The fourth single from the debut album of the international heavy rock band, Stagma, is out today. The international six-piece group’s latest single is ‘Rocket Machine’, composed by guitarist Alex Santos with lyrics by Irish frontman, Rob Mancini. The single is released via Headshell Records and available from all reputable download services.
‘Rocket Machine’ features Rob Mancini (Scar For Life, Boneyard Dog) on vocals, Neil Fraser (TEN) on lead guitars, Alex Santos (Scar For Life) on rhythm guitar, Jeroen Tel (Maniacs of Noise) on synths and keyboards, Joe Petro (Heaven and Earth) on bass and Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio) on drums. Getting off to a rousing start from lead guitarist Neil Fraser, ‘Rocket Machine’ serves as another great example of heavy rock from Stagma’s debut album.
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Stagma was formed in late 2015, when Alex Santos, guitarist, producer and composer with Scar For Life, wanted to create a heavy rock album with a modern approach; melodic and with lots of groove. He got together with British guitarist Neil Fraser and American bassist Joe Petro and Stagma was born out of this collaboration.
Alex composed eleven new songs from his studios in Lisbon, and in the summer of 2016 Vinny laid the foundations for the album by recording seven tracks at his studio in Los Angeles. In the fall of 2016, Joe Petro and Neil Fraser joined Alex at PressPlay Music studios in Lisbon to record lead, bass and rhythm guitar, and Patrick laid down four further tracks from his studio in Florida.
In March 2017, Alex Santos composed a bonus track for the album featuring drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio, Queensrÿche) and in August 2017, Irish singer Rob Mancini was reunited with Alex Santos as the vocalist and lead singer for Stagma. The album was mixed and produced at PressPlay in Lisbon and the first single from the album, ‘Pokerface’ was released on 16 October 2017, prior to a scheduled international release of the full album in April 2018 from Headshell Records. In spring 2018, two further singles, ‘Bounty Hunter’ and ‘Promise Me’ were released on streaming and were available exclusively from Headshell Records.
The album features an introductory track, ‘Genesis’, and closing anthem, ‘To be continued …’, from gaming legend Jeroen Tel and ‘Sister Sister’ with guest drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC). The album is available to download from all good streaming services.
