1. Lady Killer
2. Raccoon Eyes
3. Firebird, The
4. Murphy's Law
5. Gem, The
6. Communicating Via-Eyes
7. Lunar
8. It Baffles The Mind
9. Sideways Attack
10. We Ride Tonight
11. Trapped In Space & Time
CREDITS
Producer David Schiffman Engineer David Schiffman Studio Cover Art
PRIESTESS - PRIOR TO THE FIRE CD
In the fall of 2008, Priestess headed to Los Angeles under the watchful guise of producer David Schiffman (System of a Down, Mars Volta, Nine Inch Nails) recording their crowning achievement Prior to the Fire. If their calling card Hello Master was considered lethal this sophomore effort easily trumps it with a devastating display of heaving heaviosity and a newfound sense of innovation that will have other so called metal bands nipping at their heels. On every track the band remains hungry, fierce and focused throughout with their signature melodic elements still in check but this time around they also scale to new lofty heights and let their progressive rock and hard psych tendencies add to the dynamics, density and drama.
“It wasn’t exactly the easiest record to make,” says singer/guitarist Mikey Hepner “but the hard work definitely paid off and we’re really, really proud of the end result. We’ve done so much touring and seen so much since our first record that it only galvanized our feelings of what the band is and what the band is definitely not. When we were writing the songs that would make up Prior to the Fire we really meant for them to be heard live. We just can’t wait to finally get on tour again and really do them justice – which is playing them live.”
