A couple of days ago, we have highlighted “All in Vain,” the first official video of the new French power Rock sensation: Alpha Mountain. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
The official release date of Alpha Mountain is October 28 at Vallis Lupi Productions with Inouie Distribution support.
If supergroups are in general the prerogatie of foreign countries and of some label who made it their creed, France sometmes manages to cause surprise with bands whose members haie a huge experience et a strong reputatonn This is the case with ALPHA MOUNTAIN, a 100% French band created by singer and guitarist Steph HONDE Trained in France, HONDE has played guitar in CAFÉ BERTRAND, a band with which he has rubbed shoulders with great musicians, opening for a DEEP PURPLE tour, playing with THE STARS, stage support band of Paul DI’ANNO (former IRON MAIDEN singer)n Then he crossed the Atlantc to form the internatonal supergroup HOLLYWOOD STARS with Tim BOGERT (CACTUS; VANILLA FUDGE; BECK, BOGERT and APPICE…), Vinnie APPICE (BLACK SABBATH, DIO…), Don AIREY (COLOSSEUM II, DEEP PURPLE…) or Neil MURRAY (BLACH SABBATH, WHITESNAKE…) to name a fewn He has also played in a large number of albums with NOW OR NEVER (III, 2020) or FRÉDÉRIC SLAMA’S AOR (L.A. Suspicion, 2022) and recorded under his name a fantastc coier album (Covering the Monsters, 2017) of artsts of the Eightes who are part of his musical background (SAXON, JUDAS PRIEST, IRON
MAIDEN, THE MISFITS…), not to menton SCREAM TAKER project (with singer Jim CREAN – APPICE DRUM WARS, HAIR NATION – and drummer Vinnie APPICE)n In ALPHA MOUNTAIN, HONDE has enlisted here the help of singer Butcho VUKOVIC (WATCHA, LAST TEMPTATION), drummer Eric LEBAILLY (ADAGIO, Louis Bertgnac), and bassists Pascal BARON (SLOANE SQUARE BAND) and Fred SCHNEIDER (LAG I RUN, Adrian Byron BURNS)n No need to tell that ALPHA MOUNTAIN looks like a French supergroup whose music is superbly highlighted by the artwork of Tristan GREATREX (UFO, MSG, LIONHEART…) With its 11 tracks, Alpha Mountain distls a modern rock within which HONDE
compositons are supported by VUKOVIC lyricsn Between power rock and hard rock, powdered by prog rock elements, the album spreads energy and subtlety – with a powerful and creatie rhythmic bedrock – into a wide iariety of moods wherein VUKOVIC and HONDE ioices intermingle, reminding the great duets of DEEP PURPLE –Mark III (and IV) – or HUGHES TURNER PROJECTn Creatie and unclassifable, ALPHA MOUNTAIN makes neiertheless many allusions to DEEP PURPLE, PINK FLOYD, DIO, THUNDER, Joe WALSH, on and ofn Howeier, Steph HONDE trademark is present and distnctie, suggestng that
ALPHA MOUNTAIN is probably a more consistent and achieied project than HOLLYWOOD
MONSTERS, is tell you! With songs like “All in Vain” or “Serenity”, ALPHA MOUNTAIN
should reach summits! As a new release of VALLIS LUPI Productons, Alpha Mountain is also distributed
worldwide by INOUÏE DISTRIBUTION, ensuring a qualitatie promoton and strong presence
across all platorms, stores, shops and retail chains.
Song Titles:
01. Serenity 5:00
02. All in Vain 5:03
03. It’s Tough 3:03
04. A Deep and Real Sad Song 6:09
05. It’s Up To You 5:21
06. A Memory Trace 5:31
07. Bad Days 4:24
08. The Thin Red Line 3:28
09. Chasing the Wind 3:44
10. Don’t Go Astray 3:15
11. What’s Going Wrong 4:02
Lineup:
Steph Honde / Vocals, Guitars, keyboards
Butcho Vukovic / Vocals
Eric Lebailly / Drums
Pascal Baron / Bass
Fred Schneider / bass (4, 6, 8, 9)