Rik Emmett Announces New Album, 'RES 9'

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Rik Emmett and RESolution 9 have announced a new album, 'RES 9.'

The album, which features contributions from Alex Lifeson of Rush and James LaBrie of Dream Theater, is tentatively slated to be released in November via Mascot Label Group.

"Some might see this as a comeback record, but I’m really proud of the vitality the band generated," said the founding Triumph guitarist.

"For me, it's always about the songwriting—how the melodies and sonic landscapes capture the storytelling."

For more about Emmett, visit his website.

Jackson Maxwell
Jackson Maxwell

Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.

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