Boston based rockers, Road Dawg, have just released a Christmas single, "Run Run Rudolph”, worldwide. The song was recorded at Mixed Emotions Studio in Middleton, Massachusetts. The track was mixed by Kenny Lewis and was mastered by Steve Brown (lead guitarist of platinum recording artist Trixter) at his recording studio Mojo Vegas in New Jersey.

Lead vocalist Scotty Dunbar had this to say about the single: "We had such an absolute blast recording this tune! It was a pleasure to work with both Kenny Lewis and Steve Brown. If you are a fan of such artist as Ratt, Alice Cooper and Poison I do think that you will dig our take on this Christmas classic."

You can download "Run Run Rudolph" from iTunes here, or via the Amazon widget below. The song is also available for streaming below.

 

 

Road Dawg is comprised of the following members:

Scotty Dunbar - vocals
Ben Cote - guitar
Izzy Rock - drums
Jason "JC" Cornwell - bass

A little bit of information on the band:

Drummer Isaac Leyn Gorrido (Izzy Rock) was born in Santiago, Chile and moved to America with his family at the young age of 11. Izzy was embraced by hard rock music. Thanks to his parents, music became a huge part of his life. From Led Zeppelin and Kansas to Elvis Presley and Fats Domino his appreciation for rock n’ roll grew and grew. As a young teenager, Izzy's love for music defined him into becoming a drummer.

Izzy recorded and released two albums with his former band Pretty Little Suicide (self-titled and the follow-up, F*ck The Grind), P.L.S. toured across America beginning in 2010 and ending in late 2012. After the demise of P.L.S. Izzy kept himself active as the drummer of The Scotty Dunbar Band & Mitos. He also kept busy as a studio musician and played on several projects.

Bassist Jason "JC" Cornwell is known for his illustrious work with such bands as The Eric Martin Band, Starrdust, DreamKiller, 3 Parts Dead, Super Troup and Burning Heat. His repertoire includes the use of cording, two hand tapping, a right hand 3-finger picking technique and controlled feedback. Jason is also noted as a steady true bassist, fulfilling the traditional supportive role of the electric bass in the rock rhythm section. Along with Izzy Rock, Cornwell is a founding member of Road Dawg.

Vocalist Scotty Dunbar, formerly of the band D.M.K., officially joined Road Dawg in the fall of 2016. Dunbar has been performing since the age of 14. In 2012 Dunbar released his debut solo EP In A Mellow Mood worldwide on Down Boys Records. The six song EP featured guest performances by Michael Sweet of Stryper, Louis St August of MASS and female pop vocalist AMJ. Upon it's release the EP charted in the following categories on Amazon: #1 Top 100 Hot New Releases Chart category: Pop Rock, #1 Top 100 Hot New Releases Chart category: Euro Pop and #3 on the Top 100 Best Sellers Chart category: Pop. Since the release of In A Mellow Mood, Scotty went on to record and release several singles and EP's digitally worldwide from both his solo project and also with his former group D.M.K.

Plasma films released a documentary titled, Scotty Dunbar – The Fire That Won’t Go Out on October 5th, 2015. The film was directed by Brian Ouelette, a two-time Telly Award winner. The film aired several times on TV stations and is now streaming online (watch below).

Guitarist Ben Cote has been performing since the age of 15. Ben was inspired by artists such as Van Halen, Aerosmith, Guns N Roses, and The Ramones. Cote is currently a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Ben is the lead guitarist and songwriter for The Ben Cote Band. In 2015 the band released an EP titled Order Up. Ben's new album, Tight Jeans And Sunglasses, is set to be released in late 2016. The albums first single "Without You" was released in October.

Road Dawg recently performed at the Streets Gone Wild Festival in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Road Dawg played on the first night of the two day festival with multi-platinum recording artist: Night Ranger, Great White, Vixen and SteelHeart.

The bands next show is scheduled for December 2nd, 2016 at Uncle Eddies Oceanside Tavern in Salisbury, Massachusetts. This will be a headlining hometown show for the band.

To learn more about Road Dawg visit them on Facebook.