THIRTEEN, by Modern Day Heroes

THIRTEEN

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The anniversary album "Thirteen" comes in a mat-coated rockin' digi pack and includes 18 tracks. Among thirteen well-known, handpicked and remixed MDH milestones, there are two previously unreleased live covers and three brand new songs on this CD. The artwork was once again made from the MDH bass player Yves! Get your copy signed with a personal message will ya?

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The anniversary album "Thirteen" comes on a 180g gatefold double vinyl and includes 22 tracks. Thats 4 songs more than on the CD! So, among seventeen well-known, handpicked and remixed MDH milestones, there are two previously unreleased live covers and three brand new songs on this pretty piece of heavy double vinyl. It comes in a gatefold jacket, nice inner sleeves and ones again with an artwork of MDH bass player Yves.

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Our self made limited edition of cassettes are now available! Sixteen songs wrapped in a high quality retro feeling FoxC60 cassette tape. Handmade from Yves, Heinz and Serge with love! Only a few copies available!

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of One By One, Walk On Fire, DUST & FLAMES, THIRTEEN, TRANSMISSION, RIEN NE VA PLUS, THE SUN NEVER SETS IN THE LAND OF COOL, and MODERN DAY HEROES. , and , .

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1.	Fire Me Up 03:36	info	buy track
2.	Souljacker 03:04	info	buy track
3.	I Want You 03:13	info	buy track
4.	Danger Zone 03:18	info	buy track
5.	No Time To Lose 04:01		buy track
6.	You Made My Day 04:01		buy track
7.	Black Betty 03:26	info	buy track
8.	Dressed To Kill 03:41		buy track
9.	At The Wrong Place 04:18		buy track
10.	On My Way 03:48		buy track
11.	I Need A Revolution 03:21	info	buy track
12.	Over The Line 03:55	info	buy track
13.	Won't Be Getting Easier 04:09		buy track
14.	On The Run 05:02		buy track
15.	I'm Gone 04:45		buy track
16.	On The Edge 03:34	info	buy track
17.	A Million Light Years 03:11	info	buy track
18.	Solitude 04:20		buy track

about

13 years ago Serge Christen (vox, guitar), Yves Fontana (bass) and Heinz Baumann (drums) formed Modern Day Heroes. The band, renowned for their high-energy trio-rock’n’roll live shows have released one EP and three studio albums since 2006. Along with Serge, Yves and Heinz, former musicians from Mud Slick and Sam Dimas make up the Modern Day Heroes. These are no newbie’s, more like old hands in the music circus scene, having toured and played live with the likes of Motörhead, Bon Jovi, Billy Idol, H-Blockx, Subway to Sally and many others.
The first MDH EP from 2006, called simply Modern Day Heroes, snapped up the Adcom Award from the M4Music Demotape-Clinic. Just for a laugh, in 2009 the band entered their new album, „The sun never sets in the land of cool“, in the then nascent My Coke Music competition. Jury member and former Miss Switzerland, Mahara McKay promptly gave the MDH her wild card and they ended up winning the My Coke Music Award for best Swiss live act. This album also brought the Modern Day Heroes an endorsement from the English clothing company Ben Sherman, who swiftly decked the guys out in snappy shirts, tees and hats.
A Germany-wide tour followed with the well-known popcore-rockband Die Happy, from Hamburg to Nuremberg and from Bochum to Leipzig.
In 2010, during the recording of their second album “Rien na va plus”, the band continued touring Switzerland and appeared at many famous festivals such as Openair Gampel, Heitere Openair, Brienzerfock Festival, Rock oz Arènes, Openair St.Gallen and many more. Rivella used their “I need a revolution” song for their campaign, enabling the band to reach a far wider audience. “Rien ne va plus” got the band nominated for the Best Talent in Swiss National Radio award from SRF3.
And so the MDH were on the road again and nothing could stop them. Unfazed, they played at the venerable Cavern Club in Liverpool, as well as at clubs and festivals in France, Germany and down to deepest South Tyrol. One highlight was playing support for Unwritten Law in sunny California.
Simon Von Allmen took over from Heinz Baumann from 2011 – 2018 on drums, and after 6 years of nonstop touring, songwriting and studio, it was time for a break from concerts. They used this break to devote themselves to other artistic projects, and so, between 2013 and 2016, all was quiet on the MDH front.
But the Modern Day Heroes came back to the stage all the more louder and reached #35 in the Swiss album charts with their album “Transmission”!
The triumphant return of their drummer Heinz Baumann reuniting the MDH founding trio gives them every good reason to celebrate their 13th band year in an appropriate fashion. Which is why they have thought up something special for their anniversary year. “Thirteen” is the name of the Modern Day Heroes 5th disc. This anniversary album is packed with classic MDH style fluid rock'n'roll - a melting pot of Modern Day Heroes band history.
Among 13, handpicked and remixed MDH milestones, there are two previously unreleased live covers and three brand new songs on the CD and even 22 Songs on the double vinyl LP.
“Down-to-earth, no frills attached guitar rock with just the right portion of cheekiness” was how the press described the typical MDH sound in the past. And this is exactly how the Modern Day Heroes, with Serge’s unmistakable voice, Yves’ rolling bass and Heinz’ thundering drums, blast their sound from the stage and out the loudspeakers.

credits

released December 13, 2019

Produced, recorded, mixed&mastered by Serge Christen at Mazzive Sound Productions Studios Switzerland. Photos&Artwork by Yves Fontana. All music by Modern Day Heroes. Lyrics by Serge Christen, Sara Christen, Sonny Salinas except for Souljacker written by Mark Everett, Butch Norton&Adam Siegel and Black Betty written by Hudson William Ledbetter. Management by RundUmTour Sara Christen. Licensed to brillJant sounds.

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“Down-to-earth, no frills attached guitar rock with just the right portion of cheekiness” was how the press described the typical MDH sound in the past. And this, is exactly how the Modern Day Heroes, with Serge’s unmistakable voice, Yves’ rolling bass and Heinz’ thundering drums, blast their sound from the stage and out the loudspeakers. ... more

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