NEWSDESK, 22nd February 2010
> WHITESNAKE JOINS FRONTIERS
Frontiers Records is very proud to announce the signing of legendary rock band Whitesnake.
David Coverdale and band are gearing up for their latest endeavour. Whitesnake has already started composing new material that promises to deliver one of the finest chapters in Whitesnake's career. "We are off to a very good start, with the new songs taking positive shape. It feels good, fresh & exciting," explains Coverdale.
The next release already feels like a solid, natural progression to their last opus, the successful, critically acclaimed Good To Be Bad album, awarded by the influential Classic Rock Magazine as Best Album of the Year in 2008. "As always, we want to take it to the next level," states Coverdale. "I feel that with the last album we achieved a strong Whitesnake 'cocktail' that comfortably embraced & mixed all the previous musical aspects & styles of the band's history, while taking our identity a little further... all on one album..."
Born in 1977, Whitesnake have been among the most influential representatives of the their genre, having produced numerous rock music classics such as 'Here I Go Again', 'Is This Love', 'Still Of The Night', 'Fool For Your Loving', 'Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City' or 'Walking In The Shadows Of The Blues'.
Coverdale said the production team for the new album will most likely be the infamous Brutal Brothers, or Los Bros Brutalos, who handled the recording of Good To Be Bad. "The new songs are in the very familiar and recognizable Whitesnake territory of soulful, bluesy, melodic power rock, with a couple of ballads thrown in for good measure... It can't be a Whitesnake album without ballads, mate!"
Whitesnake have conquered the love and respect of the audiences all over the world with their driving shows and music. The new album promises to follow in the steps of a great heritage of solid and timeless songs.
> MAMMUTANT VIDEO
The new Mammutant video is below. Check out more on the Massacre Records YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/massacrerecords
http://www.myspace.com/mammutant
> FIREFEST LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
On Saturday night on the ARfm show with host Steve Price, Kieran Dargan revealed the line-up for this year’s Firefest, held in Nottingham (England) on October 30th and 31st. The boys have outdone themselves again this time as many superb AOR-bands once again hit the stage at Rock City. Firefest has decided to drop the "number" behind the name and just use Firefest as the name of the festival.
Full lineup:
Saturday 30th October:
Grand Illusion
Beggars and Thieves
Bangalore Choir (performing the entire On Target album)
Saraya (Original Line-up)
Bonfire (performing the entire Fireworks album)
Dare (21st anniversary celebrating of Out of the Silence album)
Lynch Mob
Sunday 31st October:
Grand Design
Newman
Stage Dolls
Strangeways (original line-up)
Pretty Maids
Jimi Jamison (first ever performance in the UK)
Nelson (first ever performance in the UK)
Tickets are £48,50 per day. Early bird tickets are available - the first 250 to buy a weekend ticket get it for £85.
For full info check Firefest's homepage: http://thefirefest.com/.
> ANGRA'S SINGER CHECKS IN
Last Wednesday, February 17th, Angra entered the Norcal Studios in São Paulo, Brazil. The band’s singer Edu Falaschi revealed some details about the work on the new, as yet untitled, studio album and some other things about his musical career:
“On the first day in the studio we installed drums and did a sound check. The next day I recorded some vocal guides for Ricardo Confessori, our drummer. While he is recording drums, I’m going to continue my work with Still Alive band in Rio de Janeiro as a producer of their debut album. And soon I will return to the production of the first CD of another rising star of Brazilian metal – Artemis...Their debut CDs will be out this year! Stay tuned!”
Angra are also producing "making-of" videos about the pre-production sessions for the new album, which took place at home studios of Edu Falaschi: “We decided to work in this way to make ourselves feel more at home. The climate in an official studio is not always favourable for great ideas… So it's clear that, by choosing this way, we are taking care of each detail in order to make our CD the best and the most complete in the history of the band!”
Chapter 1: (with English subtitles) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6npWIB3fsQ
Chapter 2: (with English subtitles) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWHDimgKmVk
This long-awaited album is set for release in the second half of 2010. It will be Angra's seventh studio album and follows Aurora Consurgens (2006). It's also the first since the return of drummer Ricardo Confessori. For the first time the band itself will produce the record.
http://www.edufalaschi.com.br/
http://www.myspace.com/edufalaschiofficial
> KAMELOT UPDATE
As Kamelot continues to finish their upcoming CD, the special guests are finishing their parts on the record. Simone Simons from the symphonic metal band Epica recently recorded her vocal parts that will be featured on Kamelot's forthcoming CD. Simone joins Kamelot vocalist Khan on the band's newest ballad 'House On A Hill' as well the title track of the band's new album. More special guests to be announced soon!
