Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch - Rise up Lights (2023)

“RISE UP LIGHTS” is the new studio album by Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch, available worldwide for digital and physical release on October 31, 2023. It is the band's first album in 6 years and it showcases the hard rock side of the band's sound. While previous albums have been a mix of rock and blues, this one has more in common with the classic hard-rock sounds of the 1970's through the 1990's. All songs were written by Jason Elmore and were heavily inspired by artists like Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Richie Kotzen, Andy Timmons, and Kings X, among others. Mike Talbot and Brandon Katona lay down thundering drums and gut-punching bass, and Elmore handles all guitar and vocal duties. The result is a 44-minute sonic excursion into familiar but refreshing melodies, harmonies, grooves, interesting lyrics, and layer after layer of big nasty riffs and ass-ripping guitar solos that are reminiscent of those golden days of heavy rock music.