{"product_id":"emergency-martial-law-cd","title":"Emergency \"Martial Law\" CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eDivebomb Records CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of: \u003cem\u003e220 Volt, Skagarack, Gotthard, Hardline, Bonfire, Europe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of Dutch rockers \u003cstrong\u003eEMERGENCY\u003c\/strong\u003e dates back to 1985, when Jos Antonissen (bass) and Frans Limonard (guitar) approached Coen Van Hoof (keyboards) about forming a new band. By April of 1986, EMERGENCY was born, and with the help of former PICTURE manager Henk van Antwerpen, landed ex-PICTURE frontman Pete Lovell on vocals. The group firmed up its songwriting and quickly secured a recording contract to begin work on their debut album, \u003cem\u003eMartial Law\u003c\/em\u003e, with producer Erwin Musper (ZINATRA, DEF LEPPARD, etc.) at ML Studio and Wisseloord Studios in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eUpon its release in 1989, \u003cem\u003eMartial Law\u003c\/em\u003e received press comparisons to acts like BON JOVI and EUROPE, but one could even cite similarities to what a band like SURVIVOR was doing around that time: good, solid hard rock with \"pop\" sensibilities; noticeable influences traced back to the '70s; an '80s-centric prominence of keyboards; as well as tinges of heavy metal. But despite its huge potential and some positive attention from Dutch radio, \u003cem\u003eMartial Law's\u003c\/em\u003e two singles failed to make waves, writing for the follow-up stalled, and the members of \u003cstrong\u003eEMERGENCY\u003c\/strong\u003e went their separate ways...\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBut now, nearly 30 years after its original street date, Divebomb Records is proud to unearth this overlooked hard rock treasure with a proper CD reissue of \u003cem\u003eMartial Law\u003c\/em\u003e. Newly remastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording, the disc will come housed alongside lyrics, archival photographs, and a retrospective interview with \u003cstrong\u003eEMERGENCY\u003c\/strong\u003e conducted by NoEcho.net co-editor Andrew Aversionline. For the fans, by the fans!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emergency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44248873009440,"sku":"477735","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/0328\/7584\/products\/68b9adc7c3997f2cfadd352154f73dc6.jpg?v=1671818398","url":"https:\/\/divebomb.indiemerch.com\/products\/emergency-martial-law-cd","provider":"Divebomb Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}