Italian hard rockers BAD AS – formed in 2016 by metal Bass virtuoso and composer Alberto Rigoni (who has collaborated with artists such as Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats), Kevin Moore (ex-Dream Theater), Goran Edman (ex Yngwie Malmsteen, just to name a few) – have announced their comeback, with a new singer John Jeff Touch who has won several European Artists Awards and collaborated with band such as Deep Purple, Vision, etc.
Furthermore the band is working on a new stunning heavy metal album! More news coming soon, stay tuned!
For now the band has revealed on the upcoming album, as follows:
- Powerful and “easy listening” heavy metal songs that will stuck into your mind
- Top Notch production – mastering by famous metal engineers (Sacha Paeth, Jacob Hansen etc.)
More on BAD AS
While ‘Hard Rock’ is the foundation of BAD AS (formerly BADASS) works, the depths of their music expresses a crossover of genres including metal and prog, taking influence from legends such as Metallica, Megadeth, Whitesnake and DIO. With little more than a year’s worth of action as BAD AS, the members themselves are world renowned, and are no strangers to the music world. Read on to delve into the intricacies and formation of BAD AS..
Well-known rock vocalist Titta Tani (Takayoshi Ohmura, ex DGM, CS’s Goblin), metal bassist Alberto Rigoni (solo artist, Vivaldi Metal Project, TwinSpirits), guitarist Alessio “Lex” Tricarico (HorsePowerOverload, Four Roxx Down) and amazingly talented drummer Denis “Denzy” Novello in 2016 teamed up to create this outstanding new metal band, originally called BADASS (and for a short period called Ardityon). Who within the first year of establishment have unleashed their debut album ‘More Pain, More Gain’ and through their relentless promotion and fast-growing fanbase, they’ve caught the attention of journalists and promoters..
In February 2018 with a second album ready to be released the band decided to split. In April 2018 Alberto Rigoni took the decision to find new members (except for guitarist Lex) and to start writing a new album. In May young and very talented singer Mattia Martin and drummer Marino De Bortoli joined the band and “Midnight Course” and “Crucified Society” have been released worldwide. Moreover the band supported legendary guitarist Vinnie Moore tour around Europe in Autumn 2018.
In 2022 singer Mattia Martin left the band and Greek singer John Jeff Touch joined (winner of various European Artists Awards and collaborations with bands such as Deep Purple, VISION, S.I.N., COSMICRAY, Sanny X etc). Fourth album is now going to be produced and it’s to be released in 2023 along with promotional live shows in Europe.
New Line-up:
John Jeff Touch – vocals
Alberto Rigoni – bass
Alessio ‘Lex’ Tricarico – guitar
Marco Andreetto – drums
Earlier Releases:
Crucified Society – Album, Released: March 17 2020 via SlipTrick Records, Mixed and Mastered by: Michele Guaitioli
Midnight Curse – Album, Released: November 30th 2019 via RockShot Record, Mixed and Mastered by: Alberto Rigoni
More Pain, More Gain – Album, Released: April 15th 2016 via Lion Music, Mixed and Mastered by: Federico Solazzo
More information at
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/badasrocks | https://www.badasrocks.com
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/SplitScreenManagement | http://www.splitscreenproduction.com
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