Name: The Path Of Least Resistance
Duration: P00H04M53S
Description: Gloss over the cracks till the next earthquake comes, shaking you down to the San Andreas through your heart.

The Path Of Least Resistance

from Alloy by Amanda Somerville's TRILLIUM

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Frontiers Records is excited to present a new and interesting musical project called TRILLIUM which features the talents of the American singer and songwriter Amanda Somerville.

Mostly known for her catalogue of projects, studio work, guest appearances and live shows garnered to date with bands like AVANTASIA, KAMELOT and EPICA, her most recent endeavors include touring with renowned artist Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE) and a duet album entitled Kiske-Somerville with metal legend Michael Kiske (HELLOWEEN).

TRILLIUM is however something new, exciting and very diverse for Amanda, who describes it “more like an expedition with my musical family to explore and celebrate the metamorphosis I've gone through as an artist over the past several years. Quite simply, it's my new baby”.

The TRILLIUM name came about since it “symbolizes a trinity because things are always showing up in 3s in my environment and there are a number of triads occurring in this project, as well” tells Amanda. “The name of the album, "Alloy," is symbolic and metaphorical. An alloy is a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals combined with a nonmetal, intimately mixed. It also means standard; quality; fineness and is an admixture, as of good with evil. I'm a Pisces, so I'm all about duality and combining known elements - sometimes opposing each other - to create something different. Though I've been working myself further and further into the metal scene, I still always feel the need to add an extra element to make it shine, bling, stand out”.

Musically TRILLIUM is going to be a hybrid of rock and metal: it's riffy, has a heavy hand instrumentally and is quite different from anything Amanda has worked on so far. The creative team on the album includes the acclaimed Sascha Paeth & Miro (KAMELOT, AVANTASIA, EPICA, AFTER FOREVER, ANGRA etc.) on production, songwriting and performances with the participation of Sander Gommans (ex After Forever) and also features Jorn Lande on a very special duet with Amanda.

Amanda's sound is eclectic yet particular, sweet yet raw and commercial yet conventionally-challenged. Singer-songwriter metal with bling. Think Annie Lennox, Doro, Rob Zombie and Sade thrown into a blender and whipped into a frothy concoction. Watch out for those razor blades. Prosit!

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The Path of Least Resistance
Somerville
Insist on taking the path of least resistance ~ Less hurdles to jump at first with less consistency ~ It’s fine, as long as you go and roll with all the punches ~ With your rubber-ball-thick-skinned- novocain-impervious self ~ You’re telling yourself that it’s not so bad... ~ Chorus: You sweet, sweet fool ~ You know, you could have it all ~ But you keep it inside till you feel the tremors way down inside your blood and bones ~ You sweet, sweet fool ~ You so could have had it all ~ But you’re determined to walk down your path of least resistance ~ Well, the choice is your own: ~ Watch out: this time the bite is worse than the bark is ~ And the sun can be just as blinding as the darkness is ~ So apt to make the mountain now into a molehill ~ While you wish and hope, dream on, thinking that you’re safe on your shelf ~ Keep telling yourself that it’s not that bad... ~ But it’s so damn sad ~ :Chorus: ~ Gloss over the cracks till the next earthquake comes ~ Shaking you down to the San Andreas through your heart ~ Run, you wild mustang, while you’re tethered to your pole ~ And eat the poisoned apples that the wicked witch has fed your soul ~ :Chorus

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from Alloy, released November 1, 2011
Music & lyrics - Somerville

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Amanda Somerville / Trillium Flint, Michigan

Considered a Metal Diva in the European symphonic metal scene (though work with Avantasia, Epica, Kamelot, etc.), Amanda Somerville is a singer-songwriter originally of the pop / rock vein who's been roughed up at the edges with a razor blade, painted over the scars with makeup and is now sweetly taking her revenge on the microphone. ... more