Glam-metal outfit Blessed By a Broken Heart will release their long-awaited new album, Feel the Power, on January 24, the follow-up to 2008′s Pedal to the Metal. In anticipation, the band is proud to unleash its latest single, “Shut up and Rock,” which features a cameo from Dallas Taylor of Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, right here right now. Crank the track below, read what frontman Tony Gambino has to say about the song, and let us know what you think in the comments.
REVOLVER What’s the song about?
TONY GAMBINO “Shut Up and Rock,” well, it’s about just downright having a good time! Feeling the music, not letting people or circumstance get you down.
Which part of it did you come up with first? And what was the inspiration?
We came up with the chorus first. It all just sort of came together: We were all sitting in a room recording guitars for it and someone just said it with those hits. We just knew we had to run with it. The inspiration? I’d say, The haters–this one’s for you.
Was this an easy song to write or record?
This was an easy song to write. Like I said, it just sort of came together, like it was meant to be. Now recording it, that’s a different story. We have over 50 vocal tracks on this song. It has the highest notes on the album. So it was a challenge for sure. And even Dallas Taylor came in smack dab in the middle of a tour, sick as a dog, with his voice almost completely gone. But you know what? We pulled it off.
What sort of feedback have you gotten on this song so far? What sort of reaction do you want to get from the song?
I think we are getting the reaction that we are looking for. People tend to love it. It seems to be a sweet relief from this copycat serious music you hear all the time. I think the rest of the world will feel the same way.
It’s Tuesday–the day that albums come out–and this one is a fucking doozy, stocked full of awesome new records. Check out the list of new releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to get.
Anvil – Monument of Metal (The End)
Brutal Truth – End Time (Relapse)
Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot III (eOne)
Confession – The Long Way Home (Mediaskare)
Darasuum – Bite Back (Rite Of Passage/Mediaskare)
Deserters – Fail Yourself (Rite Of Passage/Mediaskare)
Glorior Belli – The Great Southern Darkness (Metal Blade)
Hatesphere – The Great Bludgeoning (Napalm)
Homicidal – State Of Mind! (Eulogy)
Hundredth – Let Go (Mediaskare)
Landmine Marathon – Gallows (Prosthetic)
Life As A Ghost – Drifter (Eulogy)
Lou Reed & Metallica – The View (digital single; Warner Bros.)
Machine Head – Unto The Locust (Roadrunner)
Man Made Machine – Become (Razor & Tie)
Mastodon – The Hunter (Reprise)
Maylene and the Sons Of Disaster – Maylene and the Sons Of Disaster: IV (Ferret Music)
Nightrage – Insidious (Lifeforce)
Nirvana – Nevermind (20th anniversary deluxe edition; Universal)
Noothgrush – Live For Nothing (Southern Lord)
Nothing Til Blood – When Lambs Become Lions (Strike First)
Oh, Sleeper – Children Of Fire (Solid State)
Rose Funeral – Gates Of Punishment (Metal Blade)
Rosetta/Junius – Split (Translations Loss)
Rwake – Rest (Relapse)
Sebastian Bach – Kicking & Screaming (Frontiers)
Suffokate – Return To Despair (Mediaskare)
Textures – Dualism (Nuclear Blast)
The Fucking Wrath – Valley of The Serpent’s Soul (Tee Pee)
Volumes – Via (Mediaskare)
Warbringer – Worlds Torn Asunder (Century Media)
Additional tour dates have been announced for Thursday’s run with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Zechs Marquise, and Native. Full dates below.
11/23 New York, NY, Irving Plaza
11/25 Toronto, ON, Opera House
11/26 Pittsburgh, PA, Altar Bar
11/27 Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom
11/28 Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop
11/29 Atlanta, GA, The Loft
12/01 Cincinnati, OH, 20th Century Theater
12/02 Chicago, IL, Bottom Lounge
12/03 Pontiac, MI, Eagle Theater
12/04 Rochester, NY, Montage Music Hall
Check out this video of Maylene and the Sons of Disaster discussing “Off to the Laughing Place,” the final track off the band’s upcoming album, IV (Ferret). We’ve been bringing you videos of the band giving the background to each song on the record, leading up to its release on September 27. Check Revolvermag.com for any you might have missed.
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