Metal is not a genre known for being soulful. But as an outgrowth of rock music, metal has deep roots in the soul music and blues artists who shaped the sound of everyone from Led Zeppelin to Deep Purple to Pantera. And many metal musicians and artists will often leap at the opportunity to showcase their powerful appreciation for soul music and how it can be enhanced and combined with metal music to create an impressively rich and vibrant aural collage.

Just witness the absolutely fantastic rendering of a 1960 R&B holiday standard “Please Come Home For Christmas,” done by a crew of metal icons. Written and performed by the great blues singer and pianist Charles Brown, “Please Come Home For Christmas” is a perennial favorite around the holidays, with cover versions done by the likes of The Eagles and Bon Jovi. But none have achieved the full-glory sound as heard on this new rendition released today on all digital music platforms.

Carmine Appice, a drumming virtuoso known for his work with Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, and more, brings his thunderous beats to the mix along with Ty Tabor, the guitar maestro of King’s X, who adds his signature riffs, while Paul Shortino, renowned for his powerful vocals with King Kobra and Quiet Riot, delivers a performance that is both soulful and commanding. Phil Soussan, a bassist with an illustrious career including collaborations with Ozzy Osbourne, completes this all-star lineup, creating a heavy metal masterpiece for the holiday season.

Stream/download the single: https://orcd.co/pleasecomehomeforchristmas

This holiday treat and many others await on the two volume set of A Very Metal Christmas and A Very Metal Christmas II released this year featuring brand new recordings from an incredible array of supremely talented metal artists including Rainbow’s Graham Bonnet, Megadeth’s Chris Poland, Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy, Bulletboys’ Marq Torien, UFO’s Vinnie Moore, George Lynch, Marty Friedman, Great White’s Jack Russell, Vixen’s Janet Gardner, Angel’s Frank DiMino and many more! Available now on CD, digital and vinyl.

A Very Metal Christmas CD: https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/a-very-metal-christmas-cd/
A Very Metal Christmas Vinyl: https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/a-very-metal-christmas-red-vinyl/
Digital: https://orcd.co/averymetalchristmas

A Very Metal Christmas II CD” https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/a-very-metal-christmas-ii-cd/
A Very Metal Christmas II Vinyl: https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/a-very-metal-christmas-ii-green-vinyl/
Digital: https://orcd.co/averymetalchristmas

A VERY METAL CHRISTMAS TRACK LIST:

1. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Tim “Ripper” Owens, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, David Ellefson
2. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Cherie Currie, Tracii Guns
3. Feliz Navidad – Stephen Pearcy, Vinnie Moore
4. Carol Of The Bells – Chris Poland
5. Last Christmas – Graham Bonnet, Mick Box
6. Please Come Home For Christmas – Carmine Appice, Ty Tabor, Paul Shortino, Phil Soussan
7. White Christmas – Bulletboys
8. Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 – George Lynch
9. Merry Xmas Everybody – Kim McAuliffe & Cliff Evans
10. Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town – Paul Dianno
11. Happy Holiday – Enuff Z’nuff
12. Little Saint Nick – L.A. Guns
13. Donner & Blitzen (Achim Koehler Mix) – Thor

A VERY METAL CHRISTMAS II TRACK LIST:

1. O Holy Night – Glenn Hughes
2. Blue Christmas – Jack Russell, Chris Holmes
3. Winter Wonderland – Fast Eddie Clarke, Steve Overland
4. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Janet Gardner
5. Another Rock And Roll Christmas – Paul Dianno, Paul Samson
6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Marty Friedman
7. It’s A Wonderful Life – George Lynch & Jeff Pilson
8. Father Christmas – Pretty Boy Floyd
9. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – Gilby Clarke
10. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Helix
11. Run, Rudolph Run – Faster Pussycat
12. Silent Night – Frank DiMino, Tracii Guns
13. What Child Is This? – Glen Drover