Reunited Boston hard rockers
EXTREME filmed a video for the track
"Ghost" on October 23 inside an old church in Massachusetts. Guitarist
Nuno Bettencourt came up with the concept and directed the video.
Fan-filmed video footage of
EXTREME performing
"Ghost" in New York City in August 2008 can be viewed below.
"Saudades de Rock", the new album from
EXTREME, sold 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 78 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD entered the UK chart at position No. 80.
The band's first studio album in thirteen years,
"Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge") was released in the U.S. on August 12 on
Open E Records and distributed by
Fontana. The European version of the CD, which came out on August 1, includes a bonus track, the
"Americocaine" demo from 1985, the very first studio recording of
EXTREME.
The iconic rock foursome — vocalist
Gary Cherone, guitarist
Nuno Bettencourt, bassist
Pat Badger and new drummer
Kevin Figueiredo — recorded their fifth studio offering at
NRG Studios in Los Angeles with
Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer.
"Saudades de Rock" boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of
"Star", the groove-laden, swagger of
"King Of The Ladies", a raw funk rock anthem called
"Learn To Love", and the expressive ballad
"Ghost".
"'Saudades' was always a beautiful word to me,"
Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. "It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that's been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it's rock and roll. Saudades de Rock."
Gary Cherone adds, "I like how it expresses that longing we've been feeling to play for our fans and be together again."
Open E Records is a new label that is distributed by
Fontana. A portion of
Open E Records' profits will be donated to
Music Drives Us, a foundation created as a way to support music in New England. The foundation also gives scholarship money for individuals who desire to continue their musical education.
