{"product_id":"leather-ii-cd","title":"Leather \"II\" CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of: \u003cem\u003eChastain, Judas Priest, Warlock, Dio, Halford\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOft-championed alongside Wendy O. Williams, Betsy Bitch, and Doro Pesch as a leading torchbearer for high-power heavy metal frontwomen, \u003cstrong\u003eLEATHER LEONE\u003c\/strong\u003e is perhaps best known for her outstanding work alongside legendary guitar shredder David T. Chastain—having performed on no less than four of CHASTAIN’s full-length albums prior to releasing her solo debut, \u003cem\u003eShock Waves\u003c\/em\u003e, in 1989. However, after another stellar outing with CHASTAIN the following year with \u003cem\u003eFor Those Who Dare\u003c\/em\u003e, a lengthy hiatus occurred, and it would be 20 years before \u003cstrong\u003eLEATHER’s\u003c\/strong\u003e inimitable vocal force would resurface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2011 found \u003cstrong\u003eLEONE\u003c\/strong\u003e once more joining forces with early-’80s Rude Girl bandmate Sandy Sledge for the Sledge Leather project, resulting in the 2012 full-length \u003cem\u003eImagine Me Alive\u003c\/em\u003e. Subsequent albums with CHASTAIN followed in \u003cem\u003eSurrender to No One\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) and \u003cem\u003eWe Bleed Metal\u003c\/em\u003e (2015); and touring under her own name throughout South America and Europe over the past two years, \u003cstrong\u003eLEATHER\u003c\/strong\u003e and her current lineup of Vinnie Tex and Daemon Ross (guitars), Thiago Velasquez (bass), and Braulio Drummond (drums) have harnessed their newfound fire into a brand new album slated for the spring of 2018. Produced by guitarist Tex alongside Rodrigo Scelza at studios in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Białystok, Poland, the scorching 11-song outing—titled simply \u003cem\u003eII—\u003c\/em\u003ewas mixed and mastered by the Wiesławski Brothers (VADER, BEHEMOTH, etc.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving previously reissued \u003cstrong\u003eLEONE’s\u003c\/strong\u003e phenomenal solo debut—not to mention three of her CHASTAIN-backed classics—Divebomb Records is now excited to support \u003cstrong\u003eLEATHER’s\u003c\/strong\u003e latest endeavor to fly the flag of courageous metal with \u003cem\u003eII\u003c\/em\u003e. In the band’s own words: “Straight ahead pure heavy metal! No hippies, no posers!”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leather","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44248870912288,"sku":"477707","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/0328\/7584\/products\/9b6832f8924ed2fdd6fdbbe257a09f2a.jpg?v=1671818303","url":"https:\/\/divebomb.indiemerch.com\/products\/leather-ii-cd","provider":"Divebomb Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}