Carmine Appice rebuilds CACTUS

Carmine Appice rebuilt Cactus and invited many guests to re-record the band’s best blues-rock songs.
Guitarists Joe Bonamassa, Ted Nugent, Pat Travers, Warren Haynes, Vernon Reid, Steve Stevens, Johnny A (The Yardbirds), Ty Tabor (King’s X) and bassists Billy Sheehan (Mr Big), Dug Pinnick (King’s X), Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder), Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol), Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne) are just some of the musicians who contributed to “Temple of Blues – Influences and Friends”.

The album will be released on 7th June 2024 via Cleopatra Records and the first songs have already been revealed. “Evil” features Dee Snider as well as dUg Pinnick and you can listen to it HERE.

Tracklist:

Parchman Farm feat. Joe Bonamassa & Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big / David Lee Roth)
Bro. Bill feat. Randy Jackson (Zebra), Randy Pratt (Cactus) & Bob Daisley (Ozzy Osbourne)
Guiltless Glider feat. Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses) & Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne)
Evil feat. Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) & Dug Pinnick (King’s X)
One Way…Or Another feat. Dug Pinnick (King’s X) & Ted Nugent
Alaska feat. Johnny A. & Tony Franklin (The Firm)
No Need To Worry feat. Warren Haynes (Gov’t Mule) & Jorgen Carlsson (Gov’t Mule)
Oleo feat. Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) & Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big / David Lee Roth)
Big Mama Boogie feat. Pat Travers & James Caputo (Cactus)
You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover
Rock N’ Roll Children feat. Britt Lightning (Vixen), Vernon Reid (Living Colour) & Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot)
Let Me Swim feat. Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake) & Marco Mendoza (Blue Murder)
Restrictions feat. Ty Tabor (King’s X) & Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne)
Long Tall Sally feat. Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) & Fernando Perdomo
Guiltless Glider feat. Tim “Ripper” Owens (Judas Priest)