After the enormous success of the previous “Long Road”, with many guests such as: Mistheria (Vivaldi Metal Project – Bruce Dickinson), Freddy Delirio (Death SS – Freddy Delirio and the Phantom), Tomas Valentini (Skanners), Raffaele Raffo Albanese ( From The Depth), Steve Volta (Perpetual Fire – Pino Scotto), Alexander Layer and many others, today Wanikiya Record announces “Destiny and Hope”, the new MR. JACK solo album!
Work begins on the new album “Destiny and Hope”, where surely there will be surprises and extraordinary guests!
Mr. Jack announces: “It will be a project full of surprises, done together with many friends and colleagues from the music scene, it will take a lot of work, but I think you will like the result!”
“So, we look forward to this new musical chapter of the artist who does not reveal the release date yet, but assures us that there is already a lot of work done and the guests are giving their best for this “Destiny and Hope” that already has. want to enter your music collections!” , adds the label.
More than thirty musicians from Italy and the rest of the world gathered in a cover of ‘Radio Nowhere’ by Bruce Springsteen to give a voice of union and closeness to people in difficulty and to doctors, nurses and health workers in the front line against COVID-19. Watch the video below.
“ANTIVIRUS: ROCK STRIKES CORONA” is the name of the project, created by the Rock For Rookies channel (active for over two years on the web with content dedicated to young emerging bands), which will be online with the video of the collaborative cover from April 8th at the same time to a collection whose proceeds will go to the Parma Red Cross and scientific research.
“Music was born to vibrate the soul, to upset and to throw out all the emotions. Behind every problem, there is always a song that can help us win”says Sebastiano Cavallo of Rock For Rookies, organizer of the initiative “in this fight against covid we believe that music must also do its part: Radio Nowhere, its loaded, his text and the passion of the Boss perfectly embody the message of strength that we want to launch with rock hits!”
Young, determined and hungry for life, the musicians ready to dare and experiment, overcoming the imaginary line of silence that quarantine creates in these difficult days: an independent rock band from all over the world, in the wake of the great beneficial musical projects of the past such as “We Are The World” and “Tomorrow 21-04-09”, composed of electric and acoustic guitarists, bassists, drummers and percussionists, singers and choristers with an arrangement that also includes Celtic harp, Guzheng (Chinese zither), wind instruments and an intervention rap, in a video that will also contain a final message directly from doctors and nurses on the front lines in hospitals.
The song, arranged, mixed and mastered by Tommaso Olivieri, and the video of the project “Antivirus: Rock Strikes Corona” is already available on YouTube together with the fundraiser from 8th April 2020 on the Rock For Rookies channels and for all musicians and projects’ participants.
Watch the video here:
The creator of the project, Sebastiano Cavallo, musician and son of Gianluigi Cavallo (ex singer of the legendary Litfiba), contacted the various artists (emerging and otherwise) to create this splendid project by combining music, with the desire to help in this black period for the nation and the world! In the project as guests also appear Mr. Jack, singer and multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated and works with great artists: Marty Friedman (Megadeath), Enzo Donnarumma (Enzo and the glory ensemble), Philip Bynoe (Steve Vai), Mistheria (Vivaldi Metal project , Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden) etc. Raffo Albanese, singer of the metal band FROM THE DEAPTH.
With this project we hope to give great support to those who need the most indestructible thing in the world, which is music! To create and complete everything, it took about a month, between recordings, filming, editing and everything else.
The various participants have given all their utmost to bring out the project in the best way and ensure that everything has had an extraordinary sense to fight this bad period!
More than 120 tracks to mix (choruses, voices, drums, woodwinds, keyboards, guitars, basses etc.) and more than a week of total work for the final work.
Following up the previous albums ‘In the Name of the Father’ and ‘In The Name of The Son’, Enzo Donnarumma teamed up once again with Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery) for the production of the new record entitled ‘In The Name Of The World Spirit’. The album is set to be released on March 27 via Rockshots Records.
ENZO AND THE GLORY ENSEMBLE’s stellar line-up includes Enzo Donnarumma, Marty Friedman, Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land), Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Mark Zonder (Fates Warning, Warlord), Gary Wehrkamp & Brian Ashland (Shadow Gallery), Nicholas Leptos (Warlord, Arrayan Path), Derek Corzine & Amulyn Braught Corzine (Whisper from Heaven) , David Brown (Metatrone), Alessandro Battini (Dark Horizon), Maria Londino and Francesco Romeggini (S91), Mr Jack, Claudia Coticelli and Clara People.
In addition to this out-of-this-world line-up, bass player Philip Bynoe (from Steve Vai’s backing band) joined the Glory Ensemble for the new album.
Lasting over one hour across 13 tracks, ‘In The Name Of The World Spirit’ will be definitely a must-have for all those who are into progressive metal with ethnic influences. This final chapter of the trilogy is a bridge between the western and the eastern cultures, besides a huge step towards a top-notch production. The balance between the instrumental parts and the vocals are now improved, while the ethnic arrangements are driven by the magnificent Weza Meza Choir ensemble from Congo. Once again, thanks to the massive choir section, ‘In The Name Of The World Spirit’ sets a new standard into the so-called “Gospel Metal” scene.
You can Listen to the first single “Last Weep” at the following link:
SPOTIFY ➤ https://spoti.fi/3aD0XYu or via Youtube, below.
Artwork by Nello Dell’Omo / Art For Music, Mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio.
TRACKLIST:
01 Precariousness
02 Nothingness (It’s Everyone’s Fate)
03 The Bronze Age
04 Try To Put In Pit The Fear
05 To Every Chest
06 Just In My Heart The Blame
07 I’ll add more
08 My Pillory
09 Last Weep
10 Psalm 13 (Tell Me)
11 Echo
12 One Reason
13 The Silence Speaks For Us
ENZO AND THE GLORY ENSEMBLE have released the first single “Last Weep”, taken from the new album, coming out in 2020. The single is featured by Gary Wehrkamp, Mark Zonder, Brian Ashland, Philip Bynoe, Nicholas Leptos and Mr. Jack.
“Last Weep” is a tribute to Ibn Battuta, recognized around the world as one of the 10 most famous travelers in history, along with Neil Armstrong and his journey to the Moon, Fridtjof Nansen who crossed Greenland, Christopher Columbus who discovered the Americas, Xuazarg the Chinese Buddhist who traveled from China all the way to India, a journey of 17 years.
Enzo Donnarumma comments on “Last Weep” “The choice of Ibn Battuta’s subject invites to a journey towards those who appear distant, different: a mutual exchange of knowledge and experiences. A step that, in addition to peacefully improving the quality of life, could accelerate mutual paths of knowledge. The Islamic people’s proposal is particularly significant these days “
Guest of full album release on 2020:
Marty Friedman (Megadeth, Cacophony), Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Mark Zonder (Fates Warning, Warlord), Gary Wehrkamp & Brian Ashland (Shadow Gallery), Kobi Farhi (Orphaned Land), Philip Bynoe (Steve Vai), Nicholas Leptos (Warlord, Arrayan Path), David Brown (Metatrone), Alessandro Battini (Ghost City, Sangreal), Derek Corzine & Amulyn Braught Corzine (Whisper from Heaven), Mr. Jack, Clara People, Maria Londino & Francesco Romeggini (S91), Claudia Coticelli.
Italian singer/musician, vocal coach, record producer, songwriter MR.JACK released his first solo album “Long Road” on March 20, 2019, produced by Wanikiya Record and recorded at Mountain Rock Studio, in collaboration with Metal Shock Finland, Metal in Italy and Italia di Metallo. Today the artist has unleashed a new video “Earthquake” from the album. The video is featured by Marco Angelo. Watch it below.
Just recently Metal Shock Finland interviewed MR.JACK. In case you missed the interview, watch it below.
“Long Road” Tracks List:
Long Road
Trip To Paradise
Rock Whrole
Earthquake
One Love
Infernal Word
Metal Head
Mind Strange
“Long Road” features great special guests of the rock and metal scenario all made in Italy.
-Freddy Delirio (Death SS)
-Maestro Mistheria (Vivaldi metal project , Keyboard of Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden)
-Tomas Valentini (Animae Silentes – Skanners)
-Valerio Edward De Rosa (Soul of Steel)
-Steve Volta (Pepetual Fire)
-Raffaele Albanese (From the Depth – 5th Element Project)
-Mario Zeoli (Red Sofà Lab, The Angelis, Thirdston3)
-Marco Angelo
-Alessandro De Fusco
Italian singer/musician, vocal coach, record producer, songwriter MR.JACK released his first solo album “Long Road” on March 20, 2019, produced by Wanikiya Record and recorded at Mountain Rock Studio, in collaboration with Metal Shock Finland, Metal in Italy and Italia di Metallo. “Long Road” features great special guests of the rock and metal scenario all made in Italy.
We had a pleasure to interview MR.JACK, via the video interview, which can be seen below. Among the topics, of course, his latest solo album, the details around it + his ‘Da Jack Live Club’ and future plans.
Watch the interview below + questions listed under the video:
The questions we made to MR.JACK are:
1. Hi MR.JACK, our readers already know you via our articles about your music and latest effort and debut solo album “Long Road”, which was released on March 20, 2019 via Wanikiya Record, and in which also Metal Shock Finland was involved, as one of the sponsors. What drove you, in the first place, to start working on “Long Road”?
2. What can you tell us about the song topics and what inspired you in the songwriting process?
3. “Long Road” mixes genres, from Metal, to rock, ballad, hard rock, why this choice?
4. “Long Road” features a long list of special guests, great names, all made in Italy! could you please tell us, shortly, about each of them and their input in the album?
-Freddy Delirio (Death SS)
-Maestro Mistheria (Vivaldi metal project , Keyboard of Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden)
-Tomas Valentini (Animae Silentes – Skanners)
-Valerio Edward De Rosa (Soul of Steel)
-Steve Volta (Pepetual Fire)
-Raffaele Albanese (From the Depth – 5th Element Project)
-Mario Zeoli (Red Sofà Lab, The Angelis, Thirdston3)
-Marco Angelo
-Alessandro De Fusco
5. The album came out last March, how the album has been received by your fans and music scene?
6. Let’s go back to past, you started to sing and play with various bands at age of 14. But what was the moment when your knew that Music will accompany your entire Life in various ways?
7. You’ve done several collaborations with great artists along your long road, what are your highlights so far?
8. Not long ago you made one of your long time dreams come true, opening ‘Da Jack Live Club’, giving a great platform to many bands to play their music live. While telling us more about your club, please tell us also from where you take your endless passion and energy?
9. What are your next plans for the future?
10. What is your message to young people of today, when too many times the future doesn’t look bright to fullfil their dreams?
Thanks a million for your time and for this chat, Jack, may your future bring along satisfactions you can’t even dream of yet…
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 