Members of The Quireboys and Down n’ Outz are joined by an amazing collection of fellow musicians for a joyous collaboration of mutual admiration and musical celebration. Enjoy the debut album ‘Cowboys In Pinstriped Suits” released via Off Yer Rocka recordings.
Since the band announced they were working on their highly anticipated new album, “The Band Rolls On”, what was already becoming a chance for a musical rebirth metamorphosized into something far bigger and more ambitious. The final cuts feature distinguished collaborations from a multitude of Rock Royalty. The band, their management and close friends within the industry all agreed that this should be treated as a stand-alone new project, a Rock ‘n’ Roll Collective going under the name “Black Eyed Sons”, a nod to a previous album from their extensive back catalogue. The revised album title, “Cowboys in Pinstriped Suits” is named after one of the eleven tracks and features none other than Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott alongside Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie and bass grooves from Chip Z’Nuff.
Early indications from the Rock Media have been nothing but encouraging with some saying it’s like a breath of fresh air within the Rock World.
Guy Griffin commented “It’s been nice to take a break and focus on the writing. Working with our own band as well as so many friends within the industry has done nothing but inspire us to write and create this exciting new project. We’ve done the hard work getting the tracks laid down, we’re now looking forward to going back out on the road as Black Eyed Sons and delivering something entirely new from five musicians who’ve been playing together for over twenty years. Relationships break down sometimes, that’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, everyone does their thing, but we want to make sure there’s no confusion as to what this is. Whilst we’re proud of our musical history, that was then, this is now. It’s onwards and upwards.. so let the music do the talking.
Liberty Slaves hail from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire and were formed by Bass Player Craig Hopkins. They happily play all over the UK and have been well received at Trash in Bradford who are always happy to re-book them. Other venues include Rock City in Nottingham. Corporation in Sheffield and various Festivals including Fire & Forge way down in Somerset and they are due to play Ravenfest later this year
They have supported various well known artists such as Zodiac Mindwarp, Michael Monroe, L A Guns and the Quireboys.
The band consists of Craig on Bass Guitar, Mark Ogley on Rhythm Guitar, Ryan Meehan on lead vocals, Krissy West on drums and Paul Brooke on lead guitar.
Liberty Slaves bring original Hard Dirty Rock ‘n’ Roll and carnage to the stage and always entertain every crowd they come across.
“It’s about having a good time, not staring at your shoes and telling the world how miserable you are. It’s an hour of escapism at one of our shows, we rock hard!! - Craig