Classic rock n’ rollers PROPHETS OF ADDICTION are back with a powerful message: it’s time to face the music and feel the power of rock! Mainman Lesli Sanders lays it all on the line with the band’s upcoming fourth album, ”Face The Music”.
The album, PROPHETS OF ADDICTION’s debut for Bravewords Records, was produced, mixed and mastered by Phil Soussan (bass player for Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol and more) who also got involved playing bass, piano, did backing vocals, etc.
Drummer Wayne Stokely says: “We wanted to make a classic 70s style rock n’ roll album without losing our raw vibe but with a modern 2024 production. There’s not a lot of records out there like this one, so I think we achieved our goal. The songs speak for themselves.”
Kicking things off with the downright dirty “Flavor of the Danger,” the listener is immediately clued into what they’re getting with ”Face The Music”, an album loaded with catchy late ’70s inspired glam n’ roll riffs, powerful and emotionally resonant vocals and a clever lyrical output.
“Let’s Get High” sees the band slide slightly into a melodic goth route ala Sisters Of Mercy. The song isn’t a drug reference, but a “recollection of the excitement that a new record would bring as a teenager and after the long wait finally able to hear it for the first time,” says Sanders.
The band’s take on the Rod Stewart classic “Maggie May” is nothing short of punky-glam magnificence. The band had the opportunity to play the track for drum legend Carmine Appice, who played with Stewart from 1976 – 1982. Appice was so impressed that he asked, “Would you mind if I send this to Rod?”
The album’s lead single “Superhero” comes complete with a hook that won’t leave your head for days. “Superhero is a song I have been sitting on for a few years and wasn’t going to record until the right musicians were put in place, realizing the potential. I finally found that group of musicians,” the frontman states.
Highly Recommended
1. Flavor of the Danger
2. Let’s Get High
3. Slippin’ Away
4. Walk the World
5. Maggie May
6. Superhero
7. I Want You to Know
8. Hollywood
9. Wasted Tears
10. Last One in the Bar
11. Take Me to Your Leader
Lesli Sanders: Lead Vocals, Guitars
Phil Soussan: Bass, Piano, Mandolin,Percussion, Backing Vocals
Wayne Stokely: Drums,Backing Vocals
Tchad Drats: Guitar, Ebow, Backing Vocals
G.G. Guitar, Backing Vocals
Terry Bratsch, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Steel, Backing Vocals
Prophets of Addiction – Face the Music 2024
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