product: Guzzler - s/t
release date: 12.07.2016
label: Bad Reputation
format: CD
PR territory: Germany & Austria
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Formed in late 2004, Guzzler is a 4 piece Aussie hard rock outfit from Melbourne’s south-east have carved a name for themselves as Melbourne’s Quintessential Pub Rock band, combining crunching guitar riffs with solid back beats & tongue in cheek lyrics.
“The name GUZZLER was inspired from a few different areas... it relates to drinking, which is a very rock ‘n' roll past time, it relates to volume of fuel used in car engines... faster, louder... just the way we like it… it’s easy to remember too.”
The band entered the studio in 2006 to lay down their high energy rock on disc & walked away with the Burning Fire demo which led to numerous gigs. The band quickly capitalized on this & decided to record the follow up EP, “Sex, Rock & Booze” which summed up what the band was all about. Recorded in just 3 days, it showed how tight the band had become due to their excessive live schedule.
Consequently, the release spewed forth more shows with some of Australia’s biggest rock acts beginning with a double header with Noiseworks & the Choirboys. 3 gigs with Rose Tattoo & a 4th with the Angels followed. Just when the band looked like they were ready to take the next big step internal differences came to a head & the band decided to call it a day.
Almost 4 years went by before guitarist Matt Reaby contacted the original members to see if they wanted to reunite. Only drummer Steve Blood was interested bringing along his son, Haydz Blood who had been a long time follower & fan of the band as bass player. After extensive auditions it was decided that James Davies was to be the new Guzzler singer & front man. James came from a similar musical background to the rest of the guys & fit straight in.
Now complete, the band were honoured to be asked to support the Angels on one of their 40th anniversary dates at Melbourne’s Chelsea Heights Hotel in front of a packed audience. After the show they entered Complex Studio’s & started writing, rehearsing & recording material for a full length album. The result was the blistering self-titled “Guzzler”.
Guzzler – The Ultimate Hard Rock Experience.
product: Vivaldi Metal Project
release date: July 22nd, 2016
label: Pride & Joy Music
formats: CD digi-pack, download & double vinyl
territory: world (excluding Japan)
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The project is a symphonic-metal opera based on Antonio Vivaldi’s Baroque masterwork “The Four Seasons”, featuring more than 130 amazing metal and classical artists, orchestra, a string quartet and three choirs from all over the world. The album features 14 tracks - all the movements from Antonio Vivaldi's original score plus two original new songs written by MISTHERIA. The impressive roster of artists probably makes this titanic album the biggest all-star project ever!
Back in 2013, MISTHERIA started thinking about making a metal version of “The Four Seasons”, a masterpiece that he loved and kept listening to since his childhood. MISTHERIA started to play and record all the movements on the piano but then felt that a parallel symphonic-metal version would have been the perfect continuation. Therefore, he recorded and uploaded a short trailer on the web to start engaging musicians. A few days later, Italian bassist and composer Alberto Rigoni (solo artist, TwinSpirits, Kim Bingham, The Italians, BADASS), who had already collaborated with Mistheria by recording bass on his previous solo album “Dragon Fire”, learned about the project and contacted MISTHERIA offering his support to work on the project as co-producer. Also, MISTHERIA made the “innovative” choice - never done so far - to add lyrics and singers to “The Four Seasons” which, as composed by Vivaldi, is an instrumental work. For this important task, he invited Douglas R. Docker who perfectly translated the producer's concept into brilliant lyrics. Additional lyrics were written by Mistheria, Rob Rock and Lance King.
A cast of 10 awesome arrangers joined MISTHERIA creating epic and memorable music, combining a standard metal band lineup with strings, orchestra and choir: Douglas R. Docker, Francesco Dall’O’, Frank Caruso, Gabriels, Keiko Kumagai, Nicolas Waldo, Pawel Penksa, Tomas Varnagiris, Yannis Androulakakis and Zhivko Koev.
The cast furthermore includes performances by Mark Boals (Malmsteen, Royal Hunt), Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire, Angra), Edu Falaschi (Almah), Rob Rock (Impellitteri), Mike Lepond (SymhonyX), Dani Löble (Helloween), Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation), Mark Cross (Firewind, Scorpions), Steve Di Giorgio (Testament), Rolf Pilve (Stratovarius), Victor Smolski (Rage, Almanac), Ruben Israel (Delain), John Macaluso (ARK), Marco Sfogli (James Labrie), Chris Caffery (Savatage), Mark Wood (Trans Siberian Orchestra), Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork), Atma Anur (Tony MacAlpine), Vitalij Kuprij, Anna Portalupi (Tarja Turunen), Sean Tibbetts (Kamelot), Martijn Peters (Stream of Passion) and many more.
