BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: 'Dancer And The Moon' Video Released

 

"Dancer And The Moon", the new video from BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the renaissance-inspired rock band formed by Ritchie Blackmore and his wife Candice Night, can be seen below. The song is the title track of BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's new album, which was released on June 11 in North America and June 14
in Europe in regular CD configuration and deluxe edition in digipak,
including a bonus DVD featuring a 40-minute "making-of-the-album"
documentary and acoustic versions of "The Spinner's Tale", "Somewhere Over The Sea/Moon Was Shining", "The Ashgrove" and "Queen For A Day". The album was also made available in a super-deluxe edition strictly
limited to 2000 copies packaged in a polyston frame with the cover
artwork printed on canvas and including a black tote bag with BLACKMORE'S NIGHT artwork, four BLACKMORE'S NIGHT pins, a certificate of authenticity and, of course, the CD/DVD edition.

The first single from "Dancer And The Moon", entitled "The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over The Sea)", was released digitally in May. This beautiful new song is "based on an old folk Czech melody which Candice [Night, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer and Ritchie's wife] and I thought were very melodic and haunting," says Ritchie Blackmore. "We adapted and arranged to suit more of a rock structure. We also
played it as a ballad as it was originally intended. We asked several of our Czech friends what it was called but they couldn't tell us, so it
remains a mystery"."

Progressive Music Awards 2013 announce nominations

Progressive Music Awards 2013 announce nominations

The Progressive Music Awards 2013 from UK's Prog Magazine has been announced to take place this year on the 3rd September at Kew Gardens in London. They have also revealed the nominations, and InsideOut & Superball Music have been given a stunning 14 in total between them. Those bands nominated can be found below, and fans can show their support by voting at the following link where you will also be given a chance to win a bag of prog goodies from the bands nominated. Voting takes place here: http://awards.progrockmag.com InsideOut / Superball Music nominations: LIMELIGHT Maschine Sound Of Contact LIVE EVENT Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited II Hammersmith Apollo Devin Townsend Project - Retinal Circus Neal Morse/The Flower Kings - Camden Electric Ballroom BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST  Long Distance Calling Riverside ANTHEM  Riverside - Celebrity Touch Devin Townsend Project - True North Spock's Beard - Afterthoughts ALBUM OF THE YEAR Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited II Spock's Beard - Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep BAND/ARTIST OF THE YEAR Steve Hackett The Flower Kings

DREAM THEATER: New Album Release Date, Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER will release their new, self-titled album — the band's 12th studio release overall, and fourth with Roadrunner Records — on September 24.

Says guitarist John Petrucci about "Dream Theater": "I see every new album as an opportunity to start over. To either build or improve upon a direction that has been evolving over time or to
completely break new ground.

"This is the first self-titled
album of our career and there is nothing I can think of that makes a
statement of musical and creative identity stronger than that. We've
fully explored all of the elements that make us unique, from the epic
and intense to the atmospheric and cinematic.

"We're incredibly excited about 'Dream Theater' and can't wait for everyone to hear it."

The nine-track disc was recorded at Cove City Studio in Glen Cove, Long Island, with Petrucci producing and Richard Chycki engineering and mixing. It's the band's second album with drummer Mike Mangini, and the first one on which he was a part of the writing process from Day One.

In January, Petrucci said of Mangini's work: "When people hear the drumming on this album, they're gonna be
pretty freaked out. On the last album, he did a great job, but he wasn't there for the writing process and he was interpreting drum parts that I had programmed. Even though he used his creativity, of course, to
change them up and do his thing, I feel like now he's just Mike Mangini unleashed. It's all him. It's all his creativity, all his decisions and ideas and man, the guy's an animal."

"Dream Theater" track listing:

01. False Awakening Suite
I. Sleep Paralysis
II. Night Terrors
III. Lucid Dream
02. The Enemy Inside
03. The Looking Glass
04. Enigma Machine
05. The Bigger Picture
06. Behind The Veil
07. Surrender To Reason
08. Along For The Ride
09. Illumination Theory
I. Paradoxe de la Lumière Noire
II. Live, Die, Kill
III. The Embracing Circle
IV. The Pursuit of Truth
V. Surrender, Trust & Passion

"Dream Theater" will be available in a wide range of distinctive versions, including
standard and special edition CDs, 180-gram double LP, and a
limited-edition boxed set. Pre-orders are scheduled to launch in July at the Roadrunner Records webstore.

