Progressive rock band SATELLITE revealed the final version of the front cover of their forthcoming album "Into The Night". The new material will be released by Metal Mind Productions on the 19th November 2007 in Europe and on the 8th January 2008 in the USA (via MVD) in two versions: as a standard CD and as a digipak CD edition including additional bonus tracks.
Tracklist:

CD
1. Into The Night
2. Dreams
3. Downtown Skyline
4. Lights
5. Don't Go Away In Silence
6. Heaven Can Wait
7. Forgiven And Forgotten

Bonus tracks (available only on the digipak edition (MMP CD 0560 DG):

8. Around The World
9. Time Stands Still

"Into The Night" is the final chapter of the trilogy initiated in 2003 by "A Street Between Sunrise And Sunset" and followed by "Evening Games" in 2005.

É nata una nuova divisione di MY KINGDOM MUSIC. Si chiama NEW DAWN series ed includerà uscite di giovani bands e non con grande talento che meritano la vostra attenzione e di cui si sentirà sicuramente parlare a breve. Vi presentiamo le prime bands a far parte di questa divisione le cui uscite sono tutte previste per il mese di settembre. Iniziamo dagli ORIENT EXPRESS con il loro album di debutto "Illusion" che unisce momenti ipnotici a riffs graffianti e a melodie davvero ispirate, in uno stile molto vicino allo spirito di bands come MOTORPSYCHO, GOD MACHINE; altro viaggio è quello che ci presentano i torinesi ROSA ANTICA con "Seven" una disarmante ma allo stesso tempo alternativa aggressione sonora fatta di Death Metal, Crossover e momenti Psichedelici con punti di riferimento come System Of A Down, Mastodon, Pantera; volti noti invece sono gli SHIVAN che ritornano sulle scene con "When Wishes Sicken", un grande ritorno in Dark Gothic style vicino a Moonspell e Paradise Lost. Perciò preparatevi ad una cascata di Dark sound. Si passa poi a lidi più consoni alle sonorità My Kingdom Music con gli OBLIVIO ed il loro "Dreams Are Distant Memories". Romani come Novembre e Klimt 1918, proprio a loro possono essere accostati grazie ad un suono etereo e sognante molto Post-Rock e Dark Gothic. Assolutamente scioccanti e sensazionali sono i veneti AND HARMONY DIES che con il loro "Flames Everywhere" propongono un'eclettica e Avantgardish forma d'arte diabolica e destabilizzante capace di miscelare in un unico capolavoro bands del calibro di ARCTURUS, DEVIL DOLL, LIMBONIC ART e CRADLE OF FILTH. Sempre a settembre vedrà inoltre la luce il debutto dei romani THE SUN OF WEAKNESS che vi lascierà senza parole. "Trompe L'Oeil", questo il titolo, si annuncia come un decadente, liquido, malinconico "spleen" pieno di pathos che attinge a bands come NOVEMBRE, A PERFECT CIRCLE, KATATONIA, ANATHEMA, TOOL. Di sicuro uno degli album più decadenti dell'anno.
- Maggiori informazioni su www.mykingdommusic.net

BEARDFISH' two first albums have been out of print for awhile, but is now to be re-released on Progress Records. Their first work, "Från en plats du ej kan se" (From a place you can not see) will be released as a remastered version incl. two bonus tracks and enhanced booklet. Their second album, the 2CD masterpiece "The Sane Day", will come with an enhanced booklet. To be released on October 12.

SONIQ CIRCUS debut album to be released on Progress Records on September 28th.
Soniq Circus’ self titled debut album is a melodic and energetic statement over seven compositions from a new progressive outfit. Drummer Christer Ugglin’s metal influenced style and Markus Nilsson rock solid bass playing provides a foundation for Mathias Beckius' vintage keyboard sounds, Marcus Enochsson's melodic guitar playing and Calle Lennartsson's expressive rock voice. The result brings many different associations to mind, such as Genesis, King Crimson and Yes but also City Boy, A.C.T, Beardfish and Saga.

