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Liebe Medienpartner,
das französische Label BAD REPUTATION veröffentlicht am 12.04.2016 das neue Album von RAGDOLL. Weitere Informationen findet ihr unten. Wir betreuen dieses Thema in Deutschland und Österreich und bemustern hier mit Promo-Cardsleeve-CDs. Bitte fragt dieses Thema bei Interesse an!
Produkt: RAGDOLL – Back To Zero
Label: Bad Reputation
VÖ: 12.04.2016
PR: D, AT
Hard rock power trio Ragdoll have blazed a trail for independent Aussie rock music since releasing their debut EP in 2011. Built around the classic trio format and lead by the incredible vocals of singer/bassist Ryan Rafferty, Ragdoll have built a solid fan base at home and abroad by compiling an impressive tally of releases backed by international touring. Drummer Cam Barrett and guitarist Leon Todd round out the trio with a sound that owes as much to the arena rock of the 70's and 80's as it does the grungey sounds of the post 90's musical landscape.
Ragdoll came to life after Leon Todd (guitar) and Cam Barrett (Drums) were introduced by a mutual friend to Ryan Rafferty (bass and vocals), a regular on the Perth pub covers scene.
"After a few years trying to put our dream band together, hearing Ryan sing for the first time was a revelation. There was no way we couldn't be in a band together". - Cam Barrett
Building their sound around powerful vocal hooks and tight, riff driven arrangements, Ragdoll quickly entered the studio to record their first EP, "Ragdoll Rock". Released in September 2011, the EP quickly sold out of it's first pressing and garnered the band a solid home town following and positive reviews. Ragdoll immediately began working on a follow up EP, "Here Today", an altogether more modern and hard hitting release.
"We really hit our stride with Here Today, and in many ways I feel we created a clearly defined and unique Ragdoll sound" - Ryan Rafferty
Here Today" garnered rave reviews and international attention, culminating in Ragdoll being invited to play Rocklahoma festival in the USA alongside Rob Zombie, Megadeth and Chickenfoot. Merely 9 months after their first release, Ragdoll were living every young band's dream and touring the heartland of the USA. Furthermore, their performance at Rocklahoma earned them an invitation back for the following year.
Another EP "All I Want Is Everything" followed in 2013, backed by a 30 show tour of the USA and another 40 shows in Western Australia to promote the EP. "All I Want" also saw the release of the first official Ragdoll music video, for the title track.
Demand for a full length album lead to the release of "Ragdoll Rewound" in 2014, a compilation of the band's first two EP's remixed and remastered by long time collaborator Troy Nababan. "Ragdoll Rewound" was backed by two successful US tours, including a headlining slot at The Whisky A Go Go in LA, and saw an international release through Retrospect Records (USA) and Lion's Pride Music (EU). Furthermore Ragdoll were nominated for a prestigious WAMI award for the song "Here Today".
After a much needed break from touring at the start of 2015, Ragdoll began writing their first fully fledged album. The first single and video "Rewind Your Mind" was made available in May 2015 and ushered in an expansion to the band's sound, in an attempt to capture more of the energy and power of their live show.
Recorded over 4 months at Crank Recording in WA and produced by Troy Nababan, Ragdoll's debut album "Back to Zero" is tour de force, bringing together influences from over 40 years of rock music into sharp focus. Instead of the sex, drugs and rock'n'roll that is so typical of the genre, "Back to Zero" explores lyrical and emotional themes ranging from technological alienation (Rewind Your Mind), social media addiction (The World You Gave Us), domestic abuse (Letting Go) and the existential (Shine) without sacrificing the raw power of a Ragdoll live show. "Back to Zero" is best described as "Hair Grunge"; hooks reminiscent of the finest 70's and 80's rock with the aggression of the early 90's.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of "Back to Zero" is the way in which it was created. With no label support or financial backing, Ragdoll instead hit the road throughout 2015 playing over 70 shows throughout Australia and the USA in order to fund the recording. In being able to road test new material and have control over the creative process, the result is a consistent and honest expression of the Ragdoll sound.
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For German version, please scroll down: “Victor Smolski succeeds again with »Tsar« where power
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ALMANAC, the new symphonic metal band formed by Victor Smolski (ex-RAGE), release their debut record »Tsar« today through Nuclear Blast.
