Soldierstown

Album: The Killer Instinct (2015)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song originated from something that guitarist Scott Gorham came up with. Vocalist Ricky Warwick explained to Metal Forces: "Scott walks in, and he'll play – like with 'Soldierstown', which is a Scott Gorham guitar riff. He walked in, said 'I've got this idea', and played it for me. Your jaw hits the floor."

    "It's great that he has enough belief in Damon (Johnson, guitar) and I that he'll come in, play this riff, and then we'll take it away and kick it into a son," he continued. "We make a song out of it. Obviously, we keep him in the loop the whole way through the process, like 'What do you think of this melody?' That's great to have, a guy like Scott Gorham - who's a legend - contributing in that way. When he does come up with stuff, it's phenomenal."

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