Thu
02
Jun

VOODOO HIGHWAY Take Fans To 'Pervert County'

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Italian hard rockers VOODOO HIGHWAY are back with a new line up and EP "Pervert County", out now via the band's Bandcamp site as free download. The new video for the song 'Grace Of The Lord' can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/Wxdt4807cAA

Streams for the songs 'NY Dancer' https://youtu.be/y1P3yua3gcY & 'Tears Of A Brand New Sea' https://youtu.be/U1ZPp4zZ9M4 are available via the band's Youtube channel.

The EP is just some new old fashioned rock'n'roll, which actually is the only thing you really need. VOODOO HIGHWAY are back on the live road and headin' up to the rockin' Voodoo Highway again.
Tracklisting:
The EP was produced by dysFUNCTION Production. Recorded by Eddy Cavazza at DysFUNCTION Studios. All drums recorded by Eddy Cavazza and Samuele Grandi at Sonika Studios. Mixed and Mastered by Dualized.

VOODOO HIGHWAY are:
Federico Di Marco - Vocals
Filippo Cavallini - Bass
Matteo Bizzarri - Guitars
Massimiliano Sabbadini - Keyboards
Vincenzo Zairo - Drums
Born in the eastern flatlands of Ferrara in Italy, Voodoo Highway is one of the top acts of european classic rock. The band has released  two full-lenght album's: "Broken Uncle's Inn",  "Showdown" and recently a new EP "Pervert County".
Their debut album "Broken Uncle's Inn" was self produced and distributed by the management of the band Rock'n'Growl Management/Records, sold over 2000 copies and received great praise from fans and press around the world. The band has been acclaimed as "the new Deep Purple" by former Rainbow bassist Craig Gruber and featured massive on UK's Classic Rock Magazine and more.
The second album "Showdown" has been the most acclaimed production of the band, featuring an astonishing cover artwork from the Hipgnosis master mind Storm Thorgerson (most known for his works for Pink FloydZeppelinSabbath and more...). "Showdown" has gained a massive visibility on media and featured on some big music magazines and compilations in Germany and central Europe.
After a two years touring across western Europe and Italy the band took a little stop due to life's issues of some of the band members. VOODOO HIGHWAY are now back with a new line up and working on some live shows in Italy and later this year on their third full lenght album, which is coming very soon.
 
Thu
02
Jun

Rock Company Introduces CRANSTON (Feat. Phil Vincent, Paul Sabu)

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Friday, July 22, 2016
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Hailing from Rhode Island comes the next chapter in the never ending Phil Vincent story - CRANSTON.
 
Teaming up with rock icon Paul Sabu, the pieces are now in place for a truly special listening experience. Produced and mixed by Sabu, these 10 slices of modern melodic rock will shake you to the core. Massive hooks laid over throbbing bass lines, with screaming guitar licks and pounding drums, all coming together producing a sonic utopia. Named after the town Vincent was born and still resides, CRANSTON will keep you coming back for more.

CRANSTON:
Phil Vincent - Lead and Background Vocals
Paul Sabu - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
B.F. D'Ercole - Drums
 
Album out on Rock Company on July 22. Check the first sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlkvlTXnoTM
 
 
Thu
02
Jun

Hashtag Your Life With KISSIN' DYNAMITE

Friday, July 8, 2016
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Modern hard rockers KISSIN' DYNAMITE have launched their spectacular new video clip "Hashtag Your Life", a track taken from the upcoming album "Generation Goodbye", which will drop on July 8th (EU) / July 22nd (US).
 
Besides all the entertainment value this new clip brings, it also deals with a serious and omnipresent topic: the shocking evolution of "generation smartphone", losing touch to the "real" life.
 
 
 
Thu
02
Jun

One On One With Mitch Lafon - ALAN PARSONS

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2015
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Legendary musician & producer ALAN PARSONS joins Mitch for episode 226 of One On One With Mitch Lafon.

LINK TO THE EPISODE: http://www.spreaker.com/user/talkingmetal/1on1-mitch-lafon-226-alan-parsons-the-al

In the show's only interview, musician and producer ALAN PARSONS (having work with The Beatles & Pink Floyd) sits down with Mitch to discuss his latest CD/DVD/Blu-Ray 'The Alan Parsons Symphonic Project - Live In Colombia', his work as a producer & engineer, analog & digital recording, MP3s, the instrumental Sirius and so much more.

