"During our hiatus from Disturbed, the separation
anxiety from the fans came rather quickly," explains Donegan. He began
writing songs on his own, and last year connected with Dan Chandler,
front man for the band EVAN'S BLUE, about a possible collaboration. The
two emailed each other songs back and forth and met in person whenever
Chandler was in Donegan's hometown of Chicago. When they had enough
material to record, Donegan turned to his "Disturbed brother of over
twenty years," drummer Mike Wengren and the three entered the studio.
The result is a collection of hypnotic and hard-hitting songs
fortified by Donegan's trademark riffing and Chandler's melodic
sensibility. Ra's Sean Corcoran on bass and backing vocals, and Jeremy
Jayson on guitar and backing vocals complete Fight Of Flight's lineup.
"This is more hard rock," Donegan affirms. "It's got edgy moments,
but there's more melody across the board. We had the chance to
experiment as well. There are acoustic guitars and some electronics
even. It's different all around."
The stomping first single, 'First Of The Last', is an energetic
anthem that's meant to be cranked as loudly as possible. "It's one of
the more driving tracks on the record, and it's got my signature style,"
Donegan explains. "Lyrically, it's more cryptic. Dan and I spent a lot
of time discussing conspiracy theories, and those conversations inspired
the song."
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