Petra
“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more devotedly, more passionately, more beautifully than ever before.”"music comes from God.” – Johnny Cash
The original members of Petra have reformed under the banner of “Classic Petra”. They are currently making plans for a new record and 2010 tour revisiting the songs that made Petra pioneers in the realm of Christian music.
The band:
Greg Volz as lead vocalist
Bob Hartman on guitar and vocals
John Lawry on keyboards and vocals
Mark Kelly on bass and vocals
Louie Weaver on drums
The band will be back in the studio this summer to re-record a CD of previous hits from the records: Never Say Die, More Power to Ya, Not of this World, and Beat the System. Classic songs like More Power to Ya, Judas Kiss, Grave Robber, Adonai, and Beat the System will be revamped with a modern production edge. In addition, the band will craft some new songs to add to the classic hits on each record, with production scheduled to be completed August 10th, 2010.
Petra Legacy
- Released 24 albums
- Selling nearly 10 million copies
- They have won 4 Grammys
- #1 position on 5 CCM Update radio and retail charts simultaneously
- Gospel Music Hall of Fame Members
- First Christian band to be inducted into the Hard Rock Cafe
- Toured Europe, Asia, Africa,, America and Australia
- First band to win more than 20 CCM Magazine Reader’s Poll Awards in every category
As their manager and tour mgr, I couldn’t ask for a better group of guys to work with. We are basically picking up where the band left off in 1985.
Oct. 15, the band will launch a world tour, starting first with 35 cities in the US.