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More Details Revealed For Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History Of Heavy; Based On Interviews With Members Of MOTÖRHEAD, BLACK SABBATH, MEGADETH, PANTERA, METALLICA, VAN HALEN And More

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 22, 2013
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Compiled from over 400 interviews conducted by respected music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman, Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History Of Metal – out via It Books on May 14th in hardcover edition) is a chronological history of heavy metal, told through the words of the men and women who created it, played it, re-invented it, and continue to rock it.

Revolver senior editor Wiederhorn and Nights With ALICE COOPER producer Turman dug deep into their extensive list of contacts to uncover never-before-heard stories, eye-opening admissions and the truth behind metal’s most explosive legends. Candid and confessional commentary comes straight from icons of the genre, including: RONNIE JAMES DIO, OZZY OSBOURNE, BRUCE DICKINSON, EDDIE VAN HALEN, VINCE NEIL, TOMMY LEE, LITA FORD, LARS ULRICH, JAMES HETFIELD, AXL ROSE, SLASH, COREY TAYLOR, DAVE MUSTAINE, CHUCK SCHULDINER, LEMMY KILMISTER, KING DIAMOND, DAVE GROHL, TRENT REZNOR, SLAYER’s Kerry King, PHIL ANSELMO, ROB ZOMBIE and more. With an introduction by Scott Ian of ANTHRAX and an afterword by Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST, and with two 16-page photo inserts, with some never-before seen candid shots by celebrated rock photographers Stephanie Cabral and Robert Matheu, this is the book metal fans have been waiting for.

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The many musicians interviewed by these veteran journalists offer their take on their influences, touring, the music business, and songwriting, as well as their often-traumatic upbringings, battles with substance abuse, and bizarre sexual exploits. Industry insiders (including managers, record label executives, family members, friends, scenesters, groupies, journalists, and porn stars) provide additional insight.

From the creation of Black Sabbath in the late 1960s, to Judas Priest’s development of the leather-and-studs look, to METALLICA introducing the world to thrash, to the inception of Ozzfest, to FAITH NO MORE accidentally creating the first hybrid of rap and metal, to the provocative exploits of the Sunset Strip scene, to the death and destruction surrounding Norwegian black metal, Louder Than Hell gets to the meat of the metal matter:

* Rob Halford of Judas Priest reveals how he kicked cocaine and alcohol in 1986 after tragically witnessing his boyfriend’s suicide and sought solace in spirituality, which has helped the Metal God stay clean to this day.

* GUNS N’ ROSES’ Axl Rose talks about the early days of Guns N’ Roses, the making of the 36-million-copy-selling debut Appetite for Destruction, and how Robert Willams’ graphic cover art was censored.

* Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi explains how he lost parts of his fingers while working a day job in a factory – and created homemade prosthetics so he could play guitar, which changed the tonality of the instrument and the sound of heavy metal forever.

* Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson shares how he dug through his own vomit in search of the balloon of heroin he’d swallowed to avoid being arrested by the police, and then used that heroin to celebrate his victory over not getting busted.

* Members of Metallica and Anthrax detail the horrifying events of 1986 when Metallica’s tour bus crashed and tipped over, crushing bassist Cliff Burton beneath it while the rest of the members escaped relatively unscathed.

* Alice Cooper reveals how it was really wheelchair-bound members of his audience who tore the live chicken apart during his fateful concert in Toronto, while Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne give first-person accounts of Ozzy biting the head off a dove while wasted during a high-level record company meeting, and decapitating a bat onstage during his Diary of a Madman tour.

* Hellhammer, drummer of Norway’s pioneering black metal band MAYHEM, talks about ex-vocalist Dead committing suicide and how guitarist Euronymous used a chunk of Dead’s brain to make a Mexican stew.

* BIOHAZARD guitarist Billy Graziadei details how gang bangers stabbed a member of the group’s posse with a hunting knife while shouting, “Payback, Motherfucker!” and how the band vowed to retaliate. Vocalist Evan Seinfeld also recounts his graphic sexual liaisons while on tour, and how they led to his career in porn.

* SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray (who died of an overdose at age 38 during the writing of Louder Than Hell) discusses the evolution of the lineup; physical fights between band members, and his own struggles with addiction.

Louder Than Hell explores the transformation of metal culture, with stories and anecdotes straight from the mouths of the most infamous and successful bands. Filled with hundreds of revealing interviews representing every type and era of heavy metal—from metal progenitors such as Blue Cheer, Led Zeppelin, and the MC5 to current day innovators including Slipknot, Mastodon, and Lamb of God—Louder Than Hell is the ultimate look behind the curtain at one of our most dynamic, controversial and enduring musical genres.

