Next To None Kick-Off Mini Tour July 13

Progressive metal outfit Next To None 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.

Based out of the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, the band features Max Portnoy on drums, Ryland Holland on guitar, Kris Rank on bass, and Thomas Cuce on keyboards and lead vocals.

Their album A Light in the Dark, released in Jun 2015, was recorded when the band members were 15 and 16 years old, and was produced by Mike Portnoy.

The complete set of dates:
Jul 13 - HIJYNX Fort Atkinson, WI
Jul 15 - The Back Bar Janesville, WI
Jul 16 - Skyway Theatre Minneapolis, MN
Jul 17 - Agora Cleveland, OH
Jul 21 - State Theatre St Petersburg, FL
Jul 22 - Cabana Inn Sarasota, FL
Jul 29 - Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia, PA

Next To None are:
Max Portnoy - Drums
Ryland Holland - Guitar
Kris Rank - Guitar
Thomas Cuce - Keyboards, Bass

Haken Launch Darkest Light Video

London-based progressive metallers Haken recently announced the release of the
Restoration EP on October 27, 2014 (US digital release date: November 11), coinciding with their UK & Ireland tour with label mates Leprous & Maschine. Now the band are pleased to reveal a brand new video for the track Darkest Light taken from that EP, and you can view that here:

Restoration is comprised of three reworked and updated songs which originally appeared on their 2007/08 self-produced demo, and the release has been mixed & mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios. It will be released as a digital download, and a vinyl LP including CD.

The track list and playing times are as follows:
1. Darkest Light (6:44)
2. Earthlings (7:52)
3. Crystallised (19:23)

The final track is a no holds barred epic including guest 'cameo' appearances by Pete Rinaldi (Headspace) and Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic / Flying Colors).

The vinyl with CD is now available to pre-order from Burning Shed: https://www.burningshed.com/store/InsideOutMusic/product/523/6122/

The band also recently announced a run of UK & Irish dates with label-mates Leprous & Maschine for later this year. This will be the band's biggest run of dates in their own country yet and they can be found below:

Haken, Leprous & Maschine:
Presented by Prog Magazine
23rd October, 2014 - London, The Garage
24th October, 2014 - Leamington Spa, Assembly
26th October, 2014 - Bristol, The Fleece
27th October, 2014 - Wolverhampton, Robin 2
29th October, 2014 - Dublin, The Village
30th October, 2014 - Liverpool, O2 Academy 2
31st October, 2014 - Manchester, Club Academy
1st November, 2014 - Edinburgh, The Liquid Room
2nd November, 2014 - York, The Duchess

Haken online:www.hakenmusic.com
www.twitter.com/Haken_Official
http://www.facebook.com/HakenOfficial

Jolly On Tour in Europe

Jolly is very excited to announce that many more shows have been added to our tour with BigElf and Bend Sinister this fall in Europe. Remember, BigElf will be joined by Mike Portnoy for selected shows and John Wesley of Porcupine Tree for the entire tour. Here is the full list of dates with ticket links:

Tour dates:

Oct. 29 - Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland (w/ Mike Portnoy) [buy tickets]
Oct. 30 - Dortmund FZW, Dortmund, Germany (w/ Mike Portnoy) [buy tickets]
Nov. 01 - Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland (w/ Mike Portnoy) [buy tickets]
Nov. 02 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt, Germany (w/ Mike Portnoy) [buy tickets]   

Nov. 03 - Strom, Munich, Germany (w/ Mike Portnoy) [buy tickets]   

Nov. 04 - Legend Club, Milan, Italy (w/ Mike Portnoy) [buy tickets]
Nov. 06 - Razzmatazz 3 Barcelona, Spain (w/ Mike Portnoy) [buy tickets]
Nov. 07 - Copérnico, Madrid, Spain (w/ Mike Portnoy) [buy tickets]
Nov. 08 - Sonora, Bilbao, Spain (w/ Mike Portnoy)
Nov. 12 - Talking Heads, Southampton, UK  [buy tickets]
Nov. 13 - Academy 2, Newcastle, UK  [buy tickets]
Nov. 14 - Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK  [buy tickets]
Nov. 15 - Hard Rock Hell 8, Gwynedd, North Wales, UK
Nov. 17 - Cathouse, Glasgow, UK  [buy tickets]
Nov. 18 - Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, UK  [buy tickets]
Nov. 19 - The Garage, London, UK  [buy tickets]
Nov. 21 - Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg, Sweden [buy tickets]
Nov. 22 - Kajskjulet, Halmstad, Sweden  [buy tickets]
Nov. 23 - Kulturbolaget, Malmö, Sweden
Nov. 25 - Debaster Strand, Stockholm, Sweden  [buy tickets]
Nov. 26 - Folkets Hus Bi, Smedjebacken, Sweden
Nov. 28 - TBA, Sweden
Nov. 29 - Rockland, Sala, Sweden

 

Rock Band Needs Place to Stay
Do you live in or nearby one of these cities, and are able to host Jolly for a night while we're on tour? We're looking for places to stay, and what better place than a fan's house! If so, visit www.jollyband.com/givejollyshelter and fill out the submission form. 

