– Might sixth, 2025 –
Video for “I Am Numb” out now! WATCH HERE
Picture credit score: Stephanie Cabral
Laborious rock band A-Z lately introduced their return and sophomore album ‘A2Z²‘ with the highly effective single “Nothing Is Over.” Now, the band are happy to share the monitor “I Am Numb,” the second single from the forthcoming full-length launch, which is due out on June sixth, 2025 by way of Metallic Blade Data.
“I Am Numb” is an aggressive, in-your-face exploration of the emotional detachment most people expertise in life. The somber moniker is highlighted with an plain refrain hook and is balanced with hope and the promise tomorrow holds. Sonically, the monitor options power like Rainbow‘s “Kill the King” with full-throttle riffs and post-rock effected lengthy notes, which permit the drums to be exceptionally inventive. The counter rhythms carry the listener on a whirlwind journey.
Watch the video HERE.
Spearheaded by legendary drummer Mark Zonder (Fates Warning, Warlord) and together with former Fates Warning bandmate Ray Alder on vocals, ‘A2Z²‘ builds on the groundwork laid on the acclaimed 2022 self-titled debut album. The writing for the album started when Zonder and guitarist Nick Van Dyk (Redemption) began working with vocalist Alder on the album’s first single and de facto assertion “Nothing Is Over,” showcasing the band’s dedication to creating heavy music that’s subtle however hooky and accessible. Serving to obtain these aural targets are bassist Philip Bynoe (Steve Vai/Ring of Hearth/Warlord), Italian guitarist Simone Mularoni (A2Z² mixing/mastering, DGM) and keyboard participant Jimmy Waldo (Alcatrazz/New England).
A2Z² Tracklist:
01. Hearth Away (4:37)
02. Operating in Place (4:58)
03. Nothing Is Over (4:18)
04. A Wordless Jail (6:04)
05. Reaching Out (4:16)
06. The Treatment (5:06)
07. I Am Numb (4:03)
08. This Chaotic Symphony (5:10)
09. Studying to Fly (4:38)
10. Now I Stroll Away (5:39)
Pre-order A2Z² now at: metalblade.com/a-z
Watch the video for beforehand launched single “Nothing Is Over” HERE.
The band often called A-Z started when Zonder began engaged on materials in early 2020 with a transparent imaginative and prescient for the band he wished to place collectively: “I used to be pondering beer commercials, automotive commercials and Cobra Kai. I wished a really accessible band that might enchantment to the plenty,” he says. The band’s identify – standing for Alder through Zonder – was a simple alternative that might by no means pigeonhole the lineup’s sound. “What I favored is that it didn’t restrict what somebody would consider the band,” says Zonder. “If we named the band Scary Serpent it could give a sure path and didn’t need folks to prejudge us.”
The band members are legendarily prolific, which permits for an incredible dynamic the place, as Zonder explains, “while you discover the suitable guys, you simply allow them to do no matter they need. Everyone’s a seasoned professional and all of the totally different substances come collectively, make it what it’s. That dwell and recording expertise permits A-Z to instinctively understand how to not step on one another musically.“
“We’re all in regards to the songs, the band, not what every of us does in it. It’s easy,” all of them agree. “It’s in regards to the music as an entire,” says Zonder, “I assure you all people’s into one thing utterly totally different musically, and that’s the place the magic to me comes from, taking totally different influences and all people doing what they do to create A-Z. We’re not 20-year-old youngsters. We’re on the level the place if you happen to’re gonna go, simply go huge. And that’s what we’ve finished on A2Z².“
A-Z lineup:
Ray Alder – Lead and Backing Vocals
Philip Bynoe – Bass Guitar
Nick Van Dyk – Guitars
Simone Mularoni – Lead Guitars
Jimmy Waldo – Keyboards
Mark Zonder – Drums
A-Z on-line:
http://www.a-zband.com
https://www.fb.com/AthruZBand
https://twitter.com/AthruZBand
https://www.instagram.com/athruzband