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Friday, November 6, 2009
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Apologies for the lack of updates this week. I am in fact, editing this update from hospital via iPhone. I hurt my back mid-week and have been completely immobile and am under care here for a narrowing of the spine and 2 discs rubbing against the spine. I'm hoping it will be business as semi-usual from Monday, but still not sure when I can escape this place. ASAP at any rate! If there is any breaking news in my inbox, I'll send info out via Twitter.com/MelodicRock. Thanks.... Andrew.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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LION MUSIC ARTIST UPDATE:
The Latest Artist News & Release Information from Lion Music:
The Dreamside - Lunar Nature (Released 4.12.09) - Lion Music is pleased to announce the release of the new album from The Dreamside entitled Lunar Nature on December 4.
The Dreamside have been on the gothic rock scene for now 15 years. Blending elements of gothic and metal music with female vocals and lyrics commonly centred on themes like the supernatural. The band have built a strong fan base thanks to their four previous albums.
The music of Lunar Nature can be described as atmospherically gothic rock with a good mixture of heavy guitars, electronic elements and a proper shot of alternative rock. All this interwoven with the remarkably voice of Kemi Vita (Satyrian) and her unique way to express emotions in very personal lyrics.
Lunar Nature continues were the predecessor Spin Moon Magic ended. The album is full of diversity and therefore once more a typical output from The Dreamside.
The album was recorded at the Excess studios in Rotterdam (After Forever, Gorefest) and contains 15 tracks including Seeds of pain, a collaboration with the US act Information Society and Unspoken, again with guest appearances by guitarist Karl Fieldhous of Born from Pain and Kenji Siratori. The album has been mastered by Kai Blankenberg at the Skyline Studio's in Dusseldorf/Germany (Paradise Lost, Doro). Together with Eva de Winkel, The Dreamside have produced a animation video to the track Sternenkind.
Lunar Nature track listing: 01. Everlasting. 02. Silently Awake. 03. When Stars Fall. 04. Higher Ground. 05. Sticks And Stones. 06. Carry On. 07. Lunar Nature. 08. Hush. 09. In Longing. 10. Sternenkind. 11. Serpents Kiss. 12. Seeds Of Pain. 13. Willing To Learn. 14. Unspoken. 15. Vlindertje.
Musicians: Kemi Vita, Voices; Roman Schoensee, Bass; Fried Bruggink, Guitars; Cees Viset, Guitars; Merijn Mol, Drums.
WebLinks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLVWbeMknDA / www.dreamside.nl / www.myspace.com/dreamside.
Borislav Mitic - The Absolute (4.12.2009) - Lion Music is pleased to announce the release of the new album from Borislav Mitic entitled The Absolute on December 4.
Borislav Mitic returns with a majestic new album The Absolute. The virtuoso Shredmaster delivers his strongest musical statement as of yet for Lion Music.
The idea behind this concept album was to take the instrumental guitar format and give it a new dimension infusing it with pure uncompromising Metal attitude but with primary focus on song quality content. Playing wise Borislav takes the gloves off this time and brings into the musical arena a wide arsenal of dazzling guitar techniques. He unmercifully unleashes them throughout the album with blinding speed and precision while retaining a sense of melody, reason and phrasing intelligence that he is known for.
Each out of the ten songs featured on the album explores a different aspect of Metal music taking the listener on a quest toward the essential passion that lies within all true artistic effort - the perfection of creative expression. Borislav draws inspiration from many players that walked the path of guitar greatness before him and summons these echoes of the past forging them into a stunning new styling all of his own.
"The Absolute" is an album whose mission is to shine brightly as a new rising star in a constellation of legendary classic albums of the Metal virtuoso genre.
The Absolute track listing: 01. The Absolute 02. Secret Of Life 03. Hidden 04. Within All Existence 05. Promises 06. The Prize Of Eternity 07. For The Chosen 08. Fighter Of Glory 09. Walking The Path 10. To One Truth. All instruments played by Borislav Mitic.
WebLinks: www.borislavmitic.com / www.myspace.com/borislavmitic.
New Signing - Acacia Avenue - Lion Music is pleased to announce the signing of Acacia Avenue for their self titled debut album set for release on Lion Music in January 2010.
Led by Danish guitarist and songwriter Torben Enevoldsen (Section A, Fatal Force) the initial idea for the album came about from Torben writing in a more melodic hard rock nature than his other bands. Quickly the idea emerged to do a whole album in this style but to spice things up Torben called in a few good friends to participate as singers and co-writers.
Tony Mills (TNT, Shy) was the first to join in and together they wrote and recorded Don't Call Me Tonight and Wait No More. Geir Ronning (Radioactive, Prisoner) began writing with Torben immediately after and together they penned the songs Hold On, No Looking Back and Digging. Enevoldsen wrote the rest of the songs by himself, but Torben Lysholm (Pangea, Mysterell) wrote the lyrics for Just Wanna Be With You and sang vocals on Can't Make You Stay and the Japanese bonus track Cold. Finally Lars Safsund (W.O.A.) performed the vocals on An Illusion.
Apart from playing all guitars, bass and keyboards on the album, Torben Enevoldsen sang backing vocals on a few songs and also did the lead vocals on Jamie's In Love and Let Go. Thomas Heintzelmann (Section A, Decoy) played drums and Carsten Neumann (Savage Affair) helped out with the bass.
Acacia Avenue is sure to please fans of strong hard melodic rock with each track being home to catchy vocal melodies, strong instrumentation and a crisp clean production. Full information to follow soon.
A NEW RUSH LIVE COMPILATION:
Anthem Entertainment has announced the release of 'Working Men', the first 'best of' live performance compilation from renowned rock trio Rush. Released in the UK on Monday November 16th, this outstanding live collection is available on CD and digital download by Atlantic Records.
Culled from Anthem Entertainment and Zoë Vision's three other Rush releases 'Rush in Rio', 'R30' and 'Snakes & Arrows Live' - the Working Men album features live recordings of the band's greatest hits as well as one previously unreleased track, 'One Little Victory'.
'Rush' - Geddy Lee (vocals, bass, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitar, vocals), and Neil Peart (drums and percussion), are one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock and roll, equally famed for both their virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting.
Track Listing: 1. Limelight (S&A live) 2. The Spirit of Radio (R30) 3. 2112 (Rush in Rio) 4. Freewill (S&A live) 5. Dreamline (R30) 6. Far Cry (S&A live) 7. Subdivisions (R30) 8. One Little Victory (previously unreleased, R30) 9. Closer To The Heart (Rush in Rio) 10. Tom Sawyer (S&A live) 11. Working Man (R30) 12. YYZ (Rush in Rio).
IMPULSIA FEATURES LAST MARCEL JACOB PERFORMANCE:
The last studio recording involving bassist Marcel Jacob is the debut studio album from Swedish hard rock band Impulsia and their album Expressions. Impulsia was formed by Uno Sjöström (main composer and acoustic guitars), Johan Längquist (Vocals - ex-Candlemass) and Marcus Jidell (Producer and guitars - Royal Hunt).
The recording was released via digital download on July 1, 2009 and as CD on September 24, 2009 via Impulsia Music and under Riverside Records and it included a cover version of Derek and the Dominos's "Layla".
This is the last studio recording from Marcel Jacob, who was found dead in his own house on Tuesday July 21, 2009. Marcel took his own life after many years of personal and health issues he was battling.
