sexta-feira, novembro 29, 2013

Fabio Zuffanti and new lbum “La Quarta Vittima”


Early this coming year, progressive rock fans will be delighted with the release of the highly-anticipated new Fabio Zuffanti project, entitled "La Quarta Vittima" ("The Fourth Victim"). The year (2014) marks the twentieth year of musical performance for Fabio, so he has constructed a modern masterpiece whose magnificence lies in being the sum of the unique amalgam of his diverse experiences (most noteably with Finisterre, Maschera Di Cera, Quadraphonic and Hostsonaten, as well as numerous well-received solo albums and projects). "La Quarta Vittima" is an album of modern progressive rock gems, encompassing elements of symphonic, dark, jazz, hard rock, electronic and psychedelic, presented in a unique musical kaleidoscope.

The album will contain seven powerful and labyrinthine songs performed by ZUFFANTI – a group of highly-talented musicians whose experiences run the gammut. The concept for the album was inspired by "The Mirror in the Mirror": a book of gothic and surreal tales, written by Michael Ende.

With this stunning new album, the legendary Italian progressive bass maestro and extraordinary composer has created what is sure to be hailed by many as one of the most important works of modern progressive rock. It is an effort destined to once again elevate Italian Prog back into the limelight, at the forefront of appreciative audiences around the world.

To accomplish "La quarta vittima" Zuffanti (here in the role of composer and singer) has gathered around him a group of talented musicians (including three different drummers) whose experiences ranging from metal to jazz, from folk to funk to prog.

Here they are in detail:
Saverio Malaspina: drums
Jazzist and indie rockers with a famous italian indie-rock band called "Maganoidi". He has the right balance between a jazz and a rock drummer. Saverio played in four songs (some of it very difficult to play) making "dancing" his drums with lightness and passion.

Paolo "Paolo" Tixi: drums
Drummer of talented proggers "Il Tempio Delle Clessidre", Paolo is powerful and very technical, perfect for the two most "hard" songs of the album. He suggested me some very inventive drums parts that changed (positively) completely a song.

Enzo Zirilli: drums
Internationally known jazzist, Enzo lives in London and has played with a lot of famous musicians. He played in the most "jazzy" song of the album. When he comes to record his parts he started to play doing one take better than the other. In the end he said "you choose!" It 'was very difficult.

Riccardo Barbera: bass, contrabass
Another jazzist, Riccardo have also a gret "rock heart" and played his instruments with technic and passion. For this record Zuffanti decided not to play his intrument (the bass) to have a musican that could do the things that he's not able to do. Riccardo did his work excellently!

Laura Marsano: guitars
Laura comes from the tecnhical world of metal/fusion music but when she did the guitars solos on the album Zuffanti discovered also a musicians with a great heart in her fingers. When Laura starts to play her solos there are some moments in which she totally blow away your mind and leaves you breathless!

Emanuele Tarasconi: keyboards
Emanuele is the keybordist/singer of "Unreal City", one of the band that Zuffanti produced for his label Mirror Records. He's a young great talent and he has filled of all his "Emersonian" touch the album with his Moogs, hammond and pianos.

Alberto Tafuri: keyboards
Alberto is one of the most famous italian pop music producers with great accomplishments behind. But he's also a jazz and prog lover. He plays in only one song, the more "jazzy" (the same in which Enzo Zrilli plays). In particular he plays a piano solo that is something of ultra-terrestrial!

Gian Marco "Pantera" Pietrasanta: sax/flute
In his life Gian Marco has played rock, jazz, folk, funky, electronica and many other styles. Is a complete musician and with his wind instruments has put the icing on the cake in the album.

Fabio Biale: violin
Fabio is basically a folk musician with many groups, he played only two short parts in the album but with what intensity!

Luca Scherani & Agostino Macor
Luca and Agostino are respectly the keyboardist of Hostsonaten and Maschera Di Cera. They play two short cameos, Luca on vibraphone and glockonspiel and Agostino on Theremin.

Carlo Carnevali & Simona Angioloni: backing vocals
In the album Zuffanti sang all the songs but he wanted to have also some other voices that could help him to transmit different emotions. Carlo and Simona was the right choice!

Rossano "Rox" Villa
Rox is the most important person for the good success of this album. He helped Zuffanti to produce and arrange it and choose the right musicians. He also played mellotron and trombone and, most of all, he recorded it at his Hilary Studions. Sometimes not sleeping at night until he had found the right sound. This record would not have been the same without Rox's great talent.

