Grand Slam return with Slam!, the band’s third album, out in 2027. Before that, at the risk of taking a grand idea a little too far, their new single ‘Slam Dunk’ is out along with an accompanying video.
‘Slam Dunk’ proves to be a hard-hitting slice of rock ’n’ roll that channels frustration, defiance and a healthy dose of rebellious humour. Driven by a powerful, pace-setting guitar riff and an infectious chorus, the track captures the band’s unmistakable energy and attitude, as frontman Mike Dyer explained: “‘Slam Dunk’ is about losing yourself in a world that’s lost the plot, and finding enough fire to laugh in its face. There’s hurt in there, but there’s a raised middle finger too.”
Originally formed back in 1984 by guitarist Laurence Archer and the late Phil Lynott, Grand Slam returned with a series of great singles as featured on 2019 album Hit The Ground, more recently 2024’s Wheel Of Fortune, and now Slam!. Due on 19th March 2027 through Silver Lining Music, it features Archer and Dyer alongside Benjy Reid (drums) and Rocky Newton (bass), on what’s been declared “a series of passionately crafted classics that provide the perfect rocking antidote to these fraught times”.
Slam! will be available in a range of vinyl variants, CD, exclusive bundles and digital formats, and features the tracks: ‘Night Train’, ‘Keep Your Head Down’, ‘Slam Dunk’, ‘Give Me A Sign’, ‘Louder Than Yesterday’, ‘Venus Butterfly’, ‘Lawless’, ‘Tu Corazón Del Tiempo’, ‘Brotherhood’ and ‘Ride On’.
‘Slam Dunk’ is available on streaming services, and you can check out the video, directed, produced and edited by Paul M Green, here at RAMzine.
