THE ZAC SCHULZE GANG’s Single ‘Hellhounds On My Trail’ Wins Classic Rocks’ Tracks of the Week

Photo by Ryan Hildrew

The Zac Schulze Gang’s latest single, a cover of the late blues guitarist Tony Dowler’s fiery reimagining of Robert Johnson’s classic “Hellhounds On My Trail,” has won Classic Rock’s Tracks of the Week.

Says Classic Rock – “In an age when rock bands have largely forgotten how to swing, along comes Hellhounds On My Trail by Gillingham rockers the Zac Schulze Gang, and it swings hard, pounding and pummelling and puffing its chest out.”

The single is available to stream on Spotify. The music video is available on YouTube.

“Hellhounds On My Trail” is the first new music from the British trio’s forthcoming sophomore album slated for release by Ruf Records in February 2027. It’s also the first new music since the band’s critically acclaimed 2025 debut album Straight To It.

Recorded live with long-time producer Ian Sadler, “Hellhounds On My Trail” detonates with blistering guitars, breakneck momentum, and the raw chemistry that has made the Zac Schulze Gang one of Britain’s most talked-about rock ’n’ roll bands.

Led by guitarist and vocalist Zac Schulze, whose fearless playing fuses punk bite, blues fire, and classic rock swagger, with drummer Ben Schulze and bassist Ant Greenwell driving the charge, the trio delivers a hook-driven, hard-hitting rush that hits with the force of their live show.

“Hellhounds On My Trail” tore into the Zac Schulze Gang’s world when they were invited to unleash it at the Rory Gallagher Festival in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.

“We were first introduced to the song when our friend Petra Burns asked us to perform it at the Rory Gallagher Festival in Holland,” says Zac Schulze. “Every time we perform it, it evolves—we improvise and discover something new. The recorded version is our best attempt to capture that live energy while paying tribute to Tony Dowler, who wrote such a brilliant song. It really sums up where we are as a band right now.”

Hailing from Gillingham, Kent, the Zac Schulze Gang cut their teeth on the UK’s DIY circuit before breaking through with a standout appearance at the Rory Gallagher Tribute Festival in 2022. Since then, they’ve become one of Europe’s hardest-working young bands, playing more than 250 shows a year, appearing at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, and earning Best Emerging Blues Band honours at the UK Blues Awards in 2024, followed by Young Artist of the Year in 2025.

Their single, “I Won’t Do This Anymore,” broke through on the UK’s leading classic rock radio station, Planet Rock, where it powered onto the coveted A-List for eight weeks. Previous singles “Woman” and “The Rocker” started the momentum surging with extensive airplay, as the band’s rising radio profile was matched by a growing wave of enthusiastic critical acclaim.

Classic Rock praised their “upbeat, ’70s-ified blues rock with a few enticing twists and a roughened Rory Gallagher-esque edge.” Rock and Blues Muse said, “the trio doesn’t mess around with niceties, preferring to play the kind of blues-infused rock’n’roll that grabs your throat and doesn’t let go,” while Blues Matters declared them “destined for blues rock glory.”

With “Hellhounds On My Trail,” the Zac Schulze Gang take another thrilling leap forward, pushing their momentum onto a bigger international stage. This fall, the band will ignite North America with their electrifying live show, joining Samantha Fish and Tab Benoit on tour and introducing U.S. audiences to one of the UK’s most compelling new rock exports.

ZSG also tour the UK in November 2026, followed by another UK tour in February and March 2027, where they will perform their biggest London show at Islington Assembly Hall on February 27th.

Tickets for all concerts are available from www.zacschulzegang.rocks/tour.

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THE ZAC SCHULZE GANG NOVEMBER 2026 UK TOUR

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM ALTTICKETS.COM, GIGANTIC.COM, ZACSCHULZEGANG.ROCKS/TOUR

Leeds, The Key Club
Tuesday 10 November 2026

Special guests Whiskey Flowers and The Dassins
Tickets: alttickets.com
66 Merrion St, Leeds, LS2 8LW
www.thekeyclubleeds.com

Manchester, Night & Day
Wednesday 11 November 2026

Special guests Whiskey Flowers and Flok
Tickets: alttickets.com
26 Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JN
https://nightnday.org

York Crescent
Thursday 12 November 2026

Special guests Whiskey Flowers and Tom Sheldon
Tickets: alttickets.com
8 The Crescent, York, YO24 1AW
https://thecrescentyork.com

Norwich, Waterfront Studio
Friday 13 November 2026

Special guests Whiskey Flowers and Slydar
Tickets: alttickets.com
139-141 King St, Norwich, NR1 1QH
https://waterfrontnorwich.webflow.io

Brighton, Hope & Ruin

(SOLD OUT)
Saturday 14 November 2026

Special guests Whiskey Flowers and Honey Buzzard
Tickets: alttickets.com
11-12 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA
www.hope.pub

Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Sunday 15 November 2026

Special guests Whiskey Flowers and Jesse Garwood
Tickets: alttickets.com
Masonic Place, Goldsmith Street,

