Track Listing:
- Whipping Boy
- Last Man Standing
- Firefight
- Alive
- Take A Long Line
- Hollow
- D Generation
- Writing On The Wall
- My Enemy
- On With The Show
- Heart Of Stone
- Demigod
- I Am
Biography
Fifteen years after their debut album ‘The Mirror’ (whose opening track ‘Phobia’ was aired on Aussie airwaves and the video clip broadcast nationally on ABC TV’s ‘Rage’ throughout 1996), PROJECT X AUSTRALIA deliver their long-awaited second album, ‘D GENERATION’.
Featuring members from BLACK STEEL, ALLEGIANCE, TRILOGY, THE SIREN TOWER, RAGDOLL, GLAMNATION and others, the collective hard rock and metal experience in the band spans from guitarist Jamie Page’s writing credits for QUEEN guitarist BRIAN MAY, to support slots with DEEP PURPLE, JUDAS PRIEST, SLAYER, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and more.
Combining traditional and power metal elements reminiscent of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Manowar, The Scorpions and Accept, the ‘D Generation’ album also draws heavily from the likes of Primal fear, Hammerfall and Dream Evil. A tough Aussie edge, inherited from Oz rockers like AC/DC, Rose Tattoo and The Angels is also added to the performances. Indeed, a highlight of the album is Project X Australia’s version of The Angels (aka Angel City) classic Aussie pub-rock standard ‘Take A Long Line’. With a blessing from The Angels’ camp, this is a no-holds barred metal treatment of the song, complete with guitar shredding, thundering double kicks and energy-charged vocals, whilst still retaining the original spirit of the song and paying homage to the wildness of Aussie hard rock.Along with other fast-pacers like ‘Whipping Boy’ (single/teaser track from the album released on iTunes in July 2011) and the title track, the album also offers mid-paced rockers like ‘Firefight’, a driving triplet feel in ‘Last Man Standing’, and ethereal ballads such as ‘Alive’ and ‘Writing On The Wall’.
Continuing the tradition of uniting a fine pedigree of some of Australia’s most prominent metal exponents, the line-up includes vocalist / guitarist MATT WILLIAMS (Black Steel), drummer RICK LOVETT (Glamnation, Rockstar The Band), guitarist JAMIE PAGE (writing credits for Brian May & Cozy Powell, Black Steel, Trilogy, Black Alice), GARETH HUGHES (The Siren Tower, Graphic Fiction Heroes), rising guitar hero LEON TODD (Ragdoll), and rhythm axe-wielder RYAN RAFFERTY (Ragdoll). There are also some notable guest appearances from bassist DAVE HARRISON (Allegiance, Black Steel), and guitarist / vocalist GRAEME SMAILES (Cheeky Monkeys). SANDRA CALVEZZI (Countdown) also provides a talented and sultry female vocal element to the quieter moments on the album in ‘Alive’ and ‘Writing On The Wall’, as well as providing uniquely catchy guitar solos on those tracks.
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