POWERRAGE – Debütalbum im April; erste Single/Video
High Roller Records proudly announces the debut album of POWERRAGE, the new band featuring former Exciter guitarist John Ricci.
"Beast" is scheduled for April 24th 2026. It was mixed and mastered by Dan Swano at Unisound and features an album artwork by Mario Lopez.
Besides Ricci, POWERRAGE consists of bassist Todd Pilon (formerly of Witchkiller), drummer Lucas Dery and last but not least vocalist Jacques Bélanger, who previously sang on the Exciter albums "The Dark Command" (1997), "Blood Of Tyrants" (2000) and "New Testament" (2004).
While Ricci and Bélanger were both members of Exciter, John wants to make one thing perfectly clear: "Well, with this band I didn’t want to be another Exciter. It was time to move on. Even though Exciter was based around my guitar style, and it was a successful formula, I wanted to start from scratch and start all over again. Starting over and not depending on your past accomplishments is definitely a very difficult task but I feel confident enough I can make it happen. I wrote everything on 'Beast': music, lyrics, melodies. POWERRAGE is 100 % my musical vision. All eight songs are brand-new, no rehashed riffs from my Exciter days."
The first single, "Dark Wings", is premiered here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/w7c0ttbZg2I
Tracklist:
1. Dark Wings
2. Cremation Damnation
3. Dragon Man
4. Haunted Hell
5. I Torture I Kill
6. The Devil is Screaming
7. Damned and Cursed
8. The Black Mass
Line-up:
Jacques Bélanger – Vocals
John Ricci – Guitars
Todd Pilon – Bass
Lucas Dery – Drums
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