"La quarta vittima" will be released on January 15, 2014, by AMS Records, currently, the most important and active record label dedicated to Italian Prog.

2014 World Tour: "FABIO ZUFFANTI + BAND – A 20-Year Celebration!"

Zuffanti, has assembled a stunning new band, poised for a 2014 World Tour in support  of "La Quarta Vittima" and celebrating the twentieth year of his brilliant musical with fresh renditions of his classic work with Höstsonaten, Maschera di Cera, Finisterre and more.

FABIO ZUFFANTI + BAND is:
Fabio Zuffanti: bass, vocals
Giovanni Pastorino: keyboards, backing vocals
Martin Grice: sax, flute, backing vocals
Matteo Nahum: guitars
Paolo Tixi: drums

The band is an Italian Prog "supergroup," of sorts: the young Giovanni Pastorino is involved in the reunion of the historic prog band Gleemen (pre-Garybaldy group); Matteo Nahum has been the guitar player with La Maschera Di Cera; Paolo Tixi is the powerful drummer of the excellent Il Tempio Delle Clessidre, and; the veteran Martin Grice is the sax/flute player with the legendary Italian Prog band of the '70's, Delirium.

These are the confirmed gigs for now:
January 16 – Sesto San Giovanni (Mlan), Marelli79 (showcase).
April 5 – Milan, Casa di Alex
April 26 – Belgium, Prog resiste convention
April 27 – Holland, Boerderij
May 18 – Canada, Terra Incognita festival

FABIO ZUFFANTI

Fabio Zuffanti is is a renowned bassist and composer from Genoa, Italy.
Zuffanti started his musical career in 1994. Since that time, he has been involved in the making of over 40 records as a solo artist, a collaborator and leader of numerous celebrated projects (such as Finisterre, Maschera Di Cera, Höstsonaten, Rohmer, laZona, Aries. and others). He has composed and performed in a multitude of cascading genres -- with prog rock, post rock, folk, pop, electronic, psychedelic and experimental being of primary focus.

Fabio has worked with many noted, important Italian producers; thus, his works have graced a great number of iconic records labels. With various groups and projects, Fabio has performed in Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal, USA, Mexico and Japan.

Zuffanti is also the director of the Mirror Records label, and his responsibilities including recording and production duties. He also works as a composer of music for TV jingles and soundtracks, dance performance and theater scores, and other background music applications. Fabio is also revered for composing two rock operas - "Merlin" and "The Rime of The Ancient Mariner." He has also authored two books.

Discography, books, info. Excludes live, participation in compilations and participations in other musicians' albums.

As FABIO ZUFFANTI
o 2007: Pioggia e luce EP (CDr, Marsiglia Records)
o 2009: Fabio Zuffanti (CD, AMS records)
o 2010: Ghiaccio (CD, Mellow records)
o 2011: La foce del ladrone (CD, Spirals records/Long Song Records)
o 2014: La quarta vittima (CD, AMS records)

With FINISTERRE
o 1994: Finisterre (CD + LP, Mellow Records)
o 1996: In limine (CD, Mellow Records)
o 1999: In ogni luogo (CD, Iridea Records))
o 2004: La meccanica naturale (CD, Immaginifica Records)

With HÖSTSONATEN
o 1996: Höstsonaten (CD, Mellow Records)
o 1998: Mirrorgames (CD, Mellow Records)
o 2002: Seasoncycle part IV: Springsong (CD, Sublime Label)
o 2008: Seasoncycle part III: Winterthrough (CD +  LP, AMS Records)
o 2009: Seasoncycle part II: Autumnsymphony (CD, AMS Records)
o 2011: Seasoncycle part I: Summereve (CD, AMS Records)
o 2012: The rime of the ancient mariner - Chapter one (CD, AMS Records)

With QUADRAPHONIC
o 1999: Tecnicolor2100 (CDr, Spirals Records)
o 2000: Third Ear Band Demixed (CDr, Spirals Records)
o 2001: Sei paesaggi nella pioggia (CDr, Spirals Records)
o 2002: Il giorno sottile (CD, Mellow Records)
o 2003: Le fabbriche felici (CDr, Spirals Records)
o 2005: Gennaio senza luce (CDr, Spirals Records)
o 2009: Ir (CDr, D'ooringe l'orange)

As FABIO ZUFFANTI E VICTORIA HEWARD
o 2000: Merlin - The Rock Opera (2CD, Iridea Records)

