Knight Area Go Into Hyperdrive

On October 14 2014, the new Knight Area album will be released. The album is called
Hyperdrive and will be released world wide by the American label The Laser's Edge.

Hyperdrive is the fifth official studio album, and the first one with the new lineup. The album has been mixed by Joost van den Broek (After Forever, Ayreon, Star One among others). Special guest on guitars is Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, Bodine, Vengeance, Stream of Passion, Star One). The album artwork is by Gustavo Sazes (famous for his artwork for artists including James LaBrie, Kamelot, Manowar, Firewind and Arch Enemy).

Night Area on the web:
http://www.knightarea.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/knightareafans/

Mystery's Live Tales to be Released This Fall

Recorded live at the Boerderij Cultuurpodium in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands on May 10th 2013, the new live double-CD album from Mystery features a selection of songs from The World Is a Game, as well as old favorites from their back catalog. It is also the only live recording with ex-band member Benoit David. Other band members include Benoit Dupuis on keyboards, François Fournier on bass, Sylvain Moineau on guitar, Jean-Sébastien Goyette on drums, and band leader Michel St-Père on guitars.

Tracklist:
CD 1:
1-Intro
2-As I Am
3-Dear Someone
4-Sailing on a Wing
5-Wolf
6-Another Day

CD 2:
1-Pride...
2-Through Different Eyes
3-Time Goes By
4-Travel to the Night
5-The Preacher's Fall
6-Between Love and Hate

Mystery will soon embark on a small European tour with new singer Jean Pageau, ending the tour where it all began in 2013.

Warm-Up Gig and introduction of new singer:
Aug. 15, 2014 - The Brass Monkey, Ottawa, ON, Canada

European Tour:
Sept. 08, 2014 - The Robin, Bilson, UK
Sept. 09, 2014 - The Borderline Orange Yard, UK
Sept. 10, 2014 - RealTimeLive, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK
Sept. 11, 2014 - Riffs Bar, Swindon, UK
Sept. 12, 2014 - Spirit of 66, Verviers, Belgium
Sept. 13, 2014 - PPR Festival, Das Rind, Russelsheim, Germany
Sept. 18, 2014 - Bergkeller Reichenbach, Sachsen, Germany
Sept. 19, 2014 - Boerderil, Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Pain of Salvation Announce North American Tour

Daniel Gildenlöw has led his band Pain of Salvation through a variety of fascinating evolutionary cycles since 1984, although the band's first recording took place in 1996. Many amazing albums and memorable world tours later, they return to the States in September 2014.

Their first stop: two different shows on two different days in Atlanta, both under the umbrella of the ProgPower festival. The second show promises to be particularly special: they will perform 2002's Remedy Lane album in its entirety on Saturday, September 13.

From there the band plays 12 additional shows, taking them throughout the US and into Canada and even a stop in Mexico for the final date. Pain of Salvation is a cornerstone of the InsideOut label, releasing their first album, Entropia, for the label in 1997. Their latest album, Road Salt Two, was released in 2011.

Check out Daniel Gildenlöw of Pain of Salvation announcing their special PPUSA 2014 set:



Tour Dates:
09/10/2014 - The Loft (Midweek Mayhem - ProgPower USA) - Atlanta, GA
09/13/2014 - Center Stage (ProgPower USA - Remedy Lane show) - Atlanta, GA**
09/14/2014 - Empire - Springfield, VA
09/16/2014 - Roxy and Dukes - Dunellen, NJ
09/17/2014 - Middle East - Cambridge, MA
09/18/2014 - The Marlin Room @ Webster Hall - New York, NY
09/19/2014 - Theatre Plaza - Montreal, QC
09/20/2014 - Coda - Toronto, ON
09/21/2014 - Reggie's - Chicago, IL
09/24/2014 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
09/26/2014 - Cheyenne Saloon - Las Vegas, NV
09/27/2014 - Ramona Mainstage - Ramona, CA
09/28/2014 - The Center Theatre - Whittier, CA
09/30/2014 - Jose Cuervo Salon - Mexico City, MX**
** PoS only

