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TOM KEIFER On CINDERELLA: 'We've Never Really Gone Away' - Nov. 22, 2009

Metalzone.gr recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tom Keifer of CINDERELLA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Metalzone.gr: Are CINDERELLA coming back?

Tom: We've never really gone away. We've been kind of on a break because I injured my voice a few years back and I've been trying to rehabilitate my vocal chords and train it back to where I can be able to perform a CINDERELLA show again. I though that I was there in the summer of 2008 for the tour for the States here, and we ended up having to cancel that tour because I re-injured my voice. Since then I've been working on trying to get it strong again, which I am glad to say it's very strong now and we're looking to be back out on the road in 2010.

Metalzone.gr: Are you preparing a solo album?

Tom: Yeah. I've been working on my solo record for probably about four years now. I've been working off and on on it in between tours with CINDERELLA and life in general. It's been a work in progress for about four years and I'm at a point where I'm just about finished with it now. I'm pretty happy with it. I've re-cut things, and remixed some songs and reworked things and rearranged things for a while now and I think I finally got it where I want it.

Metalzone.gr: What should we expect of it? How does it sound? How would you describe it?

Tom: It's a lot like CINDERELLA music because, being the main songwriter and the lead singer, and I did a lot of the guitar work for CINDERELLA, so that style comes through on this record. So it's definitely a hard rock record but it has dynamics to it, too, the way CINDERELLA records do, and there's a lot of very hard-driven songs in it but there are also ballads and some acoustic music on it too. It has the peaks and valleys and it takes you on a ride throughout the record so…

The entire interview is available in text and audio format at Metalzone.gr. The audio version of the chat can also be streamed using the player below.

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	COMMENT \| Cinderella rock posted by : RiotAct666 11/22/2009 8:03:37 PM

	Good interview, glad they never went away and are still here.

	COMMENT \| Well, you did posted by : UdoDirkschlinger 11/22/2009 8:22:12 PM

	Well, you actually have gone away for 2 years. I guess you're back now. Somebody save me.

	COMMENT \| Now if we could just get... posted by : Daddy?! 11/22/2009 8:23:01 PM

	...RiotAct666 to go away.

	COMMENT \| Cool posted by : Lorn 11/22/2009 8:42:17 PM

	Glad they are doing stuff again. Always had respect for this band, and still love the Long Cold Winter album. They really were much more skilled and heavy than they sometimes appeared to be looks wise. Just listen to some of those early albums. kick ass.

	COMMENT \| Night Songs kicks ass posted by : born1972 11/22/2009 8:46:25 PM

	but after their debut album they're lost

	COMMENT \| good RnR band posted by : dethryde 11/22/2009 8:54:00 PM

	too bad they didn't have more than 4 albums, they were constintent with each release, Night Songs through Still Climbing, though Long Cold Winter is my fav.

	COMMENT \| Never Went Away? posted by : McTurdly 11/22/2009 8:55:12 PM

	Touring nearly every year doesn't cut it. When your last studio album was nearly 14 years ago...YOU WENT AWAY.

	COMMENT \| hmmmm posted by : Briq 11/22/2009 10:45:50 PM

	I thought they wee dead..... it was just their career that died .....

	COMMENT \| posted by : mrsromek 11/22/2009 11:16:53 PM

	They are a great live band. Long Cold Winter still kicks ass today. I've met Eric and Jeff and they are both cool as hell. I just hope these guys don't do one of those lame ass packaged tours with LA Guns and Sebastian Bach. No thanks for me, if that's the case. I say 'play the clubs' and re-connect with your fans.

	COMMENT \| Yeah sure posted by : UdoDirkschlinger 11/22/2009 11:32:31 PM

	They can re-connect with my anus, next time they're in Philly.

	COMMENT \| posted by : stymie 11/22/2009 11:45:52 PM

	I really liked the hard rock vibe they had when they first came out. Then GnR came out and took it from them.

	COMMENT \| KEIFER'S A COOL GUY / NEVER WENT AWAY posted by : destructivesounds 11/23/2009 3:11:00 AM

	I'd be gloomy and pissed if I had to deal with partial paralysis in my vocal chords as a vocalist. People mention them being dead, but he said during the interview: "I don't want to do a record I can't tour behind." I don't blame Keifer for wanting it that way.

	COMMENT \| LATEST RECORDING / RECORD STORES posted by : destructivesounds 11/23/2009 3:14:49 AM

	Tom Keifer completed his solo record in 2005 according to his website, but if he doesn't have the ability to tour for it, he won't release it. What he said about record stores it so true. Walking around and meeting people or just being in an environment where you can check out the physical records it important. Online pricing is better and free in some cases. Can't compete with that.

	COMMENT \| "Long Cold Winter" posted by : evilheart 11/23/2009 4:40:26 AM

	"Long Cold Winter" is my fave Cinderella record. Too bad Tom has been suffering problems with his voice. I hope he will be able to rock soon.

	COMMENT \| 'We've Never Really Gone Away' posted by : The Judge 11/23/2009 4:44:49 AM

	Shame that.

	COMMENT \| Who are these women??? posted by : diabolical 11/23/2009 7:06:15 AM

	I haven't heard about them in 20 years.

	COMMENT \| A tour would be nice... posted by : Ben Fong Torres 11/23/2009 7:46:28 AM

	Like someone else said, PLEASE not with some half-assed package tour. 1000-2500 capacity clubs...2+hours of music. It would be awesome. Cinderella has at least 15 songs that just kick ass. Real rock, not cock rock.

	COMMENT \| posted by : ianuck1977 11/23/2009 8:44:22 AM

	Too bad they don't record anything new... Despite their image, their awful drummer, they put out a great rock show... And a new CD would be great... I don't like these bands that keep touring and touring and don't release anything new.. what a shame..

	COMMENT \| posted by : Intellifex 11/23/2009 2:53:30 PM

	Great band

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