''Songs of White Lion'' is the first of two albums by

Mike Tramp Michael Trempenau (born 14 January 1961), better known as Mike Tramp, is a Danish singer best known for his work with the glam metal band White Lion. Since 1998, he has also released several solo albums. In 2012, Tramp went on a solo acoustic to ...

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on 14 April 2023. As the title implies, the new album sees Tramp re-imagining select cuts from his former band White Lion's catalog, including the bands biggest hits: "

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". ''Songs of White Lion Volume 2'' will be released on August 23, 2024.

Background

''Songs of White Lion'' comes only one year after his most recent release in 2022, ''For Første Gang'', the album which Tramp sung a full set of songs entirely in Danish for the first time in his career. The album follows Tramp's previous release of re-recorded White Lion songs when he was first attempting to reform White Lion in 1999, on the album ''

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''. To avoid legal issues with former members, the band was known as Tramp's White Lion when that album was re-released in 2004 under the title ''Last Roar''. Since 2009, following White Lion's last studio album ''

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'', Tramp has been writing and recording as a solo artist releasing nine studio albums, ''Songs of White Lion'' is a tribute to Tramp's most successful band of his career. With various incarnations of White Lion leading to 2008's studio reunion, this album completes the circle. ''Songs of White Lion Volume 2'' will be released on August 23, 2024, featuring Tramp re-imagining ten more select cuts from his former band White Lion's catalog

Release

A re-recorded " Cry for Freedom" was released as the first single for "Songs of White Lion", followed by a reworked take on "

". Mike Tramp will embark on an extensive U.S. tour in May 2023. ''The Songs of White Lion'' trek, which was originally supposed to take place in April/May 2020, will see Tramp performing White Lion hits. ''Songs of White Lion Volume 2'' features the new single and music video for the reworked " Lights and Thunder". Tramp will embark on an extended tour supporting ''Songs of White Lion Volume 2'' starting in mid-August 2024.

Track listing

Personnel

Band members *

– vocals, producer * Marcus Nand – guitars * Claus Langeskov – bass * Alan Tschicaja – drums * Sebastian Groset – keyboard * Christoffer Stjerne – harmonies Production * Soren Andersen – producer

Charts

References

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