Sebastian Bach - Child Within The Man

 

2024 solo album by former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach

First full-length album since Give 'Em Hell in 2014

Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering

Album artwork designed by Bach's father, noted visual artist David Blerk

The highly-anticipated 2024 release from rock 'n' roll icon Sebastian Bach, Child Within The Man features the singles "What Do I Got To Lose," "Everybody Bleeds," and "Freedom." With an inimitable presence as loud as his instantly identifiable voice, Bach has left a San Andreas Fault-size imprint on music, theater, film, television, and culture. Moreover, his influence only continues to magnify.

He has penned and voiced some of the most iconic anthems in rock history, crafting a catalog highlighted by generational hits such as "18 and Life," "I Remember You," "Youth Gone Wild"," Slave To The Grind," "Wasted Time," and "Monkey Business," to name a few. He has made history as "the first heavy metal singer on Broadway" with a now legendary turn in Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical in addition to leading roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has appeared in dozens of television series and films, ranging from Trailer Park Boys and Robot Chicken to Spongebob Squarepants, The Masked Singer, and Hell's Kitchen. Speaking to his versatility, he's the rare force of nature who can duet with Axl Rose and reprise a seven-season recurring role on Gilmore Girls.

After selling tens of millions of albums, generating billions of streams, toppling charts, and packing arenas and amphitheaters around the world, he does what he does best on his long-awaited sixth full-length album, Child Within the Man.

Although Bach had said in some of his interviews a few years ago that his next record would be less musically aggressive and it would be "more uplifting and fun," he told WRIF in 2018 that he has since had a change of heart.

"Well, before (the new record deal) happened, I was thinking of doing more of an acoustic-based record because I've done a lot of solo records," he said. "I've done Angel Down, which I'm very proud of that album,. Then Kicking & Screaming, which is a great album. Give 'Em Hell ... Not to mention ABachalypse Now, which is a three-record set. Forever Wild DVD, Bring 'Em Bach Alive! ... I've put out a lot of records. And putting out the last one, when I put so much time and effort into it and it doesn't get the attention that it deserves, for me as an artist, I'm, like, 'Fuck!' So I was, like, you know what? If I'm gonna put out another heavy metal, hard rock album, I need help. I need a company around me that's gonna put the same kind of attention and time and effort into it as I am. So now that looks like it's happening. So now I'm changing the way I'm looking at things."

Child Within The Man features guest appearances from John 5 (Mötley Crüe, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) and Orianthi (Alice Cooper, Michael Jackson) — who all co-wrote their respective tracks with Bach - and two tracks co-written with Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy ("What Do I Got to Lose?" and "To Live Again"). Devin Bronson (guitars),Todd Kerns (bass) and Jeremy Colson (drums) round out the players on the album.

"If you like the records I have put out in the past, I can GUARANTEE that you will enjoy the new album," Bach says. "THIS is the kind of Rock N' Roll that keeps you young!"

"All I can do is make music that I love," he explains. "That's all I've ever done-and I really love this album. I have the same feeling for these songs that I did for '18 and Life.' I hear the same emotion. If anyone is feeling down or depressed, crank this record. You'll realize you can take the bull by the horns."

Bach's return is long overdue, to say the least.

 

 

1. Everybody Bleeds

2. Freedom

3. (Hold On) To The Dream

4. What Do I Got To Lose?

5. Hard Darkness

6. Future Of Youth

7. Vendetta

8. F.U.

9. Crucify Me

10. About To Break

11. To Live Again

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