Get it here: http://geni.us/AlmanacTsarNB
More on »Tsar«:
'Tsar' Official Track & Lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ermjTIW5nqA
'Self-Blinded Eyes' Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGe8SslnyvI
Making-of 'Self-Blinded Eyes': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHk2maxmSCc
If you wish to have your questions answered by the band and win some nice prices - then click here: http://nblast.de/ALMANACFanInterview
If you missed the album trailers, watch them here:
#1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOsVSNLoDvc
#2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5dgDkf-GvA
#3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGCXrWnoUDQ
#4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8wVSkCPOs
Watch the studio episodes here:
Studio Episode #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOJME_1_YAE
Studio Episode #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNXlSDj5HT0
Studio Episode #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLTjh1NOtek
»Tsar« - Tracklist:
01. Tsar
02. Self-Blinded Eyes
03. Darkness
04. Hands Are Tied
05. Children Of The Future
06. No More Shadows
07. Nevermore
08. Reign Of Madness
09. Flames Of Fate
Bonus DVD - Chapter Overview:
01. Self-Blinded Eyes
02. Tsar (Lyric video)
03. Making-of »Tsar«
Extras
04. The Making Of 'Self-Blinded Eyes'
05. Winter Masters Of Rock
06. Instruments & Techniques
07. Band interview
08. Outtakes
09. Studio Bits
10. B-Roll
11. Unity Music School
12. Credits
After 15 years and 10 CDs as guitarist, producer and composer for the German heavy metal institution RAGE, Victor Smolski now continues his musical career with his new group ALMANAC; a new musical concept combining heavy metal with classical music, songs written especially for a band and orchestra plus several male and female singers sharing the lead vocal job. The Belarus-born guitarist Smolski is joined in this new group by former LMO band members Jeanette Marchewka (vocals) and the symphony orchestra Orquestra Barcelona Filharmonia. New in the line up are bass player Armin Alic, drummer Michael Kolar and keyboardist Enric Garcia. Two high-class singers David Readman (PINK CREAM 69) and Andy B. Franck (BRAINSTORM) complete the extremely prominent line up. For all the members of ALMANAC, »Tsar« is a new, exciting, and very interesting chapter. Traditional metal in conjunction with classical music, world music and elements of Russian folklore with a modern sound all make ALMANAC a compelling and absolute listening experience.
In support of their new album, the band will be touring Europe as special guest with ORDEN OGAN and MANIMAL from today onwards. Find all dates below!
»The Book Of Ogan« Tour 2016
w/ ORDEN OGAN, MANIMAL
18.03. D Bochum - Matrix
19.03. D Bremen - Tivoli
20.03. D Berlin - K17
21.03. D Mannheim - Alte Seilerei
22.03. D Nürnberg - Hirsch
23.03. D Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik
24.03. D München - Backstage
25.03. H Budapest - Club 202
26.03. A Vienna - Viper Room
27.03. A Salzburg - Rockhouse
28.03. D Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal
30.03. CH Pratteln - Z7
31.03. I Brescia - Circus Colony
01.04. D Memmingen - Kaminwerk
02.04. D Andernach - JUZ
03.04. NL Arnhem - Willemeen
Festivals:
14.05. CH Pratteln - Masters Of Symphonic Metal
03.06. CZ Plzen - Metalfest Open Air
17.08. D Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze
ALMANAC are:
Andy B. Franck - vocals
David Readman - vocals
Jeannette Marchewka - vocals
Victor Smolski - guitars
Armin Alić - bass, fretless bass
Michael Kolar - drums
Enric Garcia - keyboards, piano
feat. Orquestra Barcelona Filharmonia
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More info:
www.almanac.band
www.victorsmolski.de
www.facebook.com/almanacvs.band
www.facebook.com/officialvictorsmolski
www.youtube.com/c/almanacofficial
www.nuclearblast.de/almanac
Liebe Medienpartner,
Eagle Vision (Vertrieb: Edel) veröffentlichen am 22.04.2016 die neue Live-DVD und –CD von RAINBOW – „Monsters Of Rock – Live At Donington 1980“.
Dieses DVD+CD-Package wird von uns in Deutschland und Österreich für die Bereiche Print & Online betreut. Die Bemusterung erfolgt mit Finished Product voraussichtlich in der ersten Aprilhälfte. Vorbestellungen nehmen wir gerne entgegen!