It took more than 2 years of intensive non-stop hard work to get the album done. Mixed and mastered by Ivan Moni Bidin at “Artesonika” recording studio in Italy and assisted by Fabio D'Amore, the album is a full 74 minutes of intense, passionate, fascinating, powerful and majestic experience!
Production, ideation, concept and artistic direction by MISTHERIA. Co-produced by Alberto Rigoni.
www.vivaldimetalproject.com / www.mistheria.com / www.albertorigoni.net
The pre-sale for the CD digi-pack will start during this week. The download on iTunes and the first instant grat for the track “The Age Of Dreams” already is available at this link: https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/the-four-seasons/id1117818690
A double vinyl release of “The Four Seasons” will be scheduled for a release in September.
The PR campaign will start via Haulix on Wednesday, June 1st with additional promo CD’s available in ~ mid June. Mistheria and Alberto Rigoni will be available for interviews as well – please send us your requests!
product: Dare - Sacred Ground
release date: 15.07.2016
label: Legend Records
format: CD
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Fronted by singer songwriter Darren Wharton (who first rose to fame in the early eighties playing keyboards with legendary Irish rock band Thin Lizzy), DARE are one of the most respected and innovative melodic rock bands working today, gaining cult status among AOR fans throughout Europe, the UK and the world. The band’s debut 1989 album ‘Out Of The Silence’ recorded at Joni Mitchell’s Bel Air Studio Los Angeles, and produced by Nickelback producer Mike Shipley is still widely regarded today as one of the all time great AOR albums.
Darren joined Philip Lynott’s Thin Lizzy at the tender age of eighteen and enjoyed 5 great years with the band touring extensively, alongside renowned guitarist Scott Gorham, drummer Brian Downey, guitarists Snowy White (Pink Floyd), Gary Moore and John Sykes (Whitesnake). Working closely with Philip Lynott, Darren also recorded classic Thin Lizzy albums, such as ‘Chinatown’, ‘Renegade’, and ‘Thunder and Lightning’ on which Wharton co-wrote 3 songs, including the hit single ‘The Sun Goes Down’. Sadly, the latter was to be Thin Lizzy’s last studio album, and in 1986 Darren Wharton returned to his home town of Manchester where, as an outlet for his creative flare for song writing and working with young Oldham guitarist Vinny Burns, he formed his own band, DARE.
Darren re-joined Thin Lizzy in 1994 and the band continues to tour extensively around the world to rapturous fans and huge audiences. The band recently completed a big tour of the USA with Judas Priest and recently supported Guns ‘n’ Roses in the UK as well as scores of major festival shows.
Wharton’s style of song writing, modern anthemic rock with Celtic overtones, coupled with the bands powerful live performances throughout Europe and the UK ( Sweden Rock, BYH Festival Germany) have gained Dare the reputation as a bright force on the British rock scene. SACRED GROUND is the bands much awaited 7th studio album; a modern classic, original, yet instantly addictive. It features some of Wharton’s most mature song writing to date. Thought provoking and passionate….whilst still retaining a dark rock edge. As the band’s Worldwide fan base eagerly anticipate the new album, Sacred Ground is destined to be another classic album by AOR Rock legends DARE.
product: The Rolling Stones - Hyde Park Live 1969
release date: 05.07.2016
label: Spirit Media
formats: DVD & Blu-ray
PR: Germany & Austria (printed press only)
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Hintergrund-Information:
05. Juli 1969: 500.000 MENSCHEN strömen in den Londoner Hyde Park, um ein unvergessliches kostenloses Konzert der größten Rock 'n' Roll Band der Welt mitzuerleben: Die Rolling Stones. Erstmalig stand bei diesem Konzert Mick Taylor an der Gitarre, da der bisherige Gitarrist Brian Jones zwei Tage vor dem Konzert verstarb. The Stones in the Park sollte als eines der legendärsten Konzerte aller Zeiten in die Musikgeschichte eingehen.
