NEWSDESK, 3rd December 2009
> ALDO NOVA
Canadian AOR-hero Aldo Nova is best known internationally for the hit single 'Fantasy', that propelled his debut Aldo Nova (1982) to double platinum status in the US. 'Monkey on Your Back' off Subject (1983) was a decent hit as well, but Aldo Nova retired as a solo artist after his third album Twitch (1985) sold a lot less than the previous two...except in Sweden!
He has since gained greater recognition as a professional composer, creating massive hits for artists like Céline Dion and Clay Aiken. Over the years, he has also released a few more solo albums, for instance the superb, guitar-oriented Blood on the Bricks (1991) where he wrote most of the songs together with Jon Bon Jovi. Apart from being a fantastic song writer he is also known for being a marvelous guitar player. His new album Too Much Sex, due for release in early 2010, finally brings him to Sweden and Sweden Rock Festival!
Sweden Rock Festival is held in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden on June 9-12 2010.
Bands announced so far:
Bachman & Turner (Can)
Rick Springfield (Aus/Us)
Sabaton (S)
D-A-D (DK)
Saga (Can)
Aldo Nova (Can)
Unisonic (D)
Bigelf (US)
Anvil (Can)
Mother's Finest (US)
Jorn (N)
Tickets are on sale here: http://www.swedenrock.com/.
> THRESHOLD ENDORSEMENT
Steve Anderson, bassist for UK progressive metal act Threshold, has signed an endorsement deal with Markbass.
Commented Steve, 'I'm so pleased to be a new member of the Markbass family. I gave my new rig a thorough test out on the Essence of Progression Tour and am now a firm Markbass devotee! Incredible clarity of sound through all the frequencies, immense power and fantastic light weight portability, what more can you ask for! Markbass is a real pleasure to play through.'
More information: http://www.thresh.net/
> ENEMY OF THE SUN
From Jules, singer with Enemy Of The Sun:
"This is Jules from the studio and I'm glad to say that vocals are now totally recorded by my side. We're most likely to have some very interesting guest vocals to the album as well but behalf of my part, I can say, I'm finished (hahahahah)..."
"We had seven days booked for the vox parts and I'm proud to say that we only needed six. First couple of days were a bit difficult. Too much stress because of the rush I'm in at the moment but thanks to the skills of our producer/songwriter/guitarist Wallu we got the train on the right tracks. After that it was like recording rain drops in the amazon ;)..."
"We recorded 14 songs plus intro & outro. Most likely we're putting 12 songs on the album and it's not going to be an easy pick. I like all of 'em and it's going to be a battle of choosing the best ones 'cause they're all the best ones."
"I have to say, what we're doing at the moment is very spectacular. So much emotion in this album. As you probably agree with me, we have never done things the most ordinary way - ordinary equals boring."
"This album is definitely going to be much heavier than the debut. It has parts for you to scream for, it has parts for you to cry for. We also have a very strong working title for the album which we're most probably going to keep. It's C**********, HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA! I'm not giving you all the candy the first time my little bumblebees ;)..."