Pain of Salvation online:https://www.facebook.com/Painofsalvation

Amplifier Launch First Track from Mystoria

Amplifier recently announced the release of new album Mystoria on the 8th September 2014 in Europe, the artwork for which can be seen below. They are now pleased to reveal the video for first single Named After Rocky which can be viewed exclusively here:

http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2014-07-22/amplifier-pack-a-punch-on-named-after-rocky 

The track listing for the album is as follows:
1. Magic Carpet
2. Black Rainbow
3. Named After Rocky
4. Cat's Cradle
5. Bride
6. Open Up
7. OMG
8. The Meaning Of If
9. Crystal Mountain
10. Crystal Anthem

The band can also reveal the first European dates for the Mystoria tour, and they can be found below:
6/10, La Peniche, Lille, France
07/10 - Lucerne, Schuur - Germany
08/10 - Munich, Strom - Germany
09/10 - Stuttgart, Keller Club - Germany
10/10 - Wiesbaden, Raucherkrammer - Germany
11/10 - Cologne, Luxor - Germany
12/10 - Dresden, Beatpol - Germany
13/10 - Osnabruck, Kleine Freiheit - Germany
14/10 - Hamburg, Knust - Germany
15/10 - Berlin, Privatclub - Germany
16/10 - Haarlem, Patronaat - Germany
17/10 - Helmond, Cacaofabriek - Germany

With a career that spans almost 1000 gigs of every conceivable size over 14 years and 8 releases, including the behemoth double album The Octopus, which has come to be regarded as a modern classic, Amplifier have by this point progressed past being simply a band and have become a zen-like state of being.

Visit Amplifier online: 
http://www.amplifierband.com
https://www.facebook.com/amplifierband
https://twitter.com/amplifierband

Jon Anderson and Jean-Luc Ponty Announce Collaboration

 

Music legends Jon Anderson and Jean-Luc Ponty announce the formation of a new ensemble - The Anderson Ponty Band! Yes's original singer/songwriter for 35 years, Jon Anderson has had a successful solo career, which includes working with such notable music artists as Vangelis, Kitaro, and Milton Nascimento. International jazz superstar Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneer and undisputed master of violin in the arena of jazz and rock. He is widely regarded as an innovator who has applied his unique visionary spin that has expanded the vocabulary of modern music. Together these two music icons form a musical synergy that is unparalleled!

“A breakthrough feeling came as I sang with Jean-Luc's music, to be in a band again is very exciting on many levels, we will play and sing our way around the world and have fun, for music is pleasure, music is all that is, music is God” - Jon Anderson

The Anderson Ponty Band also includes Jamie Dunlap on guitars - well known as a film and television composer, most notably 'South Park'; Wally Minko on keyboards - virtuoso player and composer who has performed and recorded with many worldwide stars; Baron Browne on bass who has played with Steve Smith, Billy Cobham and Jean-Luc Ponty; and Rayford Griffin on drums and percussion, who has played with Stanley Clarke Band, George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty and Michael Jackson. The band will visit the music created by Jon Anderson and Jean-Luc Ponty over the years with new arrangements, virtuosic performances and new energy, while creating new compositions as well.

The Anderson Ponty Band have been writing and arranging old favorites during the past three months. They will be in residence for three weeks in September at Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado rehearsing, recording and playing a public performance on Saturday September 20th. An album will be finished in Los Angeles and is scheduled for release in early 2015. Also, a videography documenting the making of the album will be released as well as videos and performances. A world tour beginning in March 2015 is in the planning stages.

The Anderson Ponty Band announce the launch of a Kickstarter campaign today July 25th beginning at 2PM Eastern. The campaign will encourage fans and friends to become a stakeholder in the project. Numerous tiers of donations will be rewarded by album downloads, premium CD/DVD packages, VIP ticket access, merchandising, special one of a kind collectibles, special meet and greets with the band and much more.

