tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35194345638452143262024-03-05T22:42:57.309-05:00ProgworldCompanion blog to the ProgWorld radio show which airs every Saturday at 8 PM GMT on RiverGibbs FM radio station.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.comBlogger719125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-16820824618322213182022-02-19T15:00:00.003-05:002022-02-19T15:00:00.177-05:00Top Ten Albums of 2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYYu1r-jnb-vTL6nM4QXlBB57I_wwsHxYJ2vMCI4bKWZ6vzaCHDcgJ8bH5BOSA23FlY4h4k6VqmAP3oyXmtu0F_vw2RNOf_gMBYZy0s43AsN5rwnYoyVRMN_wYkDjK9482VGazfaBsZ-EIEMTP30ft14lgqUCl35bfPmdSJ5QC096ADYOgYnWfjxRIug=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="720" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYYu1r-jnb-vTL6nM4QXlBB57I_wwsHxYJ2vMCI4bKWZ6vzaCHDcgJ8bH5BOSA23FlY4h4k6VqmAP3oyXmtu0F_vw2RNOf_gMBYZy0s43AsN5rwnYoyVRMN_wYkDjK9482VGazfaBsZ-EIEMTP30ft14lgqUCl35bfPmdSJ5QC096ADYOgYnWfjxRIug=s320" width="470" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">Top 10 albums as revealed on Progworld:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">1. Tillison Reingold Tiranti's <b>Allium: Una Storia</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">2. Rachel Flowers' <b>Bigger on the Inside</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">3. Sylvan's <b>One to Zero</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">4. Lifesigns' <b>Altitude</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">5. Huxley Would Approve's <b>Grave New World, Part II</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">6. Leprous's <b>Aphelion</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">7. Soen's <b>Imperial</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">8. Jean-Pierre Louveton's <b>Sapiens, Chapitre2/3: Deus Ex Machina</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">9. Loonypark's <b>Virtuality</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">10.Karmamoi's <b>Room 101</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial;">Honorable mention:<br /><br />Cyan, with their remake of <b>For King and Country</b></span></div>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-17214671042845015342021-02-13T17:05:00.003-05:002022-02-16T17:16:21.240-05:00Top 10 Albums of 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Merry Christmas to all <b>ProgWorld</b> listeners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2019 has been a great year, with over 82 hours of radio shows produced for RiverGibbs FM. I hope everyone liked the selection of music, old and new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And now it's your turn. Leave a comment with your Top 5 or Top 10 favourite Prog Rock albums of 2019. I will compile it all to produce a special show in early 2020.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have a great holiday and may you all get stockings full of music!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-57939934528096939632019-02-06T13:21:00.001-05:002019-02-06T13:21:40.796-05:00Top Albums of 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-46452497214431715852018-06-12T12:38:00.001-04:002018-06-12T12:45:54.257-04:00Prog Mag Reveals 2018 Video of the Year Nominees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The long awaited </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stick Men</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> album </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prog Noir</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is now available for pre-sale in 3 formats:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1- Signed Limited Edition Combo Package - Deluxe Box Set (2LP/2CD/Poster) with T-Shirt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2- Regular CD</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The double CD version of this album will only be available in the Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set. Moreover, all Box Sets will be signed by all three members of the band (Tony Levin (stick), Markus Reuter (touch guitar), Pat Mastelotto (drums)).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Deluxe Box Set has a pre-order cost of $140 USD / 120 EUR plus shipping.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Those who contribute $200 USD / 180 EUR or more, will have their names included in credits inside of the box set.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The single CD costs $17 USD / 15 EUR plus shipping.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Download costs $10 UDS / 9 EUR plus shipping.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prog Noir</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> tracklist:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Prog Noir 5:37</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Mantra 5:46</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Plutopnium 4:47</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. The Tempest 5:42</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Schattenhaft 4:31</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. A Rose in the Sand / Requiem 4:36</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Leonardo 4:56</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Trey's Continuum 4:02</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9. Embracing the Sun 4:53</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10. Never the Same 6:29</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">CD2 (only with the Deluxe Box Set):</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Plutonium (Instrumental) 4:48</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Hintergasse 1 2:28</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. The Tempest (Viced Edit) 4:55</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Never the Same (Instrumental) 6:05</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Hintergasse 2 0:41</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. Prog Noir (Instrumental) 5:37</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Embracing the Sun (Ambient Mix) 5:08</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Dystopia 11:04</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pre-order </span><a href="https://stickmen-moonjune.bandcamp.com/album/prog-noir" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> or </span><a href="https://iapetus.bandcamp.com/album/prog-noir" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stick Men</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will also be touring the album:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prog Noir Tour 2016 - Chapter Two</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oct 11 - Lomme, France (Maison Folie Beaulie)<br />Oct 12 - Tilburg, The Netherlands (Paradox)<br />Oct 13 - Heerlen, The Netherlands (Nieuwe Nor)<br />Oct 14 - Wiesbaden, Germany (Alte Schmelze)<br />Oct 15 - Weingarten, Germany (Kulturzentrum Linse)<br />Oct 18 - Kiev, Ukraine (The Caribbean Club)<br />Oct 19 - Tel Aviv, Israel (Barby)<br />Oct 21 - Nove Mesto Nad Vahom, Slovakia (Blue Note)<br />Oct 22 - Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republik (Usti Nad Labem Jazz and Blues Festival)<br />Oct 23 - Brno, Czech Republik (Sono Centrum)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prog Noir Tour 2017 - Chapter Three</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jan 10 - Seattle, WA (The Triple Door)<br />Jan 11 - Seattle, WA (The Triple Door) <br />Jan 12 - Portland, OR (Mississippi Studios)<br />Jan 13 - Eugene, OR (Hi-Fi Music Hall)<br />Jan 18 - Oakland, CA (Yoshi's)<br />Jan 20 - Santa Cruz, CA (Kuumbwa)<br />Jan 22 - Agoura Hills, CA (The Canyon Club)<br />Jan 24 - Los Angeles, CA (The Baked Potato)<br />Jan 25 - Los Angeles, CA (The Baked Potato)<br />Jan 26 - San Juan Capistrano, CA (The Coach House)<br />Jan 27 - San Diego (Brick By Brick)<br />Jan 28 - Mexicali, BC, Mexico (Bol Bol)<br />Jan 29 - Phoenix, AZ (The Crescent Ballroom)<br />Feb 1 - Santa Fe, NM (The Bridge)<br />Feb 7-11 - Tampa, FL & Cozumel, Mexico (Cruise to the Edge 2017)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More announced and confirmed dates coming soon!</span>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-76659116991204420942016-07-20T09:59:00.000-04:002016-07-20T09:59:36.245-04:00Focus Release New Album “Focus 8.5: Beyond The Horizon”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dutch music legends </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Focus</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are known around the world for their iconic albums, including the hits </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hocus Pocus</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sylvia</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">House of the King</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. After the reunion of </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Focus</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and the release of the </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Focus 8</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> album, the band toured the world and was introduced to new musical styles and influences. The line-up on this album features </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thijs van Leer</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pierre van der Linden</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bobby Jacobs</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jan Dumée</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The sessions for the album were all recorded in between South American tour commitments during 2005, and every track is a previously unreleased composition by the members of </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Focus</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> or producer </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marvio Ciribelli</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thijs van Leer</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> said of the album:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“For </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Focus </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it was a thrill to first jam with </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marvio</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marcio</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in a club in Niteroi and then end up in Rio de Janeiro in order to compose and record these beauties. Having one of the best drummers in Europe with </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pierre van der Linden</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and one of South America’s best drummers with </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marcio Bahia</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on the same album makes the world a better and happier place! Here they are!”