Santa Cruz (FIN)

Hard Rock, Melodic Rock , AOR , Blues Rock , Glam & Sleaze Rock , West Coast , Christian Rock
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Santa Cruz (FIN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 14 Máj 2021, 14:13

Santa Cruz - Screaming For Adrenaline (2013)

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Year : 2013
Style : Glam Metal , Hard Rock
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 167 mb


Bio:

The finnish hard-rock phenomenon Santa Cruz was formed in the year 2007, inspired by such greats as Skid Row and Guns ´n´ Roses. After a few line-up changes and two demos the boys Taz(20, drums), Archie(20, lead vocals & lead guitars), Middy(20, bass) and Johnny(21,lead guitars) made a self-produced EP "Anthems For The Young ´n´ Restless"(2011) and a music video for the title track. With the EP they achieved international media attention, incl. Classic Rock magazine & national television of Finland, played well over a 100 shows, and scored a world-wide record deal with Spinefarm Records.In 2012 The Cruz Boys began working on their highly anticipated debut-album, to be titled as "Screaming For Adrenaline". After intensive studio sessions at Hollola and Helsinki Finland, the ass-kicking, 11 track album is ready to be shipped to the masses in 26.4.2013! The sound of Santa Cruz is now getting it´s wings, as they blend their influence of the 80´s and early 90´s Hard Rock sound with elements of modern Rock and Metal and put it in their own special blender. What you get is pure adrenaline and attitude in the form of honest Rock ´n´ Roll, not to mention the virtuoso level of musicianship, especially in the flashy guitar work of Archie & Johnny. This band will definitely stir the masses with their ground-breaking debut album. As the chant in the debut single "Relentless Renegades" quotes Julius Caesar "We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!", these hard-rock majesties certainly will.

Album:

Recently has been a big buzz behind the new Glam Metal band SANTA CRUZ, with their debut album they already hit the world with gigs all over Europe. First of all SANTA CRUZ brings something else, between all the Sleaze / Glam bands that have been coming and going each day, SANTA CRUZ asserts real Hard Rock without the newly bathed Punkish attitude. When I am talking about true Hard Rock I mean Rock N’ Roll mix sprawled with Blues like in the good old days of the 80s.First thing that came my head is the big influence of early GUNS N' ROSES. From time to time Archie reminded me the young Axel Rose, one thing that annoyed me is that his high notes aren't smooth yet, I noticed it on the opening track, "Aiming High" when he builds up from mid to high end. I must mention their talented drummer, Taz, which didn't stop to amaze me with his work on this one. The chorus is a winner and I really enjoyed the nice work on the gang vocals. This one has major balls, not mention the guitar lead solos overdose that blew me away each time I listened. "Alive" is very catchy track by its opening riff and its chorus; I felt it is more commercialized even though SANTA CRUZ didn't put it out as a single."Anthem For The Young", is a straight ahead "Appetite For Destruction” song, It has a lot of attitude and Archie taking it up with Rose once again. Both guitar solos demonstrated that we are dealing here with a guitar expert that knows a thing or two about playing guitar; this took me back to Slash and Michael Kelly Smith from BRITNY FOX days. "High On You" is a pure anthem, the chorus made it to be my favorite song, like I said before that this is a winning chorus that stick to the head, the drums work of Taz adds to this song it magic."Let's Get The Party Started Tonight" showed me that we are not talking about another typical Hard Rock song, Archie shows his dynamic abilities with his vocals work and I really liked that how the scales were changed on the chorus, because most of the band would continue it on the same scale song like on the verses these days. "Lovin' You is Just for Playing" is solid, it has its own magic but there are better examples, I can predict, with my eyes closed, that the lead guitar licks saved this song from being another regular Hard Rocker. "Nothing Compares To You", I can add this also as one of the best songs around, it isn't the heaviest but its riffs and guitar emphasis on the verses make it to be quite a tougher. "Restless Renegade" is one of the most powerful songs, the chorus will stick you to the wall, the dynamic drums work achieved an interest and the guitars will make you bleed with it solos, furthermore, watch for the melodic chorus.SANTA CRUZ released an album with a lot of attitude, great songs that been written very professionally with a lot of thinking behind each move and the ability for you to appreciate all the breaks and changes during the track list. You might not notice them because they've done it perfectly, interesting virtuoso guitar playing that took me back to the days when a guitar player had an honor to be called a guitar player, and great drum deliverance that puts several other aspects to a song.

