Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Terry Glaze, the former vocalist of Pantera, currently leads the new ensemble Axe Dragger. The band comprises seasoned musicians from various metal and hard rock bands, including Bob Balch of Fu Manchu on guitar, Fredrik Isaksson of Dark Funeral on bass, and Pete Campbell, formerly of Pentagram, on drums. Axe Dragger is scheduled to release its self-titled debut album on March 6th via Ripple Music. A lyric video for the album’s title track is presently available for streaming below, as per theprp.
‘Axe Dragger‘ was the first song we wrote. When ex-Pentagram drummer Minnesota Pete Campbell reached out to me about collaborating on a metal record, those riffs came out of me moments later. The song pretty much wrote itself. I thought Terry Glaze would sound great on it, so we sent it over to him. When we both heard the vocals and lyrics, we knew we had something special. I mean, he sings the words ‘heavy metal’ in the first verse! Haha.
That song lit a fire under all of us and ended up spawning the entire record. Pete then mentioned bringing in Fredrik Isaksson from Dark Funeral on bass. Fredrik absolutely killed it on that track, and at that point the lineup was solidified. The riffs on this song were inspired by the early ’80s metal records I grew up on — Judas Priest, Riot, Maiden, Dio, etc., etc. Hope you dig it! – Bob Balch
This was the first track Bob sent me for the project. At first listen, I was like, ‘Okay… I see where this is going.’ I laid down my drum tracks and sent it back. He told me Terry was interested in doing some vocals, and I was stoked. When we got Terry‘s vocals back, I knew right away we were onto something — and ten songs later, we had a whole record. Fredrik‘s bass playing is ungodly, and he’s the perfect man for the job. Bob is a freakin’ riff machine — such an honor to jam with. I’m super excited for people to hear this band. Proud of the music and the guys involved. Hail metal! – Pete Campbell
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