Ron Coolen uploads exclusive bonus tracks to streaming services

Dutch multi-instrumentalist Ron Coolen released the album "Here to stay" some time ago in 2023. Having had a listen I was blown away by the full metal intensity this recording spread. It's not that often that you get to hear new songs that have this massive feeling without just being mixed to full volume. It's the performance of the artists that gives you the feeling of listening to a real full blown metal flagship.

The cover of Ron Coolen's "Here to stay" album.

Some time passed since this listening session but it remained very vital in my mind. These days Ron Coolen came back to me telling me that he added the three bonus tracks of the physical edition to several streaming services.

Those tunes give you the chance to hear a extended, high-energy version of Heavy Metal Till I’m Dead, a powerful remake of Sin City, and the captivating instrumental piece Reprise.  These tracks showcase an impressive lineup, featuring legendary vocalist Keith St John alongside world-class guitarists Joey Concepcion (Arch Enemy), Satchel (Steel Panther), George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob), and Timo Somers.

The new tracks go the same route than the album does with the exception of the track "Sin City". This one in particular came around to me a bit more relaxed. It's still metal all the way but with more groove than heavyness, something warmly welcomed by me as I had missed this some time now. But at one point the roughness still came through: when the guitar solos rush in you know this is still a hard music release.

If you want to support the artist further please have a look upon the website that holds info on how to take hold of some merchandise. Any purchase helps to keep musicians motivated to create new content for all of us. 

Scars and Guitars Volume 1 let's you be part of a interview

Here's a little Ebook recommendation for all of you out there who like me have a passion for reading interviews with musicians. People creating the music we all love often have a lot to say. Not only about the art they create but also about the way they live, the way life happens to them or what they have experienced and overcome in all of these times. These conversations often feel to me as if we're often passing similar stations ins life.

Contained within the pages of Scars and Guitars, Volume 1, you’ll discover thoughts and recollections from conversations with over 90 podcast guests of Andrew McKaysmith. 

You’ll read excerpts from conversations with the members of bands playing their trade under the broader banners of rock, classic rock, heavy metal, industrial, death metal, black metal, deathcore, thrash metal, punk, and reggae, featuring musicians as diverse as Michael Schenker (MSG/ Scorpions), Don Felder (Eagles), Erik Danielsson (Watain) Phil Campbell (Motörhead), Al Di Meola, Adam Darski AKA Nergal (Behemoth/ Me and That Man), George Lynch (Dokken) as well as bumper entries featuring conversations with the members of Morbid Angel, Anthrax, Megadeth, Napalm Death, Testament, Corrosion of Conformity, and Cradle of Filth, to name just a few. 

The value in Scars and Guitars, Volume 1, is the sense that, as a reader, you are now a part of the conversation. Andrew has a knack for allowing the person he is talking to feel at ease, which is how he obtains deep insight into their thoughts and feelings. As you read through the book’s many entries, you’ll feel as though you were there, an observer at the time of the conversation.

I've just checked out little potions of the book and it's amazing to see that it works. It feels more as if you were directly transfered to the place of the interview and experienced the whole scene for yourselves.

Have a look into some sample of the books at the trader of your trust.

https://books2read.com/u/4DKxLD