Line-Up:

Taz - Drums, Back Vocals
Middy - Bass, Back Vocals
Archie - Vocals, Guitar
Johnny - Guitar, Back Vocals

Tracklist:

01. Screaming for Adrenaline
02. Anthem for the Young 'n' Restless
03. Relentless Renegades
04. Sweet Sensation
05. Nothing Compares to You
06. High on You
07. Let's Get the Party Started
08. Alive
09. Lovin' You (Is Just for Playing)
10. Aiming High
11. Let Me (Lay My Love on You)

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Re: Santa Cruz (FIN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 14 Máj 2021, 14:13

Santa Cruz - Screaming For Adrenaline (Japan Edition) (2013)

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Year : 2013 (Japan Edition)
Style : Glam Metal , Hard Rock
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 165 mb


Bio:

The finnish hard-rock phenomenon Santa Cruz was formed in the year 2007, inspired by such greats as Skid Row and Guns ´n´ Roses. After a few line-up changes and two demos the boys Taz(20, drums), Archie(20, lead vocals & lead guitars), Middy(20, bass) and Johnny(21,lead guitars) made a self-produced EP "Anthems For The Young ´n´ Restless"(2011) and a music video for the title track. With the EP they achieved international media attention, incl. Classic Rock magazine & national television of Finland, played well over a 100 shows, and scored a world-wide record deal with Spinefarm Records.In 2012 The Cruz Boys began working on their highly anticipated debut-album, to be titled as "Screaming For Adrenaline". After intensive studio sessions at Hollola and Helsinki Finland, the ass-kicking, 11 track album is ready to be shipped to the masses in 26.4.2013! The sound of Santa Cruz is now getting it´s wings, as they blend their influence of the 80´s and early 90´s Hard Rock sound with elements of modern Rock and Metal and put it in their own special blender. What you get is pure adrenaline and attitude in the form of honest Rock ´n´ Roll, not to mention the virtuoso level of musicianship, especially in the flashy guitar work of Archie & Johnny. This band will definitely stir the masses with their ground-breaking debut album. As the chant in the debut single "Relentless Renegades" quotes Julius Caesar "We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!", these hard-rock majesties certainly will.

Album:

Recently has been a big buzz behind the new Glam Metal band SANTA CRUZ, with their debut album they already hit the world with gigs all over Europe. First of all SANTA CRUZ brings something else, between all the Sleaze / Glam bands that have been coming and going each day, SANTA CRUZ asserts real Hard Rock without the newly bathed Punkish attitude. When I am talking about true Hard Rock I mean Rock N’ Roll mix sprawled with Blues like in the good old days of the 80s.First thing that came my head is the big influence of early GUNS N' ROSES. From time to time Archie reminded me the young Axel Rose, one thing that annoyed me is that his high notes aren't smooth yet, I noticed it on the opening track, "Aiming High" when he builds up from mid to high end. I must mention their talented drummer, Taz, which didn't stop to amaze me with his work on this one. The chorus is a winner and I really enjoyed the nice work on the gang vocals. This one has major balls, not mention the guitar lead solos overdose that blew me away each time I listened. "Alive" is very catchy track by its opening riff and its chorus; I felt it is more commercialized even though SANTA CRUZ didn't put it out as a single."Anthem For The Young", is a straight ahead "Appetite For Destruction” song, It has a lot of attitude and Archie taking it up with Rose once again. Both guitar solos demonstrated that we are dealing here with a guitar expert that knows a thing or two about playing guitar; this took me back to Slash and Michael Kelly Smith from BRITNY FOX days. "High On You" is a pure anthem, the chorus made it to be my favorite song, like I said before that this is a winning chorus that stick to the head, the drums work of Taz adds to this song it magic."Let's Get The Party Started Tonight" showed me that we are not talking about another typical Hard Rock song, Archie shows his dynamic abilities with his vocals work and I really liked that how the scales were changed on the chorus, because most of the band would continue it on the same scale song like on the verses these days. "Lovin' You is Just for Playing" is solid, it has its own magic but there are better examples, I can predict, with my eyes closed, that the lead guitar licks saved this song from being another regular Hard Rocker. "Nothing Compares To You", I can add this also as one of the best songs around, it isn't the heaviest but its riffs and guitar emphasis on the verses make it to be quite a tougher. "Restless Renegade" is one of the most powerful songs, the chorus will stick you to the wall, the dynamic drums work achieved an interest and the guitars will make you bleed with it solos, furthermore, watch for the melodic chorus.SANTA CRUZ released an album with a lot of attitude, great songs that been written very professionally with a lot of thinking behind each move and the ability for you to appreciate all the breaks and changes during the track list. You might not notice them because they've done it perfectly, interesting virtuoso guitar playing that took me back to the days when a guitar player had an honor to be called a guitar player, and great drum deliverance that puts several other aspects to a song.

