Thank you to Hard Rock Hell 2007 for a Rocking Winter Ball! Check out the Blog! The T-shirt count around the site rightly suggested that these guys would be popular. The trio's enjoyable set was based on the excellent 'Bitter And Twisted' album.............. and the place went absolutely mad when Twisted Sister's Dee Snider walked on from the wings to join them for an encore of 'Emaheevull'......"(Dave Ling) Emaheevull! - Check Out the mighty Dee Snider and GMT rocking out! (Youtube audience recording of the end of GMT's set at Hard Rock Hell)
Thanks to the RBCS for a really great time! GMT rocked, you rocked! We hope to see you all again real soon!
Bernie Tormé interviewd about the rumored Gillan reformation and much more at "You can be the greatest player on Earth, but if you're not entertaining the audience, who bloody cares?!"
GMT interviewed at Hard Rock Hell!
THE MOTHER OF ALL BERNIE TORME/GMT INTERVIEWS!!!!
"....it's kind of a magical thing that we've got going....."
Check out Bernie Torme (and John McCoy) talking about GMT, life, the universe and everything, to
This is an album that is on 11 from the start – it blows up in your face and pulls no punches throughout. There are literally loads of great songs on here - take the heavy-weight opener ‘Cannonball’ as a brilliant example; the deep-rooted ‘Rocky Road (from Dublin) that has Ireland all over it; the old-school Saxon-esque ‘Can’t beat rock ‘n’ roll’ – you never can dude. You can simply not get tired of playing this album from time to time as there is a lot of variety to as opposed to one single rock genre. I love the way in ‘Miss the Buzz’ ...... they mix kinda proggy-blues with a late Beatle-like arrangement or go for an atmospheric Doorsy vibe in ‘Summerland’ that also has the power of a heavy-ripping who number at the right moment. Then there’s the extravagant ‘Vincenzo’ that closes the CD. A real glower and grower of an album – looking forward to seeing them live and hearing the next release from GMT ! 10/10 By Glenn Milligan www.metalliville.com
"Possibly the sleeper hit of the year for people who are tired of cookie monster vocals and hardcore/lowcore/rotten-to-the-core, is the new CD by Bernie Tormé, John McCoy and Robin Guy, otherwise known as GMT. GMT's record Bitter & Twisted is simply put, phenomenal. Bernie has a guitar sound that just warms the cockles of the heart with his fuzz-driven, torque-y sound while John and Robin combine for a rhythm section that is potentially combustible. The record is a true labor of love, evident from even a cursory listen, offering up 11 perfect gems without a note that you would think was just tossed off carelessly..." Morley Seaver Bernie Torme interview on GMT. READ MORE www.rocknworld.com
"Take one listen to Bitter & Twisted by GMT to make you remember what six-strings should sound like... This is a gritty guitar-driven record that is simply a joy to listen to .... McCoy and Guy crank into a belligerent rhythm that sounds like a brontosaurus locked in a tea shop" Morley Seaver READ MORE BellaOnline
"Once you pop in the rocking debut, 'Bitter & Twisted' from GMT (Guy McCoy Torme), its like throwing a lit match in a pool of gasoline! Coming at you like a battering ram the trio unleash their rock fury with...Like the late Joe Strummer and Rancid, GMT have not only embraced Punk, but elevate it to its truest art and rawest form. Combining it around richly textured power guitar hooks and an attitude that would bring a brama bull to its knees. There is something incredibly special about this band." (The Atomic Chaser) READ MORE ALL ACCESS MAGAZINE, LOS ANGELES, USA
"Bernie Torme: "The plan was really that there was no plan: just make it real...." READ MORE of Bernie's interview about GMT at metal-mayhem.co.uk
"Bitter & Twisted" - The title says it all and makes you think of something as raw and heavy as gin and tonic. And the music pretty much meets your expectations! The first chords and pounding drums of the opener Cannon Ball set the tone for the whole record. And it doesn't get any milder even in the ballads as the music is a mix of hard rock and metal!" Kosh READ MORE www.ultimateguitar.com
"'Bitter & Twisted' is a fantastic return for Torme and McCoy and on this evidence there is plenty of life left in these two veterans of the Rock scene. By recruiting Robin Guy and coming up with a stunning set of original material they are certainly not playing the nostalgia card and they really do deserve to be heard by a wide audience. Buy this one, it's a real gem." READ MORE www.hardrockhouse.com
