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Guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in the Metal and Rock universe for his outstanding work as member of Ozzy Osbourne's band and as leader of his own group Firewind, has announced the signing of a new solo-artist contract with longtime international partners Century Media Records in order to co-operate on his debut solo-release entitled "I Am The Fire" for the Spring of 2014...

Following a busy year of promotion and touring for his solo debut album "I Am The Fire", Ozzy Osbourne / Firewind guitarist GUS G. has now announced that the recordings for the follow-up release have been completed. GUS G.'s sophomore solo album will be entitled "Brand New Revolution" and it is expected to be released in July via Century Media Records in Europe, Australia and South America, Dismanic / eOne in North America and King Records in Japan.

Here is a comment from GUS G. with further details:

"Today I'm happy to announce that I have finished recording my second solo album and that it will be released this Summer.

Its title is "Brand New Revolution" and once again I collaborated with some amazing musicians & songwriters on it, including singers Jeff Scott Soto, Elize Ryd (Amaranthe), Mats Levén, Jacob Bunton (Adler, Lynam) while Jo Nunez played drums and Marty O' Brien (Lita Ford band) played bass, while Jay Ruston (Stone Sour, Anthrax, Steel Panther, etc.) engineered the sessions.

Most of the tracks were recorded live with me and the rhythm section jamming in a room. There's a certain energy about it, that I hadn't previously done on a record before. The album is being mixed by the legendary Mike Fraser (Metallica, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Van Halen, etc.) in Vancouver, as I write these lines. The first few mixes I got sound crushing! I can't wait to share this with you all!

In regards to the music itself, I can say that it's a continuation of the modern hard rock style I followed on my 1st album, although I think this one's a bit heavier. Needless to say, there's tons of guitar on it!"

Additionally, GUS G. has been recently confirmed to support US Rockers Hellyeah on some dates in Germany as well as The Netherlands in June and will also be appearing at some European festivals this Summer. The announced dates are as follows:

After having recently announced his upcoming sophomore solo album release "Brand New Revolution" via Century Media Records in Europe, Australia and South America, Dismanic / eOne in North America and King Records in Japan, Ozzy Osbourne / Firewind guitarist GUS G. is now ready to launch a few more details about it.

"Brand New Revolution" will be released in Europe on July 24th, 2015 and comes with artwork (which can be seen above!) once again created by Gustavo Sazes / http://www.abstrata.net, who already worked with GUS G. on his debut release "I Am The Fire", but also took care of artwork duties by bands such as Arch Enemy, Kamelot and also Firewind in the past years.

The tracklisting for the album, which features guest vocal appearances by Jeff Scott Soto, Elize Ryd (Amaranthe), Jacob Bunton (Adler, Lynam) & Mats Levén (Candlemass, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen),

Gus G to release new album “Fearless” on April 20th!

Highly acclaimed guitarist GUS G. is set to release his new album, titled “Fearless”, on April 20th. “Fearless” is the successor to 2015’s “Brand New Revolution” and marks the Firewind mastermind’s first release since exiting Ozzy Osbourne’s band in 2017.

Pre-order "Fearless" in the AFM webshop now!
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Available as CD, Digipak, ltd. colored Vinyls & super limited (100 units only!) exclusive white/blue splatter Vinyl!

On “Fearless” Gus joins forces with vocalist/bassist Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69/Unisonic) and drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence, Black Label Society).
“Dennis and I have collaborated very closely for a number years, he produced the current Firewind album Immortals, among other things. We’re on the same musical wavelength and simply continued our cooperation after the Firewind production,” Gus describes his relationship with the multitalented German-American. “I sent him demos of and ideas for my new songs and once we had enough material and started to think about vocalists, Dennis suggested recording the album as a trio. A lot of people don’t realise that Dennis is not only a brilliant songwriter, bassist and producer but also an excellent singer. I immediately liked his suggestion because this would be very different from everything else I’ve done before.” Gus: “Will was at the very top of my wish list. Fate smiled on me because we played at the Frankfurt music fair 2017 during my tour with Steve Stevens, and Will stayed at the same hotel. So I approached him, we talked for a while and he agreed. Last August he came to the studio and recorded the drum parts for the whole album within two and a half days. A real pro with a great groove and an awesome punch.”

Which applies not only to Hunt and Ward, but of course also to Gus G. himself, who once again proves to be a phenomenal guitarist on Fearless, presenting technical skills which exclude all possibility of doubt and a compositional talent that allows his fellow musicians to shine. Hard-as-nails metal tracks such as the opener ‘Letting Go’, ‘Mr Manson’, which is driven by a dark bass/guitar riff, and the subsequent melodic ‘Don´t Tread On Me’ immediately propel the new album into the desired direction. At the same time, the three instrumental songs give listeners an idea of the outstanding talent of the 37-year-old who is easily on a par with George Lynch (‘Mr. Scary’) and Michael Schenker (‘Into The Arena’). “A lot of fans have asked me to record more instrumental tracks. Voilà, here they are,” grins Gus. Last but not least, the successful cover versions of the Dire Straits classic ‘Money For Nothing’, which surprises with an unusual change of key after the noteworthy intro, deserves a mention. But it’s certainly not the only surprise that this amazing album holds in store!

Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist & Firewind mastermind GUS G. is set to release a brand new (digital only) EP on September 20th.

„Live In Budapest - Part 1” consists of four tracks, recorded on the guitarist’s headline European tour in support of his latest acclaimed release “Fearless”. The world tour saw Gus & his band share stages around the world with legendary guitarists like Richie Kotzen, Vinnie Moore followed by his own headline dates & a massive tour as special guest of LA rockers Steel Panther.

Gus G.’s band features Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69/Unisonic) on bass & vocals and longtime drummer Johan Nunez (Firewind, ex-Kamelot).
Recorded by Dani Gonzalez & mixed by Dennis Ward, this is the first official Live solo release from the guitar hero & captures incredible performances from Gus & band who are firing on all cylinders!