Every Waking Hour

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Myspace Backgrounds EVERY WAKING HOUR, formerly NAILED, is the brainchild side project of Hank (Rain) Irving, lead vocalists for Magna Carta/ Roadrunner (Europe) recording artists’ ALTURA. The actual concept of EVERY WAKING HOUR/ NAILED was developed years before it would ever surface as a studio side-project. Hank had always been a major fan of extremely heavy metal music and wished for the opportunity to begin developing a side project that would be extremely heavy, as well as, melodic. His duties as Altura’s vocalists made time very difficult to come by therefore it would be years before Hank (Rain) would be able to get his side-project off the ground. The summer of 2003 provided Hank with the time he needed to begin writing and recording the music that would eventually become EVERY WAKING HOUR/ NAILED. Upon searching for session players and potential full time members to write and record with, Hank continually ran into brick walls, and wasn’t able to secure the talents of select session players.After coming to the conclusion that he would have to begin the project alone, Hank began to fashion the idea of writing and recording each individual instrument. This idea, considered ridiculous by some, turned out to be the greatest of creative avenues for Hank. While writing and recording in his home studio, Hank began to craft the sound of what was to become a progressive metal masterpiece. Firmly entrenched in big brother Alturas' progressive and often-syncopated styling's, EVERY WAKING HOUR/ NAILED maintains more of a bruising rhythmic structure, while at the same time, incorporating odd time signatures over dark and beautiful melodies. Aside from the obvious heavy musical and technical prowess of Nailed, the lyrics go against the grain of everyday metal. Instead of perpetuating the negative, EVERY WAKING HOUR/ Nailed's lyrics accentuate the positive, while at the same time, remind the listeners to maintain a heightened awareness of the dark side.