Year : 2023
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + front + Video
Size : 140 mb
Bio:
Sophie Lloyd is one of the most prolific guitarists on the world wide web, a trailblazer who is redefining the concept of a “bedroom” guitarist. A talented composer and accomplished musician, Sophie graduated from the prestigious BIMM in 2018 with a First Class Honours BMus in Popular Music Performance, honing and refining a talent she has nurtured since childhood.Since then, she has amassed the kind of following that even the guitar gods she grew up idolising would be envious of, with a reach surpassing 2.5 million followers across her social channels, built through a steady stream of sharing her talent via guitar “shredleys”, covers and her own original material.“I started playing guitar when I was around 10 years old after listening to Led Zeppelin in the car with my dad. Because I was a bit of an outcast, I had a lot of time to practise and this gave me an escape from reality, helped me overcome my anxieties and really gave me a sense of fulfilment.”While her classmates spent their spare time socialising and partying, Sophie would come home every day after school to spend 5 hours practicing on her Yamaha Pacifica, mastering her craft until bedtime.With roots in classic metal, bands like Iron Maiden, Black Label Society and Pantera have been some of the biggest influences on her lead playing style. She has blended this heavy and technical style with the expression and feeling of blues guitarists such as Rory Gallagher and Joe Bonnamassa. Her rhythm playing is greatly inspired by punk bands such as the Offspring and Misfits. Having learned to play a variety of different genres which are noticeable in her sound, including elements of Jazz, Country and Gospel, Sophie has developed her own unique and creative style of playing and composing.In search of a platform and community where she could share her material and meet other like-minded musicians, Sophie took to YouTube, enabling her to start building an audience of both fans and contemporaries. Nearly 100 Million views later, it’s safe to say that turned out to be a very good decision.“I've gone on the meet so many amazing people and gone on to do things I only dreamed of. The fact that this is my career is still mind blowing to me.”In addition to her own content, Sophie’s talent and popularity has led to collaborations with brands such as Amazon Prime, Hard Rock Café, LiveNation and Harley Davidson, her own Guitar course on Truefire and a stunning performance at Paris Fashion Week for Redemption Brand Clothing.Most recently, Sophie could be seen shredding on stage as guitarist for multi-platinum recording artist Machine Gun Kelly on his recent Mainstream Sellout World Tour, which included sold out shows at legendary venues such Madison Square Garden in New York and Wembley Arena in London.At 27 Years Old, Sophie Lloyd is just getting started, with work on her debut solo album in progress and a few others items to tick off her bucket list.
Album:
British guitarist SOPHIE LLOYD is gearing up for the release of “Imposter Syndrome“, her new album featuring varied lead vocal contributions from the likes of Nathan James of INGLORIOUS, HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale, STEEL PANTHER’s Michael Starr, ATREYU’s Brandon Saller, TRIVIUM’s Matt Heafy, BLACK STONE CHERRY’s Chris Robertson and more.Sophie may be one of several rising stars to have emerged from the online world, but there’s nothing ‘virtual’ about her talent. It hasn’t gone to her head – she understands that music is about songs and hooks – but when she unleashes that shred of hers, it’s somewhere between Atomic Playboys crunch & squeal and the unshackled genius of Extreme legend Nuno Bettencourt.The message is, if you don’t favor shredding, you’ll like this… if you do favor shredding, you will like this… heavy, melodic hard / modern rock with tons of punch and drive.The album boasts several bangers – the best is obviously ‘Runaway’, fronted by Steel Panther’s brilliantly ridiculous Michael Starr (c’mon, we’d all like to be him for a week or two, wouldn’t we?). The song has every heavy rock box ticked most impressively. It sounds like a lost Steve Steven’s Atomic Playboys lost song!The title track brings the Halestorm touch – unsurprising as Lzzy Hale does her usual mesmerising job on a class slice of rock with emotions piled high from voice and guitar.Also up there is the predictably heavy ‘Fall Of Man’, featuring Matthew K. Heafy of Trivium, and ‘Do Or Die’, a splendidly riff-heavy opener that benefits massively from the stonking pipes of classic rock dude Nathan James. You have melodic riffing with some neat and excellent phrasing on the guitar elevating the whole thing.‘Won’t You Come’ is anthemic hard rock candy that sees Sophie reunited with Marisa Rodriguez, with whom the guitarist briefly played in Marisa And The Moths, and it’s clear the chemistry is still there.On this new album, Sophie’s talents are thankfully not buried by the guests and, throughout, she is the star but with some major backing. The artistry of Sophie is complex, yet accessible and never overdone.An entertaining album plenty of strong rockers and blazing guitar work.
Line Up:
Nathan James - vocals - see also: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Inglorious, Frontiers All Stars, Iconic
Sophie Lloyd - guitar
Christopher Painter - drums
+ guests
Tracklist:
01. Do Or Die (feat. Nathan James of Inglorious)
02. Pressure (feat. Brandon Saller Of Atreyu)
03. Imposter Syndrome (feat. Lzzy Hale of Halestorm)
04. Let It Hurt (feat. Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry)
05. Runaway (feat. Michael Starr of Steel Panther)
06. Fall Of Man (feat. Matthew K. Heafy of Trivium)
07. Lost (feat. Cole Rolland)
08. Hanging On (feat. Lauren Babic of Red Handed Denial)
09. Avalanche (feat. Trevor McNevan Of Thousand Foot Krutch)
10. Won’t You Come (feat. Marisa Rodriguez of Marisa And The Moths)
11. Judge And Jury (feat. Tyler Connolly of Theory Of A Deadman)
+ Video "Do Or Die (feat. Nathan James)" (Official Video)
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