Pallas European Tour - Live Loreley DVD - Live Loreley mp3 album/download and FREE XXV Megamix

Scottish Proggers Pallas are kicking off 2012 with a European Tour to pick up where they left off in 2011 with storming performances at the High Voltage and Hard Rock Hell Festivals. Last year also saw the release of their highly acclaimed album XXV and a number of UK and mainland European shows.

The Tour dates are

Feb 24th The Classic Grand Glasgow with Special Guests Comedy of Errors

Feb 25th The Peel (House of Progression) Kingston upon Thames with Special Guest Matt Stevens

Feb 26th The Robin 2 Bilston with Special Guests Credo

Feb 28th Galery Pratteln Switzerland

Feb 29th Das Rind Russelsheim Germany

March 1st W2 Den Bosch Netherlands

March 2nd The Boerderij Zoetermeer Netherlands

March 3rd Spirit of 66 Verviers Belgium

To coincide with the tour Pallas will be releasing a live DVD and mp3 CD recorded at their show closing performance at the 2010 Loreley Night of The Prog Festival. The DVD and CD will be available at the live shows and from the Pallas website http://www.pallasxxv.com. Also as a special treat for fans the band have created a special edit of 3 tracks from XXV (Alien Messiah, XXV Part I and XXV Part II) that is available as a FREE download from the above website. On their return from Europe the band will be continuing work on the follow up to XXV and it is hoped that the album will be ready for release towards the end of this year.

Pallas Annouce Christmas Shows and UK/European tour Feb/March

Pallas are pleased to announce that once again they will be releasing a FREE single as a pre Christmas ‘Thank You’ to everybody who has made 2011 a very special year for the band. The track is a cover of Emerson Lake and Palmer’s Black Moon. Originally intended for inclusion on the ill-fated Classic Rock Presents Prog ELP tribute CD, it was the first track recorded with (then) new vocalist Paul Mackie,

The Download is available via the Pallas website http://www.pallasxxv.com and is released to coincide with the band’s appearance at this years Hard Rock Hell Festival the following day.

As well as Black Moon Pallas have a few more special Christmas freebies in store and on December 17th will be making available for FREE download a very radical reworking of Monster, from their last album XXV as well as a specially designed downloadable version of the 2012 Pallas artwork calendar. To finish the year with a live bang, the band will also be playing a hometown Christmas gig/party at The Tunnels in Aberdeen on Saturday December 10th, tickets are available in advance from the venue and through the usual outlets, so all in all it is going to be a very happy Christmas for Pallas fans.

2012 will begin with Pallas beginning work on the follow up album to XXV before the band hit the road in late Feb/March for a series of UK and European shows. The first show will be at The Classic Grand in Glasgow on Friday Feb 24th, followed by The Peel (House of Progression), Kingston the following night Sat Feb 25th and then The Robin, Bilston Sunday Feb 26th.

Following this the band head out to Europe with shows in Paris on Feb 27th (venue tbc), Galery in Pratteln Switzerland on Feb 28th, Frankfurt Germany (venue tbc) on Feb 29th, W2, Den Bosch, Holland on March 1st, The Boerderij Zoetermeer Holland March 2nd and finally March 3rd Spirit of 66, Verviers, Belgium. On their return to the UK, the band will be continuing work on the new album. Pallas will also be appearing at a number of Festivals throughout the summer in the run up to the release of the new album in September 2012


Pallas website: http://www.pallasxxv.com
Pallas Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PALLASOfficial
Pallas Official Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/pallasofficial
Pallas Official Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/pallasofficial

Pallas To Play Hard Rock Hell Festival

With their eagerly awaited performance at The High Voltage Festival only a matter of weeks away, Pallas are pleased to announce that they have been added to this year’s Hard Rock Hell Festival at Prestatyn in North Wales on Friday December 2nd.

