Unknown guitarist Jeremy Brunner is the founder of the project X-Drive, and the Oregon transplant makes an impressive debut with an affinity for catchy riffs, insightful lyrics and huge choruses. He did not know a soul in California when he arrived but had a huge advantage in the form of a catalogue of songs.

Some of the best in Los Angeles have joined in including bassist James Lomenzo from White Lion (he has also played with John Fogerty, David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth and Black Label Society), singer Keith St. John from Montrose and to round out the project hard-hitting drummer Fred Fischer from Midline. Then legendary producer Andy Johns, the former Led Zeppelin engineer who finished the X-Drive tracks just before his tragic death in 2013.

“Get Your Rock On”, the first band’s album, was mixed by Wyn Davis (Black Sabbath, Dio, Whitesnake, Dokken), and it took more than a year in the studio to make things just the way Brunner wanted, as the guitarist is a bit of a mastermind perfectionist.