Check out the band at: www.myspace.com/impulssweden.
MELODIC BRIEFS:
No bonus tracks for any release of the new Bon Jovi album The Circle. Yes...you read correctly. No territory is getting bonus tracks. Looks like unused tracks will be held over for the band's next release in 2010 - a Greatest Hits record.
Mr. Big's new Back to Budokan Live DVD took 10th place in the Italian Overall Music DVD chart.
Foreigner in NYC, as covered by: piercingmetal.com/wordpress/?p=1946 and Kiss - piercingmetal.com/wordpress/?p=2004.
Billy Idol's new SoundStage DVD is available now: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002N7W3OE/ref=ox_ya_oh_product.
Bon Jovi on X Factor UK - www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5lw9wC12NA.
A new interview has been posted with former Europe guitarist Kee Marcello at: www.rockeyez.com.
Aussie pop/rock outfit Mi-Sex will reform with its orginal members (minus vocalis Steve Gilpin - RIP) for a one-off concert as part of The Radiators' 30th anniversary bash at Revesby Workers Club in Sydney, Australia in Dec 09.
The Soft Rock Classics Show is a radio show playing a very wide variety of rock music and featuring big name interviews (the Quireboys and Marillion most recently). They are currently giving away a custom made guitar from Waterstone guitars in Nashville for the best guitar solo submitted by a listener. The show is also at the forefront of a campaign to get the Who their first number one single in the UK. Tune in: www.softrockclassicshow.co.nr.
POWERAGE "TOURING" FESTIVAL 2010:
Powerage Agency in London are proud to announce that they have put together a 40-date touring festival that will take place across the whole of the UK and Ireland.
Among the dates on the touring fest (which are all Saturdays and Sundays) are shows at The Cavern in Liverpool, the Garage in Swansea, Barfly in Cardiff, The Warehouse in Aberdeen, Venuu in Hastings, The Croft in Bristol, The Asylum in Birmingham, Ruby Lounge in Manchester, Seven in Nottingham, The Gaff and The Bridgehouse 2 in London, Trinity Rooms in Limerick, Roisin Dubh in Galway, The Command House in Kent, Pavillion in Belfast, The Snooty Fox, Riverside Bar and Camelot's in Yorkshire and a number of other venues.
The event is a massive publicity-based opportunity for bands who are seeking additional publicity, and who are either unsigned or independently signed to partake. Please contact Powerage Agency via the email address powerageagency@googlemail.com or via our myspace page www.myspace.com/powerageproductionservicesagencyltd - bands working in most rock and metal styles will be considered although the mainstay of the shows will be Classic and Progressive metal.
The structure of the shows is proposed as follows, however, is subject to change if there is not significant demand by the end of this week. The Plan – all shows will compromise 10 bands. 8 bands will play at a show in their catchment area – the remaining two slots will be allocated to bands who will perform multiple shows – the 9th band on the bill will be one of two bands who will do 50% of the shows, and the 10th band on the bill shall play all 40 shows.
In the event of there not being a significant enough demand from bands for this event in terms of filling most of the spots within the next couple of weeks, the structure of the fest wil change to suit the needs of the event.
There will be significant publicity backing these events which will be of benefit to all who perform and who are prepared to show 100% commitment to a massive publicity drive throughout 2010.
M.ILL.ION - NEW KEYBOARDPLAYER WANTED!:
Johan Bergquist is stepping down from the keyboards in M.ill.ion and the band are now seeking his replacement. B.J Laneby comments: “This has been decided several months ago and is no drama. We thank Johan for great contributions to the band since 2003 and wish him the best of luck. Remaining friends for sure, we´ve gone through a lot together. We did the final gig on the Thrill of the Chase album in Switzerland last weekend (it was great, we ended the show with Deep Purple´s Stormbringer and The One Above, a track Johan wrote) but now it´ s time to move on with a new album. We want the new guy to be involved as a bandmember and join this process as early as possible. M.ill.ion intend to make one hell of an album for 2010!”
If You think You got what it takes:
-Recording and touring experience -Backing vocal capability -Rock´n Roll attitude -Living in, or could move to, the Gothenburg area /western part of Sweden (this is a band, not a project!)
Then get in touch through www.myspace.com/millionized or send info/biography/photo and music to: million_bj@hotmail.com.
KANSAS GUITARIST TO APPEAR ON DEBUT OF NEW TALK SHOW 'LONG LIVE ROCK' ON BLOG TALK RADIO:
Kansas guitarist Rich Williams has been confirmed as the first guest for a new rock music talk show called Long Live Rock. The debut episode will air Sunday, November 8th at 8 PM EST (7 Central) on Blog Talk Radio.
Long Live Rock is a live call-in show featuring interviews with some of the greatest rock musicians in the world. The show is a joint venture between two hosts who are already familiar to classic rock fans. Sterling Whitaker is a music journalist and the author of two books; Unsung Heroes of Rock Guitar in 2003, and 2007's The Grand Delusion: The Unauthorized True Story of Styx, which was an Amazon bestseller and garnered rave reviews in Classic Rock magazine, Goldmine, Record Collector and many online media outlets. Whitaker has appeared as a guest on VH1, BBC Radio, and radio all over North America, and also hosts the popular podcast We Will Rock You (www.wewillrockyoublog.com). Jeb Wright is one of the best-known and most respected interviewers in the genre. As the founder and editor of Classic Rock Revisited (www.classicrockrevisited.com), over the last ten years Wright has interviewed a Who's Who of Rock and Metal artists. He conducts the Jumbotron interviews for the Moondance Jam every year, and in 2009 Wright celebrated the first decade of Classic Rock Revisited by releasing his first book, From The Vaults Series I: Stadium Rock.
Richard Williams is the only member of the superstar rock group Kansas to appear on every album and at every concert of the band's three-decade career. Best known for multi-platinum albums like Leftoverture and Point Of Know Return, as well as classic hits like “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust In the Wind”, Kansas recently celebrated its 35th anniversary by releasing There's Know Place Like Home on CD, DVD and Blu-ray. Recorded live in the band's home state, the show features a cross section of Kansas classics augmented by a full orchestra, with guest appearances by Kansas alumni Kerry Livgren and Steve Morse. The DVD debuted at #5 in Billboard. Rich Williams will be calling in to Long Live Rock to discuss There's Know Place Like Home and his career with Kansas, and taking some listener calls.
"This is gonna be awesome!” Jeb Wright exclaims. “Kansas is my favorite band, and I was actually at this show. I love this DVD, and to have Rich Williams as the first guest on our first show is perfect.”
“This is definitely a show fans won't want to miss,” Whitaker promises. “Rich is a blast, and Jeb and I have both interviewed him before, so this is like a homecoming of sorts. There's Know Place Like Home is great, and it's doing really well. I can't wait to see what questions fans will have for Rich. I know this is going to be a really special night.”
The debut episode of Long Live Rock will air live Sunday, November 8th at 8 PM EST (7 PM Central) at www.blogtalkradio.com/longliverock, and will be available for download thereafter. Fans can call in at (347) 637-3446 with questions. Those without Internet access can call that number and listen to the show via phone.
