Bass player, PHIL BUCKMAN (FUEL, PETTY CASH, ex-FILTER), guitarist, PHIL DEMMEL (VIO-LENCE/BPMD, ex-MACHINEHEAD), drummer, BRIAN TICHY (SILVERTHORNE/BONZO BASH FOUNDER, ex-WHITESNAKE, FOREIGNER, BILLY IDOL), and vocalist LUKAS ROSSI (platinum selling recording artist/producer, ex-ROCKSTAR: SUPERNOVA, THE HALO METHOD) team up for an âAt Home/Collab-A-Jamâ cover and video of the MUSE song, HYSTERIA.
I saw one of Philâs âCollab-A-Jamâ videosâ, said BUCKMAN.  âI had been wanting to do some of these with some of my bandmates and friends, So I texted Phil, and said âI want in!â.  He said, âCool!  Pick a song!â, and âHYSTERIAâ was my first thought.â  DEMMEL then called their mutual friend, BRIAN TICHY, and he jumped on board.  For vocals, BUCKMAN knew that his co-STOWAWAY (SHIPROCKEDâs âAll-Starâ band), LUKAS ROSSI would be the perfect guy to crush these vocals.
The guys recorded their parts in their own home studios, BUCKMAN and TICHY in Southern California, DEMMEL in Northern California, and ROSSI in Nashville.  The files were then sent to GABE LOPEZ for the final mix.  BUCKMAN said, âGABE is a friend of mine, who is best known for working with BELINDA CARLISLE and NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, as well as producing my wifeâs band, BETTER OFF BLONDEâ.  âI knew that, with his background in the pop world, his mix would make the song sound amazing.â
The foursome also shot their own video footage.
âIâve gotten really into photography and videography in the last year or so, and I knew I wanted to edit the video myself, so I told the guys how I wanted them to shoot, and they did a great job. Especially, because DEMMEL and TICHY only had access to iPhones.â, added BUCKMAN. Considering itâs the first music video Iâve edited, and my biggest project to date, Iâm pretty happy with the outcome.
PHIL BUCKMAN, who is also an actor and voiceover artist, can be seen as âNick Murrayâ, on the CBS show, BROKE, this Thursday, June 18th, at 9:30 PM, and is working on new FUEL material, and is looking forward to making up a LOT of cancelled FUEL and PETTY CASH dates ASAP.Â
PHIL DEMMELâs new BPMD release, AMERICAN MADE, is now available through Napalm Records, and a new VIO-LENCE self titled record is slated to be released on Metal Blade.
BRIAN TICHYâs band, SILVERTHORNEâs new EP, âTEAR THE SKY WIDE OPENâ is now available everywhere through Golden Robot Records.
LUKAS ROSSIâs new single, âLOCK âN LOADâ, from his forthcoming album, SUMMERTIME, is available now on Apple Music/iTunes.