Ex-WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp, now fronting MIKE TRAMP & THE ROCK 'N' ROLL CIRCUZ, is featured in a new interview with Heavy Paradise. An excerpt is available below:

Heavy Paradise: A new album is about to be released later this year. Can you tell me some things about the new effort?

MT: "It is a continuation and progression of my solo career that I started in 1996 when I recorded my first album Capricorn. On this album Stand Your Ground and then one before. I have added The Rock'n'Roll Circuz because this is a band not just Mike Tramp. My three other band members are a huge part of the sound and production of this album, I couldn't have done this myself."

Heavy Paradise: Mike Tramp & The Rock 'n' Roll Circuz in 2009 was an overall very good effort. What are the differences between your last release and this new one?

MT: "Well after recording the first album, we became a band and played about 75 shows together. So when we went into record this one and I showed the band songs I'd written. It was easy to get working on it, everybody knew how it should sound, it should sound like the way we sound when we play together, no other way."

Heavy Paradise: I read somewhere that you wanted to do a reunion with the original White Lion members. What went wrong and it never happened?

MT: "No I never wanted it, but I was open to it. But everyone has to understand that Vito (Bratta/guitars) is like big sleepy elephant standing in the middle of the road, preventing anything from happening. He is the single and only reason why it will never happen."

Heavy Paradise: With Vito Bratta you were a very successful duo! Do you keep in touch with him?

MT: "No, I just answer his lawyers letters, but I think it must be a miserable life to live the way he does. Never done one thing musically since White Lion broke up 20 years ago. No albums, no concerts, not even one little club show. Wow it is amazing one can live like that."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

Mike Tramp & The Rock 'n' Roll Circuz are gearing up for the March 28th release of their second album, Stand Your Ground, via Target Records. A short video teaser for the album can be seen below:

Tramp has confirmed that the Danish edition of the album will include the bonus track 'Hymn To Ronnie'. You can listen to and download the track at this location.

The song, clocking in at almost 9 minutes long, takes you through a magical journey of RJD’s life, and you will be left breathless at the end. Those who have already heard the song, call it "the ultimate tribute ever."

Stand Your Ground tracklist is as follows:

'Don't Let Them Put It On You'

'Alright By Me'

'Distance'

'Gotta Get Away'

'Straight From The Look In My Eyes'

'Got Me Crazy'

'Wish You Well'

'World Is Changing'

'Prettiest Thing'

'Say What You Will'

'The Soldier Never Started A War'

For more information go to www.myspace.com/miketramp.