With LA MASCHERA DI CERA
o 2002: La maschera di cera (CD, Mellow Records)
o 2003: Il grande labirinto (CD, Mellow Records)
o 2006: LuxAde (CD, Immaginifica Records)
o 2010: Petali di fuoco (CD, Aereostella)
o 2013: Le porte del domani/ The gates of tomorrow (CD + LP, AMS Records)

With LAZONA
o 2003: Le notti difficili (CD, Mellow Records)

With ARIES
o 2005: Aries (CD, Mellow Records)
o 2010: Double Reign (CD, AMS Records)

With BUC-UR
o 2007: Beol EP (CDr, Spirals Records)

With ROHMER
o 2008: Rohmer (CD, AMS Records)

As BORIS VALLE E FABIO ZUFFANTI
o 2010: Boris Valle e Fabio Zuffanti (Only digital, AMS Records)

With R.U.G.H.E.
o 2010: Niente Records Volume 3: R.U.G.H.E. (CDr, Niente Records)

With L'OMBRA DELLA SERA
o 2012: L'Ombra della sera (CD, AMS Records)

Productions for other artists
o 2013: Oxhuitza - Oxhuitza (CD, Mirror Records)
o 2013: Unreal City - La crudeltà di aprile (CD, Mirror Records)

Books
• 2012: O casta musica (Vololibero edizioni)
• 2014: Ma che musica suoni? Diari autobiografici tra rock progressivo e vita (Zona edizioni, out in febraury 2014)


Info
www.zuffantiprojects.com
www.fabiozuffanti.com
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Zuffanti

AMS Records
Founded in 2005 by a synergy with the historical distribution BTF - Vinyl Magic of Milan, AMS Records is currently the most important Italian prog label.

AMS ranges from reprints or unpublished historical records of the seventies through the scenes of the new Italian prog of these years, in both vinyl and cd.

AMS projects often are not limited to the purely musical but they are a fusion of different artistic experiences. The collaborations with artists such as Lanfranco Frigeri, Luciano Regoli, Nicola Pankoff, Matteo Guarnaccia and Pietro Spica led to the creation of limited editions, some of which are already collectors' items.

A great passion of AMS are the re-prints of historical vinyl soundtracks, one for all "Profondo Rosso" ("Deep Red") by Dario Argento/Goblin, always accompanied by a thorough search of material and trivia about the movies.

AMS, careful at the eclectic Italian music scene, also publishes on two subsidiary label, EARSHOCK (hard and heavy) and EXTRAVAGANZA (indie rock).

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Cleopatra Records Taps Modern Psych-Space Bands For A Psychedelic Themed Christmas Album

Featuring Psychic Ills, Dead Meadow, The Vacant Lots, Sleepy Sun,
Dark Horses, Elephant Stone, Sons Of Hippies, and more!

Los Angeles, CA – The 2013 holiday season is about to get a whole lot trippier with the release of Cleopatra Record's Psych-Out Christmas, a brand new compilation of spaced out, psychedelic interpretations of Christmas classics and new holiday favorites performed by a team of current psych-space rock bands from around the globe! The compilation is available now on both CD & vinyl at all fine music retailers as well as for download at iTunes and other digital music retailers.

Canadian indie rockers Elephant Stone kick things off with a sitar-infused version of the beloved Beatles' holiday singalong "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)," followed by Sweden's own Dark Horses turning in an original piece composed specifically for this compilation, the wintry, ethereal ballad "Jul Song." Another Swedish band, The Movements, whose new album was released earlier this year by Cleopatra, offer a uniquely drumless take on "Little Drummer Boy" that swirls with fuzzy guitars and dreamy synths to create a headswimming sugar plum hum.

The vibrant psychedelic rock scene blooming on American shores is well represented here by the likes of Sleepy Sun, who thoroughly deconstruct the 19th century carol "What Child Is This?" and The Vacant Lots, who bring a Spiritualized twist to a long buried holiday treasure written by the band Suicide called "No More Christmas Blues." The band explained their selection, "After spending many hours overdosing on the more familiar Christmas tunes, we gravitated towards the obscure Ze Christmas album track by Suicide.  As big fans of the band, 'No More Christmas Blues' seemed the perfect choice. The song also deals with the sadder side of the holidays, which we could relate to. It was a lot of fun to reinterpret the song in a new light and be part of a record with many other great bands."

Florida-based trio Sons Of Hippies chose the unconventional yet wholly appropriate cover of The Zombies' "Time Of the Season," for what is Christmas if not "the season of loving"? Singer Katherine Kelly explains, "'Time Of The Season' was fun to cover. We replaced the organ parts on the original Zombies version with layers of distorted guitar leads and gave the drums an eerie, echoed intro. The Psych-Out Christmas compilation is unique and spooky and we wanted to be a part of that vibe."

