Shiraz Lane - For Crying Out Loud

[Stefan]

 

 

Press release from Frontiers Music:

 

Frontiers Music Srl is proud to present the debut album from Shiraz Lane, entitled “For Crying Out Loud”, which will be released on April 15, 2016.

 

Formed in 2011, Shiraz Lane is a young, energetic, ambitious, authentic hard rock group from Vantaa, Finland. Although wearing inspiration from big masters like Aerosmith, SKID ROW and Guns N' Roses on their sleeves, the band has a sound and style all their own. Members of some of the biggest bands in Scandinavia - The 69 Eyes, Amorphis, Children Of Bodom, Lordi and Sonic Syndicate Official among others - have all described Shiraz Lane as being one of the most entertaining bands they have ever seen in the underground music scene, bringing something new to the table in terms of both music and live performance!

 

Notwithstanding their young age (the band members are all in their 20’s), the guys are already veterans of the underground circuit in their homeland and have developed a reputation for being uncompromising, loud and genuine.

 

“We started working on our debut album in mid-August 2015 after receiving confirmation about details and deadlines from Frontiers Music Srl” says guitarist Miki Kalske. “We were actually extremely busy at the time since we did an extensive Finnish tour in September, so the Shiraz factory was working pretty much around the clock. In retrospect it was good to have a tight agenda, since the songs came out very naturally and with a steady pace. After we felt confident enough with the songs, we joined forces with our producer Ben Varon and analyzed them meticulously, re-arranged parts, rehearsed, re-rehearsed etc. Before hitting the studio to lay down the final tracks.”

 

On the final result, “For Crying Out Loud”, the band shows they have learned all the tricks in the book and they’re now ready to take on the world.

 

“The album is not conceptual, but it is definitely a tight knitted package so that every song has its own natural place in the running order” continues Kalske. “All in all the record turned out to be an ass-kicking Hard Rock gem with a large scope of different emotions and feelings included. Variety would be a good key word to describe the album throughout, although bowing down to our own sound and style. An important notion would be to listen to the lyrics and message we are trying to send to the listeners out there – we don't wan't to preach, but if our music can act as an eye-opener on some level and send positive vibrations out to the world during these darker times, I would say we have done something right!”

 

Shiraz Lane debuted with a two song single release, "Out There Somewhere" and "Money Talks" in October 2014. The band expanded upon those two tracks to release a five track EP, "Be The Slave Or Be The Change" in the spring of 2015. It was extremely well received by both the public and the press in Scandinavia and the single ''Mental Slavery'' could even be described as an underground hit. Following the EP release, the band has put out four music videos, played the biggest Finnish summer festivals and also performed in places like Toronto, Canada, Finland Fest in Tokyo Japan and Wacken Open Air in Germany. In the autumn of 2015, Shiraz Lane did an extensive national tour supporting fellow countrymen Santa Cruz. Although music is not a matter of competition, it should be mentioned the band won the Hard Rock Rising 2014 and Wacken Metal Battle 2015. The hype culminated with an international record deal with Frontiers Music Srl, which was signed and sealed in September.

 

“We have grown to fill the boots of the endangered Dinosaurus of Rock and continue the legacy of authentic, rocking and meaningful music” concludes Miki Kalske. “We are thrilled to let you guys experience a full-length insight in our musical minds and assure that this is going to be the best possible news for the fans out there after a heartsick and grieving turn of the year. Heads up and play this record loud and proud – we certainly will!”

 

 

 

Tracks:

 

Wake Up

Momma's Boy

House Of Cards

Begging For Mercy

Same Ol' Blues

Mental Slavery

Behind The 8-Ball

For Crying Out Loud

Bleeding

M.L.N.W. - Kill Me (With Your Love) (Bonus track digital version)

[martinsane]

Said it before great band and looking forward to hearing this.

 

Why oh why would you do a digital only bonus track??? You'd think the folks that want the physical copies should be rewarded the additional music.

[Kristian]

Last years E.P. blew me away, can't wait for this one.

[Geoff]

They look really cool, but I need to say it... didn't really dig the EP from last year much. The 'Mental Slavery' song was okay but the rest did very little for me.

[AlphaMale]

They look really cool, but I need to say it... didn't really dig the EP from last year much. The 'Mental Slavery' song was okay but the rest did very little for me.

 

I agree with you. Didn't do much for me either.

[Stefan]

New artwork and new song:

 

 

 

[Gotthardline]

Really good song ! I liked their Ep and am definitely looking forward to the album

[AlphaMale]

Do they really have a band member named Jani Laine?

[Stefan]

Do they really have a band member named Jani Laine?

 

Yep. Jani is a common first name and Laine a common surname in Finland.

 

I guess you think of Jani Lane?

[AlphaMale]

 

Do they really have a band member named Jani Laine?

 

Yep. Jani is a common first name and Laine a common surname in Finland.

 

I guess you think of Jani Lane?

 

 

Yep!

[martinsane]

Really good song ! I liked their Ep and am definitely looking forward to the album

Agreed

[Geoff]

Oh whoops. I was listening to this new tune while typing an email to someone and after listening to the Epic songs I was listening to this just assuming that it was another female vocalist. Totally thought it.

 

Anyway, sorry dudes. I just find this band super, super average. That song does nothing for me at all. It's a massive shame. They look like they should sound good, and they look cool. But the songs are extremely weak. Compare them to a peer like Santa Cruz, and they're about 28,000 light years behind them.

[The Rocker]

Oh whoops. I was listening to this new tune while typing an email to someone and after listening to the Epic songs I was listening to this just assuming that it was another female vocalist. Totally thought it.

 

Anyway, sorry dudes. I just find this band super, super average. That song does nothing for me at all. It's a massive shame. They look like they should sound good, and they look cool. But the songs are extremely weak. Compare them to a peer like Santa Cruz, and they're about 28,000 light years behind them.

Yes

[Stefan]

[simo]

The beginning of ''Wake Up'' sounded promising, especially the scream during the intro where he sings ''fight the power'' or something. But during the verses his singing sounds kind of...... I don't know, weird. Maybe it's the accent, I don't know. Something about the tone of his voice and how he sings the words sounds funny to me.

 

Let's hope this new song is better as I was quite fond of the band's last EP

[Geoff]

Pretty decent ballad. About the best tune I've heard from them.

[The Rocker]

Pretty decent ballad. About the best tune I've heard from them.

What Geoff said

[DeLaCruz]

fuck this, listen to the defiants instead!!!!! haha joking good song and nice effort for such a young band

[Gotthardline]

another really good song , like these guys a lot

[Glen]

The vocalist is weak.

 

Didnt like either song.

 

The first was way too screechy and the second is just so cliched and zzzzz.

[melodicrock]

Singer is hideous.

[kourosofsteel3]

I don't see me opening soon a syrah to these dudes. Actually, I wouldn't even open a new world shiraz...

[KarpetRydOFunk]

I don't see me opening soon a syrah to these dudes. Actually, I wouldn't even open a new world shiraz...

 

Then what will you open?

[kourosofsteel3]

 

I don't see me opening soon a syrah to these dudes. Actually, I wouldn't even open a new world shiraz...

 

Then what will you open?

 

 

 

I have to consider this, buddy. I usually open French syrahs when in the mood of listening to some pop metal like savatage.

[Geoff]

George, do you basically entirely reside in Google dictionary or thesaurus or something similar? I always wonder what you're on about and when I google it I always wonder why you didn't just say that in the first place. As long as you're impressing someone, mate. I hope she/he/they are worth the effort.