SEBASTIAN BACH AND PAL AXL ROSE PREPARE NEW SOLO ALBUM-FIRST IN 8 YEARS

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SEBASTIAN BACH AND PAL AXL ROSE PREPARE NEW SOLO ALBUM-FIRST IN 8 YEARS

SEBASTIAN BACH TO UNLEASH "ANGEL DOWN," FIRST SOLO ALBUM SINCE 1999 Axl Rose Contributes Vocals on Three Tracks 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 at Sound City Studios in Hollywood, CA. The CD will be released via a joint-venture between Merovingian Music, Ltd. (MRV) and Bach's own 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 Chiasciak and Johnny Chromatic, and Bobby Jarzombek on drums, all long-time members of his touring band, as well as Steve DiGiorgio on bass. In addition, Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose makes a special guest appearance contributing vocals on three of the album's songs - "Love is a Bitchslap," a cover of Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle," and "Stuck Inside." Nine of the 14 songs on "Angel Down" were written or co-written by Bach including "Bitchslap," "You Don't Understand," "By Your Side," and "Our Love Is A Lie," (all co-written with Roy Z). Bach teamed up with Desmond Child for "Falling Into You," and 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 painted in 1990, and 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 Skid Row, fronted by Sebastian Bach, 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. The recent addition of personal manager Rick Sales (Slayer, Mastodon, Bullet For My Valentine) to Bach's team creates a forcible foursome. Last summer and fall, Bach toured North America and Europe extensively with Guns N' Roses, and did a 15-city tour of Japan, Australia and New Zealand this summer. In addition to recording and touring, Bach has been busy developing a television career with guest appearances on the popular Canadian mockumentary TV series "Trailer Park Boys," starring with Ted Nugent, Jason Bonham, Scott Ian and Even Seinfield on VH1's number one-rated reality show "Supergroup," and five seasons on the popular CW series "Gilmore Girls," playing the role of guitarist Gil. He also hosted two VH1 #1-rated series "Forever Wild" and "40 Greatest Metal Songs," and he and his family were featured on VH1's #1 rated program, "I Married...Sebastian Bach." Bach recently signed on as one of eight celebrity contestants for the reality/competition series, "MTV's "Celebrity Rap Superstar," and proved he could rap as well as sing. In addition, he has appeared on Broadway (Riff Raff in "Rocky Horror Show" and the title role in "Jekyll & Hyde"), and starred i the national touring production of "Jesus Christ Superstar."

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