terça-feira, dezembro 30, 2014

New ANTHROPIA album - Kickstarter pre-orders start soon

We're happy to announce that pre-orders for the new ANTHROPIA album "Non-Euclidean Spaces" start January, 5th 2015 on Kickstarter.

The album is based on the Cthulhu Mythos and H.P. Lovecraft's writings. 

Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon, Star one,…) and Edu Falaschi(Almah, ex-Angra) will make guest appearances on it. 

Digital release date is March, 15th 2015, anniversary of HPL's death.

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segunda-feira, dezembro 29, 2014

PROGRESSIVE ROCK & PROGRESSIVE METAL - E-ZINE - Recommends

NTH ASCENSION - "Ascension Of Kings"
The album Ascension Of Kings has a thread or theme running through it but it isn't a concept album. With the exception of a 3 part suite entitled 'Clanaan Chronicles' which will run and occur on subsequent albums. This follows a story by Darrel Treece-Birch in the vein of Narnia/LOTR which sees the rescue/redemption of a tortured realm from an evil dictator by a Seventh Rider who ultimately ascends to be a prophesied King. There is a spiritual element to the album for certain. Strange Dreams has a 'Matrix' type theme to the lyric. Vision tells the story of Moses vs Rameses from the perspective of a slave. Weight Of The World tells the story of desperation and fear that can cripple the soul but how that can be lifted through each other and true friendship. Writing in Nth Ascension is very collaborative affair. Initial 'bare bones' of songs are brought into a rehearsal setting and the band form and colour the rest from there. Once the song is fleshed out and expanded upon it is then ready for playing live or indeed recording. All members of the band bring ideas to the table and in some cases a reinvention of older ideas, eg Vision is a song written originally in 1991 by Darrel Treece-Birch, at which time it was 8 minutes long and not 18 minutes as it finally ended up. Influence wise each band member sites many artists as 'having an influence'. Such as, Marillion, Genesis, Yes, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rush, Dream Theater, Pink Floyd to name a few. But the band resolutely stands by, that the music that is created is not designed or to order but is a flowing and natural extension of the collective.
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PROGRESSIVE ROCK & PROGRESSIVE METAL - E-ZINE - Recommends

DIVINE ASCENSION - "liberator"
Female fronted metal has never sounded like this before. Divine Ascension's blend of thick, driving rhythms, atmospheric layers, intricate solos and powerful, emotive vocals has already gathered many new listeners and supporters from all corners of the globe. Divine Ascension take the genre of female fronted metal to a whole new level. The band continue to surprise metal fans the world over with its iconic breed of melodic/progressive metal. A definite force to be reckoned with in the emerging metal scene, Divine Ascension hail from Melbourne, Australia and are led by the enigmatic Jennifer Borg – a voice once heard, not easily forgotten. DA is gearing up to release their second album Liberator on November 21, 2014 following on from their highly acclaimed debut As The Truth Appears (2011). Their debut album's successes were many, bringing in rave reviews and allowing the band to play alongside symphonic power metal masters Kamelot during their first ever Australian tour in 2013. The release of Liberator will see Divine Ascension's reach grow further. Soon metal fans will be split into two groups, those who have heard Divine Ascension and those who are about to.
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sexta-feira, dezembro 26, 2014

Our Oceans - Crowdfunding Campaign

Our Oceans

Our Oceans is a new band, formed by guitarist Tymon Kruidenier (Exivious, ex-CYNIC) and singer/songwriter Noora Häkkinen. Featuring Robin Zielhorst (Exivious, ex-CYNIC) on fretless bass, Jasper Barendregt (Dodecahedron, Ulsect) on drums and Michel Nienhuis (Exivious, Dodecahedron) on additional guitars.

Our Oceans' music can be described as immersive, otherworldly and deeply melancholic.


Our Oceans


The story
Shortly after the release of Exivious' debut album in 2009, I wanted to change our musical direction in a very drastic manner. I felt there wasn't much left to say for me as a guitar player and composer in the context of instrumental fusion inspired music. So the plan was to go for a more song driven approach and add a singer to our lineup.

I spent weeks, scouring every corner of the internet, trying to find a suitable singer. Eventually I found a young girl by the name of Noora. She just started composing her own music for which she played the piano and sang. I immediately fell in love with her voice. So I contacted her and we started talking. As it turned out, she actually knew about Exivious and liked what we were doing. What are the odds?

As time went by, plans changed and we decided for Exivious to stay true to its instrumental roots. But Noora and I kept in touch and developed a strong friendship and musical connection. We always knew we wanted to work together at some point, it was simply a matter of time.

In a sense, Our Oceans is the realization of the alternate musical path I had in mind for Exivious.

What can you expect?
What most of you are probably wondering: does Our Oceans sound like Exivious? I'd have to say yes and no. For most, it will be quite obvious that the core of Our Oceans' music comes from a very similar place as Exivious' music. The embryonic ideas where songs start, are often quite complex and progressive and in many cases, could be turned into both Exivious or Our Oceans material.

Our Oceans' musical concept is quite different though, so that in turn makes for the biggest difference. The music is written with vocals and a more spacious and ethereal vibe in mind. So don't expect any crazy riffs or fusion solos. Do expect some very dense harmonies, big and epic post-rock passages and enchanting, goosebump-inducing vocal melodies.

And of course, feel free to judge for yourself from the short snippets included in the video above!

Funding
We've set a goal of 8,000 euros for this campaign. We're roughly halfway through the recording process, having recorded drums and most guitars. We still have to record bass, vocals and additional guitars. After that, we have to press CDs, print shirts, design artwork, and so on. And as with everything we do, we want to do it right! We'd like to put just as much care into the artwork and packaging as we put into the music. So with that said, we can really use some financial help to continue working on this album.

Your support
Our Oceans is a new and unknown band and on top of that, we're independent so we're not signed to a label that can do promotion for us. With initiatives like crowd-funding, we hope the time is right to release the artsy type of music we make, in an independent setting like this. However, we can't do it without you guys! So in case you're planning to support this campaign or if you already did: thank you, your support is hugely appreciated!

And even if you can't afford to support us directly by participating in this campaign, you can still help us by spreading the word and sharing the campaign video on your Facebook timeline or other social networking websites. Every little bit helps, it really does!
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segunda-feira, dezembro 22, 2014

Lonely Robot signs to InsideOutMusic; announces debut album


Lonely Robot, the new project masterminded by producer, guitarist and vocalist John Mitchell (It Bites, Frost*, Arena), has signed to InsideOut Music and is set to release its debut album Please Come Home on 23rd February 2015. Backed by the storming rhythm section of Nick Beggs on bass and Craig Blundell on drums, the album also sees guest appearances from Peter Cox (Go West), Nik Kershaw, Steve Hogarth (Marillion), Heather Findlay, Kim Seviour (Touchstone), Jem Godfrey (Frost*) as well as narration provided by British actor Lee Ingleby (Master & Commander, Harry Potter). 

John Mitchell had this to say about the project: "I'd long thought about doing an album where I could have total control from start to finish with the music, lyrics, production, and choosing who I wanted to contribute - expanding from the idea of just a solo album. Musically, this album is very proggy, but more about atmosphere than technical expertise, inspired by my love of science fiction and interest in the evolution of the human race." 

The track-listing for the album is as follows: 

1. Airlock
2. God Vs. Man
3. The Boy In The Radio
4. Why Do We Stay?
5. Lonely Robot
6. A Godless Sea
7. Oubliette
8. Construct/Obstruct
9. Are We Copies?
10. Humans Being
11. The Red Balloon 

Look out for more info in the coming weeks! 

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Press Release: Romanian Rock Meeting, Spring's most important metal event in Romania, celebrates its third edition with Blind Guardian and TBA!


Romanian Rock Meeting, the event that brought to Romania such exquisite acts like Pain of Salvation (2011) and Apocalyptica (2012), returns with its third edition on May 15th, 2015.

The festival will take place in Bucharest, at the renowned venue "Arenele Romane", one of the most appreciated concert locations in Romania, also a beautiful historical monument. This time around, the headlining band that will shatter us to pieces is BLIND GUARDIAN!

Apart from the German superstars, other international and local acts will also take part in the event. The names will be confirmed soon. Romanian Rock Meeting promises to be one of the most important rock & metal events of the spring in Romania.

Also, the organizers promise a top of the notch experience, as in 2012, when the show offered by Apocalyptica was filmed in HD format by the Romanian National Television.

Blind Guardian is one of the most important power-metal bands in the world and is considered among the founders of the genre. Together with acts like Gamma Ray and Helloween, Blind Guardian has become a true staple of metal music everywhere!

The tickets for the event are already available via Pay Pal, from this LINK. The prices are as follows:

VIP Ticket - 200 lei / 45.5 euro (40 pieces, available ONLY via PayPal) - The ticket includes:
- access at the event
- meet and greet with all the bands
- the poster of the event
- a special package with promo-materials

Normal Ticket:
 - 69 lei / (15.5 euro) - available via Pay Pal, until August 31st 2014) - SOLD OUT
 -78 lei / (18 euro)  until 31.12.2014 (also available in the Eventim network)
 - 87 lei / (20 euro) between 01.01.2015 - 31.03.2015
 - 95 lei / (21.5 euro) between 01.04. - 14.05.2015
 - 110 lei / (25 euro )on the day of the show 15.05.2015

If any bands are interested in taking part in the event, please let us know and send us a press-kit at festival@maximumrock.ro. The "Subject" line should read: "Romanian Rock Meeting".  



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Jeff Beck "A Man For All Seasons" coming February 10th

An in-depth documentary examining Beck's
music and career throughout the 1960s
At the end of 1964, celebrated guitar maestro Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds, a band still searching for their first hit. His replacement was a player of very different capabilities - a technical and sonic pioneer who helped propel the group from their former status as a blues covers act to become one of the most innovative and daring musical collectives working in the UK.

This film traces Jeff Beck's music and career throughout the 1960s - his formative influences and early groups, his work with The Yardbirds, his brief, bizarre reinvention by producer Mickie Most as a solo pop star, and the first, radical incarnation of the Jeff Beck Group, during which he played alongside vocalist Rod Stewart and second guitarist Ron Wood.

Featuring a plethora of rare performance and studio footage, exclusive interviews, contributions from those who worked with and alongside Jeff during this period and a host of other features, all of which combine to make this documentary - the first yet to singularly focus on Beck's career  - a legitimate tribute and enthralling history of this often underrated musician, writer and performer.

Includes new interviews with: Yardbirds first manager, Giorgio Gomelsky; the man who took over from Gomelsky, colourful music biz impresario, Simon Napier Bell; Jeff's fellow Yardbirds, Jim McCarty & Chris Dreja; musical conspirators from the early 70s, Tim Bogert & Max Middleton; the ever shocking Pamela Des Barres (aka Miss Pamela of The GTOs); legendary music press scribes,Charles Shaar Murray & Chris Welch; Beck's official biographer Martin Power and  Uncut Magazine editor, Nigel Williamson.

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WORLD-RENOWNED GUITARIST/COMPOSER STEVE HACKETT SET TO RELEASE NEW SOLO ALBUM "WOLFLIGHT" APRIL 7TH

World-renowned guitarist/composer Steve Hackett is set to release a brand new solo album, WOLFLIGHT, on April 7th, 2014 (InsideOut Music).  WOLFLIGHT is Steve's first original solo studio album since BEYOND THE SHROUDED HORIZON in 2011.  Primal and orchestral, it retains the Hackett trademark as electric guitar runs right the way through with a regular sprinkling of acoustic.  The concept behind it is a new unexplored chapter in the guitarist's career.  Click here to watch the official video trailer.

The ten tracks of WOLFLIGHT take the listener through a journey in space and time looking at the different faces of the endless fight for freedom. Wandering between parallel universes,Hackett explores contemporary and ancient cultures, from Greece ("Corycian Fire") to the Far East ("Wolflight"), the USA and Martin Luther King ("Black Thunder"), but also his very own childhood memories ("The Wheel's Turning") and the unresolved drama of domestic violence ("Love Song to a Vampire").  Please see below for the complete WOLFLIGHT track listing. 

An excited Steve Hackett tells us more about the record: "My new rock album WOLFLIGHT is at the ready and lying in wait. It reflects everybody's struggle for freedom on a journey travelling through both inner and outer space. It explores sounds from as far afield as Greece, Azerbaijan, the deep American South, Sahara desert and beyond, from all our yesterdays, evoking the ancient past".  

Steve Hackett's electric guitar plays a powerful role, but we also hear him on acoustic guitar, Arabian lute and twelve string, along with his strong lead vocals.  Guest Musicians include longtime collaborators Roger King (keyboards & programming), Gary O'Toole (drums), Rob Townsend (sax, duduk), Nick Beggs (bass & stick) and Amanda Lehmann (harmony vocals).  Malik Mansurov on tar and Sara Kovaks on didgeridoo add an extra exotic element, plus YES bassist Chris Squire plays on Love Song to a Vampire and Hugo Dagenhardt plays drums on Dust and Dreams.  The innovative song writing team includes Steve Hackett, his wife Jo Hackett and also Roger King.

In 2010, Steve Hackett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame at The 25thAnnual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony alongside his Genesis bandmates from the classic line-up: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford.  For more than three decades, Steve Hackett has been known for his innovative tone and extraordinary versatility as a guitarist and composer.  He helped define Genesis' sound as lead guitarist in the classic line-up and went on to have a highly-successful career as a solo artist, and also as part of 80s supergroup GTR with Steve Howe. 

Steve Hackett WOLFLIGHT track listing: 

1.    Out of the Body
2.    Wolflight
3.    Love Song to a Vampire
4.    The Wheel's Turning
5.    Corycian Fire
6.    Earthshine
7.    Loving Sea
8.    Black Thunder
9.    Dust and Dreams
10.  Heart Song 

To access a new publicity image of 
Steve Hackett, please click here (photo credit Rick Pauline). 

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Devin Townsend Project - 'March of the Poozers' lyric video launched

Devin Townsend Project's Z² is out now worldwide and the band are currently on tour in the US with Animals As Leaders and Periphery. Now Devin is pleased to reveal a brand new lyric video for the track ' March Of The Poozers' taken from the Dark Matters side of the album, and you can view that here:


Devin checks in with this: "Hey all, Dev here...closing out the North American tour and a heck of a year.  I released 4 albums this year, if you count the bonus disc of Casualties, went through the crazy Pledge process (still going through it) and it was generally a hectic time. 

I feel like I'm at the end of a creative cycle... The Z2 project beat me up in a way I wasn't expecting, but when all was said and done, I'm very proud of it. It's an accurate description of a really stressful period, but I didn't sell out, and I saw it through. Thanks to all of you who continue to support. 

My mind is full of music again, as it always is, but I'm trying to absorb some of the lessons that came with the over scheduling and chaos of this last period, and I look forward to getting my process back on track. Again, I'm constantly shocked by the fact I get to do this for a living. Thank you.

Here's another track from Z2, called 'March of the Poozers'. To be honest, my main motivation to make this album was so I could make those crazy puppet shows that are now online, but musically, it's kind of typical random music that I've been interested in for the past few years. This song was directly influenced by the band 'Samael' whom I have great affection for as people, and I'm happy to present it with a lyric video that Stefan at Media Logistics went above and beyond for.

What's next for me I think will be a short break before the European tour and the Royal Albert Hall show, but then, I have ideas for a destructive bass driven apocalypse record, a meditative record, a symphony, more Casualties, more DTP and a kind of big band thing, none of these ideas are confirmed, but I'm finding myself getting fired up to create in ways I haven't been able to for a few years because of my schedule. I need to regroup and then I'll see you soon. 

I love music. Thank you for the inspiration, lessons and support.  Devin" 

You can view lyric videos for the tracks 'Rejoice' and 'Deathray' below:



You can order Z² now from the following places:

 
  InsideOutMusic Shop: http://smarturl.it/dtpIOM



You can find some of the media reactions to the album below:

'Simultaneously beautiful and bewildering.' - 4/5 - The Guardian

'Z² offers an eclectic and exhilarating joyride.' - 8/10 - Metal Hammer

'Townsend's magnum opus to date' - Prog Magazine

'epic, beautiful and dynamic.' - 8/10 - Rocksound

As mentioned, Devin Townsend Project are currently on tour with Animals As Leaders & Monuments. The remaining dates are as follows:

12/14 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
12/15 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theatre
12/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Mayan
12/17 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom

Next year will also see Devin Townsend Project hit the road in Europe with Periphery and Shining, as well as an already sold out show at the Royal Albert Hall in London:

5/3/15 - La Cigale, Paris, France
6/3/15 - Substage, Karlsruhe, Germany
7/3/15 - Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
8/3/15 - Live Club, Milan, Italy
10/3/15 - Backstage Werk, Munchen, Germany
11/3/15 - Arena, Vienna, Austria
12/3/15 - A38, Budapest, Hungary
13/3/15 - Majestic, Bratislava, Slovakia
14/3/15 - Roxy, Prague, Czech Republic
16/3/15 - Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
17/3/15 - Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
18/3/15 - Voxhall, Århus, Denmark
19/3/15 - Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
21/3/15 - Rytmikorjamo, Seinajoki, Finland
22/3/15 - The Circus, Helsinki, Finland
24/3/15 - Debaser Media, Stockholm, Sweden
25/3/15 - Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark
26/3/15 - Matrix, Bochum, Germany
27/3/15 - Effenaar, Eindhoven, Holland
29/3/15 - O2 Academy, Bristol, England
30/3/15 - O2 ABC, Glasgow, Scotland
31/3/15 - Academy, Manchester, England
13/4/15 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England SOLD OUT

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Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason Deconstruct Pink Floyd’s Epic 1979 Album The Wall @ 35

North American syndicated Rock radio program and website InTheStudio:
The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands revisits the second
highest-selling album in history, Pink Floyd's The Wall on its 35th
anniversary.

By the late Seventies, Pink Floyd had all the commercial success a
band could imagine, but not without battle wounds. The relationships
between composer/ bassist Roger Waters and the other band members, as
well as between Waters and the audience, had been strained and
distorted by the time of The Wall. The only thing left was the music.

In a two-part, two week special InTheStudio radio program, host
Redbeard speaks with The Wall architect Roger Waters, singer/guitarist
David Gilmour, and percussionist Nick Mason about building one of
Rock'n'Roll's crowning recording, live production, and cinematic
achievements.

Based on a music superstar's plunge into the dark side of success
which eventually results in "absolute isolation, both emotionally and
physically, from the audience he or she purports to attract", Roger
Waters sadly recounts the autobiographical nature of The Wall and the
defining moment he remembers it coming to life.

" During a show in Montreal I finally got so angry that I spat at
this child, he was 14 or 15 I suppose. When I got off stage afterwards
I thought, ' What have I been reduced to? And what has happened to the
relationship between the band and the audience?' So, The Wall was
something that I had experienced very powerfully through most of that
(Animals) tour, but specifically on that day." - Roger Waters

InTheStudio can be heard on over 40 radio stations across North
America. PINK FLOYD The Wall / InTheStudio programs air
the weeks of Dec 15th & Dec 22nd.

To STREAM Part 1 online, visit:
HYPERLINK "http://www.inthestudio.net/redbeards-blog/pink-floyd-the-wall-35th-anniversary-pt1-roger-watersdavid-gilmournick-mason/"

Direct Link to InTheStudio affiliate station list and broadcast schedule
HYPERLINK " http://www.inthestudio.net/radio-stations/
"www.inthestudio.net/radio-stations

Direct Link to: Pink Floyd: HYPERLINK "http://www.pinkfloyd.com"
Direct Link to: Roger Waters" HYPERLINK "http://www.roger-waters.com"
Direct Link to InTheStudio: HYPERLINK "http://www.inthestudio.net"
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KARYN CRISIS' GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES launches first track, "Mother"; reveals details for new album, 'Salem's Wounds'

Karyn Crisis -- best known for her trademark melodic singing and
growling roars as the vocalist of CRISIS (1993-2006) and EPHEL DUATH
(2011-2014) -- will return with a new project, KARYN CRISIS' GOSPEL OF
THE WITCHES, and consequent album, Salem's Wounds, in 2015. Due out
March 9th in Europe and March 10th in North America via Century Media
Records, Salem's Wounds contains 13 tracks recorded by Karyn together
with Davide Tiso (EPHEL DUATH), Ross Dolan (IMMOLATION), Mike Hill
(TOMBS) and Charlie Schmid (VAURA). For a first preview of Salem's
Wounds, check out the new track, "Mother", below:

http://youtu.be/_1AIUdaHT_k
For fans in Germany:
http://www.muzu.tv/karyn-crisis-gospel-of-the-witches/mother-album-track-video/2340621/

Salem's Wounds was financed by fans via websites like Indiegogo/Etsy
and was recorded at The Basement Recordings in North Carolina with
producer Jamie King (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, THE CONTORTIONIST).
The album cover was painted by Karyn herself, who (in addition to her
vocal talents) is a respected painter and leatherworker. See below for
the complete album track-listing.

Salem's Wounds track-listing:
1. Omphalos
2. The Alchemist
3. Ancient Ways
4. Aradia
5. Mother
6. Father
7. Goddess Of Light
8. Howl At The Moon
9. Pillars
10. The Secret
11. Salem's Wounds
12. The Sword And The Stone
13. The Ascent

Stay tuned for more news about KARYN CRISIS' GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES coming soon!

KARYN CRISIS' GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES online:
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DR. LIVING DEAD! launches first track from new album, 'Crush The Sublime Gods'; reveals artwork


DR. LIVING DEAD! has revealed the artwork for their upcoming third studio album,Crush The Sublime Gods. The artwork as well as the entire layout of the album has again been done by Dr. Ape, the band's previous vocalist who has been responsible for the artworks of the two preceding albums. Crush The Sublime Gods is scheduled to be released on February 23rd in Europe and February 24th in North America (digital only). For those of you who need some good ol' straight forward thrash to survive the Christmas madness, check out the brand new track "Civilized To Death":https://soundcloud.com/centurymedia/dr-living-dead-civilized-to-death/s-Zbx18

Crush The Sublime Gods offers a wide array of mid-tempo stompers, slayerized fast and aggressive tracks and grooving melodic numbers, uniting all elements of DR. LIVING DEAD!'s multi-faceted sound.
 
More news about the album will be revealed in mid-January. Until then, bang your head to "Civilized To Death" and get a ticket to one of the shows on DR. LIVING DEAD!'s extensive European tour as main support to SUICIDAL ANGELS (tour dates below). It's time for your medication!
 
DR. LIVING DEAD! live:
Conquering Europe - Out for Blood Tour
Supporting: SUICIDAL ANGELS
Special guest: ANGELUS APATRIDA
Presented by: Legacy, Rock it!, Metalnews, Noizeletter
11.02.2015 - (D) AACHEN - Musikbunker
12.02.2015 - (NL) BREDA - Mezz
13.02.2015 - (B) AARSCHOT - De Klinker
14.02.2015 - (D) ESSEN - Turock
15.02.2015 - (NL) LEUUWARDEN - Club Romein
16.02.2015 - (D) OSNABRÜCK - Bastard Club
17.02.2015 - (D) HAMBURG - Marx
18.02.2015 - (D) BERLIN - K17
19.02.2015 - (PL) WARSAW - Progresja
20.02.2015 - (PL) CRACOW - Fabryka
21.02.2015 - (CZ) ZLIN - Masters of Rock Cafe
22.02.2015 - (A) VIENNA - Viper Room
24.02.2015 - (SK) KOSICE - Colloseum
25.02.2015 - (HU) BUDAPEST - Dürer Kert
26.02.2015 - (SLO) LJUBLJANA - Orto Bar 
27.02.2015 - (BA) SARAJEVO - Club Sloga
28.02.2015 - (SRB) BELGRADE - Dom Omladine
01.03.2015 - (HR) ZAGREB - TBA
03.03.2015 - (SK) BRATISLAVA - TBA
04.03.2015 - (A) GRAZ - TBA
05.03.2015 - (I) MILAN - Blue Rose Saloon
06.03.2015 - (D) MUNICH - Backstage
07.03.2015 - (CH) LENZBURG - Met Bar
08.03.2015 - (F) TOULOUSE - TBA
10.03.2015 - (E) BARCELONA - Razzmatazz 2
11.03.2015 - (E) MURCIA - Garaje
12.03.2015 - (E) MADRID - Shoko
13.03.2015 - (E) BILBAO - Plateruena
14.03.2015 - (F) NICE - Alterax
15.03.2015 - (F) PARIS - Glaz'art
17.03.2015 - (D) WEINHEIM - Cafe Central
18.03.2015 - (D) AALEN - Rock It
19.03.2015 - (A) DORNBIRN - TBA
20.03.2015 - (D) NÜRNBERG - TBA
21.03.2015 - (D) LEIPZIG - Hellraiser
22.03.2015 - (D) COLOGNE - MTC
 
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CALIBAN - launch lyric video for "nebeL" via Impericon, tour in January

CALIBAN have teamed up with our friends at Impericon to bring their latest and brand-new lyric video for "nebeL" to you:



www.impericon.com/de/caliban.html 

The song is their very first song completely sung in their native tongue German with guest vocals coming from Callejon's BastiBasti. "nebeL" is taken from their highly successful latest album "Ghost Empire" that entered the German charts at #7 upon its release. 

After a massive Progression Tour and playing numerous festivals during the past summer such as Summer Breeze and Deichbrand in their native Germany as well as Slam Dunk (UK), Fortarock (NL) or Resurrection Festival (ES) CALIBAN will hit the road again with Bury Tomorrow, Dream On Dreamer and Any Given Day in January. 

The band on 2014 and 2015: "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  We are looking back upon an amazing and turbulent 2014! 'Ghost Empire' was released and went through the roof, so we even secured our first Top 10 entry by landing on '7. 

We toured a good amount of the world and played shows and spots that we've never seen before. Everything was unbelievable and crazy, but our tour throughout Russia really capped it off. 

All of it wouldn't have been possible without YOU! Our fans and friends. You make CALIBAN what we are and we'd like to send out a massive 'thank you!' to everybody for your endless support. 

ALONE WE ARE NOTHING - TOGETHER WE ARE CRUSHING 

Still, you know we are always being restless, so we already cannot wait to be out on the road again on our upcoming 'Ghost Empire European Tour 2015' after spending 5 long months off stage. 

We are also looking forward to shredding more places in the rest of the world and bringing them our 'Ghost Empire'. Keep your eyes open for more dates! 

On our tour in January we will be accompanied by our new friends in Bury Tomorrow, Dream On Dreamer as well as our brothers from 'the Pott' and shooting stars Any Given Day. 

Let's start 2015 with a heavy dose of metal! 

We are really looking forward to it and THANK YOU again! 

Your CALIBANesen" 

CALIBAN
+ Bury Tomorrow, Dream On Dreamer, Any Given Day
13.01.2015 (D) Hamburg - Markthalle
14.01.2015 (D) Bochum - Zeche
15.01.2015 (D) Herford - X
16.01.2015 (B) Brugge - Entrepot
17.01.2015 (B) Liege - Caserne Fonck
18.01.2015 (NL) Eindhoven - Dynamo
19.01.2015 (D) Hannover - Musikcentrum
20.01.2015 (D) Bremen - Schlachthof
21.01.2015 (D) Berlin - C-Club
22.01.2015 (D) Magdeburg - Factory
23.01.2015 (D) Jena - F-Haus
24.01.2015 (AT) Linz - Posthof
25.01.2015 (D) Nürnberg - Hirsch
26.01.2015 (D) Augsburg - Kantine
27.01.2015 (D) Kassel - Musiktheater
28.01.2015 (D) Frankfurt - Batschkapp
29.01.2015 (D) Karlsruhe - Substage
30.01.2015 (CH) Solothurn - Kofmehl
31.01.2015 (F) Metz - Les Trinitaires (Caliban only) 

On this tour the band is supporting the international animal welfare organization "Vier Pfoten" (http://www.vier-pfoten.de/) / "Four Paws" (http://www.vier-pfoten.eu/). Fans will have the chance to browse information material, donations for a good cause are more than welcome and will be given to "Vier Pfoten" / "Four Paws" after the tour. The band is kindly asking press and media partners to chip in 3EUR at the entry, but your donation is purely by your own choice. However, every cent counts and will make a change, because as we all know: "We are the many! Alone we are nothing, together we are crushing!"

Ghost Empire buy link:
http://www.cmdistro.com/Item/Caliban_-_Ghost_Empire_-CD+DVD-/47263 

CALIBAN online:
www.calibanmetal.com
www.facebook.com/CalibanOfficial 

Century Media Records online:
www.centurymedia.com
www.youtube.com/centurymedia
www.twitter.com/centurymediaeu
www.facebook.com/centurymedia
www.instagram.com/centurymediaeu

Century Media webshop:
www.cmdistro.com

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LEPROUS - New album update; First festival dates confirmed for 2015!

Norwegian Progsters LEPROUS are back in the studio working on the follow-up album to 2013's acclaimed release Coal, which was successfully promoted with tours through Europe, Japan, North America and the UK.


The still-untitled new album is expected for a May 2015 release via InsideOutMusic. 

LEPROUS have checked in with the following update straight from the studio:
"We're super-stoked about the new material we have composed. It's not really Coal material, following our mantra about not making the same album twice. 

The writing process has been very different this time. Most of the music has been made by Einar, on a computer. Almost all the guitar riffs for example (and Einar has no idea about how to play guitar...), so the guitar players were up for a challenge. 

At the moment we're finished recording drums, and Baard has delivered a stunning performance, so now it's time for the rest of us, to lay down the guitars, bass and keys, before we round the whole thing up with vocals-recordings in the beginning of the new year. 

Mixing and mastering will take place in late January, so we expect a release in May, but all of that is up to our label. Right now, we're just concentrating on doing our part to perfection."

LEPROUS have recorded the drums for their new album in Sweden's Fascination Street / Studio Gröndal with David Castillo (Katatonia, Opeth) and will - just like on Coal and its preceding album Bilateral - be mixing the album with Jens Bogren at Fascination Street studio.

Extensive touring plans are already in the works for LEPROUS and will be revealed soon. A few first festival appearances have also already been confirmed and announced as follows:

LEPROUS - Live 2015:

Sat. 11.07.2015 Barcelona (Spain) - BeProgMyFriend Festival /www.beprogmyfriend.com
Sat. 03.10.2015 Cologne (Germany) - Euroblast Festival / www.euroblast.net
Sun. 04.10.2015 Baarlo (The Netherlands) - Progpower Europe / www.progpower.eu 

Coal entered the national sales charts in Norway on position # 65 upon release and was also voted "album of the month" by the magazines Aardschok (The Netherlands), Scream (Norway) and Rock Hard (France). 

Coal was produced with Heidi Solberg Tveitan & Vegard Tveitan of Mnemosyne and Jens Bogren & Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Symphony X, Kreator) mixed/mastered the album. The album's cover artwork was once again provided byAmerican artist Jeff Jordan, who already painted for the previous LEPROUS album Bilateral and bands like The Mars Volta. 

A promotional video clip for the track "The Cloak" can be seen here:

Another song off "Coal" entitled "Chronic" can be heard here: 

LEPROUS line-up: 
Einar Solberg - Lead Vocal, Synth
Tor Oddmund Suhrke - Guitar, Vocal
Øystein Landsverk - Guitar, Vocal
Martin Skrebergene - Bass
Baard Kolstad - Drums 

LEPROUS online: 
www.leprous.net/mobile (mobile website)

INSIDEOUTMUSIC online:

Free InsideOutMusic digital sampler:

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ANGELUS APATRIDA launches "End Man" video; North American pre-order for 'Hidden Evolution' now online

The release of the upcoming 5th studio album by Spanish thrash metallers ANGELUS APATRIDA is drawing nearer: Hidden Evolution will be unleashed on January 19th in Europe and January 27th in North America (digital only) via Century Media Records. In anticipation of its release, the band is now launching the album's first promotional video clip for the song "End Man": http://youtu.be/y0KX624HvJ8
Fans in Germany can see it here: http://www.muzu.tv/angelus-apatrida/end-man-official-video-video/2341779/
Or check the song's audio stream here: https://soundcloud.com/centurymedia/angelus-apatrida-end-man/s-1SdmN

The clip was directed by Adriana Lorente and Sara Cort, who already worked with ANGELUS APATRIDA on their preview clips for "You Are Next" and "Blast Off". The band comments:
"Behind the meaning of 'End Man' lies the desperation of someone who has reached the limit, on the verge of exploding. Going though certain tough situations in life creates inner demons that sometimes show when least expected. That feeling of stressing intensity is present during the whole song, only letting loose when choruses appear. Adriana and Sara have once again done an amazing work adapting the concept of the song to a video by melting the meaning of this track to the inner general concept of the album and its artwork, based around the astronaut (See here!) with such an amazing and super detailed result."

The artwork for Hidden Evolution was handled by Gyula Havancsák / Hjules.com, who has also created album sleeves for bands such as ANNIHILATOR, DESTRUCTION, STRATOVARIUS, GRAVE DIGGER and NIGHTINGALE. The standard track-listing for the album, which was once again recorded in Moita, Portugal at Ultrasound Studio with producer Daniel Cardoso (ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN, ANATHEMA, etc.), reads as follows:



Hidden Evolution track-listing:
1. Immortal
2. First World Of Terror
3. Architects
4. Tug Of War
5. Serpents On Parade
6. Wanderers Forever
7. End Man
8. Speed Of Light
9. I Owe You Nothing
10. Hidden Evolution

The song "Speed Of Light" will feature a lead guitar guest appearance by Chris Amott (ARMAGEDDON, ex-ARCH ENEMY).

Hidden Evolution will be released as a special edition CD with an O-card packaging in its initial pressing, featuring a cover version of DEEP PURPLE's "Highway Star" as bonus. The 180gr. vinyl LP version will come with the entire album on CD as bonus and is available on black wax, but also as limited coloured editions in white (100x copies, via CM Distro USA) and light blue (200x copies, via CM Distro Europe).

To pre-order Hidden Evolution in North America, please visit:http://www.cmdistro.com/Search/angelus_apatrida_hidden_evolution

European pre-orders will start next week via CM Distro: http://www.cmdistro.de

See below for a series of videos with footage from the album recording sessions:
Video #1 (drums): http://goo.gl/T8jUdr
Video #2 (guitars): http://goo.gl/f1FfRV
Video #3 (bass): http://goo.gl/Gi1M0O
Video #4 (vocals & solos): http://goo.gl/DfMXJm

ANGELUS APATRIDA live:
20.12.2014 - Zaragoza (Spain) - Sala Casa Del Loco
26.12.2014 - Bilbao (Spain) - Sala Sonora
22.01.2015 - Madrid (Spain) - Sala Penelope * Album release show!
23.01.2015 - Barcelona (Spain) - Sala Bóveda * Album release show!
24.01.2015 - Valencia (Spain) - Sala Rock City * Album release show!

SUICIDAL ANGELS, DR. LIVING DEAD!, ANGELUS APATRIDA:
11.02.2015 - Aachen (Germany) - Musikbunker
12.02.2015 - Breda (The Netherlands) - Mezz
13.02.2015 - Aarschot (Belgium) - De Klinker
14.02.2015 - Essen (Germany) - Turock
15.02.2015 - Leeuwarden (The Netherlands) - Romein
16.02.2015 - Osnabrück (Germany) - Bastard Club
17.02.2015 - Hamburg (Germany) - Marx
18.02.2015 - Berlin (Germany) - K17
19.02.2015 - Warsaw (Poland) - Progresja
20.02.2015 - Cracow (Poland) - Fabryka
21.02.2015 - Zlin (Czech Republic) - Masters Of Rock Cafe
22.02.2015 - Vienna (Austria) - Viper Room
24.02.2015 - Kosice (Slovakia) - Colloseum Club
25.02.2015 - Budapest (Hungary) - Durer Kert
26.02.2015 - Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Orto Bar
27.02.2015 - Sarajevo (Bosnia And Herzegovina) - Club Sloga
28.02.2015 - Beograd (Serbia) - Dom Omladine
01.03.2015 - Zagreb (Croatia) - TBA
03.03.2015 - Bratislava (Slovakia) - TBA
04.03.2015 - Graz (Austria) - TBA
05.03.2015 - Milano (Italy) - Blue Rose Saloon
06.03.2015 - München (Germany) - Backstage - Halle
07.03.2015 - Lenzburg (Switzerland) - Met Bar
08.03.2015 - Toulouse (France) - TBA
10.03.2015 - Barcelona (Spain) - Razz2
11.03.2015 - Murcia (Spain) - Garaje
12.03.2015 - Madrid (Spain) - Shoko
14.03.2015 - Nice (France) - Alterax
15.03.3015 - Paris (France) - Glazart
17.03.2015 - Weinheim (Germany) - Cafe Zentral
18.03.2015 - Aalen (Germany) - Rock it
19.03.2015 - Dornbirn (Austria) - TBA
20.03.2015 - Nürnberg (Germany) - TBA
21.03.2015 - Leipzig (Germany) - Hellraiser
22.03.2015 - Köln (Germany) - MTC

ANGELUS APATRIDA online:
http://www.facebook.com/angelusapatrida
http://www.twitter.com/angelusapatrida
http://www.angelusapatrida.com
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MoeTar "Entropy Of The Century" new video from Magna Carta

Brand new performance video from MoeTar performing the title track "Entropy Of The Century" in the Hangar Studio in Stinson Beach. 

MoeTar - "Entropy Of The Century"

MoeTar is:
Moorea Dickason - Vocals • Tarik Ragab - Bass • Matt Lebofsky - Keys • Matthew Heulitt - Guitar • David M Flores - Drums • Jonathan Herrera - Keyboards

Here's what the press have to say about MoeTar and their amazing vocalist, Moorea:

"It is Dickason's distinctive vocals that provide that little bit extra and at times are a breath of fresh air offering a real sense of melody to go alongside the often quirky backdrop." - Sea Of Tranquility

"the vocal harmonies on this disc, and Moorea Dickason's abilities in general, are astounding" - Amazon 

"a scintillating blend of super-catchy hooks and sinuous complexity – all crammed into 4-5-minute songs driven by Moorea Dickason's jaw-dropping vocal prowess." - Prog-Shere

"At the core of their sound is... Moorea Dickason and Tarik Ragab, the former responsible for all of the vocal arrangements... resulting in a sound that's truly grand and widescreen." - Expose.com

"Featuring the powerfully assertive voice of Moorea Dickason, the "Moe" of Moe Tar, here we have twelve art-pop songs of a very high calibre indeed."  - the progressive aspect
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Mistheria - DUO SYMPHONIA | Pipe Organ & Piano

My friends, it is time to announce a project I have in preparation over a year with Roberto Scarpa Meylougan, the DUO SYMPHONIA, classical/modern duo formed by Pipe Organ and Piano. Soon there will be the debut live. It 's not a conventional duo, of course! ;-) You know my musical attitudes shared between Classical and Metal, just think to my colleague Roberto as my big brother. We range from Classical to Modern music, including ad-hoc arrangements of Rock songs by combining use of classical and digital instruments instruments  and media. 
Find out more on our site www.duo-symphonia.org
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Dulcinea has just released our new EP entitled Cosmic Renaissance

After 2 albums - The Politics Of Fear (2008) and In The Shadow Of The Sun
(2011), Dulcinea return in August 2014 with the EP "Cosmic Renaissance".
Orbiting around themes of rebirth, Cosmic Renaissance deals with how
sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, and
overcoming traumatic moments can lead to positive self-realization.
Based in Singapore/Johor Bahru, Dulcinea is a progressive/alternative rock
band whose work continues to be an exploration of what it means to be alive
and all the joy and suffering that goes along with a life consciously and fully
lived.

Web Links
Music Videos
Ice On The Sun
Ghosts
What's Been Said Before…..
This is one of the best albums of last year (5/5)
-Sea Of Tranquility, American Progressive Rock Webzine
The band shows great talent and creativity throughout this work (4/5)
-Danger Dog Reviews, Canadian Music Review Website
It's clear that we have a quality band here and for a Malaysian band the music is very
impressive
-Strutter Mag, Dutch Magazine
A mad passion for music, Carl Jung theories and cinema are the forces that meld the
sound of Dulcinea
-The New Straits Times, Malaysian Newspaper
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CELLULITE STAR - New Album "OUT OF THE CAGE"

Valery Records and V-Promotion are proud to announce the release of the album "Out Of The Cage" of Cellulite Star.


After the release of their first album in 2008, titled 'Attitude Explicit', Cellulite Star came back with 'Out of the Cage', an album full of energy, joy, freedom, style and a touch of glamor. After four years of metamorphosis, the guitarist Kla have joined Izzy, Erika and Elisa creating the current lineup. The girls started to compose new songs with songwriter and producer David "Damna" Moras (Elvenking, Hell in the Club) getting a super satisfactory result.

Cellulite Star is a mark of quality in the rock'n'roll Italian female scene, a fusion of rock'n'roll and metal sounds.

The album includes twelve tracks suited to pure entertainment, full of joy and deep emotions, among which, the rock hit "Alpha Female", the anthem metal "Out of the Cage", the aggressive ballad "Cruel", the super melodic song "New Melody" and the Italian anthem "Why Dream Alive."

The album was produced by David "damna" Moras (Elvenking, Hell in the Club) and recorded, mixed and mastered by Federico Pennazzato (Secret Sphere) at the "Authoma Studios" (Alessandria - ITALY).

Guests of the album are Andrea Piccardi and Andrea Buratto of Hell Club, David Moras from Elvenking, (Hell in the guitar hero Club - United States), Ethan Brosh and drummer Giudi who played drums for the album and sang three songs.

If you had the opportunity to see Cellulite Star on stage, you might notice unquestionable talent and energy.

The new album "Out Of The Cage", matched by the homonymous video clip, has been released on December 15th, 2014 by Valery Records, will be distributed by Audioglobe and available on I tunes.

More information about the band and contacts are available here: http://www.cellulitestar.it/

The link to the video of the single "Out Of The Cage" is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adusYdIEKHY
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Knight Area DVD recording in Poland!

They are proud to announce that we will record our first official DVD.
The recording takes place on April 9, 2015 in Rialto, Katowice, Poland
by Metal Mind Productions. We support Arena, who also will record this
show as part of their 20th Anniversary Tour The Unquiet Sky on DVD.

On April 10, 2015 we play live in Klub Proxima, Warsaw where we also
support Arena.
Additional and detailed information about these gigs can be found by
clicking here. And also at the Live page of our website.

We also take the opportunity to thank all our fans at home and abroad
for supporting us over the years and specially this year. Highlight of
2014 was the release of our fifth official album "Hyperdrive", who
received many positive reviews in lots of different countries and
languages.

Looking back we conclude that 2014 was a great year for us. Be
prepared for Knight Area in 2015 with new live dates.
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Viper Soup Complex from MALTA.

Viper Soup Complex is a rare condition that manifests itself in eclectic musical expressions characterised by uninhibited streams of consciousness. A typical Viper Soup Complex musical journey is composed of elements from genres ranging from progressive rock and metal to swing, flamenco, and pop.

Viper Soup Complex has been lurking around secretly since 2012 and thankfully only 5 humans and a cat have been diagnosed so far:

ANNEMARIE SPITERI - a singer with a particular liking for freshly squeezed brain juice;
MICHAEL SPITERI - a bassist with a penchant for hair stringing and bone juggling;
OWEN GRECH - a guitarist devoted to the research and development of electric eargasms in peanut butter.
DAVID CIANTAR - a keyboardist who is also proficient in the art of snowman seduction;
JULINU (JULIAN MALLIA) - a drummer who is a keen supporter of Global Warming and polar bear extinction;
GUGU LE CHAT ORANGE - spiritual leader and feline choirmaster.

There is no reliable scientific research yet but patients have reported high affinity to bands that include Opeth, Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, Tool, Haken, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Rush, Camel, Iron Maiden, Genesis, Planet X, Animals as Leaders, Metallica, Slayer, The Mars Volta, Anathema, Pain of Salvation, Dark Suns, The Aristocrats, Massive Attack, David Bowie, Duran Duran and Kate Bush.

Other symptoms include irrational mood swings, sudden rashes, daydreaming and spontaneous sky diving.

There is no known cure for Viper Soup Complex so help us in spreading awareness by sharing the music.

In the line of: Opeth, Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, Tool, Haken, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Rush, Camel, Iron Maiden, Genesis, Planet X, Animals as Leaders, Metallica, Slayer, The Mars Volta, Anathema, Pain of Salvation, Dark Suns, The Aristocrats, Massive Attack, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Kate Bush, etc.

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Karnataka will release their new studio album "Secrets of Angels" in March 2015.

Karnataka are very pleased to announce the release of their new studio album Secrets of Angels in March 2015.


Recorded at Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire and Quadra Studios in London, the new album features 8 stunning new tracks including the 21 minute opus and title track Secrets of Angels.

The album features guest musicians Troy Donockley from Nightwish (Uilleann pipes and low whistles), Irish harpist Seána Davey, Rachel van der Tang (cello) and Clive Howard (viola) from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

The album is now available to pre-order from the Karnataka website online shop. Pre-orders will be shipped in the latter half of February.

Available in the following formats:

CD Standard Edition: including 20 page booklet.

CD/DVD Special Digipak Edition: Secrets of Angels CD complete with bonus DVD. Firsst 500 signed.

Deluxe Vinyl Edition: Double vinyl LP in gatefold sleeve. The first 500 will be signed.

FLAC Download Version: 44.1khz 16bit audio download version. CD quality download. Includes the artwork in PDF format.

MP3 Download Version: 320kbps MP3 audio download version. Includes the artwork in PDF format.

The band will be supporting the release with a UK tour:

Secrets of Angels Tour 2015

Feb 27th The Met Theatre
Feb 28th Lowdham Hall
March 7th Derby Flowerpot
March 8th Bilston Robin 2
March 13th Edinburgh The Voodoo Rooms 
March 14th Chesterfield Classic Rock Society 
March 20th Bristol BierKeller 
March 22nd Leamington Spa (special guests of Arena)
March 26th Norwich Arts Centre 
March 27th Milton Keynes The Stables 
March 29th Southampton The Brook 
April 12th Swansea The Scene 
April 17th Leicester Y Theatre 
May 9th London Islington Assembly Hall

Full details on the new band website.

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Heylel - Live Nebulae at Paws and Claws Fest III

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Wishbone Ash live recording of Live Dates as part of the Roadworks series.

Exciting new live recording of Live Dates as part of the Roadworks series.

It's not very often that we put out newsletters but I'd like to make you aware of a great new in-house live recording we've made as part of the popular Roadworks series. I just got home from the final mixing session in New York, of this, the 4th in the series and it sounds GREAT!

If you missed seeing Wishbone Ash on the recent USA and UK tours we played the Live Dates album in its entirety each night. We decided to make recordings of all the shows. However, it turned out that the performance at this year's fan club convention in Chesterfield, UK, was so good that we decided to release just this one recording. So, if you missed the tours and the fan club convention itself, you can still immerse yourself in the Live Dates section of the concert in Chesterfield, as it went down.

For diehard fans who bought the album back in the day, it'll be an interesting exercise to compare how the band in 2014 interprets this classic album. There will be some surprises. For my money, I was very pleasantly surprised at just how good the recording and musicianship turned out. As usual, Tom Greenwood was at the controls on the mix and Daniel Vetter, our stalwart live sound engineer worked the front of house console.

A CD is currently in production and will be available early in the new year from our website www.wishboneash.com or at the merchandise stall on each tour date.

We are also releasing it as a download on Bandcamp for the price of 2 cups of coffee.

If you'd like to support us and hear it sooner you can pre-order the download now, and you'll be able to listen to it on Christmas day!

Click here to pre-order and hear The King Will Come and Warrior now.

It's been a good year
-------------------------------

Whilst no new studio recordings have been made, we've been busy airing a few songs from the critically acclaimed Blue Horizon album which was released at the end of 2013. The response when played in a live setting, to songs like the title track itself, Blue Horizon, has been immediate and heartwarming. Just as it will do in the upcoming year, our touring schedule followed the usual pattern. We started in the bleak winter months of January and February in Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Austria to great response confounding our bookers and promoters who constantly wonder how we do these routine tours each year. Very few bands, it seems, can guarantee customer loyalty in this way and sowe thank you, our fans!

Then, after a short break, we completed one of two tours of North America for 2014. The first one, interestingly, was waking up some of our fans in the deep south who have not had a chance to witness the band live in recent years. So, we were fortunate to be able to visit places likes Atlanta, Georgia, Jackson, Mississippi as well as Texas and on to New Mexico and the beautiful state of California. Of course the warm weather that followed us all the way did not hurt. The temperature gauge even reached a shocking 109 degrees fahrenheit on one day in the desert.

The summer saw us playing a few festivals and taking some much needed family time and in the autumn/fall we played a great and successful tour of the U.K. and followed up in North America with a tour that started in Denver Colorado and worked its way east.


Plans for 2015
---------------------

With the release of Roadworks 4 we are off to a good start but there are also some really exciting live events in the works for 2015. The main touring pattern will follow the lines of what we did in 2014. In other words, two North American tours - the first being just like last year's tour of the deep south and western states, except that this year we'll work the other way round. Our tour will kick off in Vancouver, work its way south through Oregon, California and then move eastwards through New Mexico and Texas, finally making our way north up through Georgia and so on to finish in Atlanta.

From there, we'll fly out to the UK where a very special event is planned in London on May 16th. Chiswick to be precise. We'll be featuring a special V.I.P. ticketed show which will in effect be an opportunity to attend a recording of a vinyl album in real time on at world renowned Metropolis Studios. Attendees will enjoy the recording at close quarters and have their names recorded on the resulting package. Tickets are limited to around a 120 folks so check our site regularly for details on where and how to buy these.

After this, the band will fly direct to Paris for 3 shows on May 19th, 20th and 21st to be recorded for a live DVD. The venue will be the delightfully intimate Le Triton Theatre in Les Lilas district of Paris and we are offering hotel / dining packages for folks wishing to join us for the duration or simply just come for one of the shows. I must stress that unlike some of the provincial shows we do, this one is in one of the world's greatest and most beautiful capital cities and we aim to make it a one of a kind event.

We'll play a date in Provence after that and then journey on to Spain with shows scheduled in Barcelona and Madrid. See www.wishboneash.com/tours for more information.

Again, summer festival dates will be on the agenda, finishing up the year with tours of both the UK and North America again in September and October. We look forward to meeting our friends, fans and extended families on our travels and we know that many of you tie in vacations with our tour plans so we are pleased to be able to give you a heads-up for 2015 in advance.

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Brighteye Brison crowdfunding campaign

Help Brighteye Brison realize the next album: Magician Chronicles Part II!!!

This is your opportunity to help Brighteye Brison complete their much awaited follow-up to Magician Chronicles Part I. In fact, much of the recording is already done and the only big thing missing is funding for mastering and pressing of the CD. This is where YOU come in! We ask you to support us by pre-ordering our music to help us getting this masterpiece out to our fans. This album will be a treat for all of you that enjoyed our previous CDs. This one is special, though... It is actually only one song, BUT it will be +45 min!!!

We are very excited over this album and if this project works out, any money we collect over the set goal will go to completing the next one. We have material recorded for that already, so if all goes well we will have another one ready to launch within a year. Fingers crossed!


What do we need?
 
We have set a budget of 3500 Euro. These funds will be divided as following:

28% will go to mastering.

37% will go to CD pressing.

14% will go to art-work.

8% will go to making t-shirts.

5% will go to creating website with downloadable material.

 4% will go to Indiegogo´s royalty.

4% will go to PayPal costs.
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sexta-feira, dezembro 19, 2014

ROCKET SCIENTISTS “Refuel” at CD Baby, Amazon.com

California prog rockers release second video "It's Over"

It's Over Video:


The enduring trio of Erik Norlander (keyboards), Mark McCrite (guitars and vocals) and Don Schiff (Sticks and strings) known as Rocket Scientists released their 7th studio album, "Refuel" which is now available on CD Baby at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rocketscientists8 and on Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Refuel-Rocket-Scientists/dp/B00QEGYH2G/. The full-length album combines both vocal and instrumental songs with the band's signature songwriting, performance and production style in 12 unforgettable tracks. Refuel also features stellar performances by guest musicians Gregg Bissonette (drums), vocalists Lana Lane, Kelly Keeling and Emily McCrite along with others including the brass players from the band's previous release, Supernatural Highways, and Norlander's Hommage Symphonique album which also featured Schiff and McCrite.
 
The follow up video to "She's Getting Hysterical" from "Refuel" is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Z7jth38CA and on the Rocket Scientists official Facebook page. The song, "It's Over," written by Mark McCrite and Don Schiff, features McCrite on vocals/guitars; Schiff on Stick/bass/cello; and Erik Norlander on keyboards.
 
Refuel started in 2012 with the idea of marking the band's 20th anniversary of their 1993 debut release. Producer / keyboardist Erik Norlander notes, "We decided to write some new music at the end of 2012 to celebrate 20 years of Rocket Scientists. We wrote a lot. Too much, in fact, for a single album!" The band released a 30-minute all-instrumental EP Supernatural Highways earlier this year which represents the first part of those creative efforts. Refuel contains the balance of those 20-year anniversary recordings and is a more traditional album mixing vocal and instrumental tracks in the style that so identifies the group.

Guitarist / vocalist Mark McCrite takes his craft to new heights on the Refuel album. Says vocalist Lana Lane, "Mark is one of the most musical people I know, and Rocket Scientists wouldn't exist without him. He is always up for the challenge of creating meaningful music and delivers incredible work. The songs he has contributed over the past 20 years to both the Rocket Scientists and Lana Lane catalogs are definitely some of the most memorable."

Keyboardist Erik Norlander turns in another production full of depth and color. Don Schiff comments, "Erik is a never-ending source of master keyboard wizardry. His tones are the best, and his choice of harmony is flawless. As for his keyboard technique, it's the stuff of the timeless legends that we know and love." Norlander's keyboard work especially shines on the instrumental, "Galileo," keeping alive the RS tradition of naming an instrumental track after a famous scientist. Norlander was even persuaded to step out with more vocals to the Refuel effort. Mark McCrite notes, "I'm really excited to have Erik return more prominently as a lead vocalist this time out. This was an important element  of our first album, Earthbound, and I'm happy to see it come back!"

Don Schiff performs his usual Stick and bass guitar magic in addition to penning 2 of the album tracks, "Regenerate" and "Reconstruct." He also plays contrabass, cello and viola throughout the record. Norlander comments, "In the few years since the Rocket Scientists Looking Backward project, Don taught himself to play the cello! He had been experimenting with various bowed guitar-like instruments on the Hommage Symphonique album and even on the last 2007 studio recordings like "Earthbound." Those sounded great, but I think Don decided that he needed to learn the real thing … and he did!" Schiff's cello is prominent on the 26-minute opus, "Traveler on the Supernatural Highways," released earlier this year, and the Refuel album takes his string-player role even further on nearly every song.  

Guest vocalists on Refuel include symphonic rock chanteuse, Lana Lane, and long-time Norlander collaborator, rock icon, Kelly Keeling. Mark McCrite notes, "It's also great to feature the inimitable Lana Lane. Singing at the same mic with her was one of the highlights of these sessions, and I love that our signature blend is featured as the very first vocals you hear on the record." And Don Schiff adds, "Kelly's vocals embody all the characteristics of legendary vocalists in style, power and control. On top of all that he also is 'Kelly Keeling,' a legendary voice on his own. It's always a great pleasure to hear his artistry." Keeling provides guest vocals to the horn-driven anthem, "Cheshire Cat Smile," and Lane concludes with album with a stirring delivery of the symphonic gem, "The Lost Years."

Web sites
"Refuel" Digital release: http://rocketscientists.bandcamp.com/
Rocket Scientists Official Web Site: http://www.thetank.com/rsr.htm
She's Getting Hysterical Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeG1m8X_xmU
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Progressive Rock & Progressive Metal - E-Zine
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