LITA FORD: ‘I Have Had A Lot Of Rock And Roll Built Up In Me’

Posted by aliblackdiamond on August 6, 2012
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Kim Thore of Über Röck recently conducted an interview with ’80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Über Röck: It’s been reported that prior to this new album ["Living Like A Runaway"], a lot of your fans said they wanted a “real” Lita album. What do you think they meant by that? In my opinion, I believe the new CD is the best you have put out. The guitars and vocals are really tight… from beginning to end it is a powerhouse.

Lita: Thank you! Well, this was an album I wrote during one of the darkest times of my life. I was going through this divorce and I needed somewhere to channel my feelings. My hurt, my pain, my aggression, my sadness, my happiness…all of these feelings are in this record. When you listen to the tracks, they are believable because they are real. Songs like “Mother”, for example… when we wrote it, I thought it’s either going to come across really cheesy or really amazing. I remember thinking that if we can capture the true meaning of this song, it will work and we were able to. It just came together; it was like a gift from God, this album. It took a year to write, it was a slow process, seeming like two years, and it came to me a piece at a time. Gary Hoey, who produced the album, offered me the use of his studio and I took him up on the offer. I was looking for a record producer anyway and Gary and I ended up locking ourselves up in his studio for a year and recording this wonderful album. Along with his help and my wonderful songwriting partner, Michael Dan Ehmig — who’s from Florida, by the way. He is a lyricist, and he is brilliant. The three of us wrote this record…and we kept it amongst ourselves — we really didn’t reach out to many people for help. Gary ended up playing the bass, I played the guitars, Gary played some of the guitars, me and Gary plus a couple of his nieces did the backup vocals…. We kept it real close. Sometimes, as they say, too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the stew and I think it’s true. So for this record, by keeping it in our hands we were able to keep it focused.

Über Röck: Obviously you’ve had a tough couple of years personally. A lot of songwriters claim that when life is kicking them in the teeth, so to speak, that’s when some of their best songwriting comes to light. Did you find that to be the case with “Living Like a Runaway”? Or was it just right time, right place?

Lita: Well, it’s definitely the turmoil… Also, I have had a lot of rock and roll built up in me as I haven’t made a record in a while. I had a lot of built up riffs in my head and songtitles. Just going through the drama I went through with the divorce was like throwing fuel on the fire. It really ignited when I started writing — it was like one song after another… boom …boom …boom. We kept the original vocals on the songs — we didn’t redo it, redo it again, then redo it another time… It’s like the first time you make love to someone, it’s like the most amazing sex you’ve ever had…you know what I mean? [laughs] So, we went with it.

Über Röck: I thought Gary Hoey was an interesting choice as a producer. Can you tell our readers what it was like to work with him?

Lita: Well, first of all, Gary and his family, his wife and kids, are just wonderful people and so easy to be around…..hospitable and welcoming… so they really made me feel good while I was there. Gary takes your songs and brings the best out of you and that is what a good producer does. He takes the artist and the music and brings out the best in both — we were all able to really connect on a lot of levels. I would take an idea and give it to Gary and he would take it to the next level. And then he would throw it back to me and I would take it to the next level. Sometimes we would get stuck… We had a third songwriting partner, Michael, and we would get him on the phone. We would say, “Michael, we’re stuck,” and he’d reply, “What have you got so far?” We’d only a title! He’d go away for eight hours and come back with five pages of lyrics. So at the end of three or four days, we had a complete song — it was just amazing and a great way to work. As a result, we were able to live with the songs for a while to make sure we were in love with them.

Read the entire interview from Über Röck.

 

 

 

 

Source: Blabbermouth.net

DEF LEPPARD, POISON Kick Off Rock Of Ages In Salt Lake City; Set-Lists Revealed

Posted by aliblackdiamond on June 21, 2012
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DEF LEPPARD kicked off their Rock Of Ages tour with POISON (and opener LITA FORD) last night (June 20th) in Salt Lake City, UT at the USANA Amphitheater. Check out set-lists below:

Def Leppard’s setlist:
‘Undefeated’
‘Rocket’
‘Let It Go’
‘Foolin”
‘Animal’
‘Love Bites’
‘Gods of War’
‘Two Steps Behind’
‘Women’
‘It’s All About Believin”
‘Let’s Get Rocked’
‘Bringin’ on the Heartbreak’
‘Hysteria’
‘Armageddon It’
‘Photograph’

