Ayreon's The Theater Equation DVD/Blu-Ray Package Announced

In September 2015, over the course of four sold-out shows, Ayreon's legendary progressive rock concept album The Human Equation was brought to life as a full-blown musical production at the Nieuwe Luxor theater in Rotterdam.

This limited run of performances was witnessed by die-hard fans from across the world, but now Arjen Lucassen's story can be witnessed by all, as a recording of the final night of those special evenings is being released as both a DVD & Blu-Ray package on June 17th, 2016. The Theater Equation is subtitled in nine different languages and includes nearly one-and-a-half hours of bonus content.
Arjen comments:

"Even today as I write this, I am amazed and touched by how hard everyone worked and how much love and care they generously gave to make it all happen. Sometimes the dream becomes reality!"

The stage show stars Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie in his original roll as "Me" and features nearly the entire cast of vocalists from the original 2004 album. The main cast is supported by a specially put-together 19-strong Epic Rock Choir. This is a unique document of an undertaking that was surely once in a lifetime.

Cast:
James LaBrie as 'Me'
Devon Graves as 'Agony'
Heather Findlay as 'Love'
Eric Clayton as 'Reason'
Magnus Ekwall as 'Pride',
Marcela Bovio as 'Wife'
Irene Jansen as 'Passion'
Anneke van Giersbergen as 'Fear',
Jermain van der Bogt (Wudstik) as 'Best Friend'
Mike Mills as 'Rage/Father'
Nienke Verboom as 'Nurse'
Peter Moltmaker as 'Doctor'
Anita van der Hoeven as 'Mom'

Band:
Ed Warby: Drums
Jeroen Goossens: Flutes and woodwinds
Johan van Stratum: Bass
Maaike Peterse: Cello
Ben Mathot: Violin
Marcel Coenen: Guitars
Freek Gielen: Guitars
Erik van Ittersum: Keyboards/synths
Ruben Wijga: Keyboards/synths
Epic Rock Choir

The Theater Equation will be available as a special edition 2CD+DVD Digipak, standalone Blu-ray, & audio-only Digital Download.

THE HUMAN EQUATION STORY

After a mysterious single-car accident, the victim - a man in his late 30s - lies comatose in the hospital. Before the accident he was a powerful businessman, wildly successful by any measure but also known for his cutthroat business tactics. Now he finds himself trapped in a prison that took him a lifetime to build: the prison of his own mind.

Guarding the prison are his emotions, which have taken on vivid personas inside his mind. Some are friends, some are foes, and they all have their own agendas. Some aim to trick him or dominate him, others to comfort or inspire him. But the one objective they all share is to force him to face up to the demons of his past and the deep truths about who he is and how he's lived his life, all of which he's conveniently ignored until now. Fear, Rage, Agony, Love, Passion, Reason and Pride take turns engaging the man in this emotional warfare.

Two people hold vigil at the man's bedside: his wife and his best friend. They are desperate to understand how the accident happened and to see even the tiniest sign that the man will regain consciousness. But the man's recovery is not their only concern: is it possible that he somehow found out their secret, and that the "accident" wasn't really an accident at all? Would he ever be able to forgive them?

Will the man have the strength to face the truth about himself and the ones he loves? The story unfolds over his twenty-day emotional struggle with Fear, Rage, Agony, Love, Passion, Reason and Pride, in which each day of coma is represented by a song.

Arjen Lucassen Online
www.arjenlucassen.com
www.facebook.com/ArjenLucassenOfficial
www.twitter.com/arjenlucassen

Knight Area to Release Crowdfunded HyperLive DVD

Knight Area is recording their first official DVD in Katowice (Poland). The DVD will be produced by Metal Mind Productions, a Polish record label that specializes in the recording and production of music DVDs.

The DVD will be released in September this year and is titled Hyperlive. To finance this project Knight Area decided to start a Crowdfunding campaign. and you can help them release it. Of course you'll get something in return!

By subscribing to one of the under mentioned packages you are ensured a unique DVD signed by all band members, a VIP ticket for the live release party on Sunday afternoon September 6, 2015 at the Cultuurcentrum de Boerderij in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands.

Make this an afternoon you will never forget.

Package 1 (€ 27,50)
1 signed copy of the dvd Hyperlive;
1 VIP ticket for the unique live DVD release party on Sunday 6 September 2015
(You receive the dvd on Sunday 6 September 2015).

Package 2 (€ 37,50)
1 signed copy of the dvd Hyperlive;
2 VIP tickets for the unique live dvd release party on Sunday 6 September 2015
(You receive the dvd on Sunday 6 September 2015).