</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> album features all-star Brazilian musicians including </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arthur Maia</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mario Seve</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> joining </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Focus</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on new recordings, and vice versa, plus a drum duet with </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marcio Bahia</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">… as musicianship once again goes </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beyond the Horizon</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">…</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Focus 8.5: Beyond the Horizon</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> tracklist:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Focus Zero</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Hola, Como Estas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Rock 5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Millennium</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Inalta</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. Talking Rhythms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Surrexit Christus</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To purchase</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:<br />Amazon CD: http://geni.us/ZTRWj3<br />iTunes: http://geni.us/RDPEAsO</span>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-20100030708880359712016-07-14T11:52:00.003-04:002016-07-14T11:55:30.552-04:00Karmakanic Release First Lyric Video Off of DOT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sweden-based progressive rockers </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Karmakanic</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are set to release their fifth album </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DOT</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on July 22nd, 2016. Now they are pleased to reveal the first lyric video for an edit of the originally 23-minute epic track </span><i><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">God the universe and everything else no one really cares about, Pt. I (Edit),</span></b></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can see the lyric video edit here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jonas Reingold had this to say about the track, which also features his colleague from </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Tangent</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Andy Tillison</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, on Hammond organ:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"When you are trying to compress a 30-minute prog epic into 6 minutes, you know that you are up for a difficult task. What parts should be in it? Will the fans get the lyrical content? Can I somehow make a coherent piece of music in this format? Well, that's really up to the listener to decide but I feel strongly that the parts I put together really work well in combination with this fantastic video. I hope you will enjoy this as much as I did while working on this. Soon you all will hear the whole song, but until then, enjoy!!!"</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The album is available for pre-order at these links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://smarturl.it/KarmaDOTIOMshop">http://smarturl.it/KarmaDOTIOMshop</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://smarturl.it/KarmaDOTitunes">http://smarturl.it/KarmaDOTitunes</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">http://smarturl.it/KarmaDOTamazonMP3</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The is the band's first studio album since 2011's much-praised </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In A Perfect World</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and the current line-up includes </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jonas Reingold</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (The Flower Kings), </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Göran Edman</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Yngwie Malmsteen), </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Morgan Ågren</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Casualties Of Cool, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai), </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lalle Larsson</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Agents Of Mercy), </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nils Erikson</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Krister Jonsson</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Andy Bartosh</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ray Aichinger</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For more info on the upcoming release, read <a href="http://progrockshow.blogspot.ca/2016/06/karmakanic-reveal-first-teaser-for-new.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Karmakanic</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Online</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Renowned singer / songwriter & guitarist </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">John Wesley</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has announced he will release his forthcoming 8th studio album </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'a way you'll never be'</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on October 7th, 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'a way you'll never be'</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> was fairly big step for me in that I have worked extremely hard at bringing the two sides of my writing together; the "acoustic singer songwriter" and the "electric heavy guitar" elements. This album is most certainly the set of songs that has successfully combined my introspective lyrics with the aggressive type of guitar playing and writing that I love. </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mark Prator</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sean Malone</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> brought the songs to life as an amazing rhythm section. The themes of the lyrics, the melodies, and the playing make these my favourite, most cohesive and adventurous set of tracks to date. Stylistically the songs revisit some of the guitar music of the 70's that grabbed me and made me want to be a guitarist. Sonically I combined those 70's big guitar tones with the modern sounds available to us as guitarists today."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In support of the album, John will head out as support to </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marillion</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> & </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Steven Wilson</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in the US & Canada:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marillion</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oct 21 2016 - The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA, USA<br />Oct 22 2016 - Saban Theater Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, CA, USA<br />Oct 25 2016 - Paramount Theatre Denver, CO, USA<br />Oct 27 2016 - Vic Theatre Chicago, IL, USA<br />Oct 28 2016 - Vic Theatre Chicago, IL, USA<br />Oct 29 2016 - Hard Rock Live Northfield, OH, USA<br />Oct 31 2016 - Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ON, Canada<br />Nov 1 2016 - Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre Montreal, QC, Canada<br />Nov 2 2016 - L'Impérial Bell Québec, QC, Canada<br />Nov 4 2016 - Royale Boston Boston, MA, USA<br />Nov 5 2016 - 9:30 Club Washington, DC, USA<br />Nov 6 2016 - Keswick Theatre Philadelphia, PA, USA<br />Nov 8 2016 - Playstation Theater New York, NY, USA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nov 17 2016 - Center Stage Atlanta, GA, USA<br />Nov 18 2016 - The Plaza Live Orlando, FL, USA<br />Nov 19 2016 - State Theatre Tampa, FL, USA<br />Nov 20 2016 - Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'a way you'll never be'</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> was produced by </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jim Morris</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> at the legendary Morrisound Studios and sports a cover by renowned artist Carl Glover.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'a way you'll never be'</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> tracklist:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. by the light of a sun<br />2. a way you'll never be<br />3. to outrun the light<br />4. the revolutionist<br />5. nada<br />6. the silence in coffee<br />7. unsafe space<br />8. sun.a.rose<br />9. epic<br />10. pointless endeavors</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">John Welsey</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> online:</span><a href="http://www.john-wesley.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.john-wesley.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Progressive metal outfit </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next To None</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are taking a break from working on new music to hit the road on a mini-US tour. The tour kicks off this Wed. July 13th in Fort Atkinson, WI.