New York band Psychic Ills, currently on tour with Mazzy Star, got their Christmas wish when they were given the opportunity to record a version of Chuck Berry's rollicking "Run Rudolph Run." Guitarist/vocalist Tres Warren proclaims, "I always liked 'Run Rudolph Run' because it was a song that I'd actually want to listen to regardless of what time of year it is, and Chuck Berry is as mythical as Santa Clause in my mind."

Alongside these newcomers, a few veterans join in the mix, including long time garage rock heroes The Fuzztones, and the original wild man himself Iggy Pop! Fans of these great artists, as well as anyone looking for a break from the traditional ho-hum Christmas album, is sure to find stocking full of surprises on this great release!



1. Christmas Monster Party (Intro) - Len Maxwell
2. Christmas Time (Is Here Again) - Elephant Stone
3. It's Christmas Day - Cosmonauts
4. Silent Night - Quintron & Miss Pussycat
5. Jul Song - Dark Horses
6. What Child Is This? - Sleepy Sun
7. No More Christmas Blues - The Vacant Lots
8. Time of the Season - Sons of Hippies
9. Santa Claus - The Fuzztones
10. Christmas Tears - Eli Cook
11. Little Drummer Boy - The Movements
12. Jingle Bell Rock - Quintron & Miss Pussycat
13. Frosty The Snowman - The Candy Store
14. Run Rudolph Run - Psychic Ills
15. Mele Kalikimaka - Dead Meadow
16. Jingle Bells - He 5
17. White Christmas (Guitar Stooge Version) - Iggy Pop

Purchase the CD at Amazon: http://georiot.co/2ceI
or Vinyl: http://georiot.co/2p3N

Download the album at iTunes: http://georiot.co/1a7a

CLEOPATRA RECORDS, INC.
11041 Santa Monica Blvd #703
Los Angeles CA 90025
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Lillian Axe - Limited edition box set

Lillian Axe and CME Records is proud to announce the release of a limited edition Lillian Axe Box Set entitled "Convergence." This box set will contain all  of Lillian Axe's releases from their debut "Lillian Axe" up to the 2012 release "The Days Before Tomorrow along with a bonus CD containing unreleased Lillian Axe material never before released.

The box set will contain the following:
CD  1) Lillian Axe  
CD  2) Love And War
CD  3) Out Of The Darkness Into The Light  
CD  4) Poetic Justice 
CD  5) Psychoschizophrenia
CD  6) Fields of Yesterday + 2 bonus tracks (Japanese release)
CD  7) Live 2002 (disc 1)
CD  8) Live 2002 (disc 2)
CD  9) Waters Rising  
CD 10) Sad Day On Planet Earth 
CD 11) Deep Red Shadows 
CD 12) The Days Before Tomorrow

Bonus CD with unreleased songs:
The Live And War EP (previously a digital only release)
1-All's Fair In Love And War (Live 2012)
2-Ghost Of Winter (Live 2012)
3-Show A Little Love (Live 2012)
4-Angels Among Us (Import only bonus track from The Days Before
Tomorrow)
THE LOVE AND WAR DEMOS FROM 1989
(Different versions that made the final album)
5-She Likes It On Top
6-Diana  
7-All's Fair In Love And War 
8-Down On You
9-Fool's Paradise  
10-The Last Good Bye (previously unreleased)
11-Perfect Blue (previously unreleased)
12-The World Stopped Turning  

Also in the box set you will receive a replica Psychoschizophrenia 1993 tour pass, 2 Steve Blaze custom guitar picks and a booklet with liner notes by Steve Blaze. ALL BOXES WILL BE HAND NUMBERED AND AUTOGRAPHED BY STEVE BLAZE. Due to the great response from fans we will be pressing 250 box sets instead of 100.

Box Sets will ship in early 2014. 

To reserve your box today, please send an email with your email address and name to:

All box sets must be pre-paid prior to release.

USA:  $99 + $6 shipping
Outside USA: $99 + $15 shipping
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segunda-feira, novembro 25, 2013

Marcus Viana and brazilian Progressive Rock Band "Sagrado Coração da Terra" alive at Teatro Rival, Rio de Janeiro, November 22th, 2013. All PICTURES BY CARLOS VAZ

Marcus Viana and brazilian Progressive Rock Band "Sagrado Coração da Terra" alive at Teatro Rival, Rio de Janeiro, November 22th, 2013. All PICTURES BY CARLOS VAZ

Marcus Viana and brazilian Progressive Rock Band "Sagrado Coração da Terra" alive at Teatro Rival, Rio de Janeiro, November 22th, 2013. All PICTURES BY CARLOS VAZ

Marcus Viana and brazilian Progressive Rock Band "Sagrado Coração da Terra" alive at Teatro Rival, Rio de Janeiro, November 22th, 2013. All PICTURES BY CARLOS VAZ

Marcus Viana and brazilian Progressive Rock Band "Sagrado Coração da Terra" alive at Teatro Rival, Rio de Janeiro, November 22th, 2013. All PICTURES BY CARLOS VAZ

terça-feira, novembro 19, 2013

Umphrey’s McGee Spring Tour Heads South


Umphrey's McGee points the bus south for the month of April, with a spring tour that includes stops in North & South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana & Texas. For the first time Umphrey's will perform at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in Charleston, SC, as well as take part in the Major Rager—a benefit concert that kicks off Master's week in Augusta, Georgia. No spring tour would be complete without a stop in Austin, where tour concludes at Stubb's on April 19th. Pre-sale beings Wednesday, November 20th at 11:00 AM ET via UM Ticketing. Public on-sale begins Saturday, November 23rd at 12:00 PM ET.

Digital Tape Machine mini-tour featuring Joel and Kris, kicks off this week in the Midwest. Joined by Sun Stereo and Cosby Sweater, the eclectic, electric bunch makes stops in St. Louis, Urbana, Bloomington, Indiana and Kalamazoo at the famous Bells Brewery.

In other side project news, the most wonderful time of the year is almost here! Pick up your tickets now for the Brendan & Jake Acoustic Holiday Show at the Park West. Doors open early for the annual Holiday Garage Sale, where you save big on discontinued merch and rare posters, and give back to charity at the same time. Everybody wins.

Finally, there's less than one month until Mayan Holidaze 2013 and a handful of rooms still remain. Is dancing barefoot in the sand to your favorite band whilst being served ice-cold beer up your alley? Pull the trigger.

Tickets/umVIP

December
12.7 Brendan & Jake Acoustic Holiday Show, Park West, Chicago, IL RSVP
12.16-12.20 Mayan Holidaze, Puerto Morelos, MEX 
12.28 The Fillmore, Denver, CO umVIP SOLD OUT RSVP
12.29 The Fillmore, Denver, CO (w/ Joshua Redman + Dumpstaphunk) umVIP SOLD OUT RSVP
12.30 Venue TBA, Denver, CO SOLD OUT
12.31 The Fillmore, Denver, CO umVIP SOLD OUT RSVP

January
1.17-1.18 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY RSVP
1.29 Track 29, Chattanooga, TN RSVP
1.30 Tennessee Theater, Knoxville, TN RSVP
1.31 LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH RSVP

February
2.1 The Fillmore, Detroit, MI (w/ The Werks) RSVP
2.6 Upstate Concert Hall, Albany, NY RSVP
2.7 Lupo's, Providence, RI (w/ Kung Fu) RSVP
2.8 F Shed at the Market, Syracuse, NY (w/ Kung Fu) RSVP
2.9 Harro East Ballroom, Rochester, NY RSVP
2.13 The NorVa, Norfolk, VA (w/ Moon Taxi) RSVP
2.14 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC (w/ Moon Taxi) RSVP
2.15-2.16 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD (w/ Moon Taxi & The Bad Rabbits) umVIP RSVP
2.20-2.22 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL umVIP RSVP

March
3.5 The Wilma Theater, Missoula, MT RSVP
3.6 Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA RSVP
3.7 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR RSVP
3.8 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA RSVP
3.12 Ashland Armory, Ashland, OR RSVP
3.13 Ace of Spades, Sacramento, CA RSVP
3.14 House of Blues, San Diego, CA RSVP
3.15 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA RSVP
3.20 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT RSVP
3.21 Hard Rock Live, Las Vegas, NV RSVP
3.22 The Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ RSVP

April
4.2 Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, NC RSVP
4.3 Greenfield Amphitheatre, Wilmington, NC RSVP
4.4 North Charleston Performing Arts Complex, Charleston, SC RSVP
4.5 Iron City Music Hall, Birmingham, AL RSVP
4.7 Jessye Norman Amphitheater, Augusta, GA
4.8 Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA RSVP
4.10 Revolution Live- Outdoor Stage, Ft. Lauderdale, FL RSVP
4.16 Saenger Theater, Mobile, AL RSVP
4.17 Civic Theatre, New Orleans, LA RSVP
4.18 House of Blues, Dallas, TX RSVP
4.19 Stubb's BBQ, Austin, TX RSVP

May
5.23-5.25 Summer Camp Music Festival, Chillicothe, IL


Umphrey's McGee

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Metal Mind Productions signs a record deal with a Polish rock band/metal Cochise

Metal Mind Productions is proud to announce the release of a brand new album by a Polish rock/metal band Cochise. The album entitled "118" is scheduled for release on February, 24th 2014 in Europe and March, 11th 2014 in the USA (via MVD).
 
