CIRCUS OF ROCK : ‘Come One, Come All’ – debut album by new heavy rock supergroup project out 06.08.21 via Frontiers
27th May 2021 0 By John DeauxFrontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of āCome One, Come Allā, the debut album by Circus Of Rock, a massive new project masterminded by drummer Mirka Rantanen of Finnish hard rock group King Company. A first single entitled ‘Desperate Cry’ that features vocalist Johnny Gioeli (Hardline, Axel Rudi Pell) is out now.
“My influences for the making of āCome One, Come Allā come from a mix of artists I’ve been exposed to over theĀ years, including my own bands and musical idols,ā states Rantanen. āI love classic melodic hard rock and wanted to make the kind of music I could stand behind completely. The intention was to have fun with musicians I admire and have everybody perform great songs, and it shows.ā
The recordās first single, āDesperate Cryā, is a poignant song for Rantanen. āIt is written by songwriter/guitarist Ade Manninen, who unfortunately died of cancer in early May. The guy in the video is a āstunt guitaristā because Ade unable to participate in the shoot due to his health. However, he is in our memories now via a few songs that he plays on. As soon as I heard the demo of this one, I was sure it would go to Johnny Gioeli as it fits his voice perfectly. It is about a relationship ending between two people and the pain involved with that, but, after Ade’s death, the story took on a whole new meaning for me.”
Rantanen had been thinking about recording a solo album for some time, but not in a traditional sense, opining that āpeople often think a solo album is mainly to allow the musicians to show off their magnificent skills and instruments. However, I wanted to focus more on the great songs that donāt happen to have extra drum solos. I also wanted to include fantastic colleagues with whom I have played over the years, as well as some great guest singers. My intention was to get an album released in 2021, when I turn 50, and this milestone is about to happen thanks to Frontiers.ā
Singers and musicians appearing on āCome One, Come Allā include the likes of Jarkko Ahola, Rick Altzi (Masterplan), Kimmo Blom (Leverage), Johnny Gioeli (Hardline), Marco Hietala (ex-Nightwish), Erik Kraemer (Simulacrum), Mark Quee, Antti Railio, Pasi Rantanen (Thunderstone), Elize Ryd (Amaranthe), Tommi āTupleā Salmela, Riku Turunen and Danny Vaughn (Tyketto).
Mirka Rantanen has enjoyed a three decade career to date in the Finnish hard rock scene, performing on more than forty albums that include releases by King Company, Raskasta Joulua, Kotipelto, Warmen, Northern Kings and Revolution Renaissance. He also created the popular heavy rock band for children called āHevisaurusā, for which he was awarded an Emma Award in 2011 (the Finnish equivalent of a Grammy).
COME ONE, COME ALL
TRACKLISTING
1Ā The Beat (feat. Riku Turunen)
2Ā Desperate Cry (feat. Johnny Gioeli)
3Ā Sheriff Of Ghost Town (feat. Marco Hietala)
4Ā Never (feat. Kimmo Blom)
5Ā In Times Of DespairĀ (feat. Elize Ryd)
6Ā Crossroads (feat. Pasi Rantanen)
7Ā Caught In The Middle (feat. Danny Vaughn)
8Ā Plywood Covered Windows And Crappy Shoes (feat. Antti Railio)
9Ā Edge Of Love (feat. Rick Altzi)
10Ā Set Me Free (feat. Jarkko Ahola)
11Ā Everafter (feat. Tommi āTupleā Salmela)
12Ā No Reason (feat. Marc Quee)
13Ā Tears Of The Clown (feat. Erik Kraemer)
14Ā Burning (bonus track – digital release only)
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