RICK HUGHES – Redemption [feat. Lee Aaron, Brad Gillis, Rudy Sarzo] (2025)

Canadian-born RICK HUGHES is renowned for his powerful and rangey voice as the lead singer of the legendary metal band Sword, and the stupendous hard rock band Saints & Sinners. A seasoned performer with hundreds of headlining shows in Canada, America, Europe and Japan over the years, and his superb stage performances while opening for bands such as Metallica, Helix, Motorhead, Alice Cooper, WASP, etc.

So when it was time for him to record ”Redemption”, his first international solo album, he spared no expense and effort to make this album a great one, hiring producer John Webster (Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, AC/DC, etc.) and renting HippoSonic Recording Studio (formerly known as Little Mountain Studios) in Vancouver to record this opus.
Rick Hughes‘ ”Redemption”, is a pure hard rock / classic rock / melodic hard record with a timeless sound, and some great collaborations.

Two songs feature the superb songwriting and inspired guitar playing of the great Brad Gillis (Night Ranger), another featuring the extraordinary talent of The Door‘s legendary guitarist Robby Krieger, and great contributions from rock royalty Lee Aaron, bass legend Rudy Sarzo, killer drummer Tommy Aldridge, vocal powerhouse Amy Keys (Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, Toto, etc.), rising guitar hot shot Jacob Deraps, as well as Rick‘s gifted sister, Lulu Hughes.
With its great energetic performances and its crisp production sound, ”Redemption” is a very special and unique rock album.
Highly Recommended

01 – Dead End Road
02 – Croire en l’Homme (feat. Lee Aaron)
03 – The Real Me (feat. Tommy Aldridge, Brad Gillis, Rudy Sarzo)
04 – Carry The Torch (feat. Brad Gillis)
05 – Will of the Gun
06 – Shake My Soul (feat. Brad Gillis)
07 – Someday
08 – Dans la Peau (feat. Robby Krieger)
09 – Perfect World
10 – Ca Va Brasser
11 – Dans la Peau (feat. Robby Krieger) [French Version]

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