Still Alive & Kicking (Demo)

from Still Alive & Kicking Demo (Jan 2020) by Armstrong Gun

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Lead vocals by Mark Styles (ex- Urchin, Flairz, Invisible band)
Drums and Bass- Tocker
Lead Guitar- Smith
Rhythm Guitar- Mortimer

Most of the music was initially composed by Smith with the bridge riff added by Tocker to set up the main Guitar solo. The solo underlay was an off the cuff jam that was played during the lyric writing process. The title of the song was suggested by Smith and the lyrics were hastily written around that. This song was written in little under two hours and five beers.

lyrics

(Verse 1)

Grasping in the shadows
Roasting in the night
Hear the stifled shouts

Amongst the collonades
Skulks a sorry sight
Desperate whereabouts

(Chorus)

Still alive and kicking (x2)

(Verse 2)

Frantic are the cries
But thunder never dies
It resonates around

From Hades' own cave
To claw and scratch a way
One can seize the crown

Still alive and kicking (x2)

(1st Guitar Solo)

Still Alive and Kicking! x4

(2nd Guitar Solo)

(Verse 3)

Fire burns below
God can only know
The way a free man strikes

Clouded visions once
Hold the power front
With full atomic might

Still alive and kicking (x4)

(Outro)

credits

from Still Alive & Kicking Demo (Jan 2020), track released January 19, 2020
Lyrics- Tocker
Music and Structure- Smith, Tocker

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Armstrong Gun Horley, UK

Harking back to the early 80s New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Armstrong Gun is a powerhouse trio that bring riff-laden songs with catchy melodies. First started in 2018 Horley, Surrey by like-minded friends playing heavy blues material, a line-up change steered the direction of the band to a more focused New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal sound.

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