{"id":84626,"date":"2020-07-21T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=84626"},"modified":"2020-07-21T13:26:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T12:26:54","slug":"news-michael-grant-and-the-assassins-release-debut-studio-album-always-the-villain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-michael-grant-and-the-assassins-release-debut-studio-album-always-the-villain\/","title":{"rendered":"MICHAEL GRANT & THE ASSASSINS Issue Video For Acoustic Version Of \u2018Nightmares\u2019 (July 21st, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MICHAEL GRANT & THE ASSASSINS Issue Video For Acoustic Version Of \u2018Nightmares\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nJuly 21st, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nLos Angeles, California-based hard rock group Michael Grant & The Assassins have released an official live studio performance video for an acoustic rendition of the track \u2018Nightmares\u2019. Directed by Alex Huggan, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Michael Grant & The Assassins issued debut full-length studio album Always The Villain<\/em> on July 10th, 2020 through Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took well over a year to record Always The Villain<\/em>,\u201d said Michael Grant. \u201cThere was such a massive learning curve in the actual recording process for me to be able to deliver. I had to write, arrange, record, produce everything as well as play all of the instruments myself. I believe recording this way truly helped in bringing to fruition my full musical vision and signature sound. I couldn\u2019t be more happy with the end results and I really loved recording this way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grant played all instruments, with the exception of drums on tracks one, four, seven, eight and ten, which were handled by Shane Fitzgibbon \u2013 the pair having been previously bandmates in L.A. Guns.<\/p>\n

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

01. \u2018Barrel Of A Gun\u2019
\n02. \u2018Always The Villain\u2019
\n03. \u2018Killing Me Slowly\u2019
\n04. \u2018Nightmares\u2019
\n05. \u2018Red Light Run\u2019
\n06. \u2018Anthem Of Us\u2019
\n07. \u2018Break Me With U\u2019
\n08. \u2018Death Of Me\u2019
\n09. \u2018Runaway (Can You Stand The Rain)\u2019
\n10. \u2018Gimme Salvation\u2019
\n11. \u2018Secrets\u2019<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Red Light Run\u2019 and \u2018Nightmares\u2019. In addition, live studio performance videos were released for acoustic versions of \u2018Anthem Of Us\u2019 and \u2018Red Light Run\u2019. All four clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n