Duran Duran unveil new cowl of Speaking Heads' Psycho Killer -

Duran Duran Psycho Killer — John Taylor with Victoria De Angelis

Simply in time for Halloween, Duran Duran have launched a model new cowl of Speaking Heads’ Psycho Killer that includes Victoria De Angelis of Måneskin on visitor bass and vocals, with ex-Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor on visitor guitar.

The observe is taken from Duran Duran’s upcoming Halloween-themed album Danse Macabre, due for launch October twenty seventh on Tape Trendy through BMG and out there to pre-order right here.

The primary cowl to be unveiled from Danse Macabre, Duran Duran’s Psycho Killer provides an electrifying and eerie rendition of the Speaking Heads traditional.

Talking about working with Duran Duran, Victoria De Angelis stated: “It’s such a wild honour to get requested by John Taylor and the blokes to play on their album. I met John at a celebration, and we instantly bonded speaking about music and bass.

“I informed him Tina Weymouth was my absolute pinnacle of cool, perspective and unimaginable musicianship all rolled into one, and he informed me he additionally began enjoying bass impressed by her and she or he was certainly one of his music idols.

“I then obtained a name from John months later saying he was engaged on a canopy of Psycho Killer, and he needed to ask me first about enjoying on it. It was insane being requested by one of many best bass gamers ever to play certainly one of my favorite songs with Duran Duran. Completely insane.

“I’m so grateful and honoured, it was a lot enjoyable recording along with John and he was so candy to me and inspired me to specific myself and play it my very own means. I’ll at all times do not forget that day.”

Talking about working with De Angelis, Duran Duran bassist John Taylor stated: “She’s in all probability a very powerful electrical bassist on the market proper now. I met a few the blokes from Måneskin at a celebration and so they stated, ‘you’ve obtained to fulfill our bass participant.’ She’s such a dynamo!

“I used to be like ‘what impressed you?’ and Vic stated, ‘Tina Weymouth’. So when Psycho Killer made the reduce for the album, I assumed, ‘I’m gonna ask her if she’d wish to have a bass-off!’”

Danse Macabre shall be launched on twenty seventh October through Tape Trendy for BMG with paintings that includes photos tailored from a group of genuine classic séance images sourced by Nick Rhodes at public sale.

Will probably be out there on Black 2LP and CD, with a limited-edition smog 2LP out there via HMV and indie shops. It’ll even be out there on high-res blu-ray audio, unique to Tremendous Deluxe Version.

The band’s official artist retailer options unique merchandise bundles, a restricted Translucent Galaxy 2LP and cassette. Pre-order right here.

For a model new, unique interview with Duran Duran, try the brand new difficulty of Traditional Pop right here.

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