“All This Could Be Yours” is the third album from Danish rockers Shotgun Revolution and it was released through Mighty Music on 27th May. This is one of those albums that you listen to and instantly like. The lead-off single “City of Fire” was co-written with Black Stone Cherry and Shotgun Revolution also supported the band during their recent Scandinavian tour. This track has featured on both the NI Rocks A-Z Show (5th April) and Friday NI Rocks Show (4th March) on Rock Radio NI. I also played “Rise To Power” on the latter show on 3rd June.
Shotgun Revolution formed in 2009, releasing their debut album “Join The Revolution” in 2010 and follow-up “The Legacy of Childhood Dreams” in 2012. They then released a self-titled compilation album of tracks from the first two albums in an effort to promote the band beyond Denmark. The band has now toured extensively, including a performance for the troops in Afghanistan.
Shotgun Revolution are Ditlev “Dee” Ulriksen on vocals, Martin “Frankie” Frank on guitar, Michael “Tex” Venneberg on bass and Kasper “Wallee” Lund on drums. Rhythm guitarist, Henrik Berger, who had been with them on the previous albums departed during the recording of the new album and his place has been taken on live performances by Rene Shades of Pretty Maids.
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Danish engineer/producer Flemming Rasmussen has been involved with all three studio albums by Shotgun Revolution. Rasmussen is best known for winning a Grammy for producing Metallica’s single “One” in 1989. He had produced the album from which that single was taken - “..And Justice For All”, as well as the two previous albums “Ride The Lightning” and “Master of Puppets”.
There are ten tracks on the album and in addition to the two that I have already played my favourites would be “Don’t Stop That Grind”, “Refugee”, “Dissolve”, “S.O.B.” and “Suzie”.
Check out the website for more info - http://www.shotgunrevolution.com/
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