For more info, please visit: www.progressrec.com or www.soniqcircus.com

MAGIC PIE LIVE - Free downloads
Watch Magic Pie perform "Trick of the mind" (22 min) and "Freakshow" (7 min) from the Circus of life release show.
For a month you can now download these - for free - at: http://www.progressrec.com/index2-e.html

TIMOTHY PURE are in the middle of recording guitar tracks for the long awaiting new album "Bones of Ghosts". The drums/percussion is complete. They also would like to invite everyone to www.myspace.com/timothypure to more regular updates, including, yes, a sample demo of one of the tracks from "Bones of Ghosts". Keep in mind only the drums are final on the demo, all other instrumentation, including vocals that you hear on the myspace site are just recorded as a template to record the drums. In other words, the demo is very rough!

Band news from TRANSUBSTANS RECORDS:

GRAVEYARD is at the moment in the final stages of finishing their upcomming (august) debut album on Transubstans. “Last Supper” (Trans028) will offer some very fine heavy psychedelic 70’s influenced hardrock. All topped with a amazing cover. www.myspace.com/graveyardsongs An american licenced version will be made by TeePee Records.

BURNING SAVIOUS ,another great doomy 70’s hardrock band, has signed a contract with Transubstans and will release an album (TBA ,Trans033) during the autumn. They previous release a cd on swedish I hate Records as well as a split ep on Rise Above. Expect some amazine music in the vein of early PENTAGRAM, early BLACK SABBATH and JETHRO TULL! www.myspace.com/burningsaviours1

ÖRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE our hard working space-collective will release their third album “The Black Tomato” (trans032) in august as well. 3 long songs so there will be plenty of spacerock for the money.

The following re-issues are in the works: ÄNGLABARN – S/T (trans016), TASTE OF BLUES – Schizophrenia (Trans027) and now updated to a two 2-CD RÄVJUNK – Uppsala stadshotell brinner (Trans029) which will include a 20 minute bonus on cd1 and the complete cd2 is pure bonus from the archives. All three have been remastered and we’re finishing the extensive booklets right now. First will hopefully be out in a month. Tasters will be uploaded on the RECORD HEAVEN site as well as our myspace in about 3 weeks.

THE GRAND TRICK have two new members in Kalle Sellbrink on vocals and Tobias Bergström on guitar. A new song with this new setting will soon be presented on the myspace. http://www.myspace.com/thegrandtrick. The band is currently setting up dates for a upcomming tour in europe and possibly a trip to the states. Any interested places can contact the band directly at: info@thegrandtrick.com

To keep you away from the dangerous sun GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA decided to make up a small competition with some rare and deleted merchandise/music. So go to www.gostaberlingssaga.se/competition and see what goodies can be accuired answering a few “simple” questions.

Some other upcomming cds with no dates confirmed is BLAND BLADEN (trans030) Ambient spacerock with members of ÖSC as well as the long awaited follow up from uk’s PILGRYM (Trans034) but more about those later on as things develops.

Finally Transubstans have singed a contract with SOUND FORGE MUSIC GROUP who from now on will handle the distribution on the greek market for us.

Upcomming gigs: The GRAND TRICK plays at Rock City in Gothenburg (Swe) 2007-06-27

FABIO ZUFFANTI - "PIOGGIA E LUCE" EP

Fabio Zuffanti (Finisterre, la Maschera Di Cera, laZona, Hostsonaten and many others) is back with his own first solo album (it's An EP) called "Pioggia e luce".

“Pioggia e luce EP” comes out under the Marsiglia records label (www.marsigliarecords.it). You can download the whole stuff at he following address http://www.marsigliarecords.it/m021.php

PILGRYM are still here and will release their second album - 'GREAT DIVIDE' In the autumn of this year (2007) - Probably September - on RECORD HEAVENS Transubstance label. It will be in full digipack format.
In the meantime they are releasing a special edition EP CD featuring new members Steve Watts - ex Demon Keyboard player - who has re-recorded some of the keyboard parts on various tracks included on the EP plus local multi instrumentalist Creedy on bass. The EP will also feature unreleased and re-recorded/re-mixed tracks - nearly 30 minutes in all. A percentage of which will go directly to the World Aid Organisation UNICEF. The EP is available exclusivly from HOLYGROUND RECORDS price £4.99 plus P&P via PayPAl or GEM personal cheque. Just follow the link below.
http://www.holyground.co.uk/pilgrymep.html

