RPWL reveals the cover artwork of their forthcoming live DVD

As previously announced, German art/prog rock band RPWL returns in September with a brand new release. Their new live DVD entitled „A Show Beyond Man and Time"  features a special show recorded earlier this year at Wyspiański Theater in Katowice, Poland, which was also the last complete performance of their most recent album "Beyond Man and Time" in Europe. The multi‐media live presentation of this concept album with its stunning show elements and musical virtuosity – expect an outstanding experience! In addition to the songs from „Beyond Man and Time", the show includes several „RPWL classics" and some surprises in the band's live set like "Roses" - one of the band's most popular songs performed together with Ray Wilson (ex-Genesis, Stiltskin)! The DVD will also include bonus materials such as an interview with band members.

And today RPWL reveals the cover artwork of the DVD.

 

 

The release date of „A Show Beyond Man and Time" DVD is scheduled for September, 9th in Poland, September, 25th in Europe and October, 15th in USA (via MVD). The material from „A Show Beyond Man and Time" will be available in two formats: DVD and double CD DG. Full details to be announced soon.

 

The music of this German band definitely has its own style – modern yet also drawing from the best traditions of the prog-rock genre. All in all - brilliant compositions, catchy melodies, mature and intriguing sound!  The band was formed in 1997 in Freising, Germany as a Pink Floyd cover band. After three years they started creating their own music, based on their experience from their cover band era. Glorious reviews after the release of their debut album "God Has Failed" (2000), a successful tour through half of Europe, and appearances at various festivals left no doubt - the band had become a must-hear of the progressive/symphonic rock genre. In march 2002, RPWL released a follow-up album entitled "Trying to Kiss the Sun". With this album, the band emphatically shed off their reputation of a Pink-Floyd cover band and created a sound of their own. The band toured extensively through Germany and Europe, taking their shows to a new level with a quadraphonic sound system, which made their already huge live sound even more gigantic. Having published their album in the USA and South America, RPWL gained fans and recognition all over the world. In the next years, the band released the following studio albums: "Stock" (2003), „World Through My Eyes" (2005), "The RPWL Experience" (2008). „Beyond Man and Time" (2012) is their most recent album and it will make for the main part of their performance at Wyspiański Theater in Katowice.

 

RPWL - line-up:
Yogi Lang – vocals, keyboards
Kalle Wallner - guitar
Werner Taus- bass
Marc Turiaux - drums
Markus Jehle – keyboards

 

RPWL online: https://www.facebook.com/rpwl.de

 

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Prosthetic Records - Tour dates

1349
7/27 Lviv Region, UA - Carpathian Alliance Open Air Tickets

ANCIENT VVISDOM
8/2 Austin,TX - Emo's # (with Pentagram)
8/4 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds # Tickets
8/5 New Orleans, LA - Siberia #
8/6 Atlanta, GA - Purgatory ^ Tickets
8/7 Nashville, TN - Exit In ^ Tickets
8/8 Richmond, VA - Strange Matter Tickets
8/9 Baltimore, MD - Side Bar ^
8/10 New York, NY - Saint Vitus ^ Tickets
8/12 Burlington, VT - Metal Mondays @ Nectar's #
8/13 Montreal, QC - Divan Orange # Tickets
8/14 Boston, MA - Great Scott # Tickets
8/15 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie #
8/16 Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class #
8/17 Columbus, OH - Kobo Live # Tickets
10/24-27 Austin, TX - Housecore Horror Festival (with Phil Anselmo,
Down) Tickets
# with The Saint James Society
^ with The Saint James Society & Bloody Hammer

BENEATH THE MASSACRE
6/29 Toronto, CA - The Rockpile
6/30 Hamilton, CA - Chaosfest @ Club Absinthe
8/17 Granby, CA - Pub Du Village
8/30 Saint Jerome, CA - J-Fest

CASTLE
7/1 Lubbock, TX - Jake's Sports Cafe *
7/2 Santa Fe, NM - Warehouse 21* Tickets
7/3 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater* Tickets
7/5 San Francisco, CA - Slim's* Tickets
7/6 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy* Tickets
7/7 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar (w/ Scale The Summit) Tickets
7/8 Ventura, CA - Billy O's
7/9 Lancaster, CA - Industry Theater
7/25 Dallas, TX - Granada # Tickets
7/26 Austin, TX - Red 7 # Tickets
7/27 Abilene, TX - Southern Nights # Tickets
7/28 Lubbock, TX - Fubar # Tickets
7/30 Farmington, NM - Top Deck # Tickets
7/31 Tempe, AZ - Club Red # Tickets
8/1 Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory # Tickets
8/2 San Francisco, CA - Slim's # Tickets
8/3 San Francisco, CA - Slim's # Tickets
8/5 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater # Tickets
8/6 Spokane, WA - The Center # Tickets
8/7 Seattle, WA - Neumos # Tickets
8/8 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore # Tickets
8/10 Edmonton, AB - Starlite # Tickets
8/11 Calgary, AB - Republik # Tickets
8/12 Regina, SK - The Exchange #
8/13 Winnipeg, MB - The Pyramid # Tickets
8/14 Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks # Tickets
8/16 Toronto, ON - Lees Palace # Tickets
8/17 Montreal, QC - Il Motore # Tickets
8/18 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg # Tickets
8/19 West Chester, PA - The Note # Tickets
8/20 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar # Tickets
8/21 Roanoke, VA - Martins Downtown # Tickets
8/23 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon # Tickets
* with Intronaut & Scale The Summit
# with The Sword

DEW-SCENTED
7/25 Munich, DE - Backstage Halle - Free & Easy Festival (Free)
7/26 Magdeburg, DE - Rock Unter Den Eichen Open Air Tickets
7/27 Obersinn, DE - Eisenwahn Festival Tickets
8/1 - 8/3 Wacken, DE - Wacken Open Air 2013
8/13 Essen, DE - Turock Open Air
9/27 Lausanne, CH - Metal Assault Festival IV
10/18 Straubing, DE - Metal Invasion Festival
12/12 Eindhoven Metal Meeting Tickets
12/15 Geiselwind, DE - Christmas Metal Festival - Eventhalle Tickets

DRAGGED INTO SUNLIGHT
8/29 Liverpool, UK - The Blade Factory
8/30 Bristol, UK - ArcTanGent Tickets
8/31 Birmingham, UK - Asylum # Tickets
9/20 Tilburg, NL - Incubate Festival Tickets

EYECONOCLAST
7/14 Anfiteatro Romano, IT - Burning Ruins Metal Fest
7/15 Bari, IT - L'altromondo

HEAVEN'S CRY
9/7 Atlanta, GA - Center Stage - ProgPower USA Tickets

HOLY GRAIL
6/28 New Orleans, LA - Siberia # Tickets
6/29 Atlanta, GA - The Earl # Tickets
7/1 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery # Tickets
7/2 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory # Tickets
7/3 Lemoyne, PA - The Champ # Tickets
7/5 Stanhope, NJ - Stanhope House # Tickets
7/6 Hartford, CT - Arch Street Tavern # Tickets
7/7 Boston, MA - Great Scott # Tickets
7/8 Burlington, VT - Nectars # Tickets
7/9 Montreal, QC - Divan Orange # Tickets
7/10 Toronto, ON - Hard Luck Bar # Tickets
7/11 Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class # Tickets
7/12 Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club # Tickets
7/13 Minneapolis, MN - The Nether Bar # Tickets
7/14 Fargo, ND - The New Direction #
7/15 Winnipeg, MB - Zoo Cabaret # Tickets
7/16 Regina, SK - The Exchange # Tickets
7/18 Edmonton, AB - Wunderbar # Tickets
7/19 Calgary, AB - Dicken's # Tickets
7/20 Armstrong, BC - Armstrong Metalfest Tickets
7/21 Vancouver, BC - The Astoria # Tickets
7/22 Seattle, WA - Highline # Tickets
7/23 Portland, OR - Backspace # Tickets
7/25 San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside # Tickets
7/26 Los Angeles, CA - Whisky-A-Go-Go # Tickets
# with Anti-Mortem