Kickstarter campaign: http://bit.ly/apband2014

Anderson Ponty Band Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andersonpontyband

Jon Anderson official website: www.jonanderson.com
Jean-Luc Ponty official website: www.ponty.com

Out of the Arena

Bassist John Jowitt has left Arena one year short of their 20th anniversary. John joined Arena soon after they formed in 1995, after leaving another successful and well known band, namely IQ.

Arena, whose members are Clive Nolan, Mick Pointer, Paul Manzi and John Mitchell, have not named a replacement yet but have released this statement:

Due to time pressure and numerous commitments, we are sad to announce we will be parting ways with John. This is a mutual decision, and we’d like to wish John good luck with his future projects, and say thanks again for all his work with Arena.

The band are in the process of recording a concept album called The Unquiet Sky, loosely based on an MR James horror story. Their last album was the excellent The Seventh Degree of Separation, released in 2009. They are also planning an extensive tour for 2015.

Enchant Break 10 Year Silence

Enchant, the Bay Area's long-running prog rock institution, founded in 1989, have completed work on their much-anticipated comeback release after ten years of silence.

Entitled The Great Divide, Enchant's 8th studio album will be released on September 30, 2014 in North America via the band's longtime label partner InsideOut Music.

Enchant's main songwriter and guitarist Douglas A. Ott had the following to say about the upcoming release:

"Well, it's finally here folks! There was a time when I was unsure of Enchant's future but fear not. We've made another album after 10 years and are very excited and proud of this endeavor! Our new album is called The Great Divide and we can't wait for you to hear it! Nine brand-new Enchant tracks, including one instrumental. Classic Enchant but with a bunch of new twists and turns. Long time in the making but it is surely worth the wait. Coming out late September, so be sure to check it out!"

The first online teaser for the The Great Divide can be viewed here:

Enchant Line-Up 2014:
Ted Leonard - Lead vocals (Spock's Beard / Thought Chamber)
Douglas A. Ott - Guitars and backing vocals
Ed Platt - Bass guitar and bass pedals
Bill Jenkins - Keyboards (Sound Of Contact / Thought Chamber)
Sean Flanegan - Drums (Cynthesis)

Enchant online:
www.enchantband.com
www.facebook.com/enchantband

Review: Yes' Heaven & Earth

Yes – Heaven & Earth

Tracks Listing
1. Believe Again (8:02)
2. The Game (6:51)
3. Step Beyond (5:34)
4. To Ascend (4:43)
5. In A World Of Our Own (5:20)
6. Light Of The Ages (7:41)
7. It Was All We Knew (4:13)
8. Subway Walls (9:03)

Musicians
Steve Howe / Electric Guitar, Acoustic & Steel Guitars, Backing Vocals
Chris Squire / Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Alan White / Drums, Percussion
Geoff Downes / Keyboards, Computer Programming
Jon Davison / Lead & Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on tracks 1, 4 & 6

Label: Frontiers Records (Universal)

Yes have been able to navigate through the years with different guitarists, different singers, different keyboard players, and different drummers, while still maintaining their essence. Think of The Yes Album, which introduced us to Steve Howe, or Rick Wakeman’s debut on Fragile, Alan White’s on Topographic, Patrick Moraz’s on Relayer. Think of the double whammy that brought us Drama – Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. I mean, the f-ing Buggles helped create a better album than the “classic version” of Yes ever could with Tormato.

Then we come to the ultimate change – the Trevor Rabin years – starting with 90125. Even the purists got caught up with the popularity that Yes were acquiring thanks to the South-African guitarist.  Although this popularity brought with it new legions of fans,  the rest of the 90s would see a slow but steady decline in both originality and popularity.

All this to say that changes in personnel cannot be used as an excuse for a bad album. On the contrary, most of these changes seem to have pushed the band even further in their own musical self discovery, and brought us some great albums. This latest iteration should not be different.

