June 11 : Dreams in the Witch House "Sanitarium" (Bruce Kulick) From
:
Dreams in the Witch House On
June 10, "Dreams In The Witch House: Sanitarium" was released and
offered as a free download for the first 200 people. The track
features former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, W.A.S.P. lead guitarist
Douglas Blair and 1980s horror icon Courtney Gains ("Children Of The
Corn", "The Burbs", "Tales From The Crypt") on lead vocals.
Produced by Chris Laney of Danish metal band PRETTY MAIDS and
executive producer Mike Dalager, the release date commemorates the
anniversary of Bridget Bishop's hanging during the Salem Witch
Trails of 1692. Bridget was the first person condemned to hang by
the court. Twenty others were executed.
"Sanitarium" is a predominantly acoustic version of the title track
from 2013's "Dreams
In The Witch House : A Lovecraftian Rock Opera", an adaptation
of HP Lovecraft's horror story from 1932. In a recent interview,
Gains noted: "To do the title track is pretty exciting… and then now
it's starting to evolve into this whole thing where Bruce Kulick is
playing lead guitar on it, Doug Blair is playing guitar on it. Every
time I hear a new version my head explodes and it's just getting
bigger and bigger and I'm really excited where this thing is going."
On September 22, an enhanced ensemble version of "Sanitarium" will
be released, titled "Dreams In The Witch House: Penitentiary". With
an added verse and a heavier dynamic, the track adds actor John
Franklin ("Children Of The Corn", "Childs Play", "The Adams Family")
on vocals, along with cello virtuoso Tina Guo, and Hans Zimmer
protégé Jon Monroe as orchestrator. The September release of
"Penitentiary" will commemorate the anniversary of Martha Corey's
hanging, the final execution of the Salem Witch Trails.
"Dreams In The Witch House: Sanitarium" is available at
bandcamp.
May 29 : ACE FREHLEY Completes Work On
'Origins Vol. 2' From
:
Blabbermouth.net
Ace Frehley has confirmed that he has completed work on "Origins
Vol. 2", the sequel to his
2016 collection of cover songs that
inspired the former KISS guitarist.
"Pretty much the whole concept behind that album is redoing songs of
bands that influenced me growing up," Ace Frehley told Oklahoma's
KATT Rock 100.5 radio station in a new interview (hear
audio clicking here). "I'm doing a [Jimi]
Hendrix song, I'm doing a CREAM song, I'm doing a LED ZEPPELIN song,
a song by THE ANIMALS. I also did a song by PAUL REVERE & THE
RAIDERS."
"Origins Vol. 2" is tentatively due later this year via
Entertainment One (eOne).
May 26 : CRISS Cat #1 25th Anniversary
Edition 2LP vinyl track order From
:
Jelle Jansen / KISS Related Recordings CRISS 1994 album "Cat #1"
25th Anniversary Edition 2LP purple vinyl (500
copies only) will be released August 16, 2019, exactly the same date
as it was released in 1994.
After the digital release
of
"Cat #1" February 2018, Anthony Lombardi
of TNT Records contacted me about reissuing CRISS’ 1994 album on
vinyl and CD.
The remastered CD was released October 2018 by Avalon / TNT Records
Japan, but planning a vinyl release took more time to organize.
Earlier this year Anthony Lombardi decided to let Paul Tavenner
do the remastering for the vinyl release, and from then on it was
suggested to release the album as a 2 LP set, including the same
bonus tracks as used for the Japanese 2018 CD release. Around the
same time
I was asked about my thoughts, and the first thing what came in
mind was, that with a 2LP set you've 4 sides with an opening song,
instead of one (on a CD). To be honest, before last year, I hadn't spinned the album in years. I once had the Swedish vinyl picture
disc of “Cat #1”, and I wasn’t keen about “Strike” as the first
track on the B-side. Thinking back to the 70’s and 80’s vinyl
albums, to me the first song on the B-side is/was just as important as
the one on the A-side, for example the first song on each side of KISS' "Love Gun" album.
Another album which I thought of was the KISS compilation 4CD set
“Ikons” (2008), where each CD features the songs as sung by one of
the original members. To me it was cool to have all KISS songs as
sung by Ace Frehley or Peter Criss on one separate CD. With these
topics in mind I suggested to switch the track order a bit, as well
as Anthony was thinking about putting all ballads on one side of the
album.
So, for the 2LP
25th Anniversary Edition of
CRISS "Cat #1", I decided to put
all three songs featuring Ace Frehley together on Side 1.
For side 2 I took all three ballads of the album, except for “Beth”.
