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Riverside, California-based philosophy-metal band ANA KEFR has posted fan-favorite 'The Orchid', another sample track to the band's Myspace page, allowing a comprehensive view of the experimental range of AK's full length debut album, Volume 1.

This marks the closing of Ana Kefr's recent promotion, a chance for fans to win a copy of the album months before its scheduled release - June 1st, 2009.

Commented guitarist and backing vocalist Kyle Coughran: "When I originally began writing 'The Orchid', I envisioned more of a rock groove-oriented kind of song, a darker AC/DC. What I brought to the guys was actually just 3 minutes. Bryce, Trent and Rhiis each ended up adding 3 minutes of their own ideas, as well as altering mine, so that it ended up being nearly 10 minutes, and pretty epic-sounding. It was actually the first song we added keys to. It has always surprised me that this song is a fan-favorite, I never expected people to latch onto it but it's the song we're always asked to play. Its place at the end of the album fits well for me, it's a release after the madness of the songs before it. "

Volume 1 was mixed and mastered at Dinky Music Recording Studios in Corona, CA by Billie Stevens and features a cover of ROLLINS BAND's 'Step Back', with special guest appearances from MY RUIN lead screamer Tairrie B and guitarist Mick Murphy. The album will be released through Muse Sick Records, the band's own imprint label.

More on Ana Kefr at the band's MySpace page.

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