HOUR OF PENANCE
7/4 Lustenau, AT- Culture Factory
7/5 Trutnov, CR - Obscene Extreme festival Tickets
7/6 Vienna, AT - Escape Metalfest
7/7 Bresso, IT - Blue Rose Saloon
7/27 Sant'antioco, IT - Solk'n'roll
9/4 Kharkov, RU - TBA
9/6 Minsk, RU - TBA
9/7 Moscow, RU - TBA
9/8 Samara, RU - TBA
9/9 Ufa, RU - TBA
9/10 Chelyabinsk, RU - TBA
9/11 Perm, RU - TBA
9/12 Kotlas, RU - TBA
9/13 Arkhangelsk, RU - TBA
9/14 Vologda, RU - TBA
9/15 Saint Petersburg, RU - TBA
9/20 Aarshot, BE - JC De Klinker # Tickets
9/21 Essen, DE - Turock #
9/22 London, UK - Electrowerkz #
9/23 Dublin, UK - The Pint # Tickets
9/24 Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks # Tickets
9/25 Cardiff, UK - Fuel Rock Club #
9/26 Margate, UK - Westcoast # Tickets
9/27 Paris, FR - Glazart # Tickets
9/28 Lausanne, CH - Metal Assault Festival # Tickets
9/29 Zurich, CH - Planet 5 #
9/30 Munich, DE - Feierwerk Kranhalle # Tickets
10/1 Kosice, SL - Collosseum #
10/2 Ostrave, CZ - Barrack Music Club #
10/4 Rotterdam, NL - Baroeg #
10/5 Copenhagen, DK - Beta #
12/8 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK - Northumbria University Tickets
# with Psycroptic & Dyscarnate

I EXIST
6/28 Southampton, UK - Unit * Tickets
6/29 Leeds, UK - Ghostfest * Tickets
6/30 Plymouth, UK - White Rabbit* Tickets
7/1 Birmingham, UK - The Rainbow* Tickets
7/2 Bristol,UK - The Croft * Tickets
7/3 London, UK - 229 *
7/4 Eindhoven, NL - Dynamo * Tickets
7/5 Ludenscheid, DE - Eigenart* Tickets
7/6 Salzburg, AT - United People Festival * Tickets
7/7 Karlsruhe, DE - Die Stadtmitte * Tickets
7/8 Paris, FR - TBA *
7/9 Marseille, FR - Le Molotov * Tickets
7/10 Bordeaux, FR - The Bootleg*
7/11 Nantes, FR - Le Floride * Tickets
7/12 Antwerp, BE - Antwerp Metal Festival Tickets
7/13 Aschaffenburg, DE - Katakombe * Tickets
7/14 Berlin, DE - Cassiopeia * Tickets
7/15 Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang * Tickets
7/16 Orebro, SE - Kulturhuset *
7/17 Stockholm, SE - IOGT-huset *
7/18 Copenhagen, DK - KB 18 *
7/19 Lichtenstein, DE - JZ Riot *
7/20 Warsaw, PL - Radio Luxembourg *
7/21 Kosice, SL - Colloseum Club *
7/22 Budapest, HU - Durer Kert * Tickets
7/23 Wien, AT - Arena * Tickets
7/24 Zurich, CH - Ebrietas*
7/25 Munchen, DE - Free and Easy Festival (free)
7/26 Rokycany, CR - Fluff Fest
7/27 As, BE - Vlamrock * Tickets
* w/ Harms Way & Twitching Tongues

LAST CHANCE TO REASON
7/25 West Chester, PA - The Note #
7/26 Pittsburgh, PA - The Galley #
7/27 Westland, MI - The Token Lounge #
7/28 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's #
7/29 Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club #
7/30 St. Paul, MN - Studio B #
8/01 Englewood, CO - Moes Original #
8/03 Tempe, AZ - Rocky Point Cantina #
8/04 Henderson, NV - Eagles Hall #
8/06 West Hollywood, CA - Whiskey a Go Go #
8/07 Tucson, AZ - The Rock #
8/08 El Paso, TX - The War Room #
8/09 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit #
8/10 Fort Worth, TX - Tomcats West #
8/11 Austin, TX - Dirty Dog Bar #
8/12 Oklahoma City, OK - The Chameleon Room #
8/13 St Louis, MO - Fubar #
8/14 Nashville, TN - The End #
8/15 Newport, KY - Thompson House #
8/16 Wilmington, DE - Mojo 13 #
# with Evan Brewer

MERCENARY
8/30 Leipzig, DE - Hellraiser # Tickets
8/31 Munchen, DE - Backstage Club # Tickets
9/1 Pratteln, CH - Gallery # Tickets
9/4 Bucharest, RO - The Silver Church Club #
9/5 Budapes, HU - TBA #
9/6 Wien, AT - Escape # Tickets
9/7 Brno, CR - Melodka # Tickets
9/8 Berlin, DE - Magnet # Tickets
9/11 Vooselaar, BE - Biebob # Tickets
9/12 London, UK - The Underworld # Tickets
9/14 Stuttgart, DE - Club Zentral # Tickets
9/15 Eindhoven, NL - Dynamo # Tickets
9/26 Kolding, DE - Godset * Tickets
9/27 Herning, DE - Fermaten * Tickets
9/28 Horsens, DE - Kulissalegaret * Tickets
10/4 Lyngby, DK - Templet * Tickets
10/5 Aarhus, DK - Club Brutal * Tickets
10/11 Aalborg, DK - Studenterhuset * Tickets
10/12 Vejle, DK - Bygningen * Tickets
10/18 Københ
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Lizard records and CIVICO 23 a new Italian Band Name and their new album.

A new young guest for "Locanda del Vento" (Lizard records side label) with a strong and magical hard-progressive sound:
CIVICO 23 is a new band from Rome, which has learned the fantastic historical lesson of Il Biglietto per L'Inferno, Museo Rosembach (about the actual prog band the closer reference can be Il Bacio della Medusa). "Siero Progressivo" is the debut album, with a special pathos and new energy.

The histrionic singer Massimo Joe Galatone and all the musicians (2 guitars, keyboards, drums, bass) create epic songs like musical tales, talking about minstrels, knights, dragons, pirates, interstellar trips, apocalictic visions, ghosts.

Every track is a compelling hard-prog composition, with excellent riffs and nice vintage atmospheres (keyboards are important for a good balance of the sound), with fascinating slow-breaks in seventies style. Impact, epic tension, magic!

Civico 23, a new italian prog name, already more than a promise!!

 
Tracks:
 
1. Umida Cenere                     6'06''  
2. Il Menestrello                      1'47''  
3. Il Cavaliere Illuso                  6'41''  
4. Urano                                 5'03''  
5. Paura Infinita                       6'38''  
6. I Sette Angeli                      7'28''    
7. Aureo                                 1'17''    
8. Delirio Ad Occhi Chiusi        8'35''  
9. L'Ultimo Grido Di Galeria     13'15''  
10. Rimane Il Mare                 2'38''  
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29/06 - Violeta de Outono em Campinas

Violeta de Outono volta a Campinas tocando músicas dos álbuns Violeta de Outono (1987) e Espectro (2012)

Data: 29/06/2013

Horário: 22:00 

Local: Rudá Bar

VIOLETA DE OUTONO E JEZZTROY trio .......+ DJ Daniel e Cezinha nos Vinis.

Ingressos antecipados:

Riva Rock : tel (19) 3237 4945

RUDA BAR

AVENIDA SANTA ISABEL 490 

BARÃO GERALDO 

CAMPINAS

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J. D. Overdrive - another video available on YouTube // interviews, review cds

J. D. Overdrive, one of the best Southern Metal bands from Poland, released their  sophomore studio album titled “Fortune Favors The Brave” in late May (July, 2nd in US).  And today you can watch another video clip promoting the album. “Shadow of the Beast” is available on Metal Mind Productions’ official channel on YouTube in THIS location.

 

Wojtek ‘Suseł’ Kałuża, vocals comments: "This kind of concept suits ‘Shadow of the Beast’ very well - it's a slow, rather dark song and old school horror flicks are a perfect theme for a video for a track like this. A similar concept was used not long ago by Deftones, except their theme was old western movies. We knew from the get go that horror films was the only option for us - the older and campier, the better (laughs). We had lots of fun gathering the material for this video, got to watch many forgotten classics (laughs)."

The band was formed in 2007 when guitarist Michal “Stempel” Stemplowski (along with drummer Luksus and bassist Kuba) recruited vocalist Wojciech “Susel” Kaluza for his new rock project dubbed Jack Daniels Overdrive. They self-released their debut EP called “Pure Concentrated Evil", which received a bunch of great reviews in various webzines and magazines. They played their very first show supporting Jesus Chrysler Suicide (a legendary Polish act) and the following two opening for Beatallica. In the meantime the band experienced two line-up changes, welcoming in their ranks drummer Lukasz “Jooras” Jurewicz and bassist Lukasz “Peo” Pomietło. In March 2009 they were given the honor of performing in Krakow with the living legend of stoner metal – Phil Anselmo's Down. In the following months came the inevitable – they changed their name to J. D. Overdrive to avoid legal problems with the Tennessee tycoon. And just when they thought that nothing can surprise them – on March 9th, 2011 they opened for Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society in Warsaw. After over three years of gathering experience at numerous live shows and sharpening their material, J.D. Overdrive were proud to release their debut album. The album entitled "Sex, Whiskey & Southern Blood" was released by Metal Mind Productions in June 2011. This year and the following brought more live performances and the band supported such acts as Blood Ceremony, Whitesnake and Soulfly. Now, in 2013 they are ready to return with their new album! The mixing and mastering duties for the album was held by Piotr Gruenpeter who's best known for his work with the post-black phenomenon THAW, as well as from bands Searching For Calm and Sun For Miles.

 

J.D. Overdrive - line-up:
Wojtek „Suseł” Kałuża – vocal
Michał „Stempel” Stemplowski – guitar
Łukasz „Joorek” Jurewicz – drums
Łukasz „Peo” Pomietło – bass
 
J.D. Overdrive on-line:
http://www.jdoverdrive.pl/
www.facebook.com/jdoverdrive

 

J. D. Overdrive
"Fortune Favors The Brave"

Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. no.: MMP CD 0722 DG
Barcode: 5907785037885
Format: CD DG
Genre:  Southern Metal
Release date: 27.05.2013 Europe / 02.07.2013 USA

 

Tracklist:

 

1. Bad Karma
2. Born To Destroy
3. Funeral Stopper
4. Beware the Boozehound
5. Call of the South
6. Standing Tall
7. Shadow of the Beast
8. The Revelation
9. Like Heroes to the Slaughter
10. Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst

 

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Guitar Legend Steve Hillage Releases Rare 'Live In England 1979' CD/DVD Set!

Steve Hillage is widely considered a guitar innovator, and is associated with the Canterbury scene, working in experimental domains since the late 1960s. Besides his critically acclaimed solo recordings, along with Gong, Steve has been a member of the ensembles Khan and System 7. Much to the excitement of his fans worldwide, Gonzo MultiMedia UK has released 'Steve Hillage – Live In England 1979' on a CD/DVD set!

Says Steve, "This was a great performance from another fine period of my band in the late '70s with John McKenzie on bass and Andy Anderson on drums."

Steve Hillage first came to prominence as a member of the multi-national rock band Gong. Steve appeared on successful albums such as 'Angels Egg', 'You' and his final album with the band 'Shamal'. Steve recorded his first solo album in 1975 entitled 'Fish Rising'.  This album was recorded whilst still a member of Gong. Shortly after however, Steve and his partner Miquette Giraudy left Gong embarking on a career that continues to this day under the name System 7.
 
In 1976 Steve recorded the album 'L', which was produced by Todd Rundgren. The album was a huge success and Steve subsequently formed the first Steve Hillage Band, which included former Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker and future Camel bassist Colin Bass. The band made its live debut at the Hyde Park concert staged by Queen in September 1976.

From 1976 to 1979, Steve Hillage released several critically acclaimed albums and toured the world. Following the live debut of a new line-up, the Steve Hillage Band toured extensively throughout 1979. This CD/DVD set captures a stunning performance by this great line-up of the band! Playing with Steve are the ever-present Miquette Giraudy (synthesiser, vocals), John McKenzie (Bass, Vocals), Andy Anderson (Drums) and Dave Stewart (2nd Guitar). This is the line-up that recorded some of the live tracks and the studio side of Steve's 1979 release Live Herald. The studio tracks from 'Live Herald' eventually came out on CD as part of the album 'Open'.

The track listing to this historic 1979 performance from the Steve Hillage Band includes: "Salmon Song", "Unzipping the Zype", "Hurdy Gurdy Man", "1988 Aktivator", "Unidentified Flying Being", and "It`s All Too Much".

Bonus tracks on the CD include "Hurdy Gurdy Glissando" (live 1977) and "Electrick Gypsies" (live 1977), recorded with the 'L' tour line-up.

Bonus material on the DVD includes two short promo videos for "Radio" and "Light in the Sky" (from the album 'Motivation Radio') and a more recent in-depth interview with Steve and Miquette.

Steve currently sees his System 7, Mirror System, and Steve Hillage Band entities as operating in parallel and has been writing some new rock-based material for a possible Steve Hillage Band album for release in 2014/15. System 7 and Japanese psychedelic progressive jam-band ROVO will be releasing a new CD in September 2013. To hear samples of the new album: http://rovoandsystem7.bandcamp.com/

To purchase Steve Hillage 'Live In England 1979' CD/DVD set: http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/product_details/15541/Steve_Hillage-Live_in_England_1979.html

For more information: http://www.a-wave.com/system7/
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MIRIODOR Performs at ProgDay 2013!

With a musical legacy that spans almost thirty years, Miriodor is one of the finest progressive bands to ever emerge from Canada. The band's debut immediately established an individual musical vision that has continued to evolve and mature with each release.  Whether this Canterbury/Experimental/Avant band is romping through whimsical, pleasant and accessible lands or turning its attention to more angular, darker, heavier territory, the trip is always intriguing and the musicianship is always jaw-droppingly proficient.

MIRIODOR will be making an exclusive and rare US appearance at ProgDay 2013 in celebration of its eighth album, Cobra Fakir, to be released at the end of the summer. The performance will feature material from the new release as well as favorites from the past.

MIRIODOR (Canada) will join SOUND OF CONTACT (US), THANK YOU SCIENTIST (US) and SIMAKDIALOG (Indonesia) at ProgDay 2013, the nineteenth edition of the world's longest running progressive rock festival.  ProgDay 2013 will take place on Saturday, August 31st, and Sunday, September 1st, at Storybook Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  For more information, and to hear music from all of this year's bands, please visit us at www.progday.net.
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LILLIAN AXE ON TOUR THIS SUMMER

Venue Change for Akron Show on 6/27 - The show has been changed from The Tap House to a bigger and better venue - Primo's/Rock Factory.  Tickets purchased for the Tap House will be honored.

 

NEW DATE:

08/08 - Dallas, TX - Trees 

 

LILLIAN AXE ON TOUR THIS SUMMER:

6/26 -  Columbus, OH - O'Shecky's Live 

6/27 - Akron, OH - Primo's Deli/Rock Factory  - with Great White

6/28 - Springfield, VA - The Empire

6/29 - Baltimore, MD - Voltage Nightclub

6/30 - New York, NY-  Tobacco Road

7/04 - Marksville, LA - Paragon Casino & Resort  - co-headline with Zebra - all ages

08/09 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar - all ages

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Hawkwind are taking this tour to the USA playing Warriors in it's entirety.

Canada

Monday 7th October Toronto ON, Mod Club

Tuesday 8th October Montreal QC, Corona Theater

United States Of America

Thursday 10th October Boston MA, Wilbur Theater

Friday 11th October Philadelphia PA, Union Transfer

Saturday 12th October Washington DC,Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

Sunday 13th October New York NY, Gramercy Theater

Tuesday 15th October Cleveland OH,Beachland Ballroom

Wednesday 16th October Chicago IL, Empty Bottle 

Friday 18th October San Francisco CA, Regency Theater

Saturday 19th October Los Angeles CA, House Of Blues

Sunday 20th October Phoenix AZ, Mesa Arts Center

Tuesday 22nd October Denver CO, Gothic Theater 

Thursday 24th October Austin TX, Mohawk 

Friday 25th October Dallas TX, Granada Theater 

Saturday 26th October Houston TX, Fitzgeralds

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Goblin US tour dates

• Goblin at The Loft, Atlanta on 1 Oct 2013

• Goblin at The Orange Peel, Asheville on 3 Oct 2013

• Goblin at Ottobar, Baltimore on 4 Oct 2013

• Goblin at Underground Arts, Philadelphia on 5 Oct 2013

• Goblin + Secret Chiefs 3 at Music Hall of Williamsburg,

 Brooklyn on 6 Oct 2013

• Goblin at The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA on 9 Oct 2013

• Goblin at Le National, Montreal on 10 Oct 2013

• Goblin at The Opera House, Toronto on 11 Oct 2013

• Goblin at The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI on 12 Oct 2013

• Goblin at Metro, Chicago on 13 Oct 2013

• Goblin at Gothic Theatre, Englewood on 15 Oct 2013

• Goblin at Neumos, Seattle on 18 Oct 2013

• Goblin at Hawthorne Theatre, Portland on 19 Oct 2013

• Goblin at The Regency Ballroom,

 San Francisco CA on 20 Oct 2013

• Goblin at Egyptian Theater, Los Angeles on 22 Oct 2013

• HOUSECORE HORROR FILM & METAL FESTIVAL

 on 24 Oct 2013

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Sons Of Hippies To Premiere New Single & Video "Rose" On MXDWN

In anticipation of their brand new full length album, Florida-based psychedelic space rock trio Sons Of Hippies will premiere a new single and video "Rose" on the music & culture website MXDWN.com this Monday, June 17th. "Rose" is the second single from the Hippies' new album, Griffons At The Gates Of Heaven, mixed by Jack Endino (Nirvana, L7) and mastered at Abbey Road Studios, to be released July 16th on Cleopatra Records.

Directed by James Herrholz, "Rose" stars SOH vocalist/guitarist Katherine Kelly, drummer Jonas Canales and bassist David Daly out for a drive in their classic, cherry red Mustang on a sun soaked Florida afternoon when they encounter a seductive trio of car washing vixens. Much sudsy fun and playful teasing ensues. But things are not all what they seem and soon enough the story takes a shocking turn you'll have to see to believe!

Watch the video here:

http://www.mxdwn.com/2013/06/17/news/mxdwn-premiere-sons-of-hippies-releases-new-nsfw-video-for-song-rose/

iTunes single: http://georiot.co/2cph

Sons Of Hippies was conceived high in the mountains of Tennessee amid fellow music lovers at a festival on a 700-acre farm. Their name originated when Brazilian native Jonas Canales and Florida-bred Katherine Kelly probed familial bonds to discover they were, indeed, children of hippy parents. The duo's dreamy, melodic but complexly synthesized music struck a chord with audiences and earned the band a critic's choice award from Tampa's popular Creative Loafing magazine for "Best Modern-Sounding Record" in 2009. Bassist David Daly joined the group in 2011 and in December of the following year, the band signed with Cleopatra Records. The resulting album is the group's strongest and most ambitious set of recordings to date, and earned these young upstarts a spot on a summer tour with two giants of classic and progressive rock.

For more info on the tour, visit the band's official website: http://www.sonsofhippies.net

To pre-order the album on iTunes: http://georiot.co/2GFl

To pre-order the CD on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Griffons-At-The-Gates-Heaven/dp/B00CQ51JXO
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Five Years of Kscope: Two Nights at The Garage

Kscope reaches its 5th anniversary this year and to celebrate the label are hosting two special evenings at The Garage in London with four bands from the label's roster playing on each night. All eight of these acts have now been announced.

It has been confirmed that on Wednesday 24th July, Amplifier will be joined by Bruce Soord with Jonas Renkse, performing their new Wisdom of Crowds album together for the first time ever. The bill will be completed by Nosound and a rare live performance by Henry Fool, the new project from Tim Bowness (No-Man).

The following evening Anathema will be sharing the stage with North Atlantic Oscillation, Mothlite and Leafblade. Daniel Cavanagh will be performing with both Anathema and Leafblade.

Tickets for the gigs are now on sale priced at £18 for each night, there are also limited two-day tickets available for £32.*

Buy tickets for the AMPLIFIER show on the 24th July
Buy tickets for the ANATHEMA show on the 25th July
Buy a two-night ticket for BOTH SHOWS

Kscope at the Festivals

The festival season has now started and a number of Kscope acts are playing at various events around the world throughout the summer.

Catch the following acts if you can...

Steven Wilson:
21/06/2013 Southside Festival, Tuttlingen, Germany
22/06/2013 Hurricane Festival, Scheeßel, Germany
05/07/2013 Pistoia Blues Festival, Pistoia, Italy
13/07/2013 Night of Prog, Loreley Amphitheater, Germany
14/07/2013 Bospop Festival, Weert, Netherlands

Amplifier:
14/07/2013 Night of Prog, Loreley Amphitheater, Germany
20/07/2013 Tramlines Festival, Sheffield, UK
29/08/2013 ArcTanGent Festival, Fernhill Farm, Somerset, UK

The Pineapple Thief
13/07/2013 Night of Prog, Loreley Amphitheater, Germany
20/07/2013 Tramlines Festival, Sheffield, UK
02/08/2013 Beseda u Bigbítu 2013, Tasov, Czech Republic
04/08/2013 Y Not Festival, Pikehall, United Kingdom
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Blackfield IV

Aviv Geffen returns with Steven Wilson and other special guests Brett Anderson (Suede), Jonathan Donahue (Mercury Rev) & Vincent Cavanagh (Anathema) for the new studio album

Israel's leading counter-culture rock musician Aviv Geffen returns in August with Blackfield IV, featuring Steven Wilson and other special guests.

Blackfield was started by Aviv and Steven in 2001 and have previously released the critically acclaimed albums Blackfield (2004), Blackfield II (2007) and 2011's Welcome To My DNA.

Since Welcome To My DNA, Geffen's profile has continued to rise and Aviv has worked with legendary producers Tony Visconti and Trevor Horn, played live with U2 and Placebo, and has been a judge on the Israeli TV show, The Voice.

Aviv contributed the writing and vocals on Blackfield IV, with Steven Wilson - who also mixed the album into stereo and 5.1 surround sound - adding guitar and vocal parts.

The new album includes guest vocal performances from Brett Anderson (Suede), Jonathan Donahue (Mercury Rev) and Vincent Cavanagh (Anathema).

The album will be available on double LP, download and as 2 disc (CD & DVD-AV) digibook set, which also features a 5.1 surround mix of the album.

The vinyl and CD/DVD-AV editions of the album are now available to pre-order from the Kscope store.

www.kscopemusic.com/blackfield
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Katatonia Dethroned & Uncrowned

Swedish masters rework their Dead End Kings album for Kscope - In August 2012 Katatonia released Dead End Kings, their ninth studio album. The album was the band's most successful to date and cemented the Swede's position as masters of sorrowful metal.

Dead End Kings was released on the Peaceville Records label, the band's home for the past 14 years. In September 2013 the band return with Dethroned and Uncrowned, their first release on Kscope, Peaceville's sister label.

Many of the ecstatic reviews the Dead End Kings received commented on the fact that the album marked another step in the band's journey towards a more progressive sound. Dethroned and Uncrowned allows them to explore these elements of the record further as they have reworked the album, creating new moods and textures while still staying truthful to the core of the songs.

The album will be available on double LP, download and as 2 disc (CD & DVD-AV) digibook set, which also features a 5.1 surround mix of the album.

The vinyl and CD/DVD-AV editions of the album are now available to pre-order from the Kscope store.

Keep an eye out at www.kscopemusic.com/katatonia for updates
Or check out Katatonia's discography on Peaceville.com
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Heavy Soul & Rock n Roll Outfit Z-STAR Bring You 16 Tons of Fun.

To hear Z-STAR is to feel alive. A truly sensorial band led by enigmatic front woman Zee Gachette. To see Z-STAR is to have your mind blown and taken to another cosmic dimension. Pow!

This band rock with so much raw funk, sexualized soul and blues rock passion that it's basically impossible to be unmoved. On this 16 Tons EP, they demonstrate a heavenly sonar-scape of dynamic intensity and bass heavy riffs led by a spiritually possessed androgynous powerhouse in the form of Ms Zee Gachette. Like Ziggy Stardust, Hendrix, Tina Turner, James Brown, Otis Redding, Lenny Kravitz and more recent hints of Beth from Gossip and Alabama Shakes, through to Weller and The Clash. This music transcends the decades and sits perfectly into the category of 'great music'.

Rock royalty, Jimmy Page and Roger Daltrey, both offered their seal of approval having caught the band in their infancy a couple of years ago and whilst having tasted several bouts of success in her electro soul band SLOWTRAINSOUL and as a respected international solo artist with more than 2.5 million sales, festival stages around the world, an array of sync TV and Film features and brand fans in the form of Diesel, Replay, Armani & Boss – Z-STAR is a serious band on the move.

A self-confessed workaholic Zee manages to run her own label and has manifested some inspiring collaborations with artists ranging from international beatboxer Shlomo, 60s rock legends Arthur Brown via Eric Clapton, Sinead O'Connor, Meshell N'Degeocello, Keziah Jones, Max Sedgley, Nigel Kennedy, Arthur Brown, Omar, Matthew Herbert, and the late greats Terry Callier and Richie Havens.

This year sees Z-STAR already booked for a host of live spots and European festivals in the summer along with the release of 16 Tons EP which harks back to a golden age of 'real music'. The EP tracks are all live band one take tape recordings, captured at the wonderful Cowshed Studios in North London, produced by Zee.
 
Where Led Zepellin told the world they had 'A Whole Lotta Love' Z-STAR have managed to quantify theirs on this EP, as Zee soulfully screams to every welcoming listener 'I Got 16 Tons of Love'. Sounds like she means it too!

For More Information
Websites

www.zstarmusic.com

www.facebook.com/zstarmusic

Live video of 16 Tons:

http://youtu.be/LR6xXs4lDsA

Tracklisting
1. 16 Tons Of Love

2. The Good Woman

3. The Hours

4. Midas In Bloom

Quotes

"There's all kinds of great sounds to luxuriate in here - a Hendrix inspired riff, a Led Zep influenced groove, smokey vocals that go from blues to soul to disco and all the way back again. The sound is seductive, creative and just downright good" - LOUDER THAN WAR

"Z-STAR's...take on the blues is adventurous, electric and unique...catchy melodies throughout, true raw emotional rock music... a new blues star for the future" - CLASSIC ROCK, THE BLUES MAGAZINE

"Definitely one to watch!" - BBC RADIO 2

"This EP is essentially Rock n Roll at its best" – TANG
 
"Intense magic..see Z-STAR live. It's a mesmerizing and liberating experience" – AAA MUSIC

 "A force of nature" – JIMMY PAGE
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MASCHINE announce release of debut album Rubidium

The young and hotly-tipped UK-based progressive rockers Maschine have announced the release of their debut album entitled 'Rubidium' on the 29th July, 2013 in Europe and August 20th, 2013 in the USA. After being in the studio for several months, the band are ecstatic for the album to finally see the light of day, and band leader Luke Machin had this to say about its release: "I am extremely happy with the way this album has come together, I wouldn't have changed a thing. We cannot wait to bring this album to the stage and start performing this material at live shows in the near future, it's gonna be killer!  An album is a documentary of ones life at the present time and finally I can now share this experience with you all on record."

The track-listing for the album is as follows:

1. The Fallen
2. Rubidium
3. Cubixstro
4. Invincible
5. Venga
6. Eyes Pt.1
7. Eyes Pt.2
 
The album will be available as a limited edition digipak CD with two bonus tracks, and digital download.
 
Formed in 2008 by guitarist/vocalist Luke Machin at the Brighton Institute Of Modern Music,
UK-based prog rockers Maschine are the new young stars on the InsideOut roster. "Young" in this case doesn't mean inexperienced or amateurish, however, as Machin and bassist Daniel Mash logged in a solid three years as members of The Tangent while preparing to go off on their own with their own brand of music. Now with a fantastic five-piece line-up, the band is ready to make their mark in the progressive world.

Band Line-Up:
Luke Machin - guitar/vocals
Elliot Fuller - guitar
Dan Mash - bass
James Stewart - drums
Georgia Lewis - keyboards/vocals
 
MASCHINE online:
facebook.com/maschineuk
twitter.com/maschineuk
http://www.maschineuk.com  
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The Flying Eyes - New album, video & European Tour Summer 2013

William, Adam, Mac & Elias are THE FLYING EYES, a young psych-rock band from

Baltimore that has established a substantial following in Europe since 2010

with extensive touring and the release of two albums on Trip in Time / World

in Sound Records (Germany).

In 2012 they successfully crowdfunded the production of their 3rd album via

Kickstarter with a total pledge of over 10.000 $, allowing the band to

record at Lord Baltimore studio with Producer Rob Girardi (Beach House,

Arbouretum, Death Set) and having the album mixed by Chris "Frenchie" Smith

in Austin, Texas (Meat Puppets, Jet, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of

Dead).

The new album "Lowlands" can be considered the most heavy production of the

band thus far. The 9 tracks finally got mastered by Dave McNair.

On July 26th 2013 "Lowlands" will be released on Noisolution (Berlin).

Distributed via Indigo in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Available

worldwide via mailorder.

All songs published by La Chunga Music Publishing.

New Video: "Under Iron Feet" (2013) http://youtu.be/Byss0PaAYkg

European Tourdates (August-September 2013)

http://www.magnificentmusic.de/tour/

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Spock's Beard reveal music video for 'Submerged' in conjunction with Prog Magazine UK

The latest album from legendary Prog-rockers Spock's Beard, 'Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep', is out now and has been met with critical acclaim across the board including Classic Rock Magazine calling it 'arguably the best album of their 20-year career to date', and the band recently completed a European headline tour with label-mates Sound of Contact and Beardfish. Just previous to starting that tour, the band recorded a music video for the track 'Submerged' and you can check it out here exclusively on the Prog Magazine UK site:

http://www.progrockmag.com/news/exclusive-video-premiere-spocks-beard-get-submerged/ 

Alan Morse had this to say about the filming of the video: 'This is the best video we've done yet, we're really proud of it. We had a great time making it, though it was a lot of work. It looks fantastic - the director, actors and crew were all really top notch, it was a pleasure to work with them. The Director Michael Beaudry had a powerful vision to go with the song, and I think he executed it brilliantly. Plus he's just a really cool guy! Hope you all like it, more to come!'

You can order the album through the InsideOut Music Shop here - 

http://www.insideoutshop.de/Item/Spock-s_Beard_-_Brief_Nocturnes_And_Dreamless_Sleep_-Ltd-_Edition-/15870

Spock's Beard's new studio album marks the recording debut of long-time live drummer Jimmy Keegan, and vocalist / guitarist Ted Leonard (Enchant, Thought Chamber). As mentioned previously it also sees the return of one familiar name to the song-writing credits, that of Neal Morse who has co-written two tracks after having left the band way back in 2002.

 Press quotes on 'Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep':

'arguably the best album of their 20-year career to date' - Classic Rock

'An entrancing work, their best sounding record to date.' - Prog Magazine

'If you like classy prog with amazing musicianship and big hooks, then look no further.' - Powerplay

'classic Spock's Beard prog moments in a band that is both respectful of its past but also clearly looking forward to the future.' - Classic Rock Society

Spock's Beard Online:
http://www.spocksbeard.com
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https://twitter.com/spocksb
http://www.youtube.com/Spocksbeard
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Insideout Music News - JAMES LABRIE ­ New album's opening track launched online; Tracklisting revealed

Insideout Music News - JAMES LABRIE ­ New album's opening track launched online; Tracklisting revealed

JAMES LABRIE - New album's opening track launched online; Tracklisting revealed! Dream Theater's Jame LaBrie is back with a powerful new studio album effort entitled "Impermanent Resonance", to be released on July 29th, 2013 in Europe and August 6th, 2013 in North America via InsideOutMusic.

The new album's dynamic opening track, "Agony", is now available to be checked out via the website of UK's Metal Hammer magazine here:

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/exclusive-we-have-a-track-from-dream-theater-legend-james-labries-new-album-right-here  

 
James LaBrie comments about "Agony" as follows:

"I am completely over the top with 'Impermanent Resonance' and here is its first single, 'Agony'. I am more than sure that you will be banging your head and your blood will be coursing through you like jet fuel. As far as I am concerned this is only a teaser to 11 other tracks that will take you for a dynamic and emotional ride. Crank this song and Raaaaaaaawk!"

Matt Guillory, LaBrie's songwriting partner for over a dozen years now and keyboardist / background vocalist on "Impermanent Resonance" added as follows:
 
"Stylistically, I think 'Agony' is an interesting blend of melodic death metal and pop - from the riffing and blast beats interspersed in the intro, to where it really opens up melodically in the chorus. I like the pop-influenced interplay of the lead vocal and the keyboards that occur in the verse and chorus. This was a real fun collaboration with Peter Wichers. It's got a little bit of everything."

Next to James LaBrie and Matt Guillory, the line-up on this diverse and extremely entertaining new album also features Marco Sfogli from Italy on guitar, Ray Riendeau (Halford, Machines of Loving Grace) on bass and Dream Theater audition's finalist Peter Wildoer (Darkane, Majestic, Arch Enemy, etc.) from Sweden on drums, making it the same line-up for the group as on the previous, much acclaimed album, "Static Impulse", from 2010. Furthermore, former Soilwork guitarist Peter Wichers was also added to the fold for songwriting and guitar recording contributions.
 
"Impermanent Resonance" was once again mixed and mastered at Sweden's Fascination Street recording studios (Kreator, Opeth, Paradise Lost, etc.) with Jens Bogren and this time also Tony Lindgren, while artwork duties were handled by Gustavo Sazes / abstrata.net (Arch Enemy, Firewind, Kamelot, etc.).
 
The album's tracklisting will be the following:
 
James LaBrie - "Impermanent Resonance"

1. Agony
2. Undertow
3. Slight Of Hand
4. Back On The Ground
5. I Got You
6. Holding On
7. Lost In The Fire
8. Letting Go
9. Destined To Burn
10. Say You're Still Mine
11. Amnesia
12. I Will Not Break
 
More details about "Impermanent Resonance" will be available soon...
 
"Impermanent Resonance" Line-Up:
James LaBrie - Lead Vocals
Matt Guillory - Keyboards, Background Vocals
Marco Sfogli - Guitars
Ray Riendeau - Bass
Peter Wildoer - Drums, Screams
 
Selected James LaBrie Solo Discography:
Keep It To Yourself (MullMuzzler) - 1999
MullMuzzler 2 (MullMuzzler) - 2001
Elements Of Persuasion - 2005
Static Impulse - 2010
Impermanent Resonance - 2013

JAMES LABRIE online:
www.jameslabrie.com
www.facebook.com/officialjameslabrie
www.myspace.com/officialjameslabrie
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Edenbridge - Album Trailer, Penthouse Magazine, GoTV Special and finally the release on Friday!

Here you can watch the official album trailer for "The Bonding", produced by our video director Reinhard Schmid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4qMCnYeQbg&feature=youtu.be

Edenbridge will be featured in the coming issue of German Penthouse Magazine with a 2,5 pages story. Furthermore Sabine and Lanvall were invited to play an acoustic performance on their release party on June 27 in the legendary Maxim Night Club in Vienna. Big German and Austrian TV stations like RTL, Sat 1, Pro 7, Puls 4 and ORF will be there.

On Thursday, 20th of June, 9 pm CET GoTV will broadcast the "hosted by EDENBRIDGE" show. We will present you our 2 video clips and 8 clips from some of our favorite bands. Right before you can watch an interview with us. "The Bonding" will be the album of the week and there willb e some special features from June 20 to 26. GoTV can be received all over Europe over the Astra satellite. For more info please click on

www.gotv.at

Friday, the 21st of June will finally see the release of "The Bonding" in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Europe will follow on June 24, USA/Canada on July 2nd.

You can order a signed copy of the new album. Please click on one of the links. All orders will be shipped from Thursday, 20th on.

Limited Ecolbook edition with bonus CD and extended 32-page booklet

http://www.edenbridgefanclub.org/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=109

Standard CD Version

http://www.edenbridgefanclub.org/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=110

Double Gatefold Colored Vinyl LP (Yellow Marbled) with bonus track

http://www.edenbridgefanclub.org/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=111

Here you can watch our current video clip "Alight A New Tomorrow"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZi4cDjHTo8

For all "The Bonding" reviews, please click here:
http://www.edenbridge.org/de/main/article/62

To read the current interviews, please click here:

http://www.edenbridge.org/de/main/article/65
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AIRBRIDGE- FIRST RELEASE BY REUNITED BAND IN 30 YEARS SET TO WIN OVER NEW FANS AND RE-IGNITE INTEREST IN CULT PROG ROCK BAND

AIRBRIDGE 4 TRACK E.P. 'RETURN'

 

FIRST RELEASE BY REUNITED BAND IN 30 YEARS SET TO WIN OVER NEW FANS AND REIGNITE INTEREST IN CULT PROG BAND

 
Way back in 1983 Norfolk based prog band Airbridge released an album entitled 'Paradise Moves' which won great critical acclaim. Since then, those in the know realised that there was something special about Airbridge, and have gone to great lengths to track down copies of their long lost album. Recently, it has been bought on eBay for more than £150.
 
