Away Team

HOLLYWOOD, CA (February 23, 2011) MR. BIG is back with their highly anticipated new studio album entitled ” What If… ” out now on Frontiers Records.

“What If… ” is MR. BIG’s first all original album since the reunion of the four original members,  Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and Pat Torpey back in early 2009. Sixteen years after the release of ” Hey Man ”, the new recording is set to bring back MR. BIG on the height of the current Hard Rock scene.

 Guitarist Paul Gilbert said: “This is the first MR. BIG album I have been a part of, since fourteen years and it was done in a snap. It was fun and we had really a  good time in making this one”. Continues Billy Sheehan “It’s so great to be back with Paul, Eric and Pat too. We wrote this record like we did in the old days for the first 2 records. Jamming together in the same room to write songs”. Pat Torpey adds ““Some of the recording process is different now from what we were used to in the old times. But I think this record really managed to capture the performances of the band, not of the individual musicians”.

 Eric Martin concludes: “I like to compare this to the first album, when we just got to know each other in a reharsal studio and cut it in 8 or 9 days. This is like chapter 2. We had so many years, so many records and so many things behind us. Now this feels like a beautiful brand new chapter starting for all of us”.

 ”What If… ” was produced by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Rush, Iron Maiden)  and the release will be followed by a World Tour which will kick off in South America in March and will hit Europe in early summer.

 Formed in 1988, Mr. Big forged its place in hard rock history by combining trademark “shredding” musicianship with awesome vocal harmonies. The original line-up – vocalist Eric Martin, guitarist Paul Gilbert, bassist Billy Sheehan, and drummer Pat Torpey. Mr. Big produced numerous hit songs that ranged across a wide array of rock genres – be it ballads, heavy metal, or blues rock.

 Their hits included “To Be With You” (Billboard Hot 100 number one single in 15 countries for weeks, in 1991, propelling the band the band to huge international success and record sales in the multi-millions), “Wild World”, “Green-Tinted sixties Mind”, “Just Take My Heart”, and a host of heavy metal songs that were played mostly during their live performances: “Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy”, “Addicted to that Rush”, “Colorado Bulldog”, and “Take Cover”.

 “What If…” will be released in a special edition CD + DVD in digipak, regular CD, vinyl and digital download and in a limited edition luxury box including the CD, DVD, LP and exclusive memorabilia.

 “What If…” tracklisting includes: Undertow; American Beauty; Stranger In My Life; Nobody Takes the Blame; Still Ain’t Enough for Me; Once Upon a Time; As Far As I Can See; All The Way Up; I Won’t Get In My Way; Around The World; I Get The Feeling; Unforgiven (exclusive bonus track for Europe / North America – not on vinyl edition).

 The DVD will include the videoclips of “Undertow” and “All the Way Up” plus a documentary “Making of” the album including interviews and exclusive behind the scenes features of the four members.

 For more information go to www.mrbigsite.com

LILLIAN AXE have updated their tour schedule with more US live dates in August touring in support of their tenth album, Deep Red Shadows, due for release on July 20th via Love & War Records.

Deep Red Shadows tracklisting:
‘Under The Same Moon’
’47 Ways To Die’
‘The Quenching Of Human Life’
‘A Minute Of Years’
‘Nobody Knows’ (acoustic)
‘The Day I Met You’ (acoustic)
‘Sad Day On Planet Earth’ (acoustic)
‘Nocturnal Symphony’ (acoustic)
‘Deep Red Shadows’ (instrumental)

Deep Red Shadows was produced by Steve Blaze, mixed by Rob Hovey and mastered by Ty Tabor of KING’S X.
The song ‘47 Ways To Die‘ was mixed by the famous and well respected record producer and engineer, Sylvia Massy. She is best known for her work with the band TOOL (Undertow and Opiate). She also has gold and platinum albums with GREEN JELLY, POWERMAN 5000 and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS to name a few. Sylvia Massy also has worked with SEVENDUST, PRINCE, JOHNNY CASH, SEVEN MARY THREE and DEFTONES.
Ty Tabor of King’s X is the special guest on the song ‘The Quenching Of Human Life‘, adding an amazing guitar solo to the track.

Current LILLIAN AXE dates:
07.02.10 Sarasota, FL Muscle Fairgrounds
07.03.10 New Port Richey, FL Bourbon Street
07.23.10 Corpus Christi, TX Zeros Hard Rock Club
07.24.10 Houston, TX BFE Rock Club
07.30.10 New Orleans, LA Howlin’ Wolf
07.31.10 Houma, LA City Club of Houma
08.09.10 New York City, NY B.B. King’s
08.13.10 Pittsburgh, PA Hard Rock Cafe

For more on Lillian Axe visit their official website or MySpace page.