'Star Wars' Actor To Appear On THE ALIEN BLAKK Album

January 21, 2010

Mark Hamill, who played the boyish hero Luke Skywalker in all three of the original "Star Wars" films, will make a guest appearance on "Bekoming", the sophomore album from THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig Podolsky. Mark's voiceover appearance on the CD marks the very first time he has been involved in a recording session for a phonograph recording. The different voiceover sections occur a couple of times during the different mood-oriented passages that begin toward the end of the album's nine-minute title cut to lay groundwork for the lyrical content for the rest of the recording's unique lyrical approach.

Commented Joshua: "The voiceover is Mark speaking from my father's standpoint for the initial talking. Later, as the song gets back to a more aggressive feel, he asks me questions as if from beyond the grave and I give my answers back. A back-and-forth situation that broke through my world like nothing before. The song then goes toward my feelings about this has affected my relationship with my mother. The track ends, offering release from my many years of displaced anger and torture.

"This music was extremely cathartic for me as I am a very private person and I know a lot of people deal with grief in their own way every day. I think this may be why the world can hear this music that deals with anger and grieving and put a spin on it knowing that there can be an end in sight for the sadness of dealing with a loved one's passing."

"Bekoming" is due on April 6 via retail outlets in North America through Alien Records and via www.thealienblakk.com (all copies purchased from the web site will include an autograph). The CD will feature additional guest appearances by Deron Miller (CKY),Eric A.K. (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM),Kevin Talley (DAATH),Donnie Hamby (DOUBLE DRIVE) as well as contributions from David Ellefson (bass; ex-MEGADETH) and Craig Nielsen (drums; FLOTSAM AND JETSAM).

"Bekoming" track listing:

01. Bekoming (feat. Mark Hamill)
02. Erased (feat. Donnie Hamby of Double Drive)
03. The Path (feat. Deron Miller of CKY)
04. I Tried You
05. Jigsaw
06. Runnin' Down A Dream (TOM PETTY cover)
07. Voices Hearing Voices
08. Hate Me (feat. Eric A.K. of Flotsam & Jetsam)
09. Ann
10. Will I?
11. Psychadehlia
12. A Lie
13. Snowblind (BLACK SABBATH cover) (feat. duet with Joshua Craig & Eric A.K.)

For more information, visit www.thealienblakk.com.

Video footage of Mark Hamill doing the English voiceover work for the PS2 game "Yakuza" can be viewed below.

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