Certainly one of the most electrifying performers of any decade,
Sebastian Bach is set to release
"Angel Down" on November 20, his first solo album in eight years. The 14-song
"Angel Down" was produced by
Roy Z (
BRUCE DICKINSON,
ROB HALFORD,
JUDAS PRIEST), and recorded in July and August 2006 at
Sound City Studios in Hollywood, CA. The CD will be released via a joint venture between
Merovingian Music, Ltd. (
MRV) and
Bach's
Get Off My Bach Productions, and distributed worldwide through
Caroline/
EMI Music Group.
Joining
Bach in the studio for
"Angel Down" were guitarists
"Metal" Mike Chlasciak and
Johnny Chromatic, and
Bobby Jarzombek on drums, all longtime members of
Bach's touring band, as well as
Steve DiGiorgio on bass.
Rob DeLuca has been handling the bass duties for
Bach during the past few months and will once again join the group on the road in support of the new CD.
Nine of the 14 songs on
"Angel Down" were written or co-written by
Bach including the first radio track,
"(Love Is) A Bitchslap" (co-written with
Roy Z). While more than two weeks away from its official "add" date (September 4),
"Bitchslap" is already being played at powerhouse rock radio stations like
KUPD in Phoenix and Boston's
WAAF.
Bach and
Roy Z also co-wrote
"You Don't Understand",
"By Your Side", and
"Our Love Is A Lie", while
Bach teamed with
Desmond Child for
"Falling Into You". In addition, the band covered the
Steven Tyler/
Joe Perry classic
"Back In The Saddle". Other tracks include
"Stabbin' Daggers",
"Take You Down with Me",
"Negative Light",
"Live & Die",
"American Metalhead",
"Stuck Inside" and
"You Bring Me Down".
The cover art for
"Angel Down" is an
original painting by
Bach's late father, the celebrated Canadian artist
David Bierk who died in 2002. The painting, entitled
"David Watching", was created in 1990 and is an emotional choice for
Bach.
Bierk also created the cover artwork for
SKID ROW's 1991 album
"Slave To The Grind", which
Rolling Stone voted one of the top 5 album covers of the year. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries all over North America.
"Angel Down" also represents a reunion of sorts 20 years ago,
Jack Ponti (then a successful songwriter and record producer, now
MRV's CEO) worked with
Jason Flom (then A&R rep at
Atlantic Records, now Chairman and CEO of
Capitol Music Group) who signed the
Sebastian Bach-fronted
SKID ROW to
Atlantic Records. With
MRV dedicated to supporting and developing artist-owned, management-owned and independent labels, and
Flom calling the shots from
EMI, a dynamic triumvirate has realigned.
I hope you're right Seb is a great vocalist and I feel he has been "wasted" musically after his SR days. Besides with such a backup team I'm confident he'll deliver a great album, 
