PRIMITAI
VIOLENCE OF THE SKIES (VIOLET VINYL)

Primitai's album "Violence of The Skies" is a culmination of the growing achievements and team spirit of the band in recent years which saw their most extensive touring yet, conquering of new territories, and signing with Rock of Angels Records. With their increasing confidence the band has pushed their classic metal influenced sound to the boundaries with power and progressive metal, much like bands such as Savatage or Queensryche did upon taking the torch from Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. With concerts off in 2020, Primitai instead celebrated their musical friendships with guest appearances from several esteemed musicians. Paul Quinn of SAXON, a huge personal influence and one of those guitarists who's riffs pioneered heavy metal itself in the late 70s/early 80s, lays down a fine solo on "Put To The Sword". US based former guitarist Tom Draper guests on The Storm Kings - his enduring friendship and team player attitude makes it no surprise to see him now hired by CARCASS. In addition to these collaborations, several highly regarded figures in music production played an important role in the album. Tom Keech, who engineered all previous album recordings, oversaw production and mixing. The rhythm section was captured live at Middlefarm Studios with producer Pete Miles, and guitars were re-amped with amp guru Lasse Lammert's (ALESTORM, GLORYHAMMER) wall of Marshall and EVH amplifiers. Mastering was handled by multi Grammy winning engineer Alan Douches (MOTORHEAD, MASTODON) at West West Side Music, and the striking cover art was designed by Stan W Decker (MEGADETH, DRAGONFORCE).