Melodic
hard rock band TEN
has announced they will release their new album "Gothica"
on July 7, 2017 via Frontiers
Music Srl.
The highly anticipated new album promises to be one of their strongest
collection of songs to date. It is full of all the trademark textures and
flavors we have come to expect from TEN, arguably one of the best and most
consistent melodic hard rock bands in the genre. “Gothica” renews TEN’s
longstanding association with the Frontiers label and proudly displays all the
hallmarks of classic TEN albums and will surely continue to build upon the rich
legacy that the great British rockers have forged over a career spanning 22
years and counting.
“Gothica”
emerges as their darkest album to date. Embracing history, romance and erotic
horror in equal measure as it does, the title proves to be a fitting name. As
listeners, we are transported from the darker side of human nature to the
nocturnal supernatural, a dramatic realm of nightmares and the forbidden.
“Gothica” is cinematic in every sense of the word. A web of musically elaborate
spells, evoking embers that spark the imagination courtesy of the classic song
writing of vocalist Gary
Hughes.
Of
the album, Gary says, "I am extremely pleased with the collection of songs on
"Gothica" as they feel like they belong together. The band are firing on all
cylinders once again and it is a gift to the army of fans everywhere who have
relentlessly supported us over the years. It is ironically fitting that our 13th
studio album should be a little more sinister, at the same time retaining all
the commercial traits usually associated with a Ten album."
Following
their success on the recent albums “Albion”
and “Isla
De Muerta”,
Gary
Hughes
is joined once again by guitarists Dann
Rosingana,
Steve
Grocott
and John
Halliwell
along with bass player Steve
McKenna,
keyboard maestro Darrel
Treece-Birch,
and drummer Max
Yates.
On their third outing as a collective unit, the musicians in TEN have raised the
bar even higher than they had previously. The album is full of stunning guitar
work over a rich keyboard, bass, and drum tapestry with Hughes’ vocals once
again bringing the nuances of the intricate lyrics to life.
“Gothica”
was produced by Gary Hughes and mixed and mastered by Dennis
Ward.
TEN’s longstanding professional association with Dennis has been ongoing since
he mixed their 2011 album, “Stormwarning”.
Additionally,
the album features stunning original artwork by Stan
W. Decker,
depicting a beautiful enchantress reading incantations from a book whilst
summoning shadowy characters from its pages. Stan has cleverly illustrated the
piece in order to portray the characters emerging from the books pages as the
actual characters from the songs on the album. The atmospheric sleeve
photography is once again provided by the remarkably talented Adrian
Ashworth.
Frontiers
is proud to be working with the legendary TEN again and looks forward to sharing
this stunning new album with the band's fans around the globe!
Tracklisting:
1.
The Grail
2.
Jekyll And Hyde
3.
Travellers
4.
Man For All Seasons
5.
In My Dreams
6.
The Wild King Of Winter
7.
Paragon
8.
Welcome To The Freak Show
9.
La Luna Dra-cu-la
10.
Into Darkness
TEN
is:
Gary
Hughes - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Bass and Programming
Dann Rosingana – Guitar
Steve Grocott – Guitar
John Halliwell – Guitar
Steve McKenna - Bass Guitar
Darrel Treece-Birch – Keyboards
Max Yates - Drums and Percussion
Dann Rosingana – Guitar
Steve Grocott – Guitar
John Halliwell – Guitar
Steve McKenna - Bass Guitar
Darrel Treece-Birch – Keyboards
Max Yates - Drums and Percussion
Additional
Backing Vocals – Karen Fell
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