You could feel it coming. The excitement was palpable as Mothership took
the stage on Day 1 of the first annual Metroplex Heavyfest in Dallas.
Hometown boys and hometown crowd and the atmosphere was electric!
To say Mothership decimated the audience that night
would be an understatement. Between Kyle Juett’s “Lemmy-biker toughness”
on bass and vocals, younger brother, Kelley Juett’s “Rory Gallagher
meets Brian Robertson” guitar magic, and Judge Smith’s propulsive drums,
the audience’s fists never stopped pumping and the head’s never stopped
bobbing. An encore call of “Ace of Spades” with legendary Dave Sherman
(Earthride/Spirit Caravan) on vocals was all it took to shoot the
collective audience over the top.
Dallas had found their new local legends.
Ripple Music is chuffed to announce the signing of 70's-tinged U.S. hard rock band, Mothership,
for a two album deal that will start with the world-wide release of the
band’s self-titled debut. Expect to see this raging slab of incendiary
hard rock on CD, digital, and never-before released vinyl early in 2013
on Ripple Music.
Mothership was formed in 2010 by hard-rock loving
brothers, Kyle and Kelley Juett, infused by a love of all that is
retro-heavy from years of influence under their father John’s record
collection. Originally bereft of a drummer, father John learned how to
play and filled in for practice and gigs until permanent skin pounder
Judge Smith took over the drummer’s throne. Since then, there’s been no
looking back. Already one of Texas’s hottest live bands, word of the Mothership’s
rock and roll prowess has leaked far across the country and is already
gathering steam in Europe. With a sound that satisfies like a steaming
hot stew of UFO and Iron Maiden, blended with the southern swagger of
Molly Hatchet and ZZ Top, Mothership’s goal from the
beginning has been to carry on the tradition of the classic rock style
of the '70's, updated and amped up for the modern day. That hard-rocking
sound is filled out by the true legend-in-the-making axeman, Kelley
Juett, who seamlessly builds upon guitar heroes of the past with his own
fiery licks.
Having already shared the stage with such revered bands as Prong, Red
Fang, Lo-Pan, Dixie Witch, Venomous Maximus, and Wo Fat, their 2012
self-released debut was brought to the attention of Ripple Music
who instantly knew this was a band to reckon with. One ingestion of
their combustible live show at the Metroplex Heavyfest convinced Ripple
that a partnership was inevitable After a family dinner of Italian
cuisine, beer and whiskey, both Label and band knew they’d found kindred
brothers.
Ripple will re-release Mothership’s debut album on CD
and 12” vinyl, including an extremely limited run of 100 multi-colored,
splattered 12” with autographed posters. The album also features the
production, mastering, and guest guitar contributions of Kent Stump from
Texas heavy rock heroes, Wo Fat.
Texas is famous for its hard rock. Mothership is the next step in that legendary lineage. Get ready to jump aboard the Mothership for an overdose of vintage hard rock!
“Been listening to Mothership all day now and if feels like UFO and
Orange Goblin got drunk with St. Vitus, smoked some weed with Blue Cheer
and spewed out the tuffest blues-drenched, no frills love child I’ve
heard all month. Some ridiculously badass guitars. And heavy above all
else!” -- Sword of Doom
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