September 27 :
Upcoming Jesse Damon's Anthology album will feature 2 songs Jesse
Damon wrote with Gene Simmons From
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Steve Brownlee/
Jesse Damon/
Kiss Related Recordings Jesse Damon, the iconic vocalist and guitarist of AOR rockers
SILENT
RAGE,
is thrilled to announce the release of his highly anticipated
compilation, “Anthology.” This strictly limited edition CD-only
release features 12 of the best tracks from Jesse's various solo
albums plus 2 previously unreleased studio tracks and a special
live bonus track of Jesse performing the song “Thou Shalt Not,”
a song he co-wrote with Gene Simmons and that appears on the
KISS album "Revenge.” The live track was produced by the
legendary Bill Metoyer (Slayer / W.A.S.P. / Sacred Reich).
Limited Edition Package Details:
• Hand-signed and individually numbered
• Limited to 100 copies
• Includes an exclusive logo guitar pick
The jewel cased CD will be released by On Fire Records and will
be available exclusively at
jessedamonmusic.com.
Preorders for “Anthology” will begin on September 30, 2024. The
numbered CDs will be shipped in numerical order and are
estimated to ship in early November 2024."
“Anthology” is a must-have for fans of Jesse Damon and Silent
Rage. With his powerful vocals, catchy melodies and
guitar-driven energy, this album demonstrates Damon's incredible
talent and versatility and shows why he is highly respected in
the classic rock, hard rock, and melodic metal community.
“Anthology” showcases Jesse's commitment to excellence.
Jesse Damon's musical journey began in the late 70s and early
80s, inspired by the greats of the classic/hard rock scene. He
gained recognition in the mid-80s as the lead singer and
guitarist of the band
SILENT
RAGE,
who achieved success with their albums "Shattered Hearts" and "Don't
Touch Me There".
Damon's collaboration with Gene Simmons led to the hit song
"Thou Shalt Not" on the KISS album "Revenge."
All of Jesse's solo albums have just been added to his website
so fans can get downloads directly from the artist and surpass
the middle man.
Also a new comprehensive Silent Rage page has been added to his
official website.
It includes a complete biography, discography, film credits and
lots of rare photos.
Most recently, the Silent Rage track “Rich, Young and Pretty”
appeared on the soundtrack to the late 2023 film “Head Count.”
The song originally appeared on their 1987 debut album,
“Shattered Hearts.”
September 4:
BRYAN ADAMS explains
how he ended up writing songs for KISS's 'Creatures Of The Night'
album From
:
Eddie Trunk/
blabbermouth.net
During a September 3 appearance on SiriusXM's
"Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary Canadian rocker Bryan
Adams spoke about the two songs he co-wrote in the 1980s with Jim
Vallance and KISS's Gene Simmons. He said: "I was 21, and I released
my album called 'You Want It, You Got It'. And I got a call from a
guy called Michael James Jackson, who was a producer at the time,
and he called me to say, 'Hey, I really like your record. And I'm
actually working with this band KISS. Would you like to write a
couple of songs with them or for them?' And I said, 'Yeah. What? Is
this for real?' And he said, 'Yeah.' And so they flew me to Los
Angeles and I met Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley and Eric Carr, who
was the drummer at the time. I sort of sat down with each one of 'em
individually and wrote songs with each one. I wrote a song with Paul
Stanley ("Down on Your Knees" - KRR) and I wrote a song with Eric
Carr ("Don't
Leave Me Lonely" - KRR). And
with Gene I didn't write anything, but Gene had a really good
bassline that I sort of recorded on my cassette recorder. And I took
it back to Vancouver, and I was telling my usual songwriting
collaborator, Jim Vallance, that I'd done this thing, and 'Check out
this bassline of Gene's.' And we listened to it, and within an hour
or so, we'd written this song called 'War Machine' around it. So
that's how 'War Machine' came about. And then just to drag Jim into
it further, he had a song that he wrote by himself called 'Rock And
Roll Hell' (KRR: which song had been released a few years earlier
(in 1979) with Bachman Turner Overdrive). I said, 'We should retool
that song' — 'cause it didn't do anything — 'we should retool it for
KISS.' And he said, 'Okay, let's give it a go.' So I came up with a
verse idea and then the two of us sort of came up with a lyric idea
and we finished the song and sent it down there. And that became the
second KISS song. Gene wanted a third verse, so he wrote a third
verse for it."
Last month, Bryan Adams released music videos for his versions of "War
Machine" and "Rock
and Roll Hell", both of originally
appeared on KISS's 1982 album "Creatures Of The Night".
Bryan Adams released "War Machine" and "Rock And Roll Hell" as a
limited-edition double A-side seven-inch single on August 30 via his
new independent label,
Bad Records.
