Santa Cruz

Artist:  Santa Cruz
Origin:  Helsinki, Finland
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Hair Metal

Original line-up:

Arttu "Archie" Kuosmanen:  Vocals, Rhythm & Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Joonas "Johnny" Parkkonen:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals
Mitja "Middy" Toivonen:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Tapani "Taz" Fagerstrom:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Santa Cruz is a Finnish Glam Metal Band from Helsinki, formed in 2007 by Archie Kuosmanen (Vocals, Guitar) and Johnny Parkkonen (Guitar), along with Middy Toivonen (Bass) and Taz Fagerstrom (Drums).

Title:  Bad Blood Rising  (2017)
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Hair Metal
Label:  M-Theory Audio
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Young Blood Rising  (3:47)
 2.  River Phoenix  (3:36)
 3.  Fire Running Through Our Veins  (3:49)
 4.  Drag Me Out Of The Darkness  (4:15)
 5.  Breathe  (4:16)
 6.  Voice Of The New Generation  (3:22)
 7.  Back From The Dead  (3:49)
 8.  Bad Habits Die Hard  (3:27)
 9.  Pure Fucking Adrenaline  (3:45)

Personnel:


Archie Kuosmanen:  Vocals,  Guitar
Johnny Parkkonen:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals
Middy Toivonen:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Taz Fagerstrom:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Elviz Saarikoski:  Backing Vocals
Nelli Saarikoski:  Backing Vocals
Cille Venalainen:  Violin on Tracks:  5, 10

Bad Blood Rising is the third studio album by Santa Cruz, released on November 10, 2017 by M-Theory Audio.  The album made you to remind Hanoi Rock and Guns N' Roses, with bigger riffs, better hooks and badder attitude!.