New Iron Maiden/SikTh Project Primal Rock Rebellion Announce Release Of Debut Album 'Awoken Broken'
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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The brainchild of Adrian Smith and Mikee Goodman, UK musicians with different stories to tell, Primal Rock Rebellion is a fresh new project that manages to be both reassuring and unexpected at one and the same time.
On the one side, there’s Adrian, a key member of the Iron Maiden set-up, a band he first joined back in 1980; and since that time, Maiden has gone on to become one of the biggest hard rock bands the world has seen, playing to vast and staunchly committed crowds all over the world, opening exciting new doors in parts of the globe many people will never even have heard of.
With Maiden’s reputation having been forged through their ability to blend crafted vocal and guitar melodies with the sheer brute force of prime heavy metal, it will surely come as no surprise that the debut Primal Rock Rebellion album, ‘Awoken Broken’, delivers fully on both fronts, but with an extra nod to the underground, the alternative and the downright edgy – an aspect of the music that is enhanced from start to finish by the presence of one-time SikTh frontman / lyric-writer / spoken word maestro, Mikee Goodman.
Speaking about the new album Adrian commented: “It was great working at my own pace and in my own studio with no time constraints. I think during the making of this album I went around the world twice with Maiden, working on the project in between. In the process, it allowed for a bit more of an experimental approach.”
Meanwhile, Mikee goes head-to-head as a full writing and production partner, adding new (sometimes surprising, often experimental) layers to the tracks: "Adrian inspired me in many ways. I learnt the importance and the power of choruses in songs. Adrian also gave me a lot more belief in myself melodically. I think we pulled each other out of our comfort zones, creating something fresh and exciting along the way. We co-produced the album together, and the whole recording process was very relaxed – no deadlines, just honing the songs naturally as we recorded them, a new experience for both of us.”
‘Awoken Broken’ will be released on 27th February and was produced by Adrian and Mikee, and mixed by Simon Hanhart, whose previous credits include everyone from Tin Machine to Saxon. The album features 12 tracks top to tail, and it will be available on digi-pak CD, digital download and double coloured vinyl in gatefold sleeve. The track-listing runs as follows:
1. No Friendly Neighbour (4.53)
2. No Place Like Home (3.06)
3. I See Lights (4.59)
4. Bright As A Fire (6.21)
5. Savage World (3.38)
6. Tortured Tone (5.08)
7. White Sheet Robes (5.16)
8. As Tears Come Falling From The Sky (0.47)
9. Awoken Broken (4.58)
10. Search For Bliss (4.13)
11. Snake Ladders (4.43)
12. Mirror and the Moon (5.04)
You can hear and download for free the album track ‘I See Lights’ by simply going to www.primalrockrebellion.com. Keep checking Stereoboard for further announcements coming soon about this exciting new project.
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