A genuine rock star since birth, Michael Monroe innately knows exactly how to sing, swagger and walk the most glamorous and colorful of walks. One Man Gang, the former Hanoi Rocks man’s brand new offering on Silver Lining Music, is all about the fun of Friday nights, seven days a week, letting your hair down (or up!) for a dirty, dangerous, damn good time, and embracing a total escape into the rock ‘n’ roll dream. He’s unveiled the album’s second single ‘Last Train To Tokyo’ – a track equipped with the sort of sticky-yet-crispy riffs that were designed to take over radios from Japan to Jamaica.
The ‘Last Train To Tokyo’ video was recorded in Japan and features footage from the band’s dynamic performances at the Summer Sonic 2019 festival in Osaka and Tokyo. Directed and edited by Toni Kristian Tikkanen, the video fully captures the vigor and rock ‘n’ roll essence of Michael Monroe, Rich Jones, Steve Conte, Sami Yaffa, and Karl Rockfist.
“It’s a groovy, rockin’ track paying homage to Tokyo and Japan, one of the most rockin’ countries in the world” affirms Monroe. “In the ‘80s Hanoi Rocks had, and I have always had a very special relationship with Japan and it will always be one of my favorite countries. Plus, they still live for rock ‘n’ roll as it should be celebrated, they still have physical product, they still make it crazy, exhausting and really exciting every time you go there, which I am really grateful for.”
‘Last Train To Tokyo’ follows the release of previous single ‘One Man Gang’ – the bombastic ballroom blitz that serves as the title track for the upcoming album. Recorded at E-Studios in Sipoo, Finland in about three weeks in March 2018, One Man Gang was produced by Monroe and his band-mates Rich Jones and Steve Conte. The album was engineered by Petri Majuri who also mixed the album in the fall of 2018.
2019 TOUR DATES:
Oct 22
John Dee Live Club & Pub
Oslo, Norway
Oct 23
Pustervik
Gothenburg, Sweden
Oct 24
Fryshuset Klubben
Stockholm, Sweden
Oct 25
High Voltage Rock Club
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 26
HeadCRASH
Hamburg, Germany
Oct 27
FRANNZ Club
Berlin, Germany
Oct 29
La Maroquinerie
Paris, France
Oct 30
02 Academy Islington
London, United Kingdom
Nov 01
Brudenell Social Club
Leeds, United Kingdom
Nov 02
The Craufurd Arms
Wolverton, United Kingdom
Nov 03
Engine Rooms
Southhampton, United Kingdom
Nov 04
The Mill, Digbeth
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nov 05
The Garage
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nov 06
Manchester Club Academy
Manchester, United Kingdom
Nov 07
The Fleece
Bristol, United Kingdom
Nov 08
The Sugarmill
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Nov 09
Hard Rock Hell Chapter XIII
Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
ONE MAN GANG TRACKLISTING:
1. One Man Gang
2. Last Train To Tokyo
3. Junk Planet
4. Midsummer Nights
5. The Pitfalls Of Being An Outsider
6. Wasted Years
7. In The Tall Grass
8. Black Ties And Red Tape
9. Hollywood Paranoia
10. Heaven Is A Free State
11. Helsinki Shakedown
12. Low Life In High Places
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