Line Up:

Taz - Drums, Back Vocals
Middy - Bass, Back Vocals
Archie - Vocals, Guitar
Johnny - Guitar, Back Vocals

Tracklist:

01. Screaming For Adrenaline (3:38)
02. Anthem For The Young `N` Restless (3:41)
03. Relentless Renegades (4:06)
04. Sweet Sensation (3:59)
05. Nothing Compares To You (5:51)
06. High On You (4:02)
07. Let`s Get The Party Started (3:17)
08. Alive (3:42)
09. Lovin’ You ( Is Just For Playing ) (3:56)
10. Aiming High (4:17)
11. Let Me ( Lay My Love On You ) (4:12)
12. Standing At The Crossroads (4:43) (Bonus Track)
13. Hostile Shakedown (3:39) (Bonus Track)

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Re: Santa Cruz (FIN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 14 Máj 2021, 14:13

Santa Cruz - Wasted & Wounded (SP) (2014)

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Year : 2014
Style : Glam Metal , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + front + Videos
Size : 139 mb


Bio:

The finnish hard-rock phenomenon Santa Cruz was formed in the year 2007, inspired by such greats as Skid Row and Guns ´n´ Roses. After a few line-up changes and two demos the boys Taz(20, drums), Archie(20, lead vocals & lead guitars), Middy(20, bass) and Johnny(21,lead guitars) made a self-produced EP "Anthems For The Young ´n´ Restless"(2011) and a music video for the title track. With the EP they achieved international media attention, incl. Classic Rock magazine & national television of Finland, played well over a 100 shows, and scored a world-wide record deal with Spinefarm Records.In 2012 The Cruz Boys began working on their highly anticipated debut-album, to be titled as "Screaming For Adrenaline". After intensive studio sessions at Hollola and Helsinki Finland, the ass-kicking, 11 track album is ready to be shipped to the masses in 26.4.2013! The sound of Santa Cruz is now getting it´s wings, as they blend their influence of the 80´s and early 90´s Hard Rock sound with elements of modern Rock and Metal and put it in their own special blender. What you get is pure adrenaline and attitude in the form of honest Rock ´n´ Roll, not to mention the virtuoso level of musicianship, especially in the flashy guitar work of Archie & Johnny. This band will definitely stir the masses with their ground-breaking debut album. As the chant in the debut single "Relentless Renegades" quotes Julius Caesar "We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!", these hard-rock majesties certainly will.

Album:

Santa Cruz have debuted their new video for "Wasted 'N' Wounded" from the 7" of the same name, due in November via Spinefarm Records.It was directed by Ville Juurikkala and it is wild and vibrant, and features the band running amok and partying hard, much to the dismay of their long-suffering manager. So in other words, Santa Cruz do it just like any hard rock band worth its salt should!Since this video, shit got real and the band has put down the whiskey, swallowed a couple of headache pills and marched into the studio to record its second album, to be released via Spinefarm Records. It's the follow up to 2013's Screaming For Adrenaline, also released through Spinefarm.Expect skillfully-crafted, party-minded, rocket-powered rock from this quartet of young turks from Finland, who pledge allegiance to an era of devil-may-care rock that's long gone. Santa Cruz aren't so much bringing a classic sound and style back as they are bringing their own, modernized version of a beloved style to the masses. Santa Cruz will "cruise" on over to the States on December 12th, playing a gig at Webster Hall in NYC.

