Joe Stump's Tower Of Babel - New Single And Video "Rules Of Silence" Out Now
- Rock Metal Machine
- 6 days ago
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Joe Stump’s Tower of Babel, the hard rock quintet who bring the finest European ingredients to their no-nonsense rock ‘n’ roll, release the high-octane video for ‘Rules Of Silence’. The track is taken from the new album Days Of Thunder out this week.
“‘Rules Of Silence’ feels to me like one of those old up-tempo Rainbow songs, such as ‘Lost in Hollywood’ or ‘Fire Dance’” explains Stump. “It’s one those ‘driving’ tracks, and it’s one of my favourite riffs on the record. I love the balls of something that rocks like that, it’s got a lot more vibe and it’s fun to play.”
Joe Stump’s supreme six-string shredding skills are known throughout the rock and metal scenes, both as the lead guitarist of Alcatrazz and as the shred specialist associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and having torn new earholes with their 2017 debut Lake of Fire, Stump & co take it a step further and higher with 10 glorious slices of riff-driven, Rainbow/Deep Purple styled anthems on Days Of Thunder.
Along with the soaring vocals of Jo Amore, the tight-fist-drumming of Mark Cross, the multi-dimensional Mistheria (aka The Maestro) on keyboards, and Nic Angileri nailing down the rhythms on bass guitar, Stump has once again prevailed in bringing heavy, energetic, yet gloriously melodic music to the table with a style and panache rarely seen in 2025.
Released today, second single ‘Rules Of Silence’ is a frenetic hard rock anthem which kicks off with a glorious infectious Stump riff. “All of my influences are the classic European hard rock masters, whether it’s Ritchie Blackmore, Michael Schenker with the Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Uli Jon Roth when he was with the Scorpions, and of course the early Yngwie Malmsteen stuff,” says Stump. “So, the record gives a modern take on those classic sounds… and all the guys in the band are of the same mindset and the same school, so I don’t have to mention anything to them and the tracks take on lives of their own. With Jo’s great vocals, Mark’s skill playing, and of course the Maestro destroying on the keys, everything on Days Of Thunder matches up perfectly.”
On Days of Thunder, songs such as ‘Sacrifice’ and ‘The Princess’ dance the edge of speed and classic fireball rocking, the latter allowing some outrageous solos to unfold from both Mistheria and, of course, Stump, who proudly re-establishes his pedigree as one the world’s best axesmiths. The mysterious and hazy groove of hip-swinger ‘Alone In The Desert’ is a smokey backbeat dragging you into its soulful swagger. All in all, taking a ride with Days Of Thunder is a Jedi mind trick of vintage sounds with ultra-fresh and vibrant sensibilities that will transport you back to the Hammersmith Odeon and the days when unabashed hard rockin' talent, power, colour, and flare were celebrated and venerated.
"A thunderous salvo of unapologetic, straight-ahead hard rock and heavy metal” -- Metal Rules
“10 tracks which are finely handcrafted - Joe Stump is a versed and experienced songwriter who has the understanding for arrangements, solo and balance. Listen to Days of Thunder and you know what I mean, really powerful and banging, a metal track garnished with a wonderful guitar solo and all his band colleagues are superb, especially Jo Amore with his powerful voice.” – Rock It
“To find a suitable singer for the great songs on Days Of Thunder wasn’t probably easy but Stump found Jo Amore and hit the jackpot. A very successful debut and everyone hopes that there’ll be a follow up with the same line-up” – Legacy
“Jo’s great voice, Mark’s wonderful playing and The Maestro himself – everything fits perfectly” -- Darkstars.de
“After the short and dark doom Instrumental intro ‘Dominium’, ‘Rules of Silence’ is rocking bad ass but then comes the title song ‘Days Of Thunder’ and a thunderstorm breaks loose. And you can hear that Joe is influenced by Rainbow and Dio
… a thoroughly successful album which inspired me to listen to Joe Stump’s solo albums. I am totally infected and this record is basically Yngwie Malmsteen in metal!” – Break Out
“A real successful record and hopefully there is another album coming …” – Legacy
Days Of Thunder track-listing:
Dominum
Rules Of Silence
Days Of Thunder
Blind Are Your Eyes
Alone In The Desert
In The Heat Of The Night
Sacrifice
Black Knight's Prelude
Trust Me
The Princess
Days Of Thunder is out on July 4th and is available on CD and digital formats. Orders can be placed here
Joe Stump’s Tower Of Babel are:
JOE STUMP Guitars and Guitar Synth
JO AMORE: Vocals
MARK CROSS: Drums and Backing Vocals
MISTHERIA: Keyboards
NIC ANGILERI: Bass
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