In absence for more than two decades, on the way is new material from Leather Leone (CHASTAIN, RUDE GIRL, MALIBU BARBI) and drummer Sandy Sledge (Rude Girl, Malibu Barbi, WARBRIDE, WEAPONSVAN) in their new project, SLEDGE LEATHER.

The Sledge Leather debut album, Imagine Me Alive, was inspired in 2010 when Leather Leone called Sandy Sledge to collaborate on the RONNIE JAMES DIO track 'Egypt', for a demo tribute recording. Due to the overwhelming response for more material, Sledge Leather was born and were confirmed for Germany’s Keep it True Festival, April 30th, 2011.

Sledge Leather entered the studio in 2011 to record their comeback album, Imagine Me Alive, engulfing the listener in an onslaught of heavy metal with 11 cohesive tracks that resurrects a classic heavy metal sound with Dio's former band members Scott Warren (keyboards), and Jimmy Bain (bass).

“We wanted to finish what we started with Rude Girl in the ‘80s – straight up heavy a** metal,” Sandy Sledge explains, “This album truly shows the different ways that Leather’s voice can create music.”

Leather Leone comments: "It's great for me to finally have a huge say in what's written and how it's written. With Sledge, I feel like it's writing with a soulmate — same beliefs, same ideas — because we are writing what comes to us naturally and what comes to us naturally is heavy music. This is metal. It's just 'metal.' Heavy, metal."

Sledge Leather's album lineup includes: Leather Leone (vocals), Sandy Sledge (drums), Matthias Weisheit (guitars), Scott Warren (keyboards/orchestration), and Jimmy Bain (bass).

Imagine Me Alive is currently available from the band and soon through all on-line outlets. For more information, visit this location.