Lions Pride Music is excited to announce the release of Ragdoll’s album, Rewound, for Europe.
The 3 piece Aussie hard rock band hails from Perth and have been an active establishment of the scene there for the past many years. The band have also on several occasions been playing at Rocklahoma in the States.
The band is currently looking into touring Europe for next year. The album contains 2 music videos for the songs, Tell Me & All I Want, only on the European version. The bands sound is best described as straight forward hard rock, with a power packed punch delivered to the eardrums.
MelodicRock Records is really excited to have another great Aussie rock band join the label roster. Melbourne based SERPENTINE SKY have launched their self-titled debut album.
Owner of MRR, Andrew McNeice recalls owning a relic of the band’s early days. “When Zakk sent me their album to check out, I only needed seconds to realize the anthemic lead track Whole Lotta Love has been a part of my collection in the form of a 2 track promo-cassette from the early 90s. I had always loved that song and wanted to hear more. Better late than never! This is a classic melodic rock album with a strong dose of Aussie attitude and a very slick, energetic production.”
“Serpentine Sky” will be released in a 10 track regular edition as well as a limited Special Edition which will contain several bonus tracks which will be announced soon.
Right now I can’t wait to present one of the great tracks off this album. But which one?
How about something different? How about the closing track?
That’s right – this album is so consistently good, we can go right to the end to present a highlight from the set. Don’t you love albums that close out with that absolute killer song that once finished makes you just want to hit play and start over again?
With that in mind, please check out SERPENTINE SKY and “Midnight”:
There’s nothing better than supporting new band – even if the band in question has been around for 25 years. Is this the longest time period between forming and a debut album being released?
For those familiar with these rockers from Melbourne, Australia, the wait has been worth it!
MelodicRock Records is really excited to have SERPENTINE SKY join the label roster, with their self-titled debut album due for release October 30.
Owner of MRR, Andrew McNeice recalls owning a relic of the band’s early days. “When Zakk sent me their album to check out, I only needed seconds to realize the anthemic lead track Whole Lotta Love has been a part of my collection in the form of a 2 track promo-cassette from the early 90s. I had always loved that song and wanted to hear more. Better late than never! This is a classic melodic rock album with a strong dose of Aussie attitude and a very slick, energetic production.”
“Serpentine Sky” will be released in a 10 track regular edition as well as a limited Special Edition which will contain several bonus tracks which will be announced soon.
Right now I can’t wait to present one of the great tracks off this album. But which one?
How about something different? How about the closing track?
That’s right – this album is so consistently good, we can go right to the end to present a highlight from the set. Don’t you love albums that close out with that absolute killer song that once finished makes you just want to hit play and start over again?
With that in mind, please check out SERPENTINE SKY and “Midnight”:
There’s nothing better than supporting new band – even if the band in question has been around for 25 years. Is this the longest time period between forming and a debut album being released?
For those familiar with these rockers from Melbourne, Australia, the wait has been worth it!
MelodicRock Records is really excited to have SERPENTINE SKY join the label roster, with their self-titled debut album due for release October 30.
Owner of MRR, Andrew McNeice recalls owning a relic of the band’s early days. “When Zakk sent me their album to check out, I only needed seconds to realize the anthemic lead track Whole Lotta Love has been a part of my collection in the form of a 2 track promo-cassette from the early 90s. I had always loved that song and wanted to hear more. Better late than never! This is a classic melodic rock album with a strong dose of Aussie attitude and a very slick, energetic production.”
“Serpentine Sky” will be released in a 10 track regular edition as well as a limited Special Edition which will contain several bonus tracks which will be announced soon.
Right now I can’t wait to present one of the great tracks off this album. But which one?
How about something different? How about the closing track?
That’s right – this album is so consistently good, we can go right to the end to present a highlight from the set. Don’t you love albums that close out with that absolute killer song that once finished makes you just want to hit play and start over again?
With that in mind, please check out SERPENTINE SKY and “Midnight”:
Originally founded in 1989 by Patrick Creamer, Zakk Zedras, Rexx Fernandez, Clinton Roche and Craig Whitelock; the then called Serpentine made an immediate impact on audiences with their energetic live show combining shredding guitars, three part harmonies, huge melodic choruses and the best rhythm section around.
In the early nineties, the band was tipped as “the next big thing” by Aus music legend Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum and showered with major record label deals.
As fate would have it, everything came to an abrupt end in 1991. Drummer Craig Whitelock suffered a serious motorbike accident resulting in him being unable to perform for the best part of twelve months. The band tried to carry on with another drummer, but relationships became strained and the magic was lost.
Reuniting after 25 years in 2014, the band played the tribute show for dearly departed friend and former drummer of White Widdow, George Kristy.
Serpentine members rekindled their friendship. A decision was made to re-form the band and record an album of their best original tracks. The band recorded their full-length debut album with producer / engineer Ricki Rae.
