{"id":19741,"date":"2022-08-27T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=19741"},"modified":"2022-08-26T21:09:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T21:09:38","slug":"demolition-23-self-titled-album-to-be-released-on-october-14-with-3-bonus-demo-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=19741","title":{"rendered":"‘Demolition 23.’ Self-Titled Album To Be Released on October 14 with 3 Bonus Demo Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“The Demolition 23. album is one of my favorite albums of my career and definitely one of the best.”-\u00a0Michael Monroe<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Me and Michael were talking about how much we missed the original Punk music of the Ramones and Dead Boys and Sex Pistols and Clash and decided to do an album in that spirit.”- Stevie Van Zandt<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stevie Van Zandt’s<\/strong> Wicked Cool Records<\/strong> has announced plans to reissue the sole album from Demolition 23.<\/strong>, digitally for the first time ever, and on CD + ‘Blue Smoke’ vinyl,<\/strong> on October 14<\/strong>. The band, which formed in NYC in 1993, consisted of former Hanoi Rocks<\/strong> frontman Michael Monroe<\/strong>, ex-Star Star<\/strong> guitarist Jay Hening<\/strong>, Monroe’s Hanoi Rocks bandmate Sami Yaffa<\/strong> on bass, and Jimmy Clark<\/strong> on drums.’Demolition 23.’ (which had a limited release in 1994, but has since been out of print for years) was produced by Van Zandt, and features collaborative songwriting efforts between Monroe, Van Zandt, and Jude Wilder, and one track (\u201cDeadtime Stories\u201d) co-written by Monroe\/Stiv Bators. The album, a return to the members’ punk roots, also includes covers by Monroe\u2019s influences and friends, including Stiv Bators<\/strong> (“Ain\u2019t Nothin\u2019 To Do”) and Johnny Thunders<\/strong> (“I Wanna Be Loved”). Many of the songs from the record have become staples in Monroe\u2019s live sets, which recently have included festivals and a stint opening for Alice Cooper.The digital and CD release of ‘Demolition 23.’ includes all of the original songs, along with 3 bonus demos<\/strong>. See track listing below. The physical versions of the album include a booklet with photos and liner notes from Monroe, detailing each song — with additional notes written by all of the living band members. The vinyl also includes a download card for the bonus tracks. The band’s logo was designed by Yaffa, who continues to play with Monroe to this day.In advance of the self-titled album’s re-release, a track titled \u201cHammersmith Palais\u201d<\/strong> has been released to streaming sites, along with a demo version of the song.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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