Lightning Strikes band to feature former Black Sabbath vocalist in debut album (Image: Lightning Strikes Facebook Page)
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles-based heavy metal act, Lightning Strikes, led by Armenian-American drummer/founder, Karpis Maksudian, have announced a January 20th U.S. release for their eponymous debut album, available through German-based label Pure Legend, a division of Pure Steel Records.
Already garnering rave reviews in the international metal press, one of the album’s standout tracks is ‘301 AD: Sins of Our Fathers,’ with guest vocals by former Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin, which deals with Armenian history, the adaption of Christianity in 301 AD as the first nation on Earth and the ensuing dark era of constant battles and recurring massacres involving neighboring Turks and Persians. “I already had the music written when I asked Tony to work on the lyrics because I wanted to have something akin to Martin era Sabbath style on the album,â€
