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ALOL (A LIFE ONCE LOST): NEW SONG "WORSHIP" POSTED ONLINE

By jason

Philadelphia, PA hard rock powerhouse ALOL (A LIFE ONCE LOST) has posted another brand new song online. The heavy-handed track "Worship" has been uploaded to the band's MySpace page and can be heard at: http://www.myspace.com/alifeoncelost - "Worship" will appear on ALOL's much anticipated new album "IRON GAG", which is set to drop on September 18 via Ferret Music.

The follow-up to the band's 2005 release "Hunter", "IRON GAG" delivers a massive wallop of scorched-out, supercharged rock. Supremely well-paced, the release exhibits the sound of a band injecting a brazen swagger into its wide musical palette. The music dovetails its blend of raw-power metal and fuzz-tripping rock, combining each in various permutations: the rock coming to the forefront in the songs 'Firewater Joyride' and the crunching 'Detest'; the more deliberate side of the band emerging in the bruising 'Worship' and the snide, slow-boil of 'THE WANDERER'. Like a shark, this band can only go forwards and the deeper reaches of "IRON GAG" are very clearly the sound of A LIFE ONCE LOST finding new waters in which to hunt.

Known for flattening clubs with its firepower, ALOL have captured the intensity of its live show on the forthcoming release, the ever-mutating quintet merging continued artistic growth with an intense, wizened roar. The album was self-produced by the band and mastered at West West Side Music by the venerable Alan Douches.

The final track listing for "IRON GAG" is as follows:
1.) Firewater Joyride
2.) Detest
3.) THE WANDERER
4.) Worship
5.) All Teeth
6.) Meth Mouth
7.) Masks
8.) Pigeonholed
9.) Others Die
10.) Silence
11.) Ill Will

ALOL are on the road now, in the midst of a pre-release tour in support of "IRON GAG". A full listing of upcoming ALOL tour dates follows this message.

ALOL features vocalist Robert Meadows, guitarist Doug Sabolick, guitarist Robert Carpenter, bassist Nick Frasca and drummer Justin Graves.