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 vigour 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 my favourite 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 Gangwas 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 TRACK LISTING:
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
Available to pre-order on CD, Coloured Vinyl, Digital formats and special D2C bundlesHERE
RECORDED AND MIXED AT: E-Studio in Sipoo, Finland
PRODUCED BY: Michael Monroe, Rich Jones and Steve Conte.
RECORDED, MIXED AND ENGINEERED BY: Petri Majuri
BAND LINE-UP:
Michael Monroe - vocals, sax and harmonica
Rich Jones - guitar and vocals
Steve Conte - guitar and vocals
Sami Yaffa - bass
Karl Rockfist - drums
Guest appearances fromCaptain Sensible (lead guitar on ‘One Man Gang’), Nasty Suicide (lead guitar on ‘Wasted Years’), Eicca Toppinen (cello on ‘Low Life In High Places’) and Tero Saarti (trumpet on ‘Heaven Is A Free State’).
