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CORELEONI Release Second Studio Album ‘II’
September 27th, 2019

Hard rock band CoreLeoni, founded by Gotthard guitarist Leo Leoni, issued second full-length studio album II on September 27th, 2019 through AFM Records.

The outing once again featured re-recorded renditions of early Gotthard songs along with two brand new tracks – ‘Queen Of Hearts’ and ‘Don’t Get Me Wrong’. The digipak CD and vinyl editions of the album also featured a cover of John Lee Hooker’s ‘Boom Boom’.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Waltz No. 2 (Dmitri Shostakovich cover)’
02. ‘Standing In The Light’
03. ‘Love For Money’
04. ‘Open Fire’
05. ‘Angel’
06. ‘And Then Goodbye’ *
07. ‘She Goes Down’
08. ‘No Tomorrow’
09. ‘I’m Your Travellin’ Man’
10. ‘Cheat And Hide’ *
11. ‘Make My Day’
12. ‘Mountain Mama’
13. ‘Queen Of Hearts’
14. ‘Don’t Get Me Wrong’
15. ‘Boom Boom’ (John Lee Hooker cover) *
16. ‘Il Padrino (Nino Rota cover)’

* digipak CD and vinyl editions bonus track

CoreLeoni’s line-up was as follows:

Ronnie Romero (vocals, Rainbow / The Ferrymen / ex-Lords Of Black)
Leo Leoni (guitar, Gotthard)
Jgor Gianola (guitar, ex-Gotthard / ex-U.D.O. / ex-Jorn)
Mila Merker (bass, Soulline)
Hena Habegger (drums, Gotthard)

Music videos were filmed for the track ‘Queen Of Hearts’ and the band’s rendition of Gotthard’s ‘Angel’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the track ‘Don’t Get Me Wrong’.

All three clips can be viewed below.

Debut studio record The Greatest Hits – Part 1 was released in February 2018 via Frontiers Music Srl.