Package 3 (€ 25,00)
1 signed copy of the dvd Hyperlive, including packaging and posting worldwide.
(The DVD will be sent shortly after the release party on Sunday 6 September 2015).

Order your package now.

Sent a message to hyperlive@knightarea.com. You'll receive a reply containing the instructions.

This crowd funding campaign ends on Sunday May 17, 2015 and could be carried out with at least 200 crowd funders.

Knight Area counts on you.

Knight Area website: http://www.knightarea.com/

TesseracT Set to Release Odyssey/Scala Live CD/DVD

UK prog-metal band, TesseracT, are set to release their first live audio/video concert. Titled Odyssey/Scala, the CD/DVD and LP/DVD package welcomes back One vocalist, Daniel Tompkins.

Odyssey, the audio portion, was recorded live during various stops in the autumn of 2014 throughout Europe and Russia on the Altered State World Tour.  Scala, the video portion, was filmed live on November 6th, 2014 at Scala, London, UK. A trailer for Odyssey/Scala can be seen here:

TesseracT officially burst on the scene in 2011 with their debut album, One.  Touring with the likes of Devin Townsend, Protest The Hero and Between The Buried and Me helped make them one of the most successful break through acts in the progressive metal genre.  2013's Altered State, featured vocalist Ashe O'Hara and was nominated for the Progressive Music Award's Album of the Year.

They toured the US with Cloudkicker and Intronaut, playing to sold out venues across the country. Altered State went on to outsell One and appeared on many Year End "Best Of" lists.

Odyssey/Scala, available in CD/DVD, LP/DVD and in digital formats on May 18th in Europe and May 19th in North America on Century Media Records.

Odyssey Tracklisting:
1.    Singularity (recorded in Moscow, Russia)
2.    Deception - Concealing Fate, Part Two (recorded in Birmingham, UK)
3.    The Impossible - Concealing Fate, Part Three (recorded in Nottingham, UK)
4.    Perfection/Epiphany - Concealing Fate, Parts Four/Five (recorded in Rome, Italy)
5.    Origin - Concealing Fate, Part Six (recorded in Strasbourg, France)
6.    Of Matter - Proxy (recorded in Koln, Germany)
7.    Of Matter - Retrospect (recorded in Nijmegen, Netherlands)
8.    Of Matter - Resist (recorded in Budapest, Hungary)
9.    April (recorded in Paris, France)
10.  Nocturne (recorded in Manchester, UK)
11.  Acceptance - Concealing Fate Part One (recorded in Moscow, Russia)

Scala Tracklisting:
1.    Singularity
2.    Deception - Concealing Fate, Part Two
3.    The Impossible - Concealing Fate, Part Three
4.    Perfection/Epiphany - Concealing Fate, Parts Four/Five
5.    Origin - Concealing Fate, Part Six
6.    Of Matter - Proxy
7.    Of Matter - Retrospect
8.    Of Matter - Resist
9.    April
10.  Nocturne
11.  Acceptance - Concealing Fate, Part One

TesseracT online:
http://tesseractband.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/tesseractband

Lifesigns Turn to PledgeMusic to Fund Live DVD

British prog band Lifesigns needs you to help them record a live DVD this autumn. Pledge with them and be a part of making this come true.

Band members John Young, Nick Beggs, and Martin Beedle have turned to PledgeMusic because, as they say "it makes a connection between fan and band, you can actually say you helped someone record an album, or fund a tour or pay for a music DVD!"

Over three nights in or near London Lifesigns is going to record a live DVD before a very select audience of specially invited fans.

Read all about how you can make this happen here: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/lifesignsdvd

Another Tour, Another Transatlantic Live CD/DVD

Following in their tradition of releasing a live album after each studio album, Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas are set to release a live CD/DVD/BluRay documenting Transatlantic's Kaleidoscope Tour.
 
KaLIVEoscope, to be made available in a variety of formats, including deluxe 3CD/BluRay, on October 27 via InsideOut documents two European shows in particular. The video was shot in Cologne, Germany, while the audio CDs were recorded in Tilburg, Netherlands.

