AMERICAN MAFIA open the vaults on “Partners In Crime”, a ten-track collection that traces their bloodline from early-’90s HOLY WATER demos to the tougher, bluesier sound of the present day. It is melodic hard rock with grease on the gears — big hooks, thick guitars and enough Bad Company swagger to keep everything loose.
At the center of the story are guitarist Thomas Jude Innamorato and bassist Freddy Villano, whose partnership goes back to the late ’80s. Their earliest recordings under the HOLY WATER name leaned hard into the classic language of FREE, BAD COMPANY, HUMBLE PIE, WHITESNAKE and FOREIGNER, but with a more American street-rock edge underneath.
The first three tracks — “I’m Not Worried Anymore”, “