ROXX PRODUCTIONS - NEWS:
Roxx Productions is proud to announce the signing of Pastor Brad to their roster! After 5 consecutive instrumental shred albums, Pastor Brad is back with a full-length vocal album! And while the old-school guitar shred influences are still here, this album will hit you square in the face with some of the heaviest sounding riffs ever recorded on any Pastor Brad album!
This album will also feature three very special guest vocalists: Rachael (of Ravenshead), Richie Z (of Blind Seven), and "Ski" (of Faith Factor)! And a very special guest appearance from original Stryper keyboardist, Kenny Metcalf! If that's not enough for you, you will also get plenty of shredding from Pastor Brad himself as he will be handling all of the guitar work for this his debut Roxx Records release 'Break Out' coming in Spring 2010.
As an introduction to the Roxx Productions family, Pastor Brad is teaming up with Roxx Productions and JBM Designs to provide you a very special Limited Edition Christmas CD entitled Pastor Brad's 'Christmas Shred'! This very special limited edition CD is being offered at $7.77 with free shipping world wide!! This special CD is being offered exclusively through Roxx Productions and Pastor Brad as both a Christmas Present and an Introduction of what's to come from Pastor Brad and Roxx Productions!
This limited edition promotional release is limited to only 100 copies and will only be made available for a very limited time in November and December. Shipping in late November 'Christmas Shred' will be in your hands in plenty of time to play around the Christmas tree!
Merry Christmas from Pastor Brad, JBM Design and Roxx Productions! For full details and order information visit www.roxxproductions.com.
CANADIAN CARNAGE TOUR POSTPONED:
Gillett Entertainment Group is regretfully announcing that the Canadian Carnage Tour featuring Megadeth and Slayer has been postponed due to a health-related issue with Slayer's Tom Araya. Slayer's Tom Araya is currently under the care of a specialist for a back injury, thought to be related to his on-stage activity, and the physician has ordered an immediate surgical procedure to take place in Texas November 3rd.
"What is foremost in our minds right now is that Tom do whatever he needs to get this taken care of," said Slayer's Kerry King. "While all four of us are disappointed that we won't be able to see through all of our commitments set for the next few weeks, the most important thing is Tom's health. We thank the fans in Canada, says the Megadeth camp. We look forward to seeing you all soon."
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Monday, November 02, 2009
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Frontiers Records announces the return of Giant for the release of a brand new album in early 2010.
After recording two albums with christian rockers Whiteheart in the early 80's and having made a name as session players in the Pop and Rock scene, guitarist / vocalist Dann Huff and his drummer brother David hooked up with Alan Pasqua, an experienced keyboards player which lent his talents to loads of Jazz and Rock artists and Nashville session bass player Mike Brignardello to form Giant.
They eventually signed with A&M Records and released 1989's "Last of the Runaways", featuring a classic, melodic hard rock sound, which yielded a top-twenty hit with "I'll See You in My Dreams". Giant's debut album is still regarded nowadays as one of the highest points in melodic hard rock of the end of the eighties melting diverse influences such as Van Halen, Journey and U2 to create an instantly recognizable sound. After countless tours and live performances in the US and Europe, the band recorded the follow up album Time to Burn in 1991. Slightly more aggressive than it's predecessor, but still magnificent in the production and songwriting departments. this album is also regarded as a main source of influence for many melodic and hard rock bands nowadays.
Soon after the release of "Time To Burn", Alan Pasqua decided to quit the band and went back to session work. The band toured once again Europe and US without him, but soon after disbanded. Dann Huff then became one of the most respected producers of our era, working in the Rock, Pop and Country Music with countless artists including Shania Twain, Megadeth, Faith Hill and several others. His brother David also started to become more and more involved in the production business and thanks to a mutual friend he was introduced in 1999 to Frontiers Records managers Serafino Perugino and Mario de Riso. This eventually brought to a meeting in Chicago were the label proposed David to bring back the name and the music of such a great band. The "III" album was released in 2001 with major acclaim in the Classic and Melodic Hard Rock community.
However Dann's busy schedule along with the other members' commitments, made the reunion impossible to carry on. However the vision of bringing back Giant as a living band unit with a recording and touring line-up and with of course the possibility to carry on the enormous legacy of the music produced so far with the same quality was raised a few times in conversations between David Huff and Frontiers. As time went by it became apparent that Dann Huff could not be a full part of this concept, even though he loved everything that Giant was.
Thus original members, drummer David Huff and bassist Mike Brignardello, who wanted to go back to Rock, started an endless research for the right musicians that could be part of a renewed Giant line-up. And in the end the choice fell on singer extraordinaire Terry Brock (Strangeways, Seventh Key) and on John Roth (Winger) on guitars. David Huff comments: "Yes, we have decided to move forward. But we're not trying to replace Dann, because that could never be done. We have picked up where we left off and have added a great new flavor. We will always stay close to the original core of what Giant was: a melodic arena rock band based around guitar riffs. We will stay with the same principle of vocals too--great harmonies and melodies. Terry's vocal style is very complimentary to Giant's core sound--he has tremendous feel (soul) and range along with power. John's guitar playing is very powerful too".
The band has completed the songwriting and according to David: "It feels good to be working on Giant again! In early April we had an incredible week with the new Giant line-up, we have some great new songs and we are working also on some ideas that have been taking dust on the shelf for years. Dann was part of our meeting and has co-written several songs which no doubt have his guitar flavors all over them. He was also very excited and he has agreed to appear in the album playing guitar on two songs".
It is now possible to hear a sample from the first single Promised Land, which will also be the title track of the forthcoming album, that will exclusively appear on the Rock the Bones vol. 7 sampler that will be on sale from November 7. More song titles include: Our Love, Complicated Man, Two Worlds, Plenty of Love, I'll Wait For You and more.
Pictured (l to r): John Roth, David Huff, Mike Brignardello & Terry Brock.
Capturing all the emotional force and fury of today's rock scene, Frontiers Records proudly announces the signing of one of the hottest new bands to come on the scene: The Murder Of My Sweet.
Formed by drummer, songwriter and producer Daniel Flores who after a few false starts of what was to become The Murder Of My Sweet just by coincidence came across the magnificent singer Angelica Rylin – well endowed with the right look, voice and talents, being exactly what Daniel was searching for. The rest of The Murder Of My Sweet's line up was then rather easily recruited – guitarist Daniel Palmqvist, bass player Johan Niemann and keyboardist Andreas Lindahl all being mentally, creatively and spiritually the right combination to complete the perfect match.
The Murder Of My Sweet's sound is rich in influence and yet distinctly unique. The lush melodic cinematic landscapes reflect the diversity of the five members own musical experiences. From Angelica's soaring vocal melodies and sweeping choruses to the explosive layers of guitars from Palmqvist and the thrilling orchestratic keyboard arrangements painted by Andreas Lindahl backed by the bombastic and dynamic rhythms of Niemann and Flores. The resulting collaborations are a work both haunting and uplifting – fuelled by the curiosity of seeing where their burning ambitions will take them.
"All of us in The Murder Of My Sweet are highly excited to be collaborating and releasing our debut album with such an experienced and talented label as Frontiers" says Daniel Flores. "We feel extremely privileged to be label mates with such great bands as Journey, Toto and Survivor to mention just a few" adds Angelica, "we are looking forward to launch and to get our music heard world wide. A special thank you goes out to all our fans on Myspace who have been so dedicated and devoted since the start in 2007".
