{"id":39418,"date":"2016-04-01T00:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T00:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=39418"},"modified":"2019-03-22T21:07:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T21:07:21","slug":"news-soto-release-second-studio-album-divak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-soto-release-second-studio-album-divak\/","title":{"rendered":"SOTO Release Second Studio Album \u2018Divak\u2019 (April 1st, 2016) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SOTO Release Second Studio Album \u2018Divak\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nApril 1st, 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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International power metal group SOTO, featuring namesake American vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen \/ ex-Talisman \/ ex-Journey), issued second full-length studio album Divak<\/em> on April 1st, 2016 through earMUSIC.<\/p>\n

The outing was produced by Jeff Scott Soto and drummer Edu Cominato, once again. Mixing was handled by engineer John Ellis.<\/p>\n

Inaugural single \u2018FreakShow\u2019 was co-produced \/ written by Tony Dickinson, who also co-authored \u2018The Fall\u2019 (inaugural single from debut album Inside The Vertigo<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Divak\u2019 (intro)
\n02. \u2018Weight Of The World\u2019
\n03. \u2018FreakShow\u2019
\n04. \u2018Paranoia\u2019
\n05. \u2018Unblame\u2019
\n06. \u2018Cyber Masquerade\u2019
\n07. \u2018In My Darkest Hour\u2019
\n08. \u2018Forgotten\u2019
\n09. \u2018SuckerPunch\u2019
\n10. \u2018Time\u2019
\n11. \u2018Misfired\u2019
\n12. \u2018The Fall From Grace\u2019
\n13. \u2018Awakened\u2019<\/p>\n

Bonus tracks (all digital retailers)<\/strong><\/p>\n

14. \u2018Final Say\u2019 (live)
\n15. \u2018The Fall\u2019 (live)
\n16. \u2018Break\u2019 (live)
\n17. \u2018When I\u2019m Older\u2019 (live)
\n18. \u2018Stand Up\u2019 (live)<\/p>\n

Additional bonus tracks (iTunes \/ Apple Music)<\/strong><\/p>\n

19. \u2018My Life\u2019
\n20. \u2018Cracking The Stone\u2019<\/p>\n

SOTO’s line-up was as follows;<\/p>\n

Jeff Scott Soto (vocals)
\nJorge Salan (lead guitar)
\nBJ (rhythm guitar and keyboards)
\nDavid \u201cZ\u201d Zablidowsky (bass)
\nEdu Cominato (drums)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Weight Of The World\u2019 and \u2018Unblame\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018FreakShow\u2019. All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Debut studio record Inside The Vertigo<\/em> was released in January 2015.<\/p>\n