Influenced by Hawkwind, Deep Purple, BÖC, and Captain Beyond, venerable NY-based rockers, Mirror Queen, return this September with their fifth studio album on Tee Pee Records; Dying Days.
Formed from the ashes of long running NYC band Kreisor, Mirror Queen kicked off their tenure in 2011 with a successful European tour – prowling many of the same boards their former outfit stalked – in support of their impressive debut, From Earth Below. Inspired by that steadfast, hard rock of old and the burgeoning neo-psych of Swervedriver and Motorpsycho, Mirror Queen’s mission was to craft magic of the highest order. Performing at countless festivals and touring the world with labelmates The Atomic Bitchwax, Earthless and Danava (for 2015’s Scaffolds of the Sky), if there was any doubt as to where their steely sound was forged, it’s live and in front of a raucous crowd.
Due for release this fall, Dying Days offers a heady mix of psych, prog, and NWOBHM-isms and counts UFO, Wishbone Ash, and Iron Maiden amongst its influences. Their primary intent is to shoot their audience through a cannon of volume, hooks, and timeless riffs as frontman Kenny Kreisor explains:
“With Dying Days we’ve explored more progressive and melodic aspects of the band, without losing any of that Marshall crunch and metallic sheen. As always, our aim is to craft songs that can be cranked where it matters; live and in your headphones!”
Stream Mirror Queen’s storming new single ‘Closing the Gap’ ahead of the official release of Dying Days on 27th September through Tee Pee Records. Pre-order HERE
MIRROR QUEEN:
Kenny Kreisor – Guitar, Vocals
Jeremy O’Brien – Drums
James Corallo – Bass, Backing Vocals
Morgan McDaniel – Guitar
DISCOGRAPHY:
Inviolate (Album, 2022) Tee Records
Verdigris (Album, 2017) Tee Pee Records
Scaffolds of the Sky (Album, 2015) Tee Pee Records
From Earth Below (Album, 2011) Tee Pee Records