Line Up:

Taz - Drums, Back Vocals
Middy - Bass, Back Vocals
Archie - Vocals, Guitar
Johnny - Guitar, Back Vocals

Tracklist:

01. Wasted & Wounded

+ Video "Wasted & Wounded" (Official Video)
+ Video "Wasted & Wounded" (Accustic Audio Video)


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Re: Santa Cruz (FIN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 14 Máj 2021, 14:14

Santa Cruz - My Remedy (SP) (2015)

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Year : 2015
Style : Glam Metal , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + front + Videos
Size : 139 mb


Bio:

The finnish hard-rock phenomenon Santa Cruz was formed in the year 2007, inspired by such greats as Skid Row and Guns ´n´ Roses. After a few line-up changes and two demos the boys Taz(20, drums), Archie(20, lead vocals & lead guitars), Middy(20, bass) and Johnny(21,lead guitars) made a self-produced EP "Anthems For The Young ´n´ Restless"(2011) and a music video for the title track. With the EP they achieved international media attention, incl. Classic Rock magazine & national television of Finland, played well over a 100 shows, and scored a world-wide record deal with Spinefarm Records.In 2012 The Cruz Boys began working on their highly anticipated debut-album, to be titled as "Screaming For Adrenaline". After intensive studio sessions at Hollola and Helsinki Finland, the ass-kicking, 11 track album is ready to be shipped to the masses in 26.4.2013! The sound of Santa Cruz is now getting it´s wings, as they blend their influence of the 80´s and early 90´s Hard Rock sound with elements of modern Rock and Metal and put it in their own special blender. What you get is pure adrenaline and attitude in the form of honest Rock ´n´ Roll, not to mention the virtuoso level of musicianship, especially in the flashy guitar work of Archie & Johnny. This band will definitely stir the masses with their ground-breaking debut album. As the chant in the debut single "Relentless Renegades" quotes Julius Caesar "We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!", these hard-rock majesties certainly will.

Album:

Santa Cruz will release their second studio album, ‘Santa Cruz’, on March 9th via Spinefarm Records; this will be the follow-up to 2013’s ‘Screaming For Adrenaline’, also on Spinefarm.

Line Up:

Taz - Drums, Back Vocals
Middy - Bass, Back Vocals
Archie - Vocals, Guitar
Johnny - Guitar, Back Vocals

Tracklist:

01. My Remedy

+ Video "My Remedy" (Official Lyric Video)
+ Video "Wasted & Wounded" (Official Video)


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Re: Santa Cruz (FIN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 14 Máj 2021, 14:14

Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz (2015)

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Year : 2015
Style : Glam Metal , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 136 mb


Bio:

The finnish hard-rock phenomenon Santa Cruz was formed in the year 2007, inspired by such greats as Skid Row and Guns ´n´ Roses. After a few line-up changes and two demos the boys Taz(20, drums), Archie(20, lead vocals & lead guitars), Middy(20, bass) and Johnny(21,lead guitars) made a self-produced EP "Anthems For The Young ´n´ Restless"(2011) and a music video for the title track. With the EP they achieved international media attention, incl. Classic Rock magazine & national television of Finland, played well over a 100 shows, and scored a world-wide record deal with Spinefarm Records.In 2012 The Cruz Boys began working on their highly anticipated debut-album, to be titled as "Screaming For Adrenaline". After intensive studio sessions at Hollola and Helsinki Finland, the ass-kicking, 11 track album is ready to be shipped to the masses in 26.4.2013! The sound of Santa Cruz is now getting it´s wings, as they blend their influence of the 80´s and early 90´s Hard Rock sound with elements of modern Rock and Metal and put it in their own special blender. What you get is pure adrenaline and attitude in the form of honest Rock ´n´ Roll, not to mention the virtuoso level of musicianship, especially in the flashy guitar work of Archie & Johnny. This band will definitely stir the masses with their ground-breaking debut album. As the chant in the debut single "Relentless Renegades" quotes Julius Caesar "We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!", these hard-rock majesties certainly will.

