Saturday Morning Apocalypse[1][3] is the second studio album by the metal/power metal band Powerglove, released on September 28, 2010, by E1 Music.[1] It strays from Powerglove's usual brand of video game metal, and instead centers around TV, cartoon and movie themes that the band grew up with.[1][3] This is the band's first release on E1 Music.[1] A music video for "Batman" was released on July 28, 2011.
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| Released | September 28, 2010[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, speed metal, video game music | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | E1 Music[1] | |||
| Producer | Powerglove | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Track listing
editAll songs arranged and remixed by Powerglove.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "X-Men" (X-Men) | Haim Saban, Shuki Levy | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Gotta Catch Em All" (Pokémon) | John Siegler, John Loeffler | 3:35 |
| 3. | "The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest" (The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest) | Gary Lionelli, William Hanna, Hoyt Curtin, Joseph Barbera | 3:20 |
| 4. | "This Is Halloween" (The Nightmare Before Christmas) | Danny Elfman | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Batman" (Batman) | Danny Elfman | 5:27 |
| 6. | "Transformers" (The Transformers: The Movie) | Anne Bryant, Ford Kinder | 5:07 |
| 7. | "Inspector Gadget" (Inspector Gadget) | L. Perry, S. Lincoln | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Heffalumps and Woozles (Winnie the Pooh)" (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day) | Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman | 4:27 |
| 9. | "The Simpsons" (The Simpsons; feat. Tony Kakko) | Danny Elfman | 3:32 |
| 10. | "The Flintstones" (The Flintstones) | William Hanna, Hoyt Curtin, Joseph Barbera | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Gotta Catch Em All" (Pokémon; feat. Tony Kakko) | John Siegler, John Loeffler | 3:37 |
A cover of "Under the Sea" from Disney's The Little Mermaid was planned to be included, but Disney denied the band rights to release the song.[4] It was later included on 2018 album Continue? with Marc Hudson of DragonForce. Additionally, the band had wanted to release covers of the theme-songs to the following television series, but were not able to: Captain Planet and the Planeteers[5] ThunderCats,[5] and Tiny Toon Adventures[5]
Personnel
edit- Chris Marchiel — guitar
- Nick Avila — bass guitar
- Bassil Silver — drums
- Alex Berkson — guitar
- Engineered, mixed and mastered by Bassil Silver
- Produced by Powerglove
- Synthesizers by Powerglove
- Tony Kakko — guest vocals and harmonies on "The Simpsons" and "Gotta Catch Em All"[1]
- Front, back and inside cover art by Dave Rapoza, layout by Chris Marchiel
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g SONATA ARTICA Frontman To Guest On POWERGLOVE Album. Blabbermouth. July 27, 2010. Archived from the original on August 6, 2010.
- ^ "Saturday Morning Apocalypse - Overview". Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Turi, Tim (May 4, 2010). GI Interviews Video Game Metal Band Powerglove. Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 8, 2010.
- ^ "VGMetal • View topic - Tracklist and Release Date Announced!". Vgmetal.com. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Powerglove, the champions of TV show & video game metal". MetalMatriarch.com. June 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.