NEO represents the coming together of the giants of British Neo Progressive Rock - Mark Westwood (the Martin Orford Band), Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon, Shadowland), John Jowitt (IQ, Jadis) and Andy Edwards (IQ).
"Broadcast" concert filmed at the beautiful Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice showcases some of the greatest tracks from IQ, Pendragon, Pallas, Arena, Nolan/Wakeman and more, played and performed as you have never seen them before. This DVD is a must have for fans of these great bands, or as an introduction to them all. Superb musicianship and an awful lot of fun! As Clive Nolan comments, NEO's main aim was to "try and brake some new frontiers (…) and to represent these bands and so to get the people who haven't seen them to get an idea what they're about."
The gig featured a guest appearance of two other eminent prog-rock figures: Pendragon's vocalist/guitarist Nick Barrett and Pallas' vocalist Alan Reed.

The DVD includes an interview with John Jowitt and Clive Nolan, as also bonus video footage from the band's soundcheck at ROSfest. Also available in a limited swing case edition, with a bonus CD with songs recorded at the concert!

Line-up:
John Jowitt - bass guitar, vocals
Mark Westwood - guitar
Andy Edwards - drums
Clive Nolan - keyboards, vocals
Nick Barrett - guitar, vocals
Alan Reed - vocals
John Barnfield - keyboards

Tracklist:

DVD
1. Overture
2. Erosion
3. For the Greater Glory
4. Hide and Seek
5. Crown of Thorns
6. The Hanging Tree
7. The Enemy Smacks (End Section)
8. Mindgames
9. Outer Limits
10. Shadows of Fate
11. Paintbox
12. Masters of Illusion
13. Nostradamus

CD (only available in limited swing case edition!)
1. Overture
2. Erosion
3. For the Greater Glory
4. Hide and Seek
5. Crown of Thorns
6. The Hanging Tree
7. The Enemy Smacks (End Section)
8. Mindgames
9. Outer Limits
10. Shadows of Fate
11. Paintbox
12. Nostradamus

Bonus video:
Interview with John Jowitt and Clive Nolan
NEO soundcheck ROSfest 2006

Also includes:
- Photo gallery
- Band member profiles
- Desktop images
- Weblinks
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

SOME NEWS FROM FABIO ZUFFANTI

* The Dark Revisited
Precedendo di poche settimane la pubblicazione dell'ep "pioggia e luce" su marsiglia records, che reppresenterà un pò il bigliettino da visita della mia carriera in solitaria, ecco giungere finalmente l'uscita del remix che ho realizato alcuni mesi fa per il famoso gruppo indie julie's haircut (www.julieshaircut.com). I Julie's hanno inserito tal pezzo l'interno di un ep intitolato " the dark revisited: a short collection of remixes" che raccoglie 6 remix di altrettante canzoni contenute nel loro ultimo album "after dark, my sweet" e la cosa bella è che tale ep non sarà in commercio ma sarà scaricabile gratuitamente dal 26 marzo al 1 aprile in esclusiva sul portale rockit (www.rockit.it) per poi restare disponibile sul sito.

Questa è la lista dei remixer coinvolti e i titoli dei pezzi:

Nuccini! - Satan Eats Seitan
The [An]architects - Death Machine
Fabio Zuffanti - Liv Ullman / Ingrid Thulin
Silent Panda | Deadly Panda - Sister Pneumonia
Galactus - Satan Eats Seitan
3some - Pistils

Troverete per il download anche un artwork realizzato da andrea scarfone sulla copertina originale di "after dark, my sweet" di luca lumaca. potrete così decidere di caricare i pezzi sul vostro iPod accompagnandoli alla copertina digitale oppure di masterizzarvi il vostro cd stampando e assemblando le parti grafiche. Spero la cosa sarà di vostro gradimento. ne approfitto per ringarziare i julie's haircut e in particolare luca giovanardi per avermi coinvolto nel progetto e poi homesleep records e rockit per ospitare e promuovere l'idea.

