Avenue Of Allies / 2014 Soon after I did the FROZEN RAIN's "Ahead Of Time" album, guitarist Rik Priem asked me to also sing his first solo output. To be honest, I was hesitating a bit at first, as it looked quite odd to be in the same band and also do the solo stuff for Rik, but when I heard the first tunes, which we're nothing near FROZEN RAIN's AOR sound, I knew, I'd do it. Rik is one hell of a guitarist. His unique, high tech style can hardly be compared with any other guitarist around. Well trained, fast, but yet melodic, with some rather unusual twists and scales here and there makes his play stunningly interesting. The album to me is more of a Prog Metal record, and I really enjoyed writing some catchy hooklines over his unique song ideas. Additionally, I got in my long term friend Ramy Ali (FREEDOM CALL / IRON MASK) to lay down some equally fascinating drum paths for the songs. 01. Sunset Over Agartha 02. Babylon Rising 03. The Future Is Now 04. Hungry At Heart 05. Blindfolded 06. Chameleon 07. Flirting With An Alien 08. Kneel Before The Pieces (Of A Broken Heart) 09. In With The Freaks 10. Looks Like Trouble 11. Run Angel Run 12. Bloodrush 13. Child Of Anger 14. Road Trip (bonus track) 15. Kneel Before The Pieces (Of A Broken Heart) (acoustic version / bonus track) Rik Priem - guitars Lizard - vox Geert Margodt - keys Vincent De Laat - bass Ramy Ali - drums Produced & engineered by Steffen Seeger Mixed & mastered by Rolf Munkes Executive producer: Gregor Klee