Like High Voltage, the HRH show will see the band performing the harder hitting material from their critically acclaimed new album XXV. Pallas will also be playing a hometown Xmas Show at The Tunnels in Aberdeen on Saturday December 10th. Tickets for all shows are available through the venue/event websites. At this moment in time a number of other shows are being planned for the UK and Europe for late 2011/early 2012 though no confirmed details are available at present.
To coincide with High Voltage the band are currently finishing a promo video for Monster which will be available for free download from the band’s website http://www.pallasxxv.com at the end of June along with a free downloadable reissue of Monster which has seen the band pick up substantial UK, European and North American radio play.

As well as working on the video for Monster, guitarist Niall Mathewson has begun work on a 5.1 version of XXV as well as video treatments of the XXV storyline. It is hoped that this will be available as a Deluxe DVD package by the time of HRH.

The High Voltage gig will also be recorded by Concert Live, who will have Live CDs of the show available on site immediately after the HV performance. The 2 CD package will also include otherwise unavailable Pallas material.

Pallas To Play High Voltage Festival

PALLAS, who have just released their critically acclaimed new album XXV, are very pleased to announce that they will be appearing at this years High Voltage Festival on Sunday July 24th of July. The festival will take place at Victoria Park London on Sat 23rd and Sun 24th of July and will feature the cream of Classic and Progressive Rock.

Their appearance will come mid way through a year that will see Pallas playing a number of live gigs and festivals throughout the UK and Europe in support of XXV (dates in the USA and other countries are currently being organised).

Other than High Voltage the other confirmed shows begin with a ‘hometown’ XXV album launch night on Friday Feb 4th at The Tunnels in Aberdeen. The following night Sat 5th Feb the band will be hot footing it to London for the full media launch of XXV at The House of Progression at The Peel in Kingston upon Thames.

Pallas are also delighted to have been asked to headline the prestigious ‘Best of The Year’ Classic Rock Society Awards Show. This show takes place at Montgomery Hall in Wath on Dearne on Saturday March 5th and will be attended by the ‘who’s who’ of Progressive Rock and also feature an acoustic set from rising stars Tinyfish. Tickets available from The Classic Rock Society.

On Friday 15th of April Pallas also headline the opening night of Holland’s IO Pages Magazine 10th Anniversary Festival at The Boerderij in Zoetermeer and features the best of established and up and coming Progressive artists.



As announced previously, the band currently have 3 FREE downloads available via their new website http://www.pallasxxv.com,
The first of these is the ‘radio edit’ of Monster (a different version to the one on XXV) and a song that has seen the band picking up some long overdue daytime radio play. The second is a Pallas XXV printable calendar featuring much of the stunning artwork from the new album sleeve and storybook and the third is, the otherwise unavailable track ‘Atlantean’, this track is the orchestral link between The Sentinel and XXV and serves as a prelude to the story and music of XXV but was held back to give fans a dramatic foretaste of XXV.

A Special Edition of XXV is also available, which includes a DVD of the band’s storming showclosing Sentinel/XXV set at the 2010 ‘Night of The Prog’ festival, as well as a vinyl version in gatefold sleeve

As well as the above free downloads ‘Falling Down’ the opening track on XXV is featured on the covermount CD given away with the current issue of Classic Rock Presents Prog, which also features an interview with the band and album review.

Pallas Official Website – http://www.pallasxxv.com

Progeny 3 Festival Set For May

PROGENY 3 FESTIVAL

Progeny 3 and The Progeny Fringe Festival takes place at The Assembly and Robbins Well in Leamington Spa on the weekend of 7th-9th May 2010. There are some excellent artists at this festival - not since 1983 has Twelfth Night, Solstice, Pallas and (almost) Marillion appeared on the same bill!

