Montreal Heavy Rockers Paradise release video for "Who Do You Wanna Be"
Like many musicians and bands, members of Montreal's heavy stoner rockers Paradise are citizens of the globe. They have been observing life with the Covid-19 pandemic along with social and political unrest in various parts of the world. In an artistic commentary, the band has taken their track "Who Do You Wanna Be" off their latest self-titled album and created a new music video questioning our identity during global uncertainty.
The band comments: ”We’ve always been about partying and rock and roll, but there comes a time when you have to ask yourself: WTF am I doing, and how did we get here. This video suggests that it is time to take a good long look in the mirror.”
Back in the summer of 2002, co-founders and fellow guitar players, Frank Kelly and Jet Phil recruited good friends Mike Plant (Sword) and drum god Michel “Away” Langevin (Voivod) to release Paradises 1st album Rock Anthropologists on the Kon Tiki Voyage. Summer of 2004, the usual suspects were rounded-up including a collaboration of Voivod’s late but great Denis “Piggy” D’Amour to work on Paradise’s follow-up record Hotel. Now in 2020, composed of Frank Kelly (guitars), Fred Kelly (bass), RL Black (vocals), Fred Crew Grrr (guitars) and Mat Hias (drums), Paradise, like a phoenix that is reborn from its ashes, have released a new eponymous album that sways on the line between hard stoner rock and pure heavy metal that was mixed and mastered by Kevin Jardine of Slaves On Dope. From the opening piece and future classic “Straight From Hell” to the album closer “Free in Exile”, Paradise delivers an album where the balance between catchy riffs, attitude, intensity, and melodies is perfect.
Paradise’s self-titled album is available for stream and download on:
Bandcamp
Spotify
Apple Music
Check out more videos from Paradise below:
Track Listing:
Straight From Hell (3:37)
Hitting On All Sixes (3:53)
Who Do You Wanna Be (3:35)
One Of A Kind (4:34)
Never Cry Again (3:33)
Low Down And Shaking (4:59)
Barn Burner (3:37)
Long Gone (2:54)
Away From You (3:30)
Free In Exile (4:03)
Album Length: 38:20
Line Up:
Fred Crew Grr - Guitar
Fred Kelly - Bass
R.L. Black - Vocals
Matt Hias - Drums
Frank Kelly - Lead Guitar
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