Tigermoth Records are proud to announce the release of
Metamorphosis, the fourth studio album from Magenta on April 21st.
The album, will retail at £10 with free postage anywhere in the world.
All pre-orders placed via the Magenta shop will be despatched from 22nd
March, prior to the album’s general release on April 21st. A North
American edition released via will come out on May 6th.
Sound clips of the album will shortly be available from our website at www.magenta-web.com or via the Magenta Myspace page.
We also pleased to announce that we have a special treat for Magenta fans. The Metamorphosis Collection DVD
contains over 3 hours of fascinating material filmed over the last few
months during the making of the album, including a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
sound mix of the entire album. The DVD contains the following:
1. Making of Metamorphosis Documentary. (52.55)
This includes footage filmed during the recording of the CD and interviews with the album’s key contributors
2. Inside the Mix with Rob Reed (55.34)
Rob Reed behind the mixing desk revealing what makes each track tick.
3. Interview with Rob and Steve Reed (21.00)
Rob and lyricist Steve Reed talk about the origins and concept behind the album
4. Interview with Steve Reed (9.09)
Steve Reed talks about the lyrics and concepts behind each track
5. Complete Dolby 5.1 Surround Mix (53.00)
The whole album presented exclusively in glorious Dolby 5.1 surround sound
6. Prekestolen Video (3.43)
Studio Montage video of the Prekestolen track
The DVD will be in one format – NTSC – and will cost £13, with free
postage worldwide. For the time being it will ONLY be available via The Magenta Shop
prior to a general release later in the year. The DVD can be
pre-ordered now, and will be despatched from 22nd March, at the same
time as the album.
Without abandoning the sense of melody and dynamics that remain the
Magenta trademark, Metamorphosis sees the band taking a darker, more
intense path with powerful, sometimes disturbing subject matter.
“I think this album is going to surprise a lot of people, “says Rob
Reed “It will challenge many people’s preconceptions of what Magenta
are, and what we are capable of musically. Most of it was written on
guitar, so some of the material is heavier than before, whilst
retaining most of the elements of the Magenta sound.”
The album also marks the band’s return to long-form pieces of music, with two 20 minute-plus songs, namely Metamorphosis, the title track, a disturbing tale of a serial killer with a split personality, and the album opener The Ballad of Samuel Layne, which follows the thoughts of a soldier in the World War One trenches as he prepares to go into battle.
Rob also comments that with guitars and real strings dominating the
arrangements there are fewer keyboards than previous albums: “Watch out
for some brilliant performances on the record.” He says. “Christina’s vocals are just astonishing, Tim Robinson delivers a virtuoso performance on drums and Chris Fry
has pushed the bar even higher than usual with some amazing lead
guitar. I have no doubt that this is, by far, our finest album to date.”
The album was recorded at Big Studios in South Wales, and mixed by Rob Reed and Tim Lewis at the legendary Rockfield Studios near Monmouth in Wales. Rob has written all the music with lyrics by Steve Reed and the stunning artwork is by Killustrations.
The album will be released on April 21st, but will be available from March 22nd from the Magenta shop at The Magenta Shop .
Watch out for a special pre-order offer to be announced soon.Regular
video updates and sound clips to follow on the website over the next
few weeks.
Album Information:
Track listing:
1.The.Ballad.Of.Samuel.Layne.[20:17]
2.Prekestolen.[03:43]
3.Metamorphosis.[23:15]
4.Blind.Faith.[6:01]
Lead Vocals: Christina
Keyboards, guitars, bass, recorder, backing vocals: Rob Reed
Drums: Tim Robinson
Lead Guitar: Chris Fry
Detuned guitar: Martin Rosser
Uilleann Pipes: Troy Donockley
Backing vocals: Stephan Rhys Williams
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