Ian Toomey – ‘Renegade Soul’ UK guitarist Ian Toomey’s third solo single ‘Renegade Soul’ will be released later this month as a stand-alone digital download. Following on from his 2012 debut solo release ‘Very Soon Everyone’s Leaving’ and ‘Never Alone’ released in January this year, ‘Renegade Soul’ is a resourceful re-imagining of a song the B**ches Sin guitarist wrote for his band Flashpoint at the end of the Eighties which is as relevant now as it was then. With a razor-sharp riff and a commercial edge ‘Renegade Soul’ captures the essence of Toomey’s normally hidden side as a songwriter, the song giving him more freedom with which to express the width and depth of his playing than the confines and expectations of B**ches Sin would normally allow. That said, as the title suggests the song still packs a mighty punch and David A Mills’s breathless vocals and artistic lyrics add further weight to its deep, brooding atmosphere. Engineered and mixed by Toomey’s long-time collaborator Mills, ‘Renegade Soul’ is a great crossover track and will appeal both to out-and-out metal fans and connoisseurs of more melodic rock. © John Tucker October 2013