Bryan Adams launches own record label, announces new double A-side single
nme.comBryan Adams has confirmed the launch of his own record label, and is celebrating the announcement by sharing a new double A-side single.Called Bad Records, the new independent record label was announced today (August 2), and the two songs shared as part of the new release will be the first to be shared as part of the brand.Titled ‘War Machine’ and ‘Rock And Roll Hell’, both songs were originally written by Adams alongside Jim Vallance, and Gene Simmons for KISS‘ 1982 album ‘Creatures of the Night’.
The latter has also been shared digitally, and comes accompanied by a video filmed on the rooftop of London’s Royal Albert Hall during Adams’ recent residency there.On the tracks, Adams shared a statement, reflecting on how the songs arose early in his career – long before he went on to top charts in over 40 countries, received a Grammy, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.“To commemorate the first single on Bad Records, here are two songs I co-wrote when I was a 22-year-old struggling songwriter,” he said.
I got a call out of the blue from producer Michael James Jackson to see if I would like to write for KISS, which I was thrilled to do, and these are a couple of the songs that were the result, written with both Gene Simmons and Jim Vallance.”He continued: “While sitting with the band, Gene played me this fantastic bass riff, which ended up being the backbone of ‘War Machine’.
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