bass Wayne Banks drums Dave Knight electric guitar Nikolo Kotzev keyboards Nelko Kolarov lead vocals Joe Lynn Turner Licensed To Riva Sound Records Ltd. The 20 Years Of Brazen Abbot celebrates two decades of the bands existence, since it was founded by the Bulgarian multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Nikolo Kotzev. The CD contains 15 studio tracks compiled from the five studio albums released to date:
Live And Learn - 1995, Eye Of The Storm – 1996, Bad Religion - 1997 Guilty As Sin - 2003, My Resurrection - 2007
and a Live DVD, shot at a concert at the Amphitheatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The DVD also contains 15 songs. True to his philosophy, Kotzev has not tempered with the live recording in post production, so there are no studio overdubs on this live production. Kotzev has included tracks featuring almost all singers and players, who have been a part of the band.
The singers are:
Glenn Hughes,Joe Lynn Turner, Göran Edman, Thomas Vikström , Jörn Lande, Tony Harnell
The players are:
Nikolo Kotzev - Guitars, violins, keyboards, percussions, Ian Haugland - Drums John Leven - Bass, Mic Michaeli - Hammond, Nelko Kolarov - Keyboards and Hammond Svante Henryson – Bass, Wayne Banks – Bass, Mattias Knutas - Drums
The compilation is a balanced blend of rockers and ballads, offering many of the most memorable songs created throughout the years and will certainly be a delight for all Brazen Abbot fans.