Seas Of Change

2018 release, the follow up to the 2017 Quiet Storms album which contained 15 short (ish) tracks and was a much more mellow affair whereas Seas of Change is the polar opposite and consists of just one 43 minute track, creating, what we think is, a full on no holds barred prog/rock rollercoaster of an album. Seas of Change is a kind of hybrid in terms of musical style, featuring more traditional, occasionally pastoral, elements reminiscent of the older Galahad sound whilst also incorporating the heavier guitar and more modern techno keyboard sounds of the last few studio albums. Seas of Change is also the first album to feature Lee Abraham on all guitars following his re-joining of the band in the Spring of 2017. Lee is already familiar to the band and a fully paid up part of the Galahad family having been the band's bass player from 2005 to 2009 and appearing on one of their most critically and commercially successful albums Empires Never Last as well as on a couple of live albums. We feel that Lee has added his own stamp and expanded the Galahad sound palette whilst still retaining the Galahad feel and overall sound. Seas of Change is also Tim Ashton's first appearance on a Galahad album containing completely brand-new material since he appeared on Nothing Is Written back in 1990! As ever the album was pulled together mixed and mastered by engineer/producer extraordinaire Karl Groom (Threshold/Dragonforce/Pendragon/Arena etc.) at Thin Ice Studios in Surrey. Seas Of Change features long term honorary member Sarah Bolter who makes an appearance on flute, clarinet and soprano sax.