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Thousand Men Strong Released

March 18th 2011

Finally after months of preparation the stunning new album Thousand Men Strong is released.

The band feels it's their best work yet but don't take their word for it, download your free track here, buy it and then tell is it ain't so.

To all the Blade fans out there old and new....this one's for YOU!

The blade is back with a new album

March 9th 2011

The Blade is back! Pioneers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Tokyo Blade present a searing new album entitled “Thousand Men Strong“ showing them again at their very best.

Reformed pioneering NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band Tokyo Blade release their brand new studio album entitled Thousand Men Strong worldwide on March 18th, 2011.

Lead guitarist & founder member Andy Boulton comments:

"We’re viewing 'Thousand Men Strong' as our third album, or rather the album that should have been, so to speak. It’s the natural follow-up to 1984's 'Night Of The Blade' as all the songs hark back to the glory days of NWOBHM.”

“We deliberately recorded the whole thing in a very live manner and in about a week, just like a lot of albums were recorded back in the early '80s. No keyboards, no bullshit — just 100% heavy metal.”

Produced by Grammy-nominated producer Chris Tsangarides (Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy), the album contains nine brand new tracks plus a reworking of the anthemic title track from the aforementioned ‘Night Of The Blade’.

The 2011 Tokyo Blade line-up includes four of the five original members, Andy Boulton (guitar), Andy Wrighton (bass), John Wiggins (guitar) and Steve Pierce (drums) and is completed by powerhouse vocalist Nicolaj Ruhnow.

TOKYO BLADE FANS HELP FINANCE NEW ALBUM…AND THEN LOVE IT!!

March 5th 2011

Back in 2009 when the majority of Tokyo Blade’s classic lineup decided to reform and record a new album there was one big problem – who would pay for it?

Having been forced to complete their early albums’ studio sessions in 3 or 4 days with makeshift engineers, they were determined that this time around not a single corner would be cut and no expense spared on the recording process.

In an age where D.I.Y. albums are the norm, production duties were handed to none other than legendary Grammy-nominated producer Chris Tsangarides (Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy). The band setup camp at his Kent recording complex and didn’t leave until the definitive Tokyo Blade album, Thousand Men Strong was in the can

So how did they meet the expenses? Well the majority was put in by the band themselves of course but the balance was made up by appealing to the legion of fanatically loyal Tokyo Blade supporters who had been hounding the band for years to get back into the studio and rediscover their trademark sound. They pre-ordered and pre-paid for their copies of the unrecorded and untitled album via an ingenious scheme which guaranteed them an early copy of the album when completed, signed goodies, an official T-Shirt and their name on the ‘role of honour’. Here’s what some of those loyal fans think of their investment now:

“What can I possibly say? ‘Awesome’ doesn't go far enough. As I expected the guitar playing is superb and the rhythm section still as tight as ever, but the songwriting is in a different league. This harks back to your greatest work ‘Night of the Blade’, but even better. The new singer is a great choice too. I just know I'm going to play the new CD until it wears out it's just amazing.” – Ron, UK.

“Sounds f*****g awesome…you and John still play a mean guitar for sure! New guy is great, excellent voice and the boys at the back are even more powerful than before. I'm speechless.” – MC, Australia.

“It's f*****g awesome man wow Tokyo Blade are my fave NWOBHM band for sure. Your guitar playing and John's f*****g rocks dude. The vocals kick ass and the power and energy of the song just kills ya. Please, please come to Sweden soon.” – Ben, Sweden.

The 2011 Tokyo Blade line-up includes four of the five original members, Andy Boulton (guitar), Andy Wrighton (bass), John Wiggins (guitar) and Steve Pierce (drums) and is completed by powerhouse vocalist Nicolaj Ruhnow.

Thousand Men Strong is released worldwide on March 18th 2011.

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