New Lizzy Borden! - June 15th

LIZZY BORDEN Returns With His First Album In 11 Years, 'My Midnight Things'



For decades, Lizzy Borden has been one of theatrical rock's top frontmen. And on June 15, Borden will issue his first album in 11 years, "My Midnight Things", via Metal Blade Records. With the hard-and-heavy tracks of the album opening title cut "Obsessed With You" and "The Scar Across My Heart", the extended layoff between albums has not dulled his desire to rock and shock. "Although we have stayed busy touring all over the world, I missed being a recording artist. I look at the new album as a new beginning, I pushed the restart button on my career," Borden comments.

Having signed a new contract with Metal Blade on the strength of three demo tracks, Borden opted to produce "My Midnight Things" himself, with Joey Scott as co-producer. (Joey also handled all the drumming duties.) "I knew what I was going for and had doubts that I could find a producer who would understand that," Borden explains. "My approach is very different than what is happening in today's current sound."

"My Midnight Things" was mixed by Greg Fidelman (METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, ADELE, U2) and mastered by Tom Baker (DAVID BOWIE, ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON, TOM PETTY).

Borden is planning on hitting the road shortly. "I've already started working on the 'My Midnight Things' show, and I really can't wait to play these songs live," he says. "There are so many talented players out there in the world, I know I will find the right musicians to be on stage with me in my touring band in the new show. And just based on what is being talked about so far, it will be the best show I've ever done. I really do feel a new excitement that I have not felt in years. The best is yet to come."

"My Midnight Things" track listing

01. My Midnight Things
02. Obsessed With You
03. Long May They Haunt Us
04. The Scar Across My Heart
05. A Stranger To Love
06. The Perfect Poison
07. Run Away With Me
08. Our Love Is God
09. My Midnight Things (Reprise)
10. We Belong To The Shadows

The album can be pre-ordered at metalblade.com/lizzyborden, where the record is available in the following formats:

* limited first-edition digipak-CD (includes bonus tracks)
* jewelcase CD
* 180-gram black vinyl
* clear pacific blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 300 copies)
* clear burgundy marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
* olive/black marbled vinyl (U.S. exclusive - limited to 300 copies)
* opaque cool gray marbled vinyl (US exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
* exclusive bundles with a shirt, plus digital options are also available!

Yeah! I'm in. Always looking forward to some new Lizzy. And dear lord, it does not seem like 11 years since Appointment With Death.

Cool. I'm down with some new Lizzy!!

Has it really been 11 years (!) since Lizzy's last album? Dang. Time really does fly.

Cool. Time for some new Lizzy Borden material

It's about time!

Way cool. I am pumped.

Good deal! Ready for new Lizzy!

Love Lizzy. But this song does nothing for me. Way too slick. Almost sounds - to me - like they buried his vox. Uncool.

I really like the new song... looking forward to this album

I really like that new song. I'm definitely interested in this. I had no idea he was at work on a new album. Thanks for posting!

Definitely looking forward to this. Thanks for the heads up, WF.

I do love me some Lizzy this track however I am hoping is a sleeper to an epic record otherwise it will not be a fave in the catalog.

If only he could do an American Metal part 2...

What the hell?

Well, that was bizarre. Decent enough song, I suppose.

Yes, quite bizarre, but...I guess that's just Lizzy being Lizzy? Ha. Not a bad tune. He still sounds great, but I would have liked more of a guitar solo and some crunch. Still excited though. Thanks for the vid, Ken.

Cool tune. That video's gonna haunt my dreams. But yea, Lizzy being Lizzy I guess. All the make-up helps distract us from the fact that he's a 60-year old man and still doing this silliness.

Great song! I'm really looking forward to this. Also, the video is not that unusual for him. Remember the video for the 2007 single "Under Your Skin" where he was dressed in that makeup and hanging out around a middle/high school soccer practice?

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Cool tune. That video's gonna haunt my dreams. But yea, Lizzy being Lizzy I guess. All the make-up helps distract us from the fact that he's a 60-year old man and still doing this silliness.

This reminds me of the scene in "Heavy: The Story of Metal" where Blackie is referencing the early days of WASP and lighting his junk on fire saying "if we wrote better songs, I wouldn't have to do this shit!"

glassprison wrote:

Great song! I'm really looking forward to this. Also, the video is not that unusual for him. Remember the video for the 2007 single "Under Your Skin" where he was dressed in that makeup and hanging out around a middle/high school soccer practice?

No. No I don't. But now I have to go find it.

Taking a page outta the Book of Blackie.

It's different than I remembered, and has a pretty serious message, but still very creepy!

I think the new song sounds great. Very catchy! Lizzy still sounds great!

glassprison wrote:

It's different than I remembered, and has a pretty serious message, but still very creepy!

Thanks for posting, gp. Definite props to Lizzy for tackling a pretty serious (and unfortunately one that's not recognized enough) topic.

I don't know why, but so far none of the songs have really grabbed me.