Encore:
‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’
‘Rock of Ages’

Poison’s setlist:
‘Look What the Cat Dragged In’
‘Ride the Wind’
We’re An American Band’ (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD cover)
‘Your Mama Don’t Dance’ (LOGGINS & MESSINA cover)
Guitar Solo
‘Fallen Angel’
‘Unskinny Bop’
‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn’
Drum Solo
‘Talk Dirty To Me’
‘Nothin’ But a Good Time ‘

The Rock Of Ages schedule is as follows:

June
22 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23 – Las Vegas, NV – Red Rock Amphitheatre
25 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
27 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
29 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
30 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum

July
2 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
3 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
6 – Cleveland, OH – Quickens Loan Arena
7 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 – Baltimore, MD – Merriweather Pavilion
11 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
13 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Pavilion
14 – Atlantic City, NJ – Revel
16 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
17 – Hamilton, ON – Copps Coliseum
19 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
21 – Omaha, NE – Red Sky Music Festival
22 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest

August
9 – Sunrise, Florida Bank Atlantic Center
12 – Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live
15 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Park Stadium
17 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
18 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center
22 – Bangor, ME – Bangor Waterfront Pavilion
24 – Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center
25 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
29 – Lampe, MO – Black Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
31 – Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre

September
1 – Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
3 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
6 – Monterrey, Mexico – Arena Monterrey
8 – Mexico City, Mexico – Ciudad de México
12 – Tucson, AZ – Anselmo Valencia Ampitheatre
15 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl

Check out a tour trailer below:

 

 

Source: Blabbermouth.net

DEF LEPPARD, POISON, LITA FORD At ‘Rock Of Ages’ Hollywood Premiere; Video, Photos Available

Posted by aliblackdiamond on June 9, 2012
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’80s hard rock queen Lita Ford and members of DEF LEPPARD, POISON and KISS were among the attendees at last night’s (Friday, June 8) premiere of the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Rock Of Ages” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Check out photos:

* Film Magic
* Getty Images – Red Carpet
* Getty Images – Arrivals

Video footage can be seen below.

The soundtrack to “Rock Of Ages”, which showcases popular rock songs from the ’70s and ’80s, features the cast — Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand and Julianne Hough — singing some of the greatest hits of the “hair-band” era, is likely to sell between 12,000 and 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on June 5 via WaterTower Music.

“Rock Of Ages: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” features the following track listing:

01. Paradise City (Tom Cruise)
02. Sister Christian/Just Like Paradise/Nothin’ But a Good Time (Diego Boneta)
03. Juke Box Hero/I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll (Diego Boneta)
04. Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Catherine Zeta-Jones)
05. Waiting For A Girl Like You Diego Boneta
06. More Than Words/Heaven (Diego Boneta)
07. Wanted Dead Or Alive (Julianne Hough)
08. I Want To Know What Love Is (Malin Akerman)
09. I Wanna Rock (Diego Boneta)
10. Pour Some Sugar On Me (Tom Cruise)
11. Harden My Heart (Julianne Hough)
12. Shadows Of The Night/Harden My Heart (Julianne Hough)
13. Here I Go Again (Diego Boneta)
14. Can’t Fight This Feeling (Russell Brand)
15. Any Way You Want It (Julianne Hough)
16. Undercover Love (Diego Boneta)
17. Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Diego Boneta)
18. Rock You Like A Hurricane (Julianne Hough)
19. We Built This City/We’re Not Gonna Take It (Russell Brand)
20. Don’t Stop Believin’ (Diego Boneta)

In a recent interview with Playboy.com, Cruise stated about his first attempt at singing, “I knew I could hold a note. I sang in a glee club when I was 14 years old and in a high school musical. But I never had a singing lesson. No one ever taught me how to use my voice.

It was previously reported that Cruise was preparing for his role by training with Axl Rose‘s vocal coach. “He was an opera singer who taught me how to control my voice,” Cruise said. “It’s like learning a new sport or a skill for a character. I had to find out how to move air through the vocal cords and where to place it in my head, in the chest. It’s something you have to do every day to strengthen your voice.”

The first song Cruise sang in front of a crowd was “Pour Some Sugar On Me”, with members of DEF LEPPARD watching him.

