ALMANAC, the new band of Victor Smolski, will release their debut record »Tsar« on March 18th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the third and last studio trailer for the upcoming album has been launched. Watch the clip here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLTjh1NOtek

If you missed episode #1 and #2, watch them here:
Episode #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOJME_1_YAE
Episode #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNXlSDj5HT0

The band has also announced the content of the bonus DVD (more than 2 hours playing time), which will be featured in the digibook version of »Tsar«:

Bonus DVD - Chapter overview
01. Self-Blinded Eyes
02. Tsar (Lyricvideo)
03. Making-of »Tsar«
Extras
04. The Making Of 'Self-Blinded Eyes'
05. Winter Masters Of Rock
06. Instruments & Techniques
07. Bandinterview
08. Outtakes
09. Studio Bits
10. B-Roll
11. Unity Music School
12. Credits

Pre-order NB-exclusive editions here: http://geni.us/AlmanacTsarNB

»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

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 with this new group 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.

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

www.victorsmolski.de

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das französische Label Bad Reputation veröffentlicht am 14.02.2016 das neue Album der kanadischen Rockband SUNS OF STONE. Weitere Informationen finden Sie weiter unten. Anfragen seitens Presse und Radio aus Deutschland und Österreich nehmen wir gerne entgegen.

Band: Suns Of Stone – Suns Of Stone II

Label: Bad Reputation

Release Date: 14.02.2016

PR: Germany & Austria

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After a first album incensed by the press, SUNS OF STONE is on returning to the affairs. Riffs of guitars inspired by the Blues, the powerful song, the steady rhythm, Rock 'n' roll with a modern sound and a look on the past, influence of 70 until the rock of the new generation, Suns Of Stone knows how to play everything. Endowed with a singer in the hoarse voice which sticks on the practised styles, the Canadian group likes mainly mid tempos and the slow tempos while keeping the Southern tradition of the final acceleration. The true music with an importance of the feeling and the groove ...

BIO

Music has always been a subject of inspiration, the outlet for our sometimes suppressed creativity. Some have studied from as young as the age of three, while others have yearned for something they didn’t know was music. Alan and Jimmy attended high school together; Jimmy and Alex grew up in the same neighbourhood. Not unlike most bands, this was not their first outfit. Jimmy and Alex had formed a band prior to Suns of Stone, but realized they didn’t have a singer. In walks Alan. Upon his first audition, he chose to sing “Space Trucking” by Deep Purple. He stopped the band in their tracks. It was then they knew they had something. As most young bands do, they gradually fell apart over the years, but as time passed, there was a noticeable angst for music newfound among them. Jimmy, putting together a catalogue of music, decided to form a new band and recruited Alan and Alex. The band quickly began working on material and later found bassist Andrew to complete the lineup.

Starting off playing small bars in Ottawa in early 2012, the band quickly expanded to nearby cities and larger venues. Jimmy went to college at a recording studio and upon graduation was hired on part time. The band recorded their first EP by themselves and financed it completely independently. With great reaction they buckled down and recorded their first full length album over the second half of 2012. The album was recorded in Ottawa at Audio Valley Studios and was produced by both Steve Foley and Jimmy King. Suns of Stone’s self-titled album captures the band in their essence, bringing both their hard rocking sound and southern/blues influences together.

Biding their time playing shows out of town and scraping together all the money they could; they got an opportunity in early 2013 to open for UK band The Zombies at the Sound Academy in Toronto. Suns of Stone delivered an outstanding performance, garnering the attention and admiration from the audience. Later that summer the band opened for emerging Canadian blues-rock act Head of the Herd in Ottawa following the release of their new album.

Suns of Stone look forward to a bright future and career touring and recording in the music scene. True to their attitude, they will remain the same guys they’ve always been. Down-to-earth rock n’ rollers that can’t wait to get on stage every opportunity they get. They are a bunch of hard working guys with full time jobs and bills to pay. They’ll see you soon world. REAL soon. 

Please note, that our office will be closed between December 23^rd and January 5^th, 2016. E-Mail will be read frequently.

