Alcatrazz - 'Power in Numbers' (official audio)

How to defend the battle ground?
Can we escape from the madness?
Cities fall under crimson skies
Burning burning
Campfires blaze on a distant hill
If we don0t fight them no one will
Who there among you sings out for the dying?

Do you believe in the afterlife?
Are you afraid of the hangman?
Pray to your God but he won't hear
he's never returning
Look to the past to forgive our sins
We bolt the door's don't let them in
Look for the light and see if it's still shining

Dawn after dark
Who will be the savior?
Dawn after dark
Where life is all but love

There is power in numbers
They can't drag us under
As long as we're standing here fall
Power in numbers
Together as brothers
All for one and one for all

Overload and the powers lave
Locked in the battle for freedom
The sky explodes and killer sound
Corruption destruction
One day soon we will rise again
Cast you out and regain our land
Till that day when I can heat the children

Cruelty comes in its many forms
We'll send it home in bodybags
The half-light of the day begins
The memories haunting
The world cries for our victory
The earth the sky, the land the sea
The madmen in their ivory towers will tremble

Dawn after dark
Who will be the savior?
Dawn after dark
Where life is all but love

There is power in numbers
They can't drag us under
As long as we're standing here fall
Power in numbers
Together as brothers
We're fighting so we can find peace

There is power in numbers
They can't drag us under
As long as we're standing here fall
Power in numbers
Together as brothers
All for one and one for all

See a mother cry
Through tear stained eyes
The boy is lying cold
If you want to run with devils never believe
Brothers and the Knights of the Serpent
There will be disbelief

Together as brothers,
We rise or we fall

Το μακρινό 1983 ο (πρώην τραγουδιστής των Rainbow και Michael Schenker Group) Graham Bonnet δημιούργησε στο Los Angeles τους Alcatrazz, οι οποίοι συνεχίζουν (με... μεγάλα διαλείμματα) μέχρι τις ημέρες μας. Η πιο πρόσφατη επανένωσή τους έγινε το 2019 με δισκογραφικό αποτέλεσμα το (πολύ καλό) album "Born Innocent".

Τον Δεκέμβρη του 2020 ο δημιουργός της μπάντας (Graham Bonnet) έμεινε εκτός Alcatrazz (με αποτέλεσμα να σχηματίσει τους Graham Bonnet’s Alcatrazz με τον Jeff Loomis στην κιθάρα) με τα υπόλοιπα μέλη να τον αντικαθιστούν με τον Doogie White (βλ. Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Schenker Group, Tank, Cornerstone κλπ). Το αποτέλεσμα της συνεργασίας (δίσκος) το ακούσαμε πρόπερσι με το full length album "V", το οποίο -προ ημερών- απέκτησε... διάδοχο! "Take No Prisoners" ο τίτλος.

Δελτίο τύπου: «Alcatrazz are determined to make up for lost time, roaring forwards at warp factor 10 to deliver Take No Prisoners, their sixth studio album and the third in three years.

Comprising of ten cracking, charismatic tracks, with each containing the unique fusion of classic American rock with the full grain hard-rocking attitude of British metal, Take No Prisoners sees Alcatrazz energetically soaring and exploring melodic progression with road-warrior riffs.

Lead single and video “Don’t Get Mad... Get Even” sees the band collaborating with the legendary Girlschool in a full-force, head-banging fist-pumper, while “Little Viper” rides a scything guitar into a thunderous, Dio-like assault.

The band also show their calmer, more expansive side with the epic “Strangers”, but when an album finishes at the burn point of “Bring On The Rawk”, there can be no question that Alcatrazz’s collective boot is repeatedly kicking serious ass!!!

Comprised of Doogie White (vocals), Joe Stump (guitars), Jimmy Waldo (keyboards), Gary Shea (bass) and Larry Paterson (drums), and with Giles Lavery and Waldo producing, Take No Prisoners is a loudly, and proudly classic rock album which draws on the Alcatrazz traditions of technically excellent screaming guitars, thunderous rhythm and the sort of vocals and overall aura that evoke prime Dio and Rainbow.

And, of course, a primed and fully-tuned up Alcatrazz, whose career is fast taking on Benjamin Button proportions. The Take No Prisoners tour should be a lot of fun!»

Band: Alcatrazz
Country of origin: United States
Location: Los Angeles, California
Formed in: 1983
Genre: Heavy Metal/Shred
Years active: 1983-1987, 2007-2014, 2019-present

Audio: "Power in Numbers"
Album: "Take No Prisoners"
Type: Full length
Release date: May 19th, 2023
Label: Silver Lining Music

Track Listing:
01. Little Viper
02. Don't Get Mad... Get Even (feat. Girlschool)
03. Battlelines
04. Strangers
05. Gates of Destiny
06. Alcatrazz
07. Holy Roller (Love's Temple)
08. Power in Numbers
09. Salute the Colours
10. Bring on the Rawk

Band members:
Gary Shea - Bass
Jimmy Waldo - Keyboards
Joe Stump - Guitars
Doogie White - Vocals
Larry Paterson - Drums