"...GMT have released an album that not only will peel the paint off your walls, but will definitely perk up the ears of any fan of no nonsense heavy rock, resulting in one of the finest records of the year in the process...Remarkably diverse, especially for the power trio format, what GMT have come up with is a most impressive, cohesive mix of songs certain to find favor with all those who seek this out. Rather than merely playing it safe and coming up with something predictable, these three extremely talented rock veterans have created an album which is as vital as anything being released in heavy rock today, while still retaining enough of the classic elements which brought them recognition in the first place." READ MORE Nightwatcher for rock n roll universe
"If you thought the idea of a stripped-down rock'n'rock power trio was dead and buried in these technological times, think again.GMT are as raw as untreated sewage - and as environmentally unfriendly...Enjoy. This is as twisted as a tornado." READ MORE Geoff Barton "Classic Rock Magazine"
"...This album ROCKS and then some!.. think Thin Lizzy meets the Pogues, this album is a sheer joy. As a three piece they exude so much power, in fact a melodic Motorhead would be a near comparison. The power trio as it should be done: no frills rock'n'roll..." READ MORE Jason Richie classicrocknewswire.blogspot.com
"..A unique blend of classic rock proving its utter relevance, and a welcome return to the Bernie and John combination..." READ MORE Joe GeesinReady To Rock
"... What can I impart of Tormé's oeuvre that hasn't already been written? Very little. A typically monstrous slab of punk-tinged psychedelic hard rock, overlain with squalling guitars, Whammy bar torture tactics and barely intelligiable, electric soup-fuelled vocals,'Bitter & Twisted' is worth tracking down right away..." READ MORE daveling.co.uk/diary.htm (scroll down to diary entry 10.10.06)
"The debut release from the thundering rock trio... It's a university level course in how to make a dead on balls accurate rock album. From the hot guitar riffs of Torme to the slamming rhythm foundation of McCoy and Robin Guy, the band puts to shame more than a lot of bands making hay these days..." READ MORE Jay Roberts Rock Is Life
"Fans of no frills heavy rock & metal will get a kick out of the debut from GMT...These three have an obvious chemistry together, and it really shows..." READ MORE Pete Pardo seaoftranquility.org
- Bloody Brilliant Album: This is one of the greatest line ups in British/Irish Rock music for many a year. Bernie, John and Robin....I have waited for a good few years for the McCoy/Torme collaberation and what an album it is too!! It sounds like they have just mikedeverything up, played as live and done the business!! Who needs loads of overdubs?? You never get what it sounds like on the album usually, but with this one,I can close my eyes and imagine the crowd in the background. AWESOME is the word. And I love Rocky Road to Dublin....obviously the N11 from Arklow!! P.D.Brennan (review on amazon.co.uk)
Were it not the veterans but clean-faced boys behind these songs, the album would ferociously bite into the charts. But this band are too bitter and too twisted which requires a good taste to relish them. DME Music Site, Let It Rock (Classic Rock and Beyond)
The Cannonball EP features the songs "Cannonball", "Bitter & Twisted" and "Ball & Chain"
None of these recordings are on the forthcoming "Bitter & Twisted " album
This release is a DOWNLOAD ONLY RELEASE, and is available from ITUNES and others
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It has been said of Irish guitarist Bernie Tormé that he plays his vintage Fender Stratocaster through a Marshall Amplifier as though he knew them in a previous life.
Bernie played in Dublin band The Urge (among others) in the early 70's before relocating to London in 74, where he initially played with heavy pub rockers Scrapyard, and later formed the punk Bernie Torme Band in 76-77, touring with The Boomtown Rats and Generation X among many others.
In 79 Bernie joined ex Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan's band Gillan, and had a crucial role in the bands success, writing and playing on four top ten albums and many hit singles. Following his departure from Gillan, he played with Ozzy Osbourne, standing in for the great Randy Rhoads following Randy's tragic death in an air crash. Bernie joined forces with ex Girl and current LA Guns front man Philip Lewis in Torme during the 80's, as well as playing with legendary keyboard player Vincent Crane as a member of psychedelic doom rockers Atomic Rooster.
Bernie also played with Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and Iron Maiden's drummer Clive Burr in Desperado. Desperado's "Ace" album has finally just been released in the UK on AngelAir Records (cat no Sjpcd154) and in the US on Cleopatra (cat no CLP..1644-2)
Bernie is currently working with bassist man mountain John McCoy, also ex Gillan and psycho-slamming drummer Robin Guy under the band name Guy McCoy Torme, or G.M.T. for short.
Thanks for droppin by, Wild Irish - good luck with all your projects!
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