* Cover: ho registrato la cover di un brano di Franco Battiato risalente al suo periodo elettronico/sperimentale e contenuto nel meraviglioso album "Sulle corde di aries" del 1973. il brano è "sequenze e frequenze" e per ora, in attesa di collocazione, lo potete trovare in ascolto e download gratuito sul mio myspace (www.myspace.com/fabiozuffanti)

Un viaggio verso la conoscenza, la scoperta della realtà come illusione, il mondo classico che incontra il rock, un’orchestra sinfonica e una progressive band per una nuova ed entusiasmante opera rock, con grandi ospiti internazionali.

Dopo “Dracula” della PFM arriva una nuova opera rock di matrice progressive. La fusione di diversi mondi e atmosfere affascina Giancarlo Trotta e Luca Contegiacomo (estrazione classica il primo, prog il secondo), musicisti provenienti da Battipaglia (SA): nasce così l’idea di un’opera rock che possa far convivere un’orchestra sinfonica di 100 elementi e una scoppiettante rock band, voci liriche e pop, arie classiche e ritmiche rock.
“Heroes Temporis” è un’opera complessa, incentrata su un viaggio di conoscenza e purificazione del protagonista, che scopre la realtà come illusione. Il duo si avvale dell’apporto di grandi professionisti internazionali come John Macaluso e Randy Coven, del giovane guitar-hero italiano Marco Sfogli, del tenore Francesco Napoletano e della celebre Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra Sif. 309 diretta da Giacomo Simonelli.
Il risultato? Testi italiani e latini ma dal respiro internazionale, un approccio colto e un sound graffiante, grandi melodie e dinamiche rock per un’opera che farà parlare di sé.

La formazione:
Francesco Napoletano: voce (Fondazione Arena di Verona).
Ivana Giugliano: voce.
Giancarlo Trotta e Luca Contegiacomo: pianoforte, tastiere, moog, fx, programmazioni.
Marco Sfogli (James La Brie, John Macaluso, NCCP): chitarre.
Randy Coven (Steve Vai, Mountain, ARK, C.P.R., Malmsteen): basso.
John Macaluso (Yngwie Malmsteen, Vitalij Kuprij, Alex Masi, ARK, George Lynch): batteria.
Roberto D’Aquino (Edoardo Bennato, Gigi D’Alessio): basso, Stick.
Simone Gianlorenzi: chitarra acustica.
Matteo Salsano: voce narrante.
Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra Sif. 309 diretta dal M. Giacomo Simonelli.
Ideazione e composizione della parte letteraria: Prof. Pietro Ruggiero.

Official websites:
www.magnianimiviri.com
www.mavsite.com
www.heroestemporis.com
www.myspace.com/mavsite

Info:
info@magnianimiviri.com

Unicorn Digital is proud to welcome Australian prog band UNITOPIA. The independently released CD "More than a Dream" has been released on Unicorn Digital, March 1st 2007

Unitopia is a musical adventure comprising the vocal and song writing skills of Mark Trueack, the production, song writing, keyboard & vocal skills of Sean Timms, the guitar & vocal prowess of Matt Williams, the bass and vocal talents of Shireen Khemlani, the combined drum/percussion batteries of Monty Ruggiero and Tim Irrgang and the remarkable multi-instrumentalism of Mike Stewart.

Unitopia endeavors to draw from the heart and soul of the listener, thought provoking topics such as environmental awareness, political and social upheaval, media misrepresentation, the hectic pace of life and human relationships in a positive and uplifting light. Using a progressive rock framework as a basis for Sean and Mark’s compositions, the pair quickly established a great writing rapport, extending the style to include elements of world, classical, heavy rock and dance.

http://www.unitopiamusic.com/

www.unicorndigital.com
www.myspace.com/unicornrecords
www.myspace.com/unicornrecordsvsr

Debut album from Swedish 4 piece VILLEBRAD, located in Uppsala, city of KAIPA, who consider themselves influenced by the classic era of progressive music alá CRIMSON, as well as the early 80's sound of JAPAN. The result is a fascination embryo that is close to Swedish sounding bands like ANEKDOTEN and LANDBERK. 9 tracks of dramatic proggressive songs with vocals in Swedish. Hopefully the listeners will enjoy as much as we do !!