 

Jolly looks forward to seeing you on the road.

Another Tour, Another Transatlantic Live CD/DVD

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

Tracklists of KaLIVEoscope:

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

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

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

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

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

Haken Announce Release of Restoration

Following the release of Haken's critically acclaimed album The Mountain last year, plus plenty of touring and even three nominations at this year's Progressive Music Awards, the London-based progressive metallers are extremely pleased to announce the release of the digital-only Restoration EP in the US on the 11th of November 2014.

Restoration is comprised of three reworked and updated songs which originally appeared on their 2007/08 self-produced demo, and the release has been mixed & mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios.

Vocalist Ross Jennings explains: 'Redoing a few of our favourite tracks from the demo is something we've talked about doing for ages and the fans have been asking for it constantly. We were also excited about working creatively with our new bassist Conner Green, so this seemed like the perfect way to welcome him aboard.'

Guitarist Charlie Griffiths continues: 'merely re-recording the demo songs would have felt musically redundant and dishonest, since three of us didn't play on the original recordings. The band's sound has evolved considerably in the last few years so we used the demo tracks as a starting point and gave ourselves free reign to reimagine them and make them relevant to who we are today. These are now the definitive versions and we couldn't be happier with how they turned out'.

The track list and playing times are as follows:
1. Darkest Light (6:44)
2. Earthlings (7:52)
3. Crystallised (19:23)

The final track is a no holds barred epic including guest 'cameo' appearances by Pete Rinaldi (Headspace) and Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic / Flying Colors).

The band also recently announced a run of UK & Irish dates with label-mates Leprous & Maschine for later this year. This will be the band's biggest run of dates in their own country yet and they can be found below:

Haken, Leprous & Maschine (Presented by Prog Magazine):
23rd October, 2014 - London, The Garage
24th October, 2014 - Leamington Spa, Assembly
26th October, 2014 - Bristol, The Fleece
27th October, 2014 - Wolverhampton, Robin 2
29th October, 2014 - Dublin, The Village
30th October, 2014 - Liverpool, O2 Academy 2
31st October, 2014 - Manchester, Club Academy
1st November, 2014 - Edinburgh, The Liquid Room
2nd November, 2014 - York, The Duchess

Haken online:
www.hakenmusic.com
www.twitter.com/Haken_Official
http://www.facebook.com/HakenOfficial

Bigelf Offer Free Download

Bigelf are set to release their new album Into the Maelstrom on April 1 via InsideOut Music, and the band have made a free download available of the brand new track Alien Frequency. You can head to this special Bigelf page and grab the song now: 
 
http://insideoutmusic.com/specials/bigelf/
 
Fans can also find a special EPK clip on the page, which gives a little insight into the making of Into the Maelstrom through interviews with Damon Fox.

Into the Maelstrom will be available on a limited 2CD digipak which includes exclusive re-mixes & demo versions, as well as a gatefold 2LP vinyl edition which includes the full album on CD. The album also marks the recording debut of Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs) with Bigelf, whose Progressive Nation at Sea Cruise just took place last week and where Bigelf played alongside bands such as Transatlantic, Devin Townsend Project, Riverside & Adrian Belew Power Trio.

You can now pre-order the album from the InsideOut Shop here: 
  
http://smarturl.it/bigelfIOM


The full track-listing is as follows:

1.    Incredible Time Machine
2.    Hypersleep
3.    Already Gone
4.    Alien Frequency
5.    The Professor & the Madman
6.    Mr. Harry McQuhae
7.    Vertigod
8.    Control Freak
9.    High
10.  Edge of Oblivion
11.  Theater of Dreams
12.  ITM
       I. Destination Unknown
       II. Harbinger of Death
       III. Memories

The band recently released a lyric video for the song Control Freak.

 

Bigelf Travel Into the Maelstrom

The long-awaited return to action for Bigelf was recently announced, with the album Into the Maelstrom slated for a April 1 release in North America. Now the cover artwork, track-listing and full format details can be revealed.

