US rock/metal bandHeaven Below, which featuresUnion Underground/Lita FordguitaristPatrickKennison, released the first official video for the song "Renegade Protest Movement", the track is taken from their umcoming album 'Good Morning Apocalypse', due out viaDavid Ellefson'sEMP Label Group/eOne Entertainment(USA) andSPV(Europe) onFriday, October 14th. The band's thirdfull-length studio effort, is a concept record that is set in a post-apocalyptic world. It features guest appearances fromLita Ford,Jason McMaster(Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth,Watchtower),Udo Dirkschneider(U.D.O.,Accept) andKobra Paige(Kobra and theLotus). The video can be seen here:https://youtu.be/3r2_4_YP5h8.
Fronted byKennison, who also handles guitar duties,Heaven Belowhas been breaking ground in LA for several years with their brand of progressive hard rock/metal, self-releasing three LPs and a series of EPs, spawning several active rock hits, including "When Daylight Dies", and the band's monstrous take onRush's "Subdivisions", featuring a guest appearance from the one and onlyWilliam Shatner.
SaysKennison:"Nearly 4 years ago the band and I decided that we'd like to start working on a concept record. We knew how ambitious it sounded to even consider that, but once several legendary artists offered to help make it become a reality, we knew we had something."
He Continues: "With over 30 songs written, we narrowed it down to thetop 12. Udo Dirkschneider, Lita Ford, Jason McMaster, andKobra Paigeall stepped up to lend their amazing talents. We feel this album is a powerful culmination of old school metal meets current fresh metal. This kind of undertaking only comes along once in a lifetime, and we think we captured the moment on "Good Morning Apocalypse". The timing was perfect withEMP's outside of the box approach to new music."
EMPoperations and A&R directorThom Hazaertsays, "Me and Patrick go back a long time, and I was, and still am, a huge fan ofThe Union Underground. He is an extremely talented player (and vocalist), andHeaven Belowwas doing some amazing stuff, so it was a really great fit. I got the record fromPatrick, sent it over toDavid, and we were both blown away. We are definitely blessed to continually find new amazing rock and metal artists who are pushing the envelope the wayHeaven Belowis."
