Revolution Saints
Revolution Saints is an American supergroup conceptualized by Frontiers Records president Serafino Perugino, and formed by Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades; Deen Castronovo of Journey and formerly of Wild Dogs, Cacophony, Marty Friedman, Joey Tafolla, The Dead Daisies, Ozzy Osbourne, Bad English and Hardline; and Doug Aldrich of Whitesnake, Dio, Hurricane, Lion, Bad Moon Rising, Burning Rain, House of Lords and The Dead Daisies.
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Genres | Hard rock |
Years active | 2014 | –present
Labels | Frontiers |
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Website | http://www.revolutionsaints.com/ |
The band collaborates from the beginning with Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Del Vecchio (Silent Force, Hardline, Jorn, Sunstorm, Edge of Forever) as producer, sound engineer, keyboardist and songwriter.[1]
Their self-titled debut album was released on February 24, 2015.[2] Their second album, Light in the Dark, was released on October 13, 2017.[3] The album was ranked #8 on Dr. Music's 2017 "Album of the Year" list.[4]
On November 20, 2019, their third album called Rise was revealed. It was released on January 24, 2020.
In 2022 Blades and Aldrich[5] left the band, and Joel Hoekstra and Jeff Pilson joined. The new lineup released a single, "Eagle Flight", on November 28, 2022 and announced a new studio album with the same name will be released in the first half of 2023.[6] Subsequently on January 6, 2023 they released an official music video for the new single, "Need Each Other".[7]
Band members
- Deen Castronovo – lead and backing vocals, drums (2014-present)
- Joel Hoekstra - guitars (2022-present)
- Jeff Pilson - bass, vocals (2022-present)
Former members
- Doug Aldrich – guitar, backing vocals (2014-2022)
- Jack Blades – bass guitar, backing and lead vocals (2014-2022)
Touring members
- Alessandro Del Vecchio - keyboards, piano, backing vocals (also session member)
- Steve Toomey - drums
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |||
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US | GER [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] | |||
2015 | Revolution Saints | 198 | 66 | 54 | 33 | |
2017 | Light in the Dark | — | 90 | — | 39 | |
2020 | Rise | — | 61 | — | 18 | |
2023 | Eagle Flight | — | — | 31 |
References
- "REVOLUTION SAINTS Deen Castronovo, Jack Blades, Doug Aldrich". Frontiers Music Srl Record Label.
- "Revolution Saints Featuring Journey, Night Ranger, Ex-Whitesnake/DIO Members: More Debut Album Details". Blabbermouth.net. November 21, 2014.
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- Revolution Saints Announce Release Date for Second Album Ultimate Classic Rock
- "Album Of The Year 2017". Drmusic.org. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- "Doug Aldrich reveals he's left Revolution Saints". BraveWorlds. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- "REVOLUTION SAINTS Feat. DEEN CASTRONOVO, JEFF PILSON And JOEL HOEKSTRA: New Single 'Eagle Flight' Released". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- "REVOLUTION SAINTS Feat. DEEN CASTRONOVO, JEFF PILSON And JOEL HOEKSTRA: New Single 'Need Each Other' Released". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- "Discographie von Revolution Saints". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- "Revolution Saints discography". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- "Revolution Saints discography". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
External links
- Interview: Deen Castronovo of Revolution Saints AntiHero Magazine