Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway
The L.A. progressive metal band REDEMPTION has announced they will release their seventh studio album on July 27th.
‘Long Night’s Journey Into Day‘ will arrive from Metal Blade Records on that day, the band’s first album with Evergrey singer Tom Englund. He replaces the recently exited Ray Alder (Fate’s Warning), the vocalist upon five previous albums. Guitarist Nick Van Dyk commented on those events, saying:
“We were unable to tour ‘The Art Of Loss’ [2016 release] because Ray was not able to actively participate in Redemption any longer, so we decided it was time to part company shortly after its release. Ray is a dear friend, and I have nothing but respect and love for him and what we created together. But at some point, it just became untenable.“
‘Long Night’s Journey Into Day’ is the first REDEMPTION record to be produced with Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Primal Fear, Amaranthe, Doro, etc.). Once again, guitarists Chris Poland (Megadeth, OHM) and Simone Mularoni (DGM) return as guest musicians.
REDEMPTION is:
Tom Englund – vocals
Nick Van Dyk – guitars
Sean Andrews – bass
Chris Quirarte – drums
Vikram Shankar – keyboards
On a related note, REDEMPTION will appear at ProgPower USA 2018 on September 8th in Atlanta, GA.
Tracklist:
Eyes You Dare Not Meet In Dreams
Someone Else’s Problem
The Echo Chamber
Impermanent
Indulge In Color
Little Men
And Yet
The Last Of Me
New Year’s Day
Long Night’s Journey Into Day
REDEMPTION are debuting the first single from the new album today, the song “Little Men” is streaming below. ‘Long Night’s Journey Into Day‘ will be available in the following formats and pre-order is active now HERE.
– ltd. first edition Digipak-CD with 2 exclusive bonus tracks
– jewel-case CD
– 180g black vinyl
– navy-blue/red marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
– transparent light blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
– marine blue/green marbled vinyl (US exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
* exclusive bundles with a shirt, plus digital options are also available
