Rose Tattoo are back in the studio recording a new album with veteran Australian producer Mark Opitz (INXS \u002F Cold Chisel \u002F Kiss). The first single from the album is Black Eyed Bruiser a song written by the bands original production team, Harry Vanda and George Young, who also were ACDCs producers. There are 3 additional tracks on the single. These 3 songs were recorded live in Sydney Australia at the Pete Wells Benefit Concert a few months before Pete passed away. The songs are Rocknroll Outlaw, Remedy and Astra Wally they are all blistering versions recorded on a very special night when the Australian Music Industry came together out of respect to honour Pete Wells, the founding member of Rose Tattoo, who was diagnosed with prostrate cancer. The bands royalties from this single will be donated to the Cancer Foundation that Pete also supported before his death. The decision on what Rose Tattoo would do following the passing of Pete Wells could only be made by one person. The band visited Pete in hospital a week before he died and he told them to keep going. If it were not for Petes instruction the band would have folded. Angry Anderson has always said When I joined Rose Tattoo I joined Petes band. In recent months the band has signed a worldwide recording deal with a German label Armagedon. They were due to start recording in Sydney on May 1st but put back the recording following Petes passing until July. The band was very hopeful of having Pete play on this album before he got too ill. But time was not friendly for this wish to be realised. The bands manager Steve White said there was no way this record would be made if Pete did not tell the boys to go ahead. It was not a decision the band could or would have made without Petes leadership. Rose Tattoo is a closed family unit and the loss of Pete Wells runs very deep within the band. They are all brothers. Angry Anderson said this is going to be a very personal record. This will be our tribute. It has to be special. Rose Tattoo will be doing some special shows in Europe in August and will be releasing the single at the Wacken Festival. Plans are in work for an extensive European tour after releasing the album in early 2007. Rose Tattoo is undoubtedly one of the great rocknroll bands in the world. Thanks to Pete Wells the legend continues.