AIRBOURNE to release brand new album “BONESHAKER” on October 25th 2019

AIRBOURNE TO RELEASE THEIR BRAND-NEW STUDIO ALBUM BONESHAKER ON OCTOBER 25 VIA
SPINEFARM RECORDS / CAROLINE AUSTRALIA

ALBUM TITLE TRACK ‘BONESHAKER’ UNLEASHED
SPOILER ALERT: IT’S A REAL F**KING ROCK ‘N’ ROLL RECORD!

Airbourne will release their fifth studio album Boneshaker on October 25 via Spinefarm Records / Caroline Australia. The band revealed the cover artwork for BONESHAKER, which was a collaboration between Matt Read of Combustion Ltd, and Sean Tidy of Design House Studio Ltd.

On the topic of the artwork, guitarist Matthew Harrison states: “The whole sentiment we were after was about rock n’ roll for life. We wanted to create something tattoo worthy, and that the artwork was classic and stood the test of time.”

With the creation of Boneshaker, all-action Aussie rockers Airbourne decided to take the bolder path; to align with Nashville’s Number One producer, Dave Cobb, whose credits include both Chris Stapleton and the ‘Star Is Born’ soundtrack, as a way of staking out new turf away from comfort zones and safe havens…

“It’s a live gig in the studio. This is always something we wanted to do – find a way to bring the soul and power of an Airbourne live show into an album. Cobb caught our lightning and put it in a bottle.” states bandleader Joel O’Keeffe.

Relocating to historic Studio A on Nashville’s Music Row, six-time Grammy Award-winning producer Cobb’s natural home and one of Music City’s most prized creative hubs, the four musicians set themselves a challenge: to make a record cut from the same frayed cloth as those classic late-’70s recordings from Australia’s legendary Albert’s house of ‘Oz Rock’ that inspired the band so much.

There are no weird tangents here, no un-called for asides, no messin’ about. This is straight-down-the-line pure rock ‘n’ roll drama smelling of burnt rubber, spilt gasoline and valves glowing red hot. No ballads, no acoustic guitars, no keyboards. 10 tracks, 30 minutes of music. Everything lean an’ lethal, stripped to the bone, to those essential elements that rock ‘n’ roll requires to properly do its work: raging guitars, pounding bass ‘n’ bass, vocals packed full of real personality – the kind of passion that only comes from willfully pursuing a life on the line.

Boneshaker was premiered live at Wacken 2019 in front of 80k+ people, their fourth time at the legendary festival, which felt like a homecoming for the band.

PRE-ORDER BONESHAKER HERE
As always, you can find Airbourne on the road. They will be crisscrossing the planet, in true Airbourne fashion until 2022.

“We are pumped about playing these new songs live, it’s always cool to do that first tour on the album cycle, especially that first run of shows. The first time you hear people singing the words back at you to a new song, it makes us really appreciate how much our Airbourne family around the world supports us.“ states drummer, Ryan O’Keeffe. “2020 is already shaping up to be a jam packed year.”

TOUR DATES: Saturday 4 January 2020 – Summernats, Canberra 

SPECIAL GUESTS ON ALICE COOPER AUSTRALIAN TOUR:

Saturday 8 February 2020 – RAC Arena, Perth 
Tuesday 11 February 2020 – AEC Theatre, Adelaide
Friday 14 February 2020 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Saturday 15 February 2020 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Tuesday 18 February 2020 – Entertainment Centre, Brisbane 

Airbourne Are: Joel O’Keeffe (vocals/lead guitar), Matthew Harrison (guitar), Justin Street (bass), Ryan O’Keeffe (drums)

This is ‘Boneshaker’.

This is Airbourne.

Rock ‘n’ Roll For Life.

BONESHAKER TRACK LISTING:

01. BONESHAKER
02. BURNOUT THE NITRO
03. THIS IS OUR CITY
04. SEX TO GO
05. BACKSEAT BOOGIE
06. BLOOD IN THE WATER
07. SHE GIVES ME HELL
08. SWITCHBLADE ANGEL
09. WEAPON OF WAR
10. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FOR LIFE

Airbourne is an Australian hard rock band formed in Warrnambool in 2003 by brothers Joel O’Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, and Ryan O’Keeffe on drums. The lineup was completed with Justin Street on bass guitar and backing vocals, and David Roads, on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. In 2017, Roads amicably stepped down, with Matthew Harrison stepping up as his replacement.

The band’s debut album, Runnin’ Wild, was released in June 2007, certified Silver in the UK, and charted in the top 30 of the ARIA Albums chart, appeared on the US Billboard 200; UK, France, Austria, and Switzerland Albums chart.

Their second album, No Guts. No Glory. came out in March 2010, reached top 20 in Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Finland, Greece, Sweden, and Switzerland, as well as going in at #31 in the UK and Top 100 of the US Billboard 200.

The third studio album, Black Dog Barking, was released in May 2013, and peaked at #17 in Australia and came in top 20 in Austria, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland, as well as top 100 in the UK, Spain, Norway, and France.

In October 2016, Airbourne released their fourth album, Breakin’ Outta Hell, which peaked top 5 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland; #9 in the UK; and top 20 in Australia. The band has played an estimated 1000+ shows since the formation of the band, including multiple appearances at some of the biggest festivals in the world, including Wacken, Download, Hellfest, Rock am Ring, and Rock im Park.