The rock group from Basel, Switzerland
known as Stiff Staff have released their anxiously awaited, debut
record, “Mean Machine.” Literally funded 121% by Stiff Staff's
rabidly enthusiastic fan base, the full-length album has been proudly
published as an independent release without the support of the
corporate music industry.
“Mean Machine” contains nine
original tracks for an approximate total listening time of 40
minutes. Screaming and wailing, pounding and crushing, “Mean
Machine” from Stiff Staff is the latest sign that hard rock hasn't
gone anywhere – it's more brutal and sex-charged than ever.
Fans of the early '80s hard-rock sound
have plenty to look forward to from this volatile quintet from
Central Europe. Never ones to shirk from plain speech, Stiff Staff
have consistently described their music in two eloquent words: sleaze
rock.
“We
are Stiff Staff,” they write, “and we play sleaze. We take one
serving Mötley Crüe, a part of Guns N' Roses and a shot AC / DC,
stir well and taste with cheap bourbon. The result is highly
explosive and must extend into the rock world.”
Much
about the overall character of the band's music can be derived from
the members, themselves. Stiff Staff are lead vocalist Randy Andy,
guitarist and backing vocalist Dick Fuxxx, guitarist Lex Climaxx,
bass guitarist and backing vocalist Eddie Quicksilver, and drummer
Nicky Sick.
Their
debut LP “Mean Machine” showcases the group's ability to play all
along the spectrum of rock, with tracks like “Rock This City” and
“It Ain't Worth” lying on the traditional hard-rock axis, and
tracks like “Down the Highway” and “Mean Machine” edging
closer to speed or thrash metal. There are tracks with plenty of soul
which bespeak the original blues roots of rock music, too, such as
“Pose Your A-- Off.” There's even a ballad-esque closer, “Stayin'
Young,” which proves Stiff Staff that can be earnest, too, and
what's more, the final song turns out to be one of the best numbers
on the record.
All in all, “Mean Machine” from
Stiff Staff is far-and-away one of the best rock LPs to emerge this
year. It becomes available online worldwide at over 600 music stores
beginning 19 September 2015. Get in early, rock fans.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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