“I was down in Miami, recording different songs, and Adam [Shankman, director] called and said, ‘DEF LEPPARD‘s coming by the set,’” Cruise told Playboy.com. “I said, ‘Man, that’s cool.’ Then I paused. ‘Wait, I’m rehearsing their song tomorrow.’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah!’ [laughs] So we started right in the deep end, and that was the first scene I shot in the movie. It’s a great song, and I grew up listening to them. They went to the back of the Bourbon Room, and I looked at my band and was like, ‘Hit it.’ All the crew was watching them watching me. . . [After the song was done] the lead singer, Joe Elliott, points at me and goes, ‘Fuck you! Fuck you!’ Then I saw big smiles on their faces, and I realized I’d gotten their stamp. It was a very cool moment. It was important they knew I was honoring their music and not making fun of them.”

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently told VH1 Classic Rock Nights that Cruise “was a super-lovely guy” when they met. Collen added, “I was so impressed because he hadn’t sung before and he had vocal lessons. He was literally doing five hours a day, five days a week, like truly real, getting in there and doing it. And we saw him and he was amazing, it was like Iggy Pop meets someone else and he’s in great shape and it was like, ‘What!?!’ It was surreal, but he really pulls it off and it was like he’s a total rock star.”

Tom Cruise stars in “Rock Of Ages” as Stacee Jaxx, an aging musician whose glory days are long past.

Adam Anders, executive music producer for the film and album, recently told The Hollywood Reporter about Cruise‘s vocal skills, “He had never sung in his life. He was like, ‘I need to know that I can do this before I sign on.’ So I went to his house to hear him sing and even though he was completely green as a singer, his vocal cords were amazing. He had this voice that blew me away. It was the most powerful voice I had ever heard. So loud. He could do anything and go as high as we wanted. It was like a kid discovering he had a new toy. I left there super-pumped knowing that not only could we make him pass as a singer in the movie, but we would blow people away with what he could do.”

He added, “[Tom's] confidence kept growing as we worked together. I think he started off a little nervous, as anybody would who has never done this, but he just bought it 110%. He works harder than anybody I’ve ever met in my life. By the end of this movie, the guy was just phenomenal. I remember telling him, ‘You’re a singer!’”

“Rock Of Ages” also stars Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul Giamatti, Malin Akerman and many others. It scheduled to arrive in theaters on June 15.

 

 

 

 

Source: Blabbermouth.net

DEF LEPPARD – More Rock Of Ages Tour Dates Announced

Posted by aliblackdiamond on May 8, 2012
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DEF LEPPARD have added more dates to their upcoming Rock Of Ages tour, featuring POISON and LITA FORD. Special VIP tickets available at VIP Nation here.

The updated schedule is as follows:

June
20 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater
22 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
23 – Las Vegas, NV – Red Rock Amphitheatre
25 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
27 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
29 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
30 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum

July
2 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
3 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
6 – Cleveland, OH – Quickens Loan Arena
7 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
10 – Baltimore, MD – Merriweather Pavilion
11 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
13 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Pavilion
16 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
17 – Hamilton, ON – Copps Coliseum
19 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
21 – Omaha, NE – Red Sky Music Festival
22 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest

August
9 – Sunrise, Florida Bank Atlantic Center
12 – Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live
15 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Park Stadium
17 – Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
18 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center
22 – Bangor, ME – Bangor Waterfront Pavilion
24 – Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center
25 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
29 – Lampe, MO – Black Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
31 – Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre

September
1 – Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
3 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
6 – Monterrey, Mexico – Arena Monterrey
8 – Mexico City, Mexico – Ciudad de México
12 – Tucson, AZ – Anselmo Valencia Ampitheatre
15 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl

Check out a tour trailer below:

Source : Bravewords.com

 

LITA FORD: ‘Living Like A Runaway’ Release Date Announced

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 20, 2012
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’80s hard rock queen Lita Ford will release her new album, “Living Like A Runaway”, on June 19 in North America via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort will be available in four configurations: double LP, limited-edition CD, standard CD and digital download.

Commented Lita: “This CD is truly a dream come true. It took me one year to write this CD along with producer Gary Hoey and songwriting partner Michael Dan Ehming. We have dumped out hearts and souls into this amazing CD. Along with a lot of tears, pain, heartache, laughter, ripping out hair, going hungry, losing sleep and a lot of frequent-flyer miles. ‘Living Like a Runaway’ is like being able to walk through fire and coming out the other side unscathed.”

Coinciding with the album’s release, Lita will hit the road this summer with DEF LEPPARD and POISON on the “Rock Of Ages Tour”.

Lita is looking forward to the tour and getting to play the new songs live.

“We are honored with this awesome tour and being able to play with these brilliant musicians,” she says. “So strap in tight, it’s going to be one powerful journey.”

Source: Blabbermouth.net

DEF LEPPARD, POISON, LITA FORD: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 9, 2012
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DEF LEPPARD will make a return to the United States this June with a massive summer tour. Joining the band for this highly anticipated trek are POISON and LITA FORD.

“We had such a good time going out with POISON in 2009 that we thought it only right to do it again!” says DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott.

First leg 2012 U.S. dates:

Jun. 20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater
Jun. 22 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Amphitheatre
Jun. 25 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Jun. 27 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Jun. 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jun. 30 – Tampa, FL @ Tampa Bay Times Forum
Jul. 02 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Jul. 03 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Jul. 06 – Cleveland, OH @ Quickens Loan Arena
Jul. 07 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jul. 10 – Baltimore, MD @ Merriweather Pavilion
Jul. 11 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Jul. 13 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Pavilion
Jul. 16 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Jul. 17 – Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum
Jul. 19 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
Jul. 22 – Cadott, WI @ Rock Fest

In a recent interview with AOL‘s Noisecreep, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen stated about the band’s upcoming road activities. “We’re actually going to be back on tour around when the [film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical 'Rock Of Ages'] is out, and it would be a lot of fun to get some of the other bands featured in ‘Rock Of Ages’ out with us,” he said. “Nothing has been finalized yet, but apparently POISON will be joining us — at least according to [POISON singer] Bret Michaels, who has been telling everyone that they’ll be touring with us this year. [Laughs] We went out with POISON in 2009, and we all had so much fun. If it does end up happening like that, I would love for the third band to be someone like TWISTED SISTER, since they’re also in the new movie. I think that would make for a great lineup.”

Source: Blabbermouth.net

LITA FORD Signs With SPV/STEAMHAMMER; New Album Title Revealed

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 12, 2012
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Lita Ford has signed a worldwide deal with SPV/Steamhammer. Her new album, “Living Like A Runaway”, is tentatively due in May.

Best known for her work with THE RUNAWAYS and her solo career, including hit singles “Kiss Me Deadly” and the Billboard-charting duet with Ozzy Osbourne, “Close My Eyes Forever”, Lita is ready to make a return to the throne as the queen of metal.

“SPV gets who I am, my work, and what it takes to bring this project to life. I’m very excited to have them on my team,” says Lita.

“Living Like A Runaway” was co-written and produced by rock guitarist Gary Hoey and represents a return to form for Lita, who drew inspiration from her “ugly divorce” from NITRO singer Jim Gillette.

“Gary Hoey and I wanted to approach this record by getting back to basics,” she said. “We want to strip away all the electronics and plug-ins and keep it to vocals, guitar, bass, and drums. Going back to basics is going back to what punk, metal and THE RUNAWAYS was for me.”

She added, “[The album title] ‘Living Like A Runaway’ means freedom and empowerment. To do what I want and to pursue my dreams while answering to no one.”

SPV A&R representative/product manager Olly Hahn commented on the signing of Lita Ford: “When I bought ‘Dancin’ On The Edge’ back in 1984, I never thought that I would ever sign Lita Ford to a label. But a dream of mine came true and it’s a huge honor for us at SPV/Steamhammer to have one of the leading women in rock ‘n’ roll on our label.”

In a 2011 interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Lita said that “Living Like A Runaway” will be her “real comeback album.” She explained, “The last album I did was called ‘Wicked Wonderland’, I put it out with Jim Gillette, and we were married at the time. It is kind of a Jim/Lita album and not a really true Lita album. I got a lot of spiel about that. A lot of people have told me that they want a real Lita album, and I know what they mean. They are going to get it.”

She continued, “I really wasn’t that comfortable with ‘Wicked Wonderland’ — not at all, to tell you the truth. There are parts of it that are good but it doesn’t sound like a Lita record. When it got released, a lot of my fans felt weird about it and said it wasn’t a Lita album. This time I want to do it on my own. The last one turned out to be more of a Jim album. We worked pretty well together. It doesn’t suck, it’s not a bad album; it’s just not a Lita album.”

Lita and Jim are the parents of two sons, Rocco and James.

“Wicked Wonderland”, the first album in 15 years from Lita Ford, sold around 2,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 31 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart.

Source: Blabbemouth.net