So, is this album as bad as many reviewers say it is? The easy answer is no, but it’s more complicated than that.

I used to jokingly say that the last two great Yes albums were Glass Hammer’s If and Magenta’s Seven, and this is not to disparage Glass Hammer or Magenta as Yes clones, which they certainly are not. But those two albums have more of a Yes feel than this new offering.

Like its predecessor Fly from Here, this album needs multiple listening to really get a feel of the album as a whole. I originally hated Fly from Here, thinking that the title track was a bloated expanse of what originally was a straightforward song first played live during the Drama tour. I still think the song is too long, but as a whole I grew to love the album.

Same goes here. Heaven & Earth doesn’t contain the best music Yes have ever written, but neither is it a dud. The songs are pleasant enough and listenable. Tracks like Believe Again and To Ascend could have easily been sung by Jon Anderson, while Subway Walls could have been on an Asia album. As a whole the songs are closer to Turn of a Century and Madrigal than to Close to the Edge. The only truly objectionable track here is Step Beyond, which is an insipid song whose bouncy keyboard parts grate on one’s nerves.

Jon Davison does an admirable job as lead vocalist and co-composer, especially on Light of the Ages, one of the best songs on the album. In fact he is the glue that holds this album together as he was fully involved in writing or co-writing all but one of the songs. The other members of the band are competent enough but not exceptionally so. There are no standout riffs or solos. There is no sense of adventure in the songs.

In short, Heaven & Earth is unobjectionable and accessible. One wonders what could be done with this line-up if they really wanted to explore and expand musically.

2.5/5

Emerson and Lake To Release "Live from Manticore Hall"

Welcome to Manticore Hall!
 
Keith Emerson and Greg Lake, two of the founding members of prog legends Emerson Lake & Palmer, will be releasing their new CD Live from Manticore Hall on July 14, 2014 on Manticore Records, via Cherry Red. The duo's forthcoming live album captures their unique two-man versions of a selection of well known material from ELP’s celebrated catalog, including Lucky Man. These recordings were taken from a live show during their 2010 world tour and presented here for the first time!
 
Said Keith Emerson:

"Live from Manticore Hall is an introspective revisit to some of the music of ELP. I think Greg and I gave it a personal touch with our Q&A sessions midway through the show. It was a delicate transformation that we present now."

“I think this album offers a very interesting perspective upon how Keith and I work and create together”, added Greg Lake

Track Listing:
 
1. From the Beginning
2. Introduction
3. I Talk to the Wind
4. Bitches Crystal
5. The Barbarian
6. Take a Pebble
7. Tarkus
8. C'est la Vie
9. Pirates
10. Moog Solo / Lucky Man
 
To purchase Keith Emerson & Greg Lake's Live from Manticore Hall CD: http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=4712
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/live-from-manticore-hall-feat./id896232731

Keith Emerson official website: http://www.keithemerson.com/
Greg Lake official website: http://greglake.com/ 

Amplifier Invite You Into the World of Mystoria

Amplifier are extremely pleased to announce that you will be able to enter the world of new album Mystoria in September. The band recently completed work on their fifth studio album in Monnow Valley Studio and have made available their first transmission from the recording here:

 

 

The track listing for the album is as follows:
1. Magic Carpet
2. Black Rainbow
3. Named After Rocky
4. Cat's Cradle
5. Bride
6. Open Up
7. OMG
8. The Meaning Of If
9. Crystal Mountain
10. Crystal Anthem

With a career that spans almost 1000 gigs of every conceivable size over 14 years and 8 releases, including the behemoth double album The Octopus, which has come to be regarded as a modern classic, Amplifier have by this point progressed past being simply a band and have become a zen-like state of being.

