American Supergroup Axe Dragger – made up of current and former members of Fu Manchu, Pantera, Dark Funeral and Pentagram – have released their first lyric video for the track Axe Dragger, taken from their upcoming debut album – yup, you guessed it – Axe Dragger, due out March 6th via Ripple Music.
You can watch the video for Axe Dragger here:
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Guitarist Bob Balch comments:
“This was the first song we wrote. When drummer Minnesota Pete Campbell reached out to me about collaborating on a metal record, those riffs came out of me moments later. The song pretty much wrote itself. I thought Terry Glaze would sound great on it, so we sent it over to him. When we both heard the vocals and lyrics, we knew we had something special. I mean—he sings the words “heavy metal” in the first verse! Haha. That song lit a fire under all of us and ended up spawning the entire record. Pete then mentioned bringing in Fredrik Isaksson on bass. Fredrik absolutely killed it on that track, and at that point, the lineup was solidified. Hope you dig it.”
Drummer Minnesota Pete Campbell adds:
“This was the first track Bob sent me for the project. At first listen, I was like, “Okay… I see where this is going!” I laid down my drum tracks and sent it back. He told me Terry was interested in doing some vocals, and I was stoked. When we got Terry’s vocals back, I knew right away we were onto something—and ten songs later, we had a whole record. Fredrik’s bass playing is ungodly, and he’s the perfect man for the job. Bob is a freakin’ riff machine—such an honor to jam with. I’m super excited for people to hear this band. Proud of the music and the guys involved. Hail Metal.”
Guitarist Bob Balch adds:
“I’d been in touch with drummer Pete Campbell for a while about trading riffs, drum beats, and ideas. I’ve also been teaching a student over FaceTime for a couple of years who wants to learn old Riot, Judas Priest, and DIO—and that really lit a fire under me to start writing an old-school heavy metal project. So Pete and I started sending riffs and beats back and forth, and once we had a few solid tunes, we brought in vocalist Terry Glaze and bassist Fredrik Isaksson. The first song Terry sent back was “Axe Dragger” and Pete and I completely lost our minds. From there, we were all fired up, and over the course of a year, we put together this record. It’s a pure reflection of early ’80s heavy metal—and I hope you dig it. For the guitar geeks out there, this record is loaded with harmonic minor modes à la Powerslave-era Iron Maiden.”
Tracklist:
- 1. Axe Dragger
- 2. Give You The Rope
- 3. Fight Another Day
- 4. Iron Rider
- 5. Eat Me From The Inside
- 6. Shock ‘Em Dead
- 7. El Toro
- 8. The Damned Will Cry
- 9. Fire In The Madhouse
- 10. Death Is Calling My Name
PRESS SOURCE: Purple Sage PR.
