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April 22, 2004 New CD Update from Roine
We have now
recorded around 70 minutes of backing tracks for the new TFK album.
The working
title is: Love Supreme
We're working on overdubs and expect to be finished early May. Release could be as early as July. European Tour will follow in mid-September. (Source: IQ Newsletter) “Dark Matter” (GEPCD1034) is the new studio album from IQ, and far from resting on their laurels and producing a safe easy listening album, the band have produced a colossal work, bristling with attitude and aggression reminiscent of IQ’s early days. As would be expected from the title, this is a dark, brooding album, but one that contains moments of great melodic beauty. It is pure progressive rock in all its glory with soaring guitar melodies backed up with (unusually for IQ) Mellotrons, Moogs and Hammond organ, and offset by Peter Nicholls’ ever impenetrable lyrics. The classic IQ line-up of Peter Nicholls, Martin Orford, Mike Holmes, John Jowitt and Paul Cook remains very much intact and they are all in great form on this release. The 24 minute epic track “Harvest Of Souls” is sure to be a favourite with the fans, and those who have had a preview of the new album already are convinced that this could be IQ’s best one yet.
IQ
Track List “Dark Matter”
Sacred
Sound
You can pre-order the album on the IQ website www.gep.co.uk/iq The official release date in record shops will be June 21st, however the CD will be on sale at all the band’s shows in Europe in May, and we are taking pre-orders from our mail-order customers now! However please note that we cannot guarantee that mail order CDs will be sent out before the tour – it depends how quickly we can get the stock, but we will do our best! If you haven’t received your CD by the time the tour starts on May 14th we will send your copy as soon as we get back as the GEP office will be closed from May 13th – 23rd. Download the order form and pre-order your copy of Dark Matter now ! (PDF File)
Cirrha Niva After several auditions that were held last couple of weeks Dutch Cirrha Niva found themselves two great talented and very enthusiastic musicians. On guitars the band is joined by Carlo Heefer, a very talented musician from the Dutch music city Tilburg. Two weeks ago Cirrha Niva ended their search for new members after bass player Daniël Huijben came to audition! There was no discussion needed, everybody directly agreed Daniël was the man for the job. Besides his overwhelming play he is also very motivated and fits the band perfectly. For the gear freaks among you; Carlo plays an Ibanez S7420 7-string, an Ibanez RG7CST J-custom 7-string (with two Dimarzio custom seven string pickups and the patented Ibanez Double Edge Piezo Tremolo system) and a costume made 6-string Steinberger replica guitar, which he only uses for strange experiments. Daniël plays a 4-5-and 6 string bass guitar. His 6 string bass guitar is a Yamaha RBX John Myung signature bass. Carlo and Daniël directly joined the process of new song writing and study hard to get a grip on all former song material. You can get a glimpse of both Carlo and Daniël on the totally new website www.cirrhaniva.com
Epica and Autumn in Boerderij, Zoetermeer (Holland) Sunday May 23rd, the Dutch goth-metal band Epica will give a gig in ‘De Boerderij in Zoetermeer”. Special Support act will be Autumn, who already supported After Forever at the same venue. It starts at 20:45. Tickets: 12,50 euros (presales). You can get your ticket on www.ticketservive.nl There’s more information on www.boerderij.org. In 1984 members of Derby Band Minas Tirith joined forces with former Pallas frontman Euan Lowson to become ERG. The band spent in excess of 12 months holed up in a secluded barn in Derbyshire crafting a stunning collection of songs. Sadly, despite strong record company interest, the band split without ever touring or releasing material. Now in 2004 original members of the band are recording these songs with a view to a 2005 release. Euan is slated to sing.
www.ergmusic.co.uk will be a site all fans of 80's prog will want to bookmark and visit regularly for news and updates on the project as well as images & mp3 clips of the band in 1985 and sneak previews of the new recordings.
