Angel Down

Infobox Album
Name = Angel Down
Type = Album
Artist = Sebastian Bach


Released = November 20, 2007
Recorded = Sound City Studios - Hollywood, California (2007)
Genre = Heavy metal, hard rock,
Length = 54:28
Label = Merovingian Music Get Off My Bach Productions Caroline Records EMI
Producer = Roy Z
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jxfuxz9hldje~T1 link]
* "Cash Box" Rating|4|5 [http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/reviews.htm link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/17216506/review/17313248/angel_down link]
Last album = ""
(2001)
This album = "Angel Down"
(2007)
Next album =

"Angel Down" is the third studio album by former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, released on November 20, 2007. It is Bach's first solo album since his 2001 release "". It has garnered attention due to Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose's guest appearance on 3 tracks and Bach's appearance on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar. Rose's performances on the album were the first officially released material from the singer since the Guns N' Roses song "Oh My God" was featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 film "End of Days". The front cover art of the album is an original painting by Bach's late father David Bierk.

Reception

In an exclusive preview of the album, Paul Cashmere of "Undercover" described "Angel Down" as "The metal album of the year, if not the 21st Century so far." [ [http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3199 Exclusive Sneak Preview - Sebastian Bach: Angel Down] Paul Cashmere, Undercover, October 21, 2007]

On October 27, 2007, "Back in the Saddle" was played on the Texas radio station "Q94.5". According to the station, the phones rang off the hook when the song was played and it became the station's #1 most requested track, however it only debuted at # 191 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, selling 6,400 copies in its first week. The album seemed to have suffered from distribution problems in the first few weeks which explains the low sales,but has since gone on to sell over 100,000 world wide. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=83727] Blabbermouth.net, October 29, 2007]

Track listing

#"Angel Down" (Adam Albright, Sebastian Bach) - 3:48
#"You Don't Understand" (Bach, Roy Z) - 3:06
#"Back in the Saddle" (Joe Perry, Steven Tyler) - 4:19
#"(Love Is) A Bitchslap" (Bach, Z) - 3:08
#"Stuck Inside" (Johnny Chromatic, Axl Rose) - 2:57
#"American Metalhead" (Mike Chlasciak) - 4:02
#"Negative Light" (Bach, Chlasciak, Steve Digiorgio) - 4:33
#"Live and Die" (Chlasciak, Tim Clayborne) - 3:53
#"By Your Side" (Bach, Z) - 5:27
#"Our Love Is a Lie" (Bach, Chlasciak, Z) - 3:20
#"Take You Down with Me" (Bach, DiGiorgio) - 4:37
#"Stabbin' Daggers" (Bach, Chromatic, Bobby Jarzombek) - 3:41
#"You Bring Me Down" (Ralph Santolla) - 3:16
#"Falling into You" (Bach, Desmond Child) - 4:21

DVD (Limited-Edition)

#"American Metalhead"
#"Stuck Inside"
#"(Love Is) A Bitchslap"
#"You Dont Understand"
#"By Your Side"

ingles

*"(Love Is) A Bitchslap"
*"By Your Side"

Personnel

*Sebastian Bach - lead vocals
*"Metal" Mike Chlasciak - guitar
*Johnny Chromatic - guitar
*Steve DiGiorgio - bass guitar
*Bobby Jarzombek - drums and percussion

Additional personnel

*Axl Rose - Vocals on "Back in the Saddle", backup vocals on "(Love Is) A Bitchslap" and "Stuck Inside"; writing credits on "Stuck Inside".
*Adam Albright - Guitar on "Angel Down"
*Ed Roth - Piano and strings on "By Your side" and "Falling into You"

Chart positions

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