Lions At The Gate Announce Debut Album 'The Excuses We Cannot Make' + Release New Music Video "Drain"
Photo Credit - Mortus ViventiOn Wednesday June 7, the Los Angeles-based hard-rock quintet Lions At The Gates announced their debut album The Excuses We Cannot Make, set for release on Friday August 25, and was produced and mixed by Kile Odell (Nita Strauss, Fozzy, Motionless In White). Along with this news, to celebrate they have also released a new music video for their track "Drain" off the forthcoming full-length directed by Vicente Cordero/Industrialism Films (Black Veil Brides, Cradle of Filth).
“The topics on this record were deeply personal to me and spoke a lot about the personal struggle that I was going through at the time with the separation from my [now previous] band, a divorce, a custody dispute, and being slandered publicly with lies, but overall wanting a message of persistence and forgiveness... The instrumental [of the album] was already great. We tracked 1 to 2 songs a day, and [never once did I think] to go back to re-record anything. Everyone in the band has a chance to express themselves creatively, writing individually, but then we all come together to record the album as a unit. In this kind of environment, everyone in the band gets some solitary creativity and then has a chance to speak their mind about all the ideas occurring throughout the entire recording process.”
“‘Drain’ is a song about regret and time. There was a time in my life when I wished I could turn back the clock and take all the lessons I’ve learned with me. Many times I wondered if I’d made the right decisions in my own life. Years ago, I lost a family member whom I loved dearly with all my heart. We held her until the very last breath that she took. That was such a life-changing experience, it truly made me see things a lot differently. Sadly, so many years I wasted leading up to that moment, thinking that time would never run out. The regret I felt was so intense, it opened my eyes wider than ever before and led my heart to change. I carry the memory daily, still. Thank God I am now, finally, realizing that perhaps I am not defined by the mistakes I’ve made, I am defined by the lessons I’ve learned in-house. I can apply them to my life now. In the end, it was worth it all.”
The band will also be on the road starting next week in support of Nita Strauss on the Summer Storm North American Tour 2023. For ticket information please click here, and be sure to stay tuned for more Lions At The Gate news coming soon.
THE EXCUSES WE CANNOT MAKE | LIONS AT THE GATE Track Listing:1. Not Even Human2. The Climb3. Find My Way (featuring Tatiana Shmayluk)4. Drain5. Bed of Nails6. Scapegoat7. Vultures8. The Ledge9. Losing Hope10. Digital Sea11. My Apology
