Coolen Ron & John Keith St Here To Stay

Here to Stay' is the second solo album of the Dutch multi-instrumentalist Ron Coolen. He co-wrote the album with American singer Keith St John, well known from bands like Burning Rain, Kingdom Come, Montrose and Lynch Mob. Keith sings on all tracks on 'Here to Stay'. The album has contribitions from a range of world class guest guitarists: - Gus G. (Firewind, solo artist, ex-Ozzy Osbourne) - Timo Somers (Supersonic Revolution, Ayreon, ex-Delain) - Christopher Amott (solo artist, ex-Arch Enemy, ex-Dark Tranquillity) - George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob) - Satchel (Steel Panther) - Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry, Meshuggah) - Joey Concepcion (solo artist, Dark Tranquillity) The other instruments (rhythm guitar, drums, bass, keyboards) are played by Ron Coolen. The mix was done by Hans Pieters (NL), and the mastering was done by Svante Forsbäck (known from his work for Rammstein and Volbeat). 'Here to Stay' will be released in digital, streaming and CD format, and the CD contains 3 additional bonus tracks. The style of music is varied. Next to the more hair metal oriented style of songs that Keith is famous for, there are also some more heavy metal and thrash-style songs on the album. These songs reflect Ron's influences, and Keith's performance on those songs show skills he was never asked to demonstrate with none of his musical ventures. It is this synergy between Ron and Keith that makes their co-operation so unique.In addition to that, the music is also filled with many stunning and spectacular guitarsolos from some of the world's finest players.