{"id":72136,"date":"2023-08-19T09:46:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T14:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=72136"},"modified":"2023-08-19T09:49:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T14:49:47","slug":"michael-abdow-announces-new-album-seance-in-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2023\/michael-abdow-announces-new-album-seance-in-black\/","title":{"rendered":"MICHAEL ABDOW Announces New Album\u00a0\u2018S\u00e9ance In Black\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guitarist\/composer&nbsp;<strong>MICHAEL ABDOW<\/strong>, known by countless metal fans for his work with&nbsp;<strong>Fates Warning,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Ray Alder&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;Last Chance to Reason<\/strong>, has announced the details for his fifth studio album as a solo artist. The new record, titled&nbsp;<strong><em>\u2018S\u00e9ance In Black\u2019<\/em><\/strong>, will be released on&nbsp;<strong>October 6<\/strong>&nbsp;via&nbsp;<strong>ABDOW<\/strong>\u2019s own&nbsp;<strong>Couch Cat Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the new album,&nbsp;<strong>ABDOW&nbsp;<\/strong>had this to say,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI am inspired to explore what can be said, felt and experienced with music, and my only objective is to be as sincere as possible with my playing and writing. I\u2019m not writing guitar solo music, but rather progressive rock music with guitar as my voice. More than ever, my voice as a soloist is an accessory framed by the story told in each of these songs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To commemorate the announcement of his new LP,\u00a0<strong>Michael Abdow<\/strong>\u00a0has released\u00a0<strong>Part I\u00a0<\/strong>of the record\u2019s title track, &#8216;<strong>S\u00e9ance In Black&#8217;<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abdow-art.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abdow-art.jpg 760w, https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abdow-art-348x350.jpg 348w, https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abdow-art-500x503.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/abdow-art-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2018S\u00e9ance In Black\u2019 Track List<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From The Silence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oracle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eternity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Welcome Desolation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Turning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>S\u00e9ance In Black (Part I)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence Of Angels<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>MICHAEL ABDOW&#8217;s approach to playing and writing is as fluid as the timbre and spirit of his sound, viewing these not as separate elements but rather intuitively connected. Throwing caution to the wind, his style inhibits classification, invoking a wide range of styles and embracing impulse and emotion. Despite placing great emphasis on individual musicianship, his pursuit is of the ultimate experience that is becoming lost in the sublime summation of the parts, both in music and the orchestra of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hailing from Western Massachusetts, MICHAEL ABDOW is an American guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer best known for his work with progressive metal legends Fates Warning, Ray Alder, Last Chance to Reason and as a solo artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His collaborative efforts include Prosthetic Records&#8217; Last Chance To Reason (2011-2013), Fates Warning (2013-present) and Ray Alder (2018-present). He has released four solo albums, &#8216;Native Alien&#8217; (2010), &#8216;Life Symbolic&#8217; (2013), &#8216;E.S.O.&#8217; (2017), and &#8216;Heart Signal&#8217; (2020) which features legendary bassist Tony Franklin and drummer Shawn Deneault, along with numerous other full-length albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch Visualizer&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001jlcKlOcswuWZzGZHk5wjp06VR05tGGfHhgKztU1v1_DYUoOqwlc0sv3E0Y_G7aUygM5tnGVGTDyQq1RGLn2Dzrhit60UinWoOgdJT0ioq2pqzeR_zRECkWT94mApqIn8p3tYGfzoFBOmqUoCc61B0rOoUm1URlMd75nuywCk1FqN3fuA0qhrxg==&amp;c=BIs9gjCiuHYyGbdELRw-NOibXoBLGURZEptQefyO-AJE0NrN9WMqwg==&amp;ch=4ODSbRbpwM7HP6n8lZJ_S_1W4xddji2JMuHqvJhwgObJyuqdjzP9YA==\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Abdow - S\u00e9ance In Black (Part I) (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tw8mmo5dRhQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FOLLOW MICHAEL ABDOW:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MichaelAbdow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MichaelAbdow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/michael_abdow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/michael_abdow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelabdow.com\/\">https:\/\/www.michaelabdow.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Guitarist\/composer&nbsp;MICHAEL ABDOW, known by countless metal fans for his work with&nbsp;Fates Warning,&nbsp;Ray Alder&nbsp;and&nbsp;Last Chance to Reason, has announced the details for his fifth studio album as a solo artist. 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