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NEW SINGLE “VAN HELSING”
RELEASED FRIDAY 10 MAY 2024
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TAKEN FROM THE NEW ALBUM – “INVOCATION”
RELEASED FRIDAY 17 MAY 2024

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“This is the best that Troy has produced. It’s an invocation of stunning sound.”
– 10/10, Powerplay Magazine

“Invocation will surely continue Redfern’s upward spiral of success.”
– Fireworks Magazine

“With a new batch of 11 stompers, Troy’s playing and vocal delivery are sure to grab attention with songs that are well-crafted and arranged.
– Guitarist Magazine

“Van Helsing is one for the headbangers and air guitarists, as stabbing guitar lines in the verses get denser in the turbocharged choruses.”
– HRH Magazine

Invocation is the title of the highly anticipated new 11-track album from slide guitar virtuoso Troy Redfern. The album, released by RED7 Records on Friday 17th May 2024, is available in limited edition coloured vinyl, black vinyl, plus two different CD cover artwork designs. Pre-order the album from www.troyredfern.com.

The fifth single taken from the new album is “Van Helsing.” It’s released Friday 10th May and is available to stream on Spotify HERE.

Watch the official “Van Helsing” music video on YouTube HERE.

This is one of my favourite tracks from the new album Invocation,” says Troy. “It’s dark and heavy from the outset, musically reflecting themes of these times of uncertainty. The dystopian verse narrative is juxtaposed by an uplifting chorus that comments on the fact that were all looking for our own ray of light in this life to get us through. No matter how bad things can seem, there’s always something worth fighting or living for.”

Troy is prolific. He’s released albums at an unprecedented pace, but judging by the strength of “Van Helsing” and the four previous singles “Getaway,” “The Fever,” “The Strange,” and “The Calling,” Invocation, promises to be his most compelling album to date.

Photo Credit: © Jason Bridges

Over the course of last two albums The Fire Cosmic (2021) and The Wings of Salvation (2022) Troy found his true voice stylistically in terms of writing and playing, but with Invocation he created a collection of outstanding new songs that carves out his own identity as to who he is an artist.

Troy head to the west Wales coast with his trusty 1929 National Triolian resonator guitar for a week of solitude in a remote Sheppard’s hut to sketch the initial song ideas for the new album.

“It was important for me to clear my mind of all distractions so I could really focus on what I wanted to write on this album and the direction I wanted to take it in,” says Troy.

Photo Credit: © Haluk Gurer

“I tried unorthodox approaches to song writing that included meditation where I would imagine hearing a song in my mind, as complete as possible including visualising the performance live. Next, I would pick up the guitar and capture the idea on my phone. I wasn’t led by what I would usually do when I pick up the guitar. It was a very freeing, powerful experience, and a discipline that I’ll use again to write more songs in the future.

With Invocation Troy explores fresh musical territory, from the heavy, bone crushing slide riffs and big sing along choruses on “Van Helsing” and “Getaway” to the evocative, wind-swept western landscapes of “The Native” and “Blind Me.” After three albums in three years Troy continues to expand his musical horizons and keep his creative fire burning.

INVOCATION – TRACK LISTING

1 – The Strange (3.36)
2 – Getaway (3.25)
3 – Van Helsing (2.55)
4 – The Calling (4.47)
5 – Native (4.43)
6 – The Fever (3.33)
7 – All Night Long (3.34)
8 – Blind Me (4.16)
9 – Voodoo Priestess (3.25)
10 – Take Me High (3.42)
11 – The Last Stand (3.46)

Photo Credit: © Jason Bridges