The release date of the new album 'Last Act Of Defiance' by the US-Metal Band SEASONS OF THE WOLF on CD is January 26th, 2018.
SEASONS OF THE WOLF, founded in Florida in the late 80s, have long made themselves a name among Metal Underground connoisseurs. Between 1996 and today these five Southerners released 4 world class albums of distinct progressive charm featuring Wes Waddells high-pitched vocals which more than once remind one of former Metal Church siren David Wayne. Comparisons to older works of Savatage would also be legitimate.
2 of those 4 albums (Seasons Of The Wolf and Lost In Hell) have since been released as LP and double LP by Pure Steel Records. This somewhat gloomy and eccentric US Metal filled with atmospheric keyboard layers and a keen sense for evoking emotional melodies has been a band trademark from the very beginning.
At long last both their late 80s/early 90s recordings, previously only available on cassette, can be heard. For the first time these early works, remastered from the original old tape recordings, are finally available in 2014 on 2 CDs! Now, after a 11 years break, the band is back with an fantastic new release.
"Last Act Of Defiance" will show one more time the ownstanding class of this awesome band! Enjoy it!
TRACKLIST:
1. Solar Flare
2. Desert Night Sky
3. Take Us To The Stars
4. Be Careful What You Wish
5. Centuries Of Pain
6. Drifter
7. Fools Gold
8. Another day
9. Dark Stratosphere
10. No More Room In Hell
11. Last Act Of Defiance
Total Playing Time: 45:53
ONLINE
LINEUP
Wes E. Waddell – vocals
Barry D. Waddell aka "Skully" – guitar, backing vocals
Dennis A. Ristow aka "Dr. Samurai" – keyboards, backing vocals
Clay E. Yeagley – dass
Dwayne "Thunderhoof" Brier (R.I.P.) – drums
BIOGRAPHY
SEASONS OF THE WOLF, Progressive, Gothic, New Age Metal or as our German friends have called it: "Psycho-Hippie-Doom-Metal"
*SOTW was formed in Bradenton, Florida, USA in October 1988 by Guitarist/Producer - Barry "Skully" Waddell, Vocalist - Wes Edward Waddell, and Keyboard/Engineer - Dennis "Dr. Samuria" Ristow. Current line-up includes Mark Empire on drums and Bill Bois on bass guitar.
*SOTW owns and operates Level-D-Green Recording Studio and Independent Record Label "Earth Mother Music" Barry AKA "Skully", Wes Waddell and Dennis Ristow write, arrange, design and produce all SOTW product.
*Currently over 40 distributors worldwide stock SOTW product. 8 of those distributors are in Germany where SOTW gets the most support. German labels include - Witches Brew Records, Hellion Records, Kathargo Records, Pure Steel Records, Iron Shield Records, Underground Power Metal Dist, Rock It Up Records, Metaleros Records
*6 Albums on CD format and two albums on Vinyl format released and available. Album #7 soon to be released in 2015. SOTW DVD music video rocku-mentary still in production.
*13 music videos - "October Moon", "Victim Of Darkness", "Lost In Hell", "Abandoned City", "Interstellar", "Magnetic Star", "Transmission", "Quilex", "Starstruck", "Nocturnal Revelation", Liar, In The Shadows, and Wings Of Doom. 3 SOTW videos have aired on national U.S.A TV network FUSE TV - Videos have aired on USA cable networks in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and other various Metal programs in Europe.
*3 Tribute albums - IRON MAIDEN "Children Of The Damned" - QUEEN "The Attack Of The Dragons" - and BLACK SABBATH "Dehumanized Witch" a DIO Years tribute.
*6 Compilation releases from various record labels - Hardknocks Records "Mega Xposure" vol#1, Worldwide Recording Limited Vol #2, Delinquent Records "The Pink & The Black" Goth and Glam collection, Transcending The Mundane #13, Metal Crusade Vol #4, Metal-Rules.com Vol #1.
*SOTW has been featured in over 300 Metal fanzines and magazines worldwide since 1995.
*SOTW received airplay on over 500 college radio programs in the USA, Canada, and Europe during two 8 weeks radio marketing campaigns. Fall 1998 and fall 1999. Over 70 of the college radio stations in the USA placed various SOTW songs in top ten charts with heavy rotation during that time period.
*SOTW has sold over 35,000 units Independently on various formats (Cassette tapes, CD's, and Vinyl ) around the world without ever performing live outside their home territory of Florida and with no outside involvement from a major record label. SOTW is Totally Independent Worldwide.
*SOTW has performed live shows throughout the west coast of Florida for over 20 years. Mostly in the Sarasota, Bradenton, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Ocala, Lakeland and Orlando areas. One short east coast tour.
*SOTW currently works with 5 Independent Horror & Sci-Fi Filmmakers. Brimstone Media Productions, Pipedreams Entertainment, Falcon Videos, F&C Productions, and Helltimate Studios. Several SOTW songs are featured in the soundtracks of film titles "The Seekers" , Alien Conspiracy Series "Time Enough", "Betrayal", "Twisted Illusions2", "Goregoyles", "Underbelly" , Evil Ever After" and "Blood Stained Bride" Many of these obscure indie films are still available through varios internet distributors.
*SOTW's Skully and Dr. Samuria also helps produce other bands in the recording studio and promotes underground Independent bands around the world by networking product and trading useful contact information. SOTW studio rehearsal stage called Junkyard Rehearsal Studio can be rented out by other bands in need of writing, rehearsal, video production, and auditions.
DISCOGRAPHY
Seasons of the Wolf Full-length 1996
Lost in Hell Full-length 1999
Nocturnal Revelation Full-length 2001
Once in a Blue Moon Full-length 2007
Last Act Of Defiance Full-length 2018