{"id":84060,"date":"2020-06-12T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=84060"},"modified":"2023-04-19T01:38:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T00:38:44","slug":"news-smackbound-release-debut-studio-album-20-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-smackbound-release-debut-studio-album-20-20\/","title":{"rendered":"SMACKBOUND Release Debut Studio Album 20\/20 (June 12th, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SMACKBOUND Release Debut Studio Album 20\/20<\/strong><\/span>
\nJune 12th, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Finnish melodic metal band Smackbound issued debut full-length studio album 20\/20<\/em> on June 12th, 2020 through Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n

Netta Laurenne commented: \u201cIt is a versatile album with music for all moods. The songs are melodic and have a great drive. We are trying to clear out the clutter from our hearts and heads and hope that the same process will happen to everyone listening to the album. It is all about energy in this world and we are trying to keep that energy alive and moving so that it would reach the listener and have a true impact and a connection with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore on the musical side, everyone invested their own talent to the album. Teemu [M\u00e4ntysaari, (guitar] played great riffs and solos, Rolf [Pilve, drums] banged the drums like no tomorrow and Vili [It\u00e4pelto, keyboards] and Tuomas [Yli-Jaskari, bass] played some pretty awesome stuff as well. I poured my heart into the lyrics and tried to sing the songs with grace.\u201d<\/p>\n

20\/20<\/em> was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and produced by Tuomas Yli-Jaskari. Mixing duties fell to Jesse Vainio at Mofo Music in Espoo, Finland, while mastering was handled by Svante Forsb\u00e4ck at Chartmakers West, also in Espoo.<\/p>\n

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

01. \u2018Wall Of Silence\u2019
\n02. \u2018Drive It Like You Stole It\u2019
\n03. \u2018Close To Sober\u2019
\n04. \u2018Run\u2019
\n05. \u2018The Game\u2019
\n06. \u2018Those Who Burn\u2019
\n07. \u2018Hey Motherfuckers\u2019
\n08. \u2018Troublemaker\u2019
\n09. \u2018Date With The Devil\u2019
\n10. \u2018Wind And Water\u2019<\/p>\n

Smackbound\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Netta Laurenne (vocals)
\nTeemu M\u00e4ntysaari (guitar, Wintersun)
\nTuomas Yli-Jaskari (bass, ex-Lithuria \/ ex-Tracedawn)
\nRolf Pilve (drums, Solution .45 \/ Stratovarius \/ The Dark Element)
\nVili It\u00e4pelto (keyboards, Seraphiel \/ ex-Tracedawn)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Drive It Like You Stole It\u2019, \u2018Wall Of Silence\u2019, \u2018The Game\u2019, \u2018Close To Sober\u2019, and \u2018Wind And Water\u2019 – \u2018Wind And Water\u2019 being directed Lauri H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen.<\/p>\n

Speaking about \u2018Wind And Water\u2019, vocalist Netta Laurenne said: \u201cIt is a song about a sacred love towards another soul. It is a love affair you have seemingly lost in this physical world, but keep feeling as infinite. To me, it\u2019s saying: I love you in this life and the next.\u201d<\/p>\n

An official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Run\u2019, meanwhile. In addition, filmed and edited by Topias Kupiainen at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, a 47-minute live session video was released in which the band performed several songs from the new album. <\/p>\n

All seven clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Ville Juurikkala.<\/em><\/p>\n