Year : 2021
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal
Country : Switzerland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 171 mb
Bio:
The Story so far: Second Reign was founded in mid-2017 with the mission of reviving the rocking eighties with a hint of modern touch. The expressed longing of the members to live out their musical creativity and melt into a new form helped the brothers to get together spiritually and write their own songs. The different musical origins from almost all branches of rock tightens the genrerepresentative style of the band.The music: The result are catchy songs, built on a foundation of driving drumbeats and solid bass lines. The powerful and harmonic guitars give room for keyboard and synthesizer sounds, which have more than just a supporting role. Simple, yet nested, loud and yet delicate, the band works towards the climax with almost limitless joy of playing: the chorus! Now, at the latest, the listener feels being thrown back in time when hard rock dominated life and charts. Polyphonic vocals and engaging melodies caress and captivate the audience. Second Reign celebrate the musical clichés of the eighties without sounding old-fashioned.
Album:
Swiss quartet Second Reign presents its debut album "Gravity". Get ready for a modern and powerful interpretation of 80s melodic rock! With "Gravity", Second Reign offers 13 catchy songs, proving that - although 40 years have passed since then - the 80s can be revived in a modern and contemporary way, combining the best of both worlds. "Gravity" was recorded over a period of 16 months. What started as only recording a few songs to get gigs and releasing them as singles, turned into a lengthy songwriting process and the recordings of the band's very first studio album. The 13 songs that are now featured on the album - with the last ones being written during the first lockdown in Switzerland - were selected out of around 30 original songs. Recording the songs was rather special: each of the band members recorded the tracks on his own in the studio of Mack Schildknecht (Mack Music), beginning with drums & vocals and followed by guitars & bass. The keys were recorded at Second Reign's own rehearsal room and handed over to Mack later. The only time all band members were in the studio at the same time was on the last day of recording, celebrating the last take together - a guitar part by Alain. It sometimes turned out to be a rather big surprise for the band members hearing the tracks for the first time when nuances in vocal lines were changed, drum beats recreated or additional guitars added.With "The Truth", the very first original Second Reign song is featured on the band's debut album. Coming from different musical backgrounds, all band members had their own - not necessarily compatible - ideas about where to go with the band. After trying this and that, playing some songs of previous bands, discussing and experimenting with different styles, "The Truth" marked the first step in finding an own sound and style: a modern and powerful interpretation of 80s melodic rock."Borderline", on the other hand, was a song written before Second Reign existed as a band. It was played like an up-tempo song at first. It somehow didn't fit well and the band started playing it slower - how it was originally intended - and a power ballad was born.What started as a joke, ended with the only guest musician on the song "Home". The early demo was missing a guitar solo, so Stephan added a (synth) saxophone solo as a placeholder and named the version "Home, Kenny G. Remix", as a homage to the well-known 80s saxophone player. Time went by, the band somewhat started liking the idea, they looked out for a saxophone player to provide a solo to the song "Home", and found him: Beda Felber. In addition, a version with a guitar solo also was recorded.Not only did Mack Schildknecht record and mix the album, he also was kind of a fifth band member during the recordings, evolving the sound of Second Reign to a next level and pushing the band to its limits and beyond. With his flair for sounds, frequencies and arrangements, some of the songs were rearranged and polished during the recording. Mixing the songs though, turned out to be the first challenge, as almost every band member had his own idea how the mix should be done, which turned out into several long discussions. In the end, the band mostly followed Mack's suggestions.Mastering the tracks became a bit of a hassle as the band had exactly in mind how the songs should sound like in the end. It took the guys a few trials and errors until they found Christoph Beyerlein from Stem Masters, the person who understood their expectations best, creating a powerful in-your-face master.Although listening - or consuming - music has changed a lot in the past 10 or 20 years, it was always clear for Second Reign to not only focus on the music, but also on a packaging that suits the songs, and visually enhances the experience of "Gravity".Spending hours of studying booklets and artwork in their youth, the band wanted to create a booklet that lets the listener dive into the world of "Gravity" - and lets them discover hidden details and messages in the artwork. With Domagoj Taborski, a Croatian graphics artist, they found the perfect counterpart for bringing their visions to life.Naming the album was almost the hardest part of the process. "Gravity" seemed to reflect the album best and has an ambiguous meaning for the band. As gravity is a force - or rather a consequence of objects moving - "Gravity" will attract the listeners and pull them towards Second Reign's first album: an album about friendship, gluing together four strangers with different backgrounds and ideas, all thrown into a creative melting pot and becoming Second Reign.
Line-Up:
Stephan Lipp (v, b)
Alain Schneble (g)
Boris Rebsamen (k, or)
Dan Hammer (d)
Tracklist:
01. Uninvited
02. The Truth
03. Let Me Breathe
04. Fire
05. Falling
06. Borderline
07. Wrong
08. Another Night
09. You’ll Never Catch Me (When I’m Gone)
10. Dark Matter
11. Uncover
12. The Big Lie
13. Home
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