{"id":2141641,"date":"2025-11-07T20:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2141641"},"modified":"2025-11-07T20:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:15:59","slug":"alcatrazz-release-prior-convictions-album-featuring-re-recorded-classics-plus-two-new-songs-via-bravewords-records-stand-and-wait-your-turn-track-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alcatrazz-release-prior-convictions-album-featuring-re-recorded-classics-plus-two-new-songs-via-bravewords-records-stand-and-wait-your-turn-track-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"ALCATRAZZ Release Prior Convictions Album Featuring Re-Recorded Classics Plus Two New Songs Via BraveWords Records; \u201cStand And Wait Your Turn\u201d Track Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Today, BraveWords Records releases Prior Convictions, the new album by Alcatrazz. Prior Convictions contains newly re-recorded versions of nine 1980s era Alcatrazz songs, all featuring new vocalist Giles Lavery. Plus two brand new band compositions \u201cTransylvanian Requiem\u201d and \u201cStand And Wait Your Turn\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Alcatrazz shared their comments on the new album Prior Convictions:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to release our new \u201cre-recordings\u201d (plus two new songs)\u2026 this release embodies how the band sounds in 2025 and sets up the next full length original studio album perfectly, which we are writing and recording as we speak\u201d \u2013 Giles Lavery, lead singer<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis lineup of the band is firing on all cylinders, we couldn\u2019t be more excited with the release of Prior Conviction\u201d and the upcoming European Tour.\u201d \u2013 Jimmy Waldo, keyboards<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething old is something new and these new versions of some of the old Alcatrazz classics are killer and 100% METAL\u201d \u2013 Joe Stump, lead guitar<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy prior convictions have always remained true, step up and rock hard. Our new album Prior Convictions continues the Alcatrazz saga with a 21st century twist of classic songs and new music.\u201d \u2013 Gary Shea, bass guitar<\/p>\n<p>The brand new Alcatrazz song, \u201cStand And Wait Your Turn\u201d, is available for streaming below. Stream or purchase the Prior Convictions album <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/smarturl.it\/PriorConvictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-570053\" src=\"https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzPriorConvictions-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tracklisting:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransylvanian Requiem\u201d (new song)<br \/>\u201cStand And Wait Your Turn\u201d (new song)<br \/>\u201cJet To Jet (2025)\u201d<br \/>\u201cStarr Carr Lane (2025)\u201d<br \/>\u201cHiroshima Mon Amour (2025)\u201d<br \/>\u201cIsland In The Sun (2025)\u201d<br \/>\u201cToo Young To Die, Too Drunk To Live (2025)\u201d<br \/>\u201cGod Blessed Video (2025)\u201d<br \/>\u201cSkyfire (2025)\u201d<br \/>\u201cGeneral Hospital (2025)\u201d<br \/>\u201cKree Nakoorie (2025)\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ALCATRAZZ \u201cSTAND AND WAIT YOUR TURN\u201d from the Album PRIOR CONVICTIONS on BraveWords Records\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x1mJnQwPvw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ALCATRAZZ \u201cGod Blessed Video (Grand Theft Audio)\u201d from the Album PRIOR CONVICTIONS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1gLgus5sWws?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alcatrazz &quot;Hiroshima Mon Amour&quot; from the Album PRIOR CONVICTIONS on BraveWords Records\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RNz5QAkbITc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Credits:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Produced Giles Lavery and Jimmy Waldo<br \/>\u2013 Mixed &amp; Mastered by Andy Haller<br \/>\u2013 All songs recorded 2025<\/p>\n<p>Lineup:<\/p>\n<p>Giles Lavery \u2013 Vocals<br \/>Joe Stump \u2013 Guitars<br \/>Jimmy Waldo \u2013 Keyboards<br \/>Gary Shea \u2013 Bass<br \/>Mark Benquechea \u2013 Drums<\/p>\n<p>Alcatrazz hit the road in Europe this month with Girlschool. Dates below. Tickets <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bandsintown.com\/a\/57544-alcatrazz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-570057 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-531x750.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-531x750.jpg 531w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-450x636.