Into the Maelstrom will be available on a limited 2CD digipak which includes exclusive re-mixes & demo versions, as well as a gatefold 2LP vinyl edition which includes the full album on CD. The full track-listing is as follows:

1. Incredible Time Machine
2. Hypersleep
3. Already Gone
4. Alien Frequency
5. The Professor & the Madman
6. Mr. Harry McQuhae
7. Vertigod
8. Control Freak
9. High
10. Edge of Oblivion
11. Theater of Dreams
12. ITM: I. Destination Unknown / II. Harbinger of Death / III. Memories

Into the Maelstrom marks the recording debut of Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs) with Bigelf, whose Progressive Nation At Sea Cruise the band will perform on from February 18-22, and where Bigelf will play alongside bands such as Transatlantic, Devin Townsend Project, Riverside & Adrian Belew Power Trio.
Tickets are available now from www.progressivenationatsea.com

Bigelf Announce Release of New Studio Album

 

It's been a long time coming, but Bigelf are at long last pleased to announce that they will release their brand new fourth studio album entitled Into The Maelstrom on the 4th of March 2014 throughout North America. Frontman and mastermind Damon Fox had this to say:

"I think ITM is the best Bigelf record yet and I believe it is a real game changer for the band. It's gonna put us over the top! Psychedelic cinematic landscapes and melodic prog-doom set the stage for the new album, I cannot wait for fans (old and new) to experience all of its apocalyptic color."

Into the Maelstrom marks the recording debut of Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs) with Bigelf, whose Progressive Nation at Sea cruise the band will perform on from the 18th - 22nd February 2014, playing alongside bands such as Transatlantic, Devin Townsend Project, Riverside & Adrian Belew Power Trio. Tickets are available now from www.progressivenationatsea.com.

Look out for more information in the coming weeks!

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

 

Progressive Nation at Sea powered by InsideOut Music:  

www.progressivenationatsea.com

https://www.facebook.com/progressivenationatsea

twitter.com/prognationatsea 

Transatlantic Reveal New Album Title and Tour

Progressive-rock super-group Transatlantic, featuring Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas will release their brand new fourth studio album ‘Kaleidoscope’ on the 27th January 2014.

The track-listing for the forthcoming record is as follows:

1. Into the Blue
2. Shine
3. Black as the Sky
4. Beyond the Sun
5. Kaleidoscope

The band will also embark on a 6-week World Tour that will see them joined once again by Pain of Salvation’s Daniel Gildenlöw as a 5th touring member. As part of the extensive tour, the band will also headline the Progressive Nation At Sea 2014 Cruise from the 18th till the 22nd February alongside 22 other leading Prog acts including Adrian Belew Power Trio, Devin Townsend Project, King's X, Anathema, Spock’s Beard and many more. This unique performance will see the band performing a very special encore of classic Yes material with the legendary Jon Anderson on vocals. You can find more details on PN14 here: http://www.progressivenationatsea.com/

An Evening With Transatlantic 2014 World Tour:
Jan 31st - Los Angeles, CA, USA - El Segundo Performing Arts Center
Feb 1st - San Francisco, CA, USA
Feb 2nd - Seattle, WA, USA
Feb 4th - Chicago, IL, USA - The Arcada Theater
Feb 5th - Quebec City, Canada - Theatre Du Capitole
Feb 6th - Montreal, Canada - L'Olympia
Feb 8th - Philadelphia, PA, USA - Keswick Theater
Feb 9th - New York City, NY, USA - Highline Ballroom
Feb 11th - Mexico City, Mexico - Teatro Metropolitan
Feb 13th - São Paulo, Brazil - Carioca Club
Feb 14th - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feb 15th - Santiago, Chile
Feb 18th to 22nd - Progressive Nation At Sea
Feb 27th - Madrid, Spain - La Rivera
Feb 28th - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
March 2nd - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
March 3rd - Rome, Italy - Orion
March 5th - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
March 6th - Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage
March 7th - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
March 8th - Berlin, Germany - Astra
March 9th - Cologne, Germany - E Werk
March 11th - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
March 12th - London, England - The Forum
March 13th - Tilburg, Holland - 013
March 14th - Tilburg, Holland - 013
March 15th - Paris, France - Le Bataclan
June - Sweden Rock Festival

For more information visit:www.facebook.com/transatlanticmusic
www.transatlanticweb.com

2013 Progressive Music Awards Winners

Last night was the night. Prog Magazine unveiled the winners of the Prog Music Awards in the beautiful setting of the Kew Gardens.

And this year’s winners are:

Limelight – Sound Of Contact

Breakthrough – Big Big Train

Anthem – Von Hertzen Brothers' Flowers And Rust

Event – Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited at Hammersmith Apollo

Band Of The Year – Marillion

Album – Steven Wilson's The Raven Who Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

Grand Design – Family Box Set

Virtuoso – Mike Portnoy

Visionary – Steve Hillage

Guiding Light – Thomas Waber, founder of InsideOut

Lifetime Achievement – Dave Brock

Prog God – Ian Anderson

 

Congratulations to all the winners!