On the heels of the tremendous success of The Morrison Project and No. 1 song “Crack C**aine”, rock guitarist Billy Morrison and Ozzy Osbourne release an epic new single “Gods Of Rock N Roll” today, Valentine’s Day, through TLG|ZOID, distributed by Virgin Music Group. Fans got their first listen when Ozzy’s Boneyard on SiriusXM premiered the song on January 17, and now the song is already a Top 20 Billboard Mainstream Rock hit coming in at No. 18 this week.
Morrison says: “Ozzy and I have breathed new life into what we always felt was a huge song. ‘Gods Of Rock N Roll’ was written ten years ago in a South American hotel room, but with this re-recording we both feel we have finally made the song what it was always meant to be — a huge emotive ballad.”
He adds: “A huge portion of the song was completely re-recorded, the 61-piece Budapest Scoring Orchestra recorded the orchestral score composed by Fred Coury, and then the John Burroughs High School choir were added. Barry Pointer had the unenviable task of mixing 132 tracks and he did an incredible job. The end result is what happens when Ozzy Osbourne makes some suggestions, and Billy Morrison listens!”
Ozzy told Kerrang!: “Billy and I wrote ‘Gods Of Rock N Roll’ together in a hotel room while I was touring in South America about 10 years ago. This re-recorded version of the song finally has all the bells and whistles. I told Billy then that it needed an orchestra and a choir, but it took 10 F**KING YEARS for him to listen to me.”
Adding to the excitement, Morrison is set to release a deluxe digital edition of The Morrison Project album on February 21. This special edition will be released through TLG|ZOID, distributed by Virgin Music Group. The deluxe edition features six previously unreleased bonus tracks, including “Gods Of Rock N Roll”. There is also a “stripped down” mix of just the orchestra and Ozzy that will be available soon.
Morrison explains: “I have always wanted the opportunity to do an expanded, ‘deluxe’ version of a record. It’s basically where you get to have some fun, remix some things, and include songs that mean something personal. Thanks to the guys at TLG|ZOID, I have been given that opportunity! So to have Youth from KILLING JOKE actually mix an amazing dub version of ‘We Are The Dead’, to have Jeff Lane throw down an incredibly different remix of ‘Crack Cocaine’, and to have my track with CYPRESS HILL all on the extra disc is just a fantastic feeling! Plus I got the opportunity to remix ‘Dystopia‘ myself and did the whole half-time vibe that I was originally playing with, back when I wrote it.”
Source: metaladdicts.com
