ANGEL Singer FRANK DiMINO’s Debut Solo Album To Receive 10th Anniversary Reissue
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Frank DiMino is best known for being the frontman of the legendary hard rock band Angel, who were discovered (similarly to Van Halen) by KISS bass player Gene Simmons and signed to Casablanca Records. With that label, Angel released five critically acclaimed studio and one live album in the second half of the 70’s before disbanding and being resurrected by both DiMino and Punky Meadows in 2018. After the band’s initial break up, DiMino went on to work with UFO’s Paul Raymond and worked as a singer for soundtracks, scoring a Platinum album for the inclusion of his Cycle V song “Seduce Me Tonight” on the Flashdance soundtrack.
Frank DiMino released his first solo project, Old Habits Die Hard, in 2015, a fine melodic hard rock album which saw him collaborate with some heavyweights of the Vegas music scene where he currently resides. Under the production of Paul Crook (Meat Loaf), Old Habits Die Hard sees the participation, among others, Oz Fox (Stryper), Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister), Rickey Medlocke (Blackfoot, Lynyrd Skynyrd), Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint), and former Angel bandmates Punky Meadows (on guitar) and Barry Brandt (co-writing with Frank the song” Even Now”).
Watch video for “Never Again” here.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Old Habits Die Hard is now being remastered and repackaged with the bonus acoustic track “Even Now” and liner notes by rock journalist Dave Reynolds. It will be available for the first time on 180g white vinyl and as a 6-panel digipak on June 6.
DiMino explains the origins of the album, “Ken Ciancimino as executive producer and Paul Crook as the musical producer is the reason I did a solo album. Having Oz Fox and Jeff LaBansky to collaborate with was so inspirational and the reason for writing all new songs for the album. I’m so thankful to all the musicians and friends that played on this album. Everyone working together on this project is what made this album so special and that’s what makes it so worth it!”
There are only 300 of the vinyl available with a limited number of LP/CD bundles signed by DiMino. Pre-order here.
Bundle includes:
– 1 Old Habits Die Hard Vinyl
– 1 Old Habits Die Hard CD
– 1 Old Habits Die Hard Signed Insert
Tracklisting:
“Never Again”
“Rockin In The City”
“I Cant Stop Loving You”
“The Rain’s About To Fall”
“Even Now”
“Tears Will Fall”
“Mad As Hell”
“Sweet Sensation”
“Tonights The Night”
“The Quest”
“Stones By The River”
“Even Now” (Acoustic)
