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1.
Change The Reality 04:30
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2.
Juggernaut (Fury Road) 04:05
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3.
The Lone Star State Song 02:15
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4.
Rollerball 03:44
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5.
Cigarette 05:02
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6.
Heads or Tails 03:17
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7.
Escape From Earth 03:28
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8.
Down in The Rain 04:56
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9.
Badass Motherfucker 01:52
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10.
Uncle Pirate Blues 05:07
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11.
Heavy Foot, Cool Hand 03:57
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credits

released January 22, 2010

Chris Rolling : Guitars

The Heavy Manic Souls were :
Eric Dufour : Vocals
Eric Robin : Bass
Rod C : Drums

All Music & Lyrics written by Chris Rolling
except “Heavy Foot, Cool Hand” by THE FLASK

Recorded & Mixed by Jean-François Guédon at Youl’s House

Mastered by Fernando Cavazos
at Pigsound Studios, Los Angeles California

Artwork & Design by Chris Rolling & Jacques Augizeau

Photos by Jacques Augizeau

Produced by Chris Rolling

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“I think you will find it to be some of the best heavy blues rock you have heard in a very, very long time.”
The Ripple Effect (USA)
www.ripplemusic.blogspot.fr/2012/04/heavy-manic-souls-st.html

“It’s dominated by shaking, heavy riffs.”
Blues Rock Review (USA)
bluesrockreview.com/2012/01/heavy-manic-souls-review.html

“Un son moderne et tranchant et un guitariste inspiré !”
Daily Rock (France)
arnodailyrockfrance.blogspot.fr/2013/07/chronique-chris-rolling-heavy-manic.html

“De muziek is rauw en ongepolijst met een hoofdrol voor Chris Rolling.”
Blues Magazine (Holland)
www.bluesmagazine.nl/recensie-heavy-manic-souls-heavy-manic-souls/

“If hard rocking sounds with a bluesy influence is your thing then you could do a lot worse than buy this album !”
Rock Regeneration (UK)
www.rock-regeneration.co.uk/wordpress/?p=8757

“Nous avons ici un explosif Blues Rock groovy à souhait !”
Metal Integral (France)
www.metal-integral.com/en/reviews/3300/heavy-manic-souls/review-heavy-manic-souls.html;jsessionid=99993A4B547917995CACD8D1721934DF

“Pure Brilliance in every possible way !”
Metal Shock (Finland)
metalshockfinland.com/2012/04/08/review-heavy-manic-souls-heavy-manic-souls-2012/

“Album d’une trempe et d’une qualité incroyable.”
Bring Me the Sound (France)
bringmethesound.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/heavy-manic-souls/

“Unavoidably funky and refreshing.”
Pure Grain Audio (Canada)
puregrainaudio.com/audio/heavy-manic-souls-juggernaut-fury-road-song-stream

“Un Stevie Ray Vaughan freak, les doigts dans la prise !”
Le Deblocnot (France)
ledeblocnot.blogspot.fr/2012/02/heavy-manic-souls-2009-chronique.html

“11 tracks offering from a burgeoning talent”
Midlandsrocks (UK)
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/cd-reviews/heavymanicsouls-heavymanicsouls

“Une belle petite claque dans les gencives !”
Album Rock (France)
www.albumrock.net/album-heavy-manic-souls-heavy-manic-souls-5214.html?x=5214

“Un très bon album donc à conseiller, à écouter et à réécouter.”
Le Bourlingueur du Net (Belgium)
www.lebourlingueurdu.net/heavy-manic-souls-hard-blues-in-the-air/3285

“Un guitariste logiquement armé d'une Fender Stratocaster possédant une grande maîtrise des Arcanes du Blues.”
L'ignoble blog de Crapulax (France)
lezinedumoi.over-blog.com/article-heavy-manic-souls-93213277.html

“Serious Strat twistin' tones, this cat plays with a serious Texas accent.”
Strat-O-Blogster (USA)
www.stratoblogster.com/2011/08/heavy-manic-souls-strat-o-brother-chris.html

“If you want something with a little more contemporary sound but not losing touch with the solid blues.”
Bman's Blues Report (USA)
www.bmansbluesreport.com/2011/12/heavy-manic-souls-new-release-review.html

“Very Hendrixy style of playing. Excellent guitarist. I bet they will sound awesome live !”
Dolphinstreet (Canada)
www.dolphinstreet.com/blog/heavy-manic-souls

“Quelle déferlante ! C'est carré, puissant, millimétré à souhait.”
Paris Move (France)
www.paris-move.com/zik-cd-dedicated.php?id=515

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Chris Rolling La Roche Sur Yon, France

Raw Rock ‘N’ Roll power-trio. Hard Rock riffing, Punk wildness, Psychobilly voodoo rhythm with wide and edgy backing vocals. The missing link between Bo Diddley and Slayer !!!

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