MICHAEL MONROE - “Some People Say You Have To Suffer For Good Art... I've Suffered Enough”; Audio

September 24, 2015, 9 years ago

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MICHAEL MONROE - “Some People Say You Have To Suffer For Good Art... I've Suffered Enough”; Audio

Michael Monroe and Tuk from the Biters join Mitch on Episode #153 of One On One With Mitch Lafon.

In the episode's first interview, Michael Monroe talks about his new album Blackout States, Hanoi Rocks and its brand, Conny Bloom and the Electric Boys, his association with Guns N' Roses, touring with Alice Cooper, The Ramones and much more.

In the episode's second interview, Mitch sits down with Tuk from the Biters. This up and coming band has delivered one of the finest rock records in 2015 with the release of Electric Blood. The two discuss the new album, making it in today's music climate, and much more.

“Old King’s Road”, the new video from Michael Monroe, can be found below. The track will be featured on Monroe’s latest solo outing, Blackout States, due for release on October 9th via Spinefarm Records.

The album was produced by Chips Kiesbye (The Hellacopters, Nomads) in Gothenburg, Sweden, and mixed by Petri Majuri in Helsinki, Finland. The video for “Old King´s Road” (out in all digital platforms September 4th) was directed by Monroe’s trusted man Ville Juurikkala (“Stained Glass Heart”, “Ballad Of The Lower East Side”).

Tracklisting:

“This Ain‘t No Love Song”
“Old King‘s Road”
“Goin’ Down With The Ship”
“Keep Your Eye On You”
“The Bastard’s Bash”
“Good Old Bad Days”
“R.L.F.”
“Blackout States”
“Under The Northern Lights”
“Permanent Youth”
“Dead Hearts On Denmark Street”
“Six Feet In The Ground”
“Walk Away”
“Break The Noose” (vinyl LP bonus track)

“Old King’s Road” video:

Select few are the ones born to rock and fewer still survive to be called seasoned rock warriors. The Michael Monroe band features nothing but the latter, consisting of bassist Sami Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls), guitarists Steve Conte (New York Dolls, Willy DeVille) &  Rich Jones (The Black Halos, Amen) and drummer Karl “Rockfist” Rosqvist (The Chelsea Smiles, Danzig).

On the new album, the legendary vocalist comments: “I’m extremely excited about our new album, Blackout States. It has all the ingredients of a perfect rock ‘n’ roll record – strong melodic songs with great meaningful lyrics that defy all clichés, delivered with a punky, ballsy attitude by a killer band. I highly recommend ‘Blackout States’ to anyone who’s even a little bit interested in what real, authentic, high energy rock ‘n’ roll at its best sounds like today.”

Michael Monroe will be hitting the road this fall for a co-headlining tour with Sweden’s Hardcore Superstar and some very special UK shows with Alice Cooper. Dates can be found at this location.


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