RELEASE HIGH-OCTANE NEW SINGLE
“DIRTY LIKE THE CITY”
WATCH VIDEO
HERE
BRAND NEW ALBUM BORN INNOCENT
SET FOR RELEASE VIA SILVER LINING MUSIC
ON JULY 31ST,
2020
PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE
HERE
ALCATRAZZ release new single
‘Dirty Like The City’ ahead of their brand new full-length album,
Born Innocent, which is set to be released via Silver Lining Music on July 31st; pre-orders now available
at this location
Frontman
GRAHAM BONNET comments: "Steve
Vai sent us about 60 songs, out of all of them 'Dirty Like The City'
was the one that stood out right away for me and after a good listen, I
just knew it had to be included in the
Album".
Keyboardist JIMMY WALDO adds: "I loved this piece when Steve Vai sent it to us, and knew right away that Alcatrazz would eat it alive, it was a perfect fit with all the other material on the album".
TOUR UPDATE
Due
to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic it is with deep regret that Alcatrazz
have had to postpone their up and coming European tour which was due to
take place this August
and September.
“The
safety of our crew and fans is of the upmost importance so we have
taken the decision to move the current tour to 2021, new dates will be
confirmed very soon
and we look forward to seeing you all on the road once again” - Alcatrazz
BORN INNOCENT
The hard-hitting, melodic heavy metal band
ALCATRAZZ will once again throw down a studio gauntlet on July 31st with Born Innocent, their first studio venture since 1986’s
Dangerous Games. Alongside the unique vocal prowess and range of star frontman and founding member
GRAHAM BONNET, Born Innocent also features fellow founding members
JIMMY WALDO and GARY SHEA. And from the classic album art, featuring the mighty rock itself, Born Innocent is a journey into the sort of heavy, melodic and supremely articulated hard rock that is a cornerstone of the likes of
RAINBOW and the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, territory ALCATRAZZ successfully strode in the ‘80s before going on hiatus.
Debuting on
Born Innocent is the latest of the illustrious ALCATRAZZ
guitarists to bring their extreme six-string talents to the band, with
Boston-based Berklee College of Music Assistant Professor of Guitar, and
one-man metal impresario
JOE STUMP perhaps proving the finest of a list which includes the likes of
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and STEVE VAI.
“The name Alcatrazz is a brand name,” announces star frontman and founding member
GRAHAM BONNET. “People know what Alcatrazz delivers, and
on this album you have the original ideas of Alcatrazz but played in a
modern way with new inspiration.”
Mixed and mastered by
ANDY HALLER, Born Innocent also sees former stars from BONNET's long career making guest appearances, from
CHRIS IMPELLITTERI, who wrote the music and played all guitars on the arpeggio-powered ‘Born Innocent’ with
BONNET’s vocals soaring to old-school heights, and BOB KULICK who wrote and laid down guitar for ‘I Am The King’. Virtuoso Japanese guitar maestro
NOZOMU WAKAI -a new invitee to the party- similarly wrote and
played guitars on the double-kick steel-plated Irish warrior ode ‘Finn
McCool’, while
STEVE VAI wrote ‘Dirty Like The City’. Meanwhile, ‘Something
That I Am Missing’ and ‘Warth Lane’ were written by -and feature the
guitar work of- Italian six-string hero
DARIO MOLLO, with RIOT bassist DON VAN STAVERN playing bass on the title track, ‘Polar Bear’, ‘Finn McCool’, ‘London 1666’, ‘Dirty Like The City’ and ‘Paper Flags’. Add
D. KENDALL JONES’ writing and guitar work on ‘We Still Remember’ and even a quick solo by another new invitee to the
ALCATRAZZ mega-sound, ANNIHILATOR’s JEFF WATERS on ‘Paper Flags’ (the second one to be precise), and it’s clear that studio
ALCATRAZZ 2020 is one giant piece of rock for sure.
Though
ALCATRAZZ might well have been Born Innocent, their new album shows they obviously learnt some robust and rawkus stuff along the way.
ALCATRAZZ’s
Born Innocent will be released on CD and digital formats. For pre-orders,
go to this location.
Born Innocent
Track Listing:
1. Born Innocent
1. Born Innocent
- Polar Bear
- Finn McCool
- We Still Remember
- London 1666
- Dirty Like The City
- I Am The King
- Something That I Am Missing
- Paper Flags
- The Wound Is Open
- Body Beautiful
- Warth Lane
- For Tony
ALCATRAZZ is:
Graham Bonnet –
Vocals
Joe Stump –
Guitars
Jimmy Waldo –
Keyboards
Gary Shea –
Bass
Mark Benquechea –
Drums
Produced by Giles Lavery and Jimmy Waldo
Mixed, mastered and edited by Andy Haller
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