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In a latest interview with the Pat’s Soundbytes Unplugged podcast, VIXEN bassist Julia Lage spoke concerning the standing of latest music from the band. She stated: “VIXEN, we recorded a track — I can not say the title but — however the video is just about nearly prepared. The track is prepared. And I feel it is a kickass track. It is fairly energetic. It is new formation. So we’re tremendous, tremendous stoked with the ultimate end result. We had been ready for the ultimate model of the video, nevertheless it’s nearly finished.”

Final December, VIXEN singer Lorraine Lewis defined to Max Davallo of “Sonic Dorms” about why she and her bandmates had but to launch their new single after beforehand saying it might arrive final summer season. “I type of — I did not make a mistake; I used to be simply excited at first of summer season,” she stated. “‘Trigger I had already gone in and finished my vocals, laid down my vocals for a brand new track for VIXEN. And I do not know — in ‘Lorraine world,’ if it is simply ‘Lorraine world,’ it is taking place quick. Nevertheless it’s not ‘Lorraine world,’ it is ‘VIXEN world,’ and so there’s a number of components that needed to come collectively. So it has been blended,” she revealed. “It’s now being mastered. I simply heard it final week. I am excited.”

On the time, Lewis additionally stated that VIXEN‘s present lineup — through which she is joined by drummer Roxy Petrucci, Lage and guitarist Britt Lightning (a.ok.a. Brittany Denaro) — had additionally been engaged on “different stuff” in latest months. “We had been in Boston. There was a track that I had written… God, I might love to inform titles, however I am simply gonna play it protected and say, no, I am not gonna inform you the title. However we labored on it and laid it down,” she stated. “It sounds actually good as nicely. I do not know precisely what the plan is for that. Julia introduced one thing to the band that all of us actually appreciated, and I am hoping that we’ll report that. Britt and I labored on a number of music collectively; we have a number of stuff able to go. Roxy works on a regular basis on music. So it is only a matter of time.

“We’ve got develop into a fairly well-oiled machine reside up so far,” she continued. “Including Julia as nicely — she’s been with us since January [of 2022], I imagine, [or] February. So we’re a machine on stage. So now we simply have to transcend that into the studio and with new music. However I am feeling actually good about what is going on on for certain.”

VIXEN‘s new single was produced by CINDERELLA drummer Fred Coury.

Petrucci is the one remaining member of VIXEN‘s “basic” lineup.

In June 2022, Lewis was requested by SW Wall Interviews if she and her VIXEN bandmates started engaged on new music comparatively rapidly after she formally joined the group in early 2019. Lorraine stated: “Immediately. I might say inside six months we had been within the studio. We had been in a rehearsal studio within the Valley and we had been engaged on concepts. After which Britt and I, throughout COVID, we had been working collectively simply on Zoom, a minimum of attempting, ‘trigger there is a bizarre suggestions factor. However we wrote fairly a number of songs collectively. And so there’s one other track that we’re hoping to get recorded very quickly, and that’s probably going to be with [producer] Toby Wright. So we have issues cooking. Nevertheless it did not take lengthy. After we had been within the rehearsal studio collectively, engaged on music too, and that is when Share [Ross, longtime VIXEN bassist] was with us, [it was] simply tremendous pure. They’d lay down one thing and I might simply are available with one thing over it and Share would add a vocal line and a melody line and phrases. And it was simply simple peasy. We have not had that luxurious to do it with Julia but, however I am certain it can occur. And I do know Julia is a prolific songwriter herself, so I feel that we’ll get some new music going together with her as nicely.”

A 12 months and a half in the past, Ross introduced that she was “taking a hiatus” from VIXEN. Her substitute is Lage, previously of the Latin Grammy-nominated Brazilian rock group BARRA DE SAIA and spouse of Richie Kotzen. Lage made her reside debut with VIXEN on February 8, 2022 on the pre-Monsters Of Rock cruise live performance at Magic Metropolis On line casino in Miami, Florida.

When Ross made the information of her departure public on the aforementioned pre-Monsters Of Rock cruise live performance, she informed the gang that “life obtained a bit of sophisticated” and that “one thing has to provide,” ensuing to her resolution to “step away from VIXEN for some time.” She then launched her “superb” substitute and urged the VIXEN followers to “graciously” open their arms and welcome Lage to the group. At that time, Julia and her new bandmates launched into the observe “Streets In Paradise” and performed the final couple of songs of the set with Ross watching the proceedings from the aspect of the stage.

Throughout a February 2022 look on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, Julia spoke about how she ended up hooking up with VIXEN, saying: “Share is taking a hiatus. She needs to do her factor [and focus on her real estate career]. She’s kicking ass. She’s gonna be writing and taking part in perpetually — I imply, she’s a badass artist and bass participant, singer, the whole lot, songwriter. So I obtained the invitation, and I am, like, ‘Yeah, after all I am gonna be a part of. In fact.'”

Requested how the opposite members of VIXEN reached out to her about becoming a member of the band, Julia stated: “Nicely, really, funnily sufficient, earlier than Britt joined VIXEN, me and her tried to place collectively a band, proper when she moved to L.A. However that did not work out, after which she joined VIXEN, and I used to be tremendous comfortable for her. So, quick ahead, she really known as me a number of months in the past and she or he informed me concerning the state of affairs, and I used to be, like, ‘Yeah. I might love [to do it]. I imply, it is an honor for me to affix VIXEN.’ In order that occurred. And that was it. It was that fast. And I used to be simply, ‘Okay. Signal me in. The place can I’m going?’ [Laughs]”

In January 2019, VIXEN recruited Lewis as its new lead singer following the departure of Janet Gardner.

Lewis had already carried out with VIXEN in March 2018 in Durant, Oklahoma whereas Gardner was recovering from surgical procedure.

Previous to Lewis‘s addition to VIXEN, Petrucci, Ross and Denaro vowed to “broaden upon the VIXEN legacy whereas remaining true to our musical roots.”

Gardner, Petrucci and Ross are thought-about to be a part of VIXEN‘s basic lineup, together with founding guitarist Jan Kuehnemund, who died of most cancers in October 2013.

Gardner contributed lead vocals to VIXEN‘s most commercially profitable studio albums — “Vixen” (1988),“Rev It Up” (1990) and “Tangerine” (1998) — in addition to the group’s newest launch, 2018’s reside album “Stay Fireplace”.