PEARL JAM 'LIGHTNING BOLT' LP Testament Side projects don’t always take

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'COUNTESS OF PERPETUAL TORMENT' carries on the weighted tone of SLOW DEATH

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PEARL JAM 'LIGHTNING BOLT' LP Testament Side projects don’t always takePearl Jam has just launched "Lightning Bolt," it's first studio album since 2009's "Backspacer," Producer Brendan O'Brien who has worked with PJ for 20 years, notes that frontman Eddie Vedder "sings his ass off on this record," particularly on "Sirens," which he calls "one of the best songs they've ever written." He adds that "Sirens" and another album track, "Infallible," are both "very melodic and beautiful songs." the recording of "Lightning Bolt"