Thu, 19 Jun 2008, 10:36 AM Rocker Sebastian Bach Promotes 'Angel Down' at Englishtown's Lucas Oil SuperNationals |
Courtesy of Jay Wells |
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. --
 Sebastian Bach
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'This will certainly be different than anything I've ever done like this, but we know there's tons of heavy-metal rockers amongst the race fans," said Bach, who is welcoming his visit to the 330-mph world of NHRA drag racing and has always had an affliction with fast cars. "I'm certainly looking forward to hearing what 7,000 horsepower sounds like and seeing a lot of fans at the race."
Promoting his latest CD Angel Down, Bach may best known for selling some 20-million albums with his former band Skid Row, he has proven to be far more than a just a multi-Platinum rock star with great hair; over the past several years, he has broadened his career to include episodic television, stints on Broadway and national touring companies, and an ongoing relationship with MTV/VH1 that has included his own No.1-rated television series and this past summer's runaway hit, "Celebrity Rap Superstar."
Chief among that memorable body of work will no doubt be Bach's electrifying new recording Angel Down. Produced by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Judas Priest), and recorded at Sound City Studios in Hollywood, Angel Down is the first Bach solo record since 1999, and, arguably-as we all know he's made some classics already-his best. "As an artist you're always hoping your latest work is your best," he admits. "I've been involved with what have been called great records during my life and this is one that ranks up there with 18 and Life and Slave to the Grind."
Joining Bach in the making of Angel Down were guitarists "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and Johnny Chromatic, and Bobby Jarzombek on drums, all long-time members of Bach's touring band, and Steve DiGiorgio on bass. Together, the band creates the kind of concrete heaviness Bach covets. "We were trying to beat Slave to the Grind," he laughs, "which back in the Stone Age was a very heavy record. But I think we have something here to go along with that very nicely. These are songs that were written to get people through stuff, songs that will make you feel invincible."
Nine of the 14 tracks on Angel Down-released via a joint-venture between Merovingian Music www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php, Ltd. (MRV) and Bach's Get Off My Bach Productions, and distributed worldwide through Caroline/EMI Music Group-were written or co-written by Bach. Elsewhere, Bach teamed with Desmond Child for "Falling Into You," and, at the urging of his producer, ripped into the Aerosmith chestnut "Back In The Saddle," an appropriate sentiment given Bach's return to fine form. "At first I was reluctant to cut it, but when we started getting into it and the pieces came together, it grew into this monster."
And speaking of "Back in the Saddle," one of the cameos on that tune came from none other than Axl Rose. In fact, Rose not only appears on the Aerosmith cover, but two other songs as well in what amounts to his first official recording debut in, well, how many years? "It's Axl, man, and he's singing his lungs out! I really can't believe I got to have him on a record. I felt like when we were making the record and he's there with me in the studio that it was all a dream."
The cover art for Angel Down is an original work by Bach's late father, the celebrated Canadian artist David Bierk. The 1990 painting, entitled "David Watching," was an emotional choice for Bach. His father, who also created the acclaimed cover for Skid Row's 1991 album Slave To The Grind, passed away in 2002.
Like his father, who left hundreds of paintings behind when he died, Bach has plans to leave an immense musical legacy. "As much as TV is fun and great exposure and as incredible as performing on Broadway is, it's all disposable; it's nothing compared to recording amazing music."
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