Without any album released - just by word of mouth - The Murder Of My Sweet managed to entire in the Top 10 of most visited Myspace artists sites in Sweden and had fan sites created in Italy, USA, France and Germany!
The Murder Of My Sweet's aim is to create a distorted film noir vibe and experience – put the wonder, sadness, humour and sheer zest of life into their music tour de force. Playing it to the point where their drama explode – as the music and the words becomes the utmost expression of direct and ecstatic joy of pure being.
The Murder Of My Sweet are debuting on the market with the release of a single for the track "Bleed Me Dry" which will be exclusively released in the band's homecountry, Sweden on November 13. The band will also present the release with a launch gig in their hometown Stockholm on the same day at the Roq Club in Gyldéngatan 2 (www.roq.se)
The CD Single tracklisting includes Bleed Me Dry, Bleed Me Dry (instrumental version), Sands of Time (non-album track).
Watch now the "Bleed Me Dry" videoclip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgtb_e2tH1E. The debut album entitled "Divanity" will be released worldwide on Frontiers Records in January 2010.
WebLinks: www.myspace.com/themurderofmysweet.
The Murder Of My Sweet races ahead with an unforgettable thrill of your lifetime flavour. Check the band out in action.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
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LOS ANGELES: HALLOWEEN ROCK WITH ALICE COOPER:
By Gerry Gittelson - Melodicrock.com Los Angeles Correspondent / Story by Gerry Gittelson. Photos by Rhonda Woodfine
Los Angeles -- Halloween was coming, and that was a perfect time for shock-rock king Alice Cooper to bring his latest theatrical concert tour to Los Angeles, so the 61-year old American pulled out all the stops Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the 7,000-seat Nokia Theatre – blood, confetti balloons, swords, crutches, straight jackets, a giant syringe and of course his trademark guillotine.
From the opening song “Schools Out,” through a whirlwind of his biggest hits like “Eighteen,” “Poison,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “Under My Wheels” and “Billionaire Dollar Babies,” Cooper commanded the stage like a man half his age.
The crowd was loud and appreciative, and there was always something a little weird happening – like Cooper parading around with a sword stuck through a baby's head – to keep things interesting.
Cooper has a top band, too, led by guitarists Keri Kelli and Damon Johnson. Kelli has played with everyone from Big Bang Babies to Vince Neil, and Johnson has played with John Waite and other national acts. They work well together, and during an encore reprise of “Schools Out” at the end of the evening, none other Slash strapped on a guitar, and the place went crazy.
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley opened the show. The crowd enjoyed watching smoke rise from his guitar on “Shock Me,” and the best song of the night was a well-executed version of the Kiss hit “Cold Gin.”
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GUN RETURN TO RECORDING DUTY WITH TOBY JEPSON:
Following Toby Jepson's decision to join Scottish rock band Gun we are delighted to announce the band's debut mini album Popkiller is now exclusively available to preorder through Townsend Records. Preorder the new mini-album now by clicking here.
The album consists of five brand new studio recordings including: 'Let Your Hair down', 'Seraphina', 'Popkiller', 'Ripping Up The Letters' and 'The Only'. Here's a few words from Toby on the new material... ''I see this as a great new dawn for Gun, we are so excited about the music and feel we have created some cool new tunes that stand up to anything the band have done in the past. It is a new time and we hope that the music speaks for itself; we want to take it out there and take the band back up to where it belongs, on big stages delivering emotionally charged music that can inspire and entertain in equal measure..."
In support of the band's great new album 'Popkiller' we have a limited amount of framed album artwork prints signed by all the band members. Everyone who pre-orders 'Popkiller' will be entered into our special draw winning one of these extra special Gun items. After returning from a triumphant Spanish tour, Gun will shortly begin their full UK tour in support of their new Popkiller album, tickets available from venue box offices & www.gunofficial.co.uk.
Gun's UK tour:
08/11 Belfast Limelight
12/11 Newcastle Academy 2
13/11 Manchester Academy 3
14/11 Nottingham Rock City
15/11 Sheffield Corporation
17/11 Leeds Rio's
18/11 Leamington Assembly Rooms
19/11 Cambridge Junction
21/11 Gloucester Guildhall
22/11 Wrexham Central Station
23/11 Bristol Academy
24/11 Southampton Brook
26/11 London Islington Academy
27/11 Milton Keynes Pitz Club
28/11 Brighton Concorde 2
29/11 Swansea Sin City
01/12 Carlisle Brickyard
02/12 Glasgow ABC1
04/12 Hard Rock Hell, Prestatyn, Wales | |
GUITARIST DAVID MARK PEARCE DEBUTS SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING SOLO PROJECT:
The debut single Tell Me Why from David Mark Pearce's forthcoming album, Strangeang3ls, will be available November 1, 2009 at www.davidmarkpearce.com.
Pearce will be discussing the single as well as his current projects on Paul Baker's 'Soundscapes,' ARfm (www.arfm.co.uk) November 1. The show airs from 3 – 6 UK time.
“Tell Me Why” was written and produced by Pearce, as well as features his signature guitar playing. Also featured on the single are vocals by John Payne (of Asia featuring JP) keyboardist Lisa LaRue, bassist Chris Brown (of Ghost Circus and Roswell Six) and drummer Damian Rodd.
David Mark Pearce is the guitarist for the Oliver Wakeman Band, as well as co-producer and participant of the Lisa LaRue Project 2K9. He has previously released a solo EP titled “Shelter Me From the Rain,” and is currently working on his long-awaited debut solo CD, “Strangeang3ls” which is targeted for a Spring 2010 release. Pearce was voted eighth Best Guitarist by Classic Rock Society Magazine, 2008. For more information, please visit: www.davidmarkpearce.com.
MR-X UPDATED:
MR-X has been updated with the following new features:
- Snakes In Paradise - Demos 2000 (7 Tracks)
- Blue Murder - Live Tokyo 1989 (Full Show, Soundboard)
- Foreigner - Unusual Heat Profiled (Atlantic Records promo release - Q&A with the band to promote the Unusual Heat release).
Video - Def Leppard - Live At Download 2009 (23 mins, Live from VH1 Classic)
Plus the following new Video Clips: 38 Special - One Time For Old Times, Aldo Nova - Medicine Man, Tesla - Signs (Live At Download 2009), Twisted Sister - 30 and Winger - The Great Escape (Live).
MR-X Membership Details.
MRCD6:
Updated info and new soundbytes any time now. Just waiting on delivery of 2 more songs. Info thus far: MRCD6 Page.
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
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LOS ANGELES HEADS INTO NEVERLAND:
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of LOS ANGELES second album entitled Neverland on December 4 in Europe and January 12, 2010 in the USA.
Los Angeles debut album revealed to the unsuspecting international Melodic Rock audience, the talents of the awesome Italian singer Michele Luppi. He cut his teeth at the VIT Los Angeles, with Robin Randall (co-writer of hits for FM, Mark Free, James Christian etc) as one of his musical coaches. He teamed up in 2007 with bass player and producer Fabrizio Grossi (Glenn Hughes, From the Inside, Vertigo etc.) to give birth to a project that could make him express his Melodic Rock artistic roots.
Michele's name became known during the years in the Hard Rock and Metal scene, when he became the singer of the Italian Progressive Metal band Vision Divine, on 3 studio albums and one live DVD. More recently he became the leader and frontman of a new Melodic Metal band named Killing Touch.
