NEWSDESK, 21st May 2010
> TRUTH CORRODED NEWS
Truth Corroded is proud to welcome Andrew Parkinson as their new drummer. Andrew will be recording the band’s upcoming album titled Worship The Bled. Truth Corroded will enter the studio in July with Worship The Bled to be mixed and mastered in Sweden by Scar Symmetry guitarist Jonas Kjelgren.
Commenting on the recent developments in the band’s line up and the upcoming recording, bassist Greg Shaw said: "Andrew is a great drummer with a highly professional attitude and musical background, so the band is really pleased to have him join. He brings enthusiasm and a strong ethic that the band needs to take its music to the next stage. With most of the album being written by Mark (guitarist) and myself, using a drum machine to map out the songs, the transition has been seamless. Andrew has started working on the new songs and we look forward to entering the studio with him in July. The new songs are some of the fastest the band has written, but also the most crushing. This album builds on the previous album Upon The Warlords Crawl, but destroys using new methods."
Former drummer Liam Okninski has left the band to join the army. His last shows with the band will be on May 22nd in Adelaide, South Australia and the Dead Of Winter Festival in Brisbane, Queensland on July 3rd.
http://www.myspace.com/truthcorroded
> SACRED MOTHER TONGUE AT MSG ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Rising UK Metal stars Sacred Mother Tongue have been chosen as main support at the Michael Schenker 30th Anniversary show which takes place at Shepherds Bush Empire on June 2nd.
Schenker will be appearing with an all-star line up including members of Whitesnake, Rainbow and The Scorpions.
Sacred Mother Tongue will be flying the flag for the new breed of British Metal acts currently making their mark. Their guitarist Andy James is widely tipped as one of the most exciting players in the World so it will be interesting to see what Schenker makes of him!
http://www.myspace.com/sacredmothertongue
> JOAN JETT SELLS OUT IN 5 MINUTES
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have sold out their first UK club show in 20 years in just five minutes. Tickets to Jett’s June 14th concert at the London’s legendary music venue, The 100 Club, went on sale at 10am this morning and sold out by 10.05am.
“Fans who were lucky enough to secure tickets,” says a Mean Fiddler spokesperson, “will experience one of rock’s greatest icons doing what she does best at one of London’s most historic music venues, The 100 Club.”
Photo credit Roger Erickson
> DANTE BRING YOU SATURNINE
Dante was founded in 2006 by keyboardist Markus Maichel and guitarist Markus Berger after a chance encounter at a Dream Theater concert. All members of Dante have been fascinated by progressive music ever since, starting with influences like Pink Floyd, ELP, early Genesis and Yes, up to present artists like Porcupine Tree, Neal Morse and Dream Theater.
Saturnine features beefy riffing, astounding melodies, huge orchestrations as well as intimate moments, culminating into the epic nineteen minutes closing track 'Vanessa'.
The album is set to be released on ProgRock Records on the 13th of July 2010.
Track list: 1 - All My Life, 2 - Drifting, 3 - Last, 4 - Never Return, 5 - Maybe On Day, 6 - Modal Acousma, 7 - Vanessa
http://www.myspace.com/danteprog
> FRAMEPICTURES REMEMBER IT
Originally formed in 2004 as a group of session musicians backing up a pop vocalist, the band realized that prog was where they wanted to be and ventured out as an instrumental group similar to Planet X. After some time in this configuration they decided that having a vocalist was what they needed and found Tiago and started working on their first album.
The debut album of the Portuguese band brings to the 21st century the same non-conformism and artistic expression without boundaries that was so fresh in the past, through musicians like Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, Thom Yorke and Steven Wilson. Varying from the most aggressive up-tempo guitar riffs to the intimate warmth of the grand piano, Remember It is stretching from left to right of the rock repertoire, including the 25 minute conceptual seven-part epic song 'My Will to Live'.
FramePictures is Tiago Delgado on vocals, Artur Jorge on drums, Helder da Silva on guitar, Ricardo Drumond on bass, and Mafalda Brogueira on keyboards.
The album is set to be released on ProgRock Records on the 13th of July 2010.
Track list: 1. Memories Faded Away, 2. Remember It, 3. Call For Me, 4. Don't Trust My Eyes, 5. Why Nobody Cares, 6. Shadows Black and Grey, 7. My Will To Live
http://www.myspace.com/framepicturesband
> PBII'S PLASTIC SOUP
Plastic Soup is the first album of the new Dutch Progressive rock band PBII, the successor to the well known Plackband of the 70's and 80's, often called the Dutch Genesis.
Plastic Soup however, has a sound that is absolutely 2010: modem, fresh and rocky but still with some great symphonic influences of the past. Stylistically, you could place it somewhere between Spocks Beard, Porcupine Tree, Frost*, Marilion, Linkin Park and Genesis. Special guests include John Mitchell (Arena, It Bites, Frost*), John Jowitt (IQ, Frost*) and Heidi Jo Hines (daughter of Denny Laine of Wings).
