Bryan Adams releases a special double A-side single featuring two songs – “War Machine” and “Rock And Roll Hell” – through his new independent label Bad Records. These songs were originally written by Adams, Jim Vallance and Gene Simmons for KISS’s 1982 album, Creatures Of The Night.
Now available for pre-order as a limited edition 7-inch double A-side single, available exclusively through Bryan’s webstore (release date: August 30, 2024).
Watch the official music video for “War Machine” below. The audio will be released August 30th. Pre-save here.
“Rock And Roll Hell” is now available digitally and is accompanied by a video filmed during Bryan’s recent residency on the roof of London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Stream “Rock And Roll Hell” here and watch the music video below.
Bryan commented on “Rock And Roll Hell”: “In commemoration of the first single on Bad Records, here are two songs I co-wrote when I was a 22-year-old, unsuccessful songwriter.
“I got a call out of the blue from producer Michael James Jackson asking me if I would like to write for KISS and I was thrilled to do it. These are some of the songs that came out of it, which I co-wrote with Gene Simmons and Jim Vallance.
“When we were sitting down with the band, Gene played me this amazing bass riff that ended up being the backbone of ‘War Machine.’ I was trying to think of a theme that would possibly fit the riff and came up with the title. Since the other song we had written was about hell, war was the obvious theme to fit.
“‘Rock And Roll Hell’ was actually Jim’s song that had come out on Bachman Turner Overdrive a few years earlier, and I suggested we rewrite it for KISS. It’s unbelievable that these issues still play a role in the real world today, unfortunately, but I’m very grateful to the guys in KISS for giving me the chance back then.”
