BRIDE - SNAKE EYES (Vinyl)

Bride fans have anticipated a full-on, legitimate, straight out, unadulterated, no-holds-barred return to the Snakes in the Playground (1992) era Bride sound and this is it.  

Let’s be clear that Bride is without dispute THE most prolific Christian metal band ever.  Bride has no less than 24 full length releases under their belts, and every single one drips with passion, relevance, and musical perfection.  No one has done it better for longer without quitting. No one. Long-time label partners, Retroactive Records are thrilled to unveil the epic return that fans have longed for and anticipated for 26 years - a new album that fully embraces the iconic Snakes.... era with massive hooks, relentless metal riffs, over-the-top vocals, and cutting edge lyrics.  Welcome to the Jungle....with Snake Eyes (2018) the new Bride release that spews venom, and has all the bite fans can take. Brothers Dale and Troy Thompson have created another tour de force metal album that once again raises the bar, and satisfies the most demanding ear candy quotient.  Snake Eyesoffers nothing less than a fistful of ferocious rock anthems that will be clogging your brainwaves in the days ahead. File this one as one of greatest hard-rock records of its time.  Yes, it’s that good! Honestly, no one played metal better in 1992 when Snakes in the Playground released, and with Snake Eyes the band brings that same swagger.  For fans of Gun N’ Roses, Skid Row, and Guardian.  Available on CD and Vinyl (marbled blue)!

 

A few years back, I thought Bride had been laid to rest. We ran the course God had called us to do-traveled the world, recorded over a dozen albums, and we felt as though we'd finished the race and that it was time to move on. I went on to other musical projects (N.O.G., Perpetual Paranoia, The World Will Burn), while Troy invested his time in his buisnesses and hobbies. I moved away-8168 miles, to be exact-to marry my best friend, Adelinde (who is also the biggest supporter of my music and art.) I do not know precisely how it happened, but through a series of emailsI convinced Troy to start writing again. It wasn't long before I knew magic was still there. Troy began sending me all of these clever guitar hooks and completed songs, which sparked in me a writing frenzy. Consequently, I was composing lyrics with ease like never before. As God spoke to me, I translated what He was filling me with onto the page, and thus another Bride album was mapped out, ready to record. Nenel Lucena, my writing partner and guitarist for No Other God (N.O.G), volunteered his services on bass in addition to engineering the album. Subsequently, we put together a great team, adding the phenomenal drumming of Brazilian great Alexandre Aposan. Snake Eyes for me is a labor of love, dedicated to the friends and fans of Bride. Thank you all and be blessed. -Dale Thompson, April 2018

Track Listing

1. Intro
2. Fake News
3. Famous When I’m Dead
4. John the Baptist
5. Think I’ll Build a Bomb
6. The Real Jesus
7. Lost In a Song
8. Laughter of It All
9. The Painter
10. Call Out His Name
11. Suicide
12. There’s Always Tomorrow