Ron Coolen announces debut album streams, raises funds for Jason Becker

From February 5 onwards, Ron Coolen’s debut album Rise will be streaming on all major platforms, following the 2020 release in CD/Digital format. Rise features 12 world class guest musicians like George Lynch, Keith St. John, Göran Edman, Christopher Amott and Stéphan Forté, to name but a few! Rise received unanimously raving reviews in the international music press.

You can now pre-save Rise in your Spotify profile.

10% of all streaming royalties will be donated to Jason Becker, who is suffering from ALS and in need of donations to cover for his medical care. More information on this charity for Jason are available on Coolen’s website. For those who don’t know the name Jason Becker, he is probably best known for releasing a couple of albums with the legendary Marty Friedman when he was only eighteen. Yes, he was that good.

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From Wikipedia:

Becker’s performing career was cut short by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In 1996, Becker lost the ability to speak, and he now communicates with his eyes via a system developed by his father.

The tracklist of Rise features the following guest musicians:

1. Big Devil Data – Keith St. John (vocals), Thorsten Koehne (guitar solo)
2. White Summer – Keith St. John (vocals). Stéphan Forté (guitar solo)
3. Too late to Surrender – Keith St. John (vocals), Johannes Persson (guitar solo)
4. Sin City – Keith St. John (vocals), George Lynch (guitar solo)
5. Gotta shoot your devils down – Keith St. John (vocals), Steve Lamb (guitar solo), Joey Concepcion (guitar solo)
6. Ashes to Ashes (instrumental)
7. Paradise – Keith St. John (vocals), Daniël Verberk (guitar solo)
8. Kill Kill Kill – Sam Walters (vocals), Joey Concepcion (guitar solo), Christopher Amott (guitar solo)
9. Rise (instrumental)
10. Stories – Chris Clancy (vocals), Stéphan Forté (guitar solo), Joey Concepcion (guitar solo)
11. From your Mouth – Chris Clancy (vocals), Joey Concepcion (guitar solo), Steve Lamb (guitar solo)
12. Selfishness – Göran Edman (vocals), Joey Concepcion (guitar solo)

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