progSfest 2004 will take place on 30th + 31st October 2004 at The Olympiad Leisure Centre Station Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire Appearing: Saturday 30th October:
Sunday 31st October:
THE NEXT ALBUM Porcupine Tree are now in the studio working on their next studio record, which will be the second issued by Lava Records and Warners worldwide. Many of you will have heard that Warners were recently the subject of a major buy out, but many of the subsequent changes have worked in PT's favour, and the band look forward to making an even greater impact with the new album. Just before recording commenced in mid March, SW, Richard, Colin, and Gavin selected 14 songs to record from a possible 20. From these the final album of 9 or 10 songs will be selected, with the remainder being used for bonus tracks, singles and downloads. The album will include two 10 minute plus pieces in "Deadwing" and "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here", as well as some shorter songs which will hopefully continue the positive foundation that "Blackest Eyes" created for the band at radio. Sessions are scheduled to finish in early June, with a simultaneous worldwide release planned for September. And of course there will be much touring to follow. The album's lyric content is based on a film script called "Lullaby" that Steven wrote with his film-maker friend Mike Bennion. Described as a "surreal ghost story", the hope is for it to eventually be made into a full length movie, but in the meantime it has provided the subject matter for most of the new songs. SW wrote a lot of material on his own as always, but for the first time several songs were also written during collective band writing sessions, including "Halo" and "Glass Arm Shattering". There will also be some special guests appearing on the record, including Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth, and Adrian Belew of King Crimson. PT Reissues Stupid Dream / Lightbulb Sun : Lava/Warners obtained the rights to these albums from Snapper in 2002. The plan is to reissue both albums in 2005, with at least one of them also receiving a 5.1 surround sound makeover. On The Sunday Of Life... : PT's 1992 debut album has been remastered and the packaging improved with the addition of SW sleeve notes and a slipcase. To be released in June. Voyage 34 : This has also been remastered. The music stays the same but the package has been completely redesigned using new Lasse Hoile artwork. SW was never happy with the original sleeve which was a pastiche of an obscure sixties LSD record. The new sleeve brings the album up date and up to the standard of other PT cover designs, and will also have a slipcase. To be released in June. CPR Volume 1 is an historic entry in the world of music. 18 artists with ties to the Progressive and Christian music genres, join together to promote what they call CPR - Christian Progressive Rock. Music that fills the soul and lyrics that edify the spirit.
CPR Volume 1 CDs can only be purchased directly from the bands below. Note: More bands will be making the CD available soon. Only bands that currently have the CD available for sale have links to their sales page.
http://www.cprogrock.com/cprvolume1.html
It’s amazing what is going on here at the Gathering & Psychonaut
headquarters!
Anneke, Hans, Rene, Frank and Marjolein are thanking each and every
one of you for all lovely words, gifts and enthusiastic response
during the tour.
The Gathering going to Moscow, Russia!!!
On
May 29th for the first time the Gathering will visit Russia to give a
concert in Moscow, at venue DK Gorbunova. Obvious this will become a
very special happening for both the band and their Russian fans. Russian Irond Records has released a split cd’s containing the two e.p’s ‘Black Light District’ (2002) & Monsters (2003).
The
artwork of both e.p’s are nicely combined into one album. This split
album of course contains all bonus live video material of Monsters
e.p. USA re-release first two The Gathering albums! April 13th The End records will start distribution of the Gathering re-releases 'Always' and 'Almost a dance' for the USA market. On their first more obscure albums ‘Always’ (1992) and ‘Almost A Dance’ (1993), the Gathering were one of the first acts to combine male grunts with female voices. This gothic/doom style was very well received and the Gathering was the first to present this combination live on stage. As innovators of this unique style, the Gathering became a role model for current successful gothic/metal bands like Within Temptation, Evanescence, Nightwish as well as After Forever. more info: www.theendrecords.com
CHILE in love with the Gathering! TV and radio shows covering the Gathering in the following weeks/months!
New festivals confirmed!
