Artist description FRANKIE'S PLAYGROUND is the solo-band of German/South African power-rock vocalist Frankie Riester, and was recorded in the famous Area 51 Studios in Hannover, Germany where it was produced byTommy Newton (Conception, Victory, Headcrash, Phillip Boa, Terry Hoax, Helloween..)! This album is definitely one of the most promising newcomers in hardrock/metal and crosses various styles from Nine Inch Nails and Faith No More to Aerosmith and Black Sabbath. It is elegantly packaged and designed with a huge portion of originality and style, and is also distinctively stamped with a mind-blowing state-of-the-art sound.

Music Style Hardrock, Metal, Modern Rock, Alternative

Musical Influences Rainbow, Foreigner, Scorpions

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Artist History FRANKIE'S PLAYGROUND is the solo-band of German/South African power-rock vocalist Frankie Riester,decided to record this debut solo album after splitting up with his former German melodic hard rock band DEADLOCK with who he shared big festival stages (like The Daytona Europe Festival'97 and the Balinger Open Air '96) in Europe with the likes of ZZ TOP, RAINBOW, DAVID BOWIE, MIDNIGHT OIL, SPINDOCTORS, JAMES BROWN,SCORPIONS, DEEP PURPLE, SAXON AND MANOWAR just to mention a few. FRANKIE who's dream it was always to immigarteto South Africa, started his own record label RIESTER INTERNATIONAL RECORDS in Cape Town, South Africa early 1999.In the meantime RIESTER is one of the leading indie labels in South Africa and have signed a distribution deal withUNIVERSAL MUSIC for five different African countries.Frankie launched his label with his first label-artisit-singning, himself alias FRANKIE'S PLAYGROUND. Aslo see their website www.riester-records.co.za !!!

Group Members Frankie Riester (Deadlock) - lead and backing vocalsTore Ostby (Conception, DC COOPER, ARK) - guitarsTommy Newton (Victory) - guitarsOtto Van Alphen (Headcrash, Ark) - bassMatthias Liebetruth (Headcrash, Victory) - drums

Instruments ESP and Caparison guitars, Warwick and Steinberg basses, premiere drums and paiste cymbals

Albums FRANKIE'S PLAYGROUND

Press Reviews "a must for your collection..." Barney Simon (Radio 5) (South Africa's nationwide station)"a freshness we have not heard in ages" Paul Connely (EPIC magazine)"a top-class rocking debut" Jane Mayne (Cape Times)"...mind-blowing state-of-the-art quality sound!" Nici De Wet (Top Forty Magazine)

Additional Info CD booklet comes on 24 pages, in full color, all lyrics

Location Cape Town, Western Cape - South Africa

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