Legendary Emmy Award winning recording artist and AOR/Melodic Rock icon Stan Bush is proud to announce his brand new studio album, entitled “Born For Battle”, out on September 5th, 2025, via Cargo Records.
Emmy Award winner Stan Bush is best known for his songs “The Touch” and “Dare”, both featured in Transformers: The Movie (1986). “Born For Battle” is Stan’s 15th studio album. With a voice as powerful as ever, and world-class production, the relentless optimism of Stan Bush shines through every new song on this inspirational album.
The impassioned lead single “Invincible” showcases uplifting lyrics about self-confidence embedded in a soaring soundscape that exemplifies why Stan Bush has earned the title of “master of motivational rock”. As a whole, the “Born For Battle” album is filled with classic melodies, positive messages, and the stellar production work of Holger Fath.
Tracklist:
1. The Sound of Victory
2. Invincible
3. Runnin’ the Gauntlet
4. Heart of a Lion
5. Prisoner of the Heart
6. Stand or Fall
7. There’s a Light
8. Brothers in Arms
9. Freedom
10. No Surrender
11. The Reason for Everything
Engineered, mixed and produced by Holger Fath.
Stan Bush: “This album took more than four years to write and record, so we were able to take our time and make every track sound amazing! My producer, Holger Fath is so talented! We’ve been working together a long time, and I couldn’t be prouder of what he’s contributed to this album”.
Songs from “Born For Battle” are featured in films as well as music videos. Both “Runnin’ the Gauntlet” and “No Surrender” are heard in The Last Kumite (2024). The film’s sequel, Lion Fist (2026) will place “Heart of a Lion” as the title song. “Freedom” was released as a single and supported by a music video.
The music of Stan Bush has featured in iconic films from Boogie Nights (1997) to Bumblebee (2018), and martial arts classics like Bloodsport (1988) and Kickboxer (1989). On television, his songs have appeared in American Dad, The Goldbergs, Chuck and Monday Night RAW, among others. Video games like Guitar Hero, Saints Row IV and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron have introduced his stirring melodic rock to a new generation of fans around the world.
Line-up:
Stan Bush – Lead vocals and backing vocals
Holger Fath – Guitars
Craig Yamek – Drums
Mick Mahan – Bass
Holger Fath – Keyboards
