Chitaristul Richie Faulkner (JUDAS PRIEST), basistul Rex Brown (PANTERA, DOWN), bateristul Scott Travis (JUDAS PRIEST) si cantaretul Ronnie Romero (RAINBOW, MSG) si-au unit fortele intr-o noua trupa numita Elegant Weapons.
Albumul de debut al lui ELEGANT WEAPONS, „Horns For A Halo”, a fost produs de Andy Sneap si va ajunge in primavara anului 2023 prin Nuclear Blast Records.
"It's exciting to be part of a label like Nuclear Blast that has such a rich history and level of respect among fans and the music industry,"spune Faulkner. "Monte Conner [Nuclear Blast VP A&R] knows Andy Sneap well, and Andy has always held Monte and label in very high regard. Monte has loved the record from the very early demo stages. It's very valuable and important to me that the label I sign with understand and connect with the music. This record represents for me more of my DNA as a guitar player and a songwriter. Heavy, but moving slightly outside the realms of 'heavy metal.' Those roots are obvious, but I wanted to reach in a bit and see what else came out that wasn't necessarily 'expected'."
Si conform chitaristului, Elegant Weapons prezinta o formula de vis, un "dream line-up." Acesta continua "I've always wanted to make a record with Scott outside of PRIEST. Add to that Rex Brown's unmistakable tone and attitude is something special. Having those guys as the rhythm section is a guitar player's dream. The icing on the cake was Ronnie Romero. One of the new breed of instantly classic vocalists, Ronnie brought a character and a swagger to the songs that is instantly iconic, making these songs his own."
Richie descrie muzica noii trupe ca find "a mix of Jimi Hendrix, PRIEST, [BLACK] SABBATH, solo Ozzy [Osbourne] and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY — heavy, catchy, and with melody. Sort of old school and modern at once if that makes any sense, and actually down-tuned a whole step. The Marshall Plexi basically does one thing, but you've got to crank it to 11 for it to have that distorted sound. It hasn't got a lot of bells and whistles on it or different channels and effects. It basically does one thing and does it very well. But again down-tuning creates more of a modern sound, and by using the classic sound of the Marshall Plexi, you get that juxtaposition, that contrast. All told, there are a lot of guitar solos and the songs are on the heavier side. And even though there's a lot of melody, it's still going to shake your bones."
Dacă vreți să vă înscrieți la newsletterul METALHEAD și să aflați primii ce trupe mari vin în România, dați un click aici: METALHEAD Newsletter
Intra si pe Canalul de Whatsapp METALHEAD si afla prima oara cine canta in Romania!
Ne gasesti si pe Instagram
