Currently working on new music for 2017, Italian guitarist/producer Zombie Sam has checked in with the following:

"Ladies and gentlemen, 'Kidnap The Sandy Claws' is finally here. Download it for free and listen to it here.  Ryan (Howell / Farwell, My Love)and I are very proud of this song." 

 

Zombie Sam recently spoke with BraveWords scribe Carl Begai, discussing the new record and unleashing his debut album Self Conscious Insanity, a record that blended symphonic and industrial elements to create a unique calling card, in 2013. The outing yielded two official videos – “A Hallowed Tale” and “Woman In White” – that gave Zombie Sam a Tim Burton-esue identity to go along with the music and earned him a cult following. A lot has changed since then including his musical vision, meaning the fans clamouring for a sequel to Self Conscious Insanity should be prepared for a distinctive new take on an esablished theme.

“I don’t try to imitate anybody, I just try to compose what I feel,” Sam says. “A few years ago I had some health problems with my heart, and after that my life changed somehow and I started seeing things in a different way. It also affected the way I compose music, so that definitely had an influence on the songs for the new album. I also wanted to change my sound. People told me the first album was leaning more in an industrial direction like Rob Zombie or Marilyn Manson, and I didn’t want that. I wanted to create something unique, be more myself; not too serious, maybe even a bit funny.”

More rock than metal this time out, Zombie Sam’s new material is, ironically, reminiscent of two beloved Canadian bands: The Creepshow and Billy Talent. He agrees with the suggestion that if his music is going to wear a stamp it should read “Horror Rock”.

“You mentioned those bands to me and I thought ‘Holy crap, he’s right…’ The new Zombie Sam music doesn’t sound like those bands exactly but it is similar. I like the music from both Billy Talent and The Creepshow, I like the way they perform live, so I could learn somethings from artists like that. They have an amazing energy. My new music is going more in the direction of something like The Creepshow. I don’t want to be heavy metal and I think this new stuff is more rock. Some of the vocal lines even sound a bit like pop music even though it’s not. It’s definitely more horror rock.”

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Zombie Sam recently issued the following update on his new album:

"I'm here in the IM studio and I'm listening to my new album with few vocal lines. I can tell you it's like falling into a Tim Burton's movie.. very moving album. You won't be disappointed. I wrote the new story for the new official video and it's crazy!

Before getting into the new world let's remember about my 1st album and the video 'A Hallow Tale'. Do you remember? Many things changed since then, in a better way of course. The new album is a huge level up! Curious?"

Zombie Sam released his previous album Self Conscious Insanity on June 4th, 2013 via Coroner Records.