Award-Winning Composer BEAR McCREARY Releases Single Featuring SERJ TANKIAN

Today, two-time GRAMMY®-nominated, Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning composer Bear McCreary shares the second single from his upcoming project The Singularity. The new track, “Incinerator” features System of a Down front man Serj Tankian on vocals and was mixed by ARIA-nominated producer and mixer Forrester Savell.

“Once I heard Serj’s searing vocals, I knew immediately that “Incinerator” would be the first song on the album, acting like a warning that a massive, aggressive, and emotional journey lay ahead,” said Bear McCreary.

“When I got the music, when I got this song specifically, I was blown away. It’s explosive,” said Serj Tankian

Listen here: https://sparksandshadows.ffm.to/4djg7po5mj

The Singularity is an epic concept album, graphic novel, and concert experience featuring a legendary lineup of rock talent. The Singularity arrives on CD, vinyl, and digital formats via Shadows & Sparks Records and Mutant on Friday, May 10; the digital version arrives a week early on Friday, May 3; pre-orders are available now. On Wednesday, May 8, Image Comics will release the ambitious graphic novel companion to the album, created by McCreary with Mat Groom and produced by Black Market Narrative.

McCreary and special guests will celebrate The Singularity with an exclusive live concert performance at Los Angeles, CA’s historic Fonda Theatre on Sunday, May 12. Tickets are on sale here.

Album Features:

Slash (Guns N’ Roses)
Serj Tankian (System of a Down)
Rufus Wainwright
Corey Taylor (Slipknot)
Jens Kidman (Meshuggah)
Joe Satriani
Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult)
Asdru Sierra (Ozomatli)
Brendan McCreary
Griogair
Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
Scott Ian (Anthrax)
Brendon Small (Metalocalypse)
Billy Boyd (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
Eivør
Morgan Sorne
Guthrie Govan (The Aristocrats)
Bryan Beller (The Aristocrats)
Mike Keneally (Zappa)
Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo)
John Avila (Oingo Boingo)
Warren Fitzgerald (The Vandals)
Esjay Jones (We Are PIGS)
Sigurjón Kjartansson (HAM)
Raya Yarbrough (Outlander)
Mega Ran
Gene Hoglan (Strapping Young Lad, Dethklok)

and

Lee Pace (Foundation, The Hobbit trilogy),
Danai Gurira (Black Panther, The Walking Dead)
Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy, God of War Ragnarök).

Pre-Order Album: https://sparksandshadows.ffm.to/the-singularity

“I began writing The Singularity when I was fifteen,” said McCreary. “I was obsessed, even then, with melding my love of hard rock, symphonic film scores, and dramatic storytelling into a cohesive whole, laying the groundwork for what would become a concept album, graphic novel, and multimedia concert experience. I spent the next three decades trying to perfect it.”

The Singularity sees McCreary creating a unique hard-rock adventure bursting with cinematic energy from use of live orchestra, choir, and international colors including bagpipes, morin khuur, and nyckelharpa. In addition to Tankian, McCreary is joined by a truly extraordinary cast of musicians and vocalists that includes Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Rufus Wainwright, Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Jens Kidman (Meshuggah), Joe Satriani, Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult), Asdru Sierra (Ozomatli), Gaelic rapper and poet Griogair, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Brendon Small (Metalocalypse), Billy Boyd (The Lord of the Rings), Eivør (God of War), Guthrie Govan and Bryan Beller (The Aristocrats), Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa), Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Steve Bartek and John Avila (Oingo Boingo), Warren Fitzgerald (The Vandals), Esjay Jones (We Are PIGS), Sigurjón Kjartansson (HAM), Raya Yarbrough (Outlander), rapper Mega Ran, and legendary metal drummer Gene Hoglan (Strapping Young Lad, Dethklok). The Singularity was co-written and co-produced by McCreary’s brother, Brendan McCreary, who also contributes lead vocals to eight songs. The accompanying story is revealed in three spoken-word monologues lifted directly from the graphic novel, performed on the album by celebrated actors Lee Pace (Foundation, The Hobbit), Danai Gurira (Black Panther, The Walking Dead), and Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy, God of War Ragnarök).

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