The Road of Bones (album)

The Road of Bones
Studio album by
IQ
Released3 May 2014
Recorded2013
StudioAubitt Studios, Southampton
GenreNeo-prog, progressive metal
Length102:09
LabelGiant Electric Pea
ProducerMichael Holmes
IQ chronology
Frequency
(2009) 		The Road of Bones
(2014) 		Resistance
(2019)

The Road of Bones is the eleventh studio album by the British neo-prog band IQ, released on May 3, 2014. It peaked at number 36 in Germany on the Offizielle Deutsche Charts, number 62 in Switzerland on the Swiss Hitparade and number 68 in the Netherlands on the Dutch Charts.[1] It's the first album to feature Neil Durant on keyboards and it marks the return of original members Paul Cook on drums and Tim Esau on bass, the latter's first appearance on an IQ album since 1989.[2]

The album marked a development in the band's sound, as they began to experiment with more aggressive musical passages, while maintaining their familiar earlier sound.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Peter Nicholls; all music is composed by IQ

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."From the Outside In"7:25
2."The Road of Bones"8:32
3."Without Walls"19:15
4."Ocean"5:43
5."Until the End"12:00
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Knucklehead"8:11
2."1312 Overture"4:18
3."Constellations"12:25
4."Fall and Rise"7:10
5."Ten Million Demons"6:10
6."Hardcore"10:53
The Road of Bonus
No.TitleLength
1."From the Outside In (First Studio Run Through)"7:25
2."The Road of Bones (First Studio Run Through)"8:36
3."Ocean (Piano / Vocal Version)"5:53
4."The Slender Sky"13:56
5."McDozenStrings"4:08
6."Without Walls (Live Medley)"12:45
7."From the Outside In (Live)"7:51

Personnel

  • Peter Nicholls – lead and backing vocals
  • Mike Holmes – guitars
  • Neil Durant – keyboards
  • Tim Esau – basses and bass pedals
  • Paul Cook – drums and percussion

References

  1. ^ "The Road of Bones by IQ - Music Charts".
  2. ^ "IQ - the Road of Bones".