Alcatrazz release new single Dirty Like The City ahead of their brand new full-length album, Born Innocent, which is set to be released through Silver Lining Music on July 31st; pre-orders now available at this location.
Frontman Graham Bonnet comments, “Steve Vai sent us about 60 songs, out of all of them Dirty Like The City was the one that stood out right away for me and after a good listen, I just knew it had to be included in the album.”
Keyboardist Jimmy Waldo adds, “I loved this piece when Steve Vai sent it to us, and knew right away that Alcatrazz would eat it alive, it was a perfect fit with all the other material on the album.”
Listen to the song by clicking here.
The hard-hitting, melodic heavy metal band Alcatrazz will once again throw down a studio gauntlet on July 31st with Born Innocent, their first studio venture since 1986’s Dangerous Games. Alongside the unique vocal prowess and range of star frontman and founding member Graham Bonnet, Born Innocent also features fellow founding members Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea. And from the classic album art, featuring the mighty rock itself, Born Innocent is a journey into the sort of heavy, melodic and supremely articulated hard rock that is a cornerstone of the likes of Rainbow and the Michael Schenker Group, territory Alcatrazz successfully strode in the ‘80s before going on hiatus.
Debuting on Born Innocent is the latest of the illustrious Alcatrazz guitarists to bring their extreme six-string talents to the band, with Boston-based Berklee College of Music Assistant Professor of Guitar, and one-man metal impresario Joe Stump perhaps proving the finest of a list which includes the likes of Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.
“The name Alcatrazz is a brand name,” announces star frontman and founding member Graham Bonnet. “People know what Alcatrazz delivers, and on this album you have the original ideas of Alcatrazz but played in a modern way with new inspiration.”
“The name Alcatrazz is a brand name,” announces star frontman and founding member Graham Bonnet. “People know what Alcatrazz delivers, and on this album you have the original ideas of Alcatrazz but played in a modern way with new inspiration.”
Alcatrazz’s Born Innocent will be released on CD and digital formats. For pre-orders, go to this location.
Born Innocent track Listing:
- Born Innocent
- Polar Bear
- Finn McCool
- We Still Remember
- London 1666
- Dirty Like The City
- I Am The King
- Something That I Am Missing
- Paper Flags
- The Wound Is Open
- Body Beautiful
- Warth Lane
- For Tony