{"id":67570,"date":"2018-05-02T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=67570"},"modified":"2018-05-02T14:52:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T14:52:37","slug":"news-ross-the-boss-friedman-releases-third-solo-studio-album-by-blood-sworn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-ross-the-boss-friedman-releases-third-solo-studio-album-by-blood-sworn\/","title":{"rendered":"ROSS THE BOSS: Former MANOWAR Guitarist Releases Lyric Video For \u2018Devil\u2019s Day\u2019 Track (May 2nd, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROSS THE BOSS: Former MANOWAR Guitarist Releases Lyric Video For \u2018Devil\u2019s Day\u2019 Track<\/strong><\/span>
\nMay 2nd, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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American metal guitarist Ross \u201cThe Boss\u201d Friedman, formerly of Manowar, has released an official lyric video for the track \u2018Devil\u2019s Day\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Ross \u201cThe Boss\u201d Friedman issued third full-length studio album By Blood Sworn<\/em><\/a> on April 20th, 2018 through AFM Records.<\/p>\n

The outing was produced by Dean Rispler at Cannon Found Soundation in Union City, New Jersey, with all of the recording line-up living locally to one another.<\/p>\n

Friedman commented: \u201cThe main thing is that my band all live nearby me instead of in Germany. So, we were able to really work the tunes up. Mike LePond (bass, Symphony X) and I started going through riffs and tunes in July, worked up the tunes, and started forming them. It was a very satisfying process.\u201d<\/p>\n

The digipak CD version of By Blood Sworn<\/em> includes reworked versions of three Manowar tracks (\u2018Each Dawn I Die\u2019, \u2018The Oath\u2019 and \u2018Hail And Kill\u2019), Friedman feeling that the effort is old school in nature. \u201cActually, I know what direction the songwriting should go, and we go,\u201d he stated. \u201cAs for my guitar playing, whatever the song needs, the songs get! The record is more old school, but with a fresh attack \u2014 the songs are not repetitive, and this record is also not a \u2018drum-machine recording\u2019 like most these days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cover artwork duties fell to Stan W. Decker. \u201cMarc (Lopes, vocals and keyboards) and I had this concept for the cover art by Stan W. Decker,\u201d Friedman begins. \u201cIt was a knight kneeling after battle \u2014 holding his mighty sword and my eagle behind him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

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01. \u2018By Blood Sworn\u2019
\n02. \u2018Among The Bones\u2019
\n03. \u2018This Is Vengeance\u2019
\n04. \u2018We Are The Night\u2019
\n05. \u2018Faith Of The Fallen\u2019
\n06. \u2018Devil\u2019s Day\u2019
\n07. \u2018Lilith\u2019
\n08. \u2018Play Among The Godz\u2019
\n09. \u2018Circle Of Damnation\u2019
\n10. \u2018Fistful Of Hate\u2019
\n11. \u2018Each Dawn I Die\u2019 (Manowar cover) *
\n12. \u2018The Oath\u2019 (Manowar cover) *
\n13. \u2018Hail And Kill\u2019 (Manowar cover) *<\/p>\n

* digipak CD bonus track<\/p>\n

By Blood Sworn<\/em>\u2019s recording line-up was as follows;<\/p>\n

Ross \u201cThe Boss\u201d Friedman (guitars)
\nMarc Lopes (vocals and keyboards)
\nMike LePond (bass)
\nLance Barnewold (drums)<\/p>\n

Produced by David Royal, a music video was filmed for the title track, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Second studio record Hailstorm<\/em> was issued in October 2010 via AFM Records.<\/p>\n