Marty And The Bad Punch To Release Self Titled Album March 2025

Marty Punch, guitarist and songwriter from Munich, has made more than just a statement in the rock scene with his first two self-released albums ‘Moon Over Baskerville‘ (2014) and ‘Walk A Straight Line‘ (2020). With his debut album, Marty won the prestigious “German Rock & Pop Award” in four categories in 2015. The follow-up shone with a great line-up with international greats such as Bruce Kulick (Kiss, Grand Funk Railroad), Frank Pané (Bonfire), Tommy Denander, JK Northrup, Sarah Straub, Carsten Enghardt, Martin Motnik (Accept), Robert Karasek and David Cagle as well as very mature, cleverly composed songs. No wonder that this album was also very successful nationally and internationally. In addition, the single ‘Better Be Strong‘, sung by US singer Robert Tepper (No Easy Way Out), became a big hit on Spotify.

Now his third studio album, ‘Marty And The Bad Punch‘, is in the starting blocks. But don’t be fooled by the simple title. Because with his long-time friend Tommy Denander, he now has the perfect partner at his side to take things to a whole new level. Tommy can not only be heard as a guitarist, but also mixed, mastered, co-produced the album and also played other instruments. The songwriting was again 100% done by Marty himself, who also produced the album. Marty recorded all his guitars in Tommy‘s studio in Sweden. In August 2023, the strings for the ballad and second single ‘Have Faith‘ by the Stockholm Strings (feat. Anna Dagar, Jonna Inge and Hanna Eckström) were recorded in ABBA’s legendary studio (RMV Studios). This album highlight gave everyone involved goosebumps as soon as it was recorded. Tommy then played the piano parts on Abba’s Benny Anderson’s legendary grand piano, which was also an absolutely magical moment. Both can also be found in the video for ‘Have Faith‘.

The Bad Punch family on the new album impresses not only with Marty and Tommy but also with singer Dan Byrne from Liverpool, who is considered one of the most exciting and most celebrated singers in Europe, and not just because of his chart success. They are joined by bass legend Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder) and exceptional drummer Josh Devine (One Direction/Levara), a new rhythm section that meets the highest standards. Musically, fans of the first two albums can look forward to a continuation of the path they have taken. Melodic rock music with a slight American touch, but this time with more rock and even more guitars.