LOS ANGELES (Warner Bros.) - "An Absence of Empathy" with
Sebastian Bach on lead vocals is the follow-up album to Frameshift's critically acclaimed 2003 debut, "Unweaving the Rainbow," which featured
James LaBrie of legendary progmetal veterans
Dream Theater.
Bach has made a name as lead singer for the multimillion-selling band Skid Row, which was the first heavy metal band to debut at No 1 on the Billboard Chart. Bach, www.sebastianbach.com, who is responsible for over 22 million in record sales, has been continuing his career on Broadway where he sang leading roles in "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Jekyll and Hyde" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." He recorded his first solo album in 1998, "Bring 'Em Bach Alive," and is currently touring with his new band around the globe. Bach has a new DVD, "Forever Wild," in stores now. A welcomed guest on MTV and VH1 shows, he is also a featured guest on WB's "The Gilmore Girls."
Henning Pauly, the musician behind the first Frameshift album, describes the music of "An Absence of Empathy" as a heavy approach to film scoring. His writing is very visual, and Sebastian Bach's experience with heavy metal and Broadway made him an ideal candidate for the vocals. The sound of the album is very modern progmetal bordering on metal with nu-metal influences.
After recording the vocals for the song "This is Gonna Hurt," Bach said, "I love it when two guys who never met each other can get together and immediately make good music!"
"An Absence of Empathy" is the logical continuation in ProgRock Record's lineup of high-quality titles. The label continues to add high profile musicians to their catalog while maintaining true to their philosophy that the music has to be good no matter whose name is on it. After James LaBrie, Michael Sadler, Guy Manning, Mike Keneally, and Jody Ashworth, having Sebastian Bach perform on this Frameshift album is another step toward worldwide recognition for the label.
"An Absence of Empathy" by Frameshift will be available worldwide on March 1, 2005. Audio samples, pictures and more information on the project can be found at www.frameshift2.com.
