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  1. I posed him that exact question on his discord page as to what his future plans are.... He said he plans to relax for a bit, do his You Tube thing, keep writing new music and then will decide how to release that music. He said as of now he's thinking he'll either do a solo thing or form his own band. He didn't say this but I'd sort of envision a Daughtry type "band" where he kind of puts a band behind his name. So essentially, I think you're right on with his plans. Ultimately, I think like you say, the control is a big part of it. I think he wants to be able to operate on his own schedule to maintain his health and family obligations. It'll be interesting to see what sound the new material takes on. It would seem logical to think it would be rock/melodic rock of some sort since that's really the type of music he's built his following with but he certainly has shown he can dabble anywhere from AOR to metal.
  2. I'd have to agree. Certainly bummed about Erik but it was apparent the travel back and forth was taking a toll on him. It was a fun ride while it lasted and re-kindled a lot of life in Skid Row. But Skid Row now has to really look in the mirror as I don't think they'll find anybody better than Erik and all the gains they made over the last couple years are in danger of being lost. There would be no better time than now to finally make that reunion and ride the wave into the sunset. I'm really not sure if their split with Bach is repairable though.
  3. New single out today from upcoming album in 2024. Not sure about album title as of yet but did hear him say a new album is coming later this year. I liked his first few albums but he really lost me with the poppier direction of Baptized and Cage to Rattle. However, I thought his last album Dearly Beloved was a step in the right direction. And these new songs definitely have even more of a modern melodic rock vibe to them IMO. New single Pieces: Previous song released that I think also will be on the album:
  4. Cool cover. Kind of odd releasing preorders without dropping a single along with the announcement though IMO. I dig a lot of tunes from this band but at the same time their last release didn't do a whole lot for me outside of a couple songs. I think Never, Switchblade Sister and The Last One are the only songs I really revisit in my playlists. I I'd like to see them kind of turn up the production a bit, use more backing vocals, maybe add more variety in songs, etc. For me, their more melodic songs like Paint By Numbers, Got It Bad, In Our Blood, Forever, The One, Cold Star Dancer, etc are some of their best stuff. Definitely will be checking this out as I feel like these guys are a talented band that's done some good tunes.
  5. I feel like if I were artists who worked hard to create an album, I think I'd offer very limited/deluxe runs of an album with a bonus track or two. Sell those for some marked up price, signed by the band on your website direct to fans. Heck, you could probably sell those CD's/Vinyl for $25-$50....some range like that which is about double or triple what you normally would sell for. And make sure they're jewel cases for the CD's and that the bonus tracks aren't just covers or alternate versions of a song already on the album lol! I'd even number those releases for however many were printed like 1 out of 250 or however many were printed on the "limited" run. Just don't make the "limited" run 5,000 CD's or something lol. Then let the "regular" releases go to amazon or wherever else without the bonus tracks for the normal prices and chuck those in cardboard sleeves if you want too lol. Heck, I'd have no problem paying double the cost of a regular CD for a limited issue CD like that, signed by the band. I buy these things mostly as collectible items anyways these days, so do something to enhance the collectability and reward those fans the might want a more premium product. I just think artists/labels should think outside the box a bit more these days. Put out limited run physical products, maybe offer people a trial membership to some band you tube page or other web site/group where you post behind the scenes stuff with the purchase of an album, or give them a discount to your store on a future purchase.....Or whatever other ideas might make sense.
  6. Agree 100% with the Richie part. Lots of people ring the bell about him coming back and while that would be fun to see live, I don't think it would make any difference with the music. I mean, it's not like the last couple albums with Richie were any better. I think their only hope would be to work with some outside producer and be willing to turn over control to that person to help guide them to more of a classic sounding melodic rock album kind of like Skid Row did with Nick Raskulinecz for example. Heck, I think Bon Jovi even working with somebody like Steve Brown could really help a lot. But I don't think they have any intention of doing something like that at this stage.