DREAM THEATER will be on tour in Europe in January and February 2014, and in North America in March 2014.

"Live At Luna Park", DREAM THEATER's live concert, which was previously scheduled for release in May via Eagle Rock Entertainment, will now drop in North America on November 5 as a Blu-ray, 2DVD, 2DVD + 3CD, Blu-ray + 3CD, deluxe edition with 40-page book, Blu-ray + 2DVD +
3CD, and digital video via iTunes.

"Live At Luna Park" was filmed over two nights in South America — home to one of DREAM THEATER's most ardent fanbases. The DVD was filmed August 19 and August 20, 2012
at Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina after a 15-month world
tour, hitting 35 countries.

GEOFF TATE's 'No-Gossip' Interview With 'The Metal Factory'

 

Jack Antonio spoke with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate on the June 18 episode of "The Metal Factory" radio show on Insane Realm Radio. According to Jack, "this is a 'no-gossip interview' where Geoff talks about the music and the 'Operation: Mindcrime' 25th-anniversary tour." You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below.

"Frequency Unknown", the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, sold around 5,500 copies in its first week of release in the United
States to land at position No. 82 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Deadline Music/Cleopatra Records is making available the "new and improved" mixes of "Frequency Unknown" to any customers who have purchased the original mix version and are
dissatisfied with the audio. Simply e-mail the label a scan of your
actual receipt for the physical CD to Queensryche@cleorecs.com and they
will happily send you a replacement disc — at no charge whatsoever. No
questions asked!

"Frequency Unknown" was released on April 23. The CD was produced by Jason Slater at a studio in Northern California.

Asked about the decision to remix "Frequency Unknown" shortly before the album's release, Tate told "The Continental Breakfast With James & Raina": "We were a little rushed on the mixing end of it, so after listening to it back, we're having some of the songs remixed now before the album
comes out. But that's typical with records — you have to have them in on time. So sometimes you compromise in areas. Luckily, with this
situation, we get to go back and correct some areas in the sound where
we thought it was kind of lacking. So that's fine. I've done that on…
gosh… probably three quarters of the records I've ever made. It's no new thing, but it's a luxury when you get to fix it."

"Frequency Unknown" is packaged with bonus tracks — four QUEENSRŸCHE classics, newly recorded, including the smash hit single "Silent Lucidity". Guest musicians on the CD include K.K. Downing (JUDAS PRIEST), Chris Poland (MEGADETH), Ty Tabor (KING'S X), Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, EXODUS), Lita Ford, Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER), Dave Meniketti (Y&T) and Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN).

Progressive Music Awards 2013 announce nominations

MASCHINE reveal first track from debut album & FREE download!   The young and hotly-tipped UK-based progressive rockers Maschine are excited to reveal the first track from their debut album Rubidium. This is an edit of album opener 'The Fallen', and they are also giving listeners a chance to download it for free. Band-leader Luke Machin had this to say about the track: "I am pleased to give you all a taster of the album before its release in the form of a free download. The track we're giving away is the first track from the album. 'The Fallen' is certainly a song that has impact from the off and continues to build in its own progressive element. There is a lot of diversity on the album and The Fallen will certainly appeal more to the Progressive Metal listeners out there." You can check out the track here:  http://youtu.be/Fql_YC3qaXI Download the track for FREE here:  http://www.insideoutmusic.com/specials/maschine Maschine - Rubidium Out 29th July 2013 The album will be available as a limited edition digipak CD with two bonus tracks, and digital download. Formed in 2008 by guitarist/vocalist Luke Machin at the Brighton Institute Of Modern Music, UK-based prog rockers Maschine are the new young stars on the InsideOut roster. "Young" in this case doesn't mean inexperienced or amateurish, however, as Machin and bassist Daniel Mash logged in a solid three years as members of The Tangent while preparing to go off on their own with their own brand of music. Now with a fantastic five-piece line-up, the band is ready to make their mark in the progressive world. Band Line-Up: Luke Machin - guitar/vocals Elliot Fuller - guitar Dan Mash - bass James Stewart - drums Georgia Lewis - keyboards/vocals MASCHINE online: facebook.com/maschineuk twitter.com/maschineuk http://www.maschineuk.com