I AM I, the new heavy rock band featuring former DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart, will release their debut album Event Horizon independently today (May 26th). Metal As Fuck recently caught up with Theart to discuss his departure from DragonForce and his new band. An excerpt from the story is available below:

Pressed on the ways of the DragonForce ZP had little to offer.

"It’s still a legal matter so I’m not really prepared to talk about it just yet." Although he did add: "It was just a completely different set up, mate (to the current one). It wasn’t personally for me very comfortable. It’s like any office job: if you can’t stand the people around you or you know you’re not happy in your job, fuck, you gonna stay there and be unhappy or you gonna move on and get a new job? So there you go I got a new job."

As ZP explained earlier in our chat, Event Horizon encompasses a lot of different influences. Growing up his main influences were that of the ‘80s hair metal bands whose musical philosophy spoke volumes to Theart junior and it is these inspirations which are heavily felt in Event Horizon.

"There’s influences of every different style you can probably imagine (on the album). My reason for being really into the ‘80s music was the catchy melodies and they were all bands with balls, even if they looked poofed-up with fucking make-up and the hair standing on end. It was still ballsy and it had attitude and energy. You could feel the music. That’s the whole reason I’m still really big time into ‘80s music is just for that reason. But Event Horizon has some catchy, catchy, fucking catchy melodies, mate!"

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As previously reported, there will be a full playback of I Am I's new album from 9:00pm at Eddies Rock Club in Birmingham, England today (Saturday, May 26th), and the band will also do a signing session at the club, ready for their gig at the O2 Academy on Sunday, May 27th.

The artwork and tracklisting for Event Horizon can be viewed below:

Event Horizon tracklisting:

'This is My Life'

'Silent Genocide'

'Stay A While'

'Cross The Line'

'In The Air Tonight'

'King In Ruins'

'Kiss Of Judas'

'Dust 2 Dust'

'Wasted Wonders'

'Pave The Way'

Written by Theart and Jacob Ziemba, and produced by Roland Grapow (HELLOWEEN/MASTERPLAN), Event Horizon "is an absolutely blistering slice of heavy rock liberally infused with Theart's passion, energy and soaring vocals," according to a new press release.

Event Horizon will be the first heavy metal album to be released on USB packaged in a CD style case with full artwork, and can be bought from the official I Am I website.

The debut video for the single ‘Silent Genocide’ has now been released and can be viewed below:

Upcoming shows:

May

27 - Birmingham, UK - 02 Academy

August

11 - Derby, UK - Bloodstock Festival

I Am I is:

ZP Theart - vocals

Paul Clark Jnr - drums

Jacob Ziemba - guitars

Neil Salmon - bass