FINAL COIL are proud to unleash the cover and the tracklist of their sophomore upcoming new album 'The World We Left Behind For Others'.

Musically, 'The World We Left Behind For Others' shows Final Coil truly becoming the band that Persistence Of Memory, in hindsight, was merely hinting at. The sheer breadth of sound, the depth of the emotions captured, the free flowing creativity make this album utterly captivating and a wonderful achievement. Lyrically, the story being told is both intimately personal and yet universally relevant and affecting.

 

The full track listing and cover for The 'World We Left Behind For Others':

 

1 – Ash’s
2 – The Last Battle
3 – Scattered Dust
4 – Take Me For A Walk
5 – Empty Handed
6 – Keeping Going
7 – Convicted Of The Right
8 – Ashes
9 – One More Drink...
10 - ...And I’ll Leave
11 – One More Trip
12 – The World We Left Behind For Others

The artwork for the new album was created by Andy Pilkington of Very Metal Art (Flotsam And Jetsam, Rock Goddess etc) who was also responsible for the striking image that adorned Persistence Of Memory. The artwork for 'The World We Left Behind For Others' flows through the booklet, guiding the listener through the story as the music unfolds.

 

Final Coil’s frontman Phil Stiles reveals a little more about his band’s finest work to date:

 

“I don’t think any of us in Final Coil thought we would have a second album ready to go so quickly after Persistence of Memory, not least because there was really nothing left over from those sessions that could be used moving forward. The dual catalysts for The World We Left Behind For Others proved to be both political and personal. As we were mixing Persistence..., I received word that my grandmother, Stella, had passed away after a relatively short illness. At 101, it was hardly a shock that she was gone, but she had played a major part in my upbringing and I was heartbroken. Whilst clearing out some of her things, we discovered a couple of letters which shed light on a part of her life that she had never discussed with us. They exposed not only the fragility at the heart of any human relationship, but also the prevailing social attitudes of a time in which women were expected to behave in a certain way regardless of the circumstances they faced. The language of the letters seemed to mirror, in many ways, the terrible polarisation of society in the wake of the vote to leave the EU. With families and friends facing one another across a social chasm, it seems that far less has changed since the early 1900s than we, as a society, like to believe. To see populist speakers gaining traction, right wing groups once more on the rise and a fierce rejection of a globalism it seems that there are those who actively wish to raise the spectre of a divided, nation-state-led world once again; along with all the divisions that come with it; and it was those two subjects that bled into lyrics that I started to write at a ferocious rate.

The first track I wrote, and the track upon which the entire album hangs, is ‘Imaginary Trip’. I didn’t set out to write a concept album, but as I moved forward, I realised that the melodies of that song were haunting the other tracks on the record. It’s something that can be found in much of Roger Waters’ work (most notably The Wall and The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking) and it occurred to me that, as the songs were already linked thematically, it made sense for the music to be linked so explicitly. As the piece reached its conclusion, I realised that it also formed the perfect sequel to Persistence... That album dealt in broad terms with themes of isolation through a lack of communication, whereas this one looks more at the consequences of a lack of communication within families and groups upon society as a whole. As such, the first notes you hear on The World... are also the last notes of Persistence...

With the basic album completed and demoed in February 2017, I then approached Jola and Richard to see if they were happy to proceed with the album. Their input, as always, proved invaluable and Richard rose to phenomenal heights on this record. I don’t believe I have ever heard him play better or with such sensitivity as he does on ‘Imaginary Trip’, whilst his lead work on ‘The Last Battle’ is simply outstanding. We spent four amazing weeks tracking the record with Wahoomi Corvi and Cristian Coruzzi at Real Sound Studios. They are a fantastic team and they really brought the best out of us performance-wise. It was a pleasure, too, to work with Jonny Mazzeo who mixed and mastered the record at Mathlab Studios. He fully understood that we wanted to make a very dynamic album, and he mixed the piece carefully to allow for plenty of ebb and flow. As a band, we’ve always been drawn to albums that sound natural, and Jonny delivered a vibrant master that really allows the individual elements to shine through without being rendered flat in the name of loudness. Heavier and darker than our debut, The World We Left behind For Others was a challenging record to make. Perhaps it runs against the trend, as it is very much an album meant to be heard in one sitting (and in the correct order), but I believe it to be the best thing I have ever written and I am very excited for people to hear it.”

