We have finished the writing for our new CD, The Origins of Ruin, and we have scheduled studio time in March and April to record the CD with a hopeful release in September.
We are once again collaborating with well-known producer Tommy Newton (UFO, Conception, Helloween, Ark, Elegy, etc.) and he will be joining us in Los Angeles to start tracking in a few weeks.
The new material is in a similar vein as The Fullness of Time, and the band has really hit our stride in terms of songwriting. With the exception of our new bass player, we retain the same lineup as last time and that will go a long way to making the record sound more organic and consistent. And since Sean, our new bass player, is stylistically similar to James I think the sound will be very much a natural extension of Fullness. You can expect the bass to be more prominent on this record, as well.
Some of the working titles for our songs are The Suffocating Silence, Bleed Me Dry, Memory, Martyr, Used to Be, and Fall On You. We also plan on recording two unconventional cover songs for bonus tracks.
Our lineup is:
Ray Alder - Vocals
Nick van Dyk - Guitar and keys
Bernie Versailles - Guitar
Sean Andrews - Bass
Chris Quirarte - Drums
I promise an update from the studio once we have something meaningful to report. Until then, thanks, as always, for your interest and support.
We look forward to getting this new CD out and in your hands later this year!
Regards,
Nick
P.S. Gen'l Zod, we considered a number of live shows but determined that we wanted to return to the studio first. We look forward to playing out after the release of this next record, however, both at festivals in the US and Europe (hopefully) and/or in a mini-tour.
We are once again collaborating with well-known producer Tommy Newton (UFO, Conception, Helloween, Ark, Elegy, etc.) and he will be joining us in Los Angeles to start tracking in a few weeks.
The new material is in a similar vein as The Fullness of Time, and the band has really hit our stride in terms of songwriting. With the exception of our new bass player, we retain the same lineup as last time and that will go a long way to making the record sound more organic and consistent. And since Sean, our new bass player, is stylistically similar to James I think the sound will be very much a natural extension of Fullness. You can expect the bass to be more prominent on this record, as well.
Some of the working titles for our songs are The Suffocating Silence, Bleed Me Dry, Memory, Martyr, Used to Be, and Fall On You. We also plan on recording two unconventional cover songs for bonus tracks.
Our lineup is:
Ray Alder - Vocals
Nick van Dyk - Guitar and keys
Bernie Versailles - Guitar
Sean Andrews - Bass
Chris Quirarte - Drums
I promise an update from the studio once we have something meaningful to report. Until then, thanks, as always, for your interest and support.
We look forward to getting this new CD out and in your hands later this year!
Regards,
Nick
P.S. Gen'l Zod, we considered a number of live shows but determined that we wanted to return to the studio first. We look forward to playing out after the release of this next record, however, both at festivals in the US and Europe (hopefully) and/or in a mini-tour.
And as far as the bass being more prominent on this record...it's icing on the cake! 
