NAD SYLVAN: The Bride Said No' out now; Stream track "What Have You Done"
May 30, 2017
Nad Sylvan, vocalist with Steve Hackett and Agents Of Mercy, releases his new solo album 'The Bride Said No' today. The album sees Nad joined by a myriad of guests including Roine Stolt, Steve Hackett, Guthrie Govan, Tony Levin, Jonas Reingold, Nick D'Virgilio, Doane Perry & more. To celebrate, a stream of the track "What Have You Done", featuring Hackett and Govan performing guest solos, can be heard here:
Nad comments:
"Little did Jade Ell know that her first drafts of lyrics would enthuse us both to come up with what probably is the strongest song on the album. Little did I know that Steve Hackett and Guthrie Govan were going to lift the song up above the clouds into guitar heaven.
This, my second album for InsideOutMusic, is the continued journey of the Vampirate's vessel going in a new direction out on undiscovered waters moving into present time. Prog meets heavy metal and R&B in a musical theater setting."
The first in a series of track by track videos with Nad, recorded during the current Steve Hackett European tour, is available to watch here:
https://youtu.be/Og8B54ei6Co
He also recently launched a new video for the brand track 'When The Music Does', watch it now here:
https://youtu.be/nUI6n7XfVNI
Watch the video for his previous single 'The Quartermaster' here:
https://youtu.be/4uskABNcs14
The album is available on special edition CD digipak, gatefold 2LP vinyl + CD & digital download.
The album is available at:
www.insideoutmusicshop.com
The full track-listing for the album is as follows:
1. Bridesmaids
2. The Quartermaster
3. When The Music Dies
4. The White Crown
5. What Have You Done
6. Crime Of Passion
7. A French Kiss In An Italian Café
8. The Bride Said No
In 2015, Nad Sylan impressed everyone with his fine conceptual solo album 'Courting The Widow'. A vampiric tale wrapped in a 17th century atmosphere, this definitively marked out the talented Swede as a surging star in the progressive rock world.
Now, Sylvan is back with 'The Bride Said No', an album that continues the fascinating plot, albeit with a far more extravagant musical palette.
"I didn't originally have the idea of going on with this story on the new album. But what happened was that I revisited a song called 'The Bride Said No', which I began to write in 1989. I kept a few of the early ideas I had for the verses and also that title, but the rest of the song is brand new. However, the title itself got me thinking that it made sense if this were used in relation to the vampirate character from 'Courting The Widow'. And the whole thing developed from there."
On the creative side, what the new album does is to expand Sylvan's horizons, as he explains:
"Musically, the previous record was very much located in the 1970s, and you can still hear a little of that here. But this one is a lot more modern sounding and diverse. In fact, I would say it's closer to musical theatre than anything else."
'The Bride Said No' takes what Sylvan has done before and elevates it with a new creative sensibility. He has plans for a final chronicle of this 'vampirate' trilogy. But that's for the future. Right now, we can all revel in the delights of this eight track masterpiece.
"I set out to take things even further than before. I believe I have succeeded."
Nad has most recently been seen performing alongside the legendary Steve Hackett as part of his Genesis Revisited with Classic Hackett tour, which continues across the world during 2017.
Nad Sylvan Online:
https://www.facebook.com/Nadsylvanartist
https://www.nadsylvan.com/
https://twitter.com/SylvanOfficial
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