Bigelf Launch Video for "Control Freak"

Bigelf recently filmed a video for the track Control Freak, taken from their latest album Into the Maelstrom, and now that video can be viewed exclusively here:



The band also recently announced a run of European tour dates for later this year, and before that the band will also be playing a few festivals. Find the full list of forthcoming dates below:

19 July 2014 - Night of the Prog Festival, Loreley, Germany
01 Aug 2014 - Burg Herzberg Festival, Burg, Germany
03 Aug 2014 - Resonance Festival, London, UK
29 Oct 2014 - Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland
30 Oct 2014 - Dortmund FZW, Dortmund, Germany
01 Nov 2014 - Z7, Postfach, Switzerland
02 Nov 2014  - Nachtleben, Frankfurt, Germany
03 Nov 2014 - Strom, Munich, Germany
04 Nov 2014 -  Legend Club, Milan, Italy
06 Nov 2014 - Razzmatazz 3 Barcelona, Spain
07 Nov 2014 - Copérnico, Madrid, Spain
08 Nov 2014 - Sonora, Bilbao, Spain
14 Nov 2014 - Deaf Institute Manchester, UK
15 Nov 2014 - Hard Rock Hell 7, Gwynedd,  North Wales, UK
17 Nov 2014 - Cathouse, Glasgow, UK
18 Nov 2014 - Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, UK
19 Nov 2014 - The Garage, London, UK

It was also recently announced that Bigelf had received 3 nominations at this years Progressive Music Awards 2014 in London, with the band picking up nods for Best Album, Band of the Year and Anthem for the track Alien Frequency. You can vote for the band here: http://awards.prog.teamrock.com

Into the Maelstrom is available in the following formats.
- Limited 2CD digipak which includes exclusive re-mixes & demo versions.
- Gatefold 2LP vinyl edition which includes the full album on CD.
You can order the album from the InsideOut Shop here: http://smarturl.it/bigelfIOM

Bigelf online:
http://www.bigelf.com
http://www.facebook.com/bigelfmusic
http://www.twitter.com/damonfox
http://www.instagram.com/damonfox

Simon Collins Questioned and Released on Bail

Simon Collins, drummer and leader of Sound of Contact, and son of famous Genesis frontman Phil Collins, was arrested July 5th on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs and of possession of a Class B drug. He was questioned by Wiltshire police then released on bail pending further inquiries.
 
For those interested, the UK legal status of Class A include: heroin, cocaine, crack, MDMA ("ecstasy"), methamphetamine, LSD and psilocybin mushrooms.
 
Class B drugs include: amphetamine, cannabis, codeine, ketamine, methoxetamine and methylphenidate Any class B drug that is prepared for injections becomes a class A substance.
 
Penalties for possession of Class A are 6 months to 7 years in detention depending whether it's a Magistrate or Crown court. Penalties for possession with intent to supply of Class A are 6 months to life in detention depending whether it's a Magistrate or Crown court.
 
Simon Collins denied the charges, stating:

I refute the allegations presented in the press today but due to the obvious legal implications at this time, I am unable to comment further.

Pink Floyd's Big Announcement: New Album

Right on the heels of the release of their 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition of The Division Bell, the last album by David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Rick Wright, comes news that a new album is in the works.






The new album, titled The Endless River, was announced by Gilmour's wife and lyricist, Molly Samson.

Btw Pink Floyd album out in October is called "The Endless River". Based on 1994 sessions is Rick Wright's swansong and very beautiful.—
Polly Samson (@PollySamson) July 05, 2014

Later that same day singer Durga McBroom-Hudson confirmed it by posting a picture of the background vocals recording sessions on her Facebook page.


It seems the recordings did start during the recordings of The Division Bell, and they are those referred to, at the time, by drummer Nick Mason as The Big Splif. These are recordings that started during jam sessions with Rick Wright, and it seems that Wright's playing will be left on these new recordings.


Originally it was to be a wholly instrumental album, but now Gilmour has started adding his vocals on some songs.


Now, is this what was originally thought to be the new Gilmour solo album re-cast as a Pink Floyd album, Or is his solo album put on hold so as to concentrate on these recordings? No official word has come out except for these social media posts, so stay tuned.


