Rise As Equals Saul
- 1 Trial By Fire 03:31
- 2 Looking To Fight 03:50
- 3 Brother 04:19
- 4 King Of Misery 03:55
- 5 Get It Right 04:13
- 6 Rise As Equals 03:17
- 7 Inside 03:38
- 8 Don't Close Your Eyes 03:57
- 9 Levee 04:00
- 10 Here And Now 03:16
- 11 The Toll 03:56
- 12 Things Change 03:31
- 13 Sticks And Stones 03:18
- 14 Welcome To The Machine 04:01
Info for Rise As Equals
Underdogs verändern das Spiel. Sie drehen den Spieß um, trotzen den Erwartungen und gehen als Sieger hervor. Der Aufstieg von SAUL ähnelt einer klassischen Underdog-Geschichte. Die Band bahnte sich leise ihren Weg aus dem Mittleren Westen ins nationale Rampenlicht mit über sechs Millionen Streams und der Unterstützung von Größen wie Revolver, Guitar World, Loudwire und vielen anderen. Die Brüder des Quartetts aus Iowa - Blake Bedsaul (Lead-Gesang), Zach Bedsaul (Lead-Gitarre, Background-Gesang), William McIlravy (Bass, Background-Gesang) und Myles Clayborne (Schlagzeug) - verkörpern diese zeitlose Geschichte auf ihrem Full-Length-Debüt "Rise As Equals".
"Unsere Idee war es, völlig schwungvoll herauszukommen", erklärt Blake. "Wir schrieben jedes Lied so, als wäre es das letzte, das wir je schreiben würden. Wir konzentrierten uns auf den lyrischen Inhalt, der für jeden, der ihn hörte, etwas bedeuten sollte. Wir nutzten diese positive Energie aus unseren eigenen Erfahrungen, aus dem wirklichen Leben."
Wie die Geschichte erzählt, haben sich SAUL seit 2017 immer weiter entwickelt. Zwischen den gemeinsamen Auftritten mit Künstlern wie Bush, Fuel, 10 Years, HELLYEAH und Nonpoint schärften die Musiker ihren eigenen Stil und haben in klanglicher Hinsicht eine schwer fassbare Balance zwischen hämmernden, polyrhythmischen Gitarren und mitreißenden Melodien gefunden.
Blake Bedsaul, Gesang
Zach Bedsaul, Gesang, Gitarre
William Mcilravy, Bass
Myles Clayborne, Schlagzeug
SAUL
boil hard rock down to its human core. The Iowa quartet - brothers Blake Bedsaul [lead vocals] and Zach Bedsaul [lead guitar, backup vocals], William McIlravy [bass, backup vocals], and Joe Nichols [drums] - feature undeniable melodies inside of great riffs. Within six months, they transformed from a Midwest favorite into a national powerhouse, cumulatively streamed upwards of 2 million times, and were pegged by Revolver among the “5 Bands Most Likely To Breakout In 2019.” They have a devout and diehard fan base, appropriately dubbed, “Equals.” “If you don’t have fans, you’re not a band, so we treat them like family,” exclaims Blake. “They’re our equals. They are just as powerful as we are.” “We ultimately rise as equals,” agrees Zach. “It shows we’re all in this together.” Iowa natives Blake and Zach forged a musical partnership as kids before cementing the lineup of Saul in late 2017 by welcoming Joe and William into the fold. They performed alongside artists ranging from Bush, Fuel, 10 Years, to Hellyeah and Nonpoint. In early 2019, the single “Brother” went from regional radio airwaves to #1 on Sirius/XM Octane. Recognizing the group’s talent first, Octane championed them, taking a risk that paid off with a #1 smash. Moreover, countless other stations nationwide followed suit. Soon, it crossed 1.6 million Spotify streams and nearly a million YouTube views as they signed to Spinefarm Records and unleashed their debut Aeons EP. Dedicated to the co-founders’ late brother Caleb Bedsaul who abruptly died due to the H1N1 virus in 2009, “Brother” earned acclaim from the likes of Loudwire and paved the way for much more. The new single “Trial By Fire” ignites the next chapter. “During this whole period, our mother was dealing with lung cancer,” sighs Blake. “She was put in hospice. We were trying to get home and take care of her - while getting the album done on time. When we got in the studio, she was really sick, which inspired the lyrics. She recently passed away. It was a trial by fire. The song is about the inner struggle of how we felt and the pressure when it came to following up ‘Brother’ in the middle of...everything. It was like we were walking through fire to make it right. We went home enough to see her though. We actually got to say goodbye, at least.”
This album contains no booklet.