SICK OF IT ALL: 'Based On A True Story' Track By Track - Part 2

March 22, 2010

Part two of a new video feature in which vocalist Lou Koller and drummer Armand Majidi of New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL offer a track-by-track breakdown of the band's new album, "Based On A True Story", can be viewed below.

"Based On A True Story" is scheduled for release on April 20 via Century Media Records (one day earlier internationally). The follow-up to 2006's "Death To Tyrants" was recorded Antfarm Studios in Århus, Denmark with Danish producer Tue Madsen (HALFORD, BEHEMOTH, KATAKLYSM, THE HAUNTED). The cover artwork was created by Ernie Parada and can be viewed below.

"Based on a True Story" track listing:

01. Death Or Jail (2:51)
02. The Divide (2:50)
03. Dominated (2:09)
04. A Month Of Sundays (2:34)
05. Braveheart (0:45)
06. Bent Outta Shape (1:53)
07. Lowest Common Denominator (2:18)
08. Good Cop (2:29)
09. Lifeline (2:33)
10. Watch It Burn (2:34)
11. Waiting For The Day (2:25)
12. Long As She's Standing (2:34)
13. Nobody Rules (2:29)
14. Dirty Money (2:57)

The "Death or Jail" song is now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

Commented drummer Armand Majidi: "We wrote the song 'Death or Jail' about friends of ours that broke away and ended up following a path that led them to self-destruction or incarceration. We all know people who have made these huge mistakes and it's a really difficult thing to explain, especially when they come from the same place and common background. They don't just turn their backs on their friends because it's as if they're turning their backs on themselves, shutting themselves into a reality that can offer nothing but stress, violence and wickedness. Thank goodness we had the outlet of hardcore to help us vent our frustrations, or we all might have found ourselves in a similar place.

"This song is dedicated to those friends that we wish could have made better choices."

A video for "Death or Jail" will be shot with acclaimed directors Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland (FEAR FACTORY, MESHUGGAH) in the coming weeks.

Regarding the direction of the new material, SICK OF IT ALL singer Lou Koller told the LimeWire Music Blog, "It's typical us. It's a mixture of what we love — old-school sing-along Oi! music mixed with modern hardcore. That's what we do."

Reflections Records will re-release the first two albums from SICK OF IT ALL"Blood, Sweat And No Tears" (originally released on July 12, 1989) and "Just Look Around" (1992). Both albums will feature original artwork but be packaged in a gatefold sleeve. They will be limited to 500 copies.

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