Los Angeles concept is to tribute the AOR greats that shaped Luppi's singing and songwriting abilities. Contrary to the first record that relied heavily on external songwriters, this new album sees the songwriting collaboration between Luppi and Grossi blossomed in full, with more contributions from Eric Ragno (China Blue), Joey Sykes (Hugo), Roberto Priori and ex-Dokken axeman George Lynch (on "Nowhere to Run"). There is also a stunning new version of Richard Marx's "Nothing to Hide": another fitting tribute to one of AOR music giants and two songs offered (“Wait for You” and “Tonight Tonight”) by Tom and James Martin (Khymera, Sunstorm, House of Lords).
Musicians include Tommy Denander, Joey Sykes, Roberto Priori on guitars, Eric Ragno on keyboards, Tony “AJ” Morra on drums and of course Fabrizio Grossi on bass. While Luppi's astounding vocals can be described as Mark Free meets Eric Martin, Los Angeles Neverland is a true AOR beauty which is truly a must-buy for all the Melodic Rock fans.
Neverland track listing includes: Neverland; Nothing to Hide; City of Angels; Promises; Wait For You, Nowhere To Run; Tonight Tonight; Higher Love; Living Inside; Welcome To My Life; Paradise.
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EUROPE OPEN MEGA-BLOG:
Swedish hard rockers, EUROPE, have launched their “official” media blog to tie in with their forthcoming “Last Look at Eden” tour dates. The media blog can be found here: europethebandmedia.blogspot.com.
The blog features the latest news, reviews and interviews, including an interview with lead singer Joey Tempest's on Frank Skinner's Saturday morning radio show on Absolute Radio, Classic Rock Magazine's “Gig of the Week”, a Swedish TV commercial for 'Eden' album, plus coverage in various hard rock magazines and websites.
Europe performs a sold out concert at the London Relentless Garage on Sunday November 1st. The concert follows the band's triumphant headline performance at the Bloodstock Festival earlier this summer, and their critically acclaimed new album 'Last Look at Eden' featuring the upcoming single 'New Love in Town'.
For further info about Europe's 2010 February UK Tour, click here: www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/earmusic/europetour.htm.
THIN LIZZY, URIAH HEEP CONTRIBUTE RECIPES TO 'HELLBENT FOR COOKING: THE HEAVY METAL COOKBOOK':
Members of pioneering heavy rock bands Budgie, Uriah Heep, Pentagram, Thin Lizzy, Warpig, and Sir Lord Baltimore are among the more than a hundred metal bands from over thirty countries who have submitted favorite recipes to "Hellbent For Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook", by Annick "The Morbid Chef" Giroux: www.hellbentforcooking.com.
Scheduled for release on November 24, the first-ever book of recipes for voracious metal appetites will feature ravishing dishes including Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy's Black Rose Jambalaya, Steve Williams of Budgie's Garlic and Coriander King Prawns, Bernie Shaw of Uriah Heep's Ali Baa Baa (Moroccan Lamb), Bobby Liebling of Pentagram's Devilishly Delicious Oriental Chicken Casserole, Dana Snitch of Warpig's Proto Metal Lamb Shanks Braised in Burgundy, original Judas Priest singer Al Atkins' Gray Peas and Bacon, and John Garner of Sir Lord Baltimore's Flounder Filet Oreganato.
The metal feast also includes a special contribution by Philomena Lynott, mother of the late Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. "This recipe was one of Philip's favorite dinners," she says about her dish — a traditional Irish Sunday Brunch Lamb Roast.
"Hellbent" is a lavish 224-page full-color metal feast by Annick Giroux, feeding voracious appetites with favorite appetizer, beef, pork, lamb, poultry, seafood, vegetarian, dessert, and drink recipes from members of Thin Lizzy, Mayhem, Anthrax, Kreator, Sepultura, Gates Of Slumber, Destruction, Possessed, Obituary, Accept, Doro, Gwar, Toxic Holocaust, Saint Vitus, Amebix, Uriah Heep, Budgie, and many more — over a hundred bands from more than thirty countries, including the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, Greece, and Brazil. For anyone with a taste for metal, the kitchen gates are open — grab your weapons of mass nutrition and let the feasts begin. Death to false meals!
For more information, visit the infernal kitchens of Bazillion Points Books: www.bazillionpoints.com.
MARILLION LESS IS MORE CD:
New York, NY (October 28, 2009)—For 23 years, UK progressive maestrros Marillion have built a solid career crafting unique and thought-provoking music. On December 8, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release their latest studio album Less Is More.
A band with an abundant musical history, Less Is More is an acoustic re-creation of their vast back catalogue. These eleven stripped down tracks, accentuated by soaring melodies and haunting rhythms, evoke a listening experience that is deeply moving and powerful.
Considered to be one of the founding bands of Neo-Progressive rock, Marillion finalized their line-up in 1988 with charismatic lead singer Steve Hogarth (formally of The Europeans). Joined by guitarist Steve Rothery, keyboardist Mark Kelly, bassist Pete Trewavas and drummer Ian Mosley, Marillion consistently defy preconceptions and dodge trendy labels. Having released nine studio albums, some of which have been released on their own label Intact, UK's Classic Rock Magazine has deemed the band "an enduring and undervalued treasure."
Forever expanding their parameters, Marillion has constantly reinvigorated and redefined themselves, and Less Is More is a continuation of this process. Additionally, Eagle Rock will release a new album from Steve Rothery's side project Wishing Tree – digitally November 24, and in stores January 19.
Eagle Rock Entertainment is an international media production and distribution company operating across audiovisual entertainment programming. Eagle Rock Entertainment works directly alongside talent to produce the highest quality programming output covering film, general entertainment and musical performance. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices based in London, New York, Germany, France & Toronto.
Track Listing: 1.) Go 2.) Interior Lulu 3.) Out Of This World 4.) Wrapped Up In Time 5.) The Space 6.) Hard As Love 7.) Quartz 8.) If My Heart Were A Ball 9.) It's Not Your Fault 10.) The Memory Of Water 11.) This Is The 21st Century Bonus Features: 1.) Runaway (Live) 2.) Fake Plastic Trees (Live).
NEW TITLES FROM PROG-ROCK RECORDS:
Two Side Moon/SLW promotions are delighted to announce six stunning brand spanking new progressive rock releases from Prog Rock Records - Ajalon, Atmosfear, Dead Heroes Club, Factory Of Dreams, Jupiter Society and Prymary, details are as follows:
Ajalon - This Good Place - Ajalon began in 1994 to create the music that they were passionate about. With their first CD release coming just 2 years later, through the efforts of Yes keyboard legend, Rick Wakeman, Ajalon proved that they had the talent to secure rotational airplay on over 50 radio networks in the UK alone. Many positive reviews and magazine write ups followed. Band members have appeared individually on other artist recordings with Steve Hackett, Adrian Belew, Paul Gilbert, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Phil Keaggy and Michael Manring just name a few.
With their third release the band wanted to make an album that speaks to everyone, leaving room for listeners to draw their own conclusions. Much life-changing experiences were brought to bear on this project making it unique and different. The performances and the songwriting is much heavier with a great deal of impact. There are some special guests on the CD to help round out the sound. The album was mixed by veteran engineer Steve Smith.
