A new tribute album celebrating the music of Canadian hard rockers Triumph is set to drop June 6th via Round Hill Records.
Magic Power: An All-Star Tribute to Triumph lives up to its billing and features a stacked cast of musicians including Slash, Sebastian Bach, Nancy Wilson of Heart, Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna, Dee Snider, Phil X, Deen Castronovo, and more.
The 15-track album was conceived by veteran rock producer Mike Clink, who brought in skilled instrumentalists to match the vocal talent: drummers Kenny Aronoff and Tommy Aldridge, and guitarists Alex Lifeson, Bumblefoot, Paul Gilbert, and Nita Strauss, in addition to Slash (who contributes slide guitar to the track “I Life for the Weekend”).
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Among the tracks covered include “24 Hours a Day” and “Rock & Roll Machine” (both sung by Sebastian Bach); the signature title cut “Magic Power” (Joey Belladonna); FM classic rock staple “Lay It on the Line” (Dee Snider); and “Fight the Good Fight” (Nancy Wilson), among others.
“The first time I heard this song (‘Lay It on the Line’), I was blown away,” stated Dee Snider. “There’s only one Rik Emmett and Triumph. I’m honored to be a part of this!”
Formed in Ontario in 1975, Triumph rose to mainstream prominence in the latter half of the decade before hitting their creative peak with 1981’s Allied Forces, a record that saw the band fusing hard rock/AOR, prog, and early heavy metal. Triumph’s underlying prog tendencies and co-vocalist approach, notably the falsetto delivery of Rik Emmett, can be favorably compared to fellow countrymen RUSH, as well as US contemporaries such as Styx and Touch.
Magic Power: An All-Star Tribute to Triumph can be pre-ordered on CD and 2-LP vinyl via Triumph’s official merch site. Check out the artwork and full tracklist below.
Magic Power: An All-Star Tribute to Triumph Artwork:
Magic Power: An All-Star Tribute to Triumph Tracklist:
01. 24 Hours a Day (Sebastian Bach)
02. Rock & Roll Machine (Sebastian Bach)
03. Magic Power (Joey Belladonna)
04. Spellbound (Mickey Thomas)
05. Lay It on the Line (Dee Snider)
06. Somebody’s Out There (Lawrence Gowan)
07. Never Surrender (Deen Castronovo)
08. Hold On (Jeff Keith)
09. Just One Night (Jason Scheff)
10. I Live for the Weekend (Dorothy & Tyler Connolly, with Nita Strauss and Slash)
11. Fight the Good Fight (Nancy Wilson)
12. Follow Your Heart (Jack Blades)
13. Allied Forces (Phil X)
14. Blinding Light Show (Envy of None feat. Alex Lifeson)
15. Fight the Good Fight (encore) (Dino Jelusick)
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