With Final Coil confirmed to play the Newblood Stage at this summer’s Bloodstock Open Air festival on Friday 9th August, the band have decided to release a series of five videos ahead of the event counting down the weeks until their Bloodstock debut. The first four of these amazing videos were recorded live at the electrifying London launch show for Final Coil’s latest album, The World We Inherited, which is out now via Sliptrick Records and the last one, being released the week of the Bloodstock show, is really special! Final Coil frontman Phil Stiles has spoken about the live video releases; “It’s really cool to revisit the launch gig as we countdown to Bloodstock because it all happened in a flash. Not only was it our first gig for a while, but we played a lot of songs from the third album that had never been played live before, and it was (new drummer) Gee’s debut show – so I don’t really remember much about the night. When I went back through the recordings, there were a lot of moments that really stuck with me. I’ve always felt that we have a nervous energy on stage which is a counterpoint to the more nuanced studio recordings and the tracks I’ve chosen are testament to that.”
Now the group are proud to present a live in London version of Scattered Dust and Phil explains this particular song selection. “Scattered Dust, which is from our second album, was one of the few songs we played to get us in the mood for the show. Gee had used it in the audition and it’s always been my favourite to play because it builds up and builds until it takes on a momentum of its own. The lyrics are similar: it tells the story of an old man who is isolated and alone, unaware that the very resentment he feels towards his family for abandoning him is the reason for his situation. It’s this sense of anger and alienation that seeps into the monstrous doom riff that crashes in at the climax, offering a degree of catharsis and release after the claustrophobic verses.”
Final Coil – The World We Inherited
Since their earliest beginnings, Final Coil have created music of substance, songs of inspired musical imagination and lyrical weight, carefully sculpted from deep wells of thought and emotion. Each release from this remarkable band is a sonic edifice to be admired, a monument of creativity to stand the test of time. New album, The World We Inherited, represents the crowning glory of a triptych of records begun with their vibrant debut The Persistence Of Memory and continued with the highly critically acclaimed The World We Left Behind For Others …read more
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The World We Inherited | Released January 16th, 2024 via Sliptrick Records
Final Coil are:
Philip Stiles – Vocals/Rhythm Guitar/Lead Guitar/Synths | Jola Stiles – Bass Guitar | Richard Awdry – Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals/Synths
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