{"id":84488,"date":"2020-07-06T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=84488"},"modified":"2020-07-06T14:28:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T13:28:52","slug":"news-dukes-of-the-orient-release-second-studio-album-freakshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-dukes-of-the-orient-release-second-studio-album-freakshow\/","title":{"rendered":"DUKES OF THE ORIENT Make New Song \u2018The Dukes Return\u2019 Available For Streaming (July 6th, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUKES OF THE ORIENT Make New Song \u2018The Dukes Return\u2019 Available For Streaming<\/strong><\/span>
\nJuly 6th, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nProgressive rock project Dukes Of The Orient – a collaboration between vocalist John Payne (ex-Asia \/ GPS) and keyboardist Erik Norlander (Lana Lane \/ Rocket Scientists) – have made the track \u2018The Dukes Return\u2019 available for streaming via YouTube, which can be accessed below.<\/p>\n

Dukes Of The Orient issue second full-length studio album Freakshow<\/em> on August 7th, 2020 through Frontiers Music Srl. The outing can be pre-ordered here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

John Payne commented: \u201cWorking on the second Dukes Of The Orient album has been a very cathartic experience. The addition of Alex Garcia, guitar, and Frank Klepacki, drums, was a very positive move for a more signature, cohesive sound. As with the previous album, we continue our rich analog keyboard approach layered with guitars by myself and Alex. Mixed and recorded on a traditional board with vintage outboard, we wanted to create an echo to the past and write songs with strong melodic content.\u201d<\/p>\n

Erik Norlander added: \u201cFreakshow<\/em> is much more focused both in concept and in sound as it was written and recorded in a single year with a tight group of musicians. Our debut album came out fantastic, but it was recorded over a period of 10 years with many different contributing musicians, and in many ways it sounds like that. Freakshow<\/em> has the cohesiveness of vision where the same five musicians performed all the material that was written expressly for this album. I also think our writing on this album is more focused for the same reasons. After working together for so many years, I can write a vocal melody for John, he can write a keyboard part for me, and the parts just work right out of the gate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

01. \u2018The Dukes Return\u2019
\n02. \u2018The Ice Is Thin\u2019
\n03. \u2018Freakshow\u2019
\n04. \u2018The Monitors\u2019
\n05. \u2018Man Of Machine\u2019
\n06. \u2018The Last Time Traveller\u2019
\n07. \u2018A Quest For Knowledge\u2019
\n08. \u2018The Great Brass Steam Engine\u2019
\n09. \u2018When Ravens Cry\u2019
\n10. \u2018Until Then\u2019<\/p>\n

Dukes Of The Orient\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

John Payne (vocals, bass, and guitar)
\nErik Norlander (keyboards)<\/p>\n

Freakshow<\/em>\u2019s recording line-up also includes the following:<\/p>\n

Alex Garcia (guitar)
\nFrank Klepacki (drums)
\nEric Tewalt (saxophone)<\/p>\n

A music video was filmed for the track \u2018The Monitors\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Dukes Of The Orient\u2019s self-titled debut studio record was released<\/a> in February 2018 via Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by John Payne.<\/em><\/p>\n