Kamelot will embark on a world tour starting this March in Europe and will be debuting several new songs from the new CD. Release date to be announced...
Kamelot's upcoming concerts:
Mar 25, 2010 - Charleroi, BE - Le Coliseum (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Mar 26, 2010 - Tilburg, NL - O13 (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio) - SOLD OUT
Mar 27, 2010 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Mar 28, 2010 - London, UK - Koko (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Mar 31, 2010 - Paris, FR - Elysée Montmartre (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Apr 01, 2010 - Pratteln, CH - Z7 Kulturfabrik (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Apr 02, 2010 - Montpellier, FR - Rockstore (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Apr 03, 2010 - Barcelona, ES - Salamandra 1 (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Apr 04, 2010 - Madrid, ES - La Riviera (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio + Heavenwood + Darksun)
Apr 07, 2010 - Dortmund, DE - FZW (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Apr 08, 2010 - Köln, DE - Live Music Hall (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Apr 09, 2010 - Hamburg, DE - Markthalle (with Leaves' Eyes + Adagio)
Apr 10, 2010 - Gothenburg, SE - Trädgårn (with Leaves' Eyes + All Ends + Amaranthe)
Apr 11, 2010 - Stockholm, SE - Tyrol (with Leaves' Eyes + All Ends + Amaranthe)
Apr 13, 2010 - Helsinki, FI - Nosturi (with Leaves' Eyes + Amaranthe)
Apr 14, 2010 - Tampere, FI - Pakkahuone (with Leaves' Eyes + Amaranthe)
Apr 16, 2010 - Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene (with Leaves' Eyes + Jaqueline + Highland Glory)
Apr 17, 2010 - Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene (with Amaranthe + Fatal Impact + Triosphere)
Jul 02, 2010 - Helsinki, FI - Tuska Open Air Metal Festival
Aug 07, 2010 - Vagos, PT - Vagos Open Air
Sep 08, 2010 - Lake Buena Vista (Florida), USA - House of Blues (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 10, 2010 - Atlanta (Georgia), USA - ProgPower USA XI
Sep 11, 2010 - Springfield (Virginia), USA - Jaxx Nightclub (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 14, 2010 - Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), USA - The Trocadero (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 15, 2010 - New York City (New York), USA - Nokia Theatre (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 17, 2010 - Worcester (Massachusetts), USA - The Palladium (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 18, 2010 - Montreal (Quebec), Canada - Club Soda (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 19, 2010 - Toronto (Ontario), Canada - The Opera House (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 21, 2010 - Cleveland (Ohio), USA - Peabody's (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 22, 2010 - Milwaukee (Wisconsin), USA - The Rave (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 24, 2010 - Chicago (Illinois), USA - Logan Square Auditorium (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 25, 2010 - Minneapolis (Minnesota), USA - First Ave. Loop Station (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 27, 2010 - Denver (Colorado), USA - Bluebird Theatre (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Sep 29, 2010 - San Francisco (California), USA - Slim's (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Oct 01, 2010 - West Hollywood (California), USA - House of Blues Sunset Strip (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
Oct 02, 2010 - San Diego (California), USA - House of Blues San Diego (with Leaves' Eyes + Blackguard)
> HALCYON WAY TOUR WITH FOZZY
Nightmare Recording Artists and Atlanta metal band Halcyon Way have confirmed tour plans with Fozzy in the UK in May 2010. The tour will have the band performing four shows over three days in Scotland and England. The last day will feature a 2:00pm matinee and a 7:00pm evening show.
May 13 – Glasgow – Cathouse
May 14 – Nottingham – Rock City Basement
May 15 – London – The Relentless Garage (2 shows!)
“We’re big fans of the Fozzy and Stuck Mojo guys, so we’re really excited about hitting the road with them,” said lead guitarist Jon Bodan.
Guitarist Zane Matthews agrees, “This is a huge opportunity for us to take our music to a bunch of new fans and branch out to the overseas market!”
The band will be promoting their highly anticipated second album, which is scheduled for release in late spring 2010. The new release is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut by the band, A Manifesto For Domination. It features the debut new vocalist Steve Braun (Ashent, Siloam) , as well as a guest appearance by Pamela Moore of Queensryche fame.
The new album was produced by Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Svartsot) and guitarist Jon Bodan. Drums were engineered by Mike Froedge (doubleDrive, Bloodsimple, Speed X) at Open Sky Studios in Atlanta. Lammert is mixing the album at his studio, LSD-Tonstudio in Germany.
