For recording the new studio album, Bonamassa hit the studio with longtime collaborators Kevin Shirley as producer and manager/business partner Roy Weisman as executive producer. Recorded in New York City at Germano Studios/The Hit Factory the band includes Steve Mackey (bass), Lachy Doley (piano), Bunna Lawrie (didgeridoo), Bobby Summerfield (percussion), and Late Night with David Letterman’s Anton Fig (drums and percussion), along with Mahalia Barnes, Juanita Tippins, and Prinnie Stevens on backing vocals.

Winterhawk was originally formed in 1977 by guitarist/vocalist Jordan Macarus in Chicago. However, the original lineup lasted only until 1980. But Jordan Macarus wasn’t thinking of giving up just yet. Jordan Macarus developed the idea of the “revival” album with his longtime friend Chris Mazur, with whom he shared a room at Northern Illinois University.

In 2018, Bodyguerra impressed the crowds as special guests for Graham Bonnet (former Rainbow / MSG vocalist) and his band on a tour through Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands. In spring 2020 the confirmed tour with David Reece Band (Accept, Bonfire) got canceled due to Corona.