In Extremo Verehrt Und Angespien (Worshipped & Spat At) CD

Recorded over a matter of 6 months - amazing when you consider the quality in every aspect of the recording and production - the album marks their quasi-return to the fold after an 8-month hiatus. Having worked in the past with producer Rob Fraboni (producer of such seminal artists as Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Joe Cocker) this effort was created domestically in Abhaile Studios Ballinrobe. Lead singer Alan Gray maintains that 'going into this we knew a lot better where we were at and what exactly we wanted to do after the first album ('Pieced From Faded Memory')'. With the album finished, packaged and ready to distribute independently, all that was left was to pitch the new material to the punters of the Roisin Dubh, the bands home crowd if you will.

There have been many changes to line - up of Lucas since its conception in 2000, but as the members file onstage for the launch of their album in the Roisin Dubh, it's visible that this is how it was meant to be played. Arranging themselves behind their preferred weapons, guitarist Anto, bassist Aidan 'The Engine' Kenny and drummer Peadar Carney surround vocalist Alan Gray with the air of troops being led once more into the breach. But one thing is distinct from their poise as they lull the crowd into the serene 'Another Song for You and Me', there is no front man or centre to this universe; it truly is a collective effort. Talking to Alan later that night, his unabashed enthusiasm for his cohorts and self-deprecating manner is infectious. As chief lyric writer he bears a lot of the weight of the bands success, but he is keen to establish that each of the members create a part of the bigger picture.

'Aidan plays so intelligently,' he articulates, 'he never plays fills just for the sake of playing fills - everything is exactly where it should be. The basis of this band is Anto on guitar, Aidan on bass and Peadar on drums - I play parts on the guitar but it's mainly to add another layer to the sound more than anything'.