10 years on, The Answer celebrate with re-release

10 years on, The Answer celebrate with re-release

13 July 2016

TEN years since the release of their first album Rise, The Answer have made a special re-release.

The 10th anniversary edition on TAP Music is available in new vinyl and digital formats, marking this milestone in The Answer’s career. 

The release will be welcomed by the fans, many of whom have requested that physical vinyl versions of this material be made available.

Fully re mastered, this celebratory issue of the local band’s successful debut, which broke the 100,000 sales barrier, comes bundled with all sorts of extras including the never before heard 2004 demos, rare acoustic versions and exclusive mixes of tracks that never made the original album. 

Lead singer and front man Cormac Neeson said “This album will forever hold a special place in our hearts. As with most of the music we release, we approacwhed the 10th anniversary of Rise from a music fan’s perspective. 

“We spent weeks sifting through our old demos and photos from that period in our lives and found some stuff I had forgotten even existed. We also went back into the studio to freshen up a new version of Under The Sky and of course there’s a never before released vinyl format of this record.”

The release also includes an exclusive Rise poster, T-shirt and personally signed band autographed copies of all formats. 

The artwork has been revised by original designer Paul Chessell and developed to include lots of old photos, liner notes and period memories penned by each member of the band.

The track listing includes the original album re-mastered, 10 demos from 2004, three exclusive mixes of tracks from 200, five rare acoustic versions plus a brand new mix of Under The Sky.

Rise gave the band a hit not only in the UK but in other key international territories, notably Japan. The 2006 album set them on their way to not only performing shows with the likes of AC/DC, Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Rolling Stones and Paul Rodgers but also headlining shows across the world. Classic Rock magazine named The Answer ‘Best New Band’ in 2005 and in the same year Jimmy Page, who has attended several concerts, also gave them his seal of approval.

Later this year the band hope to announce some very special intimate live performances of the full Rise album as well as playing a couple of brand new songs from their next new album of original material due at the end of 2016.