This summer, reunited Boston hard rockers
EXTREME will release
"Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge"), their first studio album in thirteen years which will coincide with their first world tour in over twelve years.
"Saudades de Rock" will be released on August 12 on
Open E Records and distributed by
Fontana.
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."
"Saudades de Rock" track listing:
01.
Star02.
Comfortably Dumb03.
Learn To Love04.
Take Us Alive05.
Run06.
Last Hour07.
Flower Man08.
King Of The Ladies09.
Ghost10.
Slide11.
Interface12.
Sunrise13.
Peace (Saudade)The Boston-bred band's 2008
"Take Us Alive" world tour gets underway on July 29 at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of America Pavilion. In advance of the tour,
EXTREME will be a co-headliner on July 11 at the five-day
Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, OK.
EXTREME "Take Us Alive" world tour 2008 dates:
Jul. 11 - Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma *
Jul. 29 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Jul. 31 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
Aug. 01 - Farmingdale, NY @ Brookhaven Amphitheatre
Aug. 02 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head
Aug. 04 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Aug. 05 - Lancaster, CA @ Chameleon Club
Aug. 06 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Aug. 08 - Detroit, MI @ Emerald Theater
Aug. 09 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Aug. 10 - Cincinnati, OH @ Union Center Blvd Bash
Aug. 12 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
Aug. 13 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Aug. 15 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Aug. 16 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Aug. 18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Aug. 19 - Houston, TX @ Meridien
Aug. 20 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Aug. 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee
Aug. 23 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Aug. 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Filmore
Aug. 26 - Los Angels, CA @ House of Blues
Sep. 13 - Milan, Italy @ Rock of Ages Festival
More dates to be added.
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.
Bay Area Backstage has posted video footage of
EXTREME performing a private show at this year's winter
NAMM (
National Association of Music Merchants) show on January 18, 2008 at the Hilton in Anaheim, California. Watch the 13-minute clip below.