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13
Jun

Vocalist TONY MARTIN Begins Work On New Solo Album

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH singer TONY MARTIN has confirmed that the making of his long awaited third solo album has begun. Teamed with drummer DANNY NEEDHAM of Tony Martin's Headless Cross and Venom, and American guitarist SCOTT McCLELLAN, Tony says this collection of songs is currently under the working title of THORNZ. It was previously going to be under the moniker BOOK OF SHADOWS but this was dropped because of other works under the same name.
 
Tony says this is heavier than he has attempted in the past due to the prolific writings of unknown guitarist SCOTT McCLELLAN who contacted him by chance on social media some 4 years ago. He sent Tony a guitar track to check out and this chance meeting grew into a very productive writing period that has resulted in this solo release for MARTIN. He said "Scott really surprised me with his energy. I found that I could pull out the riffs that really work for my voice so I was more than happy to have him involved in the 'TONY MARTIN project'.
 
The album will have 10 tracks, mostly written by Martin and McClellan and some by Martin alone. Apart from the title track of 'THORNZ' - the story of a woman struggling with being abused, there is the previously cited 'BOOK OF SHADOWS' still in the track list along with 'NO SHAME AT ALL', 'AS THE WORLD BURNS' and 'DAMNED BY YOU' amongst others. This promises to open your ears and get your pulse racing. It is missing keyboards completely in favour of guitar based riffs which MARTIN says "... was hard to lose GEOFF NICHOLLS" and felt he could not attempt to replace that part of the sound.
 
He says at 60 years old it is likely to be his last solo project but doesn't rule out future embellishments to his solo career. He added that it would not affect any re connection with SABBATH guitarist TONY IOMMI if and when that happens.
 
Mon
12
Jun

TRAVELIN JACK New Album 'Commencing Countdown' Out September 8

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Friday, September 8, 2017
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You can't design rock´n`roll at the drawing board. You have to feel it from within, be really passionate if you want to play this music authentically and convincingly. Flo The Fly, guitarist with Berlin rock group Travelin Jack, refers to this phenomenon as self-entertainment, putting his band's philosophy in a nutshell. He and his three comrades-in-arms, vocalist Alia Spaceface, bassist Steve Burner and drummer Montgomery Shell, are prototypes of passionate rock musicians who won't be deterred from following their chosen path. We don't care what other people think about us, whether we rub them the wrong way or polarise, says Flo. We do what we believe in and what we enjoy most. This enthusiasm and their uncompromising attitude is the seed that has borne fruit on their upcoming new album Commencing Countdown. From 8 September 2017, Travelin' Jack's latest offering will be released on Steamhammer/SPV as CD Digipak, Vinyl LP, download and stream. Mark the day in your calendar, because that's when the annals of rock music will be enhanced by another colourful chapter.
 
Founded in summer 2013, Travelin Jack have developed into one of Germany's most unusual rock acts over the past four years, establishing their inimitable style, which is tailored to the vocals of Alia Spaceface, with two successful tours and shows at important festivals beyond the German borders. The general flair of Commencing Countdown may bring to mind great rock groups from the seventies, such as Thin Lizzy, Rush, Scorpions and Deep Purple, but the Berlin band's compositions and the warm, analogue production of their new album are both contemporary and modern. Flo: There's nothing retro about our material, we simply prefer the sound of the era when this music was really wicked.
 
This motto is emphasised by the visual trademarks of their explosive live show – the make-up, the platformm shoes and the glitter outfits which Travelin Jack are set to don when they present their album Commencing Countdown live on stage soon. As the legendary David Bowie would probably have commented: I don`t know where I`m going from here, but I promise it won`t be boring!
 
