International music critics and rock gourmets agree: King’s X is among the most unusual acts in the history of rock music. Their technical skills are above reproach, and their creativity has impressed fans and media alike. Next to Rush, there is currently no other rock trio capable of producing such a dense and at the same time transparent sound. The much anticipated double CD/DVD set, Live Love in London, showcases prime examples of King’s X’s incredible live show of classic groove rock featuring great melodies with vocal harmonies, driving rhythms and tough guitars. The album is set for an Oct. 26th release through InsideOut Music and will be available as a deluxe DVD+2CD edition in a special embossed package, as well as a 2CD set. A standard DVD-only version will also be available exclusively through CMDistro. Live Love in London is the first official DVD release by a band renowned for just such a transcendent rock show! The King’s X trio of Ty Tabor (guitars, vocals), Dug Pinnick (bass, vocals) and Jerry Gaskill (drums, vocals) have spanned continents and decades together, honing their craft, welcoming their fans in to experience inspired performances that come from their hearts.

Live Love in London was shot in January of 2009 at the Electric Ballroom in London, UK, because, as Tabor states, "London was the first place that accepted King's X. It has always been my favorite place to play." Pinnick recalls, "We were touring the US, playing for very small crowds, then we went to London; it was the Marquee and it was sold out!" Gaskill agrees, “London was the first place to make me feel like we might actually be a valid band.”

Composer and multi-instrumentalist ARJEN LUCASSEN has firmly established himself worldwide as driving force in progressive rock. While best known for his rock opera project AYREON, the multi-talented Dutchman also regularly embarks on musical side projects, which explore different aspects of Lucassen's musical personality. As his previous project (GUILT MACHINE’s "On This Perfect Day" 2009) was a relatively relaxed and subtle affair, LUCASSEN's muses responded by urging him to record something loud, heavy and anything but subtle for this new release. Thus it was a perfect opportunity to launch his musical spacecraft towards the galaxy of bombastic sci-fi rock by revisiting his STAR ONE project.

The result is the album "Victims of the Modern Age," the follow-up to the STAR ONE debut album, “Space Metal” (2002). Compared to "Space Metal," the overall sound of "Victims Of The Modern Age" is darker, heavier, more guitar-oriented, and slightly less "spacey”. ARJEN has also raised the bar significantly when it comes to the album's sound: "I think it's my best sounding album to date; it's a huge difference compared to the first STAR ONE. For the guitars I spent weeks experimenting with different amps and settings in every combination imaginable -- and it was worth it. The drums sound fantastic, and the vocalists all outdid themselves, putting in even stronger performances than they did the first time around."

“Victims Of The Modern Age” will be released on Insideout Music | EMI in GAS on October 29th and in Europe on November 01st. With its stellar musicianship, strong melodies, meticulous production and compelling concept, STAR ONE "Victims of the Modern Age" is yet another exciting project from one of rock's great visionaries. Please check Arjens VIDEO MESSAGE presenting cast of lead vocalists and the concept of “Victims Of The Modern Age” featuring

Russell Allen (Symphony X)
Damian Wilson (Headspace, Threshold)
Floor Jansen (ReVamp, ex-After Forever)
Dan Swanö (Nightingale, Second Sky, ex-Edge Of Sanity)

In other news Arjen reveals the vocalists an concept of the new Star One album, "Victims Of The Modern Age..."



For more information checkout: MySpace and/or Arjen Lucassen.

In a new interview Rush’s Alex Lifeson has revealed a little more about the band’s forthcoming new studio album, Clockwork Angels.



In an interview with The Morning Call, Lifeson says the band has six songs pretty much ready to go and three others almost done. The group plans to write at least a couple of additional songs after the tour. At this point, the CD is shaping up to be a musically varied work.

"There is the epic song, 'Clockwork Angels,' which is really taking shape. It's a multi-parted piece, very dynamic," Lifeson says. "Then there's some stuff that's very melodic and on the softer side, on acoustic, with a strong melody. So there's great diversity there. Honestly, I can't wait until we start really working on these songs. We've sort of got them to the stage where Geddy and I were happy with the arrangements and then Neil kind of comes in and starts working on his drum arrangements, and they go from there. So they're sort of in that pre-drum stage right now, and it's great to see them come to life".

