by blake | Nov 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
A Melodic Revolution Records News Bulletin:
A year ago, Amadeus Awad’s EON the collaborative project between Amadeus Awad and vocalist Elia Monsef set sails and went for a progressive metal concept album under the name “The Book Of Gates”. After few hiccups along the way as a result of previous collaborators’ departure, Monsef and Awad decided to carry on and continue the production of the EP.
Here is the Official Line up for the EP.
Russell Allen ( Symphony X ) on vocals as the Pharaoh
Amanda Somerville ( Aina, Trillium, Avantasia) on vocals as the Queen of the Nile.
Elia I. Monsef (Amadeus Awad, Ostura) on vocals as the Necromancer.
Amadeus Awad on all Guitars.
Kevin Moore (official) (OSI, X Dream Theater, on keyboards, and synths).
Elyes Bouchoucha ( Myrath on additional keyboards ).
Dan Veall on Bass Guitar.
Timo Tolkki as a guest lead guitar ( X Stratovarius, Avalon).
John Macaluso ( Yngwie Johann Malmsteen, Ark ) Drums also on Drums Perc.
Book of Gates is scheduled to be released on the 13th Of February 2014.
For further information: https://www.facebook.com/AmadeusAwadsEON and at http://mrrmusic.com
Also check out Amadeus Awad’s latest release Schizanimus below:
by blake | Nov 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
The first single “Wish You Could Hear” is released today and features some notable names from Melodic Revolution Records
Andres Guazzelli (born December 20, 1984) is an Argentinian singer, composer, producer, engineer, sound designer and film scorer from Mar del Plata. He earned a college degree in Audio Engineering & Music Production while continuing his studies in Music Theory, Harmony and Baroque composing.
A major cinephile, Andres originally wanted to make a living recording and producing music, but during his college training, there was a portion of the curriculum that was all about Audio Post-Production for Film. He became so fascinated by it, he decided to make a career of it. He took special interest in ADR Recording & Mixing, as well as Foley Engineering. To date, he has worked on over 30 films.
A classically-trained musician, Andres combines heavy orchestral work with the edginess and modern textures of progressive rock and the brass-driven dramatic scores from epic films. His music contains strong influences of baroque and classical music, as well as medieval and renaissance music, within the frame of symphonic rock. Andres is keen on ethnic sounds and textures, he spends a great deal of time studying and experimenting with African percussions, instruments and vocal textures, such as mbube and isicathamiya.
The first single “
Wish You Could Hear” was just released and features some notable names from Melodic Revolution Records like Colin Tench (Corvus Stone, BunChakeze, CTP, Oceans 5 and The Minstrels Ghost) Petri Lindström (Progeland, Corvus Stone) & Robert Wolf (Corvus Stone)
In a Statement from Andres Guazzelli I want to thank Nick Katona and Melodic Revolution Records for their trust in my music. It is the culmination of a long process, a musical evolution of many, many years. There was no better place for me than MRR. I found my niche! I hope you enjoy it. Thank you.
More information at:
http://www.andresguazzelli.com
https://www.facebook.com/AndresGuazzelli
http://mrrmusic.com/andresguazzelli
by blake | Nov 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Melodic Revolution Records would like to wish Andrew Rae Drummer of The Room a speedy recovery. Andrew will be taking a short break till the New Year due to an onset of tinnitus.
In the meantime long time friend Stefan Fiorentini will be filling in for the upcoming shows. Stefan formerly played in a band with bassist Andy Rowe prior to Andy linking up with Martin and Andrew in the pre Room project “Big Fish”.
Upcoming shows: November 10th at The Musician in Leicester with Also Eden. The Room will also perform at The Shed in Leicester, UK on December 7th
The Room will be entering the studio in January 2014 with Andrew to continue working on their follow up to the critically acclaimed album “Open Fire’ which was released in December of 2012.
For more info about The Room.
Official Website
Facebook
Melodic Revolution Records
by blake | Oct 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
We are pleased to announce the release of “Return to Mingulay” The Debut album Andy John Bradford’s Oceans 5 featuring 9 beautifully crafted songs.
Andy John Bradford’s Oceans 5 is a progressive folk rock band fronted by UK singer songwriter and solo artist Andy John Bradford. When you think of Progressive music, you tend not to imagine a 200 year old traditional tune with sea shanty lyrics. However, “prog” is exactly what Folk Singer/Songwriter Andy John Bradford had in mind when he approached guitarist Colin Tench, with The Mingulay Boat Song. Colin Tench (BunChakeze, Corvus Stone & The Minstrel’s Ghost) to help out.
They assembled an unlikely band, purely to record this one song, and they produced a version of The Mingulay Boat Song unlike any version before. They cared not if anybody actually wanted to hear such a version.
This lineup clearly had great chemistry and despite the fact that they were all busy with their own bands, and they all agreed that this band has something to say. Andy has a great feel for songwriting and Oceans 5 are proving to be rather good at twisting music into a whole new art form, from bouncy sing-along songs to songs with an epic feel.
The debut album “Return to Mingulay” could be considered a progressive folk rock album with an old fashioned crossover style. Nothing too clever or extreme just oceans of melodies, there are 5 core members in Oceans 5 and although they are all influenced by progressive music they all have very different approaches to composition and style. This combination has resulted in songs that really don’t sound like something you’ve heard before. The music owes more to the “anything goes” philosophy of the 70s than the finely tuned precision of 2013. There are clearly echoes of The Strawbs, Pink Floyd and even Thin Lizzy here.
Side Note: Music should never be a perfect science. It should be a conversation with many opinions, unrestricted by language or bias.
Meet The Band:
Andy John Bradford (Solo Artist): 12 String Guitar and Vocals
Colin Tench (BunChakeze, Corvus Stone & The Minstrel’s Ghost): Guitars
Marco Chiappini (Gandalf’s Project): Keyboards
Stef Flaming (Murky Red): Bass Guitar
Victor Tassone (Unified Past): Drums & Percussion
Artist: Andy John Bradford’s Oceans 5
Album Title: Return to Mingulay
Label: Melodic Revolution Records
Catalog Number: MRR CD 22021
Release Date: October 7th 2013
Track Listing:
01. The Mingulay Boat Song
02. The Whitby Smugglers Song
03. Empty Hands
04. Five O’clock Line
05. Dancing With The Rhythm Of The Shore
06. Invictus The Captain Of My Soul
07. Sails Off The Bay
08. 6000 Friends
09. Fly Away
Featured Guests:
Lorelei McBroom (Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones & Rod Stewart): Vocals (6000 Friends)
Andres Guazzelli (The Nekare Project, Corvus Stone): Piano & Orchestration (6000 Friends, Fly Away)
Artwork :
Sonia Mota
Official Website: http://www.oceans5.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndyJohnBradfordsOceans5
by blake | Sep 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s a call for Cleanup in Isle 666 again. Half Past Four is gearing up for a traditional Halloween Show. This year we are joined by marvelously undead proggers EDO(Quebec City) and I.M. Brown(Toronto). With this kind of line-up we’re sure to raise the prog to a zombie state and let it pick on your juicy juicy brainzzz..
We also have a few surprises for you – in the spirit of good old trickortreatery, and we hope to see all the amazing costumes that are the highlight of this festivity.
Half Past Four – http://www.halfpastfour.com/
With EDO (Quebec City) and I. M. Brown (Toronto)
http://www.edoband.com/
http://www.imbrownmusic.com/
A Melodic Revolution Records News Bulletin:
