "Plec" Johansson at The Panic Room, Skövde. Executive producers: Ron Dahlgren, Nina Dahlgren & Victor Olsson. Drums was recorded at Nordic Sound Lab by Thomas "Plec" Johansson, Bengan Andersson and Victor Olsson. Artwork and logo by Markus Vesper.
GATHERING OF KINGS began work on the second album "Discovery" a couple of months ago and continues their creative relationship with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson (SOILWORK, NOCTURNAL RITES, DYNAZTY, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA). The debut album "First Mission", was released in January 2019 via RN Records. The album reached #2 on the Swedish charts for physical album sales and #1 on the Hard Rock chart and #1 on the Vinyl chart.
"First Mission" feat. Rick Altzi - Vocals (MASTERPLAN, HERMAN FRANK, AT VANCE), Björn Strid - Vocals (SOILWORK, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA), Apollo Papathanasio Vocals (SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, ex-FIREWIND), Tobias Jansson - Vocals (SAFFIRE), Jens Westin - Vocals (CORRODED) and Alexander Frisborg - Vocals (HELLDOG), Nalle Påhlsson - Bass(EASY ACTION, THERION, ex-TREAT), Victor Olsson - Guitar & Keyboards (SAFFIRE), Stefan Helleblad - Guitar (WITHIN TEMPTATION), Erik Mårtensson - Guitar (ECLIPSE, W.E.T., NORDIC UNION), Martin Sweet - Guitar (CRASHDIET) Chris Laney - Keyboards (PRETTY MAIDS), Erik Wiss - Keyboards (CAP OUTRUN), Richard Larsson - Keyboards (THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA) Jonas Källsbäck - Drums (THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA), Efraim Larsson - Drums (STREAMLINE, RYDELL & QUICK, ex-DIAMOND DAWN), Robban Bäck - Drums (MUSTASCH, ex-ECLIPSE, ex-SABATON), Henrik Sethsson - Backing Vocals (CASANOVAS).
The project is supervised by Ron Dahlgren and Nina Dahlgren, bringing together top musicians from the current hard rock scene in Sweden. Victor Olsson is the main songwriter, with Alexander Frisborg co-writing lyrics on some of them. The idea was to create something like Tom Galley's Phenomena or even Tobias Sammet's Avantasia, with multiple vocalists and instrumentalists.
"Heaven On The Run" Lineup:
Rick Altzi (MASTERPLAN, HERMAN FRANK, AT VANCE) - Lead Vocals