"We've got this great feeling of promise for this album and some of the material on it," Lifeson says. "I think it's all going to work out really great."

The band are due to wrap their Time Machine Tour on 17 October and they will take a Christmas break before heading back into the studio to finish the album early in 2011.

It’s hoped that the album will arrive early in summer 2011 with a full tour to follow.

Four-time Grammy nominees Queensryche have signed a multi-album, worldwide deal with Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records. The band’s label debut – their twelfth studio album overall- is tentatively scheduled for a Spring 2011 release. Singer and founder Geoff Tate remains the creative nucleus of the band, which continues to make relevant, against-the-grain hard rock that entices fans, both new and diehard.

Queensryche have been – and unquestionably remain - one of the most respected and innovative names in forward-thinking hard rock throughout the course of their nearly 30-year history. Since their inception over 25 years ago, Queensryche have sold over 20 million albums worldwide and have performed in over 22 countries.

“We are very happy to be signing with Road Runner/Loud and Proud. This is the rock label and a place where they are as excited about our music as we and our fans are ...” Tate said.

“We are excited to welcome Queensryche to the label” stated Loud & Proud President Tom Lipsky. “They have earned global acclaim for their distinctive approach to music and we are confident of a successful partnership with them.”

Queenryche’s 1988-issued album Operation: Mindcrime is universally respected as a classic concept release about rock, revenge and redemption. The album elicited comparisons to The Who’s Tommy and Pink Floyd’s The Wall and is ultimately regarded as one of the most important and essential hard rock records in the genre’s expansive canon. 1990’s follow-up, Empire, yielded a #1 single, the Grammy-nominated ballad “Silent Lucidity,” which the band performed at the 1992 Grammy Awards accompanied by a supporting orchestra.

In 2006, the band released Operation: Mindcrime II, a scorching sequel to their original. The band then hit the road performing both albums Operation: Mindcrime and Operation: Mindcrime II back-to-back in their entirety in an incredible theatrical presentation throughout the year. The final performance was recorded at The Moore Theatre in Seattle that October and the Mindcrime at the Moore double CD/DVD release debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Music DVD Chart and eventually reached Gold status.

Peter, our regular sax player cannot be with us on tour and there was no way we were performing without one, so we had to look for just the right person to fill his shoes. After a lot of searching, Unitopia is proud to announce our very special guest sax player for the tour, Ian Ritchie.

Ian’s main activities are composing for TV programs and commercials and gigging as a saxophonist with a variety of bands. On the playing front he has completed a world tour with Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, performing ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ and other Floyd favourites from 2006 to 2008. You can read more about Ian at his MySpace page.

We'll be back out on the road in November for a series of very special shows. We'll be playing 2 sets at each gig: an acoustic set and a full electric set, so you'll get a double dose of The Reasoning! These really aren't to be missed, as anyone who saw the show at The Peel last month, or who made it along to any of our recent acoustic shows, will testify (and more on the acoustic shows later).

Fri 05 Nov ~ Glasgow, O2 ABC 2
Sat 06 Nov ~ Newcastle, Legends
Sun 07 Nov ~ Bilston, The Robin 2
Fri 12 Nov ~ Bristol, The Fleece
Sun 14 Nov ~ Leicester, Y Theatre

Don't forget that we'll be heading over to Norway in a couple of weeks playing:

Thu 16 Sep ~ Drammen, Union Scene (supporting Pagans Mind)
Sat 18 Sep ~ Gamla, Oslo (supported by Airbag)

In other news we had the most amazing time at High Voltage last month and have been overwhelmed with the response we've received. We really want to thank everyone who came to see us (and you came in your thousands!) for making it such a special day. In fact, we were so delighted with how it went that we've decided to release the perfomance on DVD. It'll be packed full of extras as well so we definitely think that this will be one for the collection. We're already working on it so watch this space for more details.

