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ALBUM STREAM: Cloudkicker – Fade

It’s been maybe 24 hours since we brought you news that Ben Sharp of Cloudkicker had released the track listing and album art for his next effort, Fade, and the man has already given the fans what they’ve been waiting for with a full stream of the release on his Bandcamp!

With the transition from the first to second track alone, Fade reminds us why Cloudkicker has become such a highlight in the scene; blending beautiful ambient melodies and heavy rhythms to give you a taste of two ends of the spectrum in one creation. This album is …

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Cloudkicker Releases ‘Fade’ Album Details and Cover Art

Ben Sharp, the mastermind behind Cloudkicker, recently took to his Tumblr page to reveal the track listing, cover art, and release date (only the month, not specific day) of his forthcoming effort, Fade. We brought you the album announcement last month and we’re excited to get the specifics!

Fade contains seven tracks and in our recent interview with Sharp, he stated the following regarding what the album should sound like:

“Imagine drawing a line between The Discovery and Beacons and extrapolating that trend out a bit farther. Then mix in some mid-90s arena-shoegaze.”

You can check out the …

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UTG INTERVIEW: Cloudkicker

Cloudkicker is Ben Sharp’s solo outlet, fusing progressive metal with subtle ambience, all in a do-it-yourself fashion. He’s released four EPs and four full-lengths with much acclaim from fans and reviewers alike. Sharp has recently announced his upcoming effort which he hopes to have prepared for a fall release.

Sharp took some time away from his work to speak with us briefly about how he got started as Cloudkicker and what we can expect on the new album. Read through and enjoy!

How did Cloudkicker come to be?
After doing the band thing most of my teens, I started writing …

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Cloudkicker Updates Fans on New Album

Ben Sharp took to his Tumblr yesterday to update fans with an entry entitled, “What I’m up to,” regarding his progressive metal solo endeavor, Cloudkicker. The most exciting part of what he had to say was this:

“If I had to sum up what things sound like I would use the words GUITARS and LOUD. Hell of a lot of guitars on this album. Like 6 tracks of lead guitars.”

Since his double release of Let Yourself Be Huge and Loop in November, Sharp has finished writing his newest effort which is currently untitled but will hopefully see a …

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Cloudkicker Double Release

Ben Sharp also known by the moniker Cloudkicker will be releasing not one, but two albums on November 22.

Let Yourself Be Huge will contain eight tracks and Loop will have a whopping sixteen tracks. Both will be available via digital download whereas Let Yourself Be Huge will also be in CD and 10″ vinyl format.

Sharp is currently streaming five previous releases on his Bandcamp page at the link provided above.