Tell me what you think!


Pink Floyd website:
http://www.pinkfloyd.com/news/index.php

The Pineapple Thief Announce Details of New Album

The follow up to 2012 acclaimed All The Wars is entitled Magnolia and is due to be released on Kscope on 15th September.

The band’s line up of Bruce Soord (Guitars, vocals), Jon Sykes (Bass guitars, backing vocal) and Steve Kitch (Keyboards) has been completed by the addition of Dan Osborne on drums.

Artwork for Magnolia was created by French artist Patrick Gonzales (www.patrickgonzales.net).

Pineapple Thief links:
www.pineapplethief.comwww.facebook.com/thepineapplethief
www.twitter.com/pineapplethief

Audio Fidelity to Release Renaissance's Scheherazade and Other Stories

One of the signature albums of 1970's Prog Rock, Renaissance's legendary album Scheherazade and Other Stories, is now available through Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity on limited numbered Hybrid SACD.

1975's Scheherazade and Other Stories is a beautifully crafted album, expertly sung and played by Renaissance. The recording is filled with lush, orchestral progressive pop-rock and considered by many music critics to be their best album. Unlike other prog-rock groups, Renaissance eschewed much of the technology in favor of acoustic instruments and orchestral arrangements. Electric guitars and synthesizers were seldom used, giving the band's music more of a symphonic sweep.

The work is unique because it represents a rare example of musical collaboration between Michael Dunford and the rest of the group. Dunford and lyricist Betty Thatcher wrote the three vocal sections, keyboard player John Tout wrote the opening fanfare and fugue sections, with bass player Jon Camp working with Dunford and Tout on the other sections. And, of course, there is Annie Haslam's soaring, pure vocals. The orchestrations were arranged by Tony Cox.

Aficionados of classical music will also appreciate the album.

 

 

Track List:

1- Trip to the Fair - 10:51

2- The Vultures Fly High - 3:04

3- Ocean Gypsy - 7:05

4- Song of Scheherazade - 24:39

    i. Fanfare 

    ii. The Betrayal 

    iii. The Sultan 

    iv. Love Theme 

    v. The Young Prince and Princess as told by Scheherazade 

    vi. Festival Preparations 

    vii. Fugue for the Sultan 

    viii. The Festival 

    ix. Finale

To order follow this link: http://www.audiofidelity.net/content/renaissance-scheherazade-and-other-stories

Echo Us Set to Release 4th Full-Length Album

Echo Us will release their new album this fall, and it will be the final work in their trilogy. The worldwide release of the fourth full-length studio album, II:XII, À Priori Memoriaé is due Sept. 12^th (EUROPE), Sept. 15^th (UK), and Oct. 7^th (USA) . The album will be released on digipak as well as through all digital outlets, with distribution through SPV and worldwide partners.

Echo Us won an Independent Music Award for “Best Eclectic” with 2012’s Tomorrow Will Tell The Story. Like Tomorrow Will Tell, the new album again features the voice of Grammy-nominated vocalist, Henta.

Producer and composer Ethan Matthew had this to say:

"The Echo Us project itself started in a mental ward- you can’t get much further out than that! I was in a very messed up space for many years, and making these albums was basically a therapy for me, but as things grew it became much more obvious that the music could guild me to better places, and in turn guild others possibly coming out of traumatic situations as well. I never thought I’d be able to do this on my own- and it’s an interesting story to tell looking back now.”

An animated video for the track Nightlight is available for viewing now, and an album preview was recently released.



A video for the instrumental cut Chrysalis will also surface this fall. Clips of Chrysalis are offered up in the preview for a glimpse of what is to come, as Echo Us moves forward with their latest offering.

Mystery's Magical European Tour

With their soon-to-be-released first ever live album and DVD nearly completed, Canadian prog band Mystery is embarking on a European Tour. The last time they were in Europe, for two dates, they recorded the aforementioned live album.

