JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 Release Animated Music Video For New Song ‘Finish Line’
January 11th, 2021
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Joel Hoekstra’s 13 – spearheaded by American guitarist Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake / ex-Night Ranger) – have released an official animated music video for the track ‘Finish Line’. Created by Wayne Joyner and Lucas Wormsbecher, the clip can be viewed below.
Joel Hoekstra’s 13 issue second full-length studio album Running Games on February 12th, 2021 through Frontiers Music Srl. The outing can be pre-ordered here.
Joel Hoekstra commented: “Years ago, I released three solo albums of mainly instrumental guitar music. With Joel Hoekstra’s 13, I am working on something that showcases my production, writing and playing in the genre that I am best known for, which is melodic hard rock.”
A 16-minute album sampler featuring audio snippets of each song can be accessed below.
In addition, the track ‘Hard To Say Goodbye’ can be streamed in its entirety below.
The track listing is as follows:
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01. ‘Finish Line’
02. ‘I’m Gonna Lose It’
03. ‘Hard To Say Goodbye’
04. ‘How Do You’
05. ‘Heart Attack’
06. ‘Fantasy’
07. ‘Lonely Days’
08. ‘Reach The Sky’
09. ‘Cried Enough For You’
10. ‘Take What’s Mine’
11. ‘Running Games’
12. ‘Lay Down Your Love’ *
* digital bonus track
Joel Hoekstra’s 13’s line-up is as follows:
Joel Hoekstra (guitar and backing vocals, Whitesnake / ex-Night Ranger)
Russell Allen (lead and backing vocals, Symphony X / Adrenaline Mob)
Tony Franklin (bass, ex-The Firm / ex-Blue Murder)
Vinny Appice (drums, ex-Black Sabbath / ex-Dio)
Derek Sherinian (keyboards, Black Country Communion / Sons Of Apollo / ex-Dream Theater)
Jeff Scott Soto (backing vocals, SOTO / Sons Of Apollo / ex-Journey / ex-Yngwie Malmsteen)
The following musicians also guest on Running Games:
Chloe Lowery (additional backing vocals, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
Lenny Castro (percussion)
Dave Eggar (cello)
Katie Kresek (violin and viola)
Debut studio record Dying To Live was released in October 2015 via Frontiers Music Srl.
Promotional photograph by Mike Polito.
