Held Hostage has toured as and been direct support act with many great bands including Metal Allegiance, Quiet Riot, Molly Hatchet, The Rods, Uli Jon Roth, Eddie Money, Benny Mardones, Manowar, Ross The Boss Band etc.
Held Hostage is currently endorsed by many great products including SIT Strings, Rev Amps, Prestige Guitars, Barefoot Buttons, Clayton Custom Picks, Kick Lidz Drums, ProPlayer Art, Intune Guitar Picks, Guitar Gifts 4u, Big Bends, Best Tronics, Mental Case, Neat Audio, WBGear.
The bands unique blend of screaming guitars, thundering kick ass drums, raging bass
and uninhibited vocals will stay true to form. Held Hostage is ready and able to take their place in Rock and Roll history.
Hailing from North Eastern United States, HELD HOSTAGE was founded in 1984 by vocalist / guitarist Tom Collier, and while suffering from some line up changes over the years they keep rocking touring the States.
While on the road they earned their reputation as a self-managed hard-working band with a genuine compassion for those in need, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for Veterans and Charity events across the country. Their compassion may be rooted in the many adversities and tragedies the band has endured for the past thirty years.
But Collier keeps the band alive, rock solid as their music heard on their new album “Great American Rock“. This is classic US hard rock, riff driven tunes where renowned ex Judas Priest, now with KK’S Priest shouter Tim Ripper Owens agreed to sing on all songs minus one – legend Joe Lynn Turner performs on closing track ‘Show Me The Way Back Home’.
“This is a band rich in rock n roll history and they bring with them, a great fan base and they feature some rock legends, on their new record. When I first heard the new record Great American Rock, we knew we had to sign them.” said the A&R director of FireRock Music Group, who signed the band for the release of “Great American Rock”.
Tom Collier said about the record: “I wanted to get back to the roots of American Rock n Roll. Being able to bring Tim “Ripper” Owens with us was such a thrill. I produced the album but I have to say, giving Ripper free reign on his vocals and taking suggestions from him, made this record exactly what we call it, Great American Rock. We also take on the issue of suicide of all ages, with our song ‘Rise’. This is a side of Ripper the world has never seen / heard.”
Tracklist:
01. We Rock Hard (04:57)
02. Now We Ride Bikers Life (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens) (03:59)
03. Your Eyes (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens) (03:51)
04. The Master (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens) (04:11)
05. Hold on (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens) (04:21)
06. You Rock Our Way (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens) (03:22)
07. Take Me Away (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens) (Raw) (04:27)
08. Be A Man (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens) (04:02)
09. Chaos (Live) (07:01)
10. Rise (stop suicide of all ages) (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens) (04:45)
11. Fallen Brothers (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Tim Ripper Owens) (New version) (04:32)
12. Show Me The Way Back Home (feat. Special Guest Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner) (Acoustic Rock Version) (04:26)
Held Hostage – Great American Rock (2022), MP3+WAV, CD
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