The Madness
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| Art of Anarchy studio album | ||||
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March 24, 2017 |
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| Label (s) | Century Media | |||
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10 |
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running time |
36 min 27 s |
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Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal |
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The Madness is the second studio album by the American hard rock band Art of Anarchy . The album was released on March 24, 2017 via Century Media .
Emergence
After Scott Weiland , who recorded the band's self-titled debut album, passed away in December 2015, Art of Anarchy presented Creed singer Scott Stapp as Weiland's successor on May 3, 2016 . Shortly afterwards, the musicians met in the apartment of guitarist Jon Votta to start writing the songs for the second album. According to Scott Stapp, the band wrote eight of the ten songs during this jam session . Stapp also brought in some of his own ideas for the album, which he had originally put aside for another solo album. All lyrics were written by the singer Scott Stapp, who, according to his own statement, got a free hand over the content from his bandmate. The album was produced by Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal . For the title song and the song Echo of a Scream were each music video rotated.
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Singer Scott Stapp deals with his personal crises of the last three years in the lyrics. In the meantime, his wife had filed for divorce because of the consumption of crystal meth , amphetamines and steroids . She has since withdrawn the application. In addition, Scott Stapp was diagnosed with bipolar disorder , for which he was treated in a psychiatric ward. Stapp called the album therapy .
“When the news of Scott Weiland's death reached me, I knew I might as well have been in his place. It was as if Weiland and God wanted to give one last warning signal that I have to get my life right. "
Echo of a Scream is about a person who doubts himself. The self-confidence would be lost and the person is only a shell of himself. The song 1,000 Degrees is loud Scott Stapp a consideration of the person he was his personal crisis at the outbreak and again would if he would stop his treatment. In No Surrender, Stapp deals with the moments in life when you have your back to the wall and have to decide whether you want to be crushed by the problems or want to come out of your crisis stronger than before.
The theme song would paint a picture of Stapp's thoughts that he carried with him at the lowest point in his life. Changed Man refers to a conversation Scott Stapp and his wife had three years ago before he went into therapy. At the time the album was released, Stapp called himself a changed man. He got the inspiration for this topic after the music for the song was finished. In Afterburn , Stapp looks back on his life and names things that he would have done differently in retrospect.
reception
According to Matthias Weckmann from the German magazine Metal Hammer, “singer Scott Stapp is shining on his comeback with one of his best vocal performances to date”. The album “consists of ten strong songs that are emotionally captivating and also invite fear ”, for which Weckmann awarded six out of seven points. Uwe "Buffo" Schnädelbach from the German magazine Rock Hard described the music as "catchy and radio-compatible". With The Madness, the “illustrious quintet” would “easily wipe out the notch in the form of the listless debut” and rated the album with 8.5 out of ten points. DocRock from the online magazine Rock'n'Roll-Reporter , who described the album as "shockingly unimportant", was more critical . The Madness offers "boring American rock that has no chance of a recall with the flood of releases that bursts into the inclined rock fan every week". DocRock rated the album three out of six.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Chad Childers: Art of Anarchy's Scott Stapp: 'I Do Believe There Is a Journey' in 'The Madness' album. Loudwire , accessed March 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Alexandra Michels: Creed: Scott Stapps wife files for divorce after another drug excess. Rock Hard , accessed March 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Matthias Weckmann: Back in life . In: Metal Hammer , May 2017, page 32
- ↑ Chad Childers: Art of Anarchy, 'Echo of a Scream' - Exclusive Lyric Video Premiere. Loudwire, accessed March 15, 2017 .
- ↑ Joe DiVita: Art of Anarchy Show 'No Surrender' in Dark and Brooding New Song. Loudwire, accessed March 15, 2017 .
- ^ Matthias Weckmann: Art of Anarchy - The Madness . In: Metal Hammer, April 2017, page 88
- ↑ Uwe "Buffo" Schnädelbach: Art of Anarchy - The Madness . In: Rock Hard, April 2017, page 88
- ↑ DocRock: The Madness / Art of Anarchy. Rock and Roll Reporter, accessed March 22, 2017 .