Tracklists of KaLIVEoscope:

DVD 1
1. Into the Blue
2. My New World
3. Shine
4. The Whirlwind Medley
5. Beyond the Sun
6. Kaleidoscope
7. Neal / Roine Duet
8. We All Need Some Light
9. Black as the Sky
10. Medley: All of the Above / Stranger in Your Soul

DVD 2
1. Into The Kaleidoscope documentary
2. Band Interviews
3. Bonus Live Performances:
a) Nights In White Satin (Live in Tilburg)
b) Sylvia (with Thijs van Leer - Live in Tilburg)
c) Hocus Pocus (with Thijs van Leer - Live in Tilburg)

CD 1
1. Into the Blue
2. My New World
3. Shine

CD 2
1. The Whirlwind Medley
2. Beyond the Sun
3. Kaleidoscope

CD 3
1. Neal / Roine Duet
2. We All Need Some Light
3. Black as the Sky
4. Nights in White Satin
5. Sylvia
6. Hocus Pocus
7. Medley: All of the Above / Stranger in Your Soul

Steve Rothery Announces Live in Rome CD/DVD

Legendary Marillion guitarist and founding member Steve Rothery has revealed that, in advance of his much anticipated new solo album The Ghosts of Pripyat, he will release a brand new CD/DVD set titled Live in Rome. Released through InsideOutMusic on the 25th August 2014, this stunning show sees Rothery & band premiering some of the material from his forthcoming solo album.

Steve had this to say about the set:

The Rome concert was only the second time my band had performed together but they are some of the finest musicians I’ve ever worked with and the concert was an unforgettable experience. The incredible interest I’m getting for the studio album from all round the world makes this an important record of the progression of the project.

The Steve Rothery band Live in Rome CD/DVD captures a great evening of live music as Marillion guitarist and founder member Steve Rothery and his superb band premiers some of the tracks from Steve’s forthcoming solo album The Ghosts of Pripyat (released on September 22nd) and also play various classic Marillion songs with inspired performances from several guest vocalists.

The Ghosts of Pripyat album was financed by an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign which reached its fifteen thousand pound target in the first 24 hours and went on to raise nearly sixty thousand pounds. At one time it was the second most popular music project on Kickstarter in the world!

The studio album will feature guest appearances by Steve Hackett, Don Airey and other name musicians and Steve will be touring around the world in support of it from October 2014. To get an idea of what the new songs will sound like, visit www.steverothery.com to listen to new track White Pass performed live in Plovdiv.

Pre-Orders for Thick As A Brick Live in Iceland

Jethro Tull’s famous concept album Thick as a Brick was originally released in 1972 and featured one continuous track spread across two sides of an LP telling the story of a young boy called Gerald Bostock.

40 years later in 2012, Jethro Tull’s founder and leader Ian Anderson created Thick as a Brick 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock? Following this release Ian Anderson took both albums on the road to perform the complete Bostock saga and this concert from the tour was filmed in Iceland. The show combines music, video and mime to bring Gerald’s tale to life as never before and create the definitive presentation of the complete Thick as a Brick.


Available on 2CD, DVD and Blu-ray editions on 25th August - Pre-order now!
https://www.burningshed.com/store/jethrotull/

Tracklist (Recorded live on 22 June 2012, at Eldborg Main Hall, Harpa, in Reykjavik, Iceland):
CD1:
1. Thick as a Brick, Part I
2. Thick as a Brick, Part II

CD2:
1. Intro
2, From a Pebble Thrown
3. Pebbles Instrumental
4. Might-Have-Beens
5. Upper Sixth Loan Shark
6. Banker Bets. Banker Wins
7. Swing It Far
8. Adrift and Dumbfounded
9. Old School Song
10. Wooton Bassett Town
11. Power and Spirit
12. Give Till It Hurts
13. Cosy Corner
14. Shunt and Shuffle
15. A Change of Horses
16. Confessional
17. Kismet in Suburbia
18. What-Ifs, Maybes and Might-Have-Beens
19. Colonel Archibald Parritt's Band Presentation
21. Locomotive Breath

Steve Hackett Reveals Behind-The-Scenes Look

Next week sees the release of prog pioneer Steve Hackett's 'Genesis Revisited: Live at The Royal Albert Hall' DVD set, filmed at the sold out show at London's legendary Royal Albert Hall in October 2013. In advance of this, a special behind-the-scenes look at this enormous show can be seen here:

Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall was recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound and will be available in the following formats:

- Standard 2CD/DVD digipak
- Limited 2CD/2DVD/Blu-Ray art-book with liner notes, photos and bonus interview features

After an unforgettable 2013, Hackett will be rewarding fans in 2014 with his

Genesis Extended world tour, which hits the UK in October and sees the return of Nick Beggs on bass. The show will once again feature seminal tracks from the 'Genesis Golden Era', some of which were not included on the Genesis Revisited tour.

