David Lowy said the band members had immersed themselves in Cuban culture and it was "one of the best musical experiences of my life". The album was released in North America on 9 August 2013 through Caroline/ Universal, and later released in the United Kingdom in mid-November 2013. The band's self-titled debut album was recorded in two weeks at Wishbone Studios in Los Angeles in 2013 with American producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist John Fields.

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The chorus on this one is pure gold – more melodic than anything we’ve heard so far, the guitar layers orchestrating beautifully beneath the soaring melodies. Over the next seven years or so, Black Country Communion released a few more records and I saw them live twice.Courageous" also has this hefty blues riff that makes you want to just crank up your speakers and start playing air guitar while doing a solid footstomp (maybe don't do all this if you live in an apartment building with poor soundproofing). Hughes most recent hard rock band (notwithstanding the lack-lustre California Breed) was Black Country Communion which was stymied in particular by Joe Bonamassa’s solo commitments. Here, as with all tracks on the album, he provides a powerful and emotive performance without going too far over the top. There are only so many ways we can frame the feeling of being underwhelmed, even more-so when we’ve previously enjoyed THE DEAD DAISIES’ work.

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saw the release of Holy Ground, which reached the top ten of the Billboard Independent Albums chart. Think of this as a proper introduction to this latest iteration of the band if you haven't been keeping up. This is the sort of music that can make the young pick up those guitars and the old remember how great Rock and Roll is eternal. While it may be 2022, and some bands have taken to recording remotely in the comfort of their sitting room, possibly wearing nothing but a grin, this album was born out of old-school jamming.The song, 'Rise Up' is a protest song asking everyone to rise up against everything that is wrong with the world today. Courageous’ adds a kick of funk to slide in bed with with the rock and roll, and a couple of songs in it’s clear that the ‘second side’ of the new record sounds a bit more like a Hughes-driven beast.

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Fortunate Son" and " Join Together" were available on digital platforms before the album was released. Let’s face it who amongst us wouldn’t you want to be looking back at a glorious past and casting towards a wonderful future after the last few years we’ve had. The guitars in particular sound as if they are being played through a veritable mountain range of speakers.

The Dead Daisies Announce New EP 'Face I Love' Read More: The Dead Daisies Announce New EP 'Face I Love' ". On 16 April 2015, the Dead Daisies officially announced John Corabi would remain with the band as lead vocalist, and that Jon Stevens would no longer be a member of the group. Included is a 'Live And Louder' documentary DVD showcasing the 'Make Some Noise World Tour' and selected acoustic tracks along with a massive photo booklet. The band headed for Sydney, Australia, and with drummer Jackie Barnes (instead of Brian Tichy), son of Jimmy Barnes, sitting in, booked into Studios 301 with co-producer Craig Porteils (Guns N' Roses/Billy Idol), to complete the recording of their second album, Revolución.