The band was formed in 2004 in Białystok, Poland. The current line-up includes: Paweł Małaszyński on vocals (he is also a very successful movie actor in Poland), Wojtek Napora on the guitar, Radek Jasiński on the bass guitar and Czarek Mielko on the drums. So far, they have released a demo "9" plus two full-length releases - „Still Alive" in 2010 and „Back to Beginning" in 2012.
 
On their studio albums, Cochise perfectly blend energetic songs enriched with heavy, almost metal sounds with more delicate, atmospheric ones. And that's exactly what you can expect from their forthcoming release "118". The new material will also prove that they can remain true to the rock tradition and still enrich their sound with fresh and original ideas.
 
Cochise
„Coincidentally, the new album marks the band's tenth anniversary" – Radek Jasiński, the band's bassist, comments. "It will be our third release and, on the one hand, it will show how far we have gone since our very beginning and, on the other, it will prove that, despite the changing music trends, it's still us - the same musicians who still love to play rock music".
 
Paweł Małaszyński, the vocalist, reveals the meaning of the album's title: „Due to my work as an actor, I spent the last two years of my life travelling. Different cities, different hotels, where I can also work on new music. For some reason, the hotel rooms I stayed in were al-ways number 118. For me, the room 118 means the exchange of energy. It's really important who you're sharing it with. It's a claustrophobic, intimate place, filled with emotional waste - which you could compare to a peeling wallpaper - that has seen everything our minds cannot understand. It's a room where we sleep with our eyes wide open, hidden in the corners behind spider webs of doubts. It's a rare type of insanity… still cherished and still wanted… buried behind the door to the room 118".
 
Full information to be announced soon!
 
Cochise – line-up:
Paweł Małaszyński - vocals
Wojtek Napora – guitar
Radek Jasiński - bass guitar
Czarek Mielko - drums
 
The official Cochise website:
www.cochise.pl
 
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quarta-feira, novembro 13, 2013

JEBO - Incredible Special Offer

They are giving away FREE, yes FREE copies of the Limited Edition German Import Version of 'Sinking Without You' with all copies of 'Settle Up, Settle Down' purchased before Christmas!!

Offer will stop when we run out of stock so get on it now. Please note, if you have purchased a copy in the last week you should have received the free album.


Also while we are here, Rob Allen has launched a new website for his teaching services, I think you'll find it gets straight to the point http://www.roballentuition.co.uk/


Cheers
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3RDegree Re-releases Re-mastered 1996 CD “Human Interest Story” as Digital Download-Only on 10T Records


3RDEGREE re-release their seminal 1996 CD HUMAN INTEREST STORY as a re-mastered digital download exclusively available immediately through 10T Records' online store.  HUMAN INTEREST STORY will be available through all major mainstream online download outlets (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) on December 10, 2013. This is the very first time the album has been available digitally anywhere except the band's own website.  CD lovers please note, the original "unremastered" and slightly different original version of the album is in limited supply at the band's website.

Before American progressive rock band 3RDegree came to the consciousness of the worldwide prog rock press with the 2008 album NARROW-CASTER and its follow-up release, 2012's THE LONG DIVISION, the band knocked around the New York City area from 1990 to 1997 with little notice. They put out 2 albums during this timeframe, the second of which, 1996's HUMAN INTEREST STORY, was a particular milestone. 

Having just added lead vocalist George Dobbs the summer before, the album's April release was the culmination of 3 solid years of writing and recording to which Dobbs added his golden pipes in the 11th hour, taking over the spot from bassist/keyboardistRobert James Pashman. "I was more than happy to relinquish the lead vocals in exchange for a better band and a less busy me!" says Pashman. 

For listeners familiar with the band's more recent albums, HUMAN INTEREST STORY does not sound a decade away from its follow-up. Patrick Kliesch explains, "Since Narrow-Caster consisted of many songs or ideas started in '95-'97 but not finished, there's a connection between the albums despite the 8 year break-up in the band". 

