Music pioneer Steve Hackett has returned with his new solo album Wolflight which is out now worldwide.
Video for the track ‘Love Song To A Vampire’ can be viewed here:
Steve had this to say:
“The ‘Love Song to a Vampire’ video was directed by Paul Gosling whose filming I was impressed by. Most of the film was shot in the historic and atmospheric city of Leicester. Paul was keen to highlight the combination of Gothic imagery with the portrayal of an abusive relationship implicit in the song. We discussed the ideas together… The transformation from the glamour that lures the victim to the final destructive hold. Steve Hackett”
You can also view the stunning video for the title track of ‘Wolflight’ here:
The album is available on the following formats:
Special edition CD+Blu-ray Mediabook incl. 5.1 mix, interviews & two bonus tracks
Standard CD jewelcase
2LP Gatefold vinyl
Digital download
You can order the album now from the following places:
Wolflight is Steve’s first original solo studio album since Beyond The Shrouded Horizon in 2011. Primal and orchestral, it retains the Hackett trademark as electric guitar runs right the way through with a regular sprinkling of acoustic. The concept behind it is a new unexplored chapter in the guitarist’s career.
The ten tracks take the listener through a journey in space and time looking at the different faces of the endless fight for freedom. Wandering between parallel universes, Hackett explores contemporary and ancient cultures, from Greece (Corycian Fire) to the Far East (Wolflight), the USA and Martin Luther King (Black Thunder), but also his very own childhood memories (The Wheel’s Turning) and the unresolved drama of domestic violence (Love Song to a Vampire).
An excited Steve Hackett tells us more about the record: “My new rock album Wolflight is at the ready and lying in wait. It reflects everybody’s struggle for freedom on a journey travelling through both inner and outer space. It explores sounds from as far afield as Greece, Azerbaijan, the deep American South, Sahara desert and beyond, from all our yesterdays, evoking the ancient past”.
Steve Hackett’s electric guitar plays a powerful role, whilst we also hear him on acoustic guitar, Arabian lute and twelve string, along with his strong lead vocals. Guest Musicians include long time collaborators Roger King (Keyboards & programming), Gary O’Toole (drums), Rob Townsend (sax, duduk), Nick Beggs (bass & stick) and Amanda Lehmann (harmony vocals). Malik Mansurov on tar and Sara Kovaks on didgeridoo add an extra exotic element, plus YES bassist Chris Squire plays on Love Song to a Vampire and Hugo Dagenhardt plays drums on Dust and Dreams. The innovative song writing team includes Steve Hackett, his wife Jo Hackett and also Roger King.
Dates are as follows:
02 Sep 2015 (DE) BOCHUM at ZeltFestival Ruhr
04 Sep 2015 (SE) STOCKHOLM at Debaser Medis
06 Sep 2015 (NO) OSLO at Rockefeller
07 Sep 2015 (SE) GOTHENBURG at Trädgarn
08 Sep 2015 (SE) MALMÖ at Kulturbolaget
09 Sep 2015 (DK) COPENHAGEN at Amager Bio
11 Sep 2015 (DE) HAMBURG at Laeiszhalle
12 Sep 2015 (DE) LEIPZIG at Haus Auensee
13 Sep 2015 (DE) BERLIN at Universität der Künste
15 Sep 2015 (DE) COLOGNE at E-Werk
17 Sep 2015 (LU) LUXEMBOURG at Den Atelier
18 Sep 2015 (FR) PARIS at L’Olympia
21 Sep 2015 (IT) MILAN at Estathe Market Sound
22 Sep 2015 (IT) FLORENCE at Teatro Obihall
23 Sep 2015 (IT) ROME at Teatro Brancaccio
25 Sep 2015 (IT) PADUA at Gran Teatro Geox
26 Sep 2015 (DE) MÜNCHEN at Circus Krone
27 Sep 2015 (DE) LUDWIGSBURG at Forum am Schlosspar
29 Sep 2015 (DE) Hannover at Theater am Aegi
30 Sep 2015 (DE) WIESBADEN at Kurhaus
02 Oct 2015 (NL) ZOETERMEER at Boerderij
03 Oct 2015 (NL) ZOETERMEER at Boerderij
04 Oct 2015 (BE) BRUSSELS at Ancienne Belgiqu
06 Oct 2015 (UK) GUILDFORD at GLive
07 Oct 2015 (UK) LONDON at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
09 Oct 2015 (UK) NORTHAMPTON at Derngate
10 Oct 2015 (UK) CARDIFF at St David’s Hall
11 Oct 2015 (UK) SOUTHAMPTON at Guildhall
13 Oct 2015 (UK) BASINGSTOKE at The Anvil
14 Oct 2015 (UK) YORK at Barbican
16 Oct 2015 (UK) ABERDEEN at Music Hall
17 Oct 2015 (UK) GATESHEAD at The Sage
20 Oct 2015 (UK) LEEDS at Town Hall
21 Oct 2015 (UK) LLANDUDNO at Venue Cymru
23 Oct 2015 (UK) LIVERPOOL at Philharmonic
24 Oct 2015 (UK) LEICESTER at De Montfort Hall
25 Oct 2015 (UK) SALFORD at The Lowry
27 Oct 2015 (UK) IPSWICH at Regent Theatre
28 Oct 2015 (UK) BRISTOL at Colston Hall
30 Oct 2015 (UK) BIRMINGHAM at Symphony Hall
31 Oct 2015 (UK) SOUTHEND at Cliffs Pavillion
Ticket details can be found at www.hackettsongs.com
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