WebLinks: www.myspace.com/ajalonband / www.ajalon.net.
Atmosfear - Zenith - Founded in 1996, Atmosfear is a unique Progressive-Metal-Project out of Germany. Premium class independent progressive Metal with a perfect rhythm section and a powerful & highly melodic voice, combined with screaming guitars and virtuous, atmospheric keyboards. Having performed with bands such as Evergrey, Vanden Plas, Sun Caged and Pain of Salvation, the band is back with their 3rd Album “Zenith”. The band continues to evolve, creating fascinating soundscapes with a melodic hook but never loosing their edge...
WebLinks: www.myspace.com/insidetheatmosfear / atmosfear.net.
Dead Heroes Club - A Time of Shadow - Everybody knows U2, but the next best (and big) thing out of Ireland could be the progressive rock band The Dead Heroes Club. Their second independently produced album, A Time Of Shadow, with cover by official Tolkein illustrator Ted Nasmith, is an well-crafted and elegant work of classic progressive rock. With a cursory listen it is abundantly clear where DHC finds its musical inspiration; the blood of Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Tull, Pink Floyd and others floods their veins. While the music is superbly composed, Dead Heroes Club is blessed with intelligent lyrics thanks to lead vocalist, lyricist and playwright Liam Campbell. Within the musical composition, the emphasis seems three-fold: melody converging with Campbell's vocals, a healthy dose of keyboards especially reminiscent of old school Hammond organ, and a developed structure combining varied movements and tempos over an often atmospheric and mysterious foundation.
WebLinks: www.myspace.com/thedeadheroesclub / deadheroesclub.bebo.com.
Factory of Dreams - A Strange Utopia - Factory of Dreams is a symphonic metal gothic project consisting of Hugo Flores and Jessica Lehto. Hugo produces and creates all the music while Jessica provides her beautiful vocals. Following their album Poles in 2008, Factory of Dreams are back with a new production bringing a whole new epic and progressive feel to the sound crafted on their debut. More complex, heavier, faster and at the same time catchy, this is a huge album, featuring the hallmark of Factory of Dreams, with great melodic sense and shivering moments and a great cast of guest singers and performers. As a highlight, the near 10 minute Epic E-motions, and the beautiful track Sonic Sensations depicting a World created by Sound and Music.
WebLinks: www.myspace.com/projectcreation / strangeutopia.com.
Jupiter Society - Terraform - Jupiter Society first launched in 2008 with the album "First Contact // Last Warning". The man behind this project and also the chairman of the Society, is Carl Westholm, previously known from Carptree, Krux and Candlemass. The idea about this epic concept albums is far older than that, the idea took form more then 10 years ago in Carls mind but did not come to life before 2007 when he was not busy with other projects.
Now in 2009, Jupiter Society releases the sequel called "Terraform" again with a lot of prominent fellow musicians like the last time, slightly different crew this time with Kulle and Marcus Jidell (Royal Hunt) on lead guitars, and Lars Sköld (Tiamat) on Drums and also Christer Jansson (Roxette among many others) on additional Drums. Mats Levén (krux, ex Therion, ex Y.Malmsteen and others) and Leif Edling (Candlemass, Krux) are still members of the society among others.
WebLinks: www.jupitersociety.se / www.myspace.com/jupitersociety.
Prymary - The Enemy Inside - Prymary is a melodic progressive rock/metal band from Southern California and consists of Jackson Heskett (Vocals), Sean Entrikin (Guitars), Rob Young (Bass), Neil McQueen (Keyboards), and Chris Quirarte (Drums) . The band debuted on the scene in 2003 with its self-titled album and opened for bands such as Fates Warning, Kamelot, and King's X. 2003 also marked the first out of state performance at the renowned ProgPower Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2005, the band travel to Amsterdam, Holland for their first European performance at the Headway Festival. "The Enemy Inside" is the long awaited 3rd album from Prymary. This time around shows Prymary transcending their past achievements and creating a collage of stories that are independent and yet united in the themes of self-destruction and dreams unfulfilled. Musically the band shows a further refinement of songwriting and musicianship with songs that are more concise in musical statement, while still having the grand arrangements that Prymary is known for. As is becoming a Prymary trademark, the band has once again given special attention to combining music and lyrics together to convey the mood or feel of the song. This is simultaneously the heaviest, technical, most prog, and emotional Prymary album to date.
WebLinks: www.prymary.com / www.myspace.com/prymary.
More info at: www.progrockrecords.com.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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SGT. ROXX & DR. GRIND SET WREAK HAVOK ONCE AGAIN:
Two new releases are featured here from Eonian Records. Both of these releases, as well as the entire Eonian Record's catalog are available at most all of the online retailers adverted on MelodicRock.com or in the "Rockshop" at www.EonianRecords.com.
For more music previews, please visit the label MySpace page at: www.myspace.com/eonianrecords.
Sgt. Roxx Weapon of Miss Distraction - 1990, the Chicago Rock Scene was drunk on Metal and fast becoming a major breeding ground for new bands on the rise. Sgt. Roxx had arrived and everyone took notice including every major label! There was a little hint of every major influence of the time from the full-bodied meshing of guitars of Lillian Axe, the dangerous and dirty edge of Ratt, to the dripping sleaze of Motley Crue. Their sound took from everything and imitated no one, becoming something entirely unique, delivering something special and different to everyone that listened, and many did and still do.
"Weapon of Miss Distraction" features19 of the rarest recordings by one of the most coveted "Hair Metal" bands in the world. This release includes re-mastered versions of 1990's "Push N Squeeze," which fetches as much as $400 an auction on eBay, as well as 14 other never before heard archived recordings; including the rare demo sessions for CBS Records and live recordings from the infamous Gateway Theater.
1. All You Need 2. Why'd You Lie 3. Movin' On 4. Push & Squeeze 5. Million Dollar Girls (MP3) 6. Wrap Yourself 7. Don't Cry (Full Band) 8. Decisions 9. Alright 10. Rockin' Horse (MP3) 11. Love Affair 12. Without You 13. Thinkin' Of You 14. Ransom 15. (Don't Do) What Your Mama Sayz 16. I Don't Know 17. Psycho In The House (Live) 18. My Lady (Live) 19. Bread & Water.
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Dr. Grind Speechless - In 1991, living in the heart of "The Grunge Capital," Seattle, WA, DR. GRIND landed its first show in Ballard, WA at the infamous "Ballard Firehouse." This show led to an utter explosion of new found popularity, an abundance of shows, and a grueling tour schedule throughout the West Coast and the United States. Their debut, "Speechless" was recorded at Full-Voice Audio in Seattle, with late, legendary producer Maverick Gibson and mixed by Lou Michael's at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California.
Dual guitars, fast and intricate with crushing riffs and off-time beats; leaving an indelible impression; McCabe, provides the finest drumming to be found anywhere; the bass work is excellent and Allen at his best sounds menacing, angry, brutal, and melodic, often in the same line. This is one of the most complete, stunning releases in metal. Dr. Grind's "Speechless" is a force to be reckoned with.
1. Call Of The Wild 2. Calamity 3. Livin' A Lie 4. Shotgun 5. Speechless (MP3) 6. Janie 7. Follow Your Own Road 8. Faces 9. Tears 10. Love Will Find A Way 11. Gone 12. Here And Gone 13. Something To Come 14. Time Will Tell 15. Can't Get Enough 16. Huge Wad 17. Whiskey Lover (MP3).
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AIRBORNE - NO GUTS, NO GLORY:
New York, NY - Australian rockers Airbourne are pleased to announce No Guts, No Glory as the title of their second album for Roadrunner Records. The album is set for release on February 23, 2010. No Guts, No Glory was recorded in Chicago with noted producer Johnny K (Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Staind). The band relocated from their shared home in Warrnambool and moved into K's spacious studio to record the album.
Frontman Joel O'Keefe says, “Working with Johnny was great, he's one of the boys. We basically just set up all the gear, chucked a few mics around and went for it! Good times!” Brother and drummer Ryan confirms the precarious microphone placement, “With this album, we threw the mics all over the building, left the doors and windows open and pressed record!"
Airbourne, known for their adrenalized, “work hard, play harder” style of rock, will embark on a two-month European tour in early February that will span two months and kick off with several UK dates. The band will commence US touring of major markets beginning in April. They will live on the road through the summer.
No Guts, No Glory follows up the band's 2008-released debut, Runnin' Wild, which went on to scan upwards of 250,000 units worldwide and earned the band heaps of critical accolades. Here's a sampling of what the press had to say about Airbourne:
“Runnin' Wild, Airbourne's debut, is a smorgasboard of sledgehammer riffs, crass sex puns, and boozy sing-alongs.” –Spin
“The latest thunder from Down Under” –Billboard
“This fearsome Aussie foursome ...never stray from their 'have a good time, all the time' message.” --Revolver
“Airbourne are completely about having fun, sweating, drinking, and playing their hearts out until you collapse into a heap.” –Hit Parader
“Unabashedly fun and ballsy.” –ARTISTdirect.com
MELODIC BRIEFS:
Jim Peterik's World Stage in Queenstown New Zealand??? February 17, 2010. Indeed! Stay tuned...
Rick Springfield has a new iTunes single available - a recently recorded live cover of the Paul McCartney & Wings classic Jet. Check out at www.rickspringfield.com and while you are there, check out samples from the new Son Of A Beach record that Rick has recorded exclusively for cruise goers - re-recording his hits in "tropic" reggae style. Sounds surprisingly great!
Royal Hunt's Mark Boals completed vocal recordings for the band's future album – check out RH´s studio diary (at www.royalhunt.com) where you can watch a short video of Mark in the studio. The band will start mixing/mastering of their upcoming release in a couple of weeks.
MILLION ADD NEW GUITARIST:
Following the very successful gigs as special guests to Magnum + some rehearsal studio work, M.ill.ion now officially welcome Andreas Grövle as the new guitarist in the band.
M.ill.ion founder and bassguitarist B.J Laneby says: "He´ s only 21 so he was a try out for some time. He´ s done great, both on tour and in rehearsals, so we asked him to come aboard full time and I think he will suit the band perfectly. I understand he´ s be a fan and own all the albums so he knows very well what we´ re about. Now he can leave the audience and step up on stage, where he belongs!
Musically he´ s got a great tone and a wide register and visually the look of a true viking!
Looking forward to writing, recording and touring the upcoming album with Andreas - we welcome a great musician and overall nice guy to M.ill.ion!"
Andreas Grövle: "I have known their singer Ulrich Carlsson and been a fan of the cool M.ill.ion music for a couple of years. And when I got the call some months back about the guitarist position, asking me if I wanted to try out, I immediately said Yes! The jokes are flying, we share the same kind of humour and playing with them is a lot of fun! I feel happy and honoured to be chosen as the new guitarplayer for this brilliant melodic rockband!"
Expect more info on M.ill.ion next week! First the band will fly down to Switzerland to coheadline the "Sweden Rock Fest" in Zurich on October 31. M.ill.ion website: www.myspace.com/millionized.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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MRCD6 - We Will Rock Yule
Pre-Order Now. Ships December 1.
MRCD6 is now available for pre-order! The link for ordering We Will Rock Yule is below. If you want to order the CD with another from the MRCD series, then check out the dedicated MRCD Page.
The track order is rough at this stage and the audio samples are not yet mastered. Plus I await delivery of a couple of tracks and confirmation of a couple more to possibly add to the mix. Final details will be confirmed 100% by weeks end, but the tracks below are locked in.
Those that once again support this series get an additional thank you in the way of 8 bonus tracks to download once the order is placed. Links to the bonus tracks will be sent out in a day or two. When pre-ordering packages - please make sure you select the correct volume numbers and if a combination you need is not offered, please drop me a line anytime.
MRCD6 - We Will Rock Yule
US$23.00 each (Price Includes Worldwide Airmail Shipping)
1CD / 18 Tracks
PRE-ORDER NOW
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We Will Rock Yule Track Listing (to be finalized) and MP3 Samples:
01) Bombay Black – Going Insane At Christmas (Previously Unreleased/Exclusive New Track)
02) Kick – All I Want For Christmas (Previously Unreleased)
03) 7th Heaven – Merry Christmas In Chicago
04) Heartland – Merry Christmas (Unplugged)
05) Spin Gallery – TBA (Previously Unreleased/Exclusive New Track)
06) Fraze Gang - Christmas Time In Canada (Previously Unreleased/Exclusive New Track)
07) Keith LuBrant – My Best Gift Was You
08) Goober Gun – In Reflection (Merry Xmas Baby)
09) Tango Down - Under The Tree (Previously Unreleased/Exclusive New Track)
10) Secret Smile - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
11) Helix - Christmas Time Is Here Again
12) Stratocruiser – Holidaze
13) Save Pluto – It's Christmas Time, Alright!
14) Steve Lukather & Friends – Joy to the World
15) Ides Of March (feat. Jim Peterik) – Sharing Christmas (2009 Remaster)
16) Erkka Korhonen's Heavy Christmas feat. Marco Hietala – Medley: The First Noel/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Carol Of The Bells (Trad/Finnish lyrics by Sauvo Puhtila) - Live at Tavastia-Club, Helsinki, Finland December 2006 (Previously Unreleased/Exclusive Track)
17) Mecca – O Holy Night (Previously Unreleased/Exclusive New Track)
18) Ted Poley – A Letter To Santa
Bonus MP3 Downloads for pre-orders:
Gus Santana - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Ides Of March - Distant Trumpet
Jess Harnell - Jess's 12 Days Of Christmas
Markonee - I Believe In Father Christmas
Seven - Little Drummer Boy
Seven - O Holy Night
Tango Down - Under The Tree (Vox Accapella Rough)
Tommy Denander - Miracles
Tommy Denander - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
FRONTIERS EMBRACE SPIN GALLERY:
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of Spin Gallery's new album Embrace on December 4th 2009 in Europe and January 12th 2010 in the USA.
The concept behind the band started in 1997, when main songwriter, producer and musician for the project Tommy Denander together, with singer and co-writer Kristoffer Lagerström made a few demos, which included the song "Grace" that first was released on Tommy's Radioactive album "Ceremony Of Innocence" and later re-recorded for the Spin Gallery debut.
From that song Tommy started to develop ad idea to build up a band with multiple singers with a sound that could mix Melodic Rock in the vein of Mr Mister, Toto and Giant with a more modern high tech sound and that would include more contemporary influences from Peter Gabriel, Sting and Pink Floyd.
