Hail The New Dawn
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Hail the New Dawn is a 1984 album by the British
white power skinhead band Skrewdriver
. It was released by German
label Rock-O-Rama Records. All of the songs were written by Ian Stuart
except "Tomorrow Belongs to Me", a cover version
from the musical and film Cabaret
. It was the first full length album by Skrewdriver to feature racialist and nationalist themes in its lyrical content.
United Kingdom
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white power skinhead band Skrewdriver
Skrewdriver
Skrewdriver was an English punk rock band formed by Ian Stuart Donaldson in Poulton-le-Fylde in 1976. They later evolved into one of the first neo-Nazi rock bands, playing a leading role in the Rock Against Communism movement and becoming known as the most prominent white power skinhead...
. It was released by German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
label Rock-O-Rama Records. All of the songs were written by Ian Stuart
Ian Stuart Donaldson
Ian Stuart Donaldson was a British Neo-Nazi singer, musician and songwriter, most known as the frontman of Skrewdriver, a British punk rock band that later became a white power rock band...
except "Tomorrow Belongs to Me", a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
from the musical and film Cabaret
Cabaret (musical)
Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions....
. It was the first full length album by Skrewdriver to feature racialist and nationalist themes in its lyrical content.
Track listing
- "Hail the New Dawn" – 3:18
- "Our Pride Is Our Loyalty" – 2:12
- "Before the Night Falls" – 2:55
- "Justice" – 2:02
- "R & N" – 2:00
- "Flying the Flag" – 2:11
- "If There's a Riot" – 1:45
- "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" (Ebb/Kander) – 2:56
- "Europe Awake" – 2:23
- "Soldier of Freedom" – 2:20
- "Skrew You" – 2:21
- "Pennies from Heaven" – 2:05
- "Power from Profit" – 3:33
- "Free My Land" – 5:22
- "Don't Let Them Pull You Down" – 2:37
- "Tearing Down the Wall" – 2:10
Personnel
- Ian StuartIan Stuart DonaldsonIan Stuart Donaldson was a British Neo-Nazi singer, musician and songwriter, most known as the frontman of Skrewdriver, a British punk rock band that later became a white power rock band...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Adam Douglas - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Murray Holmes - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Joseph Smith - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....