JEFF LOOMIS Talks To METAL NATION RADIO About CONQUERING DYSTOPIA (Audio)
Published: April 20, 2014
On Monday, April 14, former
NEVERMORE guitarist
Jeff Loomis and
Cynfully Luscious (
Cynthia Paulson) of
Metal Nation Radio sat down to talk about
Jeff's new project called
CONQUERING DYSTOPIA, also featuring Portland, Oregon studio musician
Keith Merrow. You can now listen to the chat using the
PodOmatic widget below.
The self-titled debut album from
CONQUERING DYSTOPIA was mixed at
Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with
Mark Lewis (
ARSIS,
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER,
WHITECHAPEL,
DEVILDRIVER,
DEICIDE,
SIX FEET UNDER).
The recording lineup for
"Conquering Dystopia" is completed by
Alex Webster (
CANNIBAL CORPSE) on bass and
Alex Rudinger (
THE FACELESS) on drums.
Said
CONQUERING DYSTOPIA: "We feel that we have a very cool and unique band lineup, which will make for a memorable album for the listener."
Loomis previously contributed a guest guitar solo to
Keith's second full-length instrumental album,
"Awaken The Stone King", which came out in January 2011.
According to his official bio,
Merrow's extreme style of guitar playing is a unique blend of traditional metal with a dash of obscurity. In May 2009, he released a self-produced EP titled
"Lonestar Transcend". The six-song instrumental effort was a compilation of songs that were first heard on
Merrow's
YouTube page, where he posted play-through videos of the songs. Just six months later, in November 2009 came
"The Arrival", which marked
Merrow's first album that he wrote from start to finish.
Loomis and drummer
Van Williams announced their departure from
NEVERMORE in April 2011 due to personal differences with singer
Warrel Dane and bassist
Jim Sheppard. Their replacements have not yet been announced.
The Age Of Metal spoke with
Loomis and
Merrow prior to
CONQUERING DYSTOPIA's debut performance at this year's
NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Check out the chat below.
Interview (audio):
"Conquering Dystopia" teaser: