British heavy metal stalwarts Demon will release a double blue vinyl edition of their studio album, Invincible, on 29th August 29th, via Frontiers Music Srl. Out now, a new lyric video for ‘Hole In The Sky’, taken from the album.
Vocalist Dave Hill described the track as follows: “’Hole In The Sky’ was largely inspired by vivid imagery of Egypt’s iconic landmarks – from the pyramids and the Valley of the Kings to the Nile. We then added our own musical imagery and narrative elements, leaving the interpretation open for each listener to find their own meaning in the journey”.
Offering a sound that melts their classic root hard rock approach with the progressive and epic overtones of their mid 80s records, Invincible is an album for long-time aficionados and fans of such bands as Magnum, Uriah Heep and Rainbow.
Dave Hill’s raspy and soulful vocals may be the common denominator since the band’s inception, but Demon is arguably one of the few bands who have managed to maintain their signature sound during years and update it in the new century, still maintaining the taste for a ghoulish image and elegant music.
Invincible was written and produced by Dave Hill and drummer Neil Ogden, with Dave Cotterill and Paul Hume on guitars, Paul Fasker Johnson on bass, and Karl Waye on keyboards.
Formed in 1979 by vocalist Hill, Demon released their debut album, Night Of The Demon, in 1981. After their 1982 follow-up album, The Unexpected Guest, the band experimented beyond the NWOBHM sound. They moved towards a more melodic direction while retaining the traditional heavy metal black magic lyrical style. They took another change in direction in 1983 with The Plague. It marked a swing towards a more progressive sound, adding the keyboards of session musician Andy Richards to the album’s sound. Lyrically, the band also changed direction, switching to a more overtly political style that characterised their albums for the rest of their career.
Heart Of Our Time (1985) was the start of a new songwriting partnership between Hill and the new keyboardist Steven Watts. The album paved the way for the critically acclaimed Breakout (1987) and its follow-up, Taking The World By Storm (1989). Demon released two more albums in the 1990s: 1991’s Hold On To The Dream and 1992’s Blow Out, before splitting up in 1992.
Hill reunited the band with new members in 2001 and released a new album called Spaced Out Monkey. The band has since released three more albums: Better The Devil You Know (2005), Unbroken (2012), and Cemetery Junction (2016).
The band have been touring throughout 2024 bringing their timeless music on stage, with a repertoire spanning from ‘Night Of The Demon’ to new hits such as ‘In My Blood’, ‘Face The Master’ and the new epic ‘Hole in the Sky’.
Tracks featured on Invincible are: ‘Intro’, ‘In My Blood’, ‘Face The Master’, ‘Ghost From The Past’, ‘Beyond The Darkside’, ‘Hole In The Sky’, ‘Break The Spell’, ‘Rise Up’, ‘Invincible’, ‘Cradle To The Grave’, ‘Breaking The Silence’ and ‘Forever Seventeen’ – It is available here.
‘Hole In The Sky is available here and you can check out the new lyric video below.
