Flogging Molly - Speed of Darkness 2011

2011 album from celebrated Celtic punk ensemble Flogging Molly. Speed Of Darkness is their fifth, and arguably most important album. In the words of lead singer and songwriter Dave King, It wasn't the album we set out to write. It became the album we had to write. Speed Of Darkness was written in Detroit, MI and takes a hardnosed look at the economic collapse in the US: the causes and the direct effect it has had on everyday people. The Motor City serves as the album's muse and one of the biggest examples of what has gone wrong. While attacking much of the greed and ignorance responsible for where we are, the album also delivers a message of hope, humanity and the resilience of mankind. Speed of Darkness features Flogging Molly's own blend of Rock, Folk, Punk, Blues and traditional Irish music with King's populist poetry. (amazon.com)

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Flogging Molly - Speed of darkness 2011
(Los Angeles, Calif. Borstal Beat)

1. Speed of darkness
2. Revolution
3. The heart of the sea
4. Don't shut 'em down
5. The power's out
6. So sail on
7. Saints & sinners
8. This present state of grace
9. The cradle of humankind
10. Oliver boy (All of our boys)
11. A prayer for me in silence
12. Rise up

Flogging Molly:
Dave King - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhran, electric guitar
Bridget Regan - fiddle, tin whistle, vocals, lead Vocals (11)
Dennis Casey - guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Matt Hensley - piano accordion, button accordion, concertina, vocals
Nathen Maxwell - bass, vocals
Bob Schmidt - mandolin, tenor banjo, five-string banjo, bouzouki, vocals
George Schwindt - drums, percussion

Additional Musicians:
Joe Kwon (The Avett Brothers) - cello
Rich Wiley - trumpet
Ed Roth - piano
Evan Hill - gang vocals