EXTREME
CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY
OF CLASSIC ‘PORNOGRAFFITI’ ALBUM
WITH RELEASE OF “PORNOGRAFFITTI LIVE 25 / METAL MELTDOWN”
BLU-RAY/DVD/CD SEPTEMBER 23
July 25, 2016 -- Last year marked the 25th anniversary of Extreme’s classic multi-Platinum, Grammy® nominated PORNOGRAFFITTI, the definitive album of the band’s career. To mark the anniversary, PORNOGRAFFITTI LIVE 25 / METAL MELTDOWN
will be released September 23 by the award-winning production company
Rock Fuel Media in association with Loud & Proud Records as part of
their four-part “Metal Meltdown” DVD series. The concert film captures
the Boston band performing the album PORNOGRAFFITTI in its entirety.
Directed by Brian Lockwood (Bon Jovi, Metallica, Motley Crue), the PORNOGRAFFITTI LIVE 25 / METAL MELTDOWN
package includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and audio CD of the complete concert
that was filmed on May 30, 2015 at The Joint at the world famous Hard
Rock Casino in Las Vegas. It also features Rockshow, a bonus
documentary that takes fans through Extreme’s story, with exclusive
interviews, ‘80s archive footage, and an exclusive photo gallery. Mixed
in 5.1 Surround Sound, it’s set for release September 23. A trailer can
be seen here.
“It was a great thrill to perform PORNOGRAFFITTI
in its entirety,” says singer Gary Cherone. “Some of these songs were
never played live before so we had to go back and relearn them for the
tour. The album was a watershed moment in the bands career…it’s when we
came in to our own and it will always be special.”
As
guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt continues, “The band always prided
itself on its live performance. Over the years, some of these songs have
evolved where the band actually plays them better now than when we had
recorded them. Hope you enjoy it. “
Extreme achieved their greatest success with their 1990 album PORNOGRAFFITTI, which peaked at #10 on the Billboard’s “Top 200 Albums” chart, and was certified multi-Platinum. Musically, PORNOGRAFFITTI is
dominated by blistering guitar riffs, often with funky, syncopated
timing, and incendiary, high-speed rock/metal solos. The record provided
Bettencourt with widespread admiration from rock guitar enthusiasts and
continual exposure in leading guitar playing publications. But it was
the acoustic ballad single, "More Than Words,” that reached #1 on Billboard's
“Hot 100” chart and was nominated for a Grammy® Award for “Pop
Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.” The subsequent single, "Hole
Hearted,” another acoustic track, was also successful, rising to #4 on
the same chart. "Decadence Dance" and "Get the Funk Out" were also
released as singles both landing on Billboard's Rock chart and becoming fan favorites.
To
date, the Grammy-nominated EXTREME have released five albums, plus a
greatest hits set—selling over 10 million records worldwide. The band’s
trademark sound is a mix of hard rock funk in the spirit and style of
their predecessors Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen and Van Halen—fueled
by BETTENCOURT’s signature guitar flights and CHERONE’s resonant
vocals—and matched with a social consciousness in their lyrics.
Award-winning producer Barry Summers of Rock Fuel Media commented, “It was a real privilege to produce PORNOGRAFFITTI LIVE 25 / METAL MELTDOWN in celebration of PORNOGRAFFITI,
to have the opportunity to work first-hand with such high caliber
musicians and audio purists. Over 25 years after this iconic album was
released, we captured the band at their very best. Watching Nuno
Bettencourt's off-the-charts guitar solos is simply mind-blowing, as
confirmed by Queen's Brian May and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, whom we
filmed paying homage to the Guitar God himself in the RockShow
documentary. One of the highlights of the documentary is a moment where
Gary and Nuno are sitting on the doorstep of Gary’s childhood home, and
they perform a spontaneous version of ‘More Than Words.’”
Here’s the complete song listing of PORNOGRAFFITTI LIVE 25 / METAL MELTDOWN:
1. Decadence Dance
2. Li’l Jack Horny
3. When I’m President
4. Get the Funk Out
5. More Than Words
6. Money (In God We Trust)
7. It (‘s a Monster)
8. Pornograffitti
9. When I First Kissed You
10. Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)
11. Flight of the Wounded Bumble Bee
12. He-Man Woman Hater
13. Song For Love
14. Hole Hearted
15. Play With Me*
16. Cupid’s Dead*
* Songs do not appear on the audio CD.
About Loud & Proud Records:
Loud
& Proud Records is an independent record label whose mission is to
provide a true partnership between artists and their label. Loud &
Proud’s roster of releases is a diverse collection of established and
developing artists. Notably, the label’s longstanding relationship
with Lynyrd Skynyrd has yielded releases from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Van Zant
(featuring brothers Johnny and Donnie); The Rossingtons (Gary & Dale
Rossington), and Blackfoot (featuring Rickey Medlocke). The label also
represents recordings by rock supergroup The Winery Dogs; emerging
Nashville roots/blues artists The Delta Saints; multi-platinum
alternative band Flyleaf; Grammy® Award winners Blues
Traveler; Grammy® award winner Rick Springfield; five-time Emmy® Award
winning actor and musician Jonathan Jackson and his band Enation; jam
scene favorites The String Cheese Incident; powerhouse rockers KIX and
more. Labels under Lipsky's direction in the past (CMC International,
Sanctuary Records Group and a joint-venture with Roadrunner
Records) released such prominent artists as Rush, Neil Young, Robert
Plant, KISS, Morrissey, Lenny Kravitz, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Judas
Priest, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band and more. Loud &
Proud Records is distributed worldwide by ADA, a Warner Music Company
and is marketed outside North America by International Solutions.
About Rock Fuel Media:
Rock
Fuel Media is an award-winning, full-service film and television
production company specializing in multimedia content distribution. Rock
Fuel Media’s goal is to build entertainment brands, engage audiences
and boost revenues for its partners. Their team has worked with some of
the world's biggest artists, including Guns N’ Roses, The Smashing
Pumpkins. The Beach Boys, Korn, The Doors, Heart, Carrie Underwood,
Jane’s Addiction, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Hank
Williams Jr., 3 Doors Down, Norah Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Melissa
Etheridge, Twisted Sister, Extreme, Skid Row, and Great White. They
produce 2D/3D and 4K live entertainment programming and provide a
cloud-based, multi-channel content distribution platform for the shows
they produce and distribute. They use a proprietary production process
and secured content delivery network specially designed to engage
audiences, build brands and boost revenues for their partners.
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