Untouchable Glory
| Untouchable Glory | ||||
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| Released | 30 October 2015 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 31:34 | |||
| Label | AFM | |||
| Producer | Scott Atkins | |||
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Untouchable Glory is the fifth studio album by Irish thrash metal band Gama Bomb. It was released internationally on 30 October 2015 via AFM Records.[1]
Recording and release
[edit]Untouchable Glory was recorded in Dublin and Omeath, Ireland & Suffolk, England over spring/summer 2015, with Scott Atkins producing.[2] The first song taken from the album 'Ninja Untouchables / Untouchable Glory' was released on 25 September 2015 with an accompanying music video.[3] This was followed by a second single for the track 'She Thing' on 16 October.[4]
Artwork
[edit]The album cover was painted by Graham Humphreys, who had previously worked on the band's 2013 release The Terror Tapes and cover design and inlay artwork was created by long term designer Rory McGuigan.[5] Lead singer Philly Byrne explained the concept behind the cover, saying "The theme behind this album, loosely, is exploitation cinema... the concept of the album cover being a retro movie poster. Graham Humphreys – his mainstay as an artist is recreating that vintage movie poster style for re-released classic movies. He's a portrait artist really, so we wanted to capitalise on that. Just as importantly, the sleeve and inlay was designed by Rory McGuigan. He created a separate movie poster for each track that's completely authentic to a different time, place and niche of exploitation cinema."[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ninja Untouchables/Untouchable Glory" | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Avenge Me!" | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Drinkers, Inc." | 3:05 |
| 4. | "My Evil Eye" | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Tuck Your T-Shirt in" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Ride the Night" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "She Thing" | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Witching Mania" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "James Joints" | 0:57 |
| 10. | "Raging Skies" | 3:02 |
| 11. | "I Will Haunt You" | 2:56 |
| 12. | "After the Fire" | 2:51 |
Personnel
[edit]Gama Bomb
[edit]- Philly Byrne – vocals
- Paul Caffrey – drums
- Domo Dixon – guitar
- Joe McGuigan – bass
- John Roche – guitar
Recording personnel
[edit]- Scott Atkins – producer, mixing
- Domo Dixon – additional production
References
[edit]- ^ "Gama Bomb return with Untouchable Glory". Team Rock. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Gama Bomb unveil a ninja-filled new video". Metal Hammer. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Gama Bomb announce new album Untouchable Glory". Brave Words. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "She Thing single". Metal Archives. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Gama Bomb announce new album Untouchable Glory". Brave Words. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Ireland Thrash Untouchables". Fire Idol. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Ninja Untouchables/Untouchable Glory official video
- Gama Bomb at AFM Records
