REBEL PRIEST – Lost In Tokyo (2021) *Exclusive*

REBEL PRIEST, the rock’n’roll band out of Vancouver, Canada, are finally releasing today “Lost In Tokyo“, a slab of new music which was written in Japan at the very end of 2019 before the Covid lockdown, and the band has been sitting on the tracks for over a year.
And these songs were written in Japan while touring there, as REBEL PRIEST has toured supporting bands such as Crystal Pistol, Udo (Accept), Lordi, Diamond Head, Flotsam & Jetsam also playing many headlining gigs. ”Lost In Tokyo” also includes a cover rendition of Toronto ’80s hard rock band Slash Puppet’s “When The Whip Comes Down”.

The highlight is the titular title track, a story about their first couple of nights in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan, which is famed for its entertainment including buzzing clubs and neon-lit karaoke bars.
As the band themselves explain: “This is your own personal guide to downtown Tokyo. This song will take you on a ride through Shinjuku on your way to Golden Gai, waking up in Shimokitazawa then taking the train to Shibuya and hanging with the strangers in Harajuku. This is based on a true story, though piecing the story together is a bit sloppy because it was over a few days. This is our love song to our favourite city in the world.”
It’s such a blast of high-powered hard rocking energy, this a fun track that will make you want to visit the city and get lost.

The other tracks are quality too. ‘Back Alley Blues’ has an 80s LA flavour with a groovy-ass chorus and a certain Guns N’ Roses feel, a band which they have been compared too. ‘Vulgar Romance’ sleazy guitar rhythm helps make it one hell of a body-shaker, while the Slash Puppet’s cover perfectly fits with the whole ‘good time’ vibes of this record.
While production could be better, REBEL PRIEST compensate that with attitude and energy.
Simple and fun hard rocking music.

 

01 – Lost in Tokyo
02 – Back Alley Blues
03 – Vulgar Romance
04 – When The Whip Comes Down (Slash Puppet Cover)
05 – Coat Check Girl
06 – Giants of Texas

Jayme Black – vocals, bass
Benny Kemp – guitars
Nate Pole – drums

 

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