The Alarm - Transformation

Transformation is the brand-new album by The Alarm which was written and recorded by lead singer Mike Peters’ during an eight-month period of ‘extreme living’ that began with a devastating diagnosis of the rare and aggressive cancer Richter’s Syndrome.

Diagnosed on April 22nd 2024, devastatingly, Mike finally succumbed to this dreadful disease on the 29th April 2025. Mike faced cancer head on with an unswerving, positive attitude until the last... despite suffering the extreme rigours of the disease and whilst enduring a brutal treatment regime that unfortunately proved to be unsuccessful.

 ‘Transformation’ by The Alarm is regrettably Mike Peters’ final recorded work, but it also constitutes Mike’s finest output. Positivity, optimism and an unparalleled determination to fight for life simply explode from this album, whilst the ever-present themes of love, hope
and strength - with which Mike Peters and The Alarm have become so synonymous - continue to permeate these remarkable new compositions, providing a fitting testimony to these enduring tenets.

‘Transformation’ was produced by long time Alarm / Mike Peters collaborator George Williams, with the initial recording sessions beginning as a simple musical exchange between father and son, with Mike’s youngest, Evan ap Michael (aged 18), backing him on
drums.

The result is ‘Transformation’, an extraordinary record made from extraordinary circumstances. “I’m glad I have been gifted enough life to finish the new record. Nothing was planned up front and it’s all been touch and go not knowing how far I could take things in between all the chemo sessions,” stated a grateful Mike Peters.

‘Transformation’ was originally scheduled to be released in the Summer of 2025, in anticipation of a successful clinical outcome, but due to Mike’s untimely passing, it will now be released in May 2026, being the first anniversary of Mike’s funeral.

Available to independent retailers on Green coloured vinyl.

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