AMANDA SOMERVILLE’S TRILLIUM Issue Lyric Video For ‘Full Speed Ahead’ Track
June 8th, 2018
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Symphonic metal group Trillium, fronted by American-born and Netherlands-based frontwoman Amanda Somerville, issued second full-length studio album Tectonic on June 8th, 2018 through Frontiers Music Srl.
Tectonic was produced by Amanda Somerville and guitarist / bassist Sander Gommans, Amanda’s husband and musical collaborator. Recordings took place at Eternia Studios and The Rock Station in Reuver, Netherlands, and The Backwoods Gang in Michigan. Drum recordings were handled by Daan Janzing at In The Room in Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands.
Recordings were handled overall by Sander Gommans and Amanda Somerville, with mixing by Gommans at The Rock Station. Mastering responsibilities were overseen by Jos Driessen at Sandlane Studios in Rijen, The Netherlands.
Sander Gommans commented: “Writing, producing and mixing this album together with Amanda Somerville was an intense (three kids were born in between) but very fulfilling experience. Having After Forever’s André Borgman back on drums was a huge bonus for me!
“‘Time To Shine’ gives you a good idea of what the new album is about: energetic metal songs with lots of melodies, riffs, solos and, of course, Amanda on vocals.”
Amanda Somerville added: “Where (Trillium debut album) Alloy was rather dark and moody and restless, Tectonic is on the whole more uplifting and full of strength and character, though it’s just as full of emotion.
“My life was shaken up by figurative earthquakes through several elements shifting in recent years and that’s what this album represents. It’s a challenge to make an album that’s musically heavy without being dragged down by melancholy, but that’s what Sander and I set out to do from the beginning and it worked out beautifully!”
Amanda continued: “The core and essence of Tectonic is very personal and comes, basically, from the hearts and minds of a singer and a guitar player and I think that’s very apparent when you listen to the songs. Sander and I didn’t want to overthink things and over-complicate the songs. There’s definitely some bombast in there because we both have a love of keyboard arrangements, but they don’t rule the roost here. Also, the only guest performances are by good friends from my hometown in Flint, Michigan who also played live with me solo and with Trillium, and also some great mates and colleagues of Sander’s, so it’s really a ‘family’ kind of album. We tried to keep things simple, and yet I think it’s anything but low-key!”
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The track listing is as follows;
01. ‘Time To Shine’
02. ‘Stand Up’
03. ‘Full Speed Ahead’
04. ‘Hit Me’
05. ‘Fighting Fate’
06. ‘Nocturna’
07. ‘Fatal Mistake’
08. ‘Shards’
09. ‘Cliché Freak Show’
10. ‘Eternal Spring’
Tectonic’s recording line-up was as follows;
Amanda Somerville (vocals)
Sander Gommans (guitars and bass)
André Borgman (drums)
Mark Burnash (bass on ‘Full Speed Ahead’)
Paul Owsinski (second guitar solo on ‘Full Speed Ahead’)
A music video was filmed for opening track ‘Time To Shine’. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the songs ‘Shards’ and ‘Full Speed Ahead’. All three clips can be viewed below.
Debut studio record Alloy was released in November 2011 via Frontiers Music Srl.
Promotional photograph by Stefan Heilemann.
