After what seems like a very long time indeed, Thunder have announced that their new album "Bang!" will be released on 3rd November 2008.
The album, which features 12 brand new tracks, was recorded at Walton Castle near Bristol, at various times during the spring of this year. The place is not a studio as such, but the band thought the 2 foot thick stone walls and large selection of rooms and turrets would work brilliantly, so they moved all their recording kit, all the equipment, tons of cables and pipes, and their swimming trunks down to the place, and guess what? They were right! The album sounds fab! All songs were written by guitarist Luke Morley, except Watching Over You (which he wrote with Andy Taylor Jr and Mike Keen).
Frontiers Records announces the mainland Europe (excluding the UK) release of "Bang!" - THUNDER's 9th studio album - on November 7th 2008.
Thunder are entering their 20th anniversary year with a brand new album recorded in 2008 at Walton Castle, near Bristol, in England. In a never ending quest for new recording experiences, the band decided not to return to Spain, where they recorded "Robert Johnson's Tombstone", instead opting for a seriously old castle in the west of England.
Singer Danny Bowes says: "We've known Marge the owner for years, and always felt her castle would make a great studio, but it was only last year that we decided to see if we were right. She loved the idea, so we dipped a toe in the water by shipping our recording kit down there for a few days, just to try it out with some guitar overdubs and percussion. It was perfect, with 2 foot thick stone walls, and loads of different rooms to choose from, everything sounded brilliant. It was a no brainer, we had do the whole album there, so we invaded the place, recorded 20 + songs, and stayed for 3 months. Marge loved it, and she got on the record too!"
Guitarist Luke Morley says "We've always made our best albums in a rural, English setting, so Walton Castle was the perfect location for us. We had cables and wires running everywhere but it was definitely worth it, as it's the best sounding album we've ever made. I knew we had a great batch of songs so it was a question of giving ourselves the best possible circumstances to bring them all to fruition, and we definitely function better when we're having fun. We moved in, set up our studio, frightened the local wildlife and befriended the local landlords (who were inconsolable when we moved out), as were the better looking sheep in the neighbouring field, well that's what Harry said anyway..."
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