Though not a concept album, the central theme of the album is the environment. Plastic Soup is another name for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, floating in the ocean with a size twice that of the US. The discoverer of this plastic soup is captain Charles Moore, who also did some voiceovers on the album.
PBII wishes to get more attention to this environmental problem.
The album is set to be released on ProgRock Records on the 13th of July 2010.
Track list: 1. Book of Changes, 2. In the Arms ofa Gemini, 3. Ladrillo, 4. Loneliness, 5. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 6. Criticize the Critics, 7. It's Your Life, 8. Fata Morgana, 9. Living by the Dice, 10. Cradle to Cradle
> ROSWELL SIX RETURN FOR MORE
Last year best selling author Kevin J. Anderson and ProgRock Records introduced Terra Incognita: An innovative crossover project of fantasy on a grand scale - an epic novel and companion progressive-rock CD.
Following up the success of the first effort, Anderson and ProgRock Records bring you the second Terra Incognita CD, A Line in the Sand to coincide with the release of the second novel, The Map Of All Things.
Featuring a different, grittier part of the story, focusing on the devastating generationslong war between continents, and it has an entirely different sound.
This time, the music is helmed by Henning Pauly (Frameshift, Chain, Shadows Mignon) who brings hard-drivinq guitars, passion, and thoughtprovoking complexity to the music. Vocals are by rock legends Steve Walsh (Kansas), Michael Sadler (ex-Saga), Sass Jordan (Album Rock's Female Vocalist of the Year) and Nick Storr (The Third Ending), with guest appearances by Charlie Dominici and Arjen A. Lucassen.
The album is set to be released on ProgRock Records on the 29th of June 2010.
Track list: 1. Barricade, 2. Whirlwind, 3. The Crown, 4. Loyalty, 5. My Father's Son, 6. When God Smiled on Us, 7. Need, 8. Spiral, 9. Battleground, 10. Victory
http://www.myspace.com/roswellsix
> SKY ARCHITECT'S EXCAVATION OF THE MIND
Excavations of the Mind can best be described as symphonic, complex, dynamic, versatile and ambitious. Thriving to revive and reinvent the progressive style and sound of the 70's, the album hopes to reclaim a place for symphonic rock-music in the 21st century. The album dives into the dark and disturbing psyche of a mentally troubled man, while staying true to the concept oriented nature of progressive rock music. The music has a complex structure with a lot of instrumental freedom. Vintage keys add to the warm, symphonic character of their sound. You can often hear a hint of bands such as King Crimson, Gentle Giant, The Flower Kings, Porcupine Tree and Pain of Salvation in their music. The epic magnitude of the album takes the listener on a journey into ones vivid imagination.
Renowned rock illustrator Mark Wilkinson, famous for his work with Marillion, Fish and Judas Priest has created the artwork for the CD.
The album is set to be released on ProgRock Records on the 13th of July 2010.
Track list: 1. Deep Chasm part 1: Charter, 2. Deep Chasm part 2: Chime, 3. Deep Chasm part 3: Changeling, 4. Deep Chasm part 4: Chasm, 5. The Grey Legend, 6. Russian Wisdom, 7. Excavation of The Mind, 8. Gyrocopter
http://www.myspace.com/skyarchitect
> WOLFSPRING
WolfSpring is a new band created by JP Louveton, guitarist and singer of the progressive French band NEMO.
Motivated by the creation of new musical surroundings, this new project surrounds JP with musicians of various influences: Julian Clemens (vocals), Ludovic Moro-Sibilot (Metal drummer) and Guillaume Fontaine on keyboards, who also played in NEMO.
Mixing in a new Metallic sounds, acoustic atmospheres and symphonic music, WolfSpring belongs to that kind of modern progressive band that does not hesitate to experiment with genres, all while keeping a musical coherence and a personal sound.
The self-titled debut album is set to be released on ProgRock Records on the 13th of July 2010.
Track list: 1. The Haunting, 2. 24/7, 3. Carpathian Wolves, 4. Train's gone, 5. Now or never, 6. Mutation, 7. Howling with the Banshee, 8. Our new MediaEvil world
http://www.myspace.com/wolfspringband
> SCORPIONS RECEIVE WORLD MUSIC AWARD
After a triumphant tour kick-off and a gold album from their home country Germany for Sting in the Tail, the rockers were honoured anew: the Scorpions received the World Music Award at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club on May 18th, in presence of Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Back in 1992, the band proudly accepted the award for Best International Selling Artist from Germany. However, this time, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Pawel Maciwoda and James Kottak were awarded with the World Music Rock Legend Award for their outstanding contribution to rock music.
The show was aired in over 160 countries around the world, including Japan and China. More than 100 million viewers were said to have tuned in. The event was a logistical challenge for the Scorpions: after performing in front of sold out crowds in Germany and Switzerland, all five members of the band accepted the award, right before they had to depart for a concert in Paris. They will be back to complete the German leg of their Get Your Sting and Blackout farewell world tour on May 29, where they will rock the Capital city Berlin. Next stops after that: Greece, USA, Canada, the world!