We would like to thank all of our business partners for the continued support and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Birgitt, Nicole & Stefanie

Please find below the key information about AOR Heaven’s upcoming February 26^th 2016 releases from LAST AUTUMN’S DREAM and THEANDER EXPRESSION.

The PR for both release through us (Europe without the UK) will start via Haulix later today.

In further news, the bands ART NATION and RADIO EXILE released new video clips which can be found at the following links:

ART NATION:  https://youtu.be/KOAvr5hbHcA  

RADIO EXILE (only available outside of Germany): https://youtu.be/2gyIiI60J2g?list=PLL3IpVYDjTG51jUanidHEYlacYWGIxhut

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Produkt: Last Autumn’s Dream – Paintings

Release date: 26.02.2016

Label: AOR Heaven

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9VwB021b8U

Mikael Erlandsson from Gothenburg is one of the best singers/ songwriters in Sweden today. Beside LAD he has since 2006 been the front man in the Swedish super group Secret Service on live tours all over the world.

He has recorded four successful solo albums and his Japanese record company together with XTC Productions came up with the idea of putting him together with the fantastic guitar player Andy Malecek from the successful German hard rock band Fair Warning for an album project.

Mikael and Andy were both hooked by the idea and a plan for the album began to grow. Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Leven of Europe-fame were asked if they were interested to join - which they did, and the band LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM was born in 2003!

Their self titled debut album resembled the best Scandinavian melodic rock heritage, but also added a distinctive Fair Warning influence coming from Malecek’s guitar playing.

The band lost 3/5's of their members due to the comeback of Europe. After the release of their second album bassist Marcel Jacob (Talisman) tragically died and was replaced by Nalley Påhlsson (Treat, Therion), and finally drummer Jamie Borger (Talisman, Treat, Secret Service) joined the band.

Andy Malecek unfortunately decided to leave the band in 2014 because of personal reasons and was replaced by Peter “Pac” Söderström, a genius guitar player that earlier used to add rhythm guitars to the band’s previous albums. Producer Ulf Wahlberg in the meantime had joined the band as keyboard player.

LAST AUTMN’S DREAM’s 12^th album “Paintings” will be released in Europe in February 2015 and proposes as usual the combination of classic rock references with a modern sound. In October 2015 the band also made a successful performance at Rock City Festival in Nottingham.

https://www.facebook.com/Last-Autumns-Dream-176266069085019

Sound clips in advance:

LAD - Bring Out The Heroes (Edit)

LAD - My Mistake To Make (Edit)

LAD - Run Out Of Love (Edit)

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Produkt: Theander Expression – Wonderful Anticiptation

Release date: 26.02.2016

Label: AOR Heaven

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjyhqipBZZ8

Theander Expression is the AOR project by Swedish guitar player Andrée Theander, who started to work with the first album in 2012 and released it one year later. It was called ”Strange Nostalgia” after one of the songs and got critically acclaimed around the world of melodic rock in 2013.

Just over two years later the follow-up is finally here and it carries the title ”Wonderful Anticipation”, as a kind of an antonym to the frequently misinterpreted debut title.

Andrée has been producing and recording most of the album at the Theander studio, playing all the guitars and handles also most of the bass and keyboards, some percussion, drum programming and vocals.

Other musicians featured on the album are Herman Furin (Work of Art), Bengan Andersson (NIVA, Johan Randén), Kristofer von Wachenfeldt (Care of Night), Björn Lundqvist (Sunstrike, Twilight Force), Christian Eriksson (Sunstrike, Twilight Force), Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T), Sebastian Freij and Christoffer ”Foffe” Särnefält.

The record was mixed and mastered by Thomas ”Plec” Johansson at Panic Room Studios in the end of 2015 and the result is another high class rock record with classic melodies and a modern production, ready to hit the market in 2016.

https://www.facebook.com/thetheanderexpression/

Sound clips in advance:

THEANDER EXPRESSION -  Mrs. Trendy (Edit)

THEANDER EXPRESSION - Never Surrender (Edit)

THEANDER EXPRESSION - You Always Ran Away (Edit)