As previously reported, SEBASTIAN BACH (ex-SKID ROW) is set to release Angel Down on November 20th, his first solo album in eight years. The 14-song record 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 Get Off My Bach Productions, and distributed worldwide through Caroline/EMI Music Group.

Click left to view the cover of Angel Down. The art for the album 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 done in 1990 and was an emotional choice for Bach. Bierk also created the cover artwork for Skid Row's 1991 album Slave To The Grind. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries all over North America.

Joining Bach on Angel Down were guitarists "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and Johnny Chromatic, and Bobby Jarzombek on drums, all long-time members of Bach's touring band, as well as Steve DiGiorgio on bass, who will join Bach and company on the road next summer.

Nine of the 14 songs on Angel Down were written or co-written by Bach including the first radio track, '(Love Is) A Bitchslap' (co-written with Roy Z). While more than two weeks away from its official "add" date (September 4), 'Bitchslap' is already being played at powerhouse rock radio stations like KUPD in Phoenix and Boston's WAAF. Bach and Roy Z also co-wrote 'You Don't Understand', 'By Your Side', and 'Our Love Is A Lie', while Bach teamed with Desmond Child for 'Falling Into You'. In addition, 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'.