Angel Down

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Angel Down
Studio album by Sebastian Bach
Released	November 20, 2007
Recorded	Sound City Studios, Hollywood, California, (2007)
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal, progressive metal
Length	54:28
Label	MRV
Producer	Roy Z
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Cash Box link Rolling Stone link
Sebastian Bach chronology
Bach 2: Basics (2001) Angel Down (2007)

Angel Down is the third studio album by former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, released on November 20, 2007. It is Bach's first solo album since his 2001 release Bach 2: Basics. It has garnered attention due to Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose's guest appearance on 3 tracks and Bach's appearance on MTV's Celebrity Rap Superstar. Rose's performances on the album were the first officially released material from the singer since the 1999 Guns N' Roses song Oh My God (Guns N' Roses song) The front cover art of the album is an original painting by Bach's late father David Bierk.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Singles 4 Personnel 4.1 Additional personnel 5 Chart positions 6 References

[edit] Reception

In an exclusive preview of the album, Paul Cashmere of Undercover described Angel Down as "The metal album of the year, if not the 21st Century so far." ^[1]

On October 27, 2007, "Back in the Saddle" was played on the Texas radio station Q94.5. According to the station, the phones rang off the hook when the song was played and it became the station's #1 most requested track, however it only debuted at # 191 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, selling 6,400 copies in its first week. The album seemed to have suffered from distribution problems in the first few weeks which explains the low sales.^[2]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Angel Down" (Adam Albright, Sebastian Bach) - 3:48
2. "You Don't Understand" (Bach, Roy Z) - 3:06
3. "Back in the Saddle" (Joe Perry, Steven Tyler) - 4:19
4. "(Love Is) A Bitchslap" (Bach, Z) - 3:08
5. "Stuck Inside" (Johnny Chromatic, Axl Rose) - 2:57
6. "American Metalhead" (Mike Chlasciak) - 4:02
7. "Negative Light" (Bach, Chlasciak, Steve Digiorgio) - 4:33
8. "Live and Die" (Chlasciak, Tim Clayborne) - 3:53
9. "By Your Side" (Bach, Z) - 5:27
10. "Our Love Is a Lie" (Bach, Chlasciak, Z) - 3:20
11. "Take You Down with Me" (Bach, DiGiorgio) - 4:37
12. "Stabbin' Daggers" (Bach, Chromatic, Bobby Jarzombek) - 3:41
13. "You Bring Me Down" (Ralph Santolla) - 3:16
14. "Falling into You" (Bach, Desmond Child) - 4:21

[edit] Singles

• "(Love Is) A Bitchslap"

[edit] Personnel

• Sebastian Bach - lead vocals
• "Metal" Mike Chlasciak - guitar
• Johnny Chromatic - guitar
• Steve DiGiorgio - bass guitar
• Bobby Jarzombek - drums and percussion

[edit] Additional personnel

• Axl Rose - Vocals on "Back in the Saddle", backup vocals on "(Love Is) A Bitchslap" and "Stuck Inside"; writing credits on "Stuck Inside".
• Adam Albright - Guitar on "Angel Down"
• Ed Roth - Piano and strings on "By Your side" and "Falling into You"

[edit] Chart positions

Chart	Position
Billboard Top 200[3]	191[4]
Billboard Hard Rock Chart[5]	1
Billboard Heatseekers Chart[5]	1

[edit] References