The band changed their name to Serpentine Sky in 2015.
Legendary rock icons Mötley Crüe have, at last, confirmed dates for the highly anticipated Australian and New Zealand leg of their Final Tour, bringing along shock-rocker Alice Cooper as very special guest.
Tour dates:
Vector Arena, Auckland - Saturday May 9
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne - Tuesday May 12
Allphones Arena, Sydney - Saturday May 16
Entertainment Centre, Brisbane - Tuesday May 19
Entertainment Centre, Adelaide - Thursday May 21
Perth Arena, Perth - Saturday May 23
On sale info (Auckland show):
My Live Nation pre-sale begins 2pm Tuesday Feb 24.
General Sale begins 10am Monday March 2.
On sale info (Australian shows):
My Live Nation pre-sale begins 10am Monday March 2.
General Sale begins 11am Wednesday March 4.
TONK "Ruby Voodoo" is set for release on MelodicRock Records MARCH 9. Stay tuned for soundbytes and pre-order links.
Please welcome Aussie hard rockers TONK to the MelodicRock Records family. TONK have recorded a fantastic old-school hard rock record with famed producer Nick Didier (Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, RATM, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen). It sounds authentic, because it is authentic!
TONK hail from Canberra Australia. And like the Aussie legends before them, this hard-rock quintet just want to have a great time delivering their own brand of hard gritty tunes...
Screaming vocals, ripping guitars and bombastic drums leave nothing left for the faint hearted.
You'll love the experience of course, whether it's your first time or you are a longstanding Tonkist, wherever you come across them, when Jinks, Steve, Ben, Matt and Mikey get in a room together, hard rockin' sparks fly!!! The music of Tonk may be of the classic ilk, but its unapologetic affection for old-school rock makes it infectious.
Tonk's debut album, Sister Switchblade was released on November 2007 to worldwide critical acclaim, scoring the band world-wide radio airplay, a distribution deal with Modern Music/SONY BMG, a US licensing deal (Undercover Tracks), TV syncs and countless articles in local and international online and print media.
In September 2012, Tonk were invited and accepted to be included on a French Aussie compilation CD 'Rock Des Antipodes' by French label Bad Reputation. Coming in at track 5, alongside the likes of Baby Animals, Jet, The Vines, Airbourne, Masters Apprentices, Dallas Crane and others. Tonk were also involved in an international furore when it was found that FOX networks 'How I Met Your Mother' TV series had recorded and used their song 'Golden Girl' without permission on two separate occasions prompting the band to pursue remuneration and correction of the aired broadcast sheets. www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-15/how-fox-stole-our-song2c-aussie-band-tells/3892612
Tonk have toured and played alongside: Airbourne, Helmet (USA), The Screaming Jets, Jimmy Barnes, The Casanovas, Shihad, The Poor, Grinspoon, The Angels, Gyroscope, MM9, Karnivool, COG, Sunset Riot, Dead Letter Circus, The Butterfly Effect, Mammal, Full Scale, Hell City Glamours, The Red Coats, INK, King of the North and Karnivool to name drop a few.
In October 2014 we headed up to Studios 301 in Byron Bay to record our 2nd album "Ruby Voodoo" with the honourable Nick Didia (Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, RATM, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, etc). Much like our rock forefathers before us, we tracked the album live using little digital trickery (no click track or auto-tune, etc) adding vocals and guitar noodlery afterwards. The album is slated for release March 9, 2015... And we can't wait for it to land!
After half a century in the business, it’s little surprise that renowned Australian record label Albert Productions knows how to appropriately celebrate a milestone, with the company announcing in association with Sony Music Australia today the August release of a 102-track compilation/retrospective, Good Times: Celebrating 50 Years Of Albert Productions.
Set to hit stores on Friday, August 15, Good Times will feature two unreleased tracks – one each from Rose Tattoo and The Easybeats – and canvasses the preceding five decades that led Alberts to its current position as one of the country’s most recognisable and respected labels.
The Easybeats’ contribution is especially enticing, featuring a particularly youthful Stevie Wright’s vocal confirmation of it being only the second time they’d attempted to lay it down, and serves as an icing-like complement to the release’s base cake of hand-picked studio and live recordings.
Naturally, the Good Times journey starts at the beginning of the Albert journey, with Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs’ 1964 release Mashed Potato, and ends with the label’s poignant most recent release Walking In The Rain, a Flash And The Pan cover courtesy of the late Doc Neeson of The Angels.
In-between, you’ll find cuts from a slew of acclaimed Australian acts, including the iconic AC/DC as well as The Angels, Alex Hood, The Imagination, Dallas Crane, Knievel, Seabellies, Flash And The Pan, The Missing Links, Ted Mulry, Bobby & Laurie, Choirboys and John Paul Young, who comes to the table with the instantly recognisable Love Is In The Air.