The first album entitled “Standing Tall” was released in 2004 and got some amazing responses, with legendary Kerrang Magazine Dave Reynolds saying “The best I've heard in ten years…”. It also featured a few big name guests like David Foster, Michael Thompson and Randy Goodrum. For the new album the original members Kristoffer Lagerström and Tommy Denander again wanted to invite just a couple of friends… 2 legendary voices sing duet with Kristoffer on the new album: Dan Reed on the song "You Do The Things You Do" and Robin Beck on the radio friendly "Just A Momentary Why". "Embrace" also features the great L.A. session master Glen Marks on drums and Swedish sensation Marika Willstedt on cello.
Kristoffer and Tommy spent 18 months working on this album to ensure that every song is a smash and that "Embrace" lives up to the praise of the first release as well as standing the test of time with a masterful craft in songwriting, performance and production. Tommy Denander says "I hold this as the best production I've done so far and we really took every tiny little piece of the album and worked on it until we were totally satisfied, Kristoffer does an amazing job on the vocals and we had a fantastic, inspired and very creative time making it", while Kristoffer adds: "This is the album I've always wanted to make and it came out even better than I could imagine when we started this journey."
Tommy produced the album and plays guitars, bass, keyboards and loops/FX with Kristoffer handling all vocals.
“Embrace” tracklisting includes: Embrace; Stone By Stone; Just a Momentary Why (feat. Robin Beck); Brilliance of the Drugs; Eyes Wide Open; Blood In My Veins; You Do The Things You Do (feat. Dan Reed); Indulge; Without Love; Tic Toc; Everything Fades; The End.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
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MELODICROCK NEWS OF THE HOUR!:
MRCD6 - We Will Rock Yule will be available for pre-order (hopefully) tomorrow - complete with new package prices that include past volumes. Purchasing just the new MRCD6 disc will be $23.00, including airmail shipping and handling costs. The price should have fallen a little from the last 2CD release, but the value of the US dollar against the Australian dollar has declined some 20% in value since the release of MRCD5, so this CD is costing a lot more to produce and ship.
However, I think the artists lined up to participate have delivered some great songs. Some you will know and some you won't, thanks to the inclusion of some brand new recordings and a couple of unreleased gems.
A final track listing has not been sorted yet - that's the delay in pre-orders. I'm still waiting for final delivery on a couple of songs and that will hopefully happen in the next 24 hrs.
Confirmed tracks so far lined-up as part of MRCD6 are:
- Heartland - Merry Christmas (Unplugged)
- Bombay Black - Going Insane At Christmas (Brand New, Exclusive Track)
- Kick - All I Want For Christmas (Previously Unreleased, Exclusive Track)
- Spin Gallery - TBA (Brand New, Exclusive Track)
- Tango Down - Under The Tree (Brand New, Exclusive Track)
- 7th Heaven - Merry Christmas In Chicago
- Fraze Gang - Christmas Time In Canada (Brand New, Exclusive Track)
- Stratocruiser - Holidaze
- Helix - Christmas Time Is Here Again
- Keith LuBrant - My Best Gift Was You
- Ted Poley - A Letter To Santa
- Goober Gun - In Reflection (Merry Xmas Baby)
- Next Big Thing - It's Christmas Time, Alright!
- Ides Of March - Sharing Christmas (2009 Remaster)
- Secret Smile - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Steve Lukather & Friends - Joy to the World
- Erkka Korhonen's Heavy Christmas feat. Marco Hietala - Medley: The First Noel/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Carol Of The Bells (Trad/Finnish lyrics by Sauvo Puhtila) - Live at Tavastia-Club, Helsinki, Finland December 2006 (Exclusive Track)
A few more to come...stand by...
All pre-orders will recieve a link to several additional bonus downloads!
This is very early days, but yes....rumors are true, I am looking at the possibilities of holding another MelodicRockFest show in the USA in the first half on 2010!
A few artists have been contacted and I have a dream list of others that I'd love to see take part. We'll see...
I'll be working on seeing what can be done to top the first event over the next month or two. No, it won't be in South Bend (although wasn't that venue spectacular!). It will most likely be in Chicago itself this time - a smaller venue, but an even bigger line-up I hope!
I'm going to need some big sponsorship to make this work, so if anyone has any interest in this or any other aspect of what MRF2 could offer, let me know.
Thoughts / questions / comments / suggestions - E-Mail me now...and stay tuned!
GIANT'S PROMISED LAND:
What better way to add to a giant news day than a two minute sneak preview of the brand new Giant single Promised Land! No line-up details have been released as yet, but the audio has - so check it out now! And a teaser photo of the 2009 line-up is included just to stir things up a little further.
Download: Giant - Promised Land.
DALTREY ROCKS LA:
By Gerry Gittelson, Melodicrock.com Los Angeles Correspondent / Los Angeles - Roger Daltrey is 65, but the Who singer can still belt it out with the best of 'em, and his solo concert performance Saturday, Oct. 19 at the intimate Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles was a rare treat to see one of the world's most famous rock singers in such a small place that we could nearly reach out and touch him.
A crowd of 2,000 roared its approval when Daltrey worked in "Who Are You" as the second song of the set, and the legendary performer was keen to hold onto the momentum.
Looking British-rock-star-cool in a white button-down shirt and casual jeans, Daltrey was in fine vocal form – not remarkable vocal form like the first time I saw the Who at the Forum in 1979 (my first concert, by the way), but certainly worth the price of admission.
This was the fifth night of Daltrey's nationwide trek, and he added "Behind Blue Eyes" because he said so many requested it. The selection was one of three tracks from the Who's amazing 1971 album "Who's Next," and indeed it was a well-delivered highlight, along with the others, "Baba O'Reilly" and "Going Mobile."
For me, "Baba O'Reilly" was the best song of the night, and Daltrey's majestic vocals came through loud and clear. And also deserving a nod of gratitude was guitarist Simon Townshend, younger brother of Who guitarist Pete Townshend. Simon did a great job all night, and he was spot-on during his "Don't cry …" vocal segment during "Baba O'Reilly," which will always be "Teenage Wasteland" to me.
There were a few other Who highlights, particularly "Squeeze Box," which was a bit unexpected considering he left out all material from "Tommy," including "Pinball Wizard," which would have been nice to enjoy.
In all, a very successful and convincing performance by Daltrey. He returns to the Who soon for another tour, so who knows when he will do another solo tour – it had only been 24 years since the last one – so, indeed, this was something special.
Openers Paper Zoo proved an interesting warm-up warm-act. A (relatively) young, unhonored Los Angeles fivesome with no significant experience or fan following, Paper Zoo did the improbable – winning over a crowd who did not know a thing about them.
With a retro sound that leans heavily toward "Sergeant Pepper"-era Beatles with a little avant-garde experimentation thrown in, it's not easy to pigeon hole just where Paper Zoo might fit in today's pop world. But there is definitely something there.
Paper Zoo played their instruments well, they performed with confidence, and you can tell they're hungry for success. The group is supporting Daltrey on every stop, and it's worth arriving early to check them out.
Judging by their performance Saturday, Paper Zoo could use a chorus-driven hit or two, but they're definitely on the right track. This tour is a nice push start, certainly a big break considering there are thousands of unknowns that would love to be in Paper Zoo's place, and now it is up to the band to parlay this opportunity into something more substantial than applause.
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