DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present GALAXY’s highly anticipated debut album, On the Shore of Life, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
GALAXY are a heavy metal band from Melbourne, Australia. Lost From the Start, their debut EP released in late 2019 by DYING VICTIMS, was a nod to the speed and traditional heavy metal of the 1980s, replete with the furious riffs and high-octane vocals one would demand from the genre. GALAXY are now set to release their follow-up, and first full-length album, On the Shore of Life. This time around, the band has spared no effort to make the music more dynamic and adventurous: the songs exhibit a greater sense of scope and take the listener to darker and colder climes.
Songwriter Stu Callinan (who handles all guitars and bass) and vocalist / lyricist Phillip T. King are joined on the recording by legendary session drummer and special guest Simon Phillips, who over the years has stinted with the likes of Judas Priest, the Michael Schenker Group, The Who, and Jeff Beck. His special guest-performance has created a most powerful foundation for the music to layer upon, lifting GALAXY’s new material to heights previously undreamt.
In a post-covid world where the future of live music remains unpredictable, GALAXY will be back onstage as soon as possible. In the meantime, the spirited performances on this new record do well to propagate GALAXY’s tales of joy and madness, of love and loss, of fear and courage… Join GALAXY at the next port of their journey, On the Shore of Life!
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released November 19, 2021
“On the Shore of Life”
Produced by Stuart Callinan, Sam Johnson and Phillip T. King
All music written by Stuart Callinan
All lyrics written by Phillip T. King
Stuart Callinan - Guitars, Bass
Phillip T. King - Vocals
Simon Phillips - Drums
Drums engineered by Jason Mariani and recorded at Carbonite Sound, Ojai, CA, June 3-5, 2020
Vocals recorded and engineered by Luke Joseph at Fuzz Face Studios, Yarraville, Melbourne, July 30, 31, August 1, 2020
Guitars and bass recorded and engineered by Sam Johnson at Holes and Corners Studio, South Melbourne, December 17-19, 2020
Mixed by Sam Johnson at Holes and Corners Studio, April – May 2021
Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room, Chicago, IL, June 2021
Cover art by Killustrate Illustrations
Logo design by Dean O’Brien
GALAXY are set to release their album 'On the Shore of Life'. This time the band has spared no effort to make the music more
dynamic and adventurous: the songs exhibit a greater sense of scope and take the listener to darker and colder climes. Find traditional heavy + thrash metal riffing, with melodies of 70s hard rock and the adventurousness of 80s progressive metal on the new full length album....more
supported by 17 fans who also own “On the Shore of Life”
never been a big death metal fan but this is actually super accessible for the genre, has fun concepts, and personally i'm always a fan of albums with short tracklists and huge runtimes (for individual songs) Great time, good jumping on point for newbies too. alienasu
supported by 16 fans who also own “On the Shore of Life”
So I can't leave a long enough review to say everything I want. But I will say this, I love this EP. It's a great little follow up to times, and has just enough of a dynamic shift in sound to prove that Smoulder isn't a one trick pony with their first album's formula. This one really plays up the 70s prog aspects (DUST and Manilla Road influences definitely shine through even harder here). It's still Smoulder, don't get me wrong. Just a different side in some ways, all of which are good. playfulpooka