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LEGENDARY HARD ROCK TRIO

BANG

RELEASING NEW ALBUM

AFTER ALMOST TWENTY YEARS!

entitled

'ANOTHER ME'

ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT

WITH

ORIGINAL MEMBERS

FRANK FERRARA

AND

FRANKIE GILCKEN

In the summer of 1971, BANG, a trio from the Philadelphia area, decided to take a road trip to Florida to try their fortune. While buying some rolling papers in the Sunshine State, they learned about a Faces and Deep Purple concert nearby in Orlando. They showed up at the venue and brazenly declared they were ready to go on stage. The concert organizer asked them to set up and play for him.

After a couple songs, he told them they were opening for Rod Stewart and Faces. Before they knew it, BANG was playing with Bachman Turner Overdrive, Deep Purple, Three Dog Night, Fleetwood Mac, Ike and Tina Turner, The Doobie Brothers, and even Black Sabbath. Capitol Records signed them, and three LPs were released.

The 1971 self-titled debut album “BANG” is considered an important forerunner to the early Doom Metal genre. Undoubtedly one of America’s heaviest 'proto metal' bands from the period, BANG also had a strong sense of melodic power. The band’s versatility and songwriting skills are second to none. Highly regarded as a cult act by many for years, it’s now time for this truly amazing rock band to be enjoyed by a new audience worldwide!

It’s been nearly 20 years since the band’s previous studio album, two decades in which they’ve overcome incredible challenges, all to bring this epic slab of heavy, melodic psychedelic metal to their still loyal fanbase!BANG, is back with a new album “Another Me”! Featuring all 3 members of the classic line-up:

PURCHASE

THE NEW

ALBUM

B A N G

Entitled

ANOTHER

Often called America's answer to Black Sabbath, one of the most unsung bands in the history of US hard rock music, BANG, is back with a new album “Another Me”! Featuring all 3 members of the classic line-up: bassist/vocalist Frank Ferrara, guitarist Frankie Gilcken and original drummer/lyricist Tony Diorio along with new drummer Danny Piselli.

“We’re stoked about our new album ‘Another Me’ … It was a labor of love that’s been a long time coming … We went back to our roots to give our fans … in your face rock … all killer … no filler” - BANG

Check out the first single from the album, the killer title track “Another Me” - Stream/download the single:

https://orcd.co/bang_anothermesingle

With the heaviness of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, coupled with the groove of Grand Funk Railroad, BANG released three critically acclaimed albums on Capitol Records in the early 1970s before disappearing for a number of years. 2023 marks the 52nd anniversary of BANG’s critically acclaimed debut album which was just reissued last week on a unique, limited edition colored vinyl.

Buy the VINYL at

https://cleorecs.com/.../shop/bang-pink-yellow-marble-vinyl/

Or CD at

https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/bang-another-me-cd/

This Pre-Order item is expected to ship near

July 21, 2023.

ALSO

PURCHASE

THE

BANG

STORY

From the Basement

to the

Bright Lights

by Lawrence Knorr (Author), Frank Ferrara (Author)

Tony Diorio (Author), Frankie Gilcken (Author)

available at amazon.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

BANG

VISIT

https://bangmusic.com/

Official website

www.facebook.com/Bangtheband

Facebook

www.instagram.com/bang_the_band

Instagram

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Discography

Albums

Death of a Country recorded 1971, released 2004

Bang 1972

Mother/Bow to the King 1972

Music 1973

Return to Zero 1999

The Maze 2004

Another me 2023

Charted singles

"Questions" (Bang, 1972)

FRANK FERRARA

and FRANKIE GILCKEN

of BANG

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