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Based out of the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, the band features </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Max Portnoy</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on drums, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ryland Holland</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on guitar, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kris Rank</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on bass, and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thomas Cuce</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on keyboards and lead vocals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Their album </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A Light in the Dark</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, released in Jun 2015, was recorded when the band members were 15 and 16 years old, and was produced by </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mike Portnoy</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The complete set of dates:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jul 13 - HIJYNX Fort Atkinson, WI</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jul 15 - The Back Bar Janesville, WI</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jul 16 - Skyway Theatre Minneapolis, MN</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jul 17 - Agora Cleveland, OH</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jul 21 - State Theatre St Petersburg, FL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jul 22 - Cabana Inn Sarasota, FL </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jul 29 - Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia, PA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Max Portnoy - Drums</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thomas Cuce - Keyboards, Bass</span>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-29360052351486955182016-07-12T09:09:00.001-04:002016-07-12T09:09:17.251-04:00Beardfish Call It Quits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After 8 wonderful albums and 15 years together, Swedish eclectic prog band <b>Beardfish</b> has called it quits. The band posted this statement on their Facebook:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a longer hiatus and some disagreements and various difficulties within the band we have decided to call it quits. This was not an easy choice to make. Beardfish has always been our main musical outlet - a proper garage band - the kind that meet up in the rehearsal studio and try out new material together for long, massive sessions at a time. Some of the best times of our lives have been spent together on the road, in the studio and just hanging out. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Growing up, having families and all that has made that particular way of working very difficult, leading to long periods where we haven't been able to rehearse.. And we LIKE to play.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We've had a very good run though; eight albums in fifteen years, nine if you include "The early years" (ten if you count "The Sane Day" double album as two!). We've toured with some great bands. We've met amazing people and found friends in places we'd never been before.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We spent our youth and our early adulthood as Beardfish and we grew up within the band.. Individually we will now venture out into other musical projects. No matter what, Beardfish has been very special and we will all hold it close to our hearts, but right now it's time for new adventures.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Rikard Sjöblom</b> will still attend the <b>Uppsala Prog Festival</b> on August 13, in Uppsala, Sweden, as a solo artist with his band.</span>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-25394264914851036772016-06-27T12:09:00.000-04:002016-06-27T12:09:38.213-04:00Aisles Release New Single Off Of "Hawaii"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santiago prog rockers </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aisles</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> have just released </span><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upside Down</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, the second single off their fourth studio album </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaii</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aisles</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">’ guitarist and producer, </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Germán Vergara</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> explains:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Musically we wanted to convey the feeling of vertigo because these humans will live in cylinders that rotate on their axes generating gravity. It's a powerful song. Its energy comes mainly from the vocal performance and the piano lines to transmit the idea of change, transformation and freedom. It has one of the most original guitar solos we've ever written".</span></blockquote>
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaii</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is a two-disc concept album about human colonies established in space after the destruction of the Earth. The LP will be released on July 29, 2016 via Presagio Records on CD and digitally, while the vinyl edition will be available in November. Preorder available in various formats and bundles on </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aisles</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> official website.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upside Down</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3JWA-etHoA" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">official audio</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upside Down</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1URRyvK" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soundcloud</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the first of five episodes of the online documentary depicting the recording process of </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaii</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaii</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9fU-PSp1wc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">documentary episode 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaii</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> tracklisting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Disc 1:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. The Poet, Part I: Dusk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. The Poet, Part II: New World</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Year Zero</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Upside Down</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. CH-7</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Terra</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Pale Blue Dot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Still Alive</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Nostalgia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Club Hawaii</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Falling</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. In the Probe</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aisles</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sebastián Vergara: lead vocals</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Germán Vergara: guitar, vocals</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rodrigo Sepúlveda: guitar, vocals</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daniel Baird-Kerr: bass</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Juan Pablo Gaete: keyboards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Felipe Candia: drums, percussion</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aisles</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on the web:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.aislesproject.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.aislesproject.com</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/aislesproject"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.facebook.com/aislesproject</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Legendary Jazz-Rock-Fusion band </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brand X</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has reunited and is preparing to celebrate their reunion with a Fall 2016/Spring 2017 U.S. tour, including a headline performance at Progtoberfest in Chicago on October 21st. Also on this initial run will be shows in Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland and Boston to name a few.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brand X</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are recognized as true musical pioneers, as they helped create an entire musical genre and influenced a broad spectrum of musicians and bands, from Phish to Dream Theatre. They are unrivaled in their creativity, originality and approach. Their contemporaries include bands such as Weather Report, Headhunters, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jaco Pastorious and Chick Corea, all crafting a unique blend of Jazz, Rock, and Ethic influences now widely known by fans worldwide as Fusion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After years of rumors of a potential reunion, it is finally happening. Three of the four main members came together recently in New York, and according to sources present at the rehearsals, listening to them play was “...like traveling back in time to the legendary </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Livestock</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> album – there was no question this was </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brand X</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">! Their sound was uncannily identical to the </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brand X</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> of </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Livestock</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> – and that in itself speaks volumes” </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Band</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">John Goodsall</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Guitars): Original </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brand X </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">guitarist says, “It's a better version now. We’re all a lot more experienced – a lot more skilled… And that goes for every one of us.”