RAY OF LIGHT released a new video single, City of Angels, which is part of the album SALUTE, out today!!
Founder Stephan Bayerlein looks back on the moving times the band has gone through since the end of the pandemic, with the loss of co-founder, guitarist, songwriter and long-time friend Robby Boebel: “It's been a rollercoaster! First, the start of a new musical adventure, the kick that Gregg gave us with the unrestrained energy of his 10,000-volt voice, then the heartbreaking, far too abrupt farewell to Robby and the question of what comes next. How do you carry on when you've lost someone who is simply irreplaceable? In the end, it was both the memory of Robby that gave us the strength to carry on, and the idea that these great songs would otherwise remain in the drawer forever.
Robby is around us all the time actually, in so many thoughts and in the ever-recurring question: What would Robby do now?” A question that became Stephan Bayerlein's leitmotif on his road to the perfect hard rock record, as he took on the role of producer during the creative phase with a growing amount of respect: “It was a heartfelt matter to me personally – but increasingly so for each individual in the band, too – to grow with the overwhelming task at hand and ensure that the songs on the album could shine in the perfect light.”
City of Angels starts with a cool guitar solo, melodic vocals, and a classy rhythm section. The chorus is super catchy and old school and the song is quality from every point of view: performance (the solo is fantastic), production, and songwriting. A very cool one, amazingly performed by the band and with a very cool video as well. Give it a go and check out the band if you like what you hear.
RAY OF LIGHT are:
Gregg Cromack – Vocals
Stephan Bayerlein – Drums
Joerg Wartmann – Guitar
Thomas Bauer – Bass