Genesis Extended 2014 Tour Dates 

Wednesday 28 May - Teatro BTM, Barcelona, Spain

Friday 30 May - Centro de Congressos do Arade, Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal

Thursday 7 August - Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Oxon, UK

Tuesday 21 October - Regent Theatre, Ipswich, UK

Wednesday 22 October - Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK

Friday 24 October - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, UK

Saturday 25 October - Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, UK

Sunday 26 October - Barbican, York, UK

Tuesday 28 October - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, UK

Wednesday 29 October - O2 Guildhall, Southampton, UK

Thursday 30 October - St David's Hall, Cardiff, UK

Saturday 1 November - Eventim Apollo, London, UK

Sunday 2 November - The Lowry, Salford, UK

Monday 3 November - Glive, Guildford, UK

Tuesday 4 November - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK

Ticket details can be found at:

www.hackettsongs.com

Spock's Beard New DVD Kickstarter Campaign

Spock's Beard is raising funds for a Progressive Nation at Sea DVD on Kickstarter.

The Progressive Nation at Sea cruise, upon the beautiful Norwegian Pearl, was a major event in progressive rock.

Spock's Beard was joined on stage for the final two epic songs by founding member Neal Morse, and the entire show was professionally filmed with multiple cameras and multitrack audio.  The footage is currently in the process of being edited and mixed.  They expect the shipping date to be sometime in late August if they meet their Kickstarter goal, so please preorder this piece of prog history now!

Profits from the sale of this DVD will go towards the initial recording costs of Spock's Beard's 12th studio CD.

Setlist (appr. 65 minutes):
1. Something Very Strange
2. Hiding Out
3. Walking on the Wind
4. Waiting for Me
5. June (with Neal Morse)
6. The LIght (with Neal Morse)

Pre-order here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spocksbeard/progressive-nation-at-sea-dvd

Camel Live DVD

For those of you lucky enough to have seen the return of Camel last year, and the magnificent Snow Goose played in its entirety, this new release will bring back souvenirs. For those of us outside of Europe who wish we'd been there, this is welcome news.

Camel have released a live DVD title In from the Cold, chronicling their last night at The Barbican, in London. Recorded on 28 October, 2013, the DVD showcases the Snow Goose and the welcome return on the stage by Andy Latimer.

The 130 minutes DVD is available only on tour in Europe for the moment, sold at the merch desk, but once the tour is over, the DVD will be made available either through Camel Productions or through the usual outlets.

In From The Cold tracklisting:
Set One: (The Snow Goose)

1. The Great Marsh
2. Rhayader
3. Rhayader Goes to Town
4. Sanctuary (Revised)
5. Fritha
6. The Snow Goose
7. Friendship
8. Migration (Revised)
9. Rhayader Alone (Revised)
10. Flight of the Snow Goose
11. Preparation
12. Dunkirk
13. Epitaph (Revised)
14. Fritha Alone
15. La Princesse Perdue
16. The Great Marsh (Reprise)

Set Two:

1. Never Let Go
2. Song Within a Song
3. Echoes
4. The Hour Candle
5. Tell Me
6. Watching the Bobbins
7. Fox Hill
8. For Today
9. Lady Fantasy

Hang Out with Dream Theater on Live Google+

Members of Dream Theater will be available to chat with on Live Google+ Hangout On Air. They will be answering questions on November 1, 2013 at 3pm EST.

You can add your own questions about the Live at Luna Park DVD to Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #LiveAtLunaPark

On November 1st you will need to go to the Dream Theater website, Facebook or Twitter sites, where they will post the URL link for the live video feed.

And, following the release of their eponymous new CD, garnering rave reviews by the way, they will be embarking on a European Tour starting in early January 2014. No dates yet for a North American tour, but stay tuned.

Dream Theater European Tour 2014:
Jan 15: Coliseu do Porto, Oporto, Portugal
Jan 16: Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, Spain
Jan 17: Anaitasuna, Pampona, Spain
Jan 18: St. Jordi Club, Barcelona Spain
Jan 20: Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy
Jan 21: Obihall, Florence, Italy
Jan 22: Palalottomatica, Rome, Italy
Jan 23: Geox Theatre, Padova, Italy
Jan 25: Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
Jan 26: Zenith, Munich, Germany
Jan 27: Volkshaus Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Jan 29: Tipsport Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Jan 30: Arena, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Jan 31: Le Zénith, Paris, France
Feb 01: Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
Feb 03: Cibona, Zagreb, Croatia
Feb 04: Small Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Feb 05: Spodek Hall, Katowice, Poland
Feb 07: Brose Arena, Bamberg, Germany
Feb 08: Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium
Feb 09: Swiss Life Hall, Hannover, Germany
Feb 10: Saarlandhalle, Saarbrucken, Germany
Feb 12: Aeronef Club, Lille, France
Feb 13: O2 Apollo, Manchester, United Kingdom
Feb 14: Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
Feb 15: Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Feb 17: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb 18: Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Dusseldorf, Germany
Feb 20: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Feb 21: Spektrum Arena Ans, Oslo, Norway
Feb 22: Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
Feb 24: Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finlad