</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Percy Jones</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Bass): Original </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brand X</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> bassist says, “This music takes us back to a certain space – which was really cool. I wasn't sure I’d ever feel that feeling again – and yet here it is!”</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kenwood Dennard</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Drums): Original </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brand X</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> drummer who’s also played with Sting and Jaco Pastorious says, “When we used to play this music, it felt eternal. We used to get into a zone where it felt so deep. Now that's exactly how it felt again.”</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chris Clark</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Keyboards): Formerly of John Entwistle Band (The Who), and Richie Cannata's Band (Billy Joel).</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scott Weinberger</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Percussionist): Sessions with Adrian Belew, and live with The Security Project (Jerry Marotta, formerly of Peter Gabriel and Trey Gunn formerly of King Crimson) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />The reunited </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brand X</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will be performing material from their first three albums on these initial tours in October and November 2016: </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unorthodox Behaviour</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Moroccan Roll</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Livestock</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br />Brand X</b> on the web:</span><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Official-Brand-X-1715531621998359/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/Official-Brand-X-1715531621998359/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">London-based progressive metal band <b>Haken</b> have just completed the European leg of their </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Affinitour</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in support of their latest release </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Affinity</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Now they are pleased to announce the North America tour for this Fall. The tour kicks off in Chicago, IL on Aug. 30th and concludes in Portland, OR on Sept. 21st. The group will also make a stop at major US festival ProgPower in Atlanta, on Sept 10th. New Jersey Prog outfit </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank You Scientist</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> join the group on this 17 date trek.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The band had this to say about the upcoming tour:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"After last year's success in North America, we've been eager to get back and play to our amazing fans over there and also travel to new territory in Texas, Arizona and the west coast. To make things even more exciting, we're taking one of our favourite bands out with us - </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank You Scientist</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. If you haven't heard these guys, you've been missing out!"</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">North America Tour Dates</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> w/</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank You Scientist</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aug.30: Chicago, IL - Reggie's<br />Aug.31: Niagra Falls, NY - Rapid's Theater</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sept.1: Toronto, ON - Mod Club<br />Sept.2: Montreal, QC - Club Soda<br />Sept.3: Quebec City, QC - L'Imperial</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sept.4: Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall<br />Sept.6: New York, NY - Marlin Room<br />Sept.7: Philadelphia, PA - Founday<br />Sept.8: Frederick, MD - Café 611<br />Sept.9: Richmond, VA - Canal Club<br />Sept.10: Atlanta, GA - </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ProgPower USA</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sept.13: Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar & Grill<br />Sept.14: San Antonio, TX - Rockbox<br />Sept.16: Phoenix, AZ - Joe's Grotto<br />Sept.17: Los Angeles, CA - Complex<br />Sept.20: Seattle, WA - El Corazon<br />Sept.21: Portland, OR - Ash Street Saloon</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Affinity</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has been receiving great reactions from press. You can now order the album at these links: <br /><b>InsideOut Music Shop</b>: </span><a href="http://www.insideoutmusicshop.com/b/haken/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">http://www.insideoutmusicshop.com/b/haken/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>iTunes</b>: </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/affinity/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/affinity/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Amazon</b>: </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/affinityAMAZON"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">http://smarturl.it/affinityAMAZON</span></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Haken</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> online:</span><a href="http://www.hakenmusic.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.hakenmusic.com</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/Haken_Official"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.twitter.com/Haken_Official</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Polish prog masters </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Riverside</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are pleased to announce the release of a 5.1 mix version of their current album </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Love, Fear and the Time Machine</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. This special edition of the band's latest, much acclaimed 6th studio album will be released worldwide via the band's longtime label partner InsideOutMusic worldwide on July 22nd, 2016 as CD+DVD Digipak with slightly modified artwork with the following tracklisting:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Disc 1 / CD -</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Love, Fear and the Time Machine" Album:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By a Hat?) (05:51)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Under the Pillow (06:47)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. #Addicted (04:52)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Caterpillar and the Barbed Wire (06:56)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Saturate Me (07:08)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. Afloat (03:11)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Discard Your Fear (06:42)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Towards the Blue Horizon (08:09)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9. Time Travellers (06:41)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10. Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching) (04:03)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Disc 2 / DVD-AV</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - "Love, Fear and the Time Machine" Album:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By a Hat?) (05:51)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Under the Pillow (06:47)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. #Addicted (04:52)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Caterpillar and the Barbed Wire (06:56)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Saturate Me (07:08)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. Afloat (03:11)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7. Discard Your Fear (06:42)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8. Towards the Blue Horizon (08:09)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9. Time Travellers (06:41)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10. Found (The Unexpected Flaw of Searching) (04:03)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Day Session</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">":</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Heavenland (04:59)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Return (06:49)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Aether (08:43)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Machines (03:53)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Promise (02:43)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Love (Trailer) (01:38)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Fear (Trailer) (01:58)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Time Machine (Trailer) (01:07)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Found (Video Clip) (04:06)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The bonus DVD is a hybrid disc (DVD-AV), which has a DVD-Audio and a DVD-Video session on the same disc. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Riverside</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> commented as follows about the upcoming release:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"We had never been in favor of releasing our albums in 5.1 until we recorded LFTM. It's our best sounding release and we thought it would be an interesting experience to hear it in a new version. And so the thoughts have materialized, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bruce Soord</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has done a brilliant job and I'm fairly sure you're going to like the new sound of LFTM."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As last communicated, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Riverside</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s founding member and guitarist </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Piotr Grudziński</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> tragically and unexpectedly passed away of natural causes on February 21st, 2016. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rivertside</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> recently issued the following comprehensive update in regards to their activities:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"In our statement we wrote that we had decided to cancel all concerts confirmed for this year and that hasn't changed, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Riverside</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> won't play any gigs this year. </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But we are going ahead with our other plans</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for 2016.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many months ago, before <b>Piotr</b> died, we made a plan to release one of our albums in 5.1 in the early summer of 2016 and a compilation of our instrumental tracks in the autumn of 2016. We also have individual plans and guest appearances with other musicians. Our biography has been in the making for over two years and it will be published towards the end of this year - we just didn't expect that it would contain an additional chapter and that its character would change.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We've always been like a family, we have stuck together and always taken care of that bond both on and off the stage. We have also said many times that we have the best fans in the whole world. Our band wouldn't exist without you, without your commitment and all the emotional links that have been created between us over the years. Your reactions and support we have received from you have surpassed our most daring expectations. We'd like to thank you for that from the bottom of our hearts."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In other news, UK's </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prog Magazine</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has announced that </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Riverside</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are nominated in two categories for this year's Progressive Music Awards. Their song "Towards the Blue Horizon" is nominated in the "</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anthem</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">" category and Riverside are nominated in the "</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Band/Artist Of The Year</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">" category. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The awards are held on September 1st, 2016 and further details as well as voting options can be found here: </span><a href="http://www.progmagazine.com/awards"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.progmagazine.com/awards</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Previous formats of </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Love, Fear and the Time Machine</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> can be ordered here:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Riverside</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> online:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.riversideband.pl/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">http://www.riversideband.pl</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/Riversidepl"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">http://www.facebook.com/Riversidepl</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">http://www.instagram.com/riversideband.pl</span>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-68701884105207724102016-06-15T10:13:00.003-04:002016-06-15T10:14:30.611-04:00The Neal Morse Band to Release New Live CD/DVD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Neal Morse Band</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will be releasing a new live 2CD/DVD set and Blu-ray on August 5, 2016 titled </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">live</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Again</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Riding on the tremendous success of their breakthrough album, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Grand Experiment</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Neal Morse Band</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> set out on a tremendously successful world tour in the spring of 2015. </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Neal Morse</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mike Portnoy</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> have teamed up with </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Randy George</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eric Gillette</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bill Hubauer</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to create one of the greatest progressive rock bands of all time. Full stop.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">live</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Again</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will be available as a DVD/2CD set and a standalone Blu-ray and shows the band at the top of their form performing for a rousing audience in The Netherlands on March 6, 2015.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Says </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Neal</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“The Alive Again tour and this DVD/Blu-ray is one of the finest we have ever done. In my humble opinion… It's really great! I think you all are really going to dig it. Check it out and you'll understand how amazing this band is! I love it!”</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Track Listing:<br />CD 1</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Alive Again Intro <br />2. The Call <br />3. Leviathan <br />4. The Grand Experiment <br />5. Harm's Way <br />6. Bill's Keyboard Solo <br />7. The Creation <br />8. There Is Nothing That God Can't Change </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">CD 2</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Waterfall <br />2. Eric's Guitar Solo <br />3. In the Fire <br />4. Alive Again <br />5. Rejoice <br />6. Oh Lord, My God <br />7. Reunion <br />8. King Jesus </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To purchase the </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Neal Morse Band's A</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">live</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Again</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 2CD/DVD set or Blu-ray: </span><a href="http://www.radiantrecords.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.radiantrecords.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For more information:</span><a href="http://www.nealmorse.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.nealmorse.com/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweden-based progressive rockers </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karmakanic</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> recently announced the release of their fifth album </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dot</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for July 22nd, 2016. Now they are pleased to reveal the first album teaser video, which you can see below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The band, who originally formed in 2002, have returned with their first studio album since 2011's much-praised </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a Perfect World</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and the current line-up includes </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jonas Reingold</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (The Flower Kings), </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Göran Edman</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Yngwie Malmsteen), </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Morgan Ågren</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Casualties Of Cool, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai), </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lalle Larsson</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Agents Of Mercy), </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nils Erikson</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Krister Jonsson</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andy Bartosh</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ray Aichinger</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jonas Reingold</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> had this to say about the album and its themes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I got my inspiration to start writing </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dot</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> when</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I stumbled upon a text by the famous American author and astronomer </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carl Sagan</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> a while ago. He was talking about how small and insignificant we are in this vast universe.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's fascinating to think that this little dot is all we are and all we'll ever be. It gives us perspective. And I think perspective is a great tool for making good choices."</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dot</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> also features a track co-written with Jonas' old buddy and colleague from </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Tangent</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andy Tillison</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, and he also contributes Hammond organ on the epic track </span><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God, The Universe and Everything Else No One Really Cares About</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> which clocks in at nearly 30 minutes. