Guitarist and singer-songwriter, Troy Redfern, dubbed as Britain’s “King of slide guitar," releases his new single "Sanctify" on Friday August 6th; the same day as his new album The Fire Cosmic. Watch the psychedelic video, directed by Charlie Smith of Mind Art Visual now:

"Sanctify" is the third single taken from The Fire Cosmic. Written on a beat up 1929 National Triolian Resonator, "Sanctify" is described by Troy as a “heavy blues-billy boogie stomp.” 

"Sanctify" epitomises everything that Troy Redfern does best - honest heavy-weight blues – John Lee Hooker riffs on steroids, thunderous bass by Dave Marks and the ‘foot to the floor’ drums of Darby Todd.

The new album, The Fire Cosmic, follows five unprecedented albums that Troy released in 2020. It was recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios in North Wales, the same studio where Queen recorded all their early albums including Sheer Heart Attack (1974) followed by A Night At The Opera (1975). 

For the new album, Troy enlisted one of the best rhythm sections in the UK, including the legendary Darby Todd on drums (The Darkness, Paul Gilbert), and bass guitarist Dave Marks (Hans Zimmer). Guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (Guns N‘ Roses, Asia, Sons Of Apollo), plays guitar on the song "On Fire". 

Troy describes the contributors on the album as “the ultimate dream team” on what is arguably the British guitarist’s most distinctive and powerful release to date.

“I chose Rockfield Studios because so much of the music I grew up listening to was recorded at this legendary studio (Queen, Black Sabbath)," says Troy. "The studio has a timeless reputation for all the iconic, classic albums that have been produced there.”

“It was important for me to capture the raw energy of three guys playing live in the same place, at the same time. That’s something that you just can't get if you’re sending files from different locations, it doesn't have the same vibe or feel if you do it that way.”

“As soon as we arrived at Rockfield, everyone, including Darby and Dave who’ve recorded all over the world, were excited to be there,” continues Troy. “It’s that kind of place. It has that effect on every musician who records there. Even before we started recording, the energy and vibe was there, which definitely set the tone for the entire album.”

The Fire Cosmic artwork and tracklisting:

"Scorpio" 
"Waiting For Your Love" 
"One Way Ticket" 
"Love & War" 
"On Fire" 
"Lay That Love Down" 
"Ghosts" 
"Saving Grace" 
"Sanctify" 
"Stone" 

"Waiting For Your Love" video:

"Ghosts" video:

Orders can be placed now at this location.

“When it came to the album artwork, I was originally going to get an artist from Brazil to do it for me,” said Redfern. “However, I started working on some artwork of my own in the silver age Marvel comics style, based on the four guys that were on the album. I posted a few visuals on the socials and was overwhelmed by the response.”

“It was a huge kick getting responses from Joe Satriani, Richie Kotzen and my slide guitar hero Denny Walley of Frank Zappa fame. As a result, I created my own comic-style illustrations to package the album.”