The Dead Cowboys Described as Heavy Metal Meets the Wild West Release Their Debut Album On June 21
Get Ready to Ride. The West Has Never Been This Heavy!
LOS ANGELES, CA (May 12, 2025) – The Dead Cowboys are set to release their debut album on Shotgun Records June 21st. Blazing out of the American heartland, The Dead Cowboys are the sonic outlaws redefining what it means to ride the line between heavy metal and country. With a signature sound they’ve dubbed “heavy western”, this band is a hard-hitting fusion of roaring guitars, outlaw swagger, and dust-kicking groove that feels like Motörhead riding through a ghost town at midnight.
Originally formed in 2005 by Bobby Jensen—a powerhouse performer with a voice as wild as the frontier—The Dead Cowboys started as a passion project blending Bobby’s deep love for classic country storytelling and the raw energy of metal. But when his other band, Hairball (a high-octane heavy metal tribute juggernaut), exploded onto the national scene, The Dead Cowboys were temporarily put out to pasture.
Stream the first single “Bad Friends And Good Times: https://smarturl.it/Deadcowboys
Watch the video for “Bad Friends And Good Times”: https://youtu.be/dq4dxfpT7TM?si=f_HMcGDk-9Fe93hE
Fast forward two decades and a pandemic later, and Bobby felt the winds of change howling. With the world paused and the road calling once again, he knew it was time to saddle up and resurrect The Dead Cowboys. What began as a side project is now a full-throttle mission to deliver a new kind of American music—one that’s loud, unapologetic, and rooted in both rebellion and tradition.
Whether they’re melting faces with a double-time riff or haunting souls with a steel-laced ballad, The Dead Cowboys are kicking down genre walls and leaving a trail of dust and devil horns in their wake.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
6/21 Album Release Party at Route 47 Pub and Grub, Fridley MN
8/29 Le’musique Room, St Micheal MN
8/30 St Croix Casino Hertel, Hertel WI
Tracklisting:
Bad Friends & Good Times
Super Country Cowboy
Crazy Horses
The Lake
Hot Rod Vega
Mexico
Jensen Road
When The Cows Come Home
Demon Desperado
Musicians on Album:
Bobby Jensen- L. Vocals / Guitar
Katherine “Wild Kat” Ray – Fiddle
Brian Reidinger – Drums / Vocals
Matt Leonetti – Keys / Piano / Vocals
Joey Shaheen – Bass / Vocals
Tracy Frink – Pyro / Stage Manager / Demon Desperado
“Lethal” Leisa Moses – Hair /Wardrobe / Monster wrangler
Songwriter / Production Credits:
Production Credits: Producer – BOBBY JENSEN, Engineer BRIAN BART, Recording Studio LOGIC
Bad Friends & Good Times – Written by: Bobby Jensen (Jensen Road/BMI)
Super Country Cowboy – Written by: Allen JR. Sostrin / Kevin Douglas / Rockie Rash
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Crazy Horses – Merrill Davis Osmond / Wayne Osmond / Alan Ralph Osmond
Crazy Horses lyrics © Mike Curb Music
The Lake – Written by: Bobby Jensen (Jensen Road/BMI) / Mike Frank
Hot Rod Vega – Written by: Allen JR. Sostrin / Kevin Douglas / Rockie Rash
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Mexico – Written by: Bobby Jensen (Jensen Road/BMI)
Jensen Road – Written by: Bobby Jensen (Jensen Road/BMI)|
When The Cows Come Home – Merle Travis / Bobby Jensen (Jensen Road/BMI)
Demon Desperado – Written by: Bobby Jensen (Jensen Road/BMI)
WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA:
FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/thedeadcowboysband
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@thedeadcowboys
INSTAGRAM: Instagram/thedeadcowboys1880
TIKTOK: thedeadcowboys4
About Bobby Jensen:
Bobby was the singer in band Hairball. He was also the Starchild in KISS Tributes Strutter as well as the group KISS ARMY in the 90s and early 2000s. Touring North America with appearances on MTV as well as performing at KISS conventions.
Bobby has worked with Alice Cooper’s nonprofit “Solid Rock Teen Centers” for 12 years and built the show “Almost Cooper, The Alice Cooper Show” with assistance from Alice Cooper’s prop builders and costume team.
Bobby performed on the “Patriarchs in Black“ album with Johnny Kelly of Type-O- Negative / Quiet Riot, and Dan Lorenzo of Hades. He wrote and sang “Hallowed Be Her Name” and “Dead and Gone” with Dan Lorenzo for their “My Veneration” album.