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April KoninginneNach, Theatre a/h Spui, The Hague -
Netherlands April 7, 2004 YES GO UNPLUGGED ON DVD UK & Europe Release Date: 21st June 2004 Following a hugely successful year for the band in 2003 with the release of YESSPEAK (DVD-Classic Pictures), THE ULTIMATE YES: 35th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (CD-Warner), and sold-out TOURS in the USA, Asia, Europe, Australia, the pioneers of Progressive Rock, YES, continue to celebrate their 35th Anniversary Year in 2004… Classic Pictures are pleased to announce the release of the DVD “YES ACOUSTIC” recorded LIVE in front of a Los Angeles studio audience on January 26th, 2004. Presented with 5.1 Dolby Digital, 5.1 DTS & Dolby Stereo sound options and DVD artwork designed by Roger Dean. The live acoustic set was originally premiered on the big screen and simultaneously broadcasted by satellite across 21 Regal Cinema theatres in the USA, following the showing of a 75 minute version of “YESSPEAK” – The DVD. DVD TRACK LIST INLCUDES Long Distance Runaround, South Side of the Sky, Show Me, Roundabout, Your Move/All Good People, Time is Time and more.
For
further information visit:
The
line-up for the 6th edition of Progpower is complete. The two headliners are The Gathering (NL) and Amorphis (Finland)
The
rest of the bands:
The new Belgian progmetal band Zero Gravity, whose very promising demo Synchronicity we already reviewed on our site will perform twice in the near future. On Saturday April 10th they will perform in JC den Ast in Heule (near Kortrijk) (Belgium) and on May 19th you can admire them live in JH Soho in Kessel-Lo (near Leuven) (Belgium)
New Evergrey
album “The Inner Circle” will be released on April 26, 2004.
Tracklist: Evergrey will also appear on some summer festivals:
26.06.2004
B-Dessel - Graspop Metal Meeting-Festival new signing at InsideOut The new album "Silent Nation" will be released during summer on InsideOut Music. The band around Geoff Downes works at the moment on the successor of "Aura". So no more “one word starting with A” titles. This Asia tradition since the beginning suddenly takes an end. Did they run out of A words? Threshold back in the studio Threshold are back at Thin Ice Studios recording their new album Subsurface due for release in the summer. See the Gallery page on their site for studio pictures. The expected track list for the album is:
Mission Profile An extra song called What About Me is also slated as a bonus track for the Limited Edition version of the album.
A message from the Ayreon website:
Hello everyone!
We're working
hard to make the name Ayreon (and all bands connected to it) a little
bit more known! We will be giving you tips on how to promote Ayreon in
your region and if you have any ideas or suggestions, drop us a line
and let us know! The outcome of this 'Ayreon experiment' has now been
placed in your hands... Read more on www.arjenlucassen.com You can also find links there to pre-order the 2CD + DVD and the single. And even more recent news We just got confirmation that Heather Findlay of the band Mostly Autumn will be attending the Human Equation prerelease party in Utrecht on April 18th. Later that week she will performing with Mostly Autumn in the Netherlands, get the details about these gigs at www.mostly-autumn.tk Of course Heather can't just come and sit back to enjoy the party, she will also perform in the short acoustic set Arjen has planned featuring one new and a few classic Ayreon songs! Admittance is free, and there is no age limit. Be sure to get to the venue well on time, because it will be very crowded. The Stairway to Heaven Cafe has room for about 700 people, so come early, because first come- is first served! On April 19th Karnataka release their stunning new double live album 'STRANGE BEHAVIOUR'. The album will initially only be available from the website and on tour. The worldwide release will follow in June. The new album was recorded on the band's November 2003 tour and features over 2 hours of music including two new and previously unreleased songs 'These Dreams Are Over' and 'Talk To Me'. Pre-orders are now being taken from the on-line shop. Mixed and Engineered by Joe Gibb assisted by Steve Evans at Mighty Atom Studios
Trent
Gardner has finished the writing process of a new Magellan Album. We have more news on the single. At the time of this eWeb, 'You're Gone' is being released as a single in the UK, Germany and Holland. Other countries may follow depending on the reaction they get from the radio stations - if the situation changes we will let you know.
The UK will have three formats (2CDs and a DVD) and Germany and Holland will have two (1CD and 1DVD). The video |
