“Sometimes, you know, it's necessary to go backward in order to go forward. That's an analogy of life” and that’s the analogy of True Believer in 2023, the new look TRUE BELIEVER.
2022 saw the band strip back to a 3-piece (Founding member Gabe Gabriels [Vocals/Guitar], brother Luke Toomey [Guitar/Vocals] and Duane Jackson Bass] whilst releasing “Back to You” – a self produced single that saw a growth in song and meaning with a new personal approach. But It was in that journey of discovery that the band knew they had to look even further back to continue to move forward with their metallic hard rock sound.
Enter Sarah Lim (Keys & Vocals) [The Night Terrors, Myridian, Earth] & Aaron Fiocca (Drums) [ex-Dream on Dreamer], both heavily involved in True Believer’s musical past and now firmly entrenched in their future – the quintessential True Believer. Elements of eras past, but rocketing the sound through it’s own ensuing rebirth… a cacophony of thunderous drums, and melodic vocals layered over textures and keyboard melodies.
In 2017 True Believer were introduced to the world with the “My Satan” EP, recorded & mixed by Joel Taylor at The Black Lodge (Blackhelm, Encircling Sea, Slowly Slowly), and in 2018 followed up with “Servant” & “From Lucifer with Love” – engineered, mixed & mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano at Orgone Studios (Ghost, Paradise Lost, Orange Goblin). So it’s only fitting that 2023 would bring forth the collaboration on new single KNIFE TO THE MEMORY (Recorded & Engineered by Joel Taylor, Mixed & Mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano).
Catch the new look True Believer through Australia in May (2023) with UNTO OTHERS (Portland/USA).
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Drums / Aaron Fiocca
Bass / Duane Jackson
Vocals, Guitar / Gabe Gabriels
Guitar, Vocals / Luke Andrew
Keys, Vocals / Sarah Lim
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