Year : 2024
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 118 mb
Bio:
Featuring members of Lazarus Dream, Barnabas Sky, Heart Line, Devoid, Voodoo Circle, Ring Of Fire, Shining Black, Yngwie Malmsteen.For fans of: all aforementioned bands, fans of 80's Hard Rock.Behind the new multinational band Atlantis Drive is the German guitarist Markus Pfeffer (Barnabas Sky, Lazarus Dream). With the aim of celebrating and reviving the melodic rock sound of the 80s, he embarks on a musical journey together with vocal legend Mark Boals (Ring Of Fire, Shining Black, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force), French keyboardist Jorris Guilbaud (Devoid, Heart Line) and drummer Markus Kullmann (Glenn Hughes, Sinner, Voodoo Circle). Beyond short-lived trends, Atlantis Drive stylistically celebrates the spirit of the 80s with thick keyboards full of hooklines, groovy guitar riffs, filigree solos, catchy choruses and bombastic vocal arrangements. Mark Boals hasn't been heard in such a melodic context for a long time and those who know him mainly from neoclassical bands and projects will be very positively surprised by the incredibly catchy hooklines and choruses that he conjures out of the hat with Atlantis Drive. In terms of content, the lyrics, which are really worth listening to, cover a wide range of topics, ranging from nostalgic retrospectives ("Way Back When"), belief in oneself ("Faith"), one's own finiteness ("Time", "Curtain Falls") and betrayal ("Medusa Smile") to the missing of our musical heroes in the eight-and-a-half-minute final epic "Heroes".
Album:
We are thrilled to be able to announce that our debut album will be released on Pride & Joy Music!Composer and guitarplayer Markus Pfeffer (Barnabas Sky, Lazarus Dream, Winterland) explains: "I had a very clear goal with this album: To take up the sound of the keyboard-orientated melodic hard rock of the eighties with a slightly nostalgic glamour and transport it into the modern era.To achieve this, a keyboard player had to be found. I quickly found the perfect congenial partner in Jorris Guilbaud from France (Heart Line, Devoid) and he came up with some really impressive synth arrangements, sounds and melodies that have never been heard on any of my albums before and are more than impressive. It's amazing. The spherical intro for the 8.5-minute closing epic "Heroes" (which is about our musical heroes who have sadly already passed away) in particular offers some goosebump moments.My well-known namesake Markus Kullmann (Glenn Hughes, VOODOO CIRCLE etc.) is on drums. Last but not least, vocal legend Mark Boals from the USA is featured on (very impressive!) vocals. Mark sang on Official Yngwie Malmsteen's "Trilogy" album in the eighties (and later on several other albums) and is also known as the singer for Shining Black, Royal Hunt and Iron Mask as well as being the live bassist for Dokken. Mark has written lyrics for the 10 songs that are really worth listening to and reading and has conjured up ultra-melodic vocal lines and catchy choruses! One of the 10 songs ("United") is based on a composition by my long-time friend, former band colleague in Winterland and musical companion Jürgen Walzer (Dispyria), which Jorris Guilbaud and I have added a few instrumental parts to."
Line-Up:
Mark Boals - vocals (2000-present) (Holy Force, Iron Mask, Joshua Perahia, Lyraka, Mark Boals, Seven the Hardway, The Codex, ex-Maestro Alex Gregory, ex-Royal Hunt, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Genius, ex-Savoy Brown, ex-Ted Nugent, ex-Uli Jon Roth)
Markus Pfeffer - guitar
Markus Kullmann - drums
Jorris Guilbaud - keyboards
Tracklist:
01. Way Back When
02. Medusa Smile
03. Living For The Moment
04. Brand New Start
05. United
06. Curtain Falls
07. Faith
08. Time
09. Farewell To A Friend
10. Heroes
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