Album:

Santa Cruz will release their second studio album, ‘Santa Cruz’, on March 9th via Spinefarm Records; this will be the follow-up to 2013’s ‘Screaming For Adrenaline’, also on Spinefarm.“An unholy alliance between Slash’s scythe-like solos and Def Leppard’s gang-chant vocal prime, Santa Cruz is the sound of the Sunset Strip with a mighty, meaty and modern metal update.”“Don’t need nothin’ but a good time” yelped Brett Michaels on Poison’s 1986 squillion selling debut album. It’s a philosophy that Finland’s Santa Cruz seem to have taken to heart on their self-titled sophomore LP.Using the Sunset Strip sound as the launch point for their searing brand of contemporary hard rock, Archie, Johnny, Middy and Taz here successfully run the gamut from Guns N’ Roses, through mid-period Skid Row and on in to Motley territory and beyond, but with a mighty and meaty modern metal update.“Velvet Rope” sounds like the song that Seb Bach and Co. should have written following the success of Slave To The Grind. “We Are The Ones To Fall” is an unholy alliance between Slash’s scythe-like solos and Def Leppard’s gang-chant vocal prime. “Wasted & Wounded” somehow manages to take all those elements, bolt on a down-tuned stop-start chug of a riff the likes of which wouldn’t sound out of place on Bring Me The Horizon’s Sempiternal, and still pull it off without a hitch.“Hey! Put your middle fingers up and raise your fuckin’ hands in the air!” demands Archie on the opening blast of lead track “Bonafide Heroes.” Frankly, if that isn’t your default stance by the time you’ve finished listening to Santa Cruz, then you’re probably beyond saving. For the rest of us, the fantastic Finns are the party-starting, glam-tinged hard rock hope that we’ve been waiting for.

Line Up:

Arttu "Archie" Kuosmanen (vocals, guitar)
Joonas "Johnny" Parkkonen (guitar, vocals)
Mitja "Middy" Toivonen (bass, vocals)
Tapani "Taz" Fagerström (drums, vocals)

Tracklist:

01. Bonafide Heroes
02. Velvet Rope
03. My Remedy
04. 6(66) Feet Under
05. Bye Bye Babylon
06. We Are The Ones To Fall
07. Wasted & Wounded
08. Let Them Burn
09. Vagabonds (Sing With Me)
10. Can You Feel The Rain

+ Video "My Remedy" (Official Video)

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Re: Santa Cruz (FIN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 14 Máj 2021, 14:15

Santa Cruz - Bad Blood Rising (Japan Edition) (2017)

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Year : 2017 (Japan Edition)
Style : Glam Metal , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 136 mb


Bio:

The finnish hard-rock phenomenon Santa Cruz was formed in the year 2007, inspired by such greats as Skid Row and Guns ´n´ Roses. After a few line-up changes and two demos the boys Taz(20, drums), Archie(20, lead vocals & lead guitars), Middy(20, bass) and Johnny(21,lead guitars) made a self-produced EP "Anthems For The Young ´n´ Restless"(2011) and a music video for the title track. With the EP they achieved international media attention, incl. Classic Rock magazine & national television of Finland, played well over a 100 shows, and scored a world-wide record deal with Spinefarm Records.In 2012 The Cruz Boys began working on their highly anticipated debut-album, to be titled as "Screaming For Adrenaline". After intensive studio sessions at Hollola and Helsinki Finland, the ass-kicking, 11 track album is ready to be shipped to the masses in 26.4.2013! The sound of Santa Cruz is now getting it´s wings, as they blend their influence of the 80´s and early 90´s Hard Rock sound with elements of modern Rock and Metal and put it in their own special blender. What you get is pure adrenaline and attitude in the form of honest Rock ´n´ Roll, not to mention the virtuoso level of musicianship, especially in the flashy guitar work of Archie & Johnny. This band will definitely stir the masses with their ground-breaking debut album. As the chant in the debut single "Relentless Renegades" quotes Julius Caesar "We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!", these hard-rock majesties certainly will.