To me it’s funny the second side still opens with a heavy riff (“The
Truth”), before the track turns into a ballad kind of song. I
personally rediscovered “Good Times” as a good song recently, and
with “Down With The Sun” all 3 songs together on one side of the
vinyl, it turns out you’ll easy recognize the way Peter sings like
he did on his 1978 and his early 80’s solo albums.
For side 3, I thought it was best to open with the MTV video single
“Show Me”. Besides that, the songs have shared vocals or are sung by
Mike Stone. “We Want You” (once) was the last the song of the set
list during CRISS 1992 tour, so that's a good reason to close the
third side with that particular song.
Because Anthony liked to have “Beth” as the last song on the 1994
album (track order), it was already decided to put that song on side
4. To me it was weird to open that album side with “Beth”, and
because “Bad People Burn In Hell” is one of the earliest CRISS band
songs demoed (in 1991), I switched that track as the opening song
for the fourth side of the album, which also contains "The Cat" and
"What You're Doin' “ as bonus tracks, both taken from the 1993 CRISS
EP.
I’m sure some will disagree with me, but on the other hand, I think
the new track order of this 25th Anniversary Edition of the album is
a good way to rediscover CRISS ‘Cat #1, even in a way the mood
you’re in.
25th Anniversary Edition 2LP purple vinyl track order.
SIDE 1. (length 14:47)
A1. Bad Attitude (featuring Ace Frehley - lead guitar)
A2. Walk The Line (featuring Ace Frehley - lead guitar)
A3. Blue Moon Over Brooklyn (featuring Ace Frehley - lead guitar)
SIDE 2. (length 14:24) A1.
The Truth
A2. Good Times
A3. Down With The Sun
Side 3. (length 12:47)
A1. Show Me
A2. Strike
(near sure this is Mike Stone on vocals)
A3. We Want You
Side 4. (length 14:23)
A1. Bad People Burn In Hell
A2. Beth
A3. The Cat (taken from the 1993 EP)
A4. What You're Doin' (taken from the 1993 EP)
May 19 : BRUCE
KULICK "BK3" limited
numbered red vinyl reissue From
:
Bruce Kulick (twitter)
From May 18
The Rockologists are taking orders for Bruce Kulick's "'BK3"
red vinyl reissue. Pressed on 180 gram red
vinyl, the pressing is limited to no more than 240 copies. Included
in the package are individually numbered The Rockologists holograms
on the jacket and matching certificate, stunning custom OBI, Hype
sticker, a Booklet featuring Bruce's thoughts on the songs as well
as behind the scenes photos and memorabilia related to the LP, BK3
guitar pick, Bruce Kulick Merchandise sheet and one more special
surprise.
This beautifully produced reissue of Bruce Kulick's 2010 album
"'BK3"
features guest musicians such as Gene Simmons of
KISS, the final recording of Doug Fieger of The Knack, Nick Simmons,
Eric Singer of KISS. Former Union band mates Brent Fitz and John
Corabi, Steve Lukather of Toto fame and drummer Kenny Aronoff.
May 8 : PETER CRISS / CRISS Cat #1 2LP
purple vinyl reissue From
:
KISS Related Recordings Anthony
Lombardi of TNT Records is proud to announce the Remastered vinyl
reissue of Peter Criss /
CRISS 1994 album "Cat #1", planned for an
August 16, 2019 release. The album will be released as a numbered
(500 copies only) 2LP purple vinyl with green label 12" set in a one
sleeve jacket.
Paul Tavenner, who recently have re-mastered TNT Records Joey C.
Jones Glory Hounds album for a digital release, is currently in the
process of re-mastering the songs for the
CRISS "Cat #1" vinyl
re-release. Just like last years Japanese CD
reissue, the 2LP vinyl release will have two bonus tracks, "The Cat"
and "What You're Doin'", both taken from the
1993 CRISS EP.
To preorder and for info you can email
tntmusic1353@gmail.com and/or send a
PayPal (advance) payment of $10,- to
lombardiatms@aol.com for each unit you
purchase. *
Once Anthony Lombardi received your advance payment, he'll email you
the number of the vinyl set reserved for you.
* NOTE : the final costs of the 2LP set, as well as the
shipping costs, are not clear at this
moment. The $ 10,- advance payment is only meant to reserve your
(numbered) copy
until the final costs are known.
May 1 : ANDY BUONFRATE : "Superheroe" (KISS
tribute song) From
:
KISS Related Recordings
Argentinean Rocker Andy Buonfrate just have released his second
album "Casino", which features a (AOR-ish) Kiss Tribute song
entitled "Superheroe".
You can purchase the digital release of "Casino" at
cdbabby.com.
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