Black Country
Communion the Anglo-American
rock group comprising vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple,
Trapeze), drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner), Derek
Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper, Billy
Idol) and blues-rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, release their third album,
‘Afterglow’, via Mascot Records on Monday October
29th.
Like its two
predecessors, ‘Afterglow’ was produced by Kevin Shirley, whose catalogue
of hit records for Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith and the Black Crowes has
made him the hottest producer that rock music has to offer. Shirley – who had
the idea of putting Hughes and Bonamassa together in a
band after seeing them jam onstage back in 2009 – is the group’s unofficial
‘fifth member’.
The additions of
Jason Bonham, esteemed son of Led Zeppelin’s John, who took his father’s place
when the legendary group made musical history by reuniting at London’s O2 Arena
in December 2007, and the in-demand Derek Sherinian, makes BCC a force to be
reckoned with.
Both BCC’s previous
offerings (2010’s eponymous debut album and 2011’s “2”) have gone straight in at
#1 on the official UK Rock Album Chart. Embraced by the UK’s music press, Black
Country Communion were voted “Best New Band” by the listeners of Planet Rock
Radio and won “Best Breakthrough” at the prestigious Classic Rock Magazine Roll
Of Honour Awards in 2011.
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