Album:

Praised this year by Rolling Stone magazine as "one of the top 10 bands you need to know" for their "debaucherous, flamboyant flair", Santa Cruz is a Finnish modern hard rock band formed with the mutual aspiration of playing their rear ends off and kicking people's derrieres. Inspired initially by the likes of Mötley Crüe and Guns N' Roses, the young group developed a strong buzz through stupefying live shows and two well-received albums on Spinefarm Records where they took their throwback hard rock sound and combined it with elements of modern rock, punk and metal, put it in their own special blender, then iced the mix with blinding energetic performances and a healthy dash of bad attitude!M-Theory Audio is pleased to announce the signing of this promising young group to their roster in a continued effort to bring you the best, promising new bands from every niche of the metal/hard rock world."We are really excited to start working with M-Theory Audio, and be part of a new label and new team", explains Santa Cruz singer Archie."This album has probably both the heaviest and the softest Santa Cruz moments on it. We didn't intentionally try to come up with something totally different than before, but I guess some of the new influences we've picked up along the way can be heard on these songs", states guitarist Johnny. "At the end of the day the apple didn't fall all that far from the tree. People can still expect the Santa Cruz sound. The fast guitars and heavy drums are still there, just served with a different sauce. All in all, we see 'Bad Blood Rising' as a comeback album. A start of a new era. It's like what Archie is singing in ‘River Phoenix': 'We're going down like River Phoenix, to rise up from the ashes once again'."After an attention-grabbing EP five years ago, Santa Cruz signed to Spinefarm Records and in 2013 released their full-length debut, "Screaming For Adrenaline". The album was released to rave reviews and cracked the Finnish Top 40. It saw the sound of Santa Cruz truly take flight, assaulting the ears with an explosion of pure adrenaline and attitude in the form of honest rock 'n' roll and virtuoso musicianship. That same year, the band signed an international booking deal with TKO Agency (Motörhead, Anthrax) and in addition to the complete conquest of Finnish stages big and small, Santa Cruz subsequently played their first three British tours, as well as first visits to Germany and Belgium supporting their heroes Skid Row.In between all the touring, Santa Cruz somehow also found a way to squeeze in the recording of their eponymous second album, which debuted at #3 on the Finnish charts upon its release in 2015 and featured "We Are The Ones To Fall" – the most aired song of the year on the Finnish nationwide station Radio Rock. The band also appeared in a Mercedes-Benz commercial and on the AXS-TV show Breaking Bands. After additional extensive touring around the world (including three jaunts to America, where they performed with Amaranthe, I Prevail and Sebastian Bach, as well as before thousands at the Rock On The Range festival in 2015), the band now returns with its raucous third CD, "Bad Blood Rising". Be prepared for this "Young Blood Rising".

Line Up:

Arttu "Archie" Kuosmanen (vocals, guitar)
Joonas "Johnny" Parkkonen (guitar, vocals)
Mitja "Middy" Toivonen (bass, vocals)
Tapani "Taz" Fagerström (drums, vocals)

Tracklist:

01. Young Blood Rising
02. River Phoenix (Album Version)
03. Fire Running through Our Veins
04. Drag Me Out of the Darkness
05. Breathe
06. Voice of the New Generation
07. Back from the Dead
08. Bad Habits Die Hard
09. Pure Fucking Adrenaline
10. Get Me Out of California
11. River Phoenix (Part 2)
12. Hella Good (Japan Bonus Track)

+ Video "Young Blood Rising" (Official Video)

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Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 14 Máj 2021, 14:15

Santa Cruz - Katharsis (2019)

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Year : 2019
Style : Glam Metal , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 136 mb


Bio:

The finnish hard-rock phenomenon Santa Cruz was formed in the year 2007, inspired by such greats as Skid Row and Guns ´n´ Roses. After a few line-up changes and two demos the boys Taz(20, drums), Archie(20, lead vocals & lead guitars), Middy(20, bass) and Johnny(21,lead guitars) made a self-produced EP "Anthems For The Young ´n´ Restless"(2011) and a music video for the title track. With the EP they achieved international media attention, incl. Classic Rock magazine & national television of Finland, played well over a 100 shows, and scored a world-wide record deal with Spinefarm Records.In 2012 The Cruz Boys began working on their highly anticipated debut-album, to be titled as "Screaming For Adrenaline". After intensive studio sessions at Hollola and Helsinki Finland, the ass-kicking, 11 track album is ready to be shipped to the masses in 26.4.2013! The sound of Santa Cruz is now getting it´s wings, as they blend their influence of the 80´s and early 90´s Hard Rock sound with elements of modern Rock and Metal and put it in their own special blender. What you get is pure adrenaline and attitude in the form of honest Rock ´n´ Roll, not to mention the virtuoso level of musicianship, especially in the flashy guitar work of Archie & Johnny. This band will definitely stir the masses with their ground-breaking debut album. As the chant in the debut single "Relentless Renegades" quotes Julius Caesar "We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!", these hard-rock majesties certainly will.