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dot</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> tracklist:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Dot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. God the Universe and Everything Else No One Really Cares About, Part I</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Higher Ground</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Steer by the Stars</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Travelling Minds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. God the Universe and Everything Else No One Really Cares About, Part II</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The artwork for </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dot</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> was created by Hugh Syme, who has previously made covers for Rush, Aerosmith & Iron Maiden. The album will be available as a CD/DVD Jewel case (featuring </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Making of Dot</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karmakanic Live in the US</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interviews</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">), LP with CD & digital download.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Swedish progressive rock/metal innovators </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pain of Salvation</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will release a very special reissue version of their 2002 album </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedy Lane</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> entitled </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedy Lane Re:visited (Re:mixed & Re:lived)</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on July 1st, 2016 via InsideOutMusic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Therefore, </span><b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rope Ends (Remix)</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is being launched today as first impression of the release via a static clip via YouTube here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With this release, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pain of Salvation</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> re-visit their ground-breaking and genre-bending </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedy Lane</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> album by teaming up with old companion and mixing engineer wizard Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Opeth</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Symphony X</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Devin Townsend</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Haken</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, etc.) for a new sonic take on the original recordings as well as the intense full-album live performance from </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ProgPower USA Festival</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> from 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both these </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedy Lane</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> recordings will be available either together as 2CD Digipak format dubbed </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedy Lane Re:visited (Re:mixed & Re:lived)</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with a total playing time of 142 minutes or individually as Gatefold 2LP (+ Its corresponding album as bonus CD) or Digital Download versions, respectively called </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedy Lane Re:mixed</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Playing time: 68 min.) and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedy Lane Re:lived</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Playing time: 74 min). The releases will come with revised artwork, expanded booklet design and extensive liner-notes by </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Daniel Gildenlöw</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The individual vinyl versions of both </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedy Lane Re:mixed</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedy Lane Re:lived</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are available on black vinyl as well as in limited coloured runs on clear vinyl (100x copies from IOM webshop) or transparent orange (300x copies).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The pre-order for all physical formats is starting today from the IOM webshop </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/POSRemReIOM" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Additionally, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pain of Salvation</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> continue working on a new studio album release entitled </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In The Passing Light Of Day</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> together with acclaimed producer Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, etc.) at Dug-Out Productions in Sweden. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pain of Salvation Live 2016/2017</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">28.07.2016 Breitenbach / Herzberg (Germany) - </span><a href="http://www.burgherzberg-festival.de/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Burg Herzberg Festival</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">30.07.2016 Sibiu (Romania) - </span><a href="http://www.burgherzberg-festival.de/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ARTmania Festival</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">07.-11.02.2017 Tampa (US) / Cozumel (Mexico) -</span><a href="https://cruisetotheedge.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Cruise To The Edge</span></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-60740335636733865572016-06-07T10:48:00.000-04:002016-06-07T10:48:21.406-04:00Fates Warning Launch First Full Song Off "Theories of Flight"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The July 1st release date for the much anticipated 12th studio album, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Theories of Flight</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, by U.S. Progressive Metal pioneers </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fates Warning</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> keeps drawing nearer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Therefore, </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fates Warning</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are now launching a lyric-video designed by Cloud Music Typography for the impressive album opening track, </span><i><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the Rooftops</span></b></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, which can be seen here:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fates Warning</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> vocalist Ray Alder had the following to say about </span><b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the Rooftops</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"This song is opening track on "Theories". The lyrics in this song are about life, and how we only have one, we need to live it to the fullest. We can't hide from things we fear, we have to live, to take advantage of what little time we have here. Take chances, make changes and leave your mark on this world..."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The album is available for pre-order at the IOM </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/theoriesINOstore" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">webshop here</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. From the Rooftops </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. The Light and Shade of Things</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. Like Stars Our Eyes Have Seen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In addition to Standard CD and Digital Download, a limited 2CD version of the album (and also an Import Double Vinyl) will include an acoustic bonus-disc with the following tracks:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Acoustic Bonus tracks</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Firefly</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Another Perfect Day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Pray Your Gods (Toad The Wet Sprocket cover)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Adela (Joaquin Rodrigo cover)</span><br />
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Performed by the core line-up that returned to form with 2013's acclaimed </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Darkness in a Different Light</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> release (Guitarist Jim Matheos, vocalist Ray Alder, bassist Joey Vera, and drummer Bobby Jarzombek), </span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Theories of Flight</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> was produced by Jim Matheos and mixed/mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Symphony X, Haken, etc.).