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To the new official Blog of Highland Rock Band - ESTRELLA ...
ANNOUNCING - DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE PRODUCED BY EX BAND MEMBER OF OZZY OSBOURNE AND URIAH HEEP
Estrella are destined to make big waves in the coming months with the release of their debut album – “Come Out To Play” – on21 May 2012! As a taster to the album, the band will release their second Double A Side Single – “Shout” and “Mona Lisa Smile” – on 16 April 2012.
An exciting time for these full time musicians, who are set to play a handful of Scottish dates, before heading out on a full UK tour in June. But for fans that can’t wait until then, the tracks – “One Love” and “Party” – are available to download on iTunes now!
Thurso Brothers, Paul (vocals), Luke (lead guitar) and Nathan (bass) Gunn along with Elgin's Leo McPherson (drums) make up the band and have built a solid reputation from their live shows and tour of Scottish schools along with festival appearances in Aberdeen, Redditch and Malta.
In 2010/2011, the guys moved to the Aberdeenshire countryside to spend time working on new material for their debut album in collaboration with John T Sinclair (ex-keyboard player to Ozzy Osbourne and band member of Uriah Heep and The Cult).
Guitarist Luke recalls: "When we got in touch with John T Sinclair to ask how he would feel about coming on board to produce our debut album, he told us to take a year plus out of gigs to really hone our sound. Along the way he gave us some songwriting tips, advised us to have a really solid musical direction and clear idea of what we wanted to do.
He also brought in British Sound Engineer Ashley Howe, who has worked with bands such as Queen and Led Zeppelin! We are really lucky to have such a strong team working with us.
Between commutes from our base in Aberdeenshire, to John's studio in Inverness and then to London for final production/engineering on the new tracks, we were kept busy!"
The result is a sound which is primarily 70/80s infused rock – think Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Def Leppard – awash with melody and riffs, thunderous beats and anthemic choruses – all the ingredients of a dynamic fresh new rock sound for today.
Now as a result of their irrepressible live performances, radio airplay and an ever increasing social media presence, these guys have steadily built a large UK and European fan base.
With big hair, big riffs and killer tunes - ESTRELLA - does what it says on the tin - PLAYS ROCK - something for everyone!
JIM GELLATLY - AMAZING RADIO & IN:DEMAND UNCUT RADIO PRESENTER
Current radio airplay for their tracks, include Jim Gellatly’s show onAmazing Radio and In:Demand Uncut which is aired across Scotland. Jim, who is credited for finding many new up and coming artists, has said “Party is an anthem!”
Having seen the band play at Edinburgh's Hard Rock Cafe on 22 March 2012 Jim said "Estrella put on a great show, they gave a stadium like performance in a small venue, Estrella know how to entertain".
JIM GELLATLY - NEW MUSIC COLUMN WRITER - SCOTTISH SUN NEWSPAPER
The band also featured in Jim’s New Music Column in the Scottish Sun on 25 November 2011, where he said “The anthemic pop rock stomper “Party” may sound like it’s from any of the past 4 decades, but it was one of the freshest tracks I played that week”, “Estrella have the seeds in place for worldwide success!”
JASON RITCHIE - CLASSIC ROCK - REVIEWS EDITOR
Jason Ritchie said “'One Love' is a perfect arena rock anthem with a big, catchy chorus and a nifty keyboard riff. The sound is not overly slick either, like Def Leppard meets Shy. Roll on the debut album release ...”
ESTRELLA
“Play with the passion of the 70s rock band, some looks of the 80s and a fresh new rock sound for today.”