Album:

Rising from the ashes, Finnish Hard Rockers Santa Cruz are back delivering the new album, Katharsis, on Friday, October 18, 2019 via M-Theory Audio. Produced by studio vet Kane Churko (Five Finger Death Punch, Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach), Katharsis sees Santa Cruz drop their fourth overall studio LP and the follow-up to 2017’s killer album, Bad Blood Rising.Much of a back story, Katharsis is certainly more than a new studio album for the band known as Santa Cruz. Formed in 2007, Santa Cruz became a fun and nostalgic throw-back to classic 1980’s Hard Rock. In sound and image, Santa Cruz brought back everything there ever was to love about great, old school Hard Rock. Listening in, Santa Cruz quickly began to emerge from the underground thanks to hits like “Wasted & Wounded” and “Nothing Compares To You.” Visually, if you watched a Santa Cruz music video your eyes were elated by long hair, make-up, ripped t-shirts, and a bad ass attitude, the likes of which made YouTube feel like MTV did in 1988.With albums like 2013’s Screaming for Adrenaline and 2015’s Santa Cruz, the boys from Finland really built a fun persona, turning Cruz into a stage name going by Archie Cruz (vocals), Johnny Cruz (guitar), Middy Cruz (bass), and Taz Cruz (drums). Come the release of album number three in 2017, the aforementioned Bad Blood Rising, Santa Cruz were really hitting their stride. Their best effort yet, Bad Blood Rising was an incredible album, full of energy, big gang choruses, lots of emotion, and aura that made you never want to stop it from spinning.Then in 2018, Santa Cruz hit a bump in the road. On the heels of earning a prime spot opening up for Fozzy on the North American leg of their Judas Rising Tour, the rock-and-roll lifestyle had taken a toll on Santa Cruz. Sadly, Archie’s addiction to alcohol had caused enough issues that Johnny, Middy, and Taz decided it would be best to leave Santa Cruz. With every thing crashing down around him, Archie decided it was time to face his demons. In short, Archie cleaned up, continued creating, and hired new band members, Ero Cruz, Toxy Cruz, and Joe Perez to begin the next chapter of Santa Cruz. In his own words, Archie commented on this trying time by stating: “The whole year was very spiritual for me. I had to reevaluate myself, my goals, what I wanted to do.When the whole fallout happened, I saw this as a great opportunity for me to finally put myself out there creatively, the way I wanted to do it for the longest time. It was a blessing in disguise, really.”All of this in mind, Katharsis ushers in the new era of Santa Cruz via “Changing Of Seasons.” Not just in life, but in sound, the album begins to show a slightly toned down Santa Cruz with less of an emphasis on big guitar solos and more of a laid back, slow yet deep sound. Letting the music do the talking, “Bang Bang” holds a near electronica vibe with a very polished Rock climate. Next, “Into The War” lyrically tells of battling obstacles and ultimately getting your life back. Moving along, the title “I Want You To Mean It” says it all, “True Believer” knows a phony when it sees one, and all “Tell Me Why” asks for is a little clarity. Good highs and lows, “Testify” is proclaiming something, whether it be love or pure emotion. Thereafter, “Smoke Signals” knows what it is like to feel someone’s energy even when they are not present. Nearing full Katharsis, “It Was You” tells of bad decisions, “Salvation It” gifts a catchy “Sweet Child O’Mine” reminiscent hook, and then we close with a nice cover of Cindy Lauper’s “Time After Time.”If you Google the definition, the internet explains Catharsis as the release of strong or repressed emotion. Overall, it is evident this new album is indeed the Katharsis of Archie Cruz. Behind the incredibly polished arraignments and bouncy rhythms, Archie is clearly releasing everything he went through over the last year and a half. For fans of Santa Cruz, some may find many of the over the top Rock riffs for which Santa Cruz have been known, may be missing to an extent.However, there is something to be said, something beyond the music, about what is really taking center stage. Think about it. How many times have we seen rock stars tragically die from their addictions? Or for many, they fall into the black hole while continuing their attempt at making music and nothing gets better. For Archie Cruz, the talented front man deserves much credit for surviving his addiction and living to tell about it. In the end, these are all things fans should consider when sitting down to listen to the new Santa Cruz album, Katharsis.

