Bryan Adams Covers His Own Kiss Song ‘Rock and Roll Hell’

Bryan Adams has released a cover of his own “Rock and Roll Hell,” one of two songs he co-wrote for Kiss before his solo career took off.

The double A-side single also features “War Machine.” Both tracks appeared on Kiss’ 1982 album Creatures of the Night. Initially, a version of “Rock and Roll Hell” was recorded by Bachman-Turner Overdrive but was later revamped by Adams, his writing partner Jim Vallance, and Gene Simmons.

The music video for the newly released cover, shot on the roof of the Royal Albert Hall in London during Adams’ residency in May, is now available to watch.

“I was thrilled to work with [Kiss] back then,” Adams stated. “I was a broke songwriter, and it came at the perfect time. While sitting with the band, Gene played me this fantastic bass riff, which ended up being the backbone of ‘War Machine.'”

Adams elaborated on his creative process, “I was trying to think of a theme that could possibly match the riff and came up with the title, which was actually an homage to a comic book character.”

He added, “‘Rock and Roll Hell’ was originally Jim’s song. I suggested that we rewrite it with Kiss, as the themes of hell and war were both strangely forefront in my mind at the time.”

Adams reflected on the relevance of these themes today, “It’s incredible to think those themes are unfortunately playing out for real in the world today. But I’m very grateful to the Kiss guys for giving me the chance back then.”

In addition to this release, Adams is set to kick off a North American tour in Quebec. The tour will also make stops across Europe and India before concluding in the United Arab Emirates on December 19.

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