Das Produkt:
The Rolling Stones, die größte Rockband der Welt mit ihrem legendären Open-Air-Konzert im Londoner Hyde Park 1969. Die weltbekannte Musikdokumentation fängt das Event mit exklusiven Interviews von Mick Jagger und seinen Bandkollegen ein – und natürlich mit viel, viel Musik! Der Mitschnitt des Konzerts mit einer halben Million Zuschauern wurde aufwändig restauriert: „Bei der Restaurierung des Materials wurden fantastische Resultate erzielt. Ton und Bild wurden digital neu überarbeitet. Kurz: Satisfaction – Live!
Dieses Produkt enthält umfangreiches Backstage-Material, exklusive Interviews mit Mick Jagger, acht komplette Live-Klassiker der Stones inkl. drei zusätzlichen Songs und unveröffentlichtem Filmmaterial als Bonus.
Tracklist: Midnight Rambler, Satisfaction, I’m Free, I’m Yours, She’s Mine, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Honky Tonk Woman, Love in Vain, Sympathy for the Devil
product: Evan - Blue Lightning
release date: 15.07.2016
label: FC Metal
format: CD
PR territory: Europe
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EVAN K is a 21-year old Greek/German guitarist & composer whose very melodic & memorable playing is fully displayed on Blue Lightning's 9 tracks. Highlights include "Skies Of Shred," "Into The Light," "Orchestra Of Withered Clouds," and a cover of the classic BLACK song, "Everything Is Coming Up Roses."
Blue Lightning also features Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire, Angra, Vision Divine), who sings lead vocals on the songs "Edge Of The Sky" & "One Last Time," and keyboards by Bob Katsionis (Firewind, Serious Black, Outloud).
Evan is influenced by Gus G, Jeff Loomis, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Romeo, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, and Ritchie Blackmore.
Evan is endorsed by ESP Guitars and ENGL Amplification.
product: Hangar - Stronger Than Ever
release date: 15.07.2016
label: FC Metal
format: CD
PR territory: Europe
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Stronger Than Ever is the 7th studio album from Brazilian power/progressive metal legends, HANGAR. Deservedly named alongside DREAM THEATER, SYMPHONY X, and PAGAN'S MIND as one of progressive metal's best bands.
Surpassing their last two critically acclaimed releases – Inside Your Soul and Infallible – HANGAR's latest opus, Stronger Than Ever, has 10 songs that cover a vast heavy metal landscape, and includes such standout tracks as "Reality Is A Prison," "The Revenant," and "The Hangar Of Hannibal."
The band features world-renowned drummer extraordinaire, Aquiles Priester (NOTURNALL, TONY MACALPINE, BLACKWELDER, ex-ANGRA, ex-PRIMAL FEAR). Aquiles' drum performance videos have over 5,000,000 views on YouTube.
Stronger Than Ever was mixed in Finland by Jesse Vainio (APOCALYPTICA, LORDI, THUNDERSTONE) and mastered in Finland by Svante Forsbäck (RAMMSTEIN, TILL LINDEMANN).
product: Rich Robinson - Flux
release date: 24.06.2016
label: Eagle Rock
format: CD
PR territory: D, AT
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Mit Werken wie „Paper” oder „Through A Crooked Sun” (beide kürzlich über Eagle Records wiederveröffentlicht) hat Rich Robinson in den zurückliegenden Jahren kontinuierlich an seiner Solokarriere geschraubt. Sein neues Album „Flux” setzt diese Entwicklung mit insgesamt 13 von ihm selbst komponierten neuen Songs fort und erweist sich als seine bislang stärkste Soloscheibe. Das Album umfasst eine riesige Bandbreite unterschiedlicher Tempi, Tonarten und Gitarrenstimmungen, vom pulsierenden Selbstbewusstsein, für das er mit den Black Crowes berühmt wurde, bis zum reichen, offenkundig verführerischen Zauber in Songs wie „Sleepwalker” oder „Ideas Of Nowhere”. Die erste Single des Albums nennt sich „Music That Will Lift Me” und präsentiert einen Gastauftritt von Blackberry Smoke-Gitarrist Charlie Starr. „Flux” ist eine Bluesrock-Odyssee direkt aus Robinsons Seele und dokumentiert seine vielschichtigen Einflüsse, die mit ihren unterschiedlichen Facetten in einem mitreißenden Hörerlebnis kulminieren.
