Lonesome Gambler, by Spectre

Lonesome Gambler

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1.	Hero Of The Illusion 05:10	lyrics	buy track
by silver sails they come the rising tide of war grand assault galloping through the stars invincible force manifests to take arms a hero you may be but this is only an illusion into the starlit night from the fathomless depths below ageless light we shall know gaze through the eye of time a second sight is born far beyond the limit of the sun our time's run it's course now converge into one a hero you made me but this is only an illusion into the starlit night from the fathomless depths below ageless light we shall know
2.	Wolfbane 04:46	lyrics	buy track
silent darkness across the land we found no help at the slaughtered lamb and slowly I fell into this night I prey for the end I prey for wolfbane the beast of these moors is stalking the night howling for blood no end in sight wolfbane just close your eyes take your last breath run to the light this is the end within my heart a horror now unfolds now drains the light of my mortal soul and now once again the hunger begins they'll prey for their death the tearing of skin wolfbane the beast of these moors is stalking the night howling for blood no end in sight wolfbane just close your eyes take your last breath run to the light this is the end
3.	Lonesome Gambler 04:19	lyrics	buy track
another night you feel it in your bones in this heartless town you can't escape the cold can't quite recall just how it all began walking in the rain just a lost broken man another line on my face this night is gone without a trace lonesome gambler out of luck but the night is calling midnight chancer the die is cast down to the wire lonesome gambler running low please take me higher midnight chancer the games that we play the neon lights the seeds have now been sown coursing though my veins is the burning heavy load now I recall just where went it all wrong every day the same just a sad and lonesome song another line from this case this night is gone without a trace lonesome gambler out of luck but the night is calling midnight chancer the die is cast down to the wire lonesome gambler running wild please take me higher midnight chancer the games that we play
4.	Turning The Wheel 05:31	lyrics	buy track
there is a silence at the top of this hill and yet their calling answers me still within the fortress the dreaming lord shall die ride through the black gate across a sliver sky visions through scarlet eyes lead us through the sacred night cast the spell to bind the seal hand of god shall turn the wheel as we wade in the currents of time high on black winds the great bell shall chime within the darkness the righteous storm unfolds returns to life when the ancient tale is told visions through scarlet eyes lead us through the sacred night cast the spell to bind the seal hand of god shall turn the wheel on and on and on we go as above so below cast the spell to bind the seal hand of god shall turn the wheel

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DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present a brand-new EP from Australia’s SPECTRE, Lonesome Gambler, on CD, 12” vinyl, and cassette tape formats. The CD and tape versions will include five bonus tracks from the band’s preceding singles and splits.

SPECTRE is the sterling heavy metal vison of Will Spectre. Formed in 2017, the band made its recorded debut that summer with the two-song Silver Invaders / Stand Alone single on the cult Heavy Chains label, which DYING VICTIMS released on 7” vinyl later that year. SPECTRE’s primary influences are heavy metal and hard rock of the late ’70s and early ‘80s, and they continued that streak with the Hard Attacks digital single in 2018. Four years would pass before the next SPECTRE recording, the two-song Drifter. On that record, Will Spectre was joined by his heavy friends Jake Glas (Outcast/Teuton) on vocals and David Harrington-George (The Wizar'd/Tarot) on bass. Expanding their purist palette, here did SPECTRE sprinkle spices from Will Spectre’s other musical conjurings – namely, The Wizar'd, Tarot, Dracula, and Crypt Vapor.

Despite its brief length, Drifter was undoubtedly a pivotal recording for SPECTRE, and now the duo of Will Spectre and David Harrington-George return with arguably their best and bravest record yet, Lonesome Gambler. With the average length around five minutes per track, the four songs comprising Lonesome Gambler display an “epic compactness” which wholly suits the moodier material here. Taking the bathos and pathos of its predecessor further, SPECTRE conjure a mystical realm where private-press NWOBHM, dark AOR, and even early deathrock reside: the rocking is measured but not too hard, the melodies are melancholic but not totally depressing, and back on the mic, Spectre’s vocals are somehow anthemic and sagely simultaneously. The vintage synths color these road/life/space-weary ruminations with tastefully dramatic effect, putting SPECTRE squarely on that precipice between 1979 and 1980, equally excited about and fearful of the future. It’s a subtle refinement altogether, but one that proves there’s plenty of magick still to be mined.

Bringing the past into the present, the CD and tape versions of Lonesome Gambler will include five bonus tracks – all from the band’s aforementioned short-lengths, thereby making this a currently complete discography of SPECTRE. Roll the dice and turn the wheel!

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released July 28, 2023

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DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is a German underground heavy metal label that unleashes all sorts of metal. DVP is always on the lookout for newcomers as well as established acts.

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