ROCK WOLVES Featuring SCORPIONS, MAD MAX And H-BLOCKX Debut New Video

Rock Wolves – featuring Herman Rarebell (Scorpions), Michael Voss (Mad Max) and Stephan “Gudze” Hinz (H-Blockx) – have launched the first single and video from their debut album.

Says Rarebell: “Rock for the nations is better than war for the nations!!! Rock Wolves bring the nations good rock music!!! See you soon at our concerts!!!”

Rock Wolves’ debut album will be available on Steamhammer/SPV as digi, LP and for download from October 28th.

This diversity of ideas and the band’s almost boundless musical enthusiasm is reflected in every one of the eleven songs on their debut release. Straight rock numbers like the first single “Rock For The Nations”, the shuffle groove-driven “Surrounded By Fools”, the fast-paced “Out Of Time”, and “The Lion Is Loose” with its haunting live qualities, but also “I Need Your Love”, which brings to mind the likes of AC/DC and Bad Company, are thoroughbred rock tracks that go directly to the listener’s gut and legs, as well as – like all ambitioned rock music should – touching on painful subjects.

“Instead of delivering tanks and arms all over the world, Germany should concentrate on exporting good rock music,” Rarebell explains the message of “Rock For The Nations”. The lyrics on “Surrounded By Fools” with their warning of unscrupulous politicians are no less critical.

Rarebell: “Let’s not be dazzled by their colourful election campaigns. Those politicians can easily end up bringing war to their countries.”

Naturally, no diverse rock album would be complete without two or three more quiet numbers with less controversial subjects. In “Nothing´s Gonna Bring Me Down”, Rock Wolves have succeeded in recording a strikingly contemporary ballad which could have been penned in the same or a similar manner by Lenny Kravitz. Talking of which: the original version of the deeply melodic “What About Love” was written by Jim Vallance, but celebrated its greatest success in 1985 with Heart, who topped the Billboard charts for an impressive 18 weeks with the song.

“Our new version has been given the blessing by Jim Vallance himself. His only comment was: ‘Your version is even better than my original, so go for it’,” remembers Rarebell.

Rock Wolves will be released worldwide (excluding Japan) as digi, LP and download on October 28th via Steamhammer/SPV.

Tracklisting:

“Rock For The Nations”
“Surround By Fools”
“Out Of Time”
“What About Love”
“The Blame Game”
“Riding Shotgun”
“Nothings Gonna Bring Me Down”
“The Lion Is Loose”
“I Need Your Love”
“Lay With Me”
“Inside Out” (iTunes exclusive bonus track)

Teaser: