Dec. 20 2007 Rehearsals are going great with Derek who's excitement is very contagious! The guys are pumped with the new beefed up sound & are very anxious to hit the stage again. The band has also been invited to play a set for a big local charity event on Sat. January 26 2008. (Details are forthcoming.) For those of you who are in the Christmas spirit, check out this link of BRIGHTON ROCK doing a cover of "White Christmas" recorded during the "Take a Deep Breath" sessions back in the early 80's. Click here: "WHITE CHRISTMAS"
Dec. 1 2007 FRAZE GANG is pleased to announce the addition of "Derek McGowan" to the line up as a touring guitarist helping fill out the live sound of the band. With Jamie MacEachern unable to commit to future shows (focusing on his band "Strait Jacket") Derek should be a perfect fit to the show. Derek (on loan from his band "Dead Celebrity") has some history with the guys. Back in 2002 he played with "BRIGHTON ROCK" in England (filling in for Greg Fraser who was unable to attend.) Growing up being a huge BR fan, Derek had the time of his life! ...(quote) "It was a dream come true!" With the "Rock&Roll Heaven " show coming up on Jan. 31/08 & some future shows (to be announced shortly) it will be a Kick Ass time guaranteed!
Nov. 1 2007 Germany's No. 1 Rock Station "Munich's Hardest Hits" has just released "Melodic Rock is Back Vol. 9" to record stores across Europe. As previously noted Fraze Gang are included on this compilation Cd with the song "Blow Me Away." Other groups included on the Cd are as follows; Avalon - Day By Day "Peter & Tom" for all their support! For purchasing info you can click here:
Oct. 27 2007 It's officially confirmed! Fraze Gang will be "Live in Concert" at the brand new "ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN" in Toronto on Jan. 31 2008. This will be the first Toronto show for the band and the guys are really excited about it. With the new repackaged debut cd being released around that time this will truly be a CD RELEASE party to be remembered! Fraze Gang would like to thank Metal Queen Management for all their support! You can check out R&R HEAVEN here:
Oct. 23 2007 The FRAZE GANG cd has been mastered and is now in the hands of Ralph Alfonso BONGO BEAT RECORDS who is still fine tuning the artwork which is slated for a Jan./08 release. There is also a strong possibility that the band will be performing a concert at the new "Rock & Roll Heaven" in Toronto. R&R Heaven brings back great memories for the guys who had some of their most memorable gigs there back in the 80's & early 90's. It should be a great homecoming! Details are forthcoming. Fraze Gang drummer Phil Epp has entered the "FACE BOOK" world. Click here to contact Phil; PHIL EPP "Renaissance" a great site from Japan have posted a compilation video clip on YouTube featuring samples of the cd and also pics from the site. You can check out video here:
Oct. 3 2007 Germany's No. 1 Rock Station Munich's Hardest Hits are releasing "Melodic Rock is back" a compilation cd featuring Rock music from around the world and Fraze Gang are one of the featured bands with the song "Blow Me Away." Munich's Hardest Hits have been broadcasting since 1999 and have gained a huge fanbase as a result and have also released 8 compilations cds so far. The latest "Melodic Rock Vol. 9" will be released through Europe in stores and also promoted in high profile magazines like "Rock It." Fraze Gang would like to thank "Peter & Tom" at Munich's Hardest Hits for all of their support. You can tune in here:
Sept. 22 2007 Jackhammer has been mastered and just has to be ok'd by the band to finalize. Bongo Beat Records president Ralph Alfonso is now looking to have finished promotional copies of the Fraze Gang debut cd out by late November and wants to push the release of the cd to Jan. 2008 to start off the new year with a bang! The band would also like to do a big shout out to Carl Begai BW&BK who has always been a great supporter of the band & is in the process of shopping for a book deal in which he cowrote the memoirs of "Bonfire" bassist Joerg Deisinger. Fraze Gang wishes Carl & Joerg nothing but the best in the future! You can check out details of the book here: www.myspace.com/joergdeisinger
Sept. 3 2007 HARD 'N' HEAVY based out of Italy has just published a review of the FRAZE GANG cd with a 4/5 rating! This great webzine is a very respected site in Italy and the band would like to thank Beppe "HM" Diana for all of his support. You can check HARD 'N' HEAVY here:
Sept. 1 2007 "Jackhammer" is done! Beau Hill just finished mixing and the guys in the band are thrilled with the results. There is now talk of "Jackhammer" not only being a bonus track, but also being the lead off track in front of "Blow Me Away." The song is now going into mastering stage which once again will be mastered by Joao Carvalho who also mastered all of the tracks on the cd. Mastering should be done this coming week and ready to print. The Bongo Beat Records "art dept." are still going strong working on the graphics and design of the cd and should have a finished product in the up coming weeks. Upon hearing of the new song Bongo Beat "President" Ralph Alfonso is quoted in saying - "It's Heavy!" and is stating that the company is planning on a Nov. 2007 release. You can check out Joao Carvalho Mastering here:
Aug. 26 2007 Hot FlashesFRAZE GANG Members To Open PINK FLOYDTribute Show As THE CLASSICSClick here for details:
Aug. 24, 2007 "JackHammer" is now finally recorded and the band is more than happy with the results. Recorded at Underground Studios (engineered by Wayne Berge) in St. Catharines, things went very smooth & the song was layed down quickly without any roadblocks! The band is extremely excited to announce that mixing "Jackhammer" will be none other than legendary producer Beau Hill! (Alice Cooper, Ratt, Winger, Stevie Nicks, Warrant...) With more than two decades of in the trenches music business experience, and a proven track record of more than 50 million units sold worldwide including several gold, platinum and multi-platinum records Beau will hopefully add his magic to the Fraze Gang sound. "Jackhammer" as previously noted, will be a "Bonus track" on the official release of the Fraze Gang debut cd (Bongo Beat Records) coming this fall. Beau is busy mixing as we speak and we will keep you posted of the results! You can check out Beau Hill's site here:
Aug. 11, 2007 NEWS Hot FlashesFRAZE GANG Members To OpenQUEEN Tribute Show As THE CLASSICSClick here for details:
Aug. 10, 2007 Fraze Gang are very excited to be heading back into the recording studio and have set Aug 19 as the confirmed date of the recording of the brand new bonus track "Jackhammer" as part of the re-release of the debut cd. The band is also very pumped to hear that there is a 95% very strong chance that "Jackhammer" will be mixed by a legendary multi platinum producer that the guys have always wanted to work with. The band does not want to jinx things by announcing who this producer is until the song is in the mixing stages! The guys also caught up with journalist Carl Begai - "BW&BK" who is vacationing from Germany and got a chance to get together and hoist a few and trade stories. Carl has been helping the band with lots of very needed exposure since the beginning and it was great to finally meet and hang out and a good time was had by all!
July 25, 2007
July 19, 2007 It looks like the Fraze Gang cd will hit the stores in the early fall. The cover art and overall layout for the cd is in it's finishing stages. It also looks like there will now be a new bonus track added to the cd called "Jackhammer" that everybody is very excited about. The band played it a few weeks ago at their last gig and the response was amazing. They hope to be in the studio in the next few weeks to lay it down. Bongo Beat Records president Ralph Alfonso reports that "It's all good for Fraze Gang and that everything is falling into place." He also put an ad in the upcoming "Exclaim" magazine (a Canada wide newspaper) which will showcase upcoming releases for the label and also includes a little Fraze Gang mention.
July 3, 2007 HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA! Pictures have been filtering in from the last Fraze Gang show on June 15/07. The band would like once again to thank everyone involved for their gracious support!
June 19, 2007 CARL BEGAI has just posted a wrap up of the FRAZE GANG show last Friday. Unable to make the show because he is still living in Gernany Carl has been so cool by helping the band any way he can. Promoting Fraze Gang on BRAVEWORDS.com has been a huge boost for the band and the guys really do appreciate it. If you get a chance check out their top notch magazine and you can also check out Carl's posting here:
June 16, 2007 The FRAZE GANG concert last night was a huge success! Starting the night off was Niagara's local favorites "The Travelling Beer Bellies" who set the pace and got the crowd going with a great set of party R&R that was truly enjoyed by all. After a brief intermission FRAZE GANG came out and proceeded to tear it up with songs from the cd & also debuting a brand new song "Jackhammer" that was really well received from the Rockin crowd. Lead singer from Brighton Rock "Gerry McGhee" was in attendance as fans from Toronto to Buffalo NY were on hand to show their support and "Raise Some Hell!" Overall it was a killer night and fun was had by all! There was also lots of fans taking photos of the show which will be posted soon. The band would like to thank everybody including "Capital M Productions" for helping kick this summer into gear! THE BEST IS YET TO COME...