Come forwards to 2007, a chance meeting led to band members Lorenzo Bedini and Sean Godfrey resurrecting the band. In 2009 the final piece of the jigsaw returned to Norfolk some 24 years after departing; Dave Dowdeswell-Allaway had been the band's sound engineer in the early years. It turns out that he was also an accomplished guitarist, pianist, vocalist and drummer, and it didn't take long for the duo to become a trio, revive elements of the past, and set about creating something new for the future.
 
But let's bring you up to date with what happened in the interim years: where have they been, and what have they done musically since those heady days? Well, Lorenzo succumbed to a 60s covers band for a while, he ran music workshops in a prison, played session guitar for Arabella Rodriguez on her albums, and played on the soundtrack for what turned out to be David Carradine's final film, 'Detention'.

Dave moved away to study and work during which time he played drums in a couple of bands and began writing songs in the early 2000's, something that Airbridge are now benefiting from.  Following the demise of Airbridge, Sean co-founded the prog inspired La Host who went on to tour the U.K, release albums and singles, and play some of the same, prestigious venues as Airbridge had during the early 1980s, such as the Marquee Club in London. Sean also formed the Sonic City Rocker Squad who caused a minor stir on both sides of the Atlantic, after which he retreated to live a quiet rural life in Norfolk.
 
Airbridge's first release as a reunited unit brings 4 songs from different eras, and in different styles. The e.p. opens with 'Return of the Light' with hints of Jethro Tull mixed with Asian influences that are rustic but not folky. Next comes 'Who Pays the Ferryman?' which has undertones of early Caravan with a flowing melody and a strongly harmonised chorus. Third up is 'To Absent Friends' which brings a harder rock edge. Finally, is the epic 'Quiet Sky' which is a beautiful atmospheric blues/jazz piece complete with a soaring Bedini solo. All in all, a true prog mix.

 

The e.p. gets an official release on Monday 8th July, and they play 3 concerts, 1 in Norwich an e.p launch at Bedfords on Friday July 12th, and 2 in Lorenzo's native Italy where the band still have a following.

The Italian concerts are in the market square in Roccalbegna, Gr, in southern Tuscany on the 20th and 21st of July.

An album of new material is due for release in late 2014, and the band is available for interviews to talk about the past, the present, and the bright looking future.

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Blaze Bayley, Dies Irae - live albums out now!

Metal Mind Productions presents two new live releases: Blaze Bayley - „Alive in Poland" 2 CD (previously available only as part of the limited edition "Alive in Poland" DVD) and Dies Irae – „The Art of an Endless Creation" CD DG. 

 
„Alive in Poland" is a double live album by legendary Blaze Bayley (ex-Wolfsbane, ex-Iron Maiden) recorded in Poland in April 2007. Recorded during the 21st edition of Metalmania Festival in Katowice (Poland), the album features a fantastic, over 1,5 hour show during which he presented the best tracks from his discography, as well as selected tracks of his previous band - Iron Maiden ("Man on the Edge", "Futureal"). Bayley was Iron Maiden's lead singer for five years. During that period he recorded two albums, the "X-Factor" (1995) and "Virtual XI" (1998). After parting ways with Iron Maiden in early 1999, he formed his own band called BLAZE.
 
Dies Irae's „The Art of an Endless Creation" CD  comprises of the live album recorded in 2005 at Metalmania Festival in Katowice, Poland and the band's last and, at the same time, most successful album "Sculpture of Stone" (2004). Dies Irae was a Polish Death Metal band constituted by, among others, Mauser and Novy from the death metal giant Vader. The band formed in 1992 has undergone many line-up changes at the beginning of its career. The final line-up included: Mauser (guitars), Doc (drums), Novy (bass, vocals), Hiro (guitars). "The Art of an Endless Creation" features outstanding musicianship, superb metal compositions, spirit and devastatingly perfect technique - death metal at its very best! The album is a tribute to the late Krzysztof "DOC" Raczkowski - former member of Dies Irae and Vader and one of the most talented drummers in the history of metal. His sudden death back in 2005 was a shock to many of his friends and fans around the world.
 
Both albums are available now in Europe. The release date in USA is scheduled for July, 2nd.

 

Blaze Bayley
"Alive In Poland"

Label: Metal Mind Productions
Cat no.:  MASS CD 1021DD
Barcode: 5907785037915
Format: 2 CD
Genre: Heavy Metal
Release date:  17.06.2013 Europe / 02.07.2013 USA

 

Tracklist:

 

CD 1:

 

1. Intro
2. Speed of Light
3. The Brave
4. Futureal
5. Alive
6. Tough as Steel
7. Man on the Edge
8. Virus
9. Ten Seconds

 

CD 2:

 

1. Two Worlds Collide
2. Look for the Truth
3. Kill and Destroy
4. Silicon Messiah
5. Tenth Dimension
6. Sign of the Cross
7. Born as a Stranger

 

Dies Irae
"The Art Of An Endless Creation"

Label: Metal Mind Productions
Cat no.:  MMP CD 0723 DG
Barcode: 5907785037922
Format: CD DG
Genre: Death Metal
Release date: 17.06.2013 Europe / 02.07.2013 USA

 

Tracklist:

 

Live at Metalmania 2005:
1. Intro / Beyond All Dimensions
2. The Hunger
3. Comrade of Death
4. Incarnation of Evil
5. The Art of an Endless Creation
6. Zohak
7. Infinity
8. The Truth

 

Sculpture of Stone:
9. Beyond All Dimensions
10. The Hunger
11. Unrevealed by Words
12. The Art of an Endless Creation
13. Trapped in the Emptiness
14. The Plague
15. The Oceans of Filth
16. The Beginning of Sin
17. Sculpture of Stone

 

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J. D. Overdrive - new album available for streaming

J. D. Overdrive, one of the best Southern Metal bands from Poland, released their sophomore studio album titled "Fortune Favors The Brave" on May, 27th (July, 2nd in US).  And today you can stream the album on the band's official profile on Soundcloud in THIS location.

 

Wojtek 'Suseł' Kałuża, vocals comments: "Nowadays you have to try extra hard to get people hooked on your music, even the people who already know our band. We wanted to show everyone how much we progressed since the debut album and that is why we're sharing "Fortune Favors the Brave" in its entirety - just to brag, basically :)"

 

The band was formed in 2007 when guitarist Michal "Stempel" Stemplowski (along with drummer Luksus and bassist Kuba) recruited vocalist Wojciech "Susel" Kaluza for his new rock project dubbed Jack Daniels Overdrive. They self-released their debut EP called "Pure Concentrated Evil", which received a bunch of great reviews in various webzines and magazines. They played their very first show supporting Jesus Chrysler Suicide (a legendary Polish act) and the following two opening for Beatallica. In the meantime the band experienced two line-up changes, welcoming in their ranks drummer Lukasz "Jooras" Jurewicz and bassist Lukasz "Peo" Pomietło. In March 2009 they were given the honor of performing in Krakow with the living legend of stoner metal – Phil Anselmo's Down. In the following months came the inevitable – they changed their name to J. D. Overdrive to avoid legal problems with the Tennessee tycoon. And just when they thought that nothing can surprise them – on March 9th, 2011 they opened for Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society in Warsaw. After over three years of gathering experience at numerous live shows and sharpening their material, J.D. Overdrive were proud to release their debut album. The album entitled "Sex, Whiskey & Southern Blood" was released by Metal Mind Productions in June 2011. This year and the following brought more live performances and the band supported such acts as Blood Ceremony, Whitesnake and Soulfly. Now, in 2013 they are ready to return with their new album! The mixing and mastering duties for the album was held by Piotr Gruenpeter who's best known for his work with the post-black phenomenon THAW, as well as from bands Searching For Calm and Sun For Miles.

