Ben Randall: a 25 yard screamer!



Ben Randall says:
Over the past few months I have been collaborating on music with the Welsh prog trio '25 Yard Screamer' (http://www.myspace.com/25ys).

We have a new track 'Broken Machine' featured on the cover disc of the October 2009 issue of 'Classic Rock Prog' magazine, and we are working towards the completion of an EP in the coming months!

25 Yard Screamer with Ben Randall

25 Yard Screamer are currently working on the follow up to their highly-praised album 'Cassandra'. The album, released in 2007, is now available as a download via www.themusicindex.com and received a 7/10 review in Classic Rock magazine.

25YS’s Nick James commented: “We've got 5 songs that we are recording currently, one a lovely little 16 minute epic, and several ideas that we'll be bringing together for another recording session in the autumn. We're hoping to have a release ready for late this year or very early 2010. It's going to have more songs on it than Cassandra, but no less progressive in content. It's also got a darker, heavier feel, down and drop tuning adding a little weight.”

Cassandra was our most successful release to date, opening a few doors for us. We're hopeful that the next album will help us to get our shoulders through!”

The band, based in South Wales, have been working with guitarist Ben Randall on tracks for an EP to be released in October.

Nick says: "We helped Ben rehearse for the 2008 'Guitar Idol' final when he was voted the most promising young guitarist out of over 700 international finalists. We had some tracks which didn't quite fit with the new album and it seemed a good idea for Ben to contribute. Ben is a terrifying talent. As a guitarist myself, I hate him!”

Ben says "I'd heard 'Cassandra' and was impressed, plus some of our influences are similar, especially Dream Theater. It would be good to play the new tracks live!”


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Web:http://www.themusicindex.com/25ys


Jamming around my song 'Before The Rain' a week before the GI 2008 finals!

A big thank you to Nick, Matt, Donal and Matt of 25 Yard Screamer!

Ben Randall - 'Before The Rain' jamming session!

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