Cactus have released new single “Parchman Farm” featuring special guests Joe Bonamassa & Billy Sheehan. The single comes from the upcoming album Temple of Blues – Influences & Friends releasing on June 7th, 2024 as a CD and also as double vinyl album via Cleopatra Records.

The new album merges the members of Cactus with an ensemble of featured artists, all of whom have called the group “among their biggest influences.” Cactus originally recorded four hard rocking albums for Atco Records before Carmine Appice and bassist Tim Bogert left to form their own supergroup: Beck, Bogert & Appice.

Joe Bonamassa says:

Cactus is still one of my all time favorite blues and rock bands. The perfect match of songs, fire and the ability to deliver it all live. They have always been pound for pound the most underrated American band of all time.

​Featured along with the current Cactus band are guitarists Joe Bonamassa, Ted Nugent, Pat Travers, Warren Haynes, Vernon Reid, Steve Stevens, Johnny A (The Yardbirds), Ty Tabor (King’s X) and bassists Billy Sheehan (Mr Big), Dug Pinnick (King’s X) Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder), Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol), Rudy Sarzo(Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne), Kenny Aaronson (ex- Joan Jet and The Yardbirds), as well as members of Government Mule, Vixen, Rainbow, Zebra, and Whitesnake.

Vocalist Dee Snider of Twisted Sister appears on the band’s remake of the Howlin’ Wolf classic “Evil,” and Appice’s bandmate in Vanilla Fudge Mark Stein does vocasl on Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally.” A second version of “Guiltless Glider,” appears as a bonus track with former Judas Priest vocalist, Ripper Owens. Another of Appice’s musical partners, Fernando Perdomo, also appears on the new record.

Upcoming Cactus Tour Dates:

6/7/24 – ORLANDO FL – ORLANDO LIVE! WITH FOGHAT

6/8/24 – BOCA RATON FL – FUNKY BISCUIT

6/9/24 – CLEARWATER FL – RUTH ECKERD HALL WITH PAT TRAVERS & FOGHAT

6/27/24 – LIMA NY – FANATICS 

6/28/24 – NEW YORK CITY NY – IRIDIUM

8/10/24 – WESTLAND MI – TOKEN LOUNGE