Arena Unveil the Unquiet Sky + Tour Dates

Arena are pleased to announce that their new studio album The Unquiet Sky, is now available to pre-order.

The album will be officially released on April 27th and has artwork created by the ever talented Kylan Amos.

All pre-orders will be mailed out on March 23rd, one month ahead of the worldwide release. The only other way to get the album before its release will be at the merch desk during their tour.

The Unquiet Sky tracklist:
1- The Demon Strikes
2- How Did it Come to This?
3- The Bishop of Lufford
4- Oblivious to the Night
5- No Chance Encounter
6- Markings on a Parchment
7- The Unquiet Sky
8- What Happened Before
9- Time Runs Out
10- Returning the Curse
11- Unexpected Dawn
12- Traveller Beware

You can pre-order here: http://www.arenaband.co.uk/product/the-unquiet-sky-pre-order/

The band will also be celebrating their 20th anniversary and the new release on tour. Here are the dates:

March 19, 2015 The Borderline, London, England
March 20, 2015 The Citadel, St Helens, England
March 21, 2015 Montgomery Hall, Wath, England
March 22, 2015 Assembly Rooms, Leamington Spa, England
March 27, 2015 Spirit Of 66, Verviers, Belgium
March 28, 2015 Rock Ittervoort, Ittervoort, Netherlands
March 29, 2015 Bambi Galore, Hamburg, Germany
March 30, 2015 Hypothalamus, Rheine, Germany
March 31, 2015 Hedon, Zwolle, Netherlands
April 1, 2015 Colos-Saal, Aschaffenberg, Germany
April 2, 2015 Zeche Carl, Essen, Germany
April 3, 2015 Paulette Pub Rock, Nancy, France
April 4, 2015 Wollfabrik, Heidelberg, Germany
April 5, 2015 Bergkeller, Reichenbach, Germany
April 6, 2015 a38, Budapest, Hungary
April 7, 2015 Majestic, Bratislava, Slovakia
April 9, 2015 Rialto, Katowice, Poland
April 10, 2015 Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
April 11, 2015 Blue Note, Poznan, Poland
April 12, 2015 Reigen, Vienna, Austria
April 13, 2015 Ausburg, Germany
April 14, 2015 Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
April 15, 2015 Club Il Giardino, Verona, Italy
April 17, 2015 Bikini Bar, Barcelona, Spain
April 18, 2015 Minnuendo, Peralta, Spain
April 19, 2015 Sala Lemon, Madrid, Spain
April 20, 2015 Paradise Garage, Lisbon, Portugal
April 22, 2015 Connexion, Toulouse, France
April 23, 2015 Marché Gare, Lyon, France
April 24, 2015 Divan du Monde, Paris, France
April 25, 2015 Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
April 26, 2015 Centre Culturel, Soignies, Belgium

Arena website: http://www.arenaband.co.uk/

Lonely Robot Launch Please Come Home Teaser

Lonely Robot, the new project masterminded by producer, guitarist and vocalist John Mitchell (It Bites, Frost*, Arena), recently announced the release of its debut album Please Come Home on 23rd February 2015. A teaser has been launched in advance of the records release, welcoming listeners into the Lonely Robot world, and you can check that out here:

Backed by the storming rhythm section of Nick Beggs on bass and Craig Blundell on drums, the album also sees guest appearances from Peter Cox (Go West), Nik Kershaw, Steve Hogarth (Marillion), Heather Findlay, Kim Seviour (Touchstone), Jem Godfrey (Frost*) as well as narration provided by British actor Lee Ingleby (Master & Commander, Harry Potter).

John Mitchell had this to say about the project:

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

The track-listing for the album is as follows:
1. Airlock
2. God vs. Man
3. The Boy in the Radio
4. Why Do We Stay?
5. Lonely Robot
6. A Godless Sea
7. Oubliette
8. Construct/Obstruct
9. Are We Copies?
10. Humans Being
11. The Red Balloon

Lonely Robot online:www.facebook.com/johnchristianmitchell

Out of the Arena

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

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

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

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