ROSS THE BOSS: Former MANOWAR Guitarist Releases Lyric Video For ‘Devil’s Day’ Track
May 2nd, 2018
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American metal guitarist Ross “The Boss” Friedman, formerly of Manowar, has released an official lyric video for the track ‘Devil’s Day’, which can be viewed below.
Ross “The Boss” Friedman issued third full-length studio album By Blood Sworn on April 20th, 2018 through AFM Records.
The outing was produced by Dean Rispler at Cannon Found Soundation in Union City, New Jersey, with all of the recording line-up living locally to one another.
Friedman commented: “The main thing is that my band all live nearby me instead of in Germany. So, we were able to really work the tunes up. Mike LePond (bass, Symphony X) and I started going through riffs and tunes in July, worked up the tunes, and started forming them. It was a very satisfying process.”
The digipak CD version of By Blood Sworn includes reworked versions of three Manowar tracks (‘Each Dawn I Die’, ‘The Oath’ and ‘Hail And Kill’), Friedman feeling that the effort is old school in nature. “Actually, I know what direction the songwriting should go, and we go,” he stated. “As for my guitar playing, whatever the song needs, the songs get! The record is more old school, but with a fresh attack — the songs are not repetitive, and this record is also not a ‘drum-machine recording’ like most these days.”
Cover artwork duties fell to Stan W. Decker. “Marc (Lopes, vocals and keyboards) and I had this concept for the cover art by Stan W. Decker,” Friedman begins. “It was a knight kneeling after battle — holding his mighty sword and my eagle behind him.”
The track listing is as follows;
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01. ‘By Blood Sworn’
02. ‘Among The Bones’
03. ‘This Is Vengeance’
04. ‘We Are The Night’
05. ‘Faith Of The Fallen’
06. ‘Devil’s Day’
07. ‘Lilith’
08. ‘Play Among The Godz’
09. ‘Circle Of Damnation’
10. ‘Fistful Of Hate’
11. ‘Each Dawn I Die’ (Manowar cover) *
12. ‘The Oath’ (Manowar cover) *
13. ‘Hail And Kill’ (Manowar cover) *
* digipak CD bonus track
By Blood Sworn’s recording line-up was as follows;
Ross “The Boss” Friedman (guitars)
Marc Lopes (vocals and keyboards)
Mike LePond (bass)
Lance Barnewold (drums)
Produced by David Royal, a music video was filmed for the title track, which can be viewed below.
Second studio record Hailstorm was issued in October 2010 via AFM Records.