Nottingham, NG1 5LB
www.rescuerooms.com

THE ZAC SCHULZE GANG FEBRUARY & MARCH 2027 UK TOUR

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM ALTTICKETS.COM, GIGANTIC.COM, ZACSCHULZEGANG.ROCKS/TOUR

Newcastle, The Cluny
Tuesday 23 February 2027
Tickets: alttickets.com
36 Lime Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE1 2PQ
https://thecluny.com

Edinburgh, Voodoo Rooms
Wednesday 24 February 2027
Tickets: Gigantic.com
19a W Register St, Edinburgh, EH2 2AA
www.thevoodoorooms.com

Glasgow, Stereo
Thursday 25 February 2027
Tickets: Gigantic.com
22-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 5AR
www.stereocafebar.com

London, Islington Assembly Hall
Saturday 27 February 2027
Tickets: alttickets.com
Upper St, Islington, London, N1 2UD
https://islingtonassemblyhall.co.uk

Bristol, Thekla
Sunday 28 February 2027
Tickets: alttickets.com
The Grove, East Mud Dock, Bristol, BS1 4RB
www.theklabristol.co.uk

Cardiff, The Globe
Tuesday 2 March 2027
Tickets: alttickets.com
125 Albany Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 3NSA
www.globecardiff.co.uk

Southampton, The Joiners
Wednesday 3 March 2027
Tickets: alttickets.com
1 St Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NS
www.facebook.com/joinerssouthampton

Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
Thursday 4 March 2027
Tickets: alttickets.com
106 High St, King’s Heath, Birmingham, B14 7JZ
https://hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk

INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES

*** supporting Tab Benoit ++ supporting Samantha Fish

Aug 21 Fox Theatre – Tucson, AZ ***
Aug 22-23 MIM – Phoenix, AZ ***
Aug 25 Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown, CA ***
Aug 27 Belly Up – Solana Beach, CA ***
Aug 28 Coach House- San Juan Capistrano, CA ***
Aug 29 World Records – Bakersfield, CA ***
Aug 30 Venice West – Venice, CA ***
Sept 2 Golden State Theatre – Monterey, CA ***
Sept 3 Cornerstone Berkeley – Berkeley, CA ***
Sept 4 Rocklin Concert Series / Quarry Park- Sacramento, CA ***
Sept 5 Uptown Theatre – Napa, CA ***
Sept 6 The Hangar – Lake Tahoe, CA ***
Sept 12-13 Big Blues Bender – Las Vegas, NV
Sept 16 Phil Long Music Hall – Colorado Springs, CO ++
Sept 17 Gothic Theatre- Englewood,CO ***
Sept 18 Boulder Theater – Boulder. CO ++
Sept 19-20 Telluride Blues & Brews – Telluride, CO
Sept 23 Golden State Theatre – Monterey, CA ++
Sept 24 Uptown Theatre – Napa, CA ++
Sept 26 Center for the Arts – Grass Valley, CA ++
Sept 27 Guild Hall – Menlo Park, CA ++
Sept 29 Rev Hall – Portland, OR ++
Sept 30 Music Millennium – Portland, OR
Oct 3 Kings Hall at APEX – Everett, WA ++
Oct 4 Panida Theater – Sandpoint. ID ++
Oct 10 Crescent City Blues Fest – New Orleans, LA
Oct 22 De Spot – Groningen (NL)
Oct 23 De Neushoorn – Leeuwarden (NL)
Oct 24 Outbaix 2.0 – Ubach-Palenburg (DE)
Oct 29 Kammgarn – Kaiserlautern (DE)
Nov 4 Museumkeller – Erfurt (DE)
Nov 6 KL17 Klub – Dobeln (DE)
Nov 10 The Key Club – Leeds (UK)
Nov 11 Night & Day – Manchester (UK)
Nov 12 The Crescent – York (UK)
Nov 13 The Adrian Flux Waterfront – Norwich (UK)
Nov 14 The Hope & Ruin – Brighton (UK)
Nov 15 Rescue Rooms – Nottingham (UK)
Nov 19 Het Podium – Hoogeveen (NL)
Nov 20 Paard – Den Haag (NL)
Nov 22 Poppodium Hedon – Zwolle (NL)
Nov 23 La Boite a Musique – Wattrelos (FR)
Nov 24 New Morning – Paris (FR)
Nov 28 Maiwaldhalle – Achern (DE)
Nov 29 Podium Fluor – Amersfoort (NL)
Nov 30 Spirit Of 66 – Verviers (BE)
Dec 11 Music Club N9 – Eeklo (BE)
Dec 12 MOMfest – Veghel (NL)

2027

Feb 23 The Cluny 1 – Newcastle (UK)
Feb 24 Voodoo Rooms – Edinburgh (UK)
Feb 25 Stereo – Glasgow (UK)
Feb 27 Islington Assembly Hall – London (UK)
Feb 28 Thekla – Bristol (UK)
Mar 2 The Globe – Cardiff (UK)
Mar 3 The Joiners – Southampton (UK)
Mar 4 Hare & Hounds – Birmingham (UK)