UK rockers TOSELAND -- featuring James Toseland (vocals), Zurab Melua (Guitar), Ed Bramford (Guitar), Roger Davis (bass) and Joe Yoshida (drums), are thrilled for the upcoming release of their sophomore effort, Cradle The Rage, this spring.
Due out in North America May 13th via Metalville Records, the eleven song opus follows the group's powerful 2015 debut, Renegade, which has since gone on to sell well over 10,000 copies in the UK alone while also making the A-list on Planet Rock and Team Rock radio outlets -- proving this is a band who know how to rock a melody.
For Cradle The Rage, TOSELAND kept to the winning formula by bringing Toby Jepson (The Answer, Virginmarys, Little Angels) back on board to produce with the legendary Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Mötley Crüe) spearheading the mastering of the album.
Says James Toseland about the new album, "Cradle The Rage, as a title, is all about trying to control the frustrations of life we all go through. When things aren't going your way or you seem to be getting nowhere fast. I wanted a song you could sing to release that energy and frustration. All my lyrics are of real interest to me that I've discovered in my life. Whether it be through sport i.e. winning and losing or in life's roller coaster of situations that it throws at us."
Being invited to play Download Festival, as well as being the opening act for The Darkness and Little Angels provided an incredible kick start to the band's career. UK headline tours followed, along with special guest slots with Status Quo and Reef, Calling Festival with Aerosmith and various appearances in Europe.
Having just wrapped up a February tour of Europe with Black Stone Cherry, TOSELAND will be setting back out for a headline run of the UK beginning March 13 through March 26. Check the band website for a complete list of dates!
Official Cradle The Rage Album Art and Tracklist
1. Too Close To Call
2. Puppet On A Chain
3. Living In A Moment
4. Fingers Burned
5. Stranger Things
6. We'll Stop At Nothing
7. Never Love Another
8. Livin' A Lie
9. Waiting For The Answers
10. Nothing You Can Do About It
11. Cradle The Rage
CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER CRADLE THE RAGE
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'PUPPET ON A CHAIN'
March 2016 - U.K. Headline Tour
3/13 - England, Brighton, The Hope
3/14 - Wales, Cardiff, The Globe
3/15 - England, Birmingham, O2 Academy 2
3/16 - England, Manchester, Sound Control
3/18 - Ireland, Ballymena, The Diamond Rock Club
3/22 - England, London, The Borderline
3/23 - England, Cambridge, The Portland Arms
3/24 - England, Leeds, The Key Club
3/25 - Scotland, Glasgow, Stereo Cafe Bar
3/26 - England, Newcastle, Think Tank
More on James Toseland:
James Toseland began taking piano lessons at the age of eight years old -- taught by a professional pianist; and he also started riding motocross bikes on the coal slag heaps close to his home. He would go on to become two-time World Superbike Champion.
Throughout his career as a motorcycle racer, music has been central to James' life ' so when forced to retire due to an injury a journey into music came very natural. His full-time music career began by collaborating with Little Angels legend Toby Jepson to write an album packed with hard/classic rock and power ballads. He's used the grit, determination and will to succeed that made him a double World Superbike Champion to focus on pursuing his first passion in life: music.
For more information on TOSELAND, visit:
www.Toselandmusic.com
www.Facebook.com/OfficialJamesToseland
Twitter.com/JamesMToseland
