{"id":77734,"date":"2019-11-10T01:46:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T06:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=77734"},"modified":"2019-11-10T01:46:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T06:46:15","slug":"kirk-windstein-solo-album-details-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=77734","title":{"rendered":"KIRK WINDSTEIN &#8211; Solo Album Details Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kirk Windstein - Dream In Motion\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-ItzmWYqPo?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 style=\"text-align:center\"> He&#8217;s a man Vice calls &#8220;an institution&#8221; with a voice recognized by Rolling Stone as the sound of resilience. Now, Kirk Windstein, the highly respected sludge metal pioneer and unmistakable earth moving bellow of Crowbar, stomps forward as a solo artist for the very first time. On January 24, 2020, Entertainment One (eOne) will proudly release <em>Dream in Motion<\/em>,  Windstein&#8217;s singular debut and a recording that sees the Dark Lord of  the Southern Riff stretch his creative wings and strengthen his  indelible legacy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Recorded in Windstein&#8217;s native Louisiana over a period of two years between tours and over holidays, <em>Dream in Motion<\/em>\n is a powerfully moving recording that pulls from every corner of the \nriff king&#8217;s three-decade-plus career. The LP owns a lyrical depth, \nemotional weight, and musical muscle forged from the fires of thousands \nof worldwide live shows, a well-earned reputation for creating the \nmelancholic melody that has become synonymous with New Orleans heavy \nmetal, and a reflection on a life well-lived. Windstein&#8217;s solo foray is a\n heartfelt throwback to album-oriented-rock supremacy, eschewing the \npredictable acoustic record route for a more straight-ahead guitars \napproach, albeit one that&#8217;s no less soulful or meditative than Crowbar \nfans expect. Kirk handled all vocal duties, guitars, and bass on the \nalbum, with drums and effects by longtime producing partner and \ncollaborator, Duane Simoneaux (Crowbar, Down, Exhorder).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">A  first taste of what Kirk&#8217;s solo debut holds in store can be experienced  now as Windstein drops a video for the record&#8217;s title track. Directed  by Justin Reich (Black Label Society, Royal Thunder), &#8220;Dream in Motion&#8221; makes its debut via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/consequenceofsound.net\/2019\/11\/kirk-windstein-dream-in-motion-video-debut-solo-album\/\" target=\"_blank\">Consequence of Sound<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  data-gnlv=\"hey\" src=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowbarband1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77735\" width=\"367\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowbarband1-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowbarband1-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowbarband1-3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowbarband1-3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowbarband1-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowbarband1-3-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\nThe idea to record a solo album started out as, &#8216;I&#8217;m going to do an \nacoustic record,&#8217; but that&#8217;s just so clich\u00e9, you know?&#8221; says Windstein. \n&#8220;Nothing against that, but It&#8217;s been done a million times. But I had \nbeen thinking about doing something a little more mellow for some time. \nIt&#8217;s something I wanted to do, I needed to do. It&#8217;s another side of my \nsongwriting, my personality. It&#8217;s another side of me. It&#8217;s something I \ndid for myself. It&#8217;s not even that this isn&#8217;t heavy, because there are \nbits and pieces that are very heavy. But even the heaviest riff on this \nis something I couldn&#8217;t really do in Crowbar. If some Crowbar fans don&#8217;t\n like it, I&#8217;ll understand. But I hope people dig it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">The end \nresult is simply stunning. Single note guitar work, simple power chords,\n clean tones, thundering five-string bass guitar, and standard tuning \nwith nary a &#8220;drop&#8221; to be heard. &#8220;Dream in Motion,&#8221; which opens the \nrecord, is a barn-burning, rock n&#8217; roll song with just a taste of \naggressive attitude. &#8220;Hollow Dying Man&#8221; is all vibe, with huge melodies \nand a hardscrabble blue-collar authenticity. The record closes with a \nfaithful rendition of one of Windstein&#8217;s most enduring favorites: \n&#8220;Aqualung,&#8221; the title track of Jethro Tull&#8217;s 1971 conceptual \nmasterpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Dream in Motion<\/em> track listing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">01. Dream In Motion<br \/>02. Hollow Dying Man<br \/>03. Once Again<br \/>04. Enemy In Disguise<br \/>05. The World You Know<br \/>06. Toxic<br \/>07. The Healing<br \/>08. Necropolis<br \/>09. The Ugly Truth<br \/>10. 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