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Glorious Wolf

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GLORIOUSWOLF, a solo hard progressive project by Dutch guitarist Ruud Deilenwho was also a member of the experimental trio PERPETUALBETAreleased its 2026 album via OOB in the Netherlands.Produced as a concept album that, as the title suggests, extols the importance of maintaining hope for the future through the story of a child growing into an adult amidst the chaos of modern societyincluding the spread of AI, climate change, and never-ending wars In contrast to previous albumswhere nearly all parts except vocals were composed of Ruuds own multi-track recordingsthis time a total of eight support musicians and singers participated in the recording, including female pianist Jyoti Verhoeff, who is also active as a solo artist. The album takes his traditional dramatic stylewhere a solid, guitar-driven hard rock sound is enveloped by an atmospheric ambiance created through diverse synth and keyboar