New UFO Album- The Visitor

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:15:11 +0000

Blabber mouth is reporting that British rock legends UFO will release their brand-new studio album, “The Visitor,” in late May/early June. UFO composed more than 35 new tracks in the run-up to the recordings, 13 of which were short-listed and produced at the studio. The current lineup continues to consist of the three original members, Phil Mogg (vocals), Paul Raymond (guitar, keyboards), and Andy Parker (drums), as well as American world-class guitarist Vinnie Moore. Bass legend and original member Pete Way is currently suffering from a liver disease and was unfortunately not available for the studio production.

“All those who have been into UFO for a long time will find all our characteristic trademarks on ‘The Visitor’, and anybody new to the band will be impressed by our enthusiasm and dynamism,” frontman Phil Mogg enthuses on the subject of the new songs. “The Visitor” sees the band benefiting especially from their collaboration with Vinnie Moore, who joined UFO in autumn 2003 and has made an excellent impression on the albums “You Are Here” (2004) and “The Monkey Puzzle” (2006), and on the band’s tours. Mogg says,”Without running down previous UFO lineups, it’s been a long time since we had a team as strong as this one. Vinnie contributes his youthful energy and amazing guitar technique, and in Andy’s return we’ve seen the reappearance of a musician who has always been very important to the band’s original sound.”

The band will embark on a major world tour this year. Concert dates will be announced soon, and appearances at the Rock Hard festival at the end of May and the Wacken Open Air at the beginning of August 2009 in Germany have been confirmed.

Release dates for “The Visitor”:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: May 29th
Rest of Europe: June 2nd
USA, Canada: June 2nd

What do YOU think?

I grew up loving this band. I’m sure I wore out multiple records and tapes from repeatedly playing them over and over. Favorites like “Lights Out”, “Rock Bottom”, “Doctor Doctor” and “Love to Love” will be etched into my brain forever. Is Vinnie Moore up to the task? Can UFO still rock it without Michael Schenker?

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“The Visitor” track listing:

1. Saving Me
2. On The Waterfront
3. Hell Driver
4. Stop Breaking Down
5. Rock Ready
6. Living Proof
7. Can’t Buy A Thrill
8. Forsaken
9. Villains & Thieves
10. Stranger In Town
11. Dancing With St. Peter (2009 edition) (digipack bonus track

Here’s my all-time favorite UFO song- “Love to Love” with Vinnie on guitar…

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