 

Final Coil's Upcoming Shows:

In the lead up to the release Final Coil will be playing two prestigious UK festivals. On February 16th the band will take to the stage of the O2 Academy in Birmingham as part of HRH Metal: Metal Meltdown with Decapitated, Raging Speedhorn, Acid Reign and many more.

Then on the 23rd of March, Final Coil will join Focus, England, IO Earth and a host of progressive rock talent at the Fusion Festival at the Stourport Civic Centre. Drumming for Final Coil at these two momentous shows will be Dan Brown of Beckon Lane.

2019 is set to be the year that Final Coil really take flight – watch this space for more news and prepare to join us for an incredible imaginary trip.

 

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Phil Stiles - Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitars
Richard Awdry - Lead Guitars / Backing Vocals
Jola Stiles - Bass / Design

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Final Coil began their musical life in howls of feedback and chaos, a raging entity that tore up the stages of endless small clubs as they slowly found their direction. Gradually, that energy and electricity was channelled into smoother paths as the band looked deeper into themselves and their music, discovering how much more their individual abilities could create; realising they had so much more to say, that a fleeting impact wasn’t all they wished to achieve – they wanted to carve musical monuments that would stand the test of time and stand for something as well. Under the guiding hand of founding member Phil Stiles the line-up of the band morphed and shifted to reflect that change in focus and the first recorded output from the new look Final Coil was released in 2015. The Closed To The Light EP highlighted the significant developments in the band’s style so effectively that it caught the ear of Italian record label WormHoleDeath, who immediately signed the band up. Throughout 2016 Final Coil worked on their debut full length album, which was then unveiled by their new label in 2017...

 

In a world of ever shifting trends and fashions, where it’s always time to move on to the next thing and the value of anything and everything is fleeting, it’s a beautiful moment to find an album that stops you in your tracks. A combination of musicianship, song craft, depth of emotion and attention to detail that holds you transfixed while the rest of the world continues its unthinking charge into oblivion. An album where the lyrics invite thought and reflection and the artwork fires the imagination as the music brings it to vibrant life. Final Coil’s debut album, entitled Persistence Of Memory was just such an album; an island of colour and beauty in the ever flowing grey tides of modern life. The band joined forces with Imperative PR to promote the album and the reaction from the music press was outstanding.

 

The band finished 2017 with a flurry of well received live shows and returned to Imperative PR once more – this time for a long term management deal. The press continued to pick up on the brilliance of Persistence Of Memory throughout the early months of 2018 and away from the stage the band began to work on their most ambitious material to date. As summer neared its end Final Coil set off for Italy and Real Sound Studios to record their second full length album. Featuring the skills of session drummer Barry French (ex-Sarpanitum) blending beautifully with the flowing bottom end of bassist Jola Stiles and the twin guitars of Phil Stiles and Richard Awdry the new songs that Final Coil have created are going to stun everyone who hears them. Before the end of the year the band also managed to fit in live shows with OHHMS, Boss Keloid, Zero Point Zero and Staghorn.

 

Aside from his work with Final Coil, Phil Stiles was invited to make a guest appearance on the latest album from prog rock royalty, Glass Hammer (the band where Yes discovered vocalist Jon Davison).

Looking ahead to 2019 Final Coil are already booked to appear at Fusion 2019 with Focus and IO Earth and Hard Rock Hell Metal with Decapitated and Devilment. Then of course there is the small matter of album number two, due out on WormHoleDeath – an album that is going to take your breath away.

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Persistence of Memory - 2017
The World We Left Behind For Others - 2019