{"id":694,"date":"2017-12-08T17:03:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T16:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.voodoocircle.de\/home\/?p=694"},"modified":"2017-12-08T17:03:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T16:03:47","slug":"voodoo-circle-new-album-raised-on-rock-coming-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voodoocircle.de\/home\/voodoo-circle-new-album-raised-on-rock-coming-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"VOODOO CIRCLE: New album “Raised On Rock” coming in February!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you consider the songs on VOODOO CIRCLE<\/strong>\u2019s new album “Raised On Rock”<\/strong> to be an indicator of the current emotional condition their most important protagonists find themselves in, there seems to be no reason to worry about band founder, guitarist and main composer Alex Beyrodt<\/strong> in particular. Thanks to Beyrodt\u2019s<\/strong> excellent songwriting \u2013 as usual inspired by renowned sources such as Whitesnake<\/strong>, Rainbow<\/strong>, Deep Purple<\/strong>, Led Zeppelin<\/strong> and Jimi Hendrix<\/strong> \u2013 and his outstanding guitar performance which brings to mind icons from Ritchie Blackmore<\/strong> through Jimmy Page<\/strong> to John Syke<\/strong>s, this recording oozes pure, unadulterated fervour. This exuberant energy, however, isn\u2019t the merit of Beyrodt<\/strong> alone but, without doubt, also that of his colleagues Mat Sinner (bass), Francesco Jovino (drums)<\/strong> and \u2013 last but not least \u2013 new vocalist Herbie Langhans (Avantasia)<\/strong>. Beyrodt<\/strong> and Langhans<\/strong> met in 2015 at the Wacken Open Air<\/strong>, when they belted out the Wacken<\/strong> anthem together from the gigantic Black Stage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Beyrodt<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amazing thing about this story is that Herbie and I had never met before but talked to each other in person for the very first time after we\u2019d rocked only minutes earlier the 100,000 people in front of the stage and around four million viewers in front of their TV sets.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With Langhans as the group\u2019s new frontman, the stylistic direction of the Voodoo Circle compositions hasn\u2019t significantly changed \u2013 unlike the general flair of the material: \u201cI feel that the band sounds even more autonomous, a little less bluesy and much meatier with Herbie at the mic,\u201d<\/em> Beyrodt<\/strong> enthuses. \u201cThis allowed me to work on ideas which would probably not really\u00a0have suited his predecessor David Readman but are absolutely perfect for Herbie\u2019s powerful voice.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> The Voodoo Circle<\/strong> boss is referring to numbers such as \u00b4Running Away From Love`<\/strong> with its anthemnic vocal melody and the subsequent midtempo rock track \u00b4Higher Love`<\/strong>, which went down a treat with the audience at its official live debut.<\/p>\n

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Beyrodt<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the beginning, the song caused me a number of sleepless nights because I felt that there was still one small, all-important element missing. Then I came up with the idea of the talk box, which lends it a different, very interesting note. To me, \u00b4Higher Love` in its current form is one of the best Voodoo Circle numbers of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The almost six-and-a-half-minute \u00b4Dreamchaser`<\/strong> with its Blackmore<\/strong> references dates back to the very early days of the group. Beyrodt<\/strong> had originally composed it for the 2008 Voodoo Circle<\/strong> debut album but wasn\u2019t entirely satisfied with the result at the time. \u201cThe arrangement of the number was changed and overhauled repeatedly over the years, now it\u2019s matured to the point where it was ready for recording.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> \u00b4You Promised Me Heaven`<\/strong> sees Beyrodt<\/strong> delve deep into the Page\/Sykes<\/strong> bag of tricks, a veritable guitar festival featuring Telecaster, Strat<\/strong> and Les Paul<\/strong> sounds which support the bluesy feel of the track, adding even greater depth.<\/p>\n

Talking of the sound: “Raised On Rock”<\/strong> was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, U.D.O.)<\/strong>, whose unerring instinct for dynamics and frequencies lends the recording its modern touch. And another musician contributed significantly to the tight overall impression of Raised On Rock<\/strong>: the keyboards were manned by Corvin Bahn (Saxon, Uli Jon Roth)<\/strong>. So all in all, we\u00a0can say that the new Voodoo Circle<\/strong> album truly lives up to its programmatic title.<\/p>\n

“Raised On Rock”<\/strong> will be available on February 9th<\/strong> as CD, Digipak and Limited C<\/strong>olored Vinyl<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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“Raised On Rock”<\/strong> tracklisting:<\/p>\n

01. Running Away From Love<\/strong>
\n 02. Higher Love<\/strong>
\n 03. Walk On The Line<\/strong>
\n 04. You Promised Me Heaven<\/strong>
\n 05. Just Take My Heart<\/strong>
\n 06. Where Is The World We Love<\/strong>
\n 07. Ultimate Sin<\/strong>
\n 08. Chase Me Away<\/strong>
\n 09. Unknown Stranger<\/strong>
\n 10. Dreamchaser<\/strong>
\n 11. Love Is An Ocean<\/strong>
\n 12. Time For The Innocent (Bonus track on Digipak)<\/strong>
\n 13. There’s More To See (Bonus track on Digipak)<\/strong><\/p>\n