  7. Agree.....Just kind of "there" is a good way to describe it. It would be great if this were sort of a change of pace song and there were more "rocking" songs on the album. But the sad thing is that this is probably THE rocking song on the album lol. It just frustrates me so much. I really dug this band back in the day and despite the feud with Richie and the whole corporate machine, I think Jon seems like a pretty good dude. I mean, I've watched plenty of interviews over the years and he always seems to be a pretty down to earth guy and has done a ton of philanthropic work. It's like I really want to like their stuff but I just can't seem to do it with the crap they've put out lol. I don't think another great album is in the cards. Maybe an album we don't absolutely hate is the best we can hope for at this point
  8. Music sounds cool but song/vocals overall not doing much for me. Having a hard time getting into a song called Daimyo...what the heck even is that? Some 16th century warrior or something? Meh. Overall, I've soured on projects like this in general so they need to really blow me away to make an impact and this isn't doing that.
  9. New song. Obviously light years away from what they were but I don't hate this as much as most of the stuff they've done the past 15 years. At least it's not some sappy ballad....which is probably what most of the new album will be lol. It's still fairly bland and generic modern Bon Jovi in general though.
  10. Interesting and scary. That said though, I'm probably nuts but I prefer the Brian Johnson version. The possibilities are intriguing though. Can we get a new Warrant album with Jani Lane's voice doing vocals? Or maybe a new Elvis album lol. Heck, I'm sure they can probably even do AI video's with those guys in them too. I say this tongue in cheek but the sad thing is I'm sure this stuff is possible and probably even likely to happen at some point in the future. They're already doing AI, virtual concerts and we had that new Beatles song and video recently. I won't be surprised if we see more of this sort of thing.
  11. Interesting concept for an album but big blow losing Erik. I was lukewarm on the first album as I'm just not a big power metal guy but there were a couple songs I liked on it. I'll probably check this out but highly doubt it'll be of much interest to me.
  12. Have never really listened to this band for whatever reason but have kind of had them in the back of my mind to check out at some point as I remember some of their stuff not sounding too bad. Kind of like those new tunes above. May have to finally investigate a bit.
  13. Agree! They just have a knack for creating interesting, catchy, hook filled tunes. That last album might possibly be my favorite album of the last 5 years if I were making a list. It's just held up really well for me and I still play it often. Tall order for sure but off to a good start!
  14. https://www.napalmrecordsamerica.com/kissin-dynamite-back-with-a-bang-digipak-cd.html German stadium rockers KISSIN’ DYNAMITE return with their eighth full-length, the aptly entitled Back With A Bang, out July 5, 2024 via Napalm Records! Founded as a teenage school band in 2007 and equipped with an authentic 80s stadium rock attitude, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE have performed at countless major festivals internationally, opened for acts such as L.A. rockstars Mötley Crüe and played massive sold-out headline tours. KISSIN’ DYNAMITE’s booming career has seen several high chart entries, with the latest studio album and Napalm Records debut Not The End Of The Road (2022) impressively climbing to #2 on the Official German Album Charts. Moreover, the rock formation’s catchy hits have made it to #1 on the Rock Radio Airplay Charts several times, and the multi-million-times streamed band has gained over a million views on each of their most popular music videos. Now, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE release their promising new offering Back With A Bang, once again recorded and produced by singer Hannes Braun (Südland Music). The album was mastered by Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Robin Schmidt (24-96 Mastering). Explosive title track “Back With A Bang” kicks the party right off, setting the scene for an album full of stadium rock anthems in true KISSIN’ DYNAMITE manner. Incredibly catchy following track “My Monster” is a guaranteed future radio hit, while uplifting “Raise Your Glass” is filled to the brim with nostalgia. Epic guitar riffs and true rock vocals on the dark rock number “Queen Of The Night” and “The Devil Is A Woman” persuade. To wrap up the album, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE shows their versatility and emotional side one last time by bringing it down for the beautiful closing track “Not A Wise Man”. With their exciting, multifaceted 12-track offering, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE is indeed Back With A Bang, serving the best of modernized stadium rock with their guitar-driven anthems, loaded with hit potential and designed for huge stages. Track Listing: 1. Back With A Bang 2. My Monster 3. Raise Your Glass 4. Queen Of The Night 5. The Devil Is A Woman 6. The Best Is Yet To Come 7. I Do It My Way 8. More Is More 9. Iconic 10. Learn To Fly 11. When The Lights Go Out 12. Not A Wise Man Album off to a good start IMO with Raise Your Glass! Video here:
  15. I've never been an overly huge Judas Priest fan. I did love the Turbo album though and usually seem to find a couple tunes on each album I like. I seem to gravitate toward their more melodic stuff than their burning, power metal screaming stuff. Here, I think Gates of Hell is my favorite tune.....Really digging that one. Crown of Horns and Devil in Disguise are very good too. I wish they'd do a full album of tunes like those....which is kind of what Turbo was lol. Not too much else grabbing at the moment but it does rock pretty good and I'd think many Priest fans that like that heavier metal style would probably dig it.
