New Album III Out February 3

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2023 will not be the year to let sleeping dogs lie. Not when it comes to THE WINERY DOGS, who are kicking off the new year with more new music from their forthcoming and aptly named third album III.

Set for release February 3 on the band’s Three Dog Music label (via Burnside Distribution/The Orchard), III follows in the paw steps of their first two albums, once again being self-produced by the band—Richie Kotzen, Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan—and mixed by longtime band associate Jay Ruston.

The album’s second song release, “Mad World”, can be seen and heard now on KNAC.COM HERE with the Vicente Cordero-directed video shot in Los Angeles last November.

The first song to be released from III, “Xanadu”, made its world premiere on December 8, 2022 during Eddie Trunk’s “Trunk Nation” show on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. It’s now available on digital formats. Fans wanting to pre-order the album and enter to win a custom Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster guitar can go HERE. A vinyl edition of III will also be forthcoming in just a few months.

About “Mad World”, Eddie Trunk declares, “On first listen, "Mad World" was one of my favorite tracks on the coming new WINERY DOGS album. Just a great classic sounding rock track with top notch musicianship, but above all a great song! I had tremendous response to my world premiere of the lead track, "Xanadu", and I expect fans of the band will not be disappointed with "Mad World" and the killer entire new album III when they get to hear it soon!”

“’Get on the bus, go do the exercise’ is the opening line of the song and it really sets the tone,” explains singer/guitarist Richie Kotzen. “The song is dealing with a certain attitude or way of thinking forced on individuals regardless of your own life experience or unique individuality. I remember a time where opposing opinions and viewpoints were more accepted. A good old healthy debate was a great thing back then. This song is really shining a light on how there may be certain consequences to pay if you don’t think a certain way. It’s also reflected in the lyric, ‘You’d better bite your tongue so you sound the same.’ It also offers a glimmer of hope in its chorus with the line ‘Turn from a scar into a pearl.’ So it’s not all doom and gloom. There’s always a chance to turn things around.”

In addition to the new music, fans will also be excited to hear that the trio is hitting the worldwide concert trail starting February 15 in Greensburg, PA at the Palace Theatre for their “202III World Tour”. Ticket and VIP package info can be found on the band’s official website.

III is the follow-up to the band’s Billboard-charting album, HOT STREAK, which was released October 2, 2015 on Loud & Proud Records via RED (a division of Sony Music Entertainment). After landing in the Top Five on many of Amazon’s pre-order charts, including #1 on the Amazon BestSellers/Hard Rock chart and #1 on the Amazon Pre-Orders/Hard Rock Albums charts, it sold 30% more than their 2013 self-titled debut, landing them on various Billboard album charts including #2 on “Top Current Alternative Albums,” #5 on “Top Current Hard Music” and “Top Hard Music Albums,” #6 on “Top Current Rock Albums” and “Album Core / Genre Rock,” #15 “Top Current Physical Albums,” #16 “Top Current Albums,” and #30 on the “Top 200 Albums” chart.

Check out THE WINERY DOGS at any of the following tour stops, with more to be announced in the coming weeks and posted on the band’s website and social media pages:

• 2/15 - Greensburg, PA Palace Theatre
• 2/16 - Jim Thorpe, PA Penn’s Peak
• 2/17 - Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
• 2/18 - Patchogue, NY Patchogue Theatre
• 2/21 - New York, NY Sony Hall
• 2/22 - Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
• 2/23 - Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
• 2/25 - Ridgefield, CT The Ridgefield Playhouse
• 2/26 - Derry, NH Tupelo Music Hall
• 3/1 - Columbus, OH The King of Clubs
• 3/2 - Cleveland, OH The Agora Theatre
• 3/3 - Wabash, IN Eagles Theatre
• 3/5 - Green Bay, WI Epic Event Center
• 3/6 - Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café
• 3/9 - Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
• 3/10 - St. Charles, IL The Arcada Theatre
• 3/11 - Westland, MI - Token Lounge
• 3/13 - Grand Rapids, MI - DeVos Performance Hall
• 3/14 - Harrison, OH - Blue Note
• 3/17 - Dallas, TX - Amplified
• 3/18 - Cedar Park, TX - The Haute Spot
• 3/19 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Ballroom
• 3/21 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
• 3/22 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City
• 3/24 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
• 3/25 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
• 3/26 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live
• 3/30 - Virginia Beach, VA - Elevation 27
• 3/31 - Hopewell, VA - The Beacon Theatre
• 4/1 - Leesburg, VA - Tally Ho Theater
• 4/2 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
• 4/4 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
• 4/5 - Knoxville, TN - The Mill & Mine
• 4/6 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl
• 4/27 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Vivo Rio (with Stone Temple Pilots)
• 4/28 - Curitiba, Brazil - Tork n Roll (with Skid Row)
• 4/3 - São Paulo, Brazil - Summer Breeze Festival
• 6/12 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
• 6/13 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij
• 6/15 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Festival
• 6/16 - Wolverhampton, England - KK’s Steelmill
• 6/17 - Nottingham, England - Rock City
• 6/18 - London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
• 6/20 - Cologne, Germany - Kantine
• 6/21 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
• 6/22 - Milan, Italy - Alcatrazz
• 6/25 - Cartagena, Spain - Rock Imperium Festival
• 6/27 - La Rochelle, France - Crossroads