Artists confirmed to appear are as follows:

Progeny 3 - Saturday

Twelfth Night
The Elves Of Silbury Hill (feat Dave Brock & Tim Blake)
Here & Now
Circulus
The Future Kings Of England

Progeny 3 - Sunday

Mick Pointer's Recital Of The Script (feat Nick Barrett and others)
The Tangent
Pallas
Solstice
25 Yard Screamer

Weekend tickets £40 or £35 to CRS members. Day tickets £22.50

Progeny Fringe - Friday Night

John Mitchell & John Beck (It Bites)
Christina Booth & Chris Fry (Magenta)

Progeny Fringe - Saturday Lunchtime

Tinyfish Acoustic

Progeny Fringe - Sunday Lunchtime

Chris Johnson (Parade, Fish, Mostly Autumn)

Tickets £10/£5/£5 or £17.50 for the weekend / £15 to CRS members.

Progeny 3 tickets are available from www.leamingtonassembly.com
Tickets for all shows are available from www.theclassicrocksociety.co.uk or phone 01327 310088

This is going to be a weekend to remember so book early to avoid disappointment.

Alan Reed Is Forced Out Of Pallas

From the Facebook Of Alan Reed of Pallas:

It is with great regret that I must tell you that I am no longer a member of Pallas.

This is not a situation of my desire or choosing. I have been unceremoniously informed that the other members of the band have unanimously decided to sack me. This has happened without prior warning or discussion.

The purported reason is an alleged lack of commitment on my part to the band and the forthcoming album. My external activities with other projects is cited in support of this.

I can only express my sadness that I will no longer be part of the Pallas story. The new album was/is shaping up to be a good one, and I was looking forward to participating fully in it.

I take extreme exception to the suggestion that I was not committed to the band. As I'm sure anyone who knows me will testify, I've been passionate about Pallas since I first joined 25 years ago. I've also been very active in the organisation of the band on many levels.

I can't begin to say how angry and hurt I feel at the way this has been done. We've all been through a lot together over the years, and I've always considered every member of the band and crew a close personal friend. I'd like to say that I wish Graeme, Niall, Ronnie and Colin the best of luck without me - but as you will understand, such Machiavellian treatment leaves a bitter taste. However, I am not and never have been vengeful, and perhaps in the fullness of time we'll speak again.. But this is a betrayal that is not easily forgiven.

As for my own future, it's too early to say. I had not anticipated this, and was expecting a full programme of Pallas-related activity over the next year. Whatever my next move is, it's likely to sound very different. I hope you will continue to offer me the same support and friendship that I have enjoyed up until now.

Alan Reed

News Bytes For January 2010

• Aaron Bell of Degree Absolute has announced that the guitar and bass tracks for the upcoming album are finished. They were recorded earlier this month at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle. Neil Kernon was at the helm again. Their self titled album finished in the #41 position in the GlobalProgressive Rock Network's Top 100 of 2006
• Jason Varga's Endless Boundaries, the jam band program that precedes the Gagliarchives and touches into the world of progressive rock, has won the Home Grown Music's Jamcaster of the year program! www.homegrownmusic.net
• Moody Blues producer Tony Clarke has passed away. His production standards were well respected and still to this day are impressive even by today's standards. He leaves a great body of work. The Moody Blues website has not made any note regarding his passing on 1/4/10.
• British progrockers Flash have reformed with original members, Ray Bennett and Colin Carter, and are currently in rehearsals. Here's a video clip from their first session 12/16/09...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jhbb7OI0o8 The band has also posted a couple of new tracks on youtube...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSYjnvsiZ0s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xIEJHRcwVs
• Per Rush's Facebook and website: "There will be a new album released this year. Hopefully by June, and there most likely will be a summer tour. If there is we will post dates and places. Thanks."
• Andy Goldner of Exmagma has released a new video from his latest offering `Infinity` at www.anthologyrecordings.com where downloads of the Andy Goldner `Infinity` album and all exmagma albums are available.
• Cuneiform Recording artists Gutbucket will tour Europe till February 3rd. Here is their website: http://www.gutweb.com/
• Scottish neo-progressive rock band Pallas have assembled at The Mill Recording Studio for the start of recording the new album, XXV
• Saturday, January 16th, British band DeeExpus received “Best New Band of 2009” at the Classic Rock Society’s Band of the Year Awards