‘Stand’ is the latest single and video from British hard rock band Inglorious with new studio album, V, due out on 6th June, via Frontiers Music Srl.
“’Stand’ is probably the grooviest Inglorious song to date,” said lead singer Nathan James. It has all the classic Inglorious bits. Big riffs and a singalong chorus. But in a totally different way to anything we’ve done before. Colin played me the riff and I instantly said, this is gonna be a single. So proud of this tune. Everyone played great on this track. Very proud of it. Crank it up and enjoy”.
Bassist Colin Parkinson himself said: “’Stand’ was written entirely on bass a few years ago during the pandemic. It was initially about wanting to be back around nature rather than around the day to day grind in a city – especially at that time.
“It was a song that I never thought could work with Inglorious, to be honest. But I played it to Nathan after the last demo session and he loved it. I then sent him the lyrics I had, and he changed them into something more updated and suited to how he was feeling. It’s turned out great and is one of my favourite songs on the album!”
‘Devil Inside’ was the band’s previous single, about which Parkinson commented: “This song came about via experimentation with lower tunings. I had the riff for a while but couldn’t really find anything to go with it. That was until I watched a Metallica documentary and approached it again. Nathan came up with the verse pretty much straight away and we tried a few chorus ideas before settling on a more melodic approach. I love the song – It’s an impactful, weighty tune that’s also direct and very catchy. Enjoy!”
Regarding the new album, he added: “I am extremely happy to be returning to Inglorious after a while away. It’s the right time to get some kickass new music out there for the fans and to focus on the future. Writing and recording with Nathan again has been the easiest it’s ever been; it all flowed so well. We’ve all played and sang our asses off on these songs and I know the new album will not disappoint!”
Lead singer Nathan James stated: “In the summer of 2023, I sent a message to Colin and asked him if he wanted to come for a pint. A few meetings and writing sessions later, we had more than an album’s worth of great material and I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed every second of creating this album with him and the new line up. Colin has always been a great songwriter and over the years we’ve both matured as artists, writers, performers and people. This is going to be a great year for Inglorious.”
James founded the band in 2014. He has been singing professionally for 20 years and performed/recorded with artists such as Ginger Baker, Uli Jon Roth and The Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
More recently, he has appeared in Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War Of The Worlds, Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock Symphonic, 80s Classical and Zeppelin Symphonic. Nathan also fronts a supergroup under the Frontiers roster featuring Michael Sweet, Joel Hoekstra, Marco Mendoza and Tommy Aldridge.
In 2022, after a lengthy UK tour, Inglorious announced a hiatus. After seven years of non-stop touring with bands such as The Winery Dogs, Steel Panther, The Dead Daisies, Last In Line, as well as their own international tours and festival appearances, recording four original albums, a live album and a covers album, everyone felt it was the right time to take a break.
James is now back, looking forward to unleashing his voice and he joined forces once again with original Inglorious bass player and main co-writer Colin Parkinson, who co-wrote and released the first three albums with the band: Inglorious, II and Ride To Nowhere.
Joining them is renowned guitarist Richard Shaw, best known for his work with English extreme metal band Cradle Of Filth, as well as NG26, Emperor Chung, and Plague Of Angels. He is said to bring exceptional musicality and a fresh energy to the band’s sound.
On drums, James’ longtime friend, Henry Rogers, completes the line up. A celebrated musician, He has played with Touchstone, Mostly Autumn, Mia Klose, and Mark Kelly’s Marathon and has earned accolades such as “Drummer Of The Year in Classic Rock Prog Magazine and Rhythm Magazine’s list of influential progressive drummers. Keyboards on the record are played by Tony Draper.
The new lineup of Inglorious released ‘Testify’ as their first single back in March. James commented on that recording, saying: “Testify” is one of those songs that, when Colin played me his original demo, I started humming a chorus straight away. It starts with Colin’s awesome bass sound that the fans will notice from the early Inglorious albums. It was a lot of fun to record and is a great introduction to the talents of Richard Shaw (guitar) and Henry Rogers (drums).”
You can listen to ‘Testify’ here and check out the video below.
You can order V here.
