“It’s been a long journey to create this magical dark fairytale album for everyone to enjoy,” said Ford. “I needed the perfect team to make that happen and to help give this powerful record a life it deserves. I am so happy to say I have officially sealed the deal with Frontiers Music Srl, as we are thrilled, excited and ready to rise with the first new single… Brace yourself.”

“We are incredibly proud to welcome Lita Ford to the Frontiers Label Group family,” said Jeff Stevenson, GM of Frontiers Label Group. “Lita is a true rock icon, an artist whose influence, musicianship, and unmistakable attitude have inspired generations of fans and musicians around the world. Beyond her extraordinary legacy, what excites us most is that Lita continues to look forward creatively. We’re honoured that she has chosen Frontiers for this next chapter, and we can’t wait for fans to hear what she has in store.”

Featuring Ford on guitar and vocals, alongside Gary Hoey who also produced, with Bobby Rock on drums, ‘Dracula’ was mixed by Max Norman and is out now.

Lita Ford’s career was kickstarted when she became lead guitarist with groundbreaking all-female rock band The Runaways, from 1976 to 1979. Her solo career began in 1983, with 1984 album Dancin’ On The Edge receiving a Grammy nomination and the hit single ‘Gotta Let Go’. 1988’s self-titled Lita was a multi-platinum success, scoring further hit singles, notably ‘Close My Eyes Forever’, her celebrated duet with Ozzy Osbourne. It was followed by further albums securing further Grammy nominations, with Ford receiving several awards for her guitar playing.

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We don’t really know what took her so long but London rockers were obviously excited to see her since we were all standing in a very packed venue.

First band on is the support Rock Goddess for whom my expectations were not really high due to the fact that I have never been a proper fan nor an expert of their music. However from the first moment they got on stage I was absolutely blown away by their energy. This is a band comprising of three dynamic ladies, Jody Turner (guitar and vocals), Julie Turner, sister of Jody (drums) and Tracey Lamb (bass). This cool trio was part of what was termed the New Wave of British Heavy Metal music back in the 80’s. They have toured with the likes of Iron Maiden, Y&T and Def Leppard and they even performed at the Reading Festival back in 1982. Unfortunately after only three albums the band split up in 1987. Tonight they opened up with a few oldies like ‘Satisfied Then Crucified’ from their self titled album released in 1983 and followed by ‘God Be With You’ from their Hell Hath No Fury album. The band carried on with lots of interaction with the audience and they seemed to have a proper good time while delivering great music with the same passion as they used to do back in the day. Loud and quite powerful was the moment when the crowd shouted “Fuck Off” proudly, encouraged by the band during the rendition of “Back Off”. Among old and new songs, they finished off their set with ‘Heavy Metal Rock ‘n Roll’ which had most of us in the audience singing along to. Jody and Tracey didn’t stop for a second, they were moving around the stage and talking to their fans as if we were all a big group of mates at the local pub. The aggressive stage presence and the lovely and grateful personalities are probably some of the features I personally loved the most from them. Throughout the whole performance Tracey doesn’t seem to miss a note while Julie Turner is barely visible at the back of the stage behind her drum kit but like the other two puts in a great show.

Follows a slightly delayed Lita’s set, firstly introduced by a tape of ‘Balls To The Wall’ and then an audio track which plays her dad shouting at her for playing music. After that, Lita gets on stage looking great as usual and nearing 59, she still approaches a show as if she’s in her 20s, dressed in a snug one-piece red leather suit, whipping her long blonde hair and striking poses, talking about the rock lifestyle and firing riffs with metal machismo. She starts with ‘Gotta Let Go’ taken from her ’84 album Dancin’ On The Edge, straightaway it was pretty obvious that her vocals and playing were as impeccable as in the golden age. Her set perfectly shows the two sides of her personality, the one of the strong iron woman mixed with a reckless feminine sexiness which is often vocally expressed too. “You’re making me wet!” She says,”…in a good way.”

She then plays her cover of Elton John’s ‘The Bitch Is Back‘ which sounds quite different from the original, not sure if in a positive or less positive way. Without doubt, she sounds much better in her own repertoire, in fact she continues with ‘Playin’ With Fire’, ‘Relentless’ and ‘Living Like A Runaway’ which is introduced by a brief promotion of her memoir. She plays so hard that she keeps breaking strings throughout the set including the ones on the original guitar that she played during her time in The Runaways. Very powerful is ‘Back To The Cave’ followed by ‘Can’t Catch Me’ with an amazing drum solo from veteran Bobby Rock. ‘Falling In And Out of Love’ is introduced with a special dedication to Nikki Sixx, which I found quite emotional being such a Motley’s fan. During this particular song, her jam and harmony with lead guitarist Patrick Kennison (Union Underground, Heaven Below) gets better and better. After “Out For Blood” she finally announces that Runaways song everyone was waiting for, ‘Cherry Bomb‘, which she sang perfectly and with the same passion, strenght and powerful attitude of Cherie Currie. Most of the people in the audience, me included, had never had the chance to see The Runaways live so I am sure we all felt like we were in for a treat and Lita definitely gave us a taste of what once was one of the best girl bands ever existed.

She proceeds with the first song she wrote after leaving The Runaways ‘Out For Blood’ and then soften the atmosphere with her Ozzy Osbourne duet ‘Close My Eyes Forever’. Her lead guitarist Patrick plays a breathtaking Ozzy and the whole room is absolutely blown away. Deeply emotional and probably one of the main moments in which their talent and passion reaches its peak.

She concludes the set with her hit ‘Kiss Me Deadly’ and the audience goes crazy with the singing along and dancing around. A fantastic night which brought us back in time in the most positive way.

Lita’s brand of rock and roll is aggressive, raw and loose. These qualities mixed with a very talented band represent the winning formula for a successful performance. Let’s hope she won’t make us wait so long to come back again.

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Other bands added to the line-up include: Paul Laine (Danger Danger), Kane’d, Bailey, Estrella, Daylight Robbery, Summers, The Radio Sun, Trophies of Man, Falling Red,  Reach, Damn Dice,  Voodoo Vegas, Dellacoma, Walkway , Devilstar,  Hells Addiction, Art Nation, Sorded Lies, Saints of Sin, Black Bullets , Epic, Silent Jack,  Bulletproof Rose,  Haxan & Madam Guillotine.

HRH AOR 5 takes place @ Camp HRH, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales on 9th – 12th March 2017.

The event sells out incredibly quickly each year, so it’s one that you really have to keep your eye on. There are still a few day tickets remaining, which can be booked online www.hrhaor.com, or by calling Fleur on 0203 287 6684.

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She is considered to be one of the icons of all-female rock.

She was once described as “the lost daughter of Iggy Pop and Brigitte Bardot …” by Bomp! magazine.

When she announced her first-ever UK dates as a solo artist, her fan community in Britain were overjoyed. The eight shows in November marked her first UK gigs since she fronted the famous 1970s all-girl rock band.

We were lucky enough to see her very special performance at London’s Underworld venue in Camden Town on the closing night of the very successful tour.

The new album by Cherie — ‘Reverie’ was available for purchase at the show.

The London show followed quickly on from her scheduled Bristol Bierkeller performance,which had to be canceled at short notice due to a throat infection. But Cherie promised that tickets from Bristol would be transferable to the show in London. And the band (without Cherie) put on a brilliant little set in the Bierkeller, which lessened the pain. We met several people who had trekked from Bristol to London to see Cherie on her final night.

The new single (from the album) — ‘Believe’ — was written some 18 years ago and produced by Cherie’s son and played on the night. It is about the sky being the only limit to your desires, aspirations and expectations. Anything and everything is possible… So long as you believe. The piece developed slowly into a beautiful work, with moments of stunning musicianship from Cherie’s band. This song has the lot: sway-along moments, transcendent guitars and an exceptional culmination.

The best moment of the evening (so touching) was when the special guest bass player, Suzi Quatro, took to the stage for the song ‘Rock and Roll Rosie’ that Cherie and Alexx Michael wrote for the film about her life. What an historic reunion it was! And a real tear-jerker…

Cherie pleased the crowd as as she slotted in her exciting street-punk numbers, one after another. She worked so hard! And she also made a point of seeing her fans after the show.

What a great ambassador for the music she is!

And what a memorable night…

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