Kurt Deimer will release Work Hard, Rock Hard on November 19. The debut EP features guitarist and key collaborator Phil X [Bon Jovi] and was produced by Chris Lord-Alge [Rolling Stones, Green Day, Joe Cocker]. Also on November 19, Deimer will release the video for his new single “Naïve,” the opening track of the six-song EP. The video is directed by Paul Boyd [Sting, Deadmau5, The Cult].

“’Naive’ was written as therapy to get all the negativity out of my system from all the people who would latch onto me for all the wrong reasons when I started in music,” says Deimer. “Even though it led me to where I am today, it would have been nice to have people around me from the beginning that just weren’t in it for the money. If you want to be an artist, you have to be prepared to deal with people who don’t have your best interest at heart - so don’t be naive. This is also the first song where I wrote lyrics, handed them to Phil, he had a riff, and we had that ah-ha moment. It was really special. That’s why we close with it every night.”

Currently on tour with Geoff Tate, Deimer released his debut single “Burn Together (featuring Geoff Tate)” this summer. The first taste of Work Hard, Rock Hard, the single features Tate on vocals and a video also directed by Boyd. The track debuted at No. 3 most added on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Indicator Chart and No. 4 most added on the Foundations Secondary Market Rock Chart, and currently sits at No. 9 overall on the Foundations chart and No. 21 on the Indicator chart. It’s been only two weeks since the track advanced to monitored airplay, where it has reached No. 57 on the Billboard Monitored Mainstream Rock chart and No. 59 on the Mediabase Monitored Mainstream Rock chart.

Kurt Deimer is a modern-day Renaissance man. He has filmed a feature length movie aimed to launch his ‘Hellbilly Hollow’ horror franchise, recorded more than two dozen songs with the legendary Lord-Alge, and is co-managed by Andy Gould, the former manager of Rob Zombie and Guns N’ Roses, and Paul Gargano, the manager of Stephen Pearcy, Drowning Pool, and the revitalized Metal Edge brand.

Deimer’s inspiration is to make the world a better place, promising change instead of cataclysm and delivering hope instead of hubris.

Work Hard, Rock Hard will be available on all digital outlets on November 19.

Find more information at KurtDeimer.com.