Here's a little taster of the first single and video "Keep On Running", both will be released by the end of June: https://youtu.be/K7iecPBFphY
 
Tracklisting:
 
1. Land Of The River 4:31
2. Metropolis 4:04
3. Keep On Running 3:39
4. Cold Blood 4:47
5. Galactic Blue 4:42
6. Time 5:06
7. Miracles 3:51
8. What Have I Done 3:50
9. Fire 4:01
10. Journey To The Moon 3:59

TRAVELIN JACK live 2017:
 
11.08.D-Plattenburg - Aquamaria Festival
18.08.D-Bad Katzting - Void Fest
19.08.D-Luckenwalde - Sky Way Jam
07.09.D-Bochum - Zeche (with  Wucan)
08.09.D-Munster – Rare Guitar
09.09.D-Berlin - Cassiopeia
21.09.D-Hannover – Mephisto >(with Wucan)
22.09.D-Erfurt - Tiko
23.09.D-Dresden – Scheune (with Wucan)
05.10.A-Vienna - Das Bach (with Wucan)
 
 

 

 
Mon
12
Jun

KILLER QUEEN Announces US Tour Dates

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Lead singer Patrick Myers said “It's been an amazing journey. That first show back in June 1993 changed my life. We thought our band would last maybe a summer at the most but it's a very addictive thing performing these songs! The concerts grew and grew and we've ended up playing and selling out the same arenas that Queen played at their peak. It's been quite a surreal ride. Becoming regular performers Red Rocks Arena in America is another highlight . The Beatles, U2, Springsteen, Dylan all played on that stage. It's really got it's own kind of magic going on there”.

Check out the following video link as Killer Queen power though Bohemian Rhapsody in a packed Ahoy Stadium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR6BCzFAj0Y&feature=youtu.be

MAGIC YEARS 
Killer Queen formed back in June 1993. Their first public shows were at London University, following in the footsteps of the real Queen who had played their first shows there 21 years earlier. 
By 1995 Killer Queen's UK popularity had grown to such an extent they secured a residency in London's Strand Theatre attracting nationwide BBC coverage - the first tribute to have a show in the West End.

The band's reputation continued to grow both in the UK and abroad. In 1999 they returned from a tour of and Europe and Russia for an awards ceremony in Leicester Square, hosted by Suggs from Madness. He announced they had won the award for “Worldwide Best Tribute Band”.
 
The band also scored a number one hit when they they were asked to recreate Queen's harmionies for “The Real Life” with Fatboy Slim in 2001. 

Killer Queen toured into their second decade, the audiences grew. In 2005 they played Ahoy Stadium, where the reformed Queen would be performing only a few months later. 

The next year Killer Queen joined forces with Bjorn Again and The Bootleg Beatles for a Waverly Stadium show in Edinburgh. It was this performance that led to the band being selected to represent Queen in a re-staged tribute LiveAid concert held by Sir Bob Geldof. They performed with him at his arena charity concert to raise funds for the homeless. 

2009 saw a triumphant return to a sold out Ahoy stadium with their acclaimed “Queen Spectacular” production and another award, this time from Sweden's Vasteras concert hall “Best Concert of The Year 2009”. 2013 saw them performing in another one of Queen's former venues, this time the Brighton Centre to celebrate their 20th Anniversary. 

In 2016 Killer Queen took the show to America including Red Rocks Arena in Colorado - one of the countries most prestigious venues – The Beatles, Springsteen, U2 have all played there. They will be returning there as a part of their 3rd US tour in 2018. 

Quotes 
"Concerts as near to the real thing as you're likely to get. A real life Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddie Lives! A Pop Legend Is back" The People 

“Killer Queen is a living jukebox, an absolutely fantastic show. This an evening where you feel the hair stand on the back of your neck. I've never seen the arena explode with such an 
electric charge. The sound is perfect...A Concert to remember” The VLT - Sundsvall Sweden. 

“This guy is not to be missed” Editor BrianMay.com
No detail is overlooked. Killer Queen are kings of the musical impersonators, the highest of tributes. Duncan Kennedy BBC 1 
Very accurate. Almost frightening. The show, singing, music and appearance are unbelievably similar to the original. Skipping across the stage with his three and half octave broad tenor powering through the arena, Patrick's spark set the 10,000 Ahoy audience on fire . They danced, sang and clicked their fingers, all under Myers' direction. The best thing since Queen! Der Westen. (Ahoy Stadium Review) 

The fabulous Killer Queen came on stage. What an impact! Mirage or Resurection? The group voted best tribute in the world entirely succeeded in resurrecting Freddie Mercury both physically and vocally. You almost believe you were at Wembley Stadium back in 1986. 
Voix Du Nord. France. 

