{"product_id":"ruby-the-hatchet-fear-is-a-cruel-master-cd-digisleeve","title":"Ruby The Hatchet - Fear Is A Cruel Master - CD DIGISLEEVE","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith \"Fear Is a Cruel Master\", RUBY THE HATCHET deliver exactly the brain-frying, catchy yet full of raw energy thriller-album that the American trailblazers acclaimed predecessor \"Planetary Space Child\" (2017) promised it to be. Five long years have passed since the New Jersey psych-rock squad dropped their last album, but the wait is finally over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRUBY THE HATCHET have reached a new peak of writing music as a collective that was hard won through sacrifices and an iron will to get better and to reach a new level each time. The album title, \"Fear Is a Cruel Master\", duly epitomizes the mood of the lockdown period in which it was written. Accustomed to working together as a group, singer Jillian Taylor, guitarist Johnny Scarps, drummer Owen Stewart, bassist Lake Muir, and organist Sean Hur were forced to spend more time apart than they normally would. \"I read a lot during the pandemic, when I came across the phrase 'fear is a cruel master', Taylor explains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At the time, you could see the fear and how it was holding people back. The title resonates with being in the music community, because it was shaky for everyone – from bands to booking agents to venues. Fear was in the air.”  Recorded at New Future in Jersey with Paul Ritchie from THE PARLOR MOB, \"Fear Is a Cruel Master\" wasn't as meticulously mapped out as RUBY's previous albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band purposely left space for spontaneity and magic moments. Ultimately, the main theme of \"Fear Is a Cruel Master\" is self-reflection. Although these songs were forged in the crucible of world-stopping pestilence, they come with a timeless quality that transcends the moment of their creation. Everything that makes RUBY THE HATCHET such an outstanding and wildly loved act even among their peers is there – ranging from those sultry, honey-smoked vocals, via lush yet crisp guitars, to the spirit of rock 'n roll organ heroics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fear Is a Cruel Master\" is definitely an album written after a decade of being in a band and looking back without regret at all the things done or not done. It is a testimony to that journey, as we now embark to follow the band's equally impressive and massive sonic wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etracklist:\u003cbr\u003e1. The Change\u003cbr\u003e2. Deceiver\u003cbr\u003e3. Primitive Man\u003cbr\u003e4. 1,000 Years\u003cbr\u003e5. Soothsayer\u003cbr\u003e6. Last Saga\u003cbr\u003e7. Thruster\u003cbr\u003e8. Amor Gravis\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53424939663703,"sku":"P-124889-","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Ruby-The-Hatchet-Fear-Is-A-Cruel-Master-CD-DIGISLEEVE-124889-1-1659595624.jpg?v=1778154910","url":"https:\/\/shop.season-of-mist.com\/products\/ruby-the-hatchet-fear-is-a-cruel-master-cd-digisleeve","provider":"Season of Mist - International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}