RAINBOW
MONSTERS OF ROCK – LIVE AT DONINGTON 1980
Am Samstag, den 16. August 1980 enterten Rainbow die Bühne als Headliner des ersten großen Festivals in Castle Donington. Es war sowohl der Höhepunkt der Tour zu ihrem überaus erfolgreichen 1979er Album „Down To Earth” als auch die letzte Show der legendären Besetzung mit Ritchie Blackmore (Gitarre), Don Airey (Keyboards), Graham Bonnet (Gesang), Roger Glover (Bass) und Cozy Powell (Schlagzeug). Die Setliste umfasste einige Songs des neuen Albums plus frühe Klassiker der Band wie ´Stargazer`, ´Long Live Rock´n`Roll` oder ´Catch The Rainbow`. Zudem gab es virtuose Solospots für Blackmore, Airey und Powell, die unmissverständlich das außergewöhnlich große musikalische Potential dieser Band demonstrierten. Am Ende der furiosen Show zerstörte Ritchie Blackmore seine Gitarre und rammte sie in seinen Verstärker, der sofort in Flammen aufging, woraufhin ein sagenhaftes Feuerwerk das in jeder Hinsicht explosive Konzert beendete.
TRACKS
DVD: 1) Lazy 2) All Night Long 3) Catch The Rainbow 4) Eyes Of The World 5) Guitar Solo 6) Difficult To Cure 7) Will You Love Me Tomorrow 8) Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
CD: 1) Intro / Eyes Of The World 2) Since You Been Gone 3) Stargazer 4) Catch The Rainbow 5) Lost In Hollywood / Guitar Solo 6) Difficult To Cure / Keyboard Solo 7) Drum Solo / Lost In Hollywood (reprise) 8) Lazy 9) All Night Long 10) Blues 11) Will You Love Me Tomorrow 12) Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
VÖ: 22. April 2016
Künstler: Rainbow
Titel: Monsters Of Rock – Live At Donington 1980
Format: Musik-DVD+CD
Label/ Vertrieb: Eagle Vision/ Edel
Katalognummer: EAGDV056
Bildformat: 4:3
Sound-Formate: Dolby Digital Stereo
Spielzeit: DVD ca. 30 Minuten, CD ca. 75 Minuten
Untertitel: keine
PRESS RELEASE
PRIDE & JOY MUSIC is proud to announce the signing of singer & composer EDU FALASCHI for the release of this upcoming solo album “Moonlight” for the territory of Europe. The release date is scheduled for May 20th, 2016.
“Moonlight” is the first solo album of ex-ANGRA frontman EDU FALASCHI (currently ALMAH) dedicated to the 25th career anniversary of the worldwide known Brazilian singer and composer. The album presents acoustic versions of the most significant songs of Falaschi’s career in Angra and Almah, all the material was rearranged for the voice accompanied by piano, guitar and orchestra in order to present an outstanding mixture of rock, jazz, classic and popular music highlighting harmony and melody itself on the first place.
The album is a quintessence of Falaschi’s career in leading Brazilian bands with 16 records released worldwide, a national “Golden disc award”, more than one million CDs sold, countless world tours, appreciated by fans all around the globe, especially in Japan, Europe and South America.
“Moonlight” was recorded in São Paulo and Jundiaí (Brazil) at WINK Studio and mixed and mastered by Caio Cesar. Falaschi here performs together with several respected Brazilian musicians such as Tiago Mineiro (piano) who represents Brazilian jazz and popular music scene; maestro and violinist Adriano Machado (strings arrangements), creator and conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra Villa Lobos. Also, there are two special guests – João Frederico Sciotti known as “Derico” (flutes and saxophone) and Sandami (percussions).
The cover artwork was created by Brazilian designer Gustavo Sazes (Almah, Kamelot, Sepultura, Arch Enemy, Morbid Angel, Manowar, etc.).
Edu Falaschi’s “Moonlight” includes older and more recent hits of ANGRA and ALMAH such as Nova Era, Rebirth, Heroes of Sand, Spread your Fire, Bleeding Heart, Wishing Well and Breathe.
More information about this release will be available soon; the PR will start in the first week of April!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edufalaschi.officialpage
Label: www.prideandjoy.de
AOR Heaven are pleased to announce the releases scheduled for April 29th, 2016: Peo Pettersson – “Welcome To The Party” and Billy Satellite’s previously unreleased record which is entitled “II”.
From these releases onwards, we will also handle the PR for AOR Heaven in the UK, i.e. now in the whole of Europe. Haulix invitation links will be submitted later on this week!
