SOILWORK Frontman Comments On REVAMP Guest Appearance
June 9, 2010Björn "Speed" Strid of Swedish modern metallers SOILWORK makes a guest appearance on the debut album by REVAMP, former AFTER FOREVER singer Floor Jansen's new band. REVAMP's self-titled CD will be released in North America on July 27 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Commented Strid: "Actually, I have never met Floor in real life, but I do remember being impressed when I heard her voice the first time, though. She's got balls. She had a certain song in mind ['In Sickness ‘Till Death Do Us Part: Disdain'], sent me the music and a lyric sheet while I was in the studio with SOILWORK, and gave me a bit of guidance but also wanted me to improvise a bit. I spent a day working out my lines in a tower of the house we were renting in Mooresville, North Carolina also known as 'The Genie Room.' Perfect. I recorded the vocals sometime in February while drinking some wine. With the intense verse and the open atmospheric chorus, it felt perfect as a duet! To me it's about betrayal and being let down."
Stated Jansen: "I am always inspired to write new music, but I must say that the end of AFTER FOREVER and some personal changes in my life did give extra ingredients. Every song I heard could become a source of inspiration. Stories of others, movies or books, my personal relationships, everything mixed and melted into one and became an album. 'Speed' from SOILWORK brings another form of power to the album's diversity with his screams/growl and clean voice. He masters so many different vocal sounds, just like me. Again, a lot of power together in one song. He gave 'Disdain' the energy and aggression it needed!"
Also performing guest vocals on "Revamp" is Russell Allen from SYMPHONY X and George Oosthoek from ORPHANAGE and PLEURISY.
"Revamp" track listing:
01. Here's My Hell (feat. George Oosthoek)
02. Head Up High
03. Sweet Curse (feat. Russell Allen)
04. Million
05. In Sickness ‘Till Death Do Us Part: All Goodbyes Are Said
06. Break
07. In Sickness ‘Till Death Do Us Part: Disdain (feat. Björn "Speed" Strid)
08. In Sickness ‘Till Death Do Us Part: Disgraced
09. Fast Forward
10. Kill Me With Silence
11. The Trial Of Monsters
12. Under My Skin
13. I Lost Myself
14. No Honey For The Damned (bonus track)
"Head Up High", a brand new track from REVAMP, is available for free download at NuclearBlast.de (e-mail sign-up required). The song can also be heard in the YouTube clip below.
The REVAMP sound is described as "a unique blend of the personal style listeners will recognize from these musicians."
REVAMP team:
* Floor Jansen: songwriter/singer
* Joost van den Broek: songwriter/producer/keyboardist/arranger for album
* Waldemar Sorychta: songwriter/producer/ guitarist and bass player on album
* Koen Herfst: drummer on album
* Jaap Melman: bass player live
* Ruben Wijga: keyboard player live
* Jord Otto: guitar player live
* Arjan Rijnen: guitar player live
* Matthias Landes: drummer live
For more information, visit the band's web site.
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