NEW BAND, RATED X, FEATURING VOCALIST JOE LYNN TURNER, DRUMMER CARMINE APPICE, BASSIST TONY FRANKLIN AND GUITARIST KARL COCHRAN, TO RELEASE THEIR SELF TITLED DEBUT ALBUM ON NOVEMBER 11TH
Frontiers Music Srl, the Italian-based label known for embracing new music from legendary Rock artists, returns with another impactful project: Rated X. Set for release in the Europe on November 7th and in North America on November 11th, the album features all new songs built upon a classic Hard Rock foundation, with a distinctly contemporary edge.
Rated X was formed at the suggestion of Frontiers President Serafino Perugino, who mentioned to singer Joe Lynn Turner that a band of highest caliber musicians should be assembled to create an album of classic Hard Rock music. Turner, the former lead vocalist for both Rainbow and Deep Purple and a solo artist in his own right, agreed, and the search for the right players was on. Carmine Appice, who already had a relationship with Frontiers, was on board immediately. A true percussion icon, Appice’s resume is one that Rock legends are made of: Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Blue Murder, King Kobra and others.
Appice’s former Blue Murder bandmate and bassist, Tony Franklin (best known for his work with The Firm, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, David Gilmour, Kate Bush, and Whitesnake), signed up next. After a lengthy search for the right guitarist, they settled on long-time Turner collaborator Karl Cochran, who has also worked with Ace Frehley, and worked in the past with Joe Lynn Turner on his solo albums.
“I believe we wanted to keep it a bit retro with a modern edge,” says Turner. “The songs are classic rock, but then that’s an understatement. They are what they are; and they transformed as we went along recording. So, all in all, we are very happy to finish the record and finally able to get it out to the public. Everyone in this band is a true individual and stylist. When you put it all together, you have Rated X.”
The debut album, simply titled, Rated X, is remarkable in that it sounds like a band that has worked together as a unit for years. The songs are powerful and the performances are tight and innovative. Frontiers in-house producer, Alessandro del Vecchio, not only handled studio production but added keyboards on several tracks. Pat Regan (Mr Big, Deep Purple, Gotthard, Kiss, Doro) mixed the album.
Says Carmine Appice, “With his help in coming up with the song ideas and working together with the band I believe we came up with the sound from the late 70s -80s. To me, it sounds like Blue Murder with Joe Lynn Turner singing. Having Tony and myself as the rhythm section and with the heavy guitars, it gives the record a Blue Murder-vibe. Then, adding Alessandro on keys gave us a bit of the Deep Purple thing. It all works together and I loved playing each song.”
Watch the EPK below:
Rated X track listing:
Get Back My Crown
This Is Who I Am
Fire And Ice
I Don’t Cry No More
Lhasa
Devil In Disguise
You Are The Music
Peace Of Mind
Maybe Tonight
On The Way To Paradise
Our Love Is Not Over
Stranger In Us All
Preorder Rated X at Amazon.
For more information about Rated X, please visit facebook.com/RatedXRocks.
oh yeah….Im getting this. Who said rock is dead??
Joe, I think his name is Gene $immon$. God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You too Gene, remember? Guys like Turner, Appice, Franklin, and Cochran are trying to “save” it, what are you doing now Gene to “save” it? How about rallying the Kiss Army to save Rock ‘N’ Roll, for EVERYONE!
Doug in the zone 😉 Rock on Joe! 🙂
NICE Doug….that was great. My son is 13….loves this type of music. And he loves “KISS”….and I mean Ace, Peter, Paul & Gene because that is what he followed me….also the kid is a pretty damn good football player like his old man. But yeah Im really pumped about this band. AND this is why Eddie is so important to us. This site and his work is very important to all of us that believe…Rock & Metal is very much…..ALIVE!!!!
Sounds neat! Anybody else think the Bears can repeat in ’86?
The Bears? uhhh NO!!!
Such a drama queen we have here and what a shocker that you would find a way to elude to Gene or Paul in an article that has nothing to do with Kiss…and for the record, If you were able to interpret the English language you should’ve known Gene meant the industry, not the genre…
oh George please…only YOU would use the word “Queen”….now like I said the other day…go back to your Justin Bieber youtube videos. You`re a whiner…this is no place for whiners.
Speaking of drama queens “George”, don’t get your boobs in an uproar! It’s not against the rules to bring up a band in a story that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with them, everybody does it George, including you. Besides, Joe asked a question, and I answered it, if you can’t handle the truth, that’s your problem. And for the record, my interpretation of the English language is just fine. I know exactly what Gene meant, and if you knew how to read between the lines, so would you. Gene is VERY influential, if he still cared about the rock industry, (big picture George) then why doesn’t he use some of that influence to help it? I know Gene does a lot of good things, supports a lot of charities & organizations, just seems like lately he has no interest in the business that started HIS business, Rock ‘N’ Roll! The industry George, not the “genre.” Maybe less attention on restaurants, football teams, etc., and more on the “business” of Rock ‘N’ Roll would help, instead of proclaiming “Rock Is Dead”, (the industry George) why not do something to help save it? You know as well as I do, Gene is a doer, if anybody can save it, or at least help it, Gene can. Have a nice day George. 🙂
And George….you really should be the last one calling any1 here a “drama queen”. Just reading some of your past frivolous posts it is evidently easy to see & read that you are the drama queen. You’re whining (shocker) about Gene. Who gave a s–t WHAT HE MEANT whether it was for industry or the genre or BOTH?? Gene opened his mouth….AGAIN and made a comment. Now you, the internet Meathead is defending him. That is a “YOU” problem, not an “us” problem. You take this PERSONALLY while I have PERSPECTIVE. Now you can spin this anyway you can to supplement your cause but it wont justify Gene’s comment. Case closed Boy George. Christ your such a ass kisser that if Gene or Paul came to a sudden stop your nose would fly right through their a-holes.
Lets remember gentlemen, the Demon was speaking of the industry, not the music.
Yes a wig on JLT, fer 25+ years. Gene and David Lee for 30+ years. Herman The German does too. Extensions are everywhere.
Elvis said that you’d grow to be an angry young man some day. That said, Turner looks like he’s trying to look like Glenn Hughes but actually looks like the girl with the dragon tattoo.
If Joan Jett let her hair grow out slightly, put on a pair of Jim Rockford’s shades and had just been told that she’d have to do a gig with Lita Ford, I think she’d look just like JLT in that photo. Although she might be taller.
Yeah a band photo is unnecessary in this circumstance. Appice is in good shape but he has to be 70.
Do you think he wears Depends?
dude, that is hysterical! nicely done…
that was to DR
Unfortunately, rock is dead as far as sales go. This will sell nothing.
What a great lineup of players, I hope the songs are good.
Not interested…the name alone is ridiculous…
I’ll agree on that. Not sure what they were thinking.