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Back in 2006 after I left DOMAIN, even if we ended up with the best album that band was able to do, I needed a change of pace, something a bit more back to where I came from, back to where my heart is. What I wanted to do was a real Classic Rock album. Straight PURPLE, RAINBOW, HEEP, MANFRED MANN... you name it. Quickly I got the boys together to do it, and we managed to record a few demos. Unfortunately, the band disbanded shortly after, and as my studio jobs became more and more interesting and important, I put that idea on hold.

A couple years later in 2009 I finally came to the conclusion, not to go out looking for steady band members, but to try to get all my friends together to help me out making the album, I always wanted to make.

For whatever reason, I don't know, right when I was about to start, my work as a studio singer simply seemed to explode! I had more offers than ever before!

You know, when I was a kid in the mid and late eighties, I was a huge fan of all the Sotos, Hugheses and Turners on the planet. Guys, that could really sing, that were recording dozens of albums with so many amazing musicians from all over the world... - I bought everything I could get my hands on, simply because I knew, if they were singing, I'd like the records anyway.

I always dreamed about one day being one of those, and, though I will never even get close to the league those guys are playing in, within my own little universe, I somehow managed to fulfill that dream - guess you can easily imagine, how f'''ing proud I am of what I've achieved over the years.

Anyway, the idea of recording MY Classic Rock album never left me.

To make a long story short, after I've been contacting friends, friends of friends and guys, I simply dig, writing with many different people from all around the globe, the journey has begun:

...the name is THE CARSTEN LIZARD SCHULZ SYNDICATE.

There's a shitload of work ahead, which will keep me busy at least the rest of the year (as usual, I got some really fascination and tempting offers, which I simply couldn't refuse, so it might take a bit longer). All in all, it's something like two dozen musicians involved, so keep your fingers crossed that I can handle this monster logistically, too.

Do I go solo?! Hell no!! This is not a solo album!

For the first time, I'm simply recording an album for me, just for me. I'm the link between all there amazing musicians, and I'm already proud of what's to come!

I will post regular updates on who's doing what for the CLS SYNDICATE, don't worry, but if there's any questions, comments or suggestions, let me know.
The tracks (in no particular order)...

"Last Train To Babylon"
Music: Alessandro Del Vecchio (EDGE OF FOREVER / GLENN HUGHES ...to name but a few!)
Lyrics: CLS

"Man In Flames"
Music: Steffen Seeger (MIDNITE CLUB), Henning Lachmann, Roger Kayy, CLS
Lyrics: CLS

"Black Water Soul"
Music: Cede Dupont (DOWNSPIRIT / ex-FREEDOM CALL)
Lyrics: CLS

"Postcards From Hell"
Music: Thomas Muster (SHAKRA)
Lyrics: CLS

"Nothing Left To Give"
Music: Paul Logue (EDEN'S CURSE)
Lyrics: CLS

"The Prize Is Shame"
Music: Steffen Seeger (MIDNITE CLUB)
Lyrics: CLS

"Into The Blue"
Music: Iain Ashley Hersey, Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS

"Lucky Star"
Music: Holger Seeger (MIDNITE CLUB / DEAD END HEROES), Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS

"Close Your Eyes And Count To Ten"
Music: Jay Parmar
Lyrics: CLS

"Brand New Fire"
Music: Jonas Hörnqvist (TREASURE LAND)
Lyrics: CLS

"Dogs"
Music: Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CSL

"Head's Blowing A Fuse"
Music: Robby Boebel (EVIDENCE ONE / FRONTLINE), Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS

"Perfect To Me"
Music: Paul Logue (EDEN'S CURSE)
Lyrics: Paul Logue, CLS

"Song Like Rain"
Music: Emir Hot, Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS

"Soulburn"
Music: Stefan Kahne, Steffen Seeger
Lyrics: CLS

...plus one secret cover tune ;)
Pete Ahonen
(BURNING POINT / GHOST MACHINERY / STARGAZERY)
Thorsten Koehne
(EDEN'S CURSE / HARDLINE)
Ferdy Doernberg
(AXEL RUDI PELL)
Chris Lyne
(ex-SOUL DOCTOR / MOTHER ROAD)
Helge Engelke
(FAIR WARNING)
Cede Dupont
(DOWNSPIRIT / ex-FREEDOM CALL)
Oliver "O.G." Guettinger
(ex-CZAKAN / BACKBONE SLIDE)
Steffen "Seegi" Seeger
(MIDNITE CLUB)
Tommy Vitaly
(SOLO ARTIST)
Rolf Munkes
(DEAD END HEROES / EMPIRE)
Kelly Simonz
(SOLO ARTIST
Matti Filippini
(MOONSTONE PROJECT / GLENN HUGHES / IAN PAICE)
Guido Stöcker
(BODYGUERRA)
Stefan Kahne
(THE BRIGHTS / VINTAGE HEAT BLUES BAND)
Axel Rudi Pell
(SOLO ARTIST)
 
Oliver Hartmann
(AVANTASIA / HARTMANN)
Jorg Wartmann
(ex-EVIDENCE ONE, UNHEILIG)
 
Erik Norlander
(SOLO ARTUST,LANA LANE, ROCKET SCIENTISTS)
Alessandro Del Vecchio
(EDGE OF FOREVER, GLENN HUGHES etc)
Holger Seeger
(DEAD END HEROES, IAIN ASHLEY HERSEY)
Neil Murray
(WHITESNAKE / BLACK SABBATH)
Volker Krawczak
(AXEL RUDI PELL)
Paul Logue
(EDEN’S CURSE / DEAD END HEROES)
Mat Sinner
(PRIMAL FEAR / SINNER / VOODOO CIRCLE)
Michael "Muelli" Mueller
(JADED HEART)
Ilker Ersin
(FREEDOM CALL, POWERWORLD)
Hutch Bauer
(EVIDENCE ONE / FRONTLINE)
Alex Jansen
(FOXX)
Henning Saleschke
 
Ramy Ali
(FREEDOM CALL/IRON MASK)
Markus Kullmann
(VOODOO CIRCLE/FOX/GLENN HUGHES)
 
Now that the recordings are in full progress, I'd like to give you a small roundup on whom I was writing the tracks for the album with. When I started the project, never in my wildest dreams did I expect receiving so many simply amazing songs and song ideas from all over the planet.
Alessandro Del Vecchio
(EDGE OF FOREVER, GLENN HUGHES etc)
Holger Seeger
(DEAD END HEROES, IAIN ASHLEY HERSEY)
Steffen "Seegi" Seeger
(MIDNITE CLUB)
Cede Dupont
(DOWNSPIRIT / ex-FREEDOM CALL)
Thomas Muster
(SHAKRA)
Paul Logue
(EDEN’S CURSE / DEAD END HEROES)
Iain Ashley Hersey
(SOLO ARTIST)
Jay Parmar
(SOLO ARTIST)
Jonas Hornqvist
(TREASURE LAND)
Robby Boebel
(EVIDENCE ONE / FRONTLINE)
Emir Hot
(SOLO ARTIST)
Stefan Kahne
(THE BRIGHTS / VINTAGE HEAT BLUES BAND)
 
 

SCAVANGER
Return Of The Scarab

DEAD END HEROES
Roadkill

MOONSTONE PROJECT
TBA

TOMMY VITALY
Indvisible
THE CARSTEN LIZARD SCHULZ SYNDICATE
The Day The Earth Stopped Turning

SHELDON SCRIVNER'S JULY REIGN
Here Comes The Flood