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Product: Peo – Welcome To The Party
Release date: 29.04.2016
Label: AOR Heaven
PR in Europe: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!
Peo Pettersson has been active in the music recording business since his teens and involved in over 250 recordings to this date. It would be just logic then that a solo album now would offer a lot of influences and a great variety of styles, but on “Welcome To The Party” we’ll once again get pure AOR/Melodic Rock – also due to the new collaboration with song-writer and guitarist Roger Ljunggren (T’Bell; Niva , Grand Illusion a.o).
The history of PEO started with the album “Look what I’ve started” back in 1995. After being in bands like Leviticus and Axia this was Peo Pettersson’s first solo effort where he teamed up with members from Masquerade , Niva and some other great musicians. This album in the meantime has become to be a sought after AOR /Melodic Rock classic release. Many years and many albums later, Peo now has hooked up with Roger Ljunggren to make an album filled with classic melodic rock inspired by the heroes of the past.
Peo took care of the vocal, bass and keyboard parts on this album, all guitars were played by Roger Ljunggren and drums by Tony Morra. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Peo Pettersson at POP Production Studios between October to December 2015.
Tracklist: 1. Welcome To The Party, 2. The Promise, 3. You've Got It Going On, 4. Coming Out 5. Break Another Heart, 6. Sweet Dreams, 7. Eilene, 8. It's All Coming Back To Me, 9. Love A Woman, 10. The Apple Of Temptation, 11. Dangerous
http://peopettersson.wix.com/peopettersson
Sound clips in advance:
PEO - Welcome To The Party (Edit)
PEO - You've Got It Going On (Edit)
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Product: Billy Satellite - II
Release date: 29.04.2016
Label: AOR Heaven
PR in Europe: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!
PR video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55VXMYRkLqQ
“II” is the previously unreleased second studio album by American AOR band BILLY SATELLITE; the follow-up to their Billboard chart release “Billy Satellite” from 1984. After a tour together with the legends NIGHT RANGER, the production work on album #2 begun. The plan was to start production on the record together with producer Keith Olsen at his Good Night L.A. studios in Summer 1985.
Unfortunately, like with so many other bands of the time, their A&R at Capitol Records was replaced, the second Billy Satellite album was quietly shelved and the band was dropped. There was never any working title for the second album and, to singer Monty Byrom’s knowledge, none of the songs were utilised anywhere else.
Featuring a very interesting array of tunes, with a noticeably heavier direction in places than the first album that would’ve garnered rave reviews had it actually been released in 1985 or 86, Monty is really pleased that this record is finally, after twenty years, seeing official release. Of course, after Billy Satellite split Monty put together New Frontier with keyboardist David Neuhauser, drummer Marc Nelson and ex-Gamma bassist Glenn Letsch, releasing an album in 1987 through Polydor’s MIKA Records imprint. Monty then gravitated more towards production and song writing work with Eddie Money (who had scored a chart hit in 1986 with a cover of Billy Satellite’s ‘I Wanna Go Back’) and Grateful Dead’s Brent Mydlands, in addition to writing credits on records by David Lee Roth, the Stray Cats and Rita Coolidge.
However, having eschewed country music in his teens for the more powerful draw of hard rock, Monty found himself changing direction in the mid 90s by forming the country blues outfit Big House (not to be confused with the earlier Canadian hard rock group of the same name) with his former New Frontier cohort David Neuhauser, securing a deal with MCA and releasing three albums between 1997 and 2000. Byrom was then invited to join Bakersfield’s country legends The Buckaroos following the sad passing of band leader Buck Owens, a band with whom he is still very much associated with. A fourth Big House album, ‘Never Ending Train’, was released in 2008, which is strangely the rarest of the four released titles.
Billy Satellite’s album “II” was remastered by Chris Lyne (ex Soul Doctor, Mother Road) and liner notes were written by Dave Reynolds.
Tracklist: 01. "You and me and the Night", 02. "Sorry", 03. "Honesty", 04. "You Got Nothing On Me", 05. "Girls Like You", 06. "Fantasy Girl", 07. "Secrets in Her Heart", 08. "Slippin Away", 09. "Turning Pages",10. "Final Stand"
Sound clips in advance:
BILLY SATELLITE - Secrets In Her Heart (Edit)
BILLY SATELLITE - Sorry (Edit)
BILLY SATELLITE - You And Me In The Night (Edit)
Label: www.metalheaven.net
