Ol Drake - Guitarist Releases Samples From Debut Solo Album
As you might recall, Oliver Michael "Ol" Drake left the UK thrash metal band Evile back in 2013 and the guitar virtuoso signed a multi-album worldwide recording deal with Earache Records. He is now releasing his debut solo album under the name Old Rake. The album will be out on June 22nd in Europe and June 23rd North America. Below you can listen to audio samples from all the tracks that will appear on the album. What are your impressions of the music?
The album features instrumental guitar encompassing a myriad of styles, including flat-out shredding, classical, progressive, melodic and acoustic.
Tracklist:
01. Han Valen
02. Onions
03. Spaceship Janitor
04. Emperor
05. I'll Be Bach (Get It?)
06. Guitarists Playing Guitars
07. Karma
08. The Rake Waltz
09. An Absence
Old Rake was recorded at the guitarist's home studio and was mixed with producer and former Death, Testament, Obituary guitarist James Murphy. Mike Heller (Fear Factory, Malignancy) performs drums on the entire album. Pre-orders are available here.
The album features instrumental guitar encompassing a myriad of styles, including flat-out shredding, classical, progressive, melodic and acoustic.
Tracklist:
01. Han Valen
02. Onions
03. Spaceship Janitor
04. Emperor
05. I'll Be Bach (Get It?)
06. Guitarists Playing Guitars
07. Karma
08. The Rake Waltz
09. An Absence
Old Rake was recorded at the guitarist's home studio and was mixed with producer and former Death, Testament, Obituary guitarist James Murphy. Mike Heller (Fear Factory, Malignancy) performs drums on the entire album. Pre-orders are available here.
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| Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena Posts: 7571  |
Well, it looks interesting. But, stakes high for Miachel Drake as his new band will compete with former band too.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62032  |
Hav Valen LOL
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| K✞ulu Seeker of Truth Posts: 2573  |
Frankly speaking, the snippets don't sound interesting at all. As much as I like Ol' work on Evile's Infected Nations, this does not get me excited at all... Shame...
---- Savor what you feel and what you see Things that may not seem important now But may be tomorrow R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner Satan was a Backstreet Boy
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Guitar virtuoso? 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by [user id=17278] on 20.05.2015 at 15:46 Cold Chisel does exist. And how is Old Rake a funny band name when the guy is called Ol Drake? 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| slim pickings Account deleted |
slim pickings
Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 20.05.2015 at 15:57 it just sounds funny to me.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by [user id=17278] on 20.05.2015 at 16:02 Totally not black metal It's a classic rock band from Australia featuring Jimmy Barnes on vocals
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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slim pickings
Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 20.05.2015 at 16:05 if it's classic rock, I'll check them out. now back to the drake, I mean back on topic.
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| Zap Posts: 3586  |
I think the name is the best part here. I once caught one of Ol's picks when I saw Evile and it had Old Rake on it too; I think it's funny. Music sounds really cliche and overdone though. Won't bother with this.
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