{"id":7275,"date":"2018-09-06T07:06:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T07:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2018-09-06T07:06:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T07:06:08","slug":"leader-of-down-feat-final-recordings-from-motorhead-guitarist-wurzel-to-release-cascade-into-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2018\/09\/06\/leader-of-down-feat-final-recordings-from-motorhead-guitarist-wurzel-to-release-cascade-into-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Leader Of Down Feat. Final Recordings From Mot\u00f6rhead Guitarist W\u00fcrzel To Release \u201cCascade Into Chaos\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
Featuring guest appearances by even more Mot\u00f6rhead alumni including Lemmy Kilmister, Fast Eddie Clarke, and Phil Campbell along with Cliff Evans (Tank), Bruce Foxton (The Jam), Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe), and Lee Richards (Ex Godsmack)!<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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The brainchild of Grammy nominated former Mot\u00f6rhead guitarist W\u00fcrzel and bass player Tim Atkinson who after forming the band Leader of Down in 2008 busied themselves in a London rehearsal studio writing dozens of tracks in preparation for recording an album. They then recruited drummer, Steve Clarke (Ex Fastway) to join the ranks and continue preparing for the debut album \u201cCascade Into Chaos\u201d (scheduled for release on Cleopatra Records September 2018).<\/span><\/div>\n
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The name Leader of Down came from W\u00fcrzel mishearing the lyrics to the Status Quo track \u201cDown, Down\u201d. W\u00fcrzel found this extremely funny as he had been singing the wrong words \u201cDown Down, Leader of Down\u201d for over 30 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cCascade into Chaos\u201d is named after a phrase that W\u00fcrzel and Tim liked during the initial songwriting sessions, it seemed a very obvious choice and was the only title that the two of them ever really discussed.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The band started recording the initial tracks for the album which included a reworking of W\u00fcrzel\u2019s solo release from the 80’s \u201cPeople Say I’m Crazy\u201d. These initial sessions also included a track that was always intended for Lemmy to sing on, as W\u00fcrzel said \u201cWe think it would suit him\u201d. This track eventually became \u201cParadise Turned Into Dust\u201d with Lemmy finishing his recording at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles in 2015 shortly before his own passing, at a very emotional session with Tim Atkinson and Steve Clarke. Unmistakably Lemmy Kilmister with his unique voice on \u201cLaugh At The Devil\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Although there are several guest vocalists on the album such as Whitfield Crane, the line up of Leader of Down is completed by vocalist Matt Baker and guitarist Alex Ward who have slipped seamlessly into the line up.<\/span><\/div>\n
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After W\u00fcrzel’s tragic death in 2011 the band continued to finish the album and enlisted the help of some friends to honour the great man. With guest appearances from Lemmy, Phil Campbell (who joined Mot\u00f6rhead on the same day as W\u00fcrzel in 1984), Fast Eddie Clarke who has also sadly passed away beginning of 2018, Whitfield Crane from Ugly Kid Joe, Lee Richards (Ex Godsmack), Bruce Foxton from The Jam, and Cliff Evans from Tank.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Says Tim Atkinson, \u201cIt is a very bittersweet feeling now that the album is being released. It feels very strange without W\u00fcrzel being here, and I know he would be thrilled with the final result. It was a real pleasure writing with W\u00fcrzel, as we instinctively knew what both of us were thinking when we put our ideas forward. We always wanted Lemmy to sing on ‘Paradise turned into Dust’, and it was a very emotional session in Los Angeles when Lemmy completed the track and I just wish that W\u00fcrz had been there to see it. It was amazing that so many friends helped us to finish the album with guest appearances and I can only thank them from the bottom of my heart. To hear Phil playing with W\u00fcrzel again was absolutely fantastic\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The album features 10 blockbusting tracks, all mixed by Mot\u00f6rhead Grammy winning producer Cameron Webb at Maple Studios in California.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The album is of course a tribute to W\u00fcrzel and the other fallen Mot\u00f6rhead heroes but it is also just the beginning for Leader of Down who after a successful appearance at Hard Rock Hell are embarking on a tour with Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons in November 2018, and will be very busy next year with live shows already planned. Leader of Down have signed a worldwide deal with Los Angeles based label Cleopatra Records.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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As Lemmy once shouted from the stage at Hammersmith Odeon, shortly after W\u00fcrzel and Phil Campbell joined, \u201cWell, are we back?\u201d We can safely say that W\u00fcrzel is back, we just wish that he was with us for the ride.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Track listing\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
1. Paradise Turned Into Dust ( Lemmy vocals, additional bass\u00a0 Tim Atkinson)<\/span><\/div>\n
2. Cascade Into Chaos<\/span><\/div>\n
3. People Say I\u2019m Crazy<\/span><\/div>\n
4. Serial Killjoy (Bruce Foxton on additional bass with Tim Atkinson)<\/span><\/div>\n
5. Children of Disease (Whitfield Crane vocals, Lee Richards and Richards\/ Crane) backing vocals, Phil Campbell 2nd guitar solo)<\/span><\/div>\n
6. Snakebite (Fast Eddie Clarke all guitars and vocals)<\/span><\/div>\n
7. Punch and Geordie<\/span><\/div>\n
8. Feel Good\u00a0 (Cliff Evans first guitar solo)<\/span><\/div>\n
9. The Killing Rain (The last song W\u00fcrzel ever recorded)<\/span><\/div>\n
10. Laugh at the Devil\u00a0 (Lemmy vocals and all guitars by Fast Eddie Clarke)<\/span><\/div>\n
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To purchase:<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Buy the CD:\u00a0https:\/\/cleorecs.com\/store\/ shop\/leader-of-down-cascade- into-chaos-cd\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
Buy the vinyl:\u00a0https:\/\/cleorecs.com\/store\/ shop\/leader-of-down-cascade- into-chaos-lp\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Source:<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
www.LeaderOfDown.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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