"Acoustically Speaking" : if you haven't got your copy yet, get in fast as it's selling out quickly! It's had a brilliant review in the latest edition of Classic Rock Presents PROG (as has our High Voltage appearance) and you it's only available here for £9.99 plus P&P or, if you prefer, you can download it for a mere £5 from our Bandcamp site in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

We've had a great time over the last couple of weeks taking Acoustically Speaking on the road at gigs that have been put on by some of our wonderful fans and friends ,and we'd like to say a huge "thank you" to Gareth "Taff" Jones, Irene Rainey, Natasha Osman, Chris Hayton, Dave Piggford, Julian Hackett and Linda Mason for all the hard work they've put in and the enthusiasm they have for The Reasoning. You rock!

I'm pleased to announce that I will support my dear friends of Anathema during the first part of their upcoming tour. Catch us at one of the dates below:

Sep 24 - Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki FI
Sep 25 - Club Teatria, Oulu FI
Sep 26 - Klubi, Tampere FI
Sep 27 - Tavastia, Helsinki FI
Sep 30 - Rockefeller, Oslo NO
Oct 01 - Train, Århus DK
Oct 02 - Columbia Club, Berlin DE
Oct 03 - Proxima Club, Warsaw PL
Oct 04 - Studio Club, Krakow PL
Oct 06 - Anker, Leipzig DE
Oct 07 - Posthalle, Wurzburg DE
Oct 08 - Centrum, Erfurt DE
Oct 09 - Matrix, Bochum DE
Oct 10 - Elysee Montmartre, Paris FR
Oct 11 - Garage, Saarbrucken DE
Oct 12 - Lagerhalle, Osnabrück DE

After that I will be heading out on a Dutch headlining tour in October/November with my band Agua de Annique to support my new album "Live In Europe" which is released on 15th October:

Oct 15 – Spot, Middelburg NL
Oct 16 – Bolwerk, Sneek NL
Oct 22 – Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht NL
Oct 23 – Groene Engel, Oss NL
Oct 29 – De Peppel, Zeist NL
Nov 05 – Simplon, Groningen NL
Nov 06 – Burgerweeshuis, Deventer NL
Nov 12 – Nieuwe Nor, Heerlen NL
Nov 18 – Vorstin, Hilversum NL
Nov 19 – LVC, Leiden NL
Nov 20 – Melkweg, Amsterdam NL

Echo Us' "Tomorrow Will Tell The Story" brings the themes of 2009's "The Tide Decides" to new conclusion while encompassing a natural sonic evolution for the Pacific NW based concept project. Tomorrow fuses rich tapestries of atmosphere wrapped around sparse lead vocals and intricate field-recorded beats, brought forth by a symphonic underscore and vocalizations from an alien world. Lyrically the album fuses light and dark into a single omni-jective source using sources channeled by automatic writing.

Echo Us again features the talents of Ethan Matthews (multi instruments) and Raelyn Olson (harp) but also adds the lush vocals Grammy-nominated vocalist Henta. Echo Us has put together as much information about "Tomorrow..." as possible including cover art and an album promo trailer.

An abridged version of the album will hit digital retailers by September 14th, 2010 and be followed by an extended cd release including bonus tracks later in the year.

In it's decade long history, Echo Us has weaved a wide and unique sound web. At times considered close to Enigma, Mike Oldfield, Vangelis and other ambient pioneers, Echo Us has also been cited as creating a genre all it's own; a fusion of modern vocal electronica, progressive rock and deep ambient atmospherics. Tomorrow Will Tell The Story completes a unique musical journey, but as the title suggests- implies the beginning of another.

This fall Marvel of Beauty will release a set of mini CDs; one containing brand new music from Robin Taylor; the other containing the very last studio recordings made by TFU (in February 2006).

The Robin Taylor disc features Taylor on electric guitars, bass and keyboards, Jakob Mygind on saxes, and Klaus Thrane on drums. Recorded at Soundscape and Thrane Studios.

The TFU disc features Taylor on electric guitar, Karsten Vogel on saxes, Pierre Tassone on processed violin, Assi Roar on bass, and Rasmus Grosell on drums. Recorded at Oyster Song Recording.

Both CDs will be mastered by Udi Koomran, and the total playing time will reach the limit of a good oldfashioned vinyl LP.