</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fates Warning Online:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-70625185990276190692016-04-28T13:11:00.002-04:002016-04-28T13:11:46.253-04:00Pain of Salvation to Release Remedy Lane Re:visited (Re:mixed & Re:lived)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Swedish progressive rock/metal innovators <strong>Pain of Salvation</strong> have announced a very special reissue version of their classic 2002 album <strong>Remedy Lane</strong> entitled <strong>Remedy Lane Re:visited (Re:mixed & Re:lived)</strong> for July 1st, 2016 via InsideOutMusic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With this release, <strong>Pain of Salvation</strong> re-visit their ground-breaking and genre-bending <strong>Remedy Lane</strong> album by teaming up with old companion and mixing engineer wizard Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Symphony X, Devin Townsend, Haken, etc.) for a new sonic take on the original recordings as well as the intense full-album <strong>live performance</strong> from ProgPower USA Festival from 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both these <strong>Remedy Lane</strong> recordings will be made available either together as 2CD Digipak format dubbed <strong>Remedy Lane Re:visited (Re:mixed & Re:lived)</strong> with a total playing time of 142 minutes or individually as Gatefold 2LP (+ Its corresponding album as bonus CD) or Digital Download versions, respectively called <strong>Remedy Lane Re:mixed</strong> (Playing time: 68 min.) and <strong>Remedy Lane Re:lived</strong> (Playing time: 74 min). The releases will come with revised artwork, expanded booklet design and extensive liner-notes by <strong>Daniel Gildenlöw</strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the meantime, we can also bring you the great news that <strong>Pain of Salvation</strong> are currently working on a new studio album release together with acclaimed producer Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, etc.) at Dug-Out Productions in Sweden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The album will be entitled <strong>In the Passing Light of Day</strong> and is expected to be released later in the year via longtime label-partner InsideOutMusic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Pain of Salvation</strong> have furthermore announced a few selected festival appearances for this summer:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Pain of Salvation</strong> <strong>- Live 2016</strong>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">28.07.2016 Breitenbach / Herzberg (Germany) - Burg Herzberg Festival<br />30.07.2016 Sibiu (Romania) - ARTmania Festival</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Pain of Salvation</strong> online:</span><a href="http://www.painofsalvation.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">www.painofsalvation.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Stick Men</strong>, <strong>MoonJune</strong> and <strong>Daryl's House</strong> in associate with <strong>StageIt</strong> are inviting you for a l<strong>ive streaming</strong> of the <strong>Stick Men</strong>'s show in Pawling, NY. <strong>Stick Men </strong>is performing their 10th show on the <strong>ProgNoir USA/Canada 2016 Tour</strong> at the Daryl's House, a venue owned by <strong>Daryl Hall</strong> (of the Hall & Oates), known for the series <strong>Live from Daryl's House</strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Direct links</strong>:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.darylshouseclub.com/live"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.darylshouseclub.com/live</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.stageit.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.stageit.com</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have to sign up first for a FREE account on <strong>StageIt</strong>. It takes only a few minutes.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.stageit.com/login"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.stageit.com/login</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Contributions starts from $5, you pay as much you like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Stick Men</strong>will perform for approximately 100 minutes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once you are ready, just log in: </span><a href="http://www.darylshouseclub.com/live"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.darylshouseclub.com/live</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and enjoy the show!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday, April 20</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7:00pm in New York, NY</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6:00pm in Chicago, IL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5:00pm in Denver, CO</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4:00pm in Los Angeles, CA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8:00pm in Brazil & Argentina</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12 Midnight in the UK</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday, April 22</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1am in Berlin, Paris, Rome, Madrid and across the Europe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3am in Moscow, Russia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6am in Jakarta, Indonesia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7am in Singapore</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8am in Tokyo, Japan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9am in Sydney, Australia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11am in Auckland, New Zealand</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Direct links</strong>:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.darylshouseclub.com/live"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.darylshouseclub.com/live</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.stageit.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.stageit.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can check the audio and video quality of the live streaming at the following link;</span><br />
<a href="http://www.darylshouseclub.com/videos"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.darylshouseclub.com/videos</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Stageit</strong> is a web-based performance. It hosts paid performances by musical artists who perform live via webcam. Artists choose when they want to perform, for how long, and how much they want to charge. <em>The performances are not archived or duplicated for distribution</em>.</span>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-67957826374318626792016-04-15T15:50:00.001-04:002016-04-15T15:50:49.068-04:00Kansas to Launch Leftoverture 40th Anniversary Tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">America's preeminent progressive rock band <strong>Kansas</strong> will be touring select cities this fall celebrating the 40th Anniversary of their breakthrough album <strong>Leftoverture</strong>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To celebrate, for the first time in history, the band will be performing the album in its entirety. The tour will showcase two hours of classic <strong>Kansas</strong> music including hit songs, deep cuts, and new songs from their soon to be released album, <strong>The Prelude Implicit</strong>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1976, <strong>Kansas</strong> released the album <strong>Leftoverture</strong>. Containing the smash hit, and million-selling single <em>Carry On Wayward Son</em>, along with fan favorites such as <em>The Wall</em>, <em>Miracles Out of Nowhere</em>, and <em>What's On My Mind</em>, <strong>Leftoverture</strong> became the band's breakthrough album.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"These definitely will not be your typical <strong>Kansas</strong> concerts of the past few years," commented original <strong>Kansas</strong> guitarist <strong>Richard Williams</strong>. "This is incredibly exciting for the entire band, and hopefully our fans. It's something we've never done before, play an album in its entirety, as part of a set. <strong>Leftoverture</strong> was our breakthrough, and it's special that we are getting to celebrate it 40 years later. We've never even played <em>Questions of My Childhood</em> live before. I can't wait!"</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tour will also debut performances of songs from the band's latest studio release <strong>The Prelude Implicit</strong>. The new album, scheduled for release in September 2016 is the band's 15th studio album and first new album since 2000.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tickets & Kansas VIP Packages for most dates go on sale to the general public <strong>Friday, April 22, 2016</strong>. More ticket information can be found at </span><a href="http://www.kansasband.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.kansasband.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Confirmed 40th Anniversary Leftoverture Tour dates and venues</strong> (More dates to be added):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sep 30 - Pittsburgh, PA: Benedum Center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 01 - Philadelphia, PA: Merriam Theater</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 07 - Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Symphony Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 08 - Nashville, TN: Ryman Auditorium</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 15 - Dallas, TX: Majestic Theater</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 21 - St. Louis, MO: Peabody Opera House</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 22 - Kansas City, MO: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 27 - Indianapolis, IN: Murat Theatre at Old National Centre</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 28 - Detroit, MI: MotorCity Casino</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 30 - Cincinnati, OH: Taft Theatre</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov 03 - Milwaukee, WI: Pabst Theater</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov 04 - Chicago, IL: Copernicus Center</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov 11 - Clearwater, FL: Ruth Eckard Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov 12 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Broward Center for Performing Arts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov 18 - New Bedford, MA: Zeiterion Theatre</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Kansas Online</strong>:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.kansasband.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.kansasband.com</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/kansasband"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.facebook.com/kansasband</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/kansasband"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.twitter.com/kansasband</span></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-72021907705520196202016-04-14T09:03:00.001-04:002016-04-14T09:03:25.068-04:00Long Distance Calling Launch Video for Getaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Long Distance Calling</strong> are set to release their new album <strong>TRIPS</strong> on April 29th, 2016 via InsideOut Music. With just a few weeks to go, the band have launched the brilliant 80's-inspired video for the albums opening track <em>Getaway</em>, featuring German actor <strong>Ralf Richter</strong> (Das Boot, Bang Boom Bang). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The band had this to say:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Ladies and Gents, here´s the brand new video clip for the song <em>Getaway</em>. It was great fun to work with German actor Ralf Richter (Bang Boom Bang, Das Boot, etc), who played in a lot of cool movies which we really like and which we grew up to. We are big fans of movies from the 80ties and you might get a taste of that in the clip. The video shoot was fun and as you can see in the video, it was probably more fun for him than for us, haha. <em>Getaway</em> is the opening track on <strong>TRIPS</strong> and we can´t wait to play it live. Tell all your friends!"</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The band also recently launched a lyric video for <em>Lines</em>, featuring Norwegian vocalist <strong>Petter Carlsen</strong>. You can watch the video here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can pre-order the album from the </span><a href="http://www.insideoutmusicshop.com/search/?q=long+distance+calling" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">InsideOut Music Shop</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/trips-bonus-tracks-version/id1088408372?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">iTunes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Further to this, the band also recently announced the first <strong>EuropeanTour</strong> dates in support of the new album, and you can find those below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Presented by <strong>Visions</strong>, <strong>Rock Hard</strong>, <strong>Guitar</strong>, <strong>Gitarre&Bass</strong>, <strong>Eclipsed</strong>, <strong>Ampya</strong>, <strong>Metal.de</strong>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 28, 2016 - Skater's Palace, Münster, Germany</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 29, 2016 - Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, Germany</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 30, 2016 - Mau Club, Rostock, Germany</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 02, 2016 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig, Germany</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 03, 2016 - Musik & Frieden, Berlin, Germany</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 04, 2016 - Kulturkirche, Köln, Germany</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 05, 2016 - Backstage Halle, München, Germany</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 06, 2016 - Substage, Karlsruhe, Germany</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 07, 2016 - KiFF, Aarau, Switzerland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 08, 2016 - Le Batofar, Paris, France</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 09, 2016 - 013, Tilburg, Netherlands</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 10, 2016 - Boston Music Room, London, UK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 11, 2016 - Exchange, Bristol, UK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 12, 2016 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 13, 2016 - Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes, UK</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Support on all dates comes from <strong>Pil & Bue</strong> (featuring Petter Carlsen) plus <strong>Tiny Fingers</strong> (April 28th - May 6th) & <strong>Rendezvous Point</strong> (May 7th - May 13th).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Long Distance Calling</strong> online:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.longdistancecalling.de/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.longdistancecalling.de/</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/longdistancecalling"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.facebook.com/longdistancecalling</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>Haken</strong> are set to release their fourth full-length studio album <strong>Affinity</strong>, on April 29th, 2016. With just a few short weeks to go, the band are pleased to launch a lyric video for brand new track <em>The Endless Knot</em>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The band had this to say:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">"<em>The Endless Knot</em> explores ideas of human survival instinct and the power of unity in the face of extinction. Musically, you could say this is new territory for us as we've taken sounds from dance and electronica music and blended them with our own brand of rock/metal. The end result hopefully gives the song a nice and upbeat, energetic feel. The visuals loosely follow the life-cycle of a star and Miles Skarin at Crystal Spotlight did an awesome job with the animation on this one!"</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">They also recently released a video for the track <em>Initiate</em> which you can see <a href="http://progrockshow.blogspot.com/2016/03/haken-launch-video-for-initiate.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">You can now digitally pre-order the album <a href="http://progrockshow.blogspot.com/2016/03/haken-launch-video-for-initiate.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Preorder the album on iTunes or Amazon and receive this track immediately: <br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/affinity/">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/affinity/</a><br /><a href="http://smarturl.it/affinityAMAZON">http://smarturl.it/affinityAMAZON</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The band has also added 6 new dates to their their European tour:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";">25.05.16 Bristol, The Fleece [UK]<br />28.05.16 Verviers, Spirit of 66 [BE]<br />12.06.16 Gdynia, Klub Atlantic [PL]<br />25.06.16 Tel Aviv, Gagarin [IL]<br />26.06.16 Tel Aviv, Havana Club [IL]<br />17.07.16 Joensuu, Ilosaarirock [FI]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">To see the complete list of dates to the European Tour, go <a href="http://progrockshow.blogspot.com/2016/02/haken-announce-new-album-and-tour-dates.html" target="_blank">here</a> or on <strong>Haken</strong>'s website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><strong>Haken</strong> online:<br /><a href="http://www.hakenmusic.com/">www.hakenmusic.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/Haken_Official">www.twitter.com/Haken_Official</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/HakenOfficial">http://www.facebook.com/HakenOfficial</a></span>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519434563845214326.post-49198003561387872522016-04-08T11:48:00.001-04:002016-04-08T11:48:15.582-04:00Ayreon's The Theater Equation DVD/Blu-Ray Package Announced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In September 2015, over the course of four sold-out shows, <strong>Ayreon</strong>'s legendary progressive rock concept album <strong>The Human Equation</strong> was brought to life as a full-blown musical production at the Nieuwe Luxor theater in Rotterdam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This limited run of performances was witnessed by die-hard fans from across the world, but now <strong>Arjen Lucassen</strong>'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. <strong>The Theater Equation</strong> is subtitled in nine different languages and includes nearly one-and-a-half hours of bonus content.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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!"</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The stage show stars <strong>Dream Theater</strong> frontman <strong>James LaBrie</strong> 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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Cast</strong>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">James LaBrie as 'Me'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Devon Graves as 'Agony'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heather Findlay as 'Love'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eric Clayton as 'Reason'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Magnus Ekwall as 'Pride',</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marcela Bovio as 'Wife'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Irene Jansen as 'Passion'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anneke van Giersbergen as 'Fear',</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jermain van der Bogt (Wudstik) as 'Best Friend'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mike Mills as 'Rage/Father'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nienke Verboom as 'Nurse'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter Moltmaker as 'Doctor'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anita van der Hoeven as 'Mom'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ed Warby: Drums</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jeroen Goossens: Flutes and woodwinds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Johan van Stratum: Bass</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maaike Peterse: Cello</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ben Mathot: Violin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marcel Coenen: Guitars</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Freek Gielen: Guitars</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Erik van Ittersum: Keyboards/synths</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ruben Wijga: Keyboards/synths</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Theater Equation</strong> will be available as a special edition 2CD+DVD Digipak, standalone Blu-ray, & audio-only Digital Download.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THE HUMAN EQUATION STORY</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Arjen Lucassen</strong> Online</span><br />
<a href="http://www.arjenlucassen.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.arjenlucassen.com</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/ArjenLucassenOfficial"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.facebook.com/ArjenLucassenOfficial</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/arjenlucassen"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.twitter.com/arjenlucassen</span></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07039358129413556645noreply@blogger.com0