Release Date: 06-12-2024
Genre: Hard Rock
TRACKLIST
1. The Whole World's Crazy (Joe Lynn Turner, vocals)
2. Nightmares (Thomas Vikström, vocals)
3. Two Of A Kind (Göran Edman, vocals)
4. I Will Rise Again (Joe Lynn Turner, vocals)
5. Day Of The Eagle (Göran Edman, vocals)
6. We Don't Talk Anymore (Thomas Vikström, vocals)
7. Wings Of A Dream (Joe Lynn Turner, vocals)
8. Bad Religion (Göran Edman, vocals)
9. Father To Child (Thomas Vikström, vocals)
10. Love Is On Our Side (Joe Lynn Turner, vocals)
11. The Empire Of The Sun (Göran Edman, vocals)
LINEUP
Nikolo Kotzev – Guitars, keyboards, violin
Ian Haugland - Drums
John Leven – Bass
Mic Michaeli – Hammond
Joe Lynn Turner – Vocals
Thomas Vikström – Vocals
Göran Edman - Vocals
Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the reissue of Brazen Abbot’s studio album “Bad Religion”, out on December 6th, 2024.
Talking about “Bad Religion”, Nikolo Kotzev says: “Here’s the re-release of the third Brazen Abbot album. It saw the light of day in 1997, and now, almost 30 years later, it still shines bright as a sunny morning! As usual - brilliant singers and top notch musicians in this musical gem. Rock on!”.
Brazen Abbot was originally conceived as a studio project by Bulgarian guitarist, producer, and songwriter Nikolo Kotzev. The band has since performed live on several occasions, particularly in the early 2000’s
A unique feature of Brazen Abbot is its use of multiple singers on each album. Göran Edman and Joe Lynn Turner have contributed with vocals on most of their records. Initially, Kotzev planned to work with a single vocalist, Göran Edman (ex-Malmsteen) but, due to contractual restrictions, he could only record two songs for the debut album. The “Voice of Rock” Glenn Hughes was then lined up to sing the remaining tracks, but similar issues limited him to three songs.
To complete the album, Thomas Vikström (Talk of the Town and later on Therion) was brought in, and Kotzev was so satisfied with the outcome that he decided to continue the multi-singer approach for future albums. However, during live performances, Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Malmsteen, Rainbow, Deep Purple) usually handled all lead vocals.
Several Brazen Abbot members also participated in Kotzev’s rock opera Nostradamus (2001). During the rock opera’s development, Brazen Abbot was temporarily on hiatus. Former members of the band include Mic Michaeli, John Levén, and Ian Haugland, all of whom are also members of the legendary rock band Europe.
“Bad Religion” is Brazen Abbot’s third studio album, released in 1997 simultaneously by the Japanese label Zero/JVC and by the German label USG Records.
The record builds from where the previous album left off, offering a hard rock sound heavily influenced by Rainbow, Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen, Whitesnake and of course Europe, with a slight symphonic edge which came from the mastermind’s Nikolo Kotzev classical training.
“Bad Religion” sees again three members of Europe in the lineup of musicians, while singers Joe Lynn Turner, Göran Edman and Thomas Vikström put their own stamp on some truly amazing hard rock belters!