"Perhaps because of the band's now more masked 90's influences of Soundgarden, Jellyfish and King's X, Human is more guitar heavy, with keyboards in the background as more of a garnish than a main course" adds Dobbs.
 
Many songs from this 1996 collection have appeared in recent 3RDegree set lists. "There's a bunch of songs that sit very nicely next to our newer material and are very much a part of us, so we keep playing them" says Pashman. Songs like the title track with it's memorable melody sailing on top of the start-stop rhythm section and its Jerry Springer-inspired subject matter (sister song to The Long Division's "Televised" about reality shows), the heart-on-sleeve delivery of the vocal on the Todd Rundgren-inspired "Ladder," and the snarky tone by Dobbs on the intense "Top Secret"-the NSA flavored ditty written the year Snowden was entering kindergarten. This song from the point of view of a spy laughing at "the little people" shows Dobbs doing something he would reprise on THE LONG DIVISION's "Incoherent Ramblings," delivered in the voice of a TV political strategist. 
 
Anyone who purchases the new collection via download at  10TRecords.com will be emailed a download code in the coming weeks for a new song from the band called "What It Means To Be Human" (no relation!).  This is 3RDegree's first new music since the summer of 2012.

While a new album is forthcoming in 2014, 10T Records president Steve Carroll says, "Anyone thirsty for new 3RDegree who hasn't delved into material from their 90's incarnation is really missing something special. This material from the 20-something version of 3RDegree is no less interesting or polished!"

All tracks from HUMAN INTEREST STORY are now available to preview in their entirety on the 3RDegree artist page at 10T Records.  Downloads are immediately available in MP3, M4A (Apple Lossless) and Hi Def 16-bit WAV formats.

After December 10th, HUMAN INTEREST STORY will be available through all major mainstream digital download outlets. 
For further information:
Steve Carroll
10T Records
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Edenbridge - Salzburg and Graz concert added and re-releases shipping


We are happy that we could add 2 more shows in Graz and Salzburg to our 2014 headliner tour. The shows will be on the 27th of March (Graz/Explosiv) and 28th of March (Salzburg/Rockhouse).

Here are all confirmed dates:
11.02. UK-London/Garage
12.02. UK-Ipswich/The Railway
13.02. UK-York/Fibbers
14.02. UK-Wakefield/Warehouse
15.02. UK-Newcastle/The Blyth & Tyne
16.02. UK-Bilston/The Robin 2
27.03. A-Graz/Explosiv
28.03. A-Salzburg/Rockhouse
02.04. A-Traun (Linz)/Spinnerei
03.04. A-Vienna/Szene
04.04. A-Innsbruck/pmk
05.04. CH-Pratteln/Z7 (Masters of Symphonic Metal Festival)

More dates to be announced soon...

From now on you can order our first 5 albums as "The Definitive Editions" in our shop, which will be re-released by SPV/Steamhammer next week. Shipping starts from November 18 on. All albums come as double CD´s in deluxe digipacks with numerous previously unreleased material, remastered and with extensive liner notes by Lanvall, including personal thoughts to every single song and many unreleased photos. The outer side of the CD´s offers a special gimmick which is only visible in the combination of all 5 albums and impresses with a noble silver offset print. All pre-orders additionally come signed by Sabine and Lanvall.

SUNRISE IN EDEN - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION

Contains the original version of the album mixed by GANDALF as a bonus CD, which was previously unreleased! Signed by Sabine and Lanvall.

Pre-order "Sunrise in Eden" here:

ARCANA - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION

Contains all original bonus tracks on one album for the first time on CD1. CD2 contains the complete instrumental versions of the album, previously unreleased. Signed by Sabine and Lanvall plus original "Arcana" autograph card from 2001!!!

Pre-order "Arcana" here:

APHELION - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION

Contains all original bonus tracks on one album for the first time on CD1. CD2 contains the live album "A Livetime in Eden", which is out of print for a long time. Signed by Sabine and Lanvall plus original "Aphelion" autograph card from 2003!!!

Pre-order "Aphelion" here:

SHINE - THE DEFINTIVE EDITION

Contains all original bonus tracks on one album for the first time on CD1, including the single version of "Shine". CD2 contains the complete karaoke instrumental versions of the album plus 2 additional live songs. Signed by Sabine and Lanvall.

