Bryan Adams Unveils Video For New Single War Machine
Friday, 23 August 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Elliott Deseure
Bryan Adams has unveiled a video for his new song, War Machine.
Driven by a prominent bass riff, the rock stomper follows on from Rock And Roll Hell, which the Canadian musician released earlier in August. Penned by Adams alongside his longtime collaborator Jim Vallance and KISS' Gene Simmons, originally for the glam-rock icons' 1982 album 'Creatures Of The Night', the song's anchoring groove formed from a bassline played to Adams by Simmons. Adams explained:
"Here are two songs I co-wrote when I was a 22-year-old struggling songwriter. I got a call out of the blue from producer Michael James Jackson to see if I would like to write for KISS, which I was thrilled to do, and these are a couple of the songs that were the result, written with both Gene Simmons and Jim Vallance.
"While sitting with the band, Gene played me this fantastic bass riff, which ended up being the backbone of War Machine. I was trying to think of a theme that could possibly match the riff and came up with the title. Seeing as the other song we’d written was about hell, War was the obvious theme to coincide with it.
"Rock And Roll Hell was actually Jim's song that had been released a few years earlier with Bachman Turner Overdrive, and I suggested, that we re-write it for KISS. It’s incredible to think these themes are unfortunately still playing out for real in the world today, but I’m very grateful to the KISS guys for giving me the chance back then."
Discussing the accompanying War Machine video, he added: "I aimed to create something monumental for the War Machine video, and I’d been collaborating with CGI director Ben Ib on a peace-themed video entitled What If There Were No Sides At All. To contrast the peace message of that video, I proposed to Ben that we develop the War Machine video showcasing chaos and destruction. In the video, the tyrant that is leading the war ultimately faces consequences for his actions."
Both tracks will feature on a double a-side 7" single, which will be released on August 30 exclusively through the singer-songwriter's webstore via his new independent label, Bad Records. It will also be made available on streaming platforms the same day.
Adams released his most recent studio album, 'So Happy It Hurts', in 2022. In 2023, he put out the box set 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall', which captured the 2022 performances of his classic albums 'Cuts Like A Knife', 'Into The Fire' and 'Waking Up The Neighbours' at the renowned London venue.
He has a series of European dates in the diary for the autumn. Tickets are on sale now.
Bryan Adams Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu September 05 2024 - BERLIN Messe Berlin Summer Garden (Germany)
Mon September 30 2024 - PARIS Zenith Paris La Villette (France)
Tue October 01 2024 - LUXEMBOURG Rokhal (Luxembourg)
Thu October 03 2024 - BRUSSELS Forest National (Belgium)
Fri October 04 2024 - ROTTERDAM Ahoy Arena (Netherlands)
Sat October 05 2024 - DUSSELDORF PSD Bank Dome (Germany)
Sun October 06 2024 - HAMBURG Barclays Arena (Germany)
Tue October 08 2024 - FRANKFURT Festhalle (Germany)
Wed October 09 2024 - STUTTGART Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle (Germany)
Thu October 10 2024 - LEIPZIG QUARTERBACK Immobilien ARENA (Germany)
Fri October 11 2024 - LODZ Atlas Arena (Poland)
Sun October 13 2024 - BRNO Winning Group Arena Brno (Czech Republic)
Mon October 14 2024 - BUDAPEST MVM Dome (Hungary)
Wed October 16 2024 - LIMASSOL Tsirio Stadium (Cyprus)
Fri October 18 2024 - ISTANBUL Fenerbahce Ulker Sports Arena (Turkey)
Mon November 04 2024 - MUNICH Olympiahalle (Germany)
Wed November 06 2024 - BOLZANO Sparkasse Arena (Italy)
Fri November 08 2024 - DORNBIRN Messequartier Dornbirn (Austria)
Sat November 09 2024 - MILAN Mediolanum Forum (Italy)
Sun November 10 2024 - BASEL St. Jakobshalle (Switzerland)
Tue November 12 2024 - BARCELONA Palau Sant Jordi (Spain)
Wed November 13 2024 - MURCIA Palacio de Deportes (Spain)
Fri November 15 2024 - BILBAO Bizkaia Arena Bec! (Spain)
Sat November 16 2024 - A CORUÑA Coliseum (Spain)
Mon November 18 2024 - MADRID Wizink Center (Spain)
Tue November 19 2024 - PORTO Multiusos de Gondomar (Portugal)
Wed November 20 2024 - LISBON Meo Arena (Portugal)
Sat November 23 2024 - BRAGA Altice Forum Braga (Portugal)
Sun November 24 2024 - LISBON Meo Arena (Portugal)
Fri December 06 2024 - SCHLADMING Planai Stadion (Austria)
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