“Killer Queen rocked the race crowd to the Ebor Stand's rafters at the York Music Showcase last Saturday. The massive (15,000) Knavesmire crowd bounced, roared enthusiastically & punched the air on the terraces to Killer Queen's charismatic and uncannily accurate renditions of the Queen back catalogue, ... Freddie/Patrick, strutted for all the world is if it were Live Aid ...” BBC Yorkshire - Kate Lock 

"Patrick Myers' recreation of Queen's lead singer is simply uncanny.” 
Baz Bamignoye Daily Mail 

"Killer Queen took to the stage, the performance was scarily real. 'Freddie Mercury' gave it all he had in his trademark yellow suit - several outfit changes followed. The audience interaction could almost have been rehearsed. The crowd roared, danced and joined in as though it was a requirement for entry. Brilliant."
The Scotsman on Murrayfield Stadium 

Confirmed July 2017 Tour Dates:
S      7/1     Edinburg, TX H-E-B Park Stadium
SU   7/2     Corpus Christie, TX Brewster St. Outdoors
F      7/7    Bow, WA Skagit Casino
S      7/8     Bow, WA Skagit Casino
T    7/11     Syracuse, NY Sharkey’s Outdoor
Th 7/13     St. Charles, IL Arcada Theater
F   7/14     Merrillville, IN Star Plaza
S   7/15     St. Charles, MO Family Arena
T   7/18     Erie, PA Liberty Park Amphitheater
F   7/21     Dallas, TX Bomb Factory
S   7/22     Austin, TX Austin City Limits Live
 

 

 
Fri
09
Jun

STATION Drops New Single 'All You Need Is A Heartbeat'

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Hard rockers STATION have partnered up with Pop Matters to share "All You Need Is A Heartbeat," their latest blazing single. The song can be heard via Pop Matters HERE.
 
"We're really excited about releasing this song. It is one of our favorite songs to perform live and has become a regular part of our set," explained guitarist and songwriter Chris Lane.
 
 
The band are now traveling up and down the East Coast before they wrap things up with a huge hometown headlining show in New York, NY at The Gramercy Theater.
 
TOUR DATES
6/16: Raleigh, NC @ The Maywood
6/17: Columbia, MD @ Sonoma's
7/14: Virginia Beach, VA @ Cap'n Ron's
7/15: Philadelphia, PA @ Dave and Buster's Dockside
7/19: Stamford, CT @ Stamford Live w/ The Guess Who
7/21: Teaneck, NJ @ Mexicali Live
8/23: Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Band Shell
8/24: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater (Headline)
 
ABOUT STATION:
Rock is Dead. It's a cliche that's been around since before the days of disco, and gets proven wrong again and again. The way New York quartet STATION see it, melodic hard rock has never died, and they're not looking to save it, just drag it back to the forefront where it belongs. Driving hooks, choruses you'll be singing long after hearing them and a work ethic as strong as their riffs have been the band's calling card since their formation in 2011.
 
Co-founded by guitarist Chris Lane and vocalist Patrick Kearney, STATION are based in New York City, but have toured the country, having played Rocklahoma three times, as well as the M3 Festival, Musikfest and hundreds of shows to the Mississippi and beyond. The band, which also includes Emi Asta and Tony Baptist, have shared the stage with the likes of Y&T, Pat Benatar, Lynch Mob, and Dio's Disciples while making fans wherever they play courtesy of their high-energy stage show and the music they write.
 
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Fri
09
Jun

THE RADIO SUN Recording Update

 
The Radio Sun are thrilled to announce that Andy Shanahan of Australian AOR favourites Roxus will be a special guest on the forthcoming new album 'Unstoppable'. The Radio Sun guitar player Stevie Janevski goes on to say, "it's awesome to have Andy play keyboards on a song and be a part of our new album. Roxus were by far the best AOR band Australia has had - a real honour!"
The Radio Sun - Unstoppable album is will be mixed by Paul Laine and shall be released in October via Pride and Joy Music Germany & Anderstein Music Japan.
 
 

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