Shiraz Lane to release new album via Frontiers Music

Shiraz Lane to release new album via Frontiers Music

Finnish rockers, Shiraz Lane, will be releasing their first album via Frontiers Music srl, which will be entitled For Crying Out Loud and released on April 15, 2016.

This will be the band’s first full-length album after the group self-released three EPs consisting of Before It Strikes (October 2011), Lights Out (November 2012) and Be The Slave Or Be The Change (May 2015). Shiraz Lane‘s two first EPs are very difficult to find and/or purchase making them collectors’ items.

Sleaze Roxx stated the following in its review about Shiraz Lane‘s last EP Be The Slave Or Be The Change: “Nostalgia no doubt plays a large part in Be the Slave Or Be the Change, considering that clear influences can be heard from bands like Guns N’ Roses, Warrant and most prominently Skid Row. But the important thing about Shiraz Lane is that they do not rely solely upon revisiting music from that past era to succeed given that with these five songs, they manage to show many musical sides by changing things up and doing different compositions and arrangements on each song. The members of Shiraz Lane have the energy and the talent, and here they deliver a very good EP that works perfectly both as an introduction to new listeners and to show the world what they’re all about. If this is what they can do by themselves, I can only look forward to the absolute best with Frontiers Records backing them up.”

Freeman Promotions’ press release states (with slight edits):

“Frontiers Music Srl is proud to present the debut album from Shiraz Lane, entitled For Crying Out Loud, which will be released on April 15, 2016.

Formed in 2011, Shiraz Lane is a young, energetic, ambitious, authentic hard rock group from Vantaa, Finland. Although wearing inspiration from big masters like Aerosmith, Skid Row and Guns N’ Roses on their sleeves, the band has a sound and style all their own. Members of some of the biggest bands in Scandinavia – The 69 Eyes, Amorphis, Children Of Bodom, Lordi and Sonic Syndicate among others – have all described Shiraz Lane as being one of the most entertaining bands they have ever seen in the underground music scene, bringing something new to the table in terms of both music and live performance! Notwithstanding their young age (the band members are all in their 20’s), the guys are already veterans of the underground circuit in their homeland and have developed a reputation for being uncompromising, loud and genuine.

“We started working on our debut album in mid-August 2015 after receiving confirmation about details and deadlines from Frontiers Music Srl” says guitarist Miki Kalske. “We were actually extremely busy at the time since we did an extensive Finnish tour in September, so the Shiraz factory was working pretty much around the clock. In retrospect it was good to have a tight agenda, since the songs came out very naturally and with a steady pace. After we felt confident enough with the songs, we joined forces with our producer Ben Varon and analyzed them meticulously, re-arranged parts, rehearsed, re-rehearsed etc. Before hitting the studio to lay down the final tracks.”

On the final result, For Crying Out Loud, the band shows they have learned all the tricks in the book and they’re now ready to take on the world.

“The album is not conceptual, but it is definitely a tight knitted package so that every song has its own natural place in the running order” continues Kalske. “All in all the record turned out to be an ass-kicking hard rock gem with a large scope of different emotions and feelings included. Variety would be a good key word to describe the album throughout, although bowing down to our own sound and style. An important notion would be to listen to the lyrics and message we are trying to send to the listeners out there – we don’t wan’t to preach, but if our music can act as an eye-opener on some level and send positive vibrations out to the world during these darker times, I would say we have done something right!”

Shiraz Lane debuted with a two song single release, “Out There Somewhere” and “Money Talks” in October 2014. The band expanded upon those two tracks to release a five track EP, Be The Slave Or Be The Change in the spring of 2015. It was extremely well received by both the public and the press in Scandinavia and the single ”Mental Slavery” could even be described as an underground hit. Following the EP release, the band has put out four music videos, played the biggest Finnish summer festivals and also performed in places like Toronto, Canada; Finland Fest in Tokyo Japan; and, Wacken Open Air in Germany. In the autumn of 2015, Shiraz Lane did an extensive national tour supporting fellow countrymen Santa Cruz. Although music is not a matter of competition, it should be mentioned the band won the Hard Rock Rising 2014 and Wacken Metal Battle 2015. The hype culminated with an international record deal with Frontiers Music Srl, which was signed and sealed in September.

“We have grown to fill the boots of the endangered Dinosaurus of Rock and continue the legacy of authentic, rocking and meaningful music” concludes Miki Kalske. “We are thrilled to let you guys experience a full-length insight in our musical minds and assure that this is going to be the best possible news for the fans out there after a heartsick and grieving turn of the year. Heads up and play this record loud and proud – we certainly will!”

Track List for For Crying Out Loud:
01. Wake Up
02. Momma’s Boy
03. House Of Cards
04. Begging For Mercy
05. Same Ol’ Blues
06. Mental Slavery
07. Behind The 8-Ball
08. For Crying Out Loud
09. Bleeding
10. M.L.N.W.
11, Kill Me (With Your Love) (Bonus track digital version)

Shiraz Lane – Out There Somewhere // OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Out There Somewhere – a music video by Shiraz Lane. Taken from “Be The Slave Or Be The Change” EP, which you can find on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and Dee…

Shiraz Lane – Money Talks // OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Money Talks – a music video with lyrics by Shiraz Lane. Taken from “Be The Slave Or Be The Change” EP, which you can find on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and…