Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Lita Ford has released “Dracula”, her new single and accompanying official music video, on October 27 through Frontiers Music Srl. The song provides the first completed musical preview of her long-awaited new studio record, although the album’s title and release date have not yet been announced.
Guitarist Gary Hoey produced the track and plays alongside Ford, with Bobby Rock on drums. Veteran producer Max Norman handled the mix. Ford recently announced her deal with Frontiers and the planned single date, but listeners can now hear the finished recording.
Ford describes “Dracula” as a fantasy about temptation and the danger of surrendering control. She has previously spoken about the upcoming album as a collection of connected, darkly theatrical songs. The record follows her 2012 studio album “Living Like a Runaway”; 2016’s “Time Capsule” was built from previously unreleased archive material.
In earlier interviews, Ford also confirmed recording contributions from Doro Pesch and Jean Beauvoir for the broader album project. Whether either appears on “Dracula” has not been announced.
The official “Dracula” video can be watched below. The new release comes ahead of Ford’s Halloween-weekend US shows.
Listen and watch via Lita Ford’s official video.
Upcoming shows:
In 1975, at the age of sixteen, Ford was recruited by the renowned music producer Kim Fowley to join the all-female rock ensemble known as The Runaways. The band rapidly secured a recording contract and released their inaugural album in 1976.
The Runaways attracted considerable media attention and emerged as a successful recording and touring act during their peak in the late 1970s. Ford‘s proficiency as a lead guitarist became a crucial component of the band’s distinctive sound until their eventual dissolution in April 1979.
In 2016, Ford released her autobiography, titled “Living Like a Runaway: A Memoir”, published by Dey Street Books. Within the memoir, Ford asserted that she temporarily departed from The Runaways in 1976, having realized that her bandmates were predominantly attracted to women, with the exception of Jackie Fox, a circumstance that rendered her uncomfortable.
