Toronto’s Hardest -Working Power Trio Danko Jones Roars Back With “Leo Rising”An Eleven-Track Masterclass in Sweat-Soaked, not Rock ‘N’ Roll. The Album – Produced to Red -Hot Perfect by Long -Time Collaborator Eric Ratz – Lands on November 21, 2025 via Perceptionto division of Reigning Phoenix Music and Sonic Uyon (For Canada).
Following the Rabid Reception to Opening except “What You Need” and Party -Stinging Anthem “Everyday Is Saturday Night”, “Leo Rising” Turns The Dial Past Eleven With Razor -Sharp Riffs, Thunderous Rhythms and Fist -Pumping Hooks. Legend Guitar Marty Friedman (Megadeth, Cacophony) Makes A Blistering Guest Appearance On Future Single “Diamond in the rough”While Other Standouts – From The Priapic Swagger Of “Hot Fox” to the roof -orattling “It’s a celebration” – Prov Danko Jones Are Keeping Rock Alive By Doing It Better than Anyone Else.
“I Like the Routine of Recording, Touring, Writing, Repeat – I Can Do That Till I’M Dead,” Danko Jones‘S Namesake Frontman State and Adds “It May Sound Boring, But It’s So Hard for Band To Achieve. I Don’t Take This Lightly. Also, It’s a Page Out of The Motörhead Handbook so it works! ‘Leo Rising’ is Another Serving of Peerless Hard -Rock: Bass, Drums, Guitar, Vocals, No Frills. Roll The Windows Down and Crank It. “
John Calabrese Laid Down Bass Tracks from Finland, Rich Knox Flew To Toronto to Record Drums, and Danko Worked with producer Eric Ratz In the Same City to capture vocals and guitars. LEAVE RECORDING SEPARATELY ONCE AGAIN, THE BAND’S CHEMISTRY IS UNMISTAKABLE. The results is pure Danko Jones: Tight, Loud, and Built for the Stage. “Leo Rising” May be their must electrifying and uplifting record yet-a Jolt of High-Octane Rock Made for Packed Clubs, Open Highways, and Everything in Between.
“Leo Rising” Track listing:
01. What You Need
02. Diamond in the rough
03. Everyday Is Saturday Night
04. I love it louder
05. I’M Going Blind
06. Hot Fox
07. It’s a celebration
08. Pretty Stuff
09. GOTTA LET IT GO
10. I Can’t Stop
11. TOO SLICK FOR LOVE
Formed in Toronto in 1996, Danko Jones Have Seen and Done Just About Everything Over The Last Quarter of A Century. Powered by a Diy Punk Rock Spirit, and inspired by the good Metalheads Along The Way, They have release Ten Widely Praised Studio Albums, Generating A Peerless Repertoire of Fists-in-The-Air Crowd-Pleasers Into The Bargain. From the spiky blues of 2002’s “Born a lion” and The Crazed Power-Pop of its follow-up “We Sweat Blood” (2003), to The Priapic Perfect of 2010’s “Below The Belt”The Band’s Knack for Hitting Rock’s Sweet Spot Has Never Wavered.
Over the last decade, Danko Jones Have Visibly Moved Up to Few Gears. Since Frontman Danko and Bassist John Calabrese Joined Forced with Drummer Rich KnoxThe Band’s Creative Fire Has Blazed More Brightly Than Ever. A Succession of All-Killer, No-Filler Albums- “Fire Music”, “Wild cat”, “A supreme rock”, “Power Trio” -You have LED to Even More Gung-Ho Touring and Unapologetic Service to the Rock Cause. In 2023, Toronto’s Archbishops of amplification release their eleventh album, “Electric Sounds”: Proof That Even A Global Pandemic Couldn’t Stop Danko Jones.
Photo Credit: Ole Martin Wold
