Dividing Lines [CD]【Japan Edition w/ OBI】

Formed in leafy Surrey in the late ‘80s, THRESHOLD truly blossomed in the following decade, and swiftly established themselves as the UK’s chief progressive metal standard bearers. From 1993’s Wounded Land debut onwards, the enduring creative core of guitarist Karl Groom and keyboard maestro Richard West constructed a unique new strain of heavy, progressive music, combining incisive melodies, thought-provoking lyrics and intricate but thunderous arrangements. Whether fronted by current vocalist Glynn Morgan, who first sang with THRESHOLD on 1994’s Psychedelicatessen, the late, great Andrew ‘Mac’ McDermott (a member from 1998 to 2007), or three-time alumnus Damian Wilson, THRESHOLD have marched inexorably forward across three decades of creative fervour, arguably hitting a new peak of potency on the conceptual and musical splurge of 2017’s Legends Of The Shires. With Glynn Morgan back in the fold, the Brits’ enduring line-up of Groom, West, drummer Johanne James and bassist Steve Anderson somehow pushed themselves to new heights, receiving widespread acclaim and finding themselves in more demand than ever before. Despite the unavoidable setback of a global pandemic, THRESHOLD arrive in 2022 in the best of health.

“When we released Legends, it went down really well and it opened quite a few doors for us,” explains Richard West. “We ended up touring in a few places that we hadn’t been to before. Then we went out for another tour and played the album from top to bottom, which was great fun. We were just getting ready for more shows. We had an Australian tour booked, which was amazing after however many decades we’ve been going! It was the first time we’d had Australia on the books, so we were gutted that it was cancelled. But in 2020 we started writing a new album, in 2021 we recorded it, and we’re going to release it in 2022. So it’s been a long time coming!”