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A Game Of Whispers
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Age of Distraction’s full-length debut album A Game of Whispers releases on 31 May 2024.
It features 12 tracks epitomising the band’s contemporary progressive rock and melodic metal sound,
including the singles “Compromised”, “Take Me Down” (featuring guests Philip Stuckey and Ruby
Jones), and the eponymous “A Game of Whispers” (Prog Track Of The Week 8-15 September).The album explores the consequences of toxic relationships and communication breakdown, weaving
those emotional beats into sonic tapestries which thread the lines between beauty and heaviness.A Game of Whispers boasts a powerful and pristine production courtesy of band member Dom
Bennison, and is adorned by stunning artwork from Andjela Vujić.
ABOUT
THE TIME IS UPON US
YOU ARE LIVING IN THE AGE OF DISTRACTION
Age of Distraction is a thrilling new collaboration which spans across the contemporary UK
progressive rock circuit. In 2023, founder member and lead writer John Cook (ex-This Winter
Machine, ex-This Other Eden) recruited rising-star Charlie Bramald (Ghost of the Machine, Shadows
On Mercury) on vocals, gravity-defying bassist Mark Gatland (Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, IT),
and multi-instrumentalist plus producer-extraordinaire Dom Bennison (Last Motion Picture, ex-This
Winter Machine) to occupy the drum stool and handle production duties. Together, the band has
created a debut album which explores the boundaries of melodic, accessible progressive rock and
metal, evoking an atmosphere all of its own in the process.
The debut single “Compromised” burst through the speakers in June 2023. Listeners had their first
opportunity to experience the bone-crunching riffs, melodic lead lines, propulsive grooves, and the
densely layered, contemporary production style that characterise Age of Distraction’s signature
sound.
This was followed by “Take Me Down” in July, a dark and brooding piece which features guests Philip
Stuckey (Stuckfish) on lead vocals and Ruby Jones (The Exotic Ices Project) on piano and keys. These
additional contributions further enhance the project with their superb singing and stellar
musicianship respectively, with Phil also penning the lyrics.
A final taster appeared in the form of album title track “A Game Of Whispers”, released in September
2023. This melodic monster of a song made a splash by winning the popular loudersound.com Prog
Tracks Of The Week poll, and whetted the appetites of prog fans for the album to come.
The time is now upon us. The Age of Distraction has arrived.