 

J. D. Overdrive - line-up:
Wojtek „Suseł" Kałuża – vocal
Michał „Stempel" Stemplowski – guitar
Łukasz „Joorek" Jurewicz – drums
Łukasz „Peo" Pomietło – bass
 
J.D. Overdrive on-line:
http://www.jdoverdrive.pl/
www.facebook.com/jdoverdrive

 

 

J. D. Overdrive
"Fortune Favors The Brave"

Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. no.: MMP CD 0722 DG
Barcode: 5907785037885
Format: CD DG
Genre: Southern Metal
Release date: 27.05.2013 Europe / 02.07.2013 USA

 

Tracklist:

 

1. Bad Karma
2. Born To Destroy
3. Funeral Stopper
4. Beware the Boozehound
5. Call of the South
6. Standing Tall
7. Shadow of the Beast
8. The Revelation
9. Like Heroes to the Slaughter
10. Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst

 

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Leszek Winder talks about Krzak Experience

Metal Mind Productions released in late March the debut album by the Polish outfit Krzak Experience. Heavy riffs, brilliant violin parts and guitar solos make their  self-titled album a must-have for all fans of music in the vein of Apocalyptica. The first track promoting the album, "Kattowitz" is still available to stream on Metal Mind Productions' official channel on YouTube in THIS location.

 

Two musicians from the Polish band Krzak – Jan Błędowski and Leszek Winder, previously associated only with blues music – joined forces with Rafał Cioroń, Dominik Durlik and Piotr Wierzba from the metal band Sepsis and, under the name of Krzak Experience, created a new quality in music. Their self-titled debut album is heavy, intriguing and full of mutual inspirations. As Błędowski and Winder say, they are not afraid to abandon the safe musical paths they usually follow.

 

Leszek Winder: "I was very skeptic until the first rehearsal. I wasn't so sure until I've heard these young guys play, and the music that was to become Krzak Experience. Once that happened, I put my worries away, and quickly realized that something very special was unfolding in front of me. The meeting between a blues-rock guitar player and a violin player, with a metal band was a risky thing at first, but it turned into something very artistic."

 

Full interview can be read HERE.

 

"Krzak Experience" includes 10 tracks, some of them constituting new, completely re-arranged versions of songs taken from Krzak's discography. It's an album that will appeal to fans of such bands as Fear Factory and Testament, but also to those of blues music.

 

Krzak Experience
"Krzak Experience"

Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MMP CD 0715 DG
Barcode: 5907785037809
Format: CD DG
Genre: Metal/Hard Rock
Release date: 25.03.2013 Europe / 09.04.2013 USA

 

Tracklist:

 

1. Krzak
2. Oriental Xes
3. Blue Thunder
4. Czakus
5. Extrim
6. Existence in Possesion
7. Rumble-Tumble
8. D'Rocks
9. Kattowitz
10. Ściepka

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Doogie White & La Paz - track guide by Chic McSherry // interviews

The sophomore album by the British band Doogie White & La Paz is now available both in Europe and the United States. „Don't Drink with the Devil", the first track promoting the album "The Dark and the Light", is still available to stream on Metal Mind Productions' official YouTube channel in THIS location.

 

The album gets enthusiastic reviews both from media and fans. Here is a review done by the user of Amazon.co.uk:

 

"La Paz aren't and never were in the mainstream or in the 'big sellers' league, so why try or buy this? Simple really, it's a real good collection of songs, predominantly rock, on the hefty side. New and fresh sounding material can be hard to come by in the rock world and hats off to Doogie White here, who has spent most of his singing career belting it out with some of the best heavyweights around, so what's he playing at here with his original band, La Paz?
Well, there are some seriously good musicians at work here; phenomenal drums + killer bass from Paul McManus and Alec Carmichael. I haven't heard a better tighter rhythm unit than this for a long time, big names or not. Great guitar work and co-writing from Chic McSherry, probably his best ever. But possibly the final nod goes to some superb keyboards from Andy Mason that nail the mood in certain songs. It's not all my kind of style, but the way the keyboards and guitar get it together on Lonely Are The Brave is probably a high point, although I keep creeping back to familiar territory and ramming up the volume on Little Black Book of Songs."

 

And today you can also read the album track guide by Chic McSherry which is available in THIS location.

Scottish vocalist Doogie White came to the attention of the worldwide audience when Ritchie Blackmore asked him to be the lead singer in his reformed Rainbow. They recorded one album together - "Stranger in Us All." Doogie would go on to sing with Swedish neo-classical guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen for over a six and a half year period, record two albums and tour the world. He also recorded four albums and toured with Cornerstone and is currently the lead singer of the legendary  N.W.O.B.H.M. band - Tank.

Doogie White & La Paz - line-up:
Doogie White - Vocals
Chic McSherry - Guitar
Alex Carmichael - Bass
Andy Mason - Keyboards
Paul McManus - Drums

 

Doogie White & La Paz on-line:
www.facebook.com/LaPaz.rocks?fref=pb

 

Doogie White & La Paz - The Dark And The Light

Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. no.: MASS CD 1471 DG
Barcode: 5907785037892
Format: CD DG
Genre:  Hard Rock
Release date: 27.05.2013 Europe / 04.06.2013 USA

 

Tracklist:

 

1. Little Black Book Of Songs
2. Don't Drink With The Devil
3. Old Habits Die Hard
4. Burlesque
5. The Good Old Days
6. De la Luz
7. Devil in Disguise
8. Lonely Are The Brave
9. Shadow Of Romance
10. Sweet Little Mistreated
11. Men of War
12. The Fallen

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Ray Manzarek & Roy Rogers 'Twisted Tales' CD Now Available!

"In our last meeting together before his passing, Ray and I were both very excited about the upcoming release of 'Twisted Tales'. We signed off on the artwork and agreed that it should be released sooner than later. So, honoring that decision, I have proceeded with the release. We both were proud of this recording and hope that people enjoy it. This recording is dedicated to Ray's memory" - Roy Rogers

Nevada City, CA - Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers have received no shortage of kudos since they first recorded together five years ago. Ray Manzarek's signature keyboard sound was a cornerstone of The Doors - one of the most iconic rock bands of the 60's. An inductee into the R&R Hall of Fame - he certainly needs no introduction. In the pantheon of music, The Doors' music continues to be one of the most revered rock song catalogs of any band. Slide guitarist Roy Rogers has been lauded not only for his own recordings but for his long-time collaboration with harmonica master Norton Buffalo as well as his producing of 4 CD projects for blues icon John Lee Hooker and folk legend Ramblin' Jack Elliott. He is well known worldwide for his mastery of slide guitar and has received 8 Grammy nominations for his work as artist and producer.

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In 2011 Manzarek-Rogers released 'Translucent Blues'- a blues-rock collection of songs tinged with poetry and literary references. The project reached #1 on the Americana Roots chart and debuted at #6 on the Billboard blues chart. The lyrical contributions came from such diverse co-writers as Jim Carroll, Warren Zevon and poet Michael McClure, among others. 'Twisted Tales' draws from some of those same writers to tell very different stories. Featured musicians are Kevin Hayes on drums, formerly with the Robert Cray Band; Steve Evans on bass who has performed with the Elvin Bishop Band; and George Brooks on saxophones, who has performed with John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain.

The new release is a collaboration of keyboard and guitar sounds that merge with stories, images and art. These two amazing musicians create an intoxicating; plush sound that is - more than unique. Manzarek and Rogers are seemingly an odd pairing - but their new recording unleashes a stunning musical landscape for the listener - this music will 'take you for a ride'… There is a full-length documentary film to be released examining their unique collaboration and friendship in depth this fall.

'Twisted Tales' is destined to become a classic, not only as Ray Manzarek's last recording, but also as a definitive work of two great artists. Available at www.manzarekrogersband.com/ Amazon and iTunes and retailers nationwide.

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