The Glorious Dead (album) explained
| The Glorious Dead |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Heavy |
| Cover: | The Glorious Dead.jpeg |
| Released: | 20 August 2012 |
| Length: | 39:17 |
| Label: | Counter[1] |
| Prev Title: | How You Like Me Now? |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Hurt & the Merciless |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
The Glorious Dead is the third studio album by English rock band The Heavy.[2] [3] [4] It was released on 20 August 2012 and has been described as a "quirky take on rootsy soul-influenced music." It peaked at #191 on the Billboard 200.
Critical reception
Consequence of Sound wrote that the album "incorporates guitar-driven hard rock, bringing the band closer to the mainstream, which happens to be full of blues nerds just like them."[5]
Personnel
- The Heavy
- Kelvin Swaby – vocals
- Dan Taylor – guitar
- Spencer Page – bass
- Chris Ellul – drums
- Producing
- Paul Corkett - producing, mixing, recording
- The Heavy - producing, mixing, recording
- Gabriel Roth - additional recording
- Hal Ritson - additional recording
- Rob Dowell - additional recording
- Lloyd Buchanan - gospel scoring
Notes and References
- Web site: Album Review: The Heavy – The Glorious Dead. www.theskinny.co.uk.
- Web site: The Heavy | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: The Heavy's Glorious Return. 21 August 2012.
- The Heavy's 'The Glorious Dead': Exclusive First Listen. 14 August 2012. Billboard.
- Web site: Album Review: The Heavy - The Glorious Dead. 17 August 2012.