The first date is a Canadian one, though, and the first official show with new lead singer Jean Pageau.

The Mysterions (the band members) are excited with the prospect of seeing their European fans, and with the chance of playing alongside great bands like DeeExpus, Nemo, Vanden Plas, and new kid on the prog scene Minor Giant.

Listen to Jean Pageau's during the band's second rehearsal:

Tour dates:
Aug 15 - The Brass Monkey, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Sept 8 - The Robin 2, Bilson, UK (with DeeExpus)
Sept 9 - The Borderline Orange Yard, London, UK (with DeeExpus)
Sept 10 - RealTimeLive, Chesterfield, UK (with DeeExpus)
Sept 11 - Riffs Bar, Swindon, UK
Sept 12 - Spirit of 66, Verviers, Belgium
Sept 13 - Das Rind, Russelsheim Germany (with Vanden Plas, Nemo, Flaming Row, Martigan, Profusion & Frequency Drift) - Progressive Promotions Festival
Sept 18 - Bergkeller, Reichenbach, Germany
Sept 19 - Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland (with Minor Giant)

It seems that more will be announced shortly, so stay tuned.

For more info:
http://www.therealmystery.com/

Unreal City Ask Fans for Help

Italian progressive rockers, Unreal City ask progressive rock fans to back crowd-funding appeal for a tour planned for 2015. The band released their debut album La Crudeltà di Aprile in 2013, and are currently working on its follow-up which will be released in January 2015 on AMS Records.

They have recently started an Indiegogo campaign, that would bring the band on the road in 2015 to promote their upcoming release. For many interesting perks log on to the campaign page at this location.

The band commented:

"Your help will get us touring in a lot of countries and hopefully we'll schedule a date near to your hometown! But no worries, we'll be on tour even if we don't reach our goal, your help won't be wasted in any case. The only difference will be the amount of dates in the tour and the number of countries reached!"

Links:
www.unrealcity.it
unrealcityprogband.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/unrealcityband

Tim Bowness Releases "Smiler at 52" Video

Last week saw the release of Tim Bowness' latest solo album Abandoned Dancehall Dreams, with it hitting #18 in the UK Rock Album Chart, and the track Smiler at 50 gaining an award nomination for Anthem at the Progressive Music Awards 2014. Now, in advance of two UK live dates in July, he is pleased to reveal a new animated video for the track Smiler at 52 which you can view here:

Prog Magazine have already proclaimed Abandoned Dancehall Dreams to be 'arch art-progger Bowness's masterpiece...and a contender as the triumph of 2014', while Classic Rock magazine awarded it 9/10 and called it a 'cinematic and contemporary classic'.
You can also check out the official music video for The Warm-Up Man Forever directed by Miles Skarin of Crystal Spotlight Design. View it here: http://youtu.be/XuzHTgev7Hc

The record is available as Limited Edition 2CD Digipak, 180g Gatefold LP (incl. album on CD) & digital download. You can order it from the InsideOutMusic shop here: http://www.insideoutshop.de/Search?q=tim+bowness and Burning Shed here: https://www.burningshed.com/store/timbowness/

As well as: 
http://smarturl.it/timbownessiTunes

http://smarturl.it/timbownessAMAZONMP3

http://smarturl.it/timbownessAMAZON

Tim has also announced two UK shows for July and a Netherlands gig where he will perform with his band Henry Fool, playing tracks from the new solo album, as well as No-Man and Henry Fool material. Those dates can be found below:

11th July - Borderline, London, UK TICKETS: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/tim-bowness--henry-fool-feat-colin-edwin-tickets/118941
12th July - The Wesley Centre, Maltby, UK TICKETS: http://www.classicrocksociety.co.uk/shop/tim-bowness-and-henry-fool-nosound-matt-stevens
11th September -  Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands TICKETS: http://cultuurpodiumboerderij.nl/en/programme/tim-bowness-henry-fool