Revolution Saints | |
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Genres | Hard rock |
Years active | 2014 | –present
Labels | Frontiers |
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Past members | |
Website | http://www.revolutionsaints.com/ |
Revolution Saints is an American supergroup conceptualized by Frontiers Records president Serafino Perugino, and formed by Jack Blades of Night Ranger; Deen Castronovo of Journey; and Doug Aldrich of Whitesnake and Dio.
The band collaborates from the beginning with Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Del Vecchio (Silent Force, Hardline) as producer, sound engineer, keyboardist and songwriter. [1]
Their self-titled debut album was released on February 24, 2015. [2] Their second album, Light in the Dark , was released on October 13, 2017. [3] The album was ranked #8 on Dr. Music's 2017 "Album of the Year" list. [4]
On November 20, 2019, their third album called Rise was revealed. It was released on January 24, 2020.
In 2022 Blades and Aldrich [5] left the band, and Joel Hoekstra and Jeff Pilson joined. The new lineup released a single, "Eagle Flight", on November 28, 2022 and announced a new studio album with the same name will be released in the first half of 2023. [6] Subsequently on January 6, 2023 they released an official music video for the new single, "Need Each Other". [7]
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |||
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US | GER [8] | SWE [9] | SWI [10] | |||
2015 | Revolution Saints | 198 | 66 | 54 | 33 | |
2017 | Light in the Dark | — | 90 | — | 39 | |
2020 | Rise | — | 61 | — | 18 | |
2023 | Eagle Flight | — | — | — | 31 | |
2024 | Against the Winds | — | — | — | — |
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