"I think The Black Sea is the perfect introduction to the sonic world we’ve created between us," says the Marillion guitarist. "We have a very special chemistry.”
“For The Black Sea, our joint guitar sounds with the keys created a strong vibe of intrigue along with a sense of a musical dark sea adventure," adds Hackett, adding, "It’s not the kind of album that guitarists normally make together.”
"You’re trying to create an atmosphere… like painting a picture,” Rothery continues. “Taking people on a journey."
The pair are joined on The Roaring Sea with Hackett's new keyboardist, Riccardo Romano, who has also performed in Rothery's band as well as French proggers Nine Skies, and who also co-wrote, mixed and played keyboards and bass, and drummer Leon Parr, also from Rothery's band.
The Roaring Sea is available on several formats, including a limited edition CD+Blu-ray mediabook edition including Dolby Atmos (by Andy Bradfield) and High Resolution Stereo mixes. The album will also be available as a standard CD and a Gatefold 180g LP, cut at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell. All feature artwork and layouts have been created by Simon War.
