LAST IN LINE — the band that includes frontman Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE),and unique DIO members Vivian Campbell (DEF LEPPARD) and Vinny Appice (ex-BLACK SABBATH) — will hit the highway within the September in assist of its third album, “Jericho”.

The dates are as follows:

Sep. 01 – Fresno, CA – Tower Theatre
Sep. 02 – Las Vegas, NV – Rely’s Vamp’d
Sep. 08 – Golden, CO – Buffalo Rose
Sep. 09 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Dwell
Sep. 14 – Flint, MI – The Machine Store
Sep. 15 – Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Motor Speedway
Sep. 16 – Saint Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre
Sep. 17 – Marion, IL – Marion Cultural & Civic Middle
Sep. 20 – Manchester, NH – Angel Metropolis Music Corridor
Sep. 21 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
Sep. 22 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Sep. 23 – Worcester, MA – Rascal’s
Dec. 03 – Mexico Metropolis, Mexico – Life After Dying Pageant
Dec. 15 – Harrison, OH – Blue Word Harrison
Dec. 16 – Portage, IN – Decibels at On The Rox
Feb. 22 – 26, 2024 – Rock Legends Cruise – Miami, FL

VIP packages accessible for choose dates at www.lastinlineofficial.com.

“Jericho” got here out on March 31 by way of earMUSIC.

Regardless of the earlier two years of isolation, “Jericho” was produced in one of the best laborious rock custom with nice studio performances of a superb all-star lineup.

Campbell defined: “With LAST IN LINE, simply as we did with DIO, we minimize the fundamental tracks stay. It is vital for us to seize the power of the syncopation of enjoying collectively in actual time — very similar to the power of a stay present. This file represents one of the best of each worlds: the spirit of an lively band efficiency, and the extra reflective and nuanced qualities of our particular person performances, too.”

Appice stateed: “All of the musical forces of LAST IN LINE are mixed right here for a super-powerful new file. Press play and put your seatbelts on!!”

Final 12 months, LAST IN LINE stunned with a singular model of THE BEATLES traditional “A Day In The Life”, which was launched on the restricted 12-inch silver collector’s EP with the identical identify.

Final summer season, Vinny instructed Steel Guidelines that LAST IN LINE‘s third studio album was helmed by Chris Collier, who has beforehand labored with KORN and WHITESNAKE, amongst different bands. LAST IN LINE‘s first two albums had been produced by former DOKKEN and present FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson.

The information of LAST IN LINE‘s partnership with earMUSIC was shared in February 2022 by Appice throughout an look on “Waste Some Time With Jason Inexperienced”. Vinny additionally revealed that LAST IN LINE accomplished recording six extra new songs in late January at Danny “Rely” Koker‘s Desert Moon studios in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Fashioned in 2012 by Appice, Campbell and bassist Jimmy Bain — Ronnie James Dio‘s co-conspirators and co-writers on the “Holy Diver”, “Final In Line” and “Sacred Coronary heart” albums — LAST IN LINE‘s preliminary intent was to have fun Ronnie James Dio‘s early work by reuniting the members of the unique DIO lineup. After enjoying exhibits that featured a setlist composed solely of fabric from the primary three DIO albums, the band determined to maneuver ahead and create new music in the same vein.

LAST IN LINE‘s debut album, “Heavy Crown”, was launched in February 2016 by way of Frontiers Music Srl, touchdown at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Heatseekers chart. Initially, the discharge had been preceded by tragedy when Bain unexpectedly died on the age of 68 on January 23, 2016. LAST IN LINE, honoring what they knew could be Bain‘s want to hold the band transferring, introduced in Soussan and dedicated to sustained touring in assist of the album earlier than starting work on the follow-up launch, 2019’s “II”, which was additionally made accessible via Frontiers Music Srl.

In February 2021, Soussan instructed the “Pat’s Soundbytes Unplugged” podcast in regards to the musical course of the brand new LAST IN LINE materials: “The songs are one other development from the final album — the distinction between ‘Heavy Crown’ and ‘II’, and now ‘II’ and no matter this subsequent album is gonna be referred to as. Nevertheless it’s undoubtedly advanced much more; it is gone into much more of an evolution, however we’re all the time making an attempt to maintain the traits of LAST IN LINE there. I imply, you’ll be able to’t shake these issues — you’ll be able to’t shake Vinny‘s drumming, you’ll be able to’t shake Vivian‘s enjoying. And I would prefer to say the identical factor about myself, and, in fact, Andrew.”

Among the early recording classes for LAST IN LINE‘s third album came about in January 2020 at Steakhouse studio in North Hollywood, California.