Complementing the deluxe set’s physical release will be a 48-page booklet stuffed with rare pics and a historical retrospective of the label and its catalogue that gives a comprehensive insight into the legendary label’s rise to power from its humble family origins in 1964 under the guidance of Ted Albert, then-MD of parent company J. Albert & Son.
The ensuing 50 years have seen Albert Productions become an indelible part of the national music scene, with its artists having ascended to the heights of ARIA Award victories, ARIA Hall Of Fame recognition and beyond.
Good Times: Celebrating 50 Years Of Albert Productions will be available for pre-orders from July 25.
Full track list:
First time released digitally *
First time released CD #
Never been released ^
DISC 1 – Shakin’ All Over
Mashed Potato (single version) - Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs
Sick & Tired - Billy Thorpe and The Azetcs
She's So Fine - The Easybeats
We 2 Should Live - The Missing Links *
Shakin' All Over - The Missing Links
Women (Make You Feel Alright) - The Easybeats
Black - The Throb
Over The Rainbow (single version) - Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs *#
I Told The Brook (single version) - Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs *
Sweet And Tender Romance - Bobby & Laurie
The Fortune Teller - The Throb
Kansas City - The Missing Links
Sorry - The Easybeats
Hitch Hiker - Bobby & Laurie
Try To Remember - New World *
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - The Imagination *#
Julia - Ted Mulry
Love Is a Beautiful Song - Dave Mills
Working My Way Back To You - Bobbi Marchini
Falling In Love Again - Ted Mulry
Pasadena - John Paul Young
You're All Woman - Ted Mulry
St Louis - The Easybeats
Friday On My Mind - The Easybeats
Good Times - The Easybeats
DISC 2 - (Let There Be Rock)
Evie (Let Your Hair Hang Down) - Stevie Wright
Evie (Evie) - Stevie Wright
Evie (I'm Losing You) - Stevie Wright
It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) - AC/DC
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - The Angels
Bad Boy For Love - Rose Tattoo
Never Gonna Die – Choirboys
We Are The Kids – Dallimore *#
Need Your Love (radio edit) - Ray Arnott *#
Let There Be Rock - AC/DC
Comin' Down - The Angels
Shadow Boxer - The Angels
Who Made Who - AC/DC
Dirty Hearts - Dallas Crane
It Goes Off – Skybombers
The Time I Found My Feet – Knievel
Trans Ending – Seabellies
Curiosity - Dallas Crane
We Can't Be Beaten - Rose Tattoo
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
DISC 3 – Ain’t it Nice
Can't Stop Myself From Loving You - William Shakespeare
Jump In My Car - Ted Mulry Gang
Down Among The Dead Men - Flash and The Pan
Excuse Me - Alison MacCallum
Yesterday's Hero - John Paul Young
My Little Angel - William Shakespeare
Darktown Strutters Ball - Ted Mulry Gang
Hey St Peter - Flash and The Pan
Standing In The Rain - John Paul Young
Jamaica Rum - Ted Mulry Gang
Walking In The Rain - Doc Neeson #
Spend The Night – Cheetah
Time After Time - Mark Williams & Tara Morice
In The Dark - Shelley Harland
Ain't It Nice - Ted Mulry
Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young
Honey Dip (radio version) - Daniel Amalm
Search My Heaven - Aleesha Rome
Show No Mercy - Mark Williams
DISC 4 - Open That Door
Lazy River – Harry Vanda and George Young *
Been And Gone - Cool Bananas *
Survival's A Song (Lazybones) - Graham Lowndes *#
Blue Sunny Sky Day - Wendy Grose *#
The Girl On The Five Dollar Note - The Prodigal Sons *#
Brumby Jack - Alex Hood *
How About A Beer For The Horse - Sandshoe Willie & The Worn Out Soul Band *#
Love Don't Make A Fool Out Of Me - Unit 4 + 2 *
Care For Kids - The Kids *#
You Drive Me Crazy - John Paul Young *
Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - The Magnetics *#
Flaming Heart (radio edit) - Ray Arnott *
Working For The Man – BAD *
Picture Show Man – John Meillon and John Ewart *#
The Warrior - Johnny Dick *#
Day Is Done - Wayne Jury
Mundane – Valve
Snow Queen - Rose Tattoo
Planned Obsolescence - The Angels *#
Open That Door - The Angels
Street Fighting Man - Rose Tattoo *#^
DISC 5 - BONUS DISC: My Kind of Music
She's So Fine (live) – Melbourne Awards Show - The Easybeats *
My Kind Of Music (live) - Stevie Wright *
Crazy (live) – Ted Mulry Gang *#
Darktown Strutters Ball (live) – Festival Hall Melbourne - Ted Mulry Gang *#
She's Got Balls (live) – Bondi Lifesavers - AC/DC
Who Rings The Bell (live) – The Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney - The Angels
Going Home (live) - The Angels
Bad Boy For Love – (Live 1979) - Rose Tattoo *#
Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw – (Live 1979) - Rose Tattoo *#
