New PHARAOH Album In The Works; Tentative Title Revealed
March 14, 2007, 17 years ago
US metallers PHARAOH have set Be Gone as the tentative title for their upcoming third album, due for a release later this year via Cruz del Sur
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As drummer Chris Black explains, "It would be misleading to call this a concept album, although there is a common thread to the lyrics throughout. We're working more closely together as a band on the songwriting this time, for both music and lyrics, so naturally we're seeing a more cohesive album coming together."
Some working song titles for the album include 'Dark New Life', 'Cover Your Eyes And Pray', 'Red Honor', 'When We Fly' and 'Ten Years'.
Despite having released two albums, Pharaoh has yet to perform live. "We haven't had the right opportunity," says the drummer. "All of us want to do it, but only under the right conditions. [Vocalist] Tim [Aymar] is living in Florida now, I'm in Michigan, and the other guys are in Pennsylvania, so we're not exactly in a position to perform on stage unless the conditions and timing are 100%. And we always give priority to studio work, since that is what makes us Pharaoh. We are songwriters above all else, and that will never change."
The band is presently completing the songwriting and rehearsal process for a June/July recording session at MCR Studios with Matt Crooks, the same facility and producer responsible for the band's 2006 album The Longest Night.
