CHRISTILLOW – Finale + Encore [2-CD digitally remastered] (2023) *Exclusive*

Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed 1988 by members Michael James Christillow (Vocals), Kenne Mettler (Guitar), Jessy Marks (Bass), Rod Taken (Drums), and David Guistwhite (Keyboards), CHRISTILLOW would quickly generate a buzz as they began playing the circuit up and down the East coast. Sharing bills with bands such as Trixter, Loudness, Heaven’s Edge, and a number of other touring bands of the time, CHRISTILLOW would prove to audiences that their brand of metallic melodic hard rock with hints of pomp had what it took to be a contender.
Radio airplay and lots of magazine coverage helped the band gain major label attention. Although the industry was foreseeing a change coming and holding many hard rock bands at bay. Now Heaven and Hell Records is reissuing CHRISTILLOW’s self-titled / self-released debut under the new title “Standing In The Rain”, fully remastered.
Still, the was some material that remained unreleased until now, and now Heaven and Hell Records is releasing it under the titled ”Finale”. Unlike the first album, this 13-song assemblage contains various materials that spanned over an extended period of time in the early 90s with multiple studios and engineers utilized.
The release include a bonus CD titled “Encore“, featuring alternate versions of some tracks. Limited to 500 CD’s.
Think Dokken, Keel, Lion and the likes with a touch of Pomp…

“Finale” contains three songs recorded at the request of a major record label; however, due to a change in the industry, the tracks were never released to the public.
Then there’s four songs that were originally written/recorded for the film industry to be included into a movie soundtrack (but that never happened), and two songs consisting of a demo and an acoustic ballad that laid partially completed until now.
In all, these songs represent the evolution of the band and deliver the sound that was CHRISTILLOW.

CHRISTILLOW had the chops, a proper lead vocalist in Michael James Christillow, a killer guitar player, splashes of keyboards adding an AORish – or better, a pompy touch – and a strong, varied songwriting.
CHRISTILLOW is only a teardrop in a pool of “could have been” careers of bands that got lost in the void of the industry’s change. Some of these bands didn’t even have the chance to leave something behind for the history pages to document.

Fortunately there’s labels such as Heaven & Hell Records right here, that would pick up the pieces and issue those drowned promises. CHRISTILLOW were one of those emerging late 80s melodic hard rock bands with enormous potential. You’ll be surprised by the quality of this 5-piece.
Highly Recommended

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Finale:
01 – Time Rider Outsider
02 – Time After Time
03 – Mi Mia
04 – Fallen Angel
05 – Doorways
06 – Shattered
07 – Storming
08 – Too Late
09 – The Game

Encore EP:
01 – Shattered (Reprise)
02 – Storming (Reprise)
03 – Too Late (Reprise)
04 – The Game (Reprise)

Michael James Christillow – Lead Vocals
Kenne Mettler – Guitar
Jessy Marks – Bass
David Guistwhite – Keyboards
Rod Taken – Drums

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