Pre-order "Shine" here:

THE GRAND DESIGN - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION

Contains all original bonus tracks on one album for the first time on CD1, all songs of the "For your eyes only" single, plus 3 additional songs which were only released on "The Chronicles of Eden". CD2 contains the complete karaoke instrumental versions of the album plus 2 additional live songs. Signed by Sabine and Lanvall plus original "The Grand Design" autograph card from 2006!!!

Pre-order "The Grand Design" here:

THE DEFINTIVE EDITION RE-RELEASE BUNDLE

Contains all 5 albums, signed by Sabine and Lanvall plus a signed "The Bonding" autograph card, the original autograph cards of "Arcana", "Aphelion" and "The Grand Design" and a sticker for free. The special gimmick only appears, when you have all 5 albums together in your shelf!

Pre-order the Re-Release bundle here:
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ICED EARTH announce 'Plagues Of Babylon' album release and North American tour


Prepare yourselves, the plagues of Babylon are officially upon us...  


Metal titans ICED EARTH make their triumphant return with the January 21, 2014 release of new studio album 'PLAGUES OF BABYLON' on Century Media Records. The band will bring the new album to their North America homeland when their headlining WORLDWIDE PLAGUES TOUR hits our shores April 4 for a six-week run with SABATON and REVAMP in support. See complete tour dates below. 

"This is a seriously heavy album with a seriously brutal album cover," says Jon Schaffer of 'PLAGUES OF BABYLON'. "I'm sure it will go down as a classic in the epic ICED EARTH catalog. We feel that the package with SABATON and REVAMP is very strong and we are very excited to tour the U.S. and Canada again and kick some major ass!" 

Exclusive pre-sale tickets and VIP packages for the entire ICED EARTH North American tour are available now at www.enterthevault.com. Pre-sale tickets will remain onsale until December 4, when remaining tickets are made available to the general public through the traditional retail outlets (check your local venue for details). VIP packages will remain onsale exclusively at www.enterthevault.com while supplies last. 

Beginning with their groundbreaking self-titled debut album, ICED EARTH has remained steadfastly committed to championing heavy metal and continues to be one of America's greatest classic metal bands. 'PLAGUES OF BABYLON' is no exception. From the sheer power of the title track and neck-breaking thrashers like "Among The Living Dead," to the haunting "Cthulhu" and the colossal "If I Could See You" and "Spirit Of The Times," 'PLAGUES OF BABYLON' takes fans on the thundering power trip that has become ICED EARTH's trademark. 

For a taste of things to come, watch the official "Plagues Of Babylon" lyric video here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLBNRyGvG8.

A few things to know about 'PLAGUES OF BABYLON':

Songs 1-6 form the 'PLAGUES OF BABYLON story line, part of the ongoing 'SOMETHING WICKED' Universe™
Cover and additional artwork by Eliran Kantor [TESTAMENT, ATHEIST, HATEBREED]
Recorded at Principal Studios - Senden, Germany [KREATOR, IN EXTREMO, GRAVE DIGGER]
Mixed at NHow Studios - Berlin, Germany
Guest vocals on "Highwayman" by VOLBEAT frontman Michael Poulsen and SYMPHONY X/ADRENALINE MOB singer Russell Allen
Guest vocals on "Plagues Of Babylon," "Among The Living Dead," "Democide," "Resistance" and "If I Could See You" by BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist Hansi Kürsch.
'PLAGUES OF BABYLON' Track Listing:
1. Plagues Of Babylon
2. Democide
3. The Culling
4. Among The Living Dead
5. Resistance
6. The End?
7. If I Could See You
8. Cthulhu
9. Peacemaker
10. Parasite
11. Spirit Of The Times
12. Highwayman

 

WORLDWIDE PLAGUES TOUR - NORTH AMERICA

ICED EARTH with SABATON & REVAMP in support:

APRIL:
04: Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
05: Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
06: Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
07: Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09: Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
10: Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
11: Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
12: Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
14: Toronto, ONT - Phoenix Concert Theatre
15: Quebec City, QC - Imperial Theater
16: Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre
17: Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
18: New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
19: Worcester, MA - The Palladium
21: West Springfield, VA - Empire
23: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
24: Orlando, FL - House Of Blues Orlando
25: Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
26: Saint Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
28: Houston, TX - Scout Bar
29: Dallas, TX - Trees
MAY:
01: Tempe, AZ - Club Red
02: West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues Sunset
03: San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05: Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
06: Seattle, WA - El Corazon
07: Vancouver, BC - The Venue
09: Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
10: Calgary, AB - Republik
11: Regina, SK - Riddell Centre
12: Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
14: Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
15: Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
16: Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom