quinta-feira, fevereiro 23, 2017

FOCUS drummer Pierre van der Linden releases his first solo album Drum Poetry!


Pierre van der Linden, the drummer in legendary Dutch band Focus, has released his first solo album entitled "Drum Poetry" for fans and students of his varied drumming styles and techniques. 

Pierre's drumming can be heard in numerous rock, jazz and improvisational bands, but this is the first time it can be heard and studied in isolation, or accompanied by other unexpected instruments also played by Pierre. 

"Drum Poetry was originally made just for myself.  It was just a kind of experience to find out my limits in this atmosphere.  The original CD was just made for friends and this is the first time I have shared it with fans..."

Pierre is the current drummer in Focus and also played with the band during the 1970s including on their hits Hocus Pocus and Sylvia.  Pierre also played on the band's most recent album, Focus X, and is currently in the studio recording Focus 11.  Pierre will also be on tour with the band throughout 2017!

The album has been released on the band's own "In and Out of Focus Records" via Cherry Red Records and can be purchased on CD and Download via these links:

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Anneke van Giersbergen's VUUR Share Behind-the-Scenes Video of Debut Album Recording




In 2016 renowned Dutch vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen announced the formation of a brand new progressive metal band under the name of VUUR. The band now offers a glimpse into the recording process of their debut album at Sandlane Recording Facilities in Rijen, the Netherlands. VUUR's debut full length is due in the fall of this year.
Watch the behind-the scenes-video here:


In the video, Anneke reveals that the lyrical content of the album is inspired by the many cities she has visited while being on the road. 

Anneke comments: "For a long time I've wanted to make a kind of concept album about the cities we've visited, because we tour so much and see so many countries and cities.  I often have a strong feeling for a city. It can be anything - sometimes I visualize a city as a man or a character, or sometimes something happened in that city and I want to write about that."

The first confirmed tour dates are as follows:
9th June - Neushoorn (warm-up show), Leeuwarden - the Netherlands
30th June - Tuska Open Air, Helsinki - Finland
14th July - Masters of Rock, Vizovice - Czech Republic
15th July - Dynamo Metal Fest, Eindhoven - the Netherlands

Line-up VUUR:
Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering) - lead vocals
Ed Warby (Hail of Bullets, Ayreon, ex-Gorefest) - drums
Jord Otto (My Propane, ex-ReVamp) - guitars
Ferry Duijsens - guitars
Johan van Stratum (Stream of Passion) - bass
Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion) - vocals

ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN online:

VUUR online:
www.vuur.band
 
INSIDEOUTMUSIC online: 
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segunda-feira, fevereiro 20, 2017

New Kayak guitarist: Marcel Singor



Marcel Singor is the new Kayak guitarist. Marcel has been active since the mid 80's fronting his own bands, doing a wide range of studio and live session work and is a guitarteacher at the Amsterdam conservatory. Marcel released a solo album called 'Futureproof' only last year.
 
Marcel has begun playing his guitar parts on the new Kayak album 'Seventeen'. If you want to know more about him, find him on his website www.marcelsingor.com.

If you can't wait to hear something, pre order the album at www.kayakwebshop.nl and listen to a demo of the new track 'Cracks', marking Marcel Singor's Kayak debut.
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sexta-feira, fevereiro 17, 2017

XII NIGHT OF THE PROG FESTIVAL

Metalmania 2017 – additional attractions

After a 9-year hiatus, the biggest indoor metal festival in Eastern Europe - Metalmania, comes back to life. The 23rd edition of this iconic festival will be held on April, 22nd 2017 in Spodek Hall, Katowice (Poland).
 
Additional attractions include:
- exhibition of black and white portraits of the biggest names of rock/metal scene (Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmister, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Johny Cash, Eddie Vedder an more), made from the old LPs by Agnieszka Krysiuk,
- merch stands from the most interesting independent labels such as Pagan Records, Arachnophobia Records, Old Temple or Unquiet Records,
- Metal Mind Productions' merch stand with CDs/DVDs plus merch of the bands performing at the festival,
- Rock-Files' merch stand,
- Rock'n'Roll Tattoo and Piercing's stand,
and more!
 
Metalmania Festival 2017 - time schedule:
Please note that due to logistic reasons, Impaled Nazarene will perform at the Second Stage.
 
22.04.2017 Katowice – Spodek
 
Main Stage:
11.30 - Animations
12.30 - Tygers of Pan Tang
13.30 - Sinister
14.40 - Arcturus
15.50 - Entombed A.D.
17.00 - Vader
18.30 - Sodom
20.00 - Coroner
21.40 - Moonspell
23.25 - Samael
01.15 - Furia
 
Second Stage:
11.00 - Mentor
12.00 - Stillborn
13.00 - Thermit
14.10 - In Twilight's Embrace
15.20 - Mord'A'Stigmata
16.30 - Infernal War
17.50 - Thaw
19.20 - Obscure Sphinx
21.00 - Impaled Nazarene
22.40 - CETI
00.35 – Entropia
 
+ Special guests: Roman Kostrewski (KAT) +…
 
Gates open: 10.00
 
Metalmania Festival - one of the most important musical events of 2017, a real treat for metal maniacs! Metalmania remains true to its formula - one day, two stages, over 20 bands from all around the world and thousands of fans! That's what Metalmania Festival is all about!
 
Ticket prices (pre-sale):
FAN ticket – 666 PLN (only at shop.metalmind.com.pl)
VIP - 355 PLN
Red seats H, J - 260 PLN
Red seats & blue seats (rows I-X) - 195 PLN
Blue seats (rows XI and up) - 160 PLN
Standing floor - 170 PLN
 
For tickets go to:
shop.metalmind.com.pl, www.ticketpro.pl, www.eventim.pl, www.ebilet.pl, www.biletin.pl,  www.ticketportal.pl
 
More info:
www.metalmind.com.pl/metalmania
www.facebook.com/MetalmaniaFestival/
 
Metal Mind Productions
www.metalmind.com.pl
www.facebook.com/metalmindproductions
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sexta-feira, fevereiro 10, 2017

LEVIN BROTHERS feat. Tony & Pete Levin, Tour Dates

LEVIN BROTHERS 2017 TOUR
feat. TONY & PETE LEVIN
with ERIK LAWRENCE & JEFF SIEGEL 

 
Dear Friends in Music

Tony Levin is currently on tour with his progressive avant-rock band STICK MEN (heading in a few days to the Cruise To The Edge, followed by the trip to Japan), and in March and April, his jazz band, featuring his brother PETE LEVIN, will hit the road, performing in Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, El Salvador and the USA.

Here are all confirmed dates:

March 4 - Rosendale, NY, USA (Rosendale Cafe)
March 10 - Santiago, Chile (Teatro Teletón)**
March 13 - Montevideo, Uruguay (Las Trastienda)**
March 15 - Mar del Plata, Argentina (Teatro Colón)**
March 16 - La Plata, Argentina (El Teatro Sala Opera)**
March 17 - Rosario, Argentina (Teatro Sala Lavardén)**
March 18 - Buenos Aires, Argentina (ND Teatro)**
March 21 - La Paz, Bolivia (Teatro Municipal)**
March 24 - San Salvador, El Salvador (Scenarium)**
March 29 - Pawling, NY, USA (Daryl's House)**
March 30 - Natick, MA, USA (Natick Center For Arts)**
March 31 - Schenectady, NY, USA (The Van Dyck Lounge)
April 1 - Rochester, NY, USA (The Lovin' Cup)
April 2 - New Hope, PA, USA (Havana)**
April 3 - Piermont, NY, USA (The Turning Point)
April 4 - New York, NY, USA (The Iridium)**

TONY LEVIN - upright bass, cello
PETE LEVIN - piano, organ
ERIK LAWRENCE sax, flute
JEF SIEGEL - drums
** Dates with Leonardo/MoonJune..
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ROCKSTAR FRAME’S NEW ALBUM BULLET FOR BIRTHDAY OUT ON MARCH 31ST VIA MUSICARCHY MEDIA



Hard rock quintet ROCKSTAR FRAME (RSF) is proud to announce that the highly anticipated sophomore album "Bullet For Birthday" will see the light on March 31st via Musicarchy Media.

The band shall release the first single, ballad "Here I Am', on February 14th. You can watch the official lyric video below.

"Bullet For Birthday" has been recorded, mixed and produced by Max Klein at Temple of Rock Studios and Sunfex Studios.

ROCKSTAR FRAME will start their European tour from Russia on February 12th supporting Backyard Babies in Moscow.

Check tourdates below:
02-12 MOSCOW @VOLTA CLUB w/ Backyard Babies
02.14 RAMENSKOE @Slum Dunk
02.15 ELEC @Antimateria
02.16 MOSCOW @Bar For Bikers
02.17 IVANOVO @Bunker Club
02.18 KALUGA @Old School Club

More to be announced soon, including Germany and UK.

Here's the tracklist for "Bullet For Birthday":

I WANT MORE
READY TO CRY (KICK UR ASS)
HERE I AM
GOODBYE TONIGHT
DARK NECESSITIES
RUNNING AWAY
CLAIRE DE LUNE
HEALING SONG
LOVE CALAMITY
SECRET
SOMETIMES I FEEL

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Ian Anderson's 2017: Tours, String Quartet Album

IAN ANDERSON TO RELEASE A CLASSICAL COMPILATION OF

JETHRO TULL: THE STRING QUARTETS

OUT 3/24/17 VIA THE END RECORDS/BMG

IAN ANDERSON TO TOUR THE U.S. MAY 26-JUNE 1 

PLEDGE PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW

FULL ALBUM DETAILS ENCLOSED 

Ian Anderson, John O'Hara, and the Carducci Quartet are set to release "Jethro Tull - The String Quartets," a collection of 12 re-imagined Tull classics, allowing Tull fans and classical music connoisseurs to enjoy the band's vast catalog in a new way. 

"Aquafugue (Aqualung)" for example, starts with the recognizable six note theme before continuing to follow the rules of a fugue. A subject, counter subject, and an accompanying counterpoint all alternate between the tonic and dominant keys. "Loco (Locomotive Breath)" begins with a cello cadenza inspired by the writing of J.S. Bach, an influential composer in Jethro Tull history. Other Tull favorites round out the tracklisting, such as "Farm, the Fourway (Farm on the Freeway)," which starts with a violin cadenza drawn from the recognizable harmonic progression of the song, and "In the Past (Living in the Past)," which opens with the famous 5/4 time riff that helped make the song successful. 

Says Anderson: "There were some songs rather special to me which featured the string quartet such as 'A Christmas Song,' 'Reasons For Waiting' and 'Wond'ring Aloud.' These were my first experiences of working with a quartet. John [O'Hara, keyboardist for Ian] came up with a few suggestions of his own which presented challenges. All had an intimacy and presence which I looked forward to recapturing...."

O'Hara "felt a responsibility to delve deeper and offer a new imagining of each piece. An orchestrator's job is to arrange and compose a new version of an existing work. However, I also felt a responsibility to the Jethro Tull listeners who cherish this material and may not welcome a radical rendition of a beloved song. My ambition was to create a thought-provoking album that remains true to Ian's compositions."  

Jethro Tull - The String Quartets will be available in the USA on March 24th, 2017 via The End Records/BMG. The album is now available for pre-order on Pledge Music at http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/jethro-tull-string-quartets/updates?ignore_id=78188,

JETHRO TULL-THE STRING QUARTETS

Official Tracklist

01. In the Past (Living In The Past)
02. Sossity Waiting (Sossity: You're a Woman / Reasons For Waiting)
03. Bungle (Bungle In The Jungle)
04. We Used to Bach (We Used to Know / Bach Prelude C Major)
05. Farm, the Fourway (Farm On The Freeway)
06. Songs and Horses (Songs From The Wood / Heavy Horses)
07. Only the Giving (Wond'ring Aloud)
08. Loco (Locomotive Breath)
09. Pass the Bottle (A Christmas Song)
10. Velvet Gold (Velvet Green)
11. Ring Out These Bells (Ring Out, Solstice Bells)
12. Aquafugue (Aqualung) 

About The Carducci Quartet: 

Winners of international competitions, including the Concert Artists Guild International Competition 2007 and Finland's Kuhmo International Chamber Music Competition, this Anglo-Irish quartet has appeared at prestigious venues across the globe including the Wigmore Hall, London; National Concert Hall, Dublin; Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen; Carnegie Hall, New York and Library of Congress and John F Kennedy Center, Washington DC.  Festival appearances include Cheltenham Music Festival, Festival Messiaen au pays Meije, West Cork Chamber Music festival, Kuhmo Festival and the Wratislavia Cantans Festival in Poland. The Carducci Quartet are highly celebrated for their interpretation of contemporary repertoire, and are regularly invited to perform new works.

THE TOUR:

JETHRO TULL by Ian Anderson

In addition, Ian Anderson is returning to the United States for three rock tours in 2017; firstly, during this May and June in the Mountain States, Texas, and Oklahoma. These concerts are Best of Jethro Tull multimedia performances billed as "Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson" and feature the regular rock band. They will take place in Albuquerque, El Paso, Sugar Land (Houston), Austin, and Durant OK. Tickets for Albuquerque, El Paso, Austin and Durant go on sale Friday, February 3.  Sugar Land tickets go on sale Friday, February 24.  Stay tuned for an announcement for one more show for the May tour.

There will be a special concert of JETHRO TULL by Ian Anderson with the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks Amphitheater, in Morrison, Colorado, on May 26.   

These are the tour dates with ticket links:

MAY 26: Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO  


MAY 27: Route 66 Casino, Legends Theatre, Albuquerque, NM 


MAY 28:  Plaza Theatre PAC, El Paso, TX  


MAY 30: Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land (Houston), TX  


MAY 31: ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX 


JUNE 1: Choctaw Casino, Choctaw Grand Theater, Durant, OK  


In 2017, JETHRO TULL by Ian Anderson will play in Australia and New Zealand during April with further tours and concerts throughout Europe, USA and South America later in the year.  

Ian is accompanied by Tull members David Goodier (bass), John O'Hara (keyboards), Florian Opahle (guitar), Scott Hammond (drums). 

Formed in 1968, Jethro Tull has released 30 studio and live albums, selling more than 60 million copies worldwide. With nearly 50 years' history, the band has performed more than 3,000 concerts in 40 countries, playing 100+ concerts each year. 

Look out for more information at www.jethrotull.com.
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Krissy Matthews releases new live album 'Live At Freak Valley'

ON TOUR IN THE UK DURING MARCH / APRIL 2017

Krissy Matthews Band are set to embark on a UK tour in March and April to celebrate the release of their first live album Live At Freak Valley. Released by Proper Records on Friday 14th April, the live album was recorded at the Freak Valley Festival in Siegen, Germany on May 27, 2016. It really catches the adrenalin and pure excitement of the band in all their glory.   

"Too many bands release "live records" but half of it is over dubbed in the studio and the f*** ups are erased," says Matthews. "On Freak Valley you get the real deal. No overdubs." 

Originally from Oxford, Krissy's band has often been described as an exciting, high octane, power rock trio steeped in blues roots. 24 year old Matthews has performed at some of Europe's most iconic music venues including Ronnie Scott's, Loreley, Tanzbrunnen and Festa Avante. He's also opened for many high profile recording artists at the top of their game including Joe Bonamassa, Toto, Gregg Allman and Tedeschi Trucks Band. 

Further info about Krissy Matthews' new album Live At Freak Valley – http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/krissymatthews/freak-valley.htm.  Pre-order the album from Amazon. 


LIVE AT FREAK VALLEY – TRACK LISTING 

1. Feeling For The Blues
2. I've Been Searching
3. All Night Long
4. Searching The Desert For The Blues
5. Language by Injection
6. The Soul Will Never Die
7. Bad Boy
8. Freedom
9. Hit The Rock
10. Roadsick Blues
11. Bubbles And The Seven Phones 

KRISSY MATTHEWS – MARCH / APRIL 2017 UK TOUR

The Bullingdon, Oxford - Wednesday 29 March
The Chambers, Folkestone - Thursday 30 March
The Fiddler's Elbow, London - Wednesday 19 April
Tring Blues Bar, Tring - Thursday 20 April
The Bear Club, Luton - Friday 21 April
The Fleur De Lys, Didcot - Saturday 22 April
Black Market, Mansfield - Sunday 23 April
Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff  - Monday 24 April
The Arches, Coventry - Thursday 27 April

Art Rock Band Schooltree Descends into Crumbling Dreamworld with Multimedia Epic Heterotopia



Boston, MA - When music trends pander to the lowest common denominator, the real rebellion discards formulas and charts a stubbornly individualistic path. That's where we find Schooltree on their second release, Heterotopia: forging a new standard in sonic storytelling and taking us through cracks in the sidewalk into other worlds.

The story
Four years in the making, Heterotopia is a symphonic odyssey through a dystopian dreamworld: a 100-minute double record in the tradition of ambitious concept albums like The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Quadrophenia.

Underachiever Suzi loses her body and must make her way through a parallel world of the collective unconscious to get it back. But the road she travels has been overtaken by shadows and chaos. In order to become whole again, Suzi must uncover the origins of this darkness, in a journey that takes her from the neon lights of her plasterboard horizon home to the bottom of a cursed river, where the fate of this place and her own are inextricably linked.

The recording
Produced by Peter Moore (Think Tree, Count Zero) and Lainey Schooltree, Heterotopia favors warmth and dynamics but also clarity and punch, effecting a sound that's both classic and contemporary. Dramatic choices like distinct singing styles for each character's voice and accompanying instrumentation guide the listener through a shifting topography layered with stacked guitar harmonies, crystalline synth leads, odd time grooves and ominous ambient soundscapes.

Heterotopia's successful Kickstarter campaign raised more than $20,000, with signal boosts from notable artists Aimee Mann, Neko Case, Margaret Cho, Amanda Palmer and Barry Crimmins. (link: http://kck.st/1Rn2Je8 )

Brimming with ambition, this record is the sound of a group of musicians playing at their peak.

The illustrated book
In a nod to classic opera, Heterotopia's complete libretto will be made available as a companion to the album, bringing the story and lyrics to life in a full color illustrated book. Combining influences from art nouveau and graphic novels, the artwork has a dreamlike quality that complements the music.

The live experience
Heterotopia will first be performed on March 31 at OBERON, the American Repertory Theater's stage in Cambridge, MA. The performance will take audiences inside a 3D interactive light sculpture video installation by Sam Okerstrom-Lang (Samo), a Boston-based new-media interdisciplinary digital artist and designer. Samo's boundary-pushing work will use technology create an immersive sensory experience, blurring the line between nirvana and dystopia. From the moment each audience member enters the room, their experience will reflect Suzi's, as the installation's elements are activated in parallel with the performance. Key moments will be accentuated with sound and light, triggering an out-of-body sensation of navigating the worlds expressed in the music.

Lainey Schooltree
Lainey Schooltree is a Boston-based composer, performer and producer. A classically trained musician and vaudeville performer, humor and tragedy inform each other equally in her work. She explores the intersection of the new and old, always striving for the timeless in sound and theme. Her band, Schooltree, fuses literature and music to create something uniquely accessible, visceral and profound.

Lainey is the composer and librettist of Heterotopia, and will serve as performer, musical director and producer of the live experience.

Here's what the press have raved about Schooltree!

"Schooltree's music embodies the essence of Art Rock, with catchy melodies, sophisticated arrangements, lush instrumentation, and a wide array of influences that - besides classic prog - include opera, Broadway musicals and baroque pop. Lainey's dazzling vocals deliver lyrics that are humorous and thought-provoking at the same time. Highly recommended to fans of Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Supertramp, Queen and Roxy Music." – Progarchives.com

"Schooltree (the woman) is a painstaking crafter of sound, if not an outright artisan of sound..." – Cambridge Day

"All in all, Lainey has her own stamp and an incredible sense of all aspects of music, from basic structure to finished master. Her arrangement skills are regal. Her composition smarts are sorely beautiful. Schooltree moves from art pop to symphonic rock, to haunting ballad to unforgettable music all over." – Prognaut.com

"It takes a certain kind of courage to get onstage and make people laugh. It also takes courage to lead a rock band playing your own autobiographical, if cryptic, songs. For Lainey Schooltree, it has been a long trip transitioning from one to the other." – The Phoenix

"Shockingly gorgeous… There's an undeniable charm in Schooltree's music." – Glorydaze Music

"Schooltree is a beautifully unique and experimental artist. Possessing a world of talent as vocalist, pianist, and composer, she is unafraid to let her creativity and imagination unfold and take her in whichever direction she feels like going." – Bill Copeland News

"Lainey is the prog rock queen of modern times, with her Broadway musical vocals and theatrical cabaret presentation." – Boston Survival Guide

"With a voice that garners comparisons with Goldfrapp, Tori Amos, Kate Bush and even Freddie Mercury, and a virtuoso command of the keyboard, singer Lainey Schooltree is a strong frontwoman who becomes two or three times actual size on stage. Believe it."  – Boston Band Crush 

To purchase Heterotopia:

For more information:
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quarta-feira, fevereiro 08, 2017

Gong Expresso Feat. Gong Alumni Francois Causse, Benoit Moerlen and Hansford Rowe To Release New Album “Decadence”


Montreal - Hansford Rowe's HRIII merges with Gong Expresso! Gong alumni Francois Causse, Benoit Moerlen and Hansford Rowe join HRIII guitarist Julien Sandiford for the recording of the new album by Gong Expresso titled "Decadence."

Says Hansford, " 'Decadence' is the title tune on the new Gong Expresso album. Here the word means 'falling away.' I hope this tune and all the music on the album somehow addresses this in an unadorned, direct way. When I play with these 3 musicians I am convinced there is something special happening. Benoit Moerlen (vibes, marimba) and Francois Causse (drums, perc) and I began playing together in early 1977 in PM's Gong and our rapport is of the kind only long term relationships can provide. On the other hand Julien who is 25 has been alive less time than I have been playing with the others. Yet our musical relationship feels infinitely long. We are recording in two cities, Paris and Montreal. Francois' studio in Paris is a tuned percussion church and Piccolo Studios in Montreal is owned by Denis Savage who is co-producing with the band. He is known for his work with Celine Dion."
 
Featuring:
Francois Causse - drums, percussion
Julien Sandiford - guitar
Benoit Moerlen - vibes, marimba
Hansford Rowe - bass


PM's Gong was a major branch of the massive Gong tree. In the mid 1970's drummer Pierre Moerlen separated from Daevid Allen marking an end to the Flying Teapot period and a powerful jazz/rock unit was formed and signed to Virgin Records. Pierre's brother Benoit Moerlen, Hansford Rowe, Francois Causse, Allan Holdsworth were core members. Many major guests joined them both on albums and touring. Mick Taylor, Mike Oldfield, and French violinist Didier Lockwood were key participants. Mike Oldfield occasionally used the PMG rhythm section for touring also calling on members for albums such as "Ommadawn", "Incantations", "Exposed" and "Platinum." Pierre Moerlen sadly passed away on May 5th, 2005.

In concert Gong Expresso mines their huge repertoire and has exceptional guests joining them regularly. Along with finishing their new album, the band will be releasing a new video soon.

For more information: www.pledgemusic.com/projects/hr3
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segunda-feira, fevereiro 06, 2017

Female Guitar Shredder Tara Lynch To Release New Single “Trustless” Feat. Members of Dream Theater, Yngwie Malmsteen, Whitesnake and Alice Cooper!


Los Angeles - Tara Lynch is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Tara will be releasing her new single "Trustless" from her forthcoming debut album "Evil Enough" on Friday, February 10, 2017. "Evil Enough" is a melodic metal album full of rich guitar dominant tracks, all written by Tara Lynch.  Along with Tara on all lead/rhythm guitars, this album features an all-star lineup of high-profile guest musicians including Tony MacAlpine and Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, KISS, Alice Cooper, Yngwie Malmsteen, Billy Idol) on keyboards, Björn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Quiet Riot, Soul Sign, Dio Disciples) and Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Last In Line) on bass, Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne) and Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper) on drums and the virtuoso vocals of Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli Jon Roth, Dokken, Dio Disciples, Raiding the Rock Vault).
 
Says Tara, "Both the concept and meaning behind 'Trustless' are autobiographical. I've been through life's toughest moments and have come out on the other side much stronger for it. I've decided to tell my story both for therapeutic reasons and also in hopes that it can relate to and offer support to others in the same situation.
 
"The entire 'Evil Enough' album is a musical autobiography. Very often, the term 'blood, sweat and tears' is used as a metaphor to describe the work one puts in to something that they are 110% invested in. This would be an accurate metaphor where I am concerned. It has been a tremendously emotional journey into my own soul in order to both write the lyrics that explain my experiences, as well as write the melodies to convey the feelings involved within each experience."
 
"Tara Lynch has a beautiful natural vibrato that I have only heard in the very top guitar players" - Derek Sherinian
 
Primarily self-taught, Tara played both electric and acoustic guitar and wrote songs in her childhood, picking up the bass guitar, drums and piano along the way. Very serious about her musicianship and the unending desire to improve, Tara has personally studied guitar with Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Alcatrazz), drums with Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), bass with Björn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Quiet Riot, Soul Sign, Dio Disciples) and piano with Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, KISS, Alice Cooper, Yngwie Malmsteen, Billy Idol).
 
In 2015, Tara accepted the invitation from Geert Fiew (founder of Belgian band Beyond the Labyrinth) to write and perform guitar solos on Beyond the Labyrinth's upcoming fourth album, "The Art of Resilience", to be released in early 2017.  At the same time, Tara began writing for her own upcoming debut album, "Evil Enough".
 
"Tara is just a pure pleasure and honor to work with. She knows what she wants but yet so humble and grateful. And what a talent! And did I mention sweetheart?" – Björn Englen 
 
Featured performers on Tara Lynch's "EVIL ENOUGH":
Mark Boals (vocals)
Björn Englen (bass)
Tony MacAlpine (keyboards)
Derek Sherinian (keyboards)
Glen Sobel (drums)
Phil Soussan (bass)
Brian Tichy (drums)
 
On "Evil Enough", all songs are written by Tara Lynch, who performs all lead and rhythm guitars, and on some tracks, bass guitar.
 
"After knowing her as a friend for many years, I knew it would be fun, but working with Tara is like holding a Tiger by the tail, she is so full of talent and energy, knows exactly what she wants and is not afraid to go for it! It was a really great experience!" - Mark Boals
 
In closing Tara has this to impart, "This album has been a labor of love and an important part of both my personal and musical growth process. At the end of the day, it's an album that I am extremely proud of and I really hope it touches people out there in the world who can relate to it and that it can help them know they're not alone."
 
Along with the release of "Evil Enough" in 2017, Tara Lynch plans to tour. "Let's rock!" - Tara Lynch
 
To purchase Tara Lynch's "Trustless" single:
 
Tara Lynch's official website: http://www.taralynch.com/

Pendragon – new live DVD to be released in April!

The legendary progressive rock band Pendragon return with their brand new live release entitled "Masquerade 20". Celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the most successful albums in their career - an album that won them near-overwhelming acclaim and made them one of the highest-selling bands unsigned to a major label at that time - the band returned to the Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice, Poland in May 2016 to record a special show, consisting of all the classics from "The Masquerade Overture" as well as a number of fan-favourites from their other releases.
 
Nick Barrett, guitarist and vocalist comments: "This dvd is probably the most cohesive performance from the band so far captured on film. Just as we have been together for so many years as musicians it shows us as friends as well, even with new boy, Vinnie our drummer and Verity and Tina on backing vocals who appear for the first time with us on DVD. The overall feel of the music and performance is fantastic and the sound is amazing."
 
The cover artwork was done by Björn Gooßes – Killustrations, know also for the band's previous artworks: "Pure", "Passion", "Men Who Climb Mountains" and "Out of Order Comes Chaos" DVD.
 
The DVD will also include an interview with Peter Gee and Jan-Vincent Velazco, photo gallery and other extras.
 
"Masquerade 20" DVD is scheduled for release on April, 7th (May 5th in USA). Also available as a double CD.
 
 
Pendragon "Masquerade 20"
 
Label: Metal Mind Productions
Cat. no.: MMPDVD0219
Barcode: 5907785039841
Format: DVD
Genre:  progressive rock
Release date: 07.04.2017 Europe / 05.05.2017 USA
 
Tracklist:
 
1. The Masquerade Overture
2. As Good as Gold
3. Paintbox
4. The Pursuit of Excellence
5. Guardian of My Soul
6. The Shadow
7. Masters of Illusion
8. King of the Castle
9. Schizo
10. Beautiful Soul
11. Faces of Light
12. Nostradamus
13. Explorers of the Infinite
14. Come Home Jack
15. This Green and Pleasant Land
16. Breaking the Spell
17. Indigo
 
Extras:
Interview with Peter Gee and Jan-Vincent Velazco
In Bardo in Sri Lanka
Photo gallery
Discography
Desktop images
 
 
Pendragon – official website:
http://www.pendragon.mu
 
Metal Mind Productions
www.metalmind.com.pl
www.facebook.com/metalmindproductions
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sexta-feira, fevereiro 03, 2017

are Studio Sessions From Legendary DOORS Guitarist ROBBY KRIEGER Featured On A Superb New Collection!



Los Angeles, CA - He is undoubtedly one of the boldest rock guitarists of all-time, a pioneering songwriter who fused classic blues with California psychedelia to create some of rock music's greatest songs including "Love Me Two Times," "Touch Me," "Love Her Madly" and more. And, of course, he was a founding member of one of the most critically and commercially adored bands in history, The Doors. But in the time since his tenure with that iconic outfit, Robby Krieger has not simply rested on his laurels. Instead, he has gone on to release a series of solo albums that found Krieger and his trademark Gibson SG adventuring into the outer reaches of space rock, jazz, classical music and more! Krieger has also collaborated on several studio recordings that reinterpreted classic songs by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Supertramp and others. Now, a new collection of these studio sessions, including two exclusive, never-before-released mixes and a bonus live recording available on CD for the first time. In Session features an incredible roster of guest appearances including Jackson Browne, Hawkwind's Nik Turner, Asia's John Wetton, Styx's Tommy Shaw, and even the Star Trek captain himself, William Shatner! Don't miss this incredible collection available everywhere February 17 from Purple Pyramid Records.

Track List:
1. Across The Universe feat. Jackson Browne
2. Hypernova feat. Nik Turner (Inner Space Mix)
3. Empty Spaces feat. Billy Sherwood
4. Where We Belong (Prism Mix) feat. Tony Kaye
5. Don't Leave Me Now feat. Tommy Shaw
6. Brain Damage feat. Geoff Downes
7. School feat. Rod Argent
8. Deep Down feat. William Shatner
9. Little Drummer Boy
10. All You Need Is Love feat. John Wetton
BONUS TRACK
11. Back Door Man (Live)

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quarta-feira, fevereiro 01, 2017

The Mute Gods launch first track-by-track interview




Nick Beggs (Steven Wilson, Steve Hackett), Roger King (Steve Hackett) and Marco Minnemann (Joe Satriani, Aristocrats) will return as The Mute Gods with their forthcoming second album '...tardigrades will inherit the earth' set for release on the 24th February 2017. In the run up to the release they are launching 3 track-by-track interviews with Nick & Roger discussing each of the albums songs. 

You can watch the first installment here: 


The band recently launched the track 'We Can't Carry On'. Watch a lyric video for it here: https://youtu.be/SyjNard5ers

Nick Beggs had this to say:
"We Can't Carry On, is a reflection of the times in which we live. Caught between war and political madness, something has to give."
 
Pre-order the album digitally from iTunes or Amazon, and get 'We Can't Carry On' immediately below: 
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Following the release of 2016's debut album 'do nothing till you hear from me', and a Progressive Music Award 2016 win in the Vanguard category, the trio deliver adventurous rock effort infused with timely perspectives on the state of religion, politics, media, and the environment.
 
 
The Mute Gods examine these and other major queries facing our planet on its second album for InsideOut Music. It's a darker, deeply thought-provoking follow-up to its acclaimed 2016 debut recording 'Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me'. It picks up from where the first album left off, with its examination of societal control mechanisms, and looks at the inevitable outcomes should we continue down dark, dogmatic pathways. Musically, the album is an expansive rock effort with a heavier, more metal-oriented focus than its predecessor, yet steeped in melodicism and addictive hooks.
 
Nick Beggs had this to say:
 
"I know I'm not the only person who feels the way I do," says Beggs. "Other people understand the state of the world and what's at stake as we make one terrifyingly bad decision after another. This album asks people to take off their rose-tinted spectacles and consider the reality facing us. At this point in my career, I feel strongly that it's important to use music as a vehicle for truth, not just feel-good entertainment."
 

The album will be available as a limited edition CD digipak (with bonus track),
gatefold 2LP + CD & digital download. 

The full track-listing is below:
1.    Saltatio Mortis
2.     Animal Army
3.    We Can't Carry On
4.    The Dumbing Of The Stupid
5.    Early Warning
6.    Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth
7.    Window onto the Sun
8.    Lament
9.    The Singing Fish Batticaloa
10.  Hallelujah (bonus track)
11.  The Andromeda Strain
12.  Stranger Than Fiction

Pre-order the album now from Burning Shed and receive a signed postcard while stocks last: https://www.burningshed.com/store/InsideOutMusic/ 
 
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The Mute Gods was founded in 2015 by Beggs, a celebrated bassist, Stick player, songwriter and vocalist who has sold more than three million records with his own groups. His contributions also grace the work of myriad artists and genres, including progressive rock, pop, Celtic, funk, and soul.
 
Beggs records and tours with Steven Wilson, one of the best-selling alternative rock artists of this generation, as well as Steve Hackett, formerly of Genesis. In addition, Beggs has worked with legends across the pop and rock worlds, including Belinda Carlisle, John Paul Jones, Gary Numan, Kim Wilde, Englebert Humperdink and Seal. In the progressive rock realm, he's also performed with Steve Howe, Iona, Lifesigns, and Rick Wakeman.
 
Unlike the debut Mute Gods album, which included many special guests, Beggs chose to keep this release to the core trio ensuring a laser focus and consistency throughout. Roger King, the album's keyboardist and producer, also works with Beggs on Hackett's sold-out world tours. King has long been Hackett's right-hand man, serving in production, arrangement and writing capacities for the guitarist. Marco Minnemann, considered one of the most important, explosive drummers of our time, has worked with Beggs extensively on many Wilson tours and recordings.
 
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