MANRAZE – Premieres Brand New Single/Video Titled “TAKE ON THE WORLD” From SUPERBIKER Film Sequel
Photo Credit: Helen Collen
PAYS TRIBUTE TO 2011 BRITISH SUPERBIKE
RACING CHAMPION IN NEW FILM
Video Premiere on ESPN.com
(Los Angeles, CA) – Manraze, that powerful trio consisting of Def Leppard’s lead guitarist Phil Collen who also stands front & center on MR lead vocals, the Sex Pistol’s iconic drummer Paul Cook, and Collen’s former Girl band bassist Simon Laffy brings in 2012 with a fast paced tribute for one of Britain’s best and brightest in the world of BSB.
Tommy Hill secured the MCE Insurance British Super Bike Championship title after an epic climax during the 2011 season celebrating an emotional maiden crown at Brands Hatch back in October 2011. His pivotal journey to winning the championship is chronicled in two documentaries created by avid motorbike rider & veteran film maker Mark Sloper. In 2011 Manraze debuted their kinetic single ‘I, Superbiker’, aptly titled after the film, as the theme song for the first half of this electric series of motorbike racing and personal, introspective looks into the lives of the die-hard contenders. Director Mark Sloper continued his emotional chronicle in part 2 of the series “The Showdown: I, Super Biker II” due to be released in 135 theatres across the UK February 21, 2012. This time around Sloper places an even greater focus on Tommy Hill who lost the 2010 BSB race due to injuries sustained during a crash but manages to triumphantly emerge in the film’s sequel as the 2011 British Super Bike champion winning by 0.006of a second. Once again Mark approached Manraze about delivering a game-changing anthem that would embody the spirit of the British super bike racers.
Manraze’s new energetic rock/dance track ‘Take On The World’ featuring newcomer Debbi Blackwell-Cook, is a tribute written for the strength & unmoving dedication Tommy Hill put forth to win the 2011 BSB championship. Phil Collen states, “Tommy’s been through the ringer. I love stories about people overcoming such adversity. Writing this song for him was a no-brainer. Check out his history. We really admire him.” The song & video due for release and distribution by Primary Wave Music will be available worldwide for download via I-tunes starting February 7, 2012. A premiere of the Mark Sloper directed video is streaming now on ESPN.com.
ESPN VIDEO Premiere for “Take On The World”
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/thelife/music/news/story?page=phil-collen-manraze
iTunes Link: “Take On The World”
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=497404681
(Source: MAD Ink, PR)
LONG LIVE MANRAZE.
Stone.
Metal Odyssey > Heavy Metal Music Blog 
February 8, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Having just entertained the BMW motorbike test team down in Southern Spain, this entry struck a rock’n’roll chord with me Stone!
Too many ‘supergroups’ fail to live up to the tag, but ManRaze are a notable exception, exceeding the sum of their parts. Loved both of their albums.
February 10, 2012 at 12:51 pm
Much agreed, Kev! You can hear the “passion” these gentlemen have for Rock ‘N Roll in their music… MANRAZE is a celebration of all good things about the Rock genres they obviously love. It doesn’t appear/sound like any laurels were rested on.