Line Up:

Arttu "Archie" Kuosmanen (vocals, guitar)
Joonas "Johnny" Parkkonen (guitar, vocals)
Mitja "Middy" Toivonen (bass, vocals)
Tapani "Taz" Fagerström (drums, vocals)

Tracklist:

01. Changing of Seasons
02. Bang Bang
03. Into The War
04. I Want You To Mean It
05. True Believer
06. Tell Me Why
07. Testify
08. Smoke Signals
09. It Was You
10. Salvation
11. Time After Time

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Re: Santa Cruz (FIN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 26 Aug 2022, 07:13

Santa Cruz - The Return Of The Kings (2022)

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Year : 2022
Style : Glam Hard Rock
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 108 mb


Bio:

The finnish hard-rock phenomenon Santa Cruz was formed in the year 2007, inspired by such greats as Skid Row and Guns ´n´ Roses. After a few line-up changes and two demos the boys Taz(20, drums), Archie(20, lead vocals & lead guitars), Middy(20, bass) and Johnny(21,lead guitars) made a self-produced EP "Anthems For The Young ´n´ Restless"(2011) and a music video for the title track. With the EP they achieved international media attention, incl. Classic Rock magazine & national television of Finland, played well over a 100 shows, and scored a world-wide record deal with Spinefarm Records.In 2012 The Cruz Boys began working on their highly anticipated debut-album, to be titled as "Screaming For Adrenaline". After intensive studio sessions at Hollola and Helsinki Finland, the ass-kicking, 11 track album is ready to be shipped to the masses in 26.4.2013! The sound of Santa Cruz is now getting it´s wings, as they blend their influence of the 80´s and early 90´s Hard Rock sound with elements of modern Rock and Metal and put it in their own special blender. What you get is pure adrenaline and attitude in the form of honest Rock ´n´ Roll, not to mention the virtuoso level of musicianship, especially in the flashy guitar work of Archie & Johnny. This band will definitely stir the masses with their ground-breaking debut album. As the chant in the debut single "Relentless Renegades" quotes Julius Caesar "We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!", these hard-rock majesties certainly will.

Album:

Internationally acclaimed ‘80s-influenced hard rockers SANTA CRUZ new album -- “The Return of the Kings.” Band leader Archie Cruz recorded “The Return Of The Kings” – the follow-up to 2019’s “Katharsis” – as a one-man studio project through 2020 and 2021 in his Native Finland with co-producer Otto Halonen (Apocalyptica, Hevisaurus, Wheel) and mastered by Svante Forsbeck at the esteemed Sonic Pump Studios. To fully enact the vision for the new record in the live setting he has turned to the modern Los Angeles hard rock revival which sees Finnish frontman/guitarist and founding member Archie Cruz now joined by the Los Angeles-based trio of guitarist Jerry Jade (BAD GVY), bassist Tommy Bradley (REVELRY GANG), and drummer Randy McDemian (ABRAHADABRA CLOTHING) paying tribute to the old-school Sunset Strip influences while also reinforcing the updated take on the sound that has allowed SANTA CRUZ to win over audiences worldwide.

Line Up:

Arttu "Archie" Kuosmanen - vocals, guitar
Jerry Jade - guitar (Bad Gvy)
Tommy Bradley - bass (Revelry Gang)
Randy McDemian - drums (Abrahadabra Clothing)

Tracklist:

01. Here Comes The Revolution
02. Take Me To America
03. Under The Gun
04. Disarm Me
05. Standing My Ground
06. 10 Shots
07. Another Round
08. Gunshot
09. 1000 Cigarettes
10. Would You Believe It
11. Stay
12. Moonchild (Bonus Track)
13. Crossfire (Bonus Track)

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