British guitar sensation Sophie Lloyd has dropped her debut album, "Imposter Syndrome". Sophie's first full-length sees the guitar virtuoso teaming up with some of rock's biggest names and her own personal heroes to create a stunning collection of work spanning a variety of genres from the rock and metal world. "Imposter Syndrome" is available now via her own Autumn Records. In celebration of the release, she's shared a video for album closer, "Judge And Jury", which features guest vocals from THEORY OF A DEADMAN's Tyler Connolly.
On the new single and collaboration with Connolly, Lloyd shared: "'Judge And Jury' was the first song we finished for the album and the first video we shot. I love this song because I got to use the sustainiac pickup to create some atmospheric noises and it pushed me out of the box with writing solos that incorporate harmonic minor and diminished runs. Hearing Tyler on one of my tracks was so surreal as THEORY OF A DEADMAN were the soundtrack to my school days! I love Tyler's unique story telling ability, and he definitely bought that in this song."
Added Tyler: "When I got the music from Sophie, I got super excited and immediately had the idea for the song. I can't wait for people to hear our song!"
Regarding the music video, Sophie continued: "The video was so fun to film and it was different as it was more storyline based. We got some fans involved, and it was actually filmed in one of the most haunted locations in the U.K. — The National Justice Museum, where I went ghost hunting just a year before! I really hope everyone enjoys this music video and loves the whole album!"
"Judge And Jury" follows blazing singles and guest collaborations like "Fall Of Man" (featuring TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy),"Do Or Die" (featuring Nathan James),"Lost" (featuring Cole Rolland),"Runaway" (featuring STEEL PANTHER's Michael Starr),"Hanging On" (featuring Lauren Babic)" and "Imposter Syndrome" (featuring HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale).
In late October Sophie Lloyd released her " spooky shred version" of the METALLICA classic "Enter Sandman". The song's accompanying music video, which was filmed at Alma De Cuba in Liverpool and edited by Clearwaymedia, can be seen here.
Says Sophie: "I hope you enjoy my spooky shred version of Enter Sandman by @metallica . Yes I a real spider, her name was Rosie, and no, I couldn't see anything with those eye contacts in!
"Huge thanks to @dylansreptiletime for providing the snakes and spiders! They were so cute!"