NUCLEAR MESSIAH (CHRIS POLAND) New Single “Look At Yourself” Featuring Sebastian Bach Out Today; ‘Black Flame’ Set For Release April 24
NUCLEAR MESSIAH (CHRIS POLAND) New Single “Look At Yourself” Featuring Sebastian Bach Out Today; ‘Black Flame’ Set For Release April 24
April 20, 2026 -- NUCLEAR MESSIAH—spearheaded by former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland--released their new single, a cover of the Uriah Heep classic “Look At Yourself,” today (April 20), featuring Sebastian Bach, Mick Box (Uriah Heep), Bob Daisley (Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne), Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), and Carmine Appice (Cactus, Vanilla Fudge).
This track is a storming cover of the Uriah Heep song that features not only Sebastian Bach on vocals, but original Heep guitarist Mick Box! This stellar group of musicians have combined to rip the song from the ‘70s and give it new life with an updated groove and feel, all the time paying homage to the original.
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Chris Poland states:
“The BLACK FLAME record is full of really great songs, but one that really stands out is ‘Look at Yourself.’ It’s the most progressive song on the record and Sebastian Bach’s vocal performance is truly inspired. He nails this tune to the wall in true Bach fashion.”
Sebastian Bach says:
“Uriah Heep is a band that my dad listened to a lot...that was my introduction to Uriah Heep. Of course the song ‘Easy Livin’’ was a big hit song, but ‘Look At Yourself’ was a deep cut and it also reminds me of Deep Purple a little bit, the sound of it. I love ‘70s rock n’ roll and the fact that Mick Box from Uriah Heep is on this track is incredible. Bob Daisley from Ozzy’s band - I never thought I would record with him so it’s unbelievable. I’m adding the tone of my voice to the song ‘Look At Yourself’ and I’ve added some high harmonies that are not on the original. I’m trying to make it different, but the same. So I hope Mick Box can hear that it’s honoring the original version, but then I throw in a couple of harmonies and screams and what have you!”
In an unprecedented gathering of rock and metal royalty, Cleopatra Records proudly announces the April 24 release of BLACK FLAME, Nuclear Messiah’s thunderous, all-star concept album.
Built around the visionary guitar mastery of Chris Poland, the legendary former Megadeth guitarist whose emotive phrasing and fusion-driven technique helped redefine modern metal, BLACK FLAME is a sonic prophecy uniting 36 of the most iconic musicians in rock and metal history across five decades.
Produced by Brian Perera, Derek Hughes, and Jürgen Engler for Cleopatra Records with a commanding spoken introduction to the album by William Shatner, BLACK FLAME is an apocalyptic, cinematic, sonic album uniting a staggering line-up of 36 of the most iconic musicians in rock and metal history. Representing every era of heavy music, and uniting icons from thrash, classic rock, hard rock, and progressive metal, the appearances include:
Chris Poland, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson, Glen Drover, Shawn Drover, Chris Adler (Lamb of God, Megadeth), Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses, Sons of Apollo), Mick Box (Uriah Heep), Joel Hoekstra(Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Night Ranger), Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck, Bogert & Appice, King Kobra), Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell), Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio), Don Airey (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne), Rick Wakeman (Yes), Jonathan Cain (Journey, The Babys), Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), Bob Daisley (Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Gary Moore, Uriah Heep), Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Last in Line), Alan Davey (Hawkwind), Vinnie Moore (UFO, Alice Cooper), Joe Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult), Tim “Ripper” Owens (Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Yngwie Malmsteen), Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Andrew Freeman (Last in Line, Lynch Mob), Marc Lopes (Ross the Boss, Metal Church, Let Us Prey), Pat Travers (Pat Travers Band), Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Lords of Black), Arthur Brown (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Kingdom Come), Lance Lopez (Supersonic Blues Machine, Billy Gibbons), Greg T. Walker (Blackfoot, Lynyrd Skynyrd family), Steve DiGiorgio (Testament, Death, Sadus), Thor (Thor), Fred Aching (Dead Groove, Kings of Thrash, BulletBoys, Powerflo, BillyBio), and Jürgen Engler (Die Krupps).
This staggering lineup represents every era of heavy music, from Vanilla Fudge to the Kings of Thrash, via Guns N’ Roses, Uriah Heep, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, UFO, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen, Thor, Testament, Night Ranger, the Michael Schenker Group, Yes and more.
Eye-opening covers, too, will be ripping open your ears - Lucifer’s Friend, May Blitz, NWOBHM heroes Holocaust and the immortal Uriah Heep, and, while the remainder of the album is all new material, each song composed by the line-up that performs on it, reflecting, too, upon the history of hard rock, prog and metal - a living timeline of rock and metal, from the pioneers of the past to the trailblazers of today.
It’s more than a collaboration. It’s a metal summit, the multi-generational union of the artists who shaped the evolution of heavy music itself.
