Press release –
Once again, the vocal performance of “The Tyrant” is world-class. Lee Payne smirks: “The praise is all Harry’s. We are indeed fortunate to have such a brilliant vocalist and frontman in the band.”
“Never A Prophet In Your Own Land’ is not in fact a direct continuation of ‘Heathen Cross,” continues Payne. “Heathen Cross had its own darkly heavy and brooding atmosphere. ‘Never A Prophet In Your Own Land’ resembles ‘A Sultan’s Ransom’ more closely, yet this resemblance was not contrived or planned. It just turned out that way.”
‘Never A Prophet In Your Own Land’ is a very varied album, containing mid-tempo songs, faster tunes, epic compositions and straight heavy metal rockers, a very good mixture. “Thank you for the kind words,” beams the legendary bassist. “We wanted to make this album as rich and varied as we could, to show how far the band has progressed musically. We are in a golden place right now, and the whole record-writing process happens organically. This album has everything you could wish for in the heavy metal genre. It shows our versatility in a way that »A Sultan’s Ransom« did eclectically. But it takes this versatility one step further in the most satisfying album we have ever done.”
LINE-UP:
Lee Payne – bass guitar
Harry (The Tyrant) Conklin – lead vocals
Luke Hatton – lead guitar
Chris Coss – lead guitar
Chris Dando – keyboards, backing vocals
Ash Baker – drums, backing vocals
