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Black vinyl with lyric insert. Limited 100 copies

Following in the footsteps of Amulet, Wytch Hazel, Seven Sisters, Dark Forest and Toledo Steel, Skyryder are another name to be added to the growing list of protagonists of the new wave of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. The roots of the band go back to the year 2016. Based in the North East of England, the different band members are actually scattered across the country. Adam Thorpe (guitar) and Luke Williams (bass) are from the Durham area, Jonny Stern (guitar) is from Teesside, Andy Macknight (drums) comes from Sunderland and Luke Mills (vocals) is from Portsmouth on the South coast. What are the main differences between vol 2 and the vol 1? Less NWOBHM and more power metal? Adam Thorpe: I think Vol.2 has got a more developed sound compared to Vol.1. This is down to everyone coming together to write and we all took the idea and ran with it. Collectively we have a really eclectic taste in music and it definitely has had an impact on the sound, which we really hope sets it apart from Vol.1. We didn’t set out with an intention of straying either side of the line, we walk between power metal and heavy metal but there’s no complaints if we do. He continues: Starting out originally, it was supposed to be just a project. So initially it was just going to be a one-off release. However, upon completion the story just didn’t feel finished, so this time around we’ve finished off the initial story. We wanted to finish this record with a bang. So Take The Night drags in a few touches that everyone really loves into it. Big build-ups, unusual drum beats and the usual Skyryder speed and dual guitar work. It’s also probably the closest we’ve come to a self-titled song.

Track list:
1. Virtual Humanity
2. Dead City
3. Midnight Ryder
4. Mistress Of Darkness
5. Take The Night