- Album: 'Once In A Blue Moon'
- Label: 'RPM Entertainment'
- Genre: 'Rock'
- Release Date: 'November 1, 2026'
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American rockers Jack's Maze turn a deeply personal loss into the emotional foundation of their latest release, "The Edge" offering a glimpse of the band's forthcoming album "Once In A Blue Moon" scheduled to arrive in January 2027 through RPM Entertainment. Released on October 20, the track carries particular significance for vocalist and drummer Frank Cinquegrana, who began writing it following the death of guitarist Bill Snyder. More than simply remembering a former bandmate, the song reflects on the complicated emotions of moving forward when someone who helped shape your musical journey is no longer there.
For a group with such an unconventional history, the subject feels especially poignant. Originally known as Laughing Jack, the band developed its presence around the New York tri-state area during the early 1990s. They completed their album "Life In The Maze" in 1993, but the project never made it to an official release. Decades passed before the musicians found their way back together, revisited the recordings and finally brought the long-forgotten collection to listeners in 2024. What began as an opportunity to reclaim an abandoned piece of their past became a remarkable second chapter for the band.
But revisiting that history also means acknowledging everything that has changed. The musicians can reconnect with old compositions, recover forgotten recordings and rediscover the chemistry that originally brought them together. Yet time has taken people from their lives, leaving memories where friendships and creative partnerships once existed.
That reality is at the heart of "The Edge" Cinquegrana conceived the track as a message directed toward Snyder, wondering whether his late bandmate can somehow hear the music being made in his absence. Beneath that question lies a sense of remorse, shaped by conversations that never happened and sentiments that remained unspoken. As the writing progressed, Cinquegrana also found himself reflecting on another former member of the group's musical history, original lead guitarist Jimmy Gentilin, who died by suicide years earlier.
The result is a song shaped by multiple layers of grief, connecting different periods of the band's existence through the people who are no longer part of it. Rather than treating the band's reunion as a simple return to familiar territory, "The Edge" acknowledges the emotional cost of time passing. Its message is rooted in remembrance, but also in the responsibility of keeping something alive when some of the people responsible for creating it are gone.
Sonically, the track draws from the classic and progressive rock foundations that have long informed Jack's Maze's approach. Cinquegrana's vocal performance sits at the center of an arrangement featuring Robin Ross on keyboards, Scott Cowan on guitar and backing vocals, and Joe Torres on bass. Together, the musicians create a sound that remains connected to the band's established musical identity while giving the song's reflective subject matter room to breathe.
There is an unavoidable contrast between the band's earlier comeback and its present circumstances. The recovery of "Life In The Maze" demonstrated that music can survive decades of silence and eventually find its audience. "The Edge" however, deals with something that cannot be recovered through the same process. The recordings remain, the songs can be performed again and the band's creative journey continues, but the absence of Snyder and Gentilin is permanent.
In that sense, the track represents more than a tribute to lost friends. It captures the strange experience of carrying on a shared creative legacy while knowing that its original circle can never be made whole again. Cinquegrana's decision to channel those feelings into a Jack's Maze recording gives the song an additional dimension: the band itself becomes the vehicle through which an unfinished conversation can continue.
The music for "The Edge" was composed collectively by Frank Cinquegrana, Robin Ross, Scott Cowan and Joe Torres, with Cinquegrana responsible for the lyrics. He handles vocals and drums, joined by Ross on keyboards, Cowan on guitar and backing vocals, and Torres on bass. Recording took place at Baa Baa Leaf Studio in Milford, Pennsylvania. Ross oversaw production, recording and mixing, with Jonathan Duckett acting as supervising engineer. Tina Ross produced the accompanying video.
With "The Edge",Jack's Maze adds another chapter to a story defined by rediscovery, perseverance and the lasting connections formed through music. The single is available now through RPM Entertainment, ahead of the band's next full-length release, "Once In A Blue Moon" expected in January 2027.
