United World Rebellion
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| EP / EPs by Skid Row | ||||
| Released |
April 16, 2013 August 5, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012-2015 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length |
chapter 1 - 18:33 chapter 2 - 28:46, | |||
| Label | Megaforce Records | |||
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United World Rebellion is a series of three EPs from the heavy metal band Skid Row.[1] The first EP was released in 2013 followed by the second EP in 2014 and the final EP which will complete the trilogy in 2016.[2] The first two EPs are Skid Row's final recordings with vocalist Johnny Solinger. Rachel Bolan stated that by 2015 when all three EPs are released, they will all go together as a theme album.[3]
United World Rebellion: Chapter One
United World Rebellion: Chapter One was released 2013 and is the band's first EP since 1995, and the first in a set of upcoming EP releases throughout the course of the next 12–18 months. It was released through Megaforce Records in North America and UDR Music in Europe.
The track "Kings of Demolition" was released as a single and features a music video.
Rise Of The Damnation Army - United World Rebellion: Chapter Two
Rise Of The Damnation Army - United World Rebellion: Chapter Two was released 2014. It was released through Megaforce Records in North America and UDR Music in Europe.
The track "We Are Damned" was released as a single.
Chapter Three
United World Rebellion: Chapter Three, scheduled for release in 2016, will complete the United World Rebellion album.
Reception
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| Jukebox:Metal |   [4] |
Chapter One:
Since its release, the album has been met with mostly positive reception from critics. Music Enthusiast Magazine described the album as "a maelstrom of nostalgic heavy rock, that sounds like what should have been the follow-up to Subhuman Race".[5] Jukebox:Metal's Andy Lye said "all five tracks are better than everything on Revolutions Per Minute."
Chapter Two:
Track listing
Chapter One
- "Kings of Demolition" - 4:10
- "Let's Go" - 2:55
- "This Is Killing Me" - 4:56
- "Get Up" - 4:57
- "Stitches" 3:42
- "Fire Fire" (Ezo Cover, UK Bonus Track)
- "United" (Judas Priest Cover, UK Bonus Track)
Chapter Two
- We Are the Damned - 4:22
- Give It the Gun - 3:46
- Catch Your Fall - 4:22
- Damnation Army - 3:54
- Zero Day - 4:36
- Sheer Heart Attack (Queen cover) - 3:27
- Rats in the Cellar (Aerosmith cover)- 4:19
Personnel
- Johnny Solinger – vocals
- Rachel Bolan – bass guitar, vocals
- Dave Sabo – rhythm and lead guitar, vocals
- Scotti Hill – lead and rhythm guitar
- Rob Hammersmith – drums and percussion
References
- ↑ "new EP's 'United World Rebellion'". Media Mikes. Retrieved 2015.
- ↑ "Uniting The World In Rebellion". knac.com. Retrieved 2015.
- ↑ "Rachel Bolan of Skid Row taking on the world". Classic Rock Revisted. Retrieved 2015.
- ↑ Lye, Andy (2013). "Skid Row United World Rebellion Chapter 1 review". Jukebox:Metal.
- ↑ Clark, William (2013-04-15). "Skid Row, 'United World Rebellion: Chapter One' Album Review". Music Enthusiast. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
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