Indianapolis, Indiana - It is a bittersweet day for the Eonian family. Stephen Craig, the founder of Eonian Records and a long-time friend of the label Jim Patton, started conversations with the lead vocalist & guitarist Greg Gilley of MISERY 10+ years ago. Fast forward to June 2022, and discussions between the band members and the label began to gain momentum.
Over the next five months, Greg worked closely and with great excitement with Joe, Kevin, and the team at Eonian Records to give these recordings a new breath. Recently, there were conversations about getting the core members of MISERY back together to write. Unfortunately, just ONE day after submitting the first album ‘Misery Loves Company,’ we learned of the shocking passing of Greg. This news genuinely saddened Eonian Records. Our thoughts and prayers continue to go to Greg, his daughter, and the rest of his family.
‘Misery Loves Company’ due out on Friday, November 25th, is a beautifully packaged, 12-page booklet full of never seen live photos, a comprehensive biography, and ‘behind the music’ commentary on each song from Greg, Joe, and Kevin’ making it the ultimate collector's piece of one of the coveted never released hard rock bands MISERY.
‘Misery Loves Company’ will be the first of four albums to be released by Eonian Records; it features eleven tracks, including an incredible cover of “Great Balls of Fire,” made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, a cousin of the late great Mickey Gilley. Mickey played piano on the track as well. The late Jerry Lee Lewis's 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song by Rolling Stone and might be the best cover of this song ever recorded. Each song was remastered by Kevin and Joe, which sounds as good as they have ever had.
“From about 1988/89 through the ’90s, we wrote, performed, and recorded a lot of music. We’re extremely excited to be able to give it a fresh digital upgrade and finally make it available for everyone! We worked hard on this all those years ago and are very proud of how it turned out. Greg was looking forward to finishing this, and we’re sad that he didn’t get to see it through. Just know that all he wanted was for this to be available to the world. We hope you enjoy listening to the music as much as we enjoyed making it!” - Joe Villarreal, guitarist of MISERY.
In a tribute to Greg Gilley and MISERY, we are proud to present their first video, “Hit-N-Run Lover,” filmed at the famed Backstage Club in Houston, Texas, directed by longtime friend of the band, Jamey Tidwell of www.zofeathers.com. Thank you, Jamey, for providing this unique and rare footage of the band. Also, we want to thank our graphic design guru, Eddi, for his masterful work.
MISERY is: Greg Gilley on Lead Vocals, Guitar & Acoustic Guitar, Joe Villarreal on Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals, Manuel Gonzales on Bass & Backing Vocals, and Kevin Coffey on Drums.
For fans of Dokken, Fifth Angel, Tyketto, and Killer Dwarfs, the entire MISERY collection is a soon-to-be Eonian Records classic!
MISERY ‘Misery Loves Company’ Tracklist:
1. Hit-N-Run Lover 2. See The Man 3. Hot & Ready 4. Struck By Your Love 5. Rocket 6. She Likes It 7. Long Days 8. Shotgun 9. Sweet Woman 10. Great Balls Of Fire 11. Interview On Z Rock