For more info, please check out:
http://www.myspace.com/villebrad
http://www.villebrad.com/

Tales Of Wonder already reviewed it here !!

Ukrainian band KARFAGEN is back with a new album. "The Space Between Us" has been released on february 11th 2007. Antony Kalugin and his band are back with another great prog album. The previous album Continium release in July 2006 took the prog community by surprise and is still receiving great reviews. Read Tales Of Wonder review !!

Song list:

Entering the Gate
The Great Circus
Temple of Light
The Other Side
Sky of COuple Colors
Masks and Illusions
The Dream Master
Through a Stream of Images(Prestissimo)
The Sculptor
Labyrinth
Let Go
Wonder Valleys
Kingeisher and Dragonflies
Retrofall
Mind Games
The Space Between Us
When the Night Falls
Big Outro

GAZPACHO News

Voila! Our next album is here! (Or at least it's in for printing). Clocking in a 53 minutes, titled "Night", this is our first true concept album where initially it's one song split into 5 parts.

Track listing
1 Dream of Stone (17:00)
2 Chequered Light Buildings (6:34)
3 Upside Down (9:41)
4 Valerie's Friend (6:29)
5 Massive Illusion (13:37)

We are extremely proud of the result and believe this to be our best album to date (isn't that what they all say... well we mean it... isn't that what they all say as well... well... I give up). "Night" is a musical description of a dream or a stream of conciousness. It explores the question of where dreams end and reality begins and the mind as the tool that has to decide what to believe. The character goes through various memories real and imagined and sees the world from the angles of different people. He travels through time and visits places across the world including old New Orleans and Ancient woods with Pagan rituals being performed. Night is about life and the various ways of interpreting existence. Pretentious? Oh yes but delicious as well... very delicious.

For anyone interested in recording we have used over 200 tracks in our recording studio and over a thousand sound files have been recorded. So, alot of blood, sweat and tears have gone into the making of the album. "Night" will be available from Racket Records in February and the printers are in overdrive mode to hit the deadline of the Marillion Weekend (where we're playing by the way, see below). That's from Feb. 1 2007. If you're not there, follow our webspace on Racket Records from that date to secure your copy. Some initial comments from a reviewer: "I would describe it as a hybrid between Marillion's The Invisible Man and Talk Talk's The Rainbow, played by Radiohead and stretched to 53 minutes. Oh, and with a bit of Hungarian waltz thrown in."

Curious yet? If you want to preview the album, head on over here to have a listen! We've just released track 2 "Chequered Light Buildings". You can also preview 13 minutes of the album at the Rogues Gallery which was aired last week. We hope you enjoy it! We would like to especially thank Antonio Seijas Cruz for yet another outstanding piece of art for our album, go on over to our site to catch glimpses of the album's artwork.

Currently we've got 3 dates lined up, one in Oslo and two in Holland. We'll be 'headlining' in Oslo and at the pre-convention party at the Boerderij in Zoetermeer. We're working on getting even more dates in and around Norway during the spring/summer so keep visiting our homepage for any updates.

25/01/2007 : Maiden - Oslo, Norway
01/02/2007 : Boerderij - Zoetermeer, Holland
02-05/02/2007 : Marillion Weekend 2007 - Ouddorp, Holland

PROGWAVES: the New Year rides on the waves of Prog

Starting on January 17th, Progwaves is the new radio program devoted to Progressive Rock music. Every Wednesday at 8 pm UMT, the team of the Italian magazine Wonderous Stories - www.wonderoustories.it - will lead you through one hour and a half of music, comments, previews and interviews.

