- Album artwork by legendary Hugh Syme (Iron Maiden, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Rush, Fates Warning).
- A-Z reunites Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder with Warlord and former Fates Warning drummer Mark Zonder.

When Mark Zonder, famed former Fates Warning and Warlord drummer, started working on material in early 2020 he  had a very clear vision for the band he wanted to put together. The result was A-Z, and while Zonder is adamant it is  not a supergroup that is doing a ‘one and done’ record it has a stellar lineup, reuniting him with Fates Warning vocalist  Ray Alder, Warlord/Steve Vai/Ring of Fire bassist Philip Bynoe, guitarist Joop Wolters and keyboardist Vivien Lalu, the  combination of these players stirring up a very specific kind of magic that could not be replicated. The results are undeniable, from the high octane stomper “The Machine Gunner”, to the gorgeous sway of “Rise Again” or the  towering “Stranded”, every track an anthem that sounds like only the biggest venues could contain them. The band’s  name came courtesy of Alder - A-Z = Alder thru Zonder - and it fit straight away.

“What I liked is that it did not limit  what someone would think of the band. If we named the band Scary Serpent it would give a certain direction and I did not want people to prejudge the band and record,” Zonder says.

TRACKLIST CD/ LP:

1 Trial By Fire
2 The Far Side of the Horizon
3 The Machine Gunner
4 Rise Again
5 Window Panes
6 Run Away
7 Stranded
8 At the Waters Edge
9 Borrowed Time
10 Sometimes

11 The Silence Broken* (Bonus Track CD only)

LINE-UP:

Ray Alder Lead and Backing Vocals
Philip Bynoe Bass Guitar
Vivien Lalu Keyboards
Joop Wolters Guitars
Mark Zonder Drums