Mercury Tide's "Why?" to be released in August

Since it was getting a little quiet around Angel Dust, singer Dirk Thurisch is walking a different and very personal path with Mercury Tide. While he did not only take over the vocals, but also guitars Dirk gathered an excellent line-up around him for Why? which will be released Europe-wide August 25th, 2003. Aside from keyboardist Dennis Riehle, Anders Iwers (bass) from Tiamat and Stefan Gemballa (drums) from Flowing Tears and Red Aim joined the team. “The musicians and I are a perfect match – from a personal and musical standpoint”, is speaking Dirk highly of his partners in crime. “The co-operation with such great musicians was very enjoyable.” Why? was recorded and produced by Siggi Bemm in the famous Woodhouse Studios with a helping hand from Dennis Koehle. Asked about the influences for the music Dirk explains: “They came from completely different angles: Rock, Metal, Grunge, Gothic and even Pop.” Thus, the cover-version of Sting’s “Russian” surely makes perfect sense. The biggest influence for the lyrics was Dirk’s life: “The songs were mainly written at night. Many of them are based around everyday stories and are written from the gut. Therefore, this albums means a lot to me and I am fully behind it.”

The track-listing of Mercury Tide’s Why? is as follows:

1. “Why?” (4:37)
2. “This Never Ending Dreaming” (4:47)
3. “Lost And Torn” (3:56)
4. “Souls Of The Ocean” (4:56)
5. “Back To Reality” (3:58)
6. “Russians” (3:20)
7. “Save This World” (4:04)
8. “Set Me Free” (4:05)
9. “Confusion” (1:18)
10. “Another One” (4:09)
11. “My Dear Enemies” (3:48)
12. “Alone” (6:19)

Source: Walls of Fire