Symphonic Prog, Canterbury, RIO, Jazz Prog, Post Rock, Prog Metal: Progwaves aims to give his listeners the widest possible experience of all the flavours, influences and motivating forces that the present music scene took as legacy from the Progressive experience of the 70s. An important part of the program will be also dedicated to the present Italian Prog music scene.

You can listen to Progwaves on the web from everywhere in the world: just go to the Radio Effetti Collaterali website - www.recradio.it - and click the On Air button. Every Wednesday we'll ride on the waves of Prog.

PROGWAVES: every Wednesday at 8 pm UMT on web streaming broadcast - www.recradio.it - the new radio program devoted to Progressive Rock music.

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SWEDISH PROGRESSIVE MUSIC 1967 - 1979
From Psychedelic Experiments To Political Propaganda
with fully illustrated discography & valuation guide
Bonus CD included

238 pages, format A4, colour illustated, english, plastic sealed CD
ISBN 978-91-89136-22-9 Premium Publishing, Stockholm
Shipping 1:st of February 2007

Finally comes this grand book with all artists and groups that was the big prog-wave in Sweden at the end of the 60’s and beginning of the 70’s. All, approximately, 400 artists that ever recorded an album with progressive – political as well as musical – direction is presented. All band-members are listed. New first-hand research and complete discography. Pictures of all album covers. A priceguide where all records are graded from a collectors view – some is worth a fortune today! Find out which. The book includes all kinds of music from fuzzy guitarbands to experimental groups, power trios, radical and political bands, as well as the psychedelic groups. In this exclusive encyclopedia you find artists as International Harvester, Made In Sweden, Hansson & Karlsson and Mecki Mark Men that cleared the path for the more known acts like November, Träd, Gräs & Stenar, Blå Tåget, Nationalteatern, Hoola Bandoola Band and Kebnekajse. »The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Progressive Music« is complete with an extensive artist and memberregister.

First edition includes a bonus cd with a previously unreleased 32-minute recording by one of the hottest band from the era: Baby Grandmothers. This recording is made by Silence Records-founder Anders Lind at the legendary Club Filips in 1967.

Wholesaleprice: 320 kr + postage.

- NEW ALBUMS FROM GALLEON AND CROSS -

In March there will be new albums out from both Galleon and Cross. Since their latest releases, From Land To Ocean and Playgrounds, both bands have been undergoing slight changes in their line-ups. After seven albums Galleon's original drummer Dan Fors felt that he had achieved what he wanted with his drumming and called it a day. He is now replaced by Göran Johnsson, who already made some music together with Galleon's bass player/lead vocalist Göran Fors for the side project Spektrum back in 2003. The remaining members tell that the arrival of the new drummer has put new energy into the band and that the new album has been recorded in a sense of great enthusiasm. At this moment all basic tracks are recorded and it is mainly the lyrical work and to record the vocals left to do before having the entire album mixed. According to the band we can expect a partly new, more energetic Galleon sound but also many bits and pieces based on the classic style with melodic song writing, fine melodies and wonderful moog solos.

Cross, who for a couple of years have been working as a trio together with Grand Stand's keyboardist Olov Andersson as special guest on the two latest albums felt that it would be a good thing to work with a permanent keyboard player, someone who could also had the potential to co-write a couple of songs together with the bands head composer and founder, Hansi Cross. And after some contemplation the choice was to invite...Göran Johnsson. Yes, the very same guy that now is Galleon's new drummer. Hansi, who also contributed to the above mentioned Spektrum album, had noticed that Göran was a "not too bad" keyboard player as well and after have heard some of Göran's own compositions he was stricken by two things. The first was "Wow! Some of these songs are really good!" and the second was "Hmmm...it sounds a bit like my composition and yet not. Interesting!" So, Hansi talked to his band mates Tomas and Lollo about Göran and they also felt that it was a good idea to ask Göran to join Cross. So they did and he immediately and happily accepted. So, the same thing that happened within Galleon is now also a fact regarding Cross. The new album is recorded with a large portion of enthusiasm and energy and somewhat sounds as a mix of Gaze, Secrets and Playgrounds but also with a new feel to it.

If nothing unexpected happens, both bands will have their new albums out in March.