A-Z "A-Z" CD-Officially licensed A-Z merchandise 01. Trial by Fire02. The Far Side of the Horizon03. The Machine Gunner04. Rise Again05. Window Panes06. Run Away07. Stranded08. At the Waters Edge09. Borrowed Time10. Sometimes11. The Silence Broken (Bonus Track) CD Features:+ 4-Panel Digipak+ 24-Page Booklet When Mark Zonder, famed former Fates Warning and Warlord drummer, started working on material in early 2020 he had a very clear vision for the band he wanted to put together. "I was thinking beer commercials, car commercials and Cobra Kai. I wanted to have a very accessible band that would appeal to the masses and would lead to the ability to tour larger venues and build a second and third record off the success of the first. I did not want to hear things like, 'I don't hear a single, it is too proggy, I just don't get it, let me listen to it a few more times'. I knew from myself and the others that I would recruit, it would have some sophisticated music parts but the big hook was the main priority." The result was A-Z, and while Zonder is adamant it is not a supergroup that is doing a 'one and done' record it has a stellar lineup, reuniting him with Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder, Warlord/Steve Vai/Ring of Fire bassist Philip Bynoe, guitarist Joop Wolters and keyboardist Vivien Lalu, the combina-tion of these players stirring up a very specific kind of magic that could not be replicated. Metal Blade Records Item #160092Code: AZ-AZ-2022