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour.jpg 849w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"531\" data-eio-rheight=\"750\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-570057\" src=\"https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-531x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-531x750.jpg 531w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour-450x636.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bravewords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AlcatrazzGirlschoolTour.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/p>\n<p>November (Girlschool + Alcatrazz)<br \/>13 \u2013 Gothenburg, Sweden Skeppet<br \/>14 \u2013 Sala, Sweden \u2013 Rockland<br \/>15 \u2013 Stockholm, Sweden \u2013 Rock At Sea Cruise<br \/>18 \u2013 Turku, Finland \u2013 Nirvana + Daze Dolls<br \/>19 \u2013 Helsinki, Finland \u2013 On The Rocks<br \/>20 \u2013 Tampere, Finland \u2013 Tavara-asema<br \/>21 \u2013 Nakkila, Finland \u2013 Verstas<br \/>22 \u2013 Kouvola, Finland \u2013 House Of Rock<\/p>\n<p>November (Girlschool + Alcatrazz + David Reece\u2019s Bangalore Choir)<br \/>25 \u2013 Kortjik, Belgium \u2013 DVG Club<br \/>26 \u2013 Tilburg, Netherlands \u2013 Little Devil<br \/>27 \u2013 Kassel, Germany \u2013 Goldgrube<br \/>28 \u2013 Passau, Germany \u2013 Zauberberg<br \/>29 \u2013 Steyr, Austria \u2013 Kulturverein R\u00f6da<br \/>30 \u2013 Vienna, Austria \u2013 Escape Metal Corner<\/p>\n<p>December (Girlschool + Alcatrazz + David Reece\u2019s Bangalore Choir)<br \/>2 \u2013 Olomouc, Czechia \u2013 Bounty Rock Cafe<br \/>3 \u2013 Leipzig, Germany \u2013 Hellraiser<br \/>4 \u2013 N\u00fcrnberg, Germany \u2013 Hirsch<br \/>5 \u2013 Selb, Germany \u2013 Rockclub Nordbayern<br \/>6 \u2013 M\u00f6rlenbach\/Weiher, Germany \u2013 Live Music Hall<br \/>7 \u2013 Dortmund, Germany \u2013 Musiktheater Piano<\/p>\n<p>Alcatrazz, formed in 1983 in Los Angeles, has been as well known for the legendary players and singers who have passed throughout the bands ranks as much as they have for their music.<\/p>\n<p>Formed originally by the trio of Jimmy Waldo, Gary Shea (both fresh from late 70\u2019s hitmakers New England and the short lived band Warrior featuring a pre-KISS Vinnie Vincent) along with vocalist Graham Bonnet (himself with impressive credentials having been a then recent member of Rainbow and the Michael Schenker Group) the band set about completing the line up with drummer Jan Uvena (formerly of Alice Cooper) and a then very young Yngwie Malmsteen, a guitarist who had quickly made a name for himself upon arriving in the USA in the early 80s. The band issued their now classic debut No Parole From Rock N Roll album (1983) which was met with universal critical acclaim. Yngwie was soon to depart in favor of Steve Vai just in time for the bands second album, Disturbing The Peace (1985).<\/p>\n<p>The bands mission has always been a not necessarily stable lineup, but of an evolving union of established performers all forming a \u201csupergroup\u201d of sorts, one with perhaps more guitar fire-power than many, but definitely also with the songs to back it up.<\/p>\n<p>Vocalist Doogie White (himself also formerly of Rainbow and Michael Schenker) served a successful two album stint with the band, while the \u201cshred-lord\u201d himself\u2026the acclaimed Joe Stump (also a very established solo artist and a Berklee college professor) has now been the bands longest serving guitarist, with this year now making his 6th continuing year as a member of the band.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime Graham Bonnet and Alcatrazz collaborator, producer, songwriter and vocalist Giles Lavery is now the man behind the microphone, having proved he was an inspired choice on two recent U.S. tours \u2014 having worked with the band in numerous other creative capacities since 2017 the band feel it was a logical move, but also one chosen on merit. Giles can be heard on the recent BraveWords Records release, Jack Starr\u2019s Out Of The Darkness Part II as well as his studio and live work with U.S. metal legends Warlord, a band who feature non-other than Mark Zonder on drums\u2026himself a former member of the Graham Bonnet Band, Fates Warning, and worth noting here\u2026 as he is also currently leading the band A-Z who feature none other than Alcatrazz main man keyboardist Jimmy Waldo! confused yet? don\u2019t be, as all of this proves that there is a firm but perhaps overlooked consistency and lineage to what on the surface may seem like an ever evolving band personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed Jimmy Waldo continues to be the heart and soul of Alcatrazz\u2026 as aside from being the bands talented keyboardist, he has been the one who would, over the bands career find himself at the centre of all band affairs and decision making, from booking the band in the early days, working closely with the bands various record labels, to making sure other members, at the height of 1980s rock n roll decadence were present and accounted for when it came time to get the work done\u2026\u201dI think I even drove the tour bus once or twice back then\u201d says Waldo\u2026 in fact it was Jimmy himself who personally selected Steve Vai out of a number of other contenders for the guitarist position in 1984 when Yngwie Malmsteen chose to move on to his own distinguished solo career.. \u201cAlot of people have come and gone over the years\u201d says Jimmy\u2026 \u201cIt\u2019s kept it fresh and we are hardly the only band like that, we still have myself and Gary still holding down the frontline from that early era\u201d Chris Impellitteri historically was one such player in line for the job, who may not have made it into the bands ranks back in 1984, but who in 2020 finally recorded with the band as a special guest on the successful \u201cBorn Innocent\u201d album (co-produced by Giles and Jimmy).<\/p>\n<p>Bassist Gary Shea, he who named the band and designed the bands logo no less\u2026 came up with the above-mentioned iconic album titles (lets also not forget \u201cLive Sentence\u201d) as noted above, has been flying the Alcatrazz flag with Jimmy for over 4 decades now and is looking forward to this next phase. Gary\u2019s recently published book \u201cNo Bass, No Party\u201d is also an essential read for those wanting to delve deeper into the Alcatrazz story!<\/p>\n<p>BraveWords Records has released albums by Paul Di\u2019Anno\u2019s Warhorse, The Chris Slade Timeline, Rhett Forrester and Rob Robbins, Prophets of Addiction, ASKA, Jack Starr, Alcatrazz and future releases from Lillian Axe, Crimson Glory and David Reece\u2019s Bangalore Choir.<\/p>\n<p>There is a serious void which desperately needs to be filled, hard-working and creative bands that have yet to find a partnership and a mutual vision with a professional team. The music-fuelled minds behind BraveWords Records, Brian Adams, Giles Lavery, Tim Henderson and Michael Brandvold, have built the ultimate home for an artist that will take you where you want to be. Collectively, with nearly 100 years of music industry experience under our belts, the BraveWords Records team will take care of all the crucial aspects of your project from global distribution (digital and physical), publicity and media coverage (web, radio, visual), social media blanketing and streaming opportunities (such as Streaming For Vengeance). Where most labels have forgotten the concept of actually marketing a release sensibly, BraveWords Records will construct a viable and comprehensive marketing plan, including visibility at BraveWords.com, which attracts a million visitors monthly. BraveWords Records has all senses on high alert as the music industry continues its never-ending transitioning, so the artist will always be aware of new opportunities to build their brand and strive for world domination. BraveWords will also have a focus on licensing film and TV content, both contemporary and retrospective across many genres. As artists and labels transition to the many new mediums available today for their work, BraveWords intends to stay ahead of the curve in providing and actively seeking opportunities for our roster of clients.<\/p>\n<p>With the rapid spread of the world wide web, BraveWords.com was born in 2000 and quickly became the celebrity.land of heavy metal. With its team of global writers and photographers, the site flourished with 24\/7 updated news, features, reviews, audio and video steams.<\/p>\n<p>For nearly 30 years, BraveWords wears their metal heart loudly on their sleeve, as they celebrate the greatest genre of music with the most dedicated and passionate fans on the planet!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:2px 6px 4px 6px; color: #555555; background-color: #eeeeee; border: #dddddd 2px solid\">Make  sure you are subscribed to the BraveWords YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Bravewords666?sub_confirmation=1\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Bravewords666?sub_confirmation=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source bravewords.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, BraveWords Records releases Prior Convictions, the new album by Alcatrazz. 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