The new album "Awareness" by DEEP IMAGINATION is now available for download all over the world. iTunes link: HERE

Listen to Download Bonus tracks "Awareness Part 3 - Surroundings (Single Edit)" and "Awareness - Medley" at MySpace or Official site

The CD will be released on September 24th 2010 (distribution by Rough Trade) and is already available at Art Of Infinity CD-Shop, BSC Music Webshop and Cue Records Webshop.

Music from the new album will be presented for the first time live at the Electronic Circus Festival in Bielefeld/Germany September 25th 2010.

The official pre-order is now open for Kamelot's newest masterpiece, "Poetry For The Poisoned"! There are three versions of this release for you to choose from: Standard Jewelcase Edition, a Limited Edition CD/DVD (Media Book for Europe) and Double Gatefold Vinyl Edition.

The release dates are September 1st (Japan), September 10th (Europe) and September 14th (North America), but now you can pre-order the new album and to be sure to get it at time. Visit the page Poetry For The Poisoned to find exclusive fan links for the pre-orders near from you.

Dutch rockers A Day's Work call it a day, says singer Paul Glandorf today...

“Although we launched a great last EP, we couldn't all find the time and drive to go on."

A Day's Work has had a great career with shows all over Europe. Highlights were the European Tours with Marillion, supporting Snow Patrol and the recent release of their EP 'Remember The Unknown' which has had overwhelming reviews.

“Right now all of us are very busy with our various careers. Unfortunately, for some of us this meant that A Day's Work could no longer be their toppriority. That's unacceptable. We can't live up to our ambitions that way." explains Paul.

The band thanks their fans for their incredible support. On October 22nd, A Day's Work will play their final show at Victorie in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Here they will perform 'Remember The Unknown' entirely for the first time, besides playing older songs. Which makes this show a unique event. Dutch bands SemiStereo and The Self Employed will support A Day's Work that night. For more information check: MySpace, Facebook and/or A Day's Work

The complete discography of one of the best and most influential prog-metal bands of the 80’s – Crimson Glory. This exclusive 5 CD box includes all of their studio albums: “Crimson Glory”, “Transcendence”, “Strange And Beautiful”, “Astronomica” (2CD). The box also includes bonus tracks, such as songs taken from singles, videos, live or demo tracks plus a 60 pages booklet. All recordings remastered using tube technology. Box is limited to 1000 numbered copies! A must-have for all fans of the band as well as for the lovers of the progressive metal genre!



For a full tracklisting visit the Metal Mind Productions website

although we have already had our festival back in march starring quite a bunch of great newcomers to the scene, we decided to do a second part of it in autumn, due to the fact, that our dearest friends of SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM will be back again in europe for quite ONE week, guesting at the prestigious RIOFESTIVAL in CARMAUX in the south of france and once again in WÜRZBURG.

and because there are some people around here that are dedicated followers of the french cult band MAGMA, we thought about arranging a double feature starring ONE cult band that draws its fame from the past up to the present, and ONE cult band that seems to be firmly rooted in the present with a nod here and there to some of the greats of the past of advanced rock music!!!

so when we were about to arrange things for this DOUBLE FEATURE, another of our favourites jumped in, announcing the release of their 4th record in autumn and wanting to do a show with their newly recruited drummer (THEY DID NOT HAVE ONE BEFORE!!!) in WÜRZBURG in the wake of aforementioned RIOFESTIVAL, where he (the drummer) will certainly be present as representative of his own record company. we are talking about DAVE KERMAN (drummer of PRESENT and THINKING PLAGUE), who is guesting on the soon to be released ALTROCK label effort by belgium chamberrock ensemble ARANIS.

so now we are very proud to announce the FREAKSHOW ARTROCK FESTIVAL 2010 – PART II as a one-day festival on the 25th of SEPTEMBER.

"THE VIEW TO THERE" is a 100-page 9x7 soft cover book with over 130 full-color photographs that documents some of the truly awe-inspiring outdoor landscapes of the fine state of California. It seems there's a little bit of everything within a days travel and hopefully the pictures in this book do the locations a bit of visual justice. The old adage "you have to see it for yourself" certainly applies, but hey, I did the driving and the suffering for your viewing pleasure. You don't even have to leave the comforts of your home to visit some of these truly remarkable places. In short, enough visual inspiration to make Bob Ross cry tears of pure inspirational pleasure (those happy little clouds would be so... happy.)