North of England melodic rock and 80s AOR band ATLAS have announced the release of their highly anticipated third studio album, titled Built To Last.
The new album will be released by Metalapolis Records on Friday 20th October and is available to pre-order now.
Keyboardist James Thorley founded the band in 2017 with the intention to create signature music that focused its roots around the 80s AOR, Prog, and melodic rock, while exploring other contemporary hard rock and metal genres.
The band also comprises of Craig Wells (lead vocals), Howie Little (lead guitars), Chris Redfearn (bass guitar), and Ryan Briggs (drums).
widescale & heavyweight with ultracapable drummery & wonderworthy keys…
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Distributed by SPV, Built To Last is a continued evolution of the band’s unique Progressive AOR sound. It is the product of years spent honing songwriting techniques, and the album offers polished arrangements, ripping guitar hooks, huge choruses, and majestic vocals.
According to the band, the single All or Nothing (video shared below) was written with an “album opener” in mind.
“We wanted to write a track that had a lot of energy, heavy but still having melodic elements, and with a huge hooky chorus. We wanted to represent elements of the whole album in one song, which was a challenge, but we always love to rise to a challenge!“
The superordinary number arrives widescale & heavyweight with ultracapable drummery and wonderworthy keys. The powerhouse vocals are exciting and absorbing and the chorus is glimmery. Perhaps this is not as punishingly heavy as it could be… but, yeah, we suppose we need a little composed harmony right now in this angry storm-ridden all-or-nothing world… so we get it!
If you like your prog-rock packed with serious purpose, here it is!
Band photo by Sam Fenton
Pre order link: https://atlasmusicuk.bandcamp.com/album/built-to-last-pre-order-20-10-2023
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