  16. I saw from Magnus on You Tube in the video premiere that it's just a one off single that is being released on Vinyl. There is no album coming in near future. Although, I still wouldn't be surprised to see a deluxe edition of Megalomanium at some point with this song on it.
  17. New song is basically more of what you'd expect in terms of sticking to their formula. That said, I like this song a bit more than most on the last album. This one kind of reminds me of Saturday Night from Wired and feels like a song that could've fit on that album. I know their songs don't really stray too far from each other but I felt like Wired had more "catchy" tunes than the last album and this song to me has some catchiness to it. Still not breaking any new ground though.
  18. Agree on the production....Thought the same myself. Like you say, hard to explain. Just a little thin or something in spots. I do like the 2 new tunes though. And Fire It Up seems to have quite a bit more life to it to my ears. The 2nd half of the album isn't doing much for me with some of the song choices there but decent filler album nonetheless I guess.
  19. Teaser sounds pretty good. Seems way too early for a new album though. I suppose my guess would be it's a leftover from the last album recording sessions but maybe some kind of compilation or something is coming. I wouldn't put it past them to maybe have a Megalomanium Deluxe Edition coming either...They did something like that with Armageddonize. Hoping for something that stands out a little more than most of the stuff on Megalomanium did for me. That last album just didn't grab me much. I think I have 2 songs from it in my main playlist (Hardest Part is Losing You and Children of the Night) and the rest just kind of bounced off me. It was a little weird though...Didn't dislike anything on it and sounded fine. Just not very memorable or something.
  20. I dig the new tune! Honestly, might be my favorite yet from these guys. I like that this kind of gets away from the Bon Jovi Country vibe they sometimes had on the debut. For me, this has a fresh, big sound to it. Will have the new one on my radar.
  21. Bummer. I know I'm likely in the minority, but I was never into this band until Gabriel came on board. I just dug his vocals and thought Automaton and Rust were both excellent albums. Hopefully they can do some good things with their new lineup.
  22. That's quite a video. Amazing and scary is probably the best wat to describe it. I was never into Billy Joel outside of casually liking some of his songs here and there. But that's a nice song and a well put together video.
  23. Gave this a listen and sounds pretty good. While I haven't been all that interested in this being a compilation album, this has a couple new songs and many of the other ones here are kind of lesser known songs in that they were bonus tracks, one off singles or whatever. And some are from Riot Avenue which I never paid much attention to anyhow. Either way, I guess this comes at a nice time being there's been very little of interest to me so far this year so I'll probably listen to this more than I might've otherwise. The new songs sound pretty decent and some of the older songs sounded a bit freshened up to me on first listen and almost feel new since I never listened to most of those older songs much to begin with. Wish it were a full, new album though. They could've ran with the whole Young Guns/Western theme thing.
  24. I'll 3rd this lol... This sounds really good. What I like is Girish is doing more signing and not screaming like he often tends to do in his main band....This is basically what I'd want to hear more of from him. I thought the first song was decent but really digging the 2nd one.
  25. I could be wrong, but I thought I remember the girl he was with was the girlfriend of one of the other guys in the band or something so I doubt there's ever a Bad City reunion lol. Nice to see him back in music in some fashion but this certainly doesn't interest me much. I do hear some Bad City in these though...I think mostly in that 2nd tune which is probably the best of the bunch here for me. The dude has a good voice for rock music and I still listen to that Bad City album from time to time but the whole gospel rock thing isn't for me.
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