Quote from the interview:

The new album: "This is the definitive show; 70-piece orchestra, Hi-Def, twelve cameras... It's really a quite involved production. I can't see there being another one."

MP3s (time - 6.52): "MP3 is the worst thing to happen to the industry in years. The trouble is the consumer always makes the wrong decision"

The instrumental Sirius and did he expect it to be this well known (time - 8.40): "Absolutely not, it was just a piece of music. It was the intro to the Eye In The Sky song and album. It was just an instrumental snippet. I had no idea it would become the sport's anthem that it has."

Online: http://www.alanparsonsmusic.com
TWITTER: @alanparsons
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alanparsons
Official YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/alanparsons

 

 
Wed
01
Jun

KAI HANSEN To Release Debut Solo Album XXX In August 2016

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2016
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08
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KAI HANSEN TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM XXX IN AUGUST 2016

ANNOUNCES DONATION TO WACKEN FOUNDATION

EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE AT WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL 2016

 
KAI HANSEN, earMUSIC, and WACKEN Foundation are happy to announce the release of XXX, the first "solo project" album by Kai Hansen, one of the most influential guitarists and singers to emerge from Germany during the first part of the '80s. First with ground-breaking band HELLOWEEN (of which Hansen is one of the founding members) and later with GAMMA RAY, one of the bands that contributed to defining the genre power metal, bringing it to a generation of devoted fans worldwide since its first album.

XXX is, in pure Hansen tongue-in-cheek style, a reference to over 30 years of involvement in the world of heavy rock, as explained with the album's sub-title: Three Decades In Metal.

The album will be released in August 2016 on earMUSIC with further news to be shared soon.

XXX is a magical journey. It is the story of how powerful dreams can be.

Dreams and passions big enough to bring a teenager from Hamburg who is in love with rock music, glam rock and the first heavy metal sounds from the practicing space in his bedroom and rehearsal rooms to the biggest stages in the world practicing, and ending up influencing and sharing the stage with the very same bands he admired in the first place.
 
Not strictly autobiographical, XXX is without doubt the story of Kai Hansen but it could very well represent the story of anybody who is not afraid to believe in dreams, with passion and dedication. It is the story of the ups and downs that everybody faces at some point during the journey of life: the lost and found-again friends, the glory, the tragedies and the joys.

After the achievements enjoyed by Hansen lately with Unisonic and especially Gamma Ray's recent work Empire of the Undead, Kai Hansen has started working on the album with no precise commercial masterplan - just playing music with the same spirit as in the very beginning.

This certainly was the reason for Hansen to communicate to his label the intention of donating the first advance payment he will receive for XXX which in the meantime was shaping into a proper album to the Wacken Foundation.

The Foundation helps and supports young hard rock and heavy metal bands for over seven years now: Musicians full of hopes and dreams, exactly as Hansen had in the beginning of the 30 years story told on this album... in the hope that one day, somebody could tell another 30 years long magic story, also thanks to this album.
 
Together with Hansen, a stellar band of musicians gravitating around the Chameleon Studio in Hamburg has formed spontaneously.

There's Alex Dietz (guitar player of Heaven Shall Burn) on bass, Eike Freese (who already worked as engineer and co-producer with Hansen on the last Gamma Ray album) on guitar, and phenomenal drummer Daniel Wilding (Carcass). The four will be joined by various guests, ranging from friends to followers to heroes - some having played a significant part in Kaai's career, some who have expressed the wish to join the project with the same spirit that is leading Kai, Alex, Eike, and Daniel to create loud music with joy, freedom and determination.
 
Kai and friends will do an exclusive one-time performance at this year’s Wacken Open Air Festival, introducing the songs from the album to the audience for the first and only time.
 
Watch the video of Kai Hansen and Eike Freese discussing XXX here.
 
Talking about XXX (while in the studio, recording guitars), Hansen has declared, "30 years in metal, that’s a damn long time. Over the course of all these years, I never recorded a solo album. It is quite nice and a hell lot of fun to create something without any boundaries and to get a fresh view on music. I am celebrating 30 years of being able to do what I like best...

