Hertfordshire experimentalists Gold Key have released the follow-up to their 2017 debut Hello, Phantom. The 12-track odyssey sees the band explore the worlds of prog, ’80s soft rock, hardcore and alt.metal, all culminating in Panic Machine. Throughout the record, the band wrestle with big topics like depression and climate change, channelling them through a glistening prism of progressive music. Here, mainman Steve Sears gives us the track-by-track lowdown on what Panic Machine is all about. Sweet Darkness “This was the first track written for Panic Machine, it also opens the album and our live set. It’s probably the heaviest track we’ve done in the traditional sense, so it kicks the record off with a bang. The world can be an odd environment in which to find yo...
