{"id":70170,"date":"2018-09-07T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=70170"},"modified":"2018-09-07T21:22:15","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T21:22:15","slug":"news-metal-allegiance-release-second-studio-album-volume-ii-power-drunk-majesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-metal-allegiance-release-second-studio-album-volume-ii-power-drunk-majesty\/","title":{"rendered":"METAL ALLEGIANCE Issue Beer Visualizer Video For \u2018The Accuser\u2019 Track Feat. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER\u2019s Trevor Strnad (September 7th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

METAL ALLEGIANCE Issue Beer Visualizer Video For \u2018The Accuser\u2019 Track Feat. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER\u2019s Trevor Strnad<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 7th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMetal Allegiance \u2013 an all-star metal group conceived by Mark Menghi \u2013 have released an official \u201cbeer visualizer\u201d video for the track \u2018The Accuser\u2019. Featuring guest vocals from The Black Dahlia Murder\u2019s Trevor Strnad, the clip can be accessed below.<\/p>\n

Trevor Strnad commented: \u201cI am super honoured to have been asked to join Metal Allegiance as a guest vocalist for the track \u2018The Accuser\u2019! The list of greats that have contributed to this union of might and metal over the course of these two albums is truly staggering. To be considered a peer to any of these musicians is a high bench mark for achievement. I spit out my coffee when I saw that they chose the song I contributed to to be the opening track for the album\u2026 I was simply shocked!\u201d<\/p>\n

Guitarist Alex Skolnick stated: \u201cWe\u2019d been searching all over for a vocalist on our opening track \u2018The Accuser\u2019 – someone who fit the tune but who could also kick off this album right. One day, while getting ready to go on at Ozzfest \/ Knotfest, I heard The Black Dahlia Murder way off in the distance – Trevor Strnad was using many vocal tones and a few felt perfect for the song. I suggested him to Mark, and as it turned out, we not only found the right guy for our most aggressive track yet, we also got to bring someone from a new generation of metal into the fold; it\u2019s great to have him on board.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vocalist for \u2018The Accuser\u2019 had to fit a certain mold and sing these lyrics with honest conviction – he or she had to be willing to dig deep and understand what we were speaking of lyrically,\u201d added Mark Menghi. \u201cEnter Trevor Strnad, who absolutely nailed it. It seems that in today\u2019s society, it\u2019s very easy to blame a person (or persons) for something in order to save their own ass and cover-up their own lies with heinous accusations. Someone once told me that the greatest fiction novels are the ones with the most detail; unfortunately that’s how society works today and it\u2019s sad for the people that truly need the help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Metal Allegiance issued second full-length studio album Volume II \u2013 Power Drunk Majesty<\/em> on September 7th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Volume II \u2013 Power Drunk Majesty<\/em>\u2019s original material was authored by Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, erstwhile Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy (also of The Winery Dogs and Sons Of Apollo, among others), and Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick, alongside Menghi.<\/p>\n

Volume II \u2013 Power Drunk Majesty<\/em> was produced by Menghi and Skolnick, while Mark Lewis of MRL Studios handled mixing and mastering.<\/p>\n

Guest vocalists include Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder), John Bush (Armored Saint), Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth (Overkill), Mark Tornillo (Accept), Max Cavalera (Soulfly), Floor Jansen (Nightwish), and Johan Hegg (Amon Amarth). Volume II<\/em> marks the return of Mark Oseguesda (Death Angel) and Troy Sanders (Mastodon).<\/p>\n

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Album cover artwork duties fell to Marcelo Vasco and Rafael Tavares.<\/p>\n

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

01. \u2018The Accuser\u2019 (feat. Trevor Strnad)
\n02. \u2018Bound By Silence\u2019 (feat. John Bush)
\n03. \u2018Mother Of Sin\u2019 (feat. Bobby Blitz)
\n04. \u2018Terminal Illusion\u2019 (feat. Mark Tornillo)
\n05. \u2018King With A Paper Crown\u2019 (feat. Johan Hegg)
\n06. \u2018Voodoo Of The Godsend\u2019 (feat. Max Cavalera)
\n07. \u2018Liars & Thieves\u2019 (feat. Troy Sanders)
\n08. \u2018Impulse Control\u2019 (feat. Mark Osegueda)
\n09. \u2018Power Drunk Majesty (Part I)\u2019 (feat. Mark Osegueda)
\n10. \u2018Power Drunk Majesty (Part II)\u2019 (feat. Floor Jansen) <\/p>\n

Music videos were released for the tracks \u2018Mother Of Sin\u2019 and \u2018Bound By Silence\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Voodoo Of The Godsend\u2019. All three clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

A self-titled debut studio record was released<\/a> in September 2015 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Tom Couture.<\/em><\/p>\n