Press > HENNING PAULY OF FRAMESHIFT AND CHAIN RELEASES 2nd SOLO ALBUM “Credit Where Credit is Due”

31 Jul 2011

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 16 August 2005 -- Henning Pauly, the main force (he really doesn't like the term Mastermind...we have no clue who came up with that) behind Frameshift and Chain is releasing a second album under his own name. This time around the music is modern metal and not at all related to the progressive genre. It is summer and it's hot in California. For the recording musician it means that air conditioners are causing problems and are generally too loud. So, the musician can either sit on their ass and do nothing or simply switch gears and record an album with sounds that are louder than the air conditioners. This is what Henning Pauly decided to do when he realized that moving on to his rock-opera "Babysteps" was not possible right now. He called up the singer of the new band of his bandmates from Chain, Transmission (www.transmission-online.de), in Germany and asked if he was available. Juan Roos immediately said yes to the project, but he only had a two week window and it was two weeks from that phone call. Henning loves deadlines and so he started writing to have the album written and recorded, minus vocals, within two weeks. Henning describes Juan's voice as a perfect blend between Geoff Tate and David Coverdale: "Juan can give you the high stuff, but he can also be really raspy and rocky...his voice just kicks you square in the nuts!" Because of the very limited time frame for the conception and production of "Credit where credit is due" Henning asked his proven writing team to join in when it comes to lyrics and melodies, so Matt Cash is on board again, as are Edward Heppenstall and Jason McSheehy. Several songs on the album loosely deal with the world of rockstars, scandals and getting credit for what one has done. However, this will not be a vicious trashing of anyone, but rather a humoristic way of dealing with an unpleasant situation for the musicians involved. No need, really, to point out here that everyone involved will get credit where credit is due. The music is loud, heavy and realism has been shoved behind production value on the list of priorities. Heavy Industrial Drum sounds are interspersed with acoustic sets. The banjo finds its way into metal again and sometimes you can draw clear parallels to the work of Trent Reznor, Linkin' Park and Marilyn Manson. One of the songs, Halo, is based on the music of the X-Box game Halo and the lyrics will revolve around the story of the game as well. For fans of the game this should be a fun song which clocks in at over ten minutes. There's more to it than just that, but the production is clearly more modern than anything Henning is done so far. This CD was about having fun with music and production and it gives Henning a chance to be back in the studio and have fun doing what he loves the most...making music, not talking about it. Vocal sessions are taking place right now (from August 15th - 26th) and video updates of the sessions can be viewed daily at www.henningpauly.com!!! The album is available for immediate ordering from http://www.therecordlabel.net/progressive-rock/henning-pauly/credit-where-credit-is-due/ and will ship late September/early October.