Rush may be the most famous Canadian rock band of all time, but there’s another power trio from the Great White North that many fans love, Triumph. Triumph is the subject of an upcoming tribute album featuring an impressive cast of well-known musicians.
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Magic Power: All Star Tribute to Triumph is a 15-track collection featuring renditions of many of the band’s popular songs. The album will be released on June 6. Among the many guest artists who contributed to the project are Heart’s Nancy Wilson, Slash, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, ex-Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider.
Other singers and musicians featured on Magic Power include Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna, Mickey Thomas of Starship, Styx keyboardist/singer Lawrence Gowan, Journey drummer/vocalist Deen Castronovo, Tesla’s Jeff Keith, former Chicago bassist/singer Jason Scheff, Night Ranger’s Jack Blades, and Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X.
Magic Power was conceived by famed producer Mike Clink, know for his work with Guns N’ Roses, Mötley Crüe, and Whitesnake.
The tribute album will be released on CD with a 12-page booklet, and as a double-LP vinyl set housed in a gatefold sleeve. It also will be available as a digital download and via streaming. Magic Power can be pre-ordered now.
Bach’s rendition of the title track of Triumph’s 1977 studio album Rock & Roll Machine has been released at an advance track from Magic Power.
More About Triumph
Triumph was formed in 1975 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, by singer/guitarist Rik Emmett, bassist/keyboardist Mike Levine, and singer/drummer Gil Moore. The band released a series of five consecutive albums that reached the top-40 of the Billboard 200 during the 1980s. They included platinum-selling Allied Forces, which was released in 1981.
Triumph’s best-known songs include “Lay It on the Line,” “Magic Power,” “Hold On,” and “Somebody’s Out There.” The latter two tunes peaked at No. 38 and No. 27, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979 and 1986.
Triumph was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Metal Hall of Fame in 2021.
More About the Magic Power Tribute Album
A number of the artists who are featured on Magic Power issued statements about the album and about their love for Triumph.
Phil X, who briefly played in Triumph in 1992 and 1993, said, “It is so incredible to get back to my roots with my brothers, Gil, Mike and Rik. The Triumph fans will love this!”
Castronovo commented, “Triumph was a huge influence, no Gil Moore, no Deen Castronovo singing behind a kit.”
Bach declared, “The music of Triumph will always hold a special place in my heart. I’m super proud to pay tribute to one of my favorite bands of all time…the Rock n’ Roll Machine known as TRIUMPH!”
Snider, who covered “Lay It on the Line” on the tribute album, noted, “The first time I heard this song, I was blown away. There’s only one Rik Emmett and Triumph. I’m honored to be a part of this!”
Lifeson and his current band Envy of None contributed a version of “Blinding Light Show,” a song from Triumph’s self-titled 1976 debut album, to Magic Power.
Magic Power: All Star Tribute to Triumph Track List:
- “24 Hours a Day” – Sebastian Bach
- “Rock & Roll Machine” – Sebastian Bach
- “Magic Power” – Joey Belladonna of Anthrax
- “Spellbound” – Mickey Thomas of Starship
- “Lay It on the Line” – Dee Snider
- “Somebody’s Out There” – Lawrence Gowan of Styx
- “Never Surrender” – Deen Castronovo of Journey
- “Hold On” – Jeff Keith of Tesla
- “Just One Night” – Jason Scheff
- “I Live for the Weekend” – Slash, Dorothy, Tyler Connolly, and Nita Strauss
- “Fight the Good Fight” – Nancy Wilson
- “Follow Your Heart” – Jack Blades of Night ranger
- “Allied Forces” – Phil X
- “Blinding Light Show” – Envy of None
- “Fight the Good Fight (Encore)” – Dino Jelusick
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