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Nickie Harte Kelly A single, prog/hard rock collaboration from Quicksilver Night this time. Warren Russell, the principal of all Quicksilver Night offerings, appears on supporting guitars and “everything else, real and virtual,” and teams up with Hadi Kiani on strident vocals and Farzad Golpayegani on searing lead guitars. The lyrics examine our schizophrenic modern era.
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Hard-hitting rock music in a classic vein enhanced by some progressive elements reminiscent of Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, Quicksilver Night’s single “Existential” features the blazing vocals of Hadi Kiani and some searing guitar solo work from Farzad Golpayegani. Set in an ominous and thundering backdrop, “Existential" lyrically outlines the dread we all sometimes feel in articulate but passionate terms.

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Angels race around your mobius halo,
Panicked by the demon whispers in your head
Hope and fear abound in a vicious circle,
Butterfly and spider dancing in a web

Dancing in a web...
Dancing in a web...

Tightly buckled into the American dream,
Vaunted, brightly caught in its headlight array
A white-knuckle grip on your reality,
Haunted by the thought of it all slipping away

It’s always slipping away...
It’s always slipping away...

Slinking in the night at the edge of your vision,
See their burning eyes in the firelight glow
Shrinking from the fight the price of your admission,
See through the disguise on the face that you know

On the face that you know...
On the face that you know...

Noise in your head, hammering incessantly...
Voicing your dread, clamoring relentlessly...

Angels race around your mobius halo,
Panicked by the demon whispers in your head
Hope and fear abound in a vicious circle,
Butterfly and spider dancing in a web
Tightly buckled into the American dream,
Vaunted, brightly caught in its headlight array
A white-knuckle grip on your reality,
Haunted by the thought of it all slipping away
Slinking in the night at the edge of your vision,
See their burning eyes in the firelight glow
Shrinking from the fight the price of your admission,
See through the disguise now!

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released August 30, 2022
Hadi Kiani >> lead & harmony vocals
Farzad Golpayegani >> lead and harmony solo guitars

Warren Russell >> supporting guitars, harmonized guitar fills, and everything else, real or virtual

Music and lyrics by Warren C Russell (ASCAP)

Recorded at various home studios across the USA
Mixing by Alex O’Loughlin at Sandcastle Records in Nashville TN
Mastering by Borislav (“Boro”) Dimitrov at HiZ Productions in Los Angeles CA
Produced by Alex O’Loughlin and Warren C Russell

©&℗ 2022 by Quicksilver Night Productions

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Quicksilver Night Yorktown, Virginia

I jokingly refer to myself as “First Among Equals” at Quicksilver Night and, while I am deeply involved in all aspects of productions
at each step, I know that cannot do this alone. I am very grateful for the support of my song-specific collaborators and tech-savvy friends.

More at quicksilvernight.com/about-quicksilver-night-productions/
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