June 13, 2007 Advance tickets for the FRAZE GANG show this Friday June 15 have been officially SOLD OUT! There still remains 80 tickets at the door for walkup customers (first come - first serve!) The band is tighter than ever & hungry to tear the roof of the place! BRAVEWORDS.com were kind enough to help promote this bash with a posting on their great site. The band would like to thank fellow "Canuck" Carl Begai who's Rocking in Germany for helping spread the word! Check out link here:
June 10, 2007 You can now purchase single tracks from the FRAZE GANG cd by clicking on any of the following links:
May 31, 2007 BRAVEWORDS.com "The CNN of Rock News" has just posted the full version of an interview that Carl Begai did of FRAZE GANG's Greg Fraser. The band wishes to once again Thank Carl Begai & everyone over at BRAVEWORDS for their continued support & for helping spread the word! You can check out the interview here:
May 25, 2007 ROCK 247 from the UK will be spinning a little FRAZE GANG starting this Saturday on their great Radio station. DJ "Chris Nelson" will be showcasing the song "Sugar Daddy" as part of his "HAIR METAL HAVEN" show. FRAZE GANG would like to thank Chris Nelson & everybody at ROCK 247 for all their support! You can listen & check out ROCK 247 here:
May 17, 2007 ROCK N ROLL UNIVERSE.com from the USA is doing a Fraze Gang cd giveaway. RNR Universe were the first to show their support, and help promote the band when they first released their cd. The band would like to thank Rikki Rampage for helping spread the word! Check out Rock n Roll Universe here:
May 14, 2007 FRAZE GANG will be performing Live In Concert with a confirmed date of FRIDAY JUNE 15/07 with special guest opening band "The Travelling Beer Bellies." This will be a kick ass night of fun & mayhem and should be quite the bash! This will also be a great night to help support the "Red Roof Retreat." Directions will be posted on the "Concerts" page sometime this week. You can check out poster details here: CONCERT You can check out Red Roof Retreat here: RRR
May 12, 2007 BRAVEWORDS.com "The CNN of Rock News" has just posted an excerpt of a forthcoming interview conducted by Carl Begai. You can check excerpt here:
May 4, 2007 RADIO ANTENNA 2 - ITALY a radio station from Italy starting putting the Fraze Gang cd in rotation back in November/06 as part of it's "ROCK INVASION" show and it seems that since then, the cd has really started to take off with some very impressive response from fans of the show. DJ Federico Martinelli reports that "the feedback has been really great" and wants to do a Fraze Gang contest giveaway for the listeners. Fraze Gang will be sending over a bunch of autographed cds for all the winners to show it's gratitude. Good luck to all the contestants! The band would like to thank Federico and all of it's Italian fans for their loyalty and support. You can check out RADIO ANTENNA 2 - ITALY here:
April 26, 2007 ROCKINGBOY from Germany has just published an interview with Greg Fraser. Once again Fraze Gang would like to thank Stefan for all his support. You Rock! You can check out German version here;
You can check out English version here;
April 24, 2007 HIGH OCTANE RADIO from Lubbock Texas, USA is a great Rock radio station that has been playing "Sugar Daddy" from Fraze Gang in Heavy Rotation as part of their "Dirty Thirty" format. Texas has always been very supportive of Canadian Rock music for years breaking bands like "Rush," & "Triumph. Fraze Gang would like to thank all the fans for the requests & also to SEAN & everybody at H.O.C for their support. You can check out HIGH OCTANE RADIO here:
April 13, 2007 Journalist CARL BEGAI from BRAVEWORDS.com has recently posted a review of FRAZE GANG and also talks about being a Canadian living in Germany and what Canadian bands to look out for. You can check out review here:
April 11, 2007 ROCKINGBOY from Germany has just posted a review of the FRAZE GANG cd with a 9/10 rating! Once again Germany has continued to surprise the band with it's interest and loyal support since the release of the cd. Fraze Gang would like to thank "STEFAN" for the great review! You can check it out here:
April 5, 2007 Finally got a chance to sort through all the photos sent in by friends & fans taken at the last Fraze Gang gig in January. You can check out previously posted and new photos here: PICS
April 2, 2007
CARL BEGAI a Canadian Rock Journalist working out of Germany with Canadian based BRAVEWORDS.com "The CNN of Rock News" has been reporting on Fraze Gang since the release of the cd, and has once again been kind enough to post another news item regarding the band. The band would like to thank CARL for all his support from the beginning and for also showing Germany how Canadians can "Drink with the best of 'em!" Check out "News" here:
Mar. 26, 2007 HEAVY-METAL-HEAVEN.de from Germany has just posted it's "Underground Reviews" and FRAZE GANG are included in the latest installment with a "Absolut hörenswert!" rating . The band would like to thank HELLFIRE-FRANKY for all of his support. You can check out review here:
Mar. 20, 2007
