Alex Williams countrifies 80s metal hits with new LP

Alex Williams countrifies 80s metal hits with new LP

Covers of Poison, Cinderella, Judas Priest and others are reconstructed Alex Williams releases his new album Space Brain via Lightning Rod Records. Inspired by his longtime love for ’80s metal, the album finds Williams reinterpreting hits from Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Cinderella, Motörhead, and more as a collection of backwoods ballads, campfire […] The post Alex Williams countrifies 80s metal hits with new LP appeared first on…

ALBUM REVIEW: Alex Williams Proves His Metal

On his first two albums, Alex Williams delivered bracingly hard-edged honky-tonk and country-rock with attitude and heart. And his original songs – especially on 2022’s Waging Peace, where he unflinchingly faced up to his demons — revealed him to be a fresh new voice. It was hard not to view him as a rare legitimate heir to the Outlaw Country mantle.So what has Williams decided to do for his next act? On Space Brain, he reinterprets songs by 198…