Vega - Grit Your Teeth

[Stefan]

 

New album 'Grit Your Teeth' out May 8 on Frontiers.

More info to come.

[Glen]

first single is next Friday I think

[AlphaMale]

Should be a good album. Looking forward to it.

[heavyharmonies]

I expect to be disappointed. For some reason this band has never resonated with me.

[The Rocker]

11 minutes ago, heavyharmonies said:

I expect to be disappointed. For some reason this band has never resonated with me.

Agree. Aside a song here or there. Same goes for WOA, and Degreed, just not my thing.

[Glen]

great band and excellent live too.

just hope they improve the bloody production. Get back to Stereo Messiah sound 

[Eric3]

One of my favorite modern AOR bands. I've liked almost everything they've done which is quite the accomplishment these days.

But yes, I really hope it doesn't have the same production as the Kiss of Life re-recording...

[Ponen]

Agree with Glen and Eric, it's the production.

[Glen]

8 hours ago, Eric3 said:

One of my favorite modern AOR bands. I've liked almost everything they've done which is quite the accomplishment these days.

But yes, I really hope it doesn't have the same production as the Kiss of Life re-recording...

the Kiss of Life rerecording was better than the last 2 albums

 

[lettard]

Great news,will look forward to this,these guys haven't really let me down,but i'm with Glen in the hope of a Stereo Messiah sound.

[Glen]

finally they've got the production right. very cool

 

 

[heavyharmonies]

Production is better, but not overly enthused about the song itself.

[Gotthardline]

Verses reminds me of Def Leppard for some reason , sounds pretty good 

[Glen]

sounds fine to me. a whole album of that & I'll be happy 

[Stefan]

New lyric video for 'Grit Your Teeth'.

From Frontiers:

Buckle up and hold tight, VEGA are back with the album of their career. “Grit Your Teeth” will take you to screaming highs and gritty lows. It’ll keep you coming back for more. 

Says the band’s lead singer and frontman, Nick Workman, “Selfishly, we’ve taken a few risks by recording an album, that, first and foremost, we can be proud of. Don’t try and tag it with any sub-genre of rock or metal, just enjoy it.” 

“Nick’s right, says VEGA’s keyboardist, James Martin. “We set out to do something different on this album. We wanted to stand out from the rest of the pack.”

“The band agreed on making a more modern sounding and edgy record," reflects VEGA’s drummer, Martin Hutchinson. "I think we definitely achieved that.” 

“I think it’s our best album yet,” adds guitarist Mikey Kew.

If the last album, “Only Human”, was a commentary of what was going on our lives. The new album is very much a reflection of those times and the outcomes. It’s a very positive album in its overall message, but it also has a lot of dark moments. It was very therapeutic for the band to write and record the album. 

VEGA’s love for love rock from the 80’s and early 90’s shines through without rehashing it. Their inspiration comes from the 80’s and 90’s (they even have a Miami Vice drum roll), however, the album also draws inspiration from other places, and dragged into 2020.

VEGA wrote the album from January 2019 until they started recording in August 2019. The album was recorded in an industrial unit in York with the Graves Brothers who have previously produced Asking Alexandria. That is more the “metal” side of the album and was a perfect fit for VEGA as they wanted to blend melody and hooks with power. 

“Joe and Sam Graves did a great job producing the album. They knew exactly what the band were trying to achieve,” says Workman. Tracking finished by September 2019. Mixing and mastering was completed before Christmas.

Says VEGA’s bass player, Tom Martin - “This is stadium rock for 2020.”

LINE-UP
Nick Workman (Vocals)
Martin Hutchison (Drums)
Marcus Thurston (Guitar)
Michael Kew (Guitar)
Tom Martin (Bass)
James Martin (Keyboards)
 

ALBUM TRACKLISTING 
1. Blind 
2. (I Don’t Need) Perfection
3. Grit Your Teeth
4. Man On A Mission
5. Don’t Fool Yourself Again
6. Consequence Of Having A Heart
7. This One’s For You
8. Battles Ain’t A War
9. Save Me From Myself
10. How We Live
11. Done With Me

 

 

Edited March 20, 2020 by Stefan

[Glen]

I think this is gonna be great!!! can't wait 

[Glen]

delayed until 12 June

 

[lettard]

Yeah looking forward to this,even with the understandable delay.

[Ponen]

Wow love the song. The production(drums) is even better.

[Eric3]

Yeah it sounds great but I'm missing the keyboards. I hope this song isn't representative of the rest of the album, tbh.

[J.S.M]

I listened to the playstore samples and my first impression was, they wrote the same song 11 times😅 so the first single is pretty representative

4 hours ago, Eric3 said:

Yeah it sounds great but I'm missing the keyboards. I hope this song isn't representative of the rest of the album, tbh.

 

[Geoff]

Sadly, I don't think much of the song, but recruiting fellas that have produced albums for Asking Alexandria - regardless of what you might think of that band - is huge. 

I wonder if it's just a coincidence that it sounds great now that Harry Hess' name isn't mentioned anywhere? 

Jeez I wish the song was better, though. 

[Glen]

song is perfectly fine and sounds like Vega

[Geoff]

4 hours ago, Glen said:

song is perfectly fine and sounds like Vega

They do manage to throw up a couple of fillers on every album that sound similar to this, and this is certainly one, but I'm assuming the usual majority of melodic rockers will still be available. 

[Stefan]

New song '(I Don't Need) Perfection'.