FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND – CONDUIT OUT JANUARY 25
Funeral For A Friend have announced January 25 release of their sixth studio album, entitled Conduit out on Roadrunner Records.
Conduit is the follow-up to 2011’s critically acclaimed Welcome Home Armageddon, an album which saw the band approach their music with renewed vigor following the addition of new members Gavin Burrough and Richard Boucher.
Conduit also features the addition of drummer Pat Lundy (previously of Rise to Remain) following long-time drummer/vocalist Ryan Richards’ departure earlier this year.
“I think Pat’s been the missing piece of the puzzle for us, his attitude and love of playing really brought a new level of excitement to the band. His playing live and on this record really adds a sense of power that we’ve never had. It became apparent that our relationship with each other was the strongest we’ve had in this band since the very first few releases and we knew that was special. We were all pulling for the same thing and we didn’t care what anyone else felt outside of the five of us.” vocalist Matthew Davies-Kreye
Davies-Kreye also used the change in line-up as an opportunity to explore his vocal style – “I didn’t want us to hold back and I really didn’t want to hold myself back in terms of the vocals. I knew I had to just go for it and try to go for something that was as pure as possible without trying to pretend that I’m filling in for Ryan’s screaming parts. I had to do these songs my own way. That was a big deal to me.”
Conduit is a tightly wound collection of tracks, again produced with Romesh Dodangoda, bursting with emotion and personal conflict but also full of commentary on the inner workings and experiences of an established band. It’s the sound of a band growing and progressing both as a unit and individually.
The album clocks in at not much longer than 30 minutes.
The tracklisting for ‘Conduit’ is as follows –
- Spine
- Conduit
- The Distance
- Best Friends And Hospital Beds
- Nails
- Death Comes To Us All
- Travelled
- Grey
- Sun-Less
- Elements
- High Castles
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Conduit is out on January 25 through Roadrunner Records