HARDLINE magazine, a melodic rock print mag from Germany has just published their latest issue #3, and FRAZE GANG are featured in the review section with a 7.5/10 rating. The band would like to thank Carsten Barr for all his support and also all the German fans for continuing to show their support. You can check out review here:
Mar. 15, 2007 LAESTADIA.com from Spain has just posted a review of the FRAZE GANG cd and gave it a 7/10 rating. With a July release in stores, this will no doubt help the band with some advance press. The band would like to thank Txapito for all his support and to also say hello to all of our Spanish friends! You can check out the review here:
Mar. 14, 2007 Ralph Alfonso who is at the SXSW Music & Media Conference in Austin Texas is reporting in that things are moving along good for the band and that the FRAZE GANG cd will be hitting stores starting in June (Canada, USA) and July (England, Spain, Sweden, more countries tba). The cd itself is being repackaged as we speak. The logo is getting freshed up and the band has also taken some new pictures for the cd. More details to come... You can check out SXSW here:
Feb. 23, 2007 RockAces.com based out of Rhodos Greece has been helping spread the FRAZE GANG word and the band would like to thank everyone involved at ROCK ACES for all their support. You can check out Rock Aces here:
Feb. 19, 2007 MELODIC ROCK .com has just posted "THE MELROCK AWARDS 2006" FRAZE GANG are quite pleased & honored to make the Top 10 in the "BEST DEBUT ALBUMS OF 2006" Being that there is no record company support or "Hype" machine behind the band, it is extremely gratifying to know these awards are based totally on the music. Melodic Rock .com is considered by many to be the most respected websites in the industry and once again the band would like to thank Andrew McNeice for all his dedication and support. Here is a list of the "BEST DEBUT ALBUMS OF 2006" 1. The Poodles - Metal Will Stand 2. Brother Firetribe - False Metal 3. Leverage - Tides 4. Square One - Supersonic 5. GPS - Window To The Soul 6. Sunrise Avenue - On The Way To Wonderland 7. Stonelake - Reincarnation 8. Sora - Demented Honor 9. Fraze Gang - Fraze Gang 10. Suzi Rawn - Naked You can check out all the awards here:
Feb. 11, 2007
This picture was taken from the FRAZE GANG concert at "Club Belvedere." It looks like the band will be returning to the stage in April at "Club Belvedere." Details are forthcoming. Check out more pictures here: PICS
Feb. 7, 2007 HEAVY HARMONIES based out of the USA has announced their "Best of 2006." FRAZE GANG were lucky enough to be included in the list. The band would like to thank Dan for all his support. You can check out all the winners here:
Feb. 02, 2007
Jan. 22, 2007 The FRAZE GANG concert on Jan. 20 at "Club Belvedere" was a huge success. The place was packed out with standing room only. The concert was also filmed for DVD by Jeremy Griffiths from Notes on Sound and photographed by Brian Yungblut Photography. (pics will be posted soon.) The band kicked ass & a lot of familiar faces from the Brighton days were on hand with a lot of new fans that just tore up the place! The band would like to thank Jamie MacEachearn for helping out on guitars and also Jack Mitchell & Morgan Whelan from Capital M Productions for doing a killer sound & light show. Above all the band would like to thank all their fans for making it a night to remember!
Jan. 17, 2007 The HEADBANGERS BASEMENT from Canada did a great audio interview with Stevie Skreebs. Stevie and the band would like to thank Darrel Michaels for all his support. You can listen to the interview here:
Jan. 16, 2007 HARD ROCK HOUSE from the United Kingdom has just published an interview with Greg Fraser. The band would like to thank Deano & Steve for all their support. You can check out interview here:
Jan. 12, 2007 Ship Wreck Island Studios has announced the winners of their 2006 MUSIC AWARDS Although FRAZE GANG did not receive top honors they were nominated in 7 categories including, Album Of The Year Breakthrough Album Of The Year Producer Of The Year Guitarist Of The Year Vocalist Of The Year Song Of The Year Ballad Of The Year The band was lucky enough to make the TOP 10 in three of these categories including: Breakthrough Album - #7 FRAZE GANG Producer Of The Year - #6 GREG FRASER Ballad Of The Year - #3 "SAVIOR" The band would like to thank Tony at Shipwreck for all his support and for spreading the word of FRAZE GANG! You can check out all the winners here:
Jan. 8, 2007 FIREWORKS magazine from the United Kingdom has published an interview with Greg Fraser. FIREWORKS is a highly respected print magazine specializing in Melodic Rock that is seen all over the world. The band would like to thank Bruce Mee & Nicky Baldrian for all their support. You can purchase the magazine here: You can check out interview here: FIREWORKS
Jan. 4, 2007 HARD ROCK HOUSE based out of the United Kingdom has published another very respectful review of the FRAZE GANG cd. The Uk has been taking note of the band as of late and the GANG can't wait to get over there and ROCK! You can check out the review here:
Check out news from 2006 here: NEWS/06
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