Indianapolis, Indiana - Hailing from San Francisco, California, MAD ANTHONY was hands down the BEST unsigned ROCK band of the mid-'80s packing MASSIVE grooves and KILLER hooks from stacks of Marshall amps. ARGUABLY the MOST anticipated release by the Eonian team since we opened our doors in 2008 and that is saying ALOT!
The Bay Area has remained an important musical epic center since the rise of the counterculture movement in the 1960s. From musical experimentation to thrash, San Francisco and its neighboring areas have produced some of the most important musical groups in the last handful of decades from the Grateful Dead, Journey, Metallica, Night Ranger, Sammy Hagar, Y & T, just to name a few.
From this musical epic center, MAD ANTHONY stood at the top of the mountain of ROCK Bands. They conquered the Bay Area music scene with a vengeance and then started chipping away at the LA music scene. But, the Bay Area was home and there was no other. MAD ANTHONY shows often sold out beyond capacity. In fact, MAD ANTHONY was the only unsigned band to EVER sell out the famed Omni, which had a 900+ capacity.
MAD ANTHONY was also all about a huge party, good times, the prettiest ladies, and always ended the night by pulling the crowd onstage for 'Big Ole Long Red Hot Rod!' Club owners would lock their bars at 2 am and let the band party all night long ...no holds barred! The crowds never left and only got bigger. MAD ANTHONY loved their fans and their primary goal was to give them the best show the Bay Area had to offer.
Produced & recorded by Grammy-winning producer, mixing engineer, songwriter, and arranger STEVE FONTANO who recorded many industry giants, as well as numerous shredders from Mike Varney's SHRAPNEL RECORDS such as Apocrypha, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Phantom Blue, Racer X, Richie Kotzen, Tony MacAlpine, Vicious Rumors, and Vinnie Moore just to name a few.
Re-mixed and Re-mastered by engineer ROB BEATON which include recording credits with Guns n’ Roses, Heathen, Sammy Hagar, The Sea Hags, Warrant, Y & T, and many, many more.
MAD ANTHONY ‘Party, Heaven, Hell, Whatever!’ has the most impressive packaging we have ever created, with photos by renowned photographer DAVE LEPORI, and bio written by music journalist STEVEN REID of U.K.’s Fireworks Magazine and Sea of Tranquility. ‘Party Heaven Hell Whatever!’ has been pressed in a limited quantity of 500 units. Also, available are a limited edition three sticker pack, with only 100 available.
MAD ANTHONY is: Rik Burnell on Lead Vocals, Ralph Longo on Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Mark ‘Freeze’ Freseman on Guitar, Bryan ‘Coach’ Lujan on Bass, and James Bohn on Drums.
MAD ANTHONY ‘Party Heaven Hell Whatever!’ Tracklist:
1. Just My Type 2. Party Town 3. I'm The One 4. Mother's Helper 5. Falling Out Of Love 6. Backstage Boogie 7. Face To Lace 8. Stay With Me 9. Tonight We Ride 10. When We Touch 11. Big Ole Long Red Hot Rod 12. Rock Me 13. Nadine