DESCRIPTION:
The 2nd release from Steel Assassin's album WWII: Metal of Honor which is dedicated to the brave men and woman who served and sacrificed in WWII.
In a recent interview with Mathias Madder from High Roller, guitarist Mike Mooney comments:
The selection of Rush's "Red Sector A" as a cover tune on "World War II: Metal of Honor" might be viewed as an unexpected choice but for Mike Mooney it was not a question at all: "I actually made a demo of the song about five years ago basically for my own purposes. I've always loved the way Geddy sings that song, there's a hopelessness and longing in his voice that is brilliant, but there's also a quality of urgency that I thought would translate well to metal, so I basically changed up the tempos and really kept everything else the same. I call Rush my 'desert island' band, meaning if I were ever stranded on desert island and could only listen to one artist, it would be Rush. Kevin and I are both huge fans all the way back to their earliest days. Their writing in a lot of ways is very metal, but they are so much more diverse than just that. 'Red Sector A' also ties in rather neatly with the military concept of our record. We were at my house combing through some demos for the new record, when I came across my old version of it, and all at once it struck me, this would be an awesome addition to the World War II theme. I began the campaign right then to have this song on the album, Kevin instantly agreed and the rest would follow. Lyrically and musically it's a perfect compliment to this record and the whole band is really excited about it."
Matthias Mader