Metropolis is the long-awaited sixth studio album released by British

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 AOR

Album-oriented rock

Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...

/hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band FM

FM (British band)

FM are a British AOR/'80s rock band. In the U.S., they are often referred to as FMUK. They have released eleven albums to date. Two of those, Indiscreet and Tough It Out reached the UK Albums Chart, whilst five of the band's singles made inroads into the UK Singles Chart.-Career:FM was formed in...

, their first since 1995. FM reformed in 2007 to headline Firefest IV, and following Andy Barnett's subsequent departure, FM recruited new guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick in time to once again headline Firefest in October 2009 and record the new album. Metropolis was produced by the band and recorded at various studios including world-renowned Metropolis Studios in London (providing the band with the inspiration for the album title itself), where famous clients include Queen and more recently The Who and The Black Eyed Peas.

Metropolis was released 29 March 2010 by Riff City Records in the UK and on the AOR Heaven label in Europe, with tracks from the album gaining airplay on many significant radio stations, including a coveted place on the BBC Radio 2 playlist.

Track listing

1. "Wildside" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy, Kirkpatrick) - 4:57
2. "Hollow" (Overland, Kirkpatrick) - 4:05
3. "Unbreakable" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy) - 5:23
4. "Flamingo Road" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy) - 5:04
5. "Metropolis" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy, Kirkpatrick) - 1:35
6. "Over You" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy) - 4:36
7. "Days Gone By" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy) - 5:43
8. "Bring Back Yesterday" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy) - 5:37
9. "I Ain't The One" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy) - 4:51
10. "Don't Need Nothin'" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy) - 4:24
11. "The Extra Mile" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy, Morris) - 4:42
12. "Who'll Stop The Rain" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy) - 5:24
13. "Still The Fight Goes On" (Overland, Jupp, Goldsworthy) - 7:11

Personnel

• Steve Overland
  Steve Overland
  Steve Overland is a British singer/musician who was the lead vocalist and songwriter for the bands Wildlife, FM, The Ladder, Shadowman, and his own group, Overland. Overland's nearly 30 year career began in his home county of East Anglia, where he and his brother Chris formed the band Wildlife in...
  
   - Lead vocals, guitar
• Merv Goldsworthy - Bass, vocals
• Pete Jupp
  Pete Jupp
  Pete Jupp is a British drummer/musician who played in the bands The English Rogues, Wildlife , and Samson , before forming FM in 1984 with the afore-mentioned musicians....
  
  - Drums, vocals
• Jem Davis - Keyboards, harp, vocals
• Jim Kirkpatrick - Guitar, vocals

Production

• Produced by FM
• Mixed by Jeff Knowler, Pete Jupp
• Engineered by Matt Lawrence, James Ridley and Chris D'Adda
• Recorded at Metropolis Studios (London), Sonic Wizadry Studios (London) and Vale Studios (Worcesteshire)