Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Multi-platinum hard rock band Extreme – Gary Cherone (vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (guitar), Pat Badger (bass) and Kevin Figueiredo (drums) – announce “Paris Rising” today, a live album that spans their entire career – from their 1989 debut to their latest album “SIX”.
Recorded on December 7, 2023 at the historic Salle Pleyel in Paris during the band’s “SIX” world tour, it will be released on February 5, 2027 via earMUSIC.
The first taste is a band favourite: “Get the Funk Out” from their double-platinum album “Pornograffitti”, captured live in Paris – watch the video HERE.
“Whenever a band decides to record a live album/dvd in a particular city or country, it means only one thing: that place is special,” says Nuno Bettencourt. “It means something to the band. And when it comes to Paris, for over 40 years, it has always been a second home to us. One of the greatest audiences in the world and that’s why we chose it.”
“Paris Rising” captures Extreme at the height of the “SIX” era. Their 2023 album reached the Top 10 in Germany (#8), Switzerland (#4) and Austria (#6) – the band’s first ever Top 10 albums in three countries – and No. 2 on both Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums and the UK Rock & Metal Albums chart. Rock Hard named it the “rock album of the year”. Its opener “Rise” drew millions of views – and comments from guitar legends such as Brian May, Tom Morello and Steve Lukather. Total Guitar ranked its solo No. 1 among the “greatest guitar solos of the 21st century.”
22 tracks, more than 100 minutes: “Paris Rising” runs from a medley of the band’s 1989 debut to seven songs from “SIX”, among them “Rise“, “#Rebel” and “Banshee“. In between: “Decadence Dance”, “Play With Me”, “Hole Hearted”, Nuno’s “Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee” and the Billboard No. 1 “More Than Words“, sung by the entire hall.
“The people of France always Rise to the occasion! A night we will not soon forget! Forever in our hearts… Merci!” says Gary Cherone.
“Paris Rising” is available for pre-order now in a variety of formats:
Tracklist:
