JOURNEY’s Deen Castronovo Discusses Great Response To REVOLUTION SAINTS – “I Didn't Expect This At All… I Don't Think Any Of Us Expected It”

Deen Castronovo got his first, big gig as the drummer in Bad English and is the current man behind the kit for the legendary Journey. We’re all familiar with his stick handling skills but he is also an incredible vocalist.

His latest project, Revolution Saints, gives him the chance to show off those pipes. Along with Jack Blades and Doug Aldrich, Revolution Saints are cranking things up with their classic, melodic rock style on their self-titled debut record for Frontiers. Deen spoke with BackstageAxxess.com about this new band, and gives and update on what’s going on with Journey. An excerpt follows:

Q: You’ve got a brand new project out, Revolution Saints with Jack Blades and Doug Aldrich. Can you tell us how this project came together?

A: “Well, yeah it was the brainchild of Serafino, the president of Frontiers Records. He had called Joruney’s manager and asked if I’d be interested in doing a record. I said sure, you know. I really didn’t think about it too much because I was on the road with Journey. They started throwing out names and asked Jack Blades to be the bassist and other vocalist and I thought that was perfect. I’ve known Jack since I was 17 and it worked out fantastic. He was a no-brainer and then they started throwing guitarists around and they gave out Doug’s name and that was another no-brainer. Gosh, that was perfect. The guy’s a monster. So that’s how that came about. We did the drum tracks and sent files back and forth because due to our schedules we couldn’t all get together as a band and we recorded the stuff and I did the vocals and I didn’t really think much of it. It was in the back of my head after that and now it’s coming out and it’s just, we’re getting a great response. I didn’t expect this at all. I don’t think any of us expected it.”

Read the full interview at this location.

Revolution Saints released their self-titled debut album in North America on February 24th via Frontiers Music SRL. Watch the group’s video for the album track “Here Forever”:

You can tell by the name – and the names involved – that Revolution Saints isn’t your average rock ‘n roll band. The new album brings back the classic melodic rock style to where it should be: inspiring, uplifting vocals, soaring melodies and musicianship to die for. It’s completely badass.

The project is the vision of Frontiers’ President Serafino Perugino, who for years had hoped to work on a project where Deen would be the lead vocalist. Having previously worked with all three artists on different projects on Frontiers, having Deen, Jack and Doug on board together was a dream come true for Perugino.

With production overseen by in-house Frontiers man, Alessandro Del Vecchio (who also contributed to the songwriting and played keyboards on the album), the recording process took place in Portland, Oregon during the summer of 2014.

Tracklisting:

“Back On My Trail”
“Turn Back Time”
“You’re Not Alone” (Feat. Arnel Pineda)
“Locked Out Of Paradise”
“Way To The Sun” (Feat. Neal Schon)
“Dream On”
“Don’t Walk Away”
“Here Forever”
“Strangers To This Life”
“Better World”
“How To Mend A Broken Heart”
“In The Name Of The Father (Fernando’s Song)”

Bonus Tracks (Deluxe Edition only)
“You Are Not Alone” (Arnel Pineda version)
“Way To The Sun” (Doug Aldrich version)
“You Are Not Alone” (Deen Castronovo Version)
DVD Content (Deluxe Edition only)
Making of the Album documentary
“Turn Back Time” (promo video)
“Back On My Trail” (promo video)
“Here Forever” (promo video)
“Way to the Sun” (lyric video)

“Back On My Trail” video:

“Way To The Sun” lyric video:

“Turn Back Time” video:

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