"On XXX, I am reflecting on my roots, where I come from, how it all started for me. I believe you need a certain drive, passion and of course a bit of luck and coincidence to make it in the music world - and of course some financial support. This is where the Wackeen Foundation came to my mind. They are helping people, musicians just like me, who want to make it. And I remember having had help myself, from my family, the families from the other band members - and by ddoing a paper round. So hopefully, with my donation, young musicians are given the same chance that I was given a long time ago, too. And who knows, maybe we all will be playing together at Wacken in 20 years…"
 
Wacken Foundation's Thomas Jensen adds, "This is really generous donation to the Wacken Foundation. Heavy metal is a way of life - and with this this amazing gesture Kai showed what it stands foor: selflessness, thoughtfulness and most of all the passion and love for music. The goal of the foundation is to keep this kind of spirit going. With Kai is doing we are one step closer to this goal."
 
 
Wed
01
Jun

CRUZH Set To Debut on August 26

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Friday, August 26, 2016
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Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of the self titled debut album from Swedish AOR-sters CRUZH on August 26th!

CRUZH was put together, after the demise of Swedish glam rockers TrashQueen, in which both Anton Joensson and Dennis Butabi Borg played. They shared a love for melodic rock and AOR and joined forces with Tony Andersson, who previously worked as a studio musician on the never released TrashQueen record.

It all started in March 2013 when CRUZH was announced online. The only things shown to the public were an image of the silhouette of the three band members, the debut song "In a Blink of an Eye," information that the band was Swedish, and the text "Get ready for the CRUZH". The song quickly spread on the internet and both Swedish and international websites and radio stations played it and speculated about the identities of the band members. In May came the sequel "Stay", which continued in the same melodic rock spirit. Meanwhile, the band spread various clues on social media regarding their whereabouts. In the fall of 2013 CRUZH had reached a point where they chose to 'unmask' and take it all to the next level and reach out to the masses together with the release of the Hard To Get EP, the first of two very successful self-produced demos. Hard To Get and its successor, the darker Aim For The Head got great reviews worldwide.

By late spring of 2015, just when Cruzh was about to release a new EP, they were approached by Frontiers Music Srl who wanted to sign the band, so CRUZH started the recording process by the end of summer 2015. The result is truly an awesome debut, in the spirit of Def Leppard, Danger Danger, H.E.A.T, Winger, Firehouse and Bryan Adams.

'We all share the love for Melodic Rock,' says bassist Dennis Butabi Borg, 'but in the meantime we all have very different musical background and inspirations. This shows in our songs'. 'When we started out, almost immediately I felt this synergy in the band,' adds Tony Andersson, 'and despite our musical backgrounds and differences, we all head in the same direction.' 'When a piece of music is coming to me and I am developing someone else's work, I am filled with some sort of emotion that I want to convey,' concludes guitarist Anton Joensson, 'it's easy to do this in a natural way with CRUZH because I could not feel more at home with our band and the music we create. This is also true with Tony and Dennis. This is who we are!'

CRUZH tracklisting includes the following songs: In N' Out Of Love; First Cruzh; Aim For The Head; Anything For You; Survive; Stay; Hard To Get; You; Set Me Free; Before I Walk Alone; Straight From My Heart.

Enjoy the album's EPK following this link: https://youtu.be/Ro9LPhnrS9k

CRUZH
Dennis Butabi Borg - bass
Anton Joensson - rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars on all tracks, backing vocals
Tony Andersson - lead vocals on all tracks, keyboards

With:
Erik Wiss - piano on 'Anything For You', intro on 'In N' Out of Love'
Louisian Boltner - drums on all tracks
Mattias Silfver - backing vocals on all tracks
Martin Johansson - backing vocals on 'Anything For You'
Patrik Noran - backing vocals on 'Aim For The Head'

PRODUCED BY : Erik Wiss at Wiss Music Productions

Weblink: www.facebook.com/cruzhofficial
 
 
Wed
01
Jun

Frontiers Melodic Rock Fanzine Issue 74

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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Frontiers Music srl is proud to present the new issue of MELODIC ROCK FANZINE. The 74th release of our successful magazine is available for free all over the world through record shops, mailorders and every fine dealer carrying the Frontiers Music srl releases.
 
 
This new issue includes reviews and interviews of Sunstorm, Ted Poley, Jorn, First Signal, Wickman Road, InnerWish, Universal Mind Project, Fury, Midnight Eternal, Wolf Hoffmann, Sunstrike, Withem, Dan Reed Network, Phantom 5, Vega and more!

Electronic readable version of the magazine is available on the Frontiers Music srl official site and here.

 

 

 
Tue
31
May

More OUTLASTED & PARIS Soundbytes

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A few more audio previews from the July 1 MRR releases OUTLASTED & PARIS
Pre-orders available from this week.
 
OUTLASTED
 
 
PARIS
 
 
  
 
 

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