The Gentle Storm Launch Video Update

Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One, Guilt Machine) & Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Devin Townsend Project) are set to release the debut album The Diary from their new band The Gentle Storm on March 24, 2015, and in the lead up they have been posting some revealing behind the scenes videos. The latest one sees Anneke talking about Arjen and the vast array of instruments he plays.

You can watch that here:

 

 

You can catch the previous updates in this youtube playlist: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDp_PtuyOwCaYwgK4molSQcOQZPrYK9Vc

You can also check out the Gentle version of Endless Sea here: 
http://youtu.be/ml-v1bgMJDQ

The Gentle Storm online:
www.facebook.com/TheGentleStorm
www.twitter.com/gentlestormband

Pink Floyd's Louder Than Words Video Now Up

Pink Floyd have just released a video for Louder Than Words, the only song among all the instrumentals off of their new release The Endless River.

The album itself has received mixed reviews, and my take on it will be up shortly. Suffice to say that I find it is closer in spirit to older Floyd, from Wish You Were Here or Meddle.

Here is the video. Enjoy!

Bigelf Launch Video for "Control Freak"

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



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

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

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

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

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

Glass Hammer Premier New Song on YouTube

American proggers Glass Hammer, whose new album Ode to Echo will be releasesd next week, have released a track off of their newest opus on youtube.

Crowbone features music by Fred Schendel and lyrics by Viking Saga author Robert Low.

 

There is still time to pre-order a signed copy of the new album through Glass Hammer's website.

 

http://www.glasshammer.com/pages/store.html

John Bassett Releases Video for Stay Away From The Dark‏

John Bassett, singer/songwriter of KingBathmat, is set to release his first solo album called Unearth. He has just release his first promo video for the opening track of the album.

The video was filmed on location in Hastings and St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex UK.
 Unearth will be released on March 31st and is available to pre-order on CD and Digital Download at bandcamp and amazon.

Track listing for the album:
1. Stay Away from the Dark
2. Survival Rate
3. Nothing Sacred
4. Unearth
5. Pantomime
6. Kylerhea
7. TV Is God
8. Keep Dear
9. Something That's More worthwhile
10. Comedian

Watch the video here:

 

Asia Release Video for Valkyrie

With the release of Gravitas coming soon, Asia have just released a video for what John Wetton called the soul of the album, the track Valkyrie. Watch and enjoy!

Blackfield Unveil New Jupiter-Sized Video

Blackfield has unveiled today a new video, this one for a song called Jupiter from the forthcoming album Blackfield IV.



Blackfield IV will be released August 26th (27th in North-America). Blackfield is now mostly an Aviv Geffen vehicle, with Steven Wilson as guest artist also mixing the 5.1 version. Other guests include Brett Anderson (Suede), Jonathan Donahue (Mercury Rev) and Vincent Cavanagh (Anathema).

TRACKLIST:
Pills
Springtime
X-Ray (feat. Vincent Cavanagh – Anathema)
Sense of Insanity
Firefly (feat. Brett Anderson – Suede)
The Only Fool is Me (feat. Jonathan Donahue – Mercury Rev)
Jupiter
Kissed by the Devil
Lost Souls
Faking
After the Rain

New Video by Canadian Metal Proggers Voivod

Canadian progressive metal pioneers Voivod have completed the video for their Century Media debut album, Target Earth. The video, created by Italian filmmaker and multimedia artist, Nicola Piovesan, was created with 3D Motion Graphics using the visions and artwork of Voivod drummer, Michel Langevin.

Check out the video here:


Here is what Michel had to say upon completion of the video:

"I met Nicola Piovesan at the Voivod/Unkind show in Helsinki on October 31, 2012. We had a discussion about my 3D Graphics for the album Negatron and Nicola mentioned the possibility of him doing a 3D Motion video for our new album Target Earth. After viewing his fantastic video for The Core by the band On|Off|Man, we knew he was the right person to capture the cyber world of Voivod. To us, the result is simply spectacular!"

Target Earth by Voivod
1. Target Earth
2. Kluskap O'Kom
3. Empathy for the Enemy
4. Mechanical Mind
5. Warchaic
6. Resistance
7. Kaleidos
8. Corps Étranger
9. Artefact
10. Defiance

VOIVOD online:
http://www.voivod.com
http://www.facebook.com/Voivod
http://www.voivod.net
http://www.myspace.com/voivod   
http://www.voivodfan.com

Sound of Contact's First Video: Not Coming Down

Sound of Contact, whose first CD Dimensionaut is due out on May 28th, have just released their first video. The track is called Not Coming Down and follows the storyline of the CD.



Sound of Contact made their first appearance on stage during Montreal's Marillion Weekend  on March 24th. they are currently on their last days of touring Europe with Spock's Beard and Beardfish as part of an Inside/Out Records promotion. They will also be at Loreley's Night of the Prog Festival in July.

Tour dates:
May 3, 2013 Corporation – Sheffield, UK
May 4, 2013 The Arches – Glasgow, UK
May 5, 2013 Academy 2 – Newcastle, UK
May 6, 2013 Robin 2 – Bilston, UK
May 7, 2013 The Garage – London, UK
May 8, 2013 La Scene Bastille – Paris, France
May 9, 2013 Z7 – Pratteln, Switzerland
May 10, 2013 Hirsch – Nürnberg, Germany
May 11, 2013 Majestic – Bratislava, Slovakia
May 12, 2013 A38 – Budapest, Hungary
May 14, 2013 Szene – Vienna, Austria
May 15, 2013 Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg, Germany
May 16, 2013 Das Rind – Rüsselsheim, Germany
May 17, 2013 Zeche – Bochum, Germany
May 18, 2013 De Boerderij – Zoetermeer, Netherlands
May 19, 2013 Markthalle – Hamburg, Germany

July 13, 2013 “Night of the Prog” Festival – Loreley, Germany