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Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe will launch his new album, “I Stay Too Quick To Die Younger”, on June 10 through Silver Lining Music.
“I stay too quick to die younger, it ain’t nothing when your head’s screwed on,” roars Monroe on his second LP for Silver Lining Music. In an period the place pandemics and conflict are seamless bookends to a frequently loopy society, Monroe and his bandmates determined to get collectively in November and December 2021 to observe up 2019’s critically acclaimed “One Man Gang” with 11 street-walking’, jive speaking’, strutting ‘n’ swaggering procklamations that double down and ship on that title.
At a time when enjoyable has been onerous to really feel, “I Stay Too Quick To Die Younger” is lean, imply, uncooked energy rock ‘n’ roll music, with cracking cuts similar to “Younger Drunks & Outdated Alcoholics”, “All Fighter” and the punky enjoyable of “Homicide The Summer time Of Love” exhibiting crisp electrical energy and melodies which wrap their shimmering selves round some razor-sharp riffs. There are additionally expansive, STONES-tinged saunters similar to “Cannot Cease Falling Aside” and “Everyone’s No one”, whereas the title monitor takes purpose between your eyes off a driving back-beat with a defiant refrain dripping with Monroe‘s irrepressible angle.
“This album has an amazing mixture and stability of songs, and the gathering tells an amazing general story,” says Monroe. “It has plenty of shade and vitality, and, after all, it’s rock ‘n’ roll, however punk can also be at all times going to be part of who we’re; that can by no means die.”
Recorded at Inkfish Studios in Helsinki, Finland between November and December 2021 and produced by the band with engineer Erno Laitinen, the album options Monroe on lead vocals and harmonica, Steve Conte (guitars and vocals), Wealthy Jones (guitar, vocals), Karl Rockfist (drums) and Sami Yaffa (bass/vocals/guitar) in addition to having fun with a number of visitors, together with GUNS N’ ROSES guitar legend Slash, who solos and supplies extra guitars on the title monitor.
“I Stay Too Quick To Die Younger” might be out there on CD digipak, 12″ crimson vinyl, signed limited-edition 12″ vinyl with various paintings, digital obtain, streaming and particular D2C bundles.
“I Stay Too Quick To Die Younger” monitor itemizing:
01. Homicide The Summer time Of Love
02. Younger Drunks & Outdated Alcoholics
03. Derelict Palace
04. All Fighter
05. Everyone’s No one
06. Antisocialite
07. Cannot Cease Falling Aside
08. Pagan Prayer
09. No Guilt
10. I Stay Too Quick To Die Younger
11. Dearly Departed
Recording lineup:
Michael Monroe – lead vocals, harmonica
Steve Conte – guitars, vocals
Wealthy Jones – guitars, vocals
Karl Rockfist – drums
Sami Yaffa – bass, vocals, guitar
* Recorded and combined by Erno “Error” Laitinen at Inkfish Studios, Helsinki, Finland
* Produced by Erno “Error” Laitinen, Michael Monroe, Wealthy Jones, Sammi Yafa, Steve Conte and Karl Rockfist
* Mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers
* Extra recording by Bobby Nieminen at Raymond’s Barn
* Piano recorded at Sonic Pump Studios, recording assistant Tommi Saarinen
* Slash‘s guitars engineered by John Ewing
Extra musicians:
* Slash – guitar solo and extra guitars on “I Stay Too Quick To Die Younger”
* Lenni-Kalle Taipale – Piano on “Antisocialite” & “Cannot Cease Falling Aside”
* Suvi Aalto and Astrid Nicole – Extra backing vocals on “Cannot Cease Falling Aside” and “Homicide The Summer time Of Love”
* Neil Leyton – Extra backing vocals on “Everyone’s No one”, “Homicide The Summer time Of Love” and “All Fighter”
Michael Monroe tour dates:
Apr. 08 – Home of Rock Bar, Kouvola (FI)
Apr. 14 – Möysän Musaklubi, Lahti (FI)
Apr. 15 – Hyvinkääsali, Hyvinkää (FI)
Apr. 16 – Olympia, Tampere (FI)
Apr. 21 – Tavastia Membership, Helsinki (FI)
Apr. 22 – Ikaalinen Spa, Ikaalinen (FI)
Jun. 04 – Rock Arduous Pageant, Gelsenkirchen (DE)
Jun. 06 – Ok.B. Hallen, Copenhagen (DK)*
Jun. Sep 11 – Saaristo Open Air, Kaarina (FI)
Jun. 10 – Rock In The Metropolis, Kuopio (FI)
Jun. 11 – Sweden Rock Pageant, Sölvesborg (SE)
Jun. 15 – Dolina Charlotty, Charlotta (PL)*
Jun. 17 – Stadthalle, Zwickau (DE) *
Jun. 18 – Azkena Pageant, Vitoria-Gasteiz (ES)
Jun. 21 – Mitsubishi Electrical Halle, Dusseldorf (DE)*
Jun. 22 – Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt (DE)*
Jun. 25 – Hellfest, Clisson (FR)
Jun. 29 – Ippodromo San Siro, Milan (IT)*
Jul. 07 – Sauna Open Air, Tampere (FI)
Jul. 08 – Rock In The Metropolis, Oulu (FI)
Jul. 14-15 – Vauhtiajot, Seinäjoki (FI)
Jul. 16 – Rock In The Metropolis, Rovaniemi (FI)
Jul. 29-30 – Skogsrojet Pageant, Rejmyre (SE)
Aug. 4-6 – Wacken Open Air, Wacken (DE)
Aug. 4-6 – Vaasa Pageant, Vaasa (FI)
Aug. 27 – HRH Sleaze, Sheffield (UK)
* Supporting ALICE COOPER
