by KIM SOLI | Aug 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
For those, whom contributed to THE ANDERSON PONTY BAND on KICKSTARTER so far, THANK YOU, for YOU’LL BE WELL REWARDED with INFINITE LIGHT & THE MOST SPECTACULAR CONCERT, OF A LIFETIME. :))
One of our backers, VAN EPPERSON, who’s a FAMED ACTOR, DIRECTOR, SCREEN WRITER, ACTING TEACHER, SCRIPT DOCTOR, and PUBLIC SPEAKER, whom starred in noteable movies and TV series, such as STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, THE GREEN MILE, CSI: MIAMI, BABE: PIG IN THE CITY, PARKS & RECREATION ( en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Epperson ) has shared with us, his opinion, of why he wanted to support the ANDERSON PONTY BAND, on KICKSTARTER and WHY NOT ALL MAJOR BANDS, PAID FOR THEIR ALBUM PRODUCTION:
VAN EPPERSON ( Right, ) with AMY POEHLER ( Left ) on PARKS & RECREATION
VAN EPPERSON: ” I would much rather ” CONTRIBUTE ” to a Kickstarter campaign, where I know the artists will get all of the money I spend for their music instead of pre-ordering from Amazon where the artist will end up with only a small percentage. I’d also much rather the artists be able to make the music they want to make, without having to answer to record label execs, who dictate aspects of the album’s music according to sales demographics.”
” Fact is, artists don’t fund their new projects out of their own pockets ever — not even YES. Why do people think the current YES is on Frontiers Records? The answer is two fold — funding and distribution. YES didn’t pay for their new album and neither does any other big name band, so why are some YES fans claiming JON should pay for his? JON and Jean-Luc have chosen to let the fans produce their album. That is deep respect most artists never offer their fans. ” …..
THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS, THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION!!
AND NOW, THE LATEST UPDATE:
THE ANDERSON PONTY BAND: ” Good news! We have a list of proposed cities: #Boston #Philly #Chicago#SanFran #Phoenix #Miami bit.ly/apband2014 for more #tourdates See if your city is on the list. More info to come. ”
TO HEAR DEMO TRACKS, & VIEW THEIR LATEST UPDATES, FOLLOW THE BAND ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AndersonPonty
LIKE THE ANDERSON PONTY BAND, ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/andersonpontyband
SUPPORT THEIR PROJECT ON KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1711196158/jon-anderson-and-jean-luc-ponty-project
by KIM SOLI | Aug 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Artwork by: SONIA MOTA
If you want to ERADICATE boring days and sleepless nights, CORVUS STONE IS YOUR DRUG OF CHOICE!!!!!
This September, THE BOYS ARE BACK, who has BROKEN EVERY PROG ROCK RULE, with FUN & UNPREDICTABLE songs, with ” CORVUS STONE 1, ” and are PLEASED to do the same with their upcoming album sequel, ” CORVUS STONE II, ” THAT’S GUARANTEED to RECHARGE YOUR DOPAMINE!!!!
Read NICK KANTONA’S note, witch is entitled,
Here’s a few words from the founder of the band and GUITAR GREAT, the one and only, COLIN TENCH:
” It’s 2014 and CORVUS STONE have been working hard to get the SECOND ALBUM perfect. It’s not easy, as it is 80 minutes long again. Also, we have many guests on vocals this time. ”
” It’s true to say that many ‘ Prog ” bands and critics treat all albums of this kind as tho’ there are FIXED RULES, set back in the early 70s. The fact is that what we now call PROG ROCK, was made EXTRAORDINARY, because it DID NOT FOLLOW RULES. ”
” The COMMERCIAL WORLD set rules for reasons of profit. That makes sense, OUR KIND OF MUSIC DOESN’T EASILY FIT THOSE RULES.
” That said, the Prog experts, who think that all PROGRESSIVE ALBUMS, must be judged by VERY STRICT RULES…. THAT’S INSANE! ”
TO SEE WHAT COLIN TENCH, PASI KOIVU, BLAKE CARPENTER, & WHAT THE REST OF THE GANG ARE UP TO, also, FOR UPDATES, BIO, MEDIA & MORE, CLICK ONTO THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.corvusstone.com/
STAY TUNE, FOR THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!!!!
by Dragomilov | Aug 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
DAK AGES “TEUMMAN The ROCK OPERA”
Press release of “Teumman Rock Opera” by DARK AGES .
A new project for Dark Ages will take form in summer 2014. The historic band of Italian rock / metal fame from late 80s, after releasing the Saturnalia first album in ’91 and passed through several changes in line-up, found its balance since 2008 with the entry of today’s musicians with whom the band released the “Teumman” Rock Opera divided in 2 parts.
After many positive reviews about the release of the two albums, Teumman pt.1 (2011) and Teumman pt. 2 (2013) both for Heart of Steel Records, the band has decided to embark on the ambitious project of the theatrical adaptation of the opera that tells the story of prince Teumman, king Agares, queen Namrad and Berkaal, Master of the Darkness.
The story is set in ancient Assyria and is full of moving characters, fascinating locations, emotions and
feelings. The result will satisfy lovers of progressive rock and metal, as music is characterized by the rock matrix of all members of the group, in particular leader guitarist Simone Calciolari , all enriched by the orchestral arrangements and classic keyboards of Angela Busato and driven by the remarkable rhythm section formed by Carlo Busato and Missi Perboni on drums and bass.
“It was a dream that we had from the beginning ,” says singer Cagnata ” but only meeting with director Federica Carteri , who wrote the screenplay and will direct the show, has allowed this dream to come true .”
Casting took place at the headquarters of the theater company ” Il Gatto Rosso ” in Peschiera Del Garda Sunday March 2th , the artists who will take the stage have already been chosen and the full team work will be presented soon on the band website and on all social networks, to allow fans not to miss even a minute of this new experience.
“It will certainly not be an easy task! ” Says guitarist Calciolari ” but we are very excited and cannot wait to start working! From the first meeting we’ve built a strong cooperation between us, expecially between the director and all the singers who will play the roles of the opera “
In short, a task that will require commitment and dedication but certainly also a lot of satisfaction for a band that has long been on the Italian prog metal scene and wants to accomplish this ambitious project.
Record Label : Heart of Steel Records
Recording Studio : Mago Studio by Maurizio ” Tacky ” Fracchetti
Artwork & Web Master: Rejects Design by Elisa Santambrogio
Photo : Happy Photography Studio by Giovanna Aprili
For all information :
Web site: www.darkagesrock.com
Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/DarkAgesRock
Label site: http://heartofsteel.nlz.it
Press bureau: http://dvlgator.nlz.it
by Dragomilov | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
DeFox Records and Heart Of Steel Records are proud to announce the debut EP of CONCORDEA titled “Before the sunrise”, the music style is an amazing Melodic Prog Metal.
The digital release is now available on every worldwide webstores, iTunes, amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Google Music, Nokia, Emusic…
Concordea is a Russian band from Ekaterinburg formed in 2011 by two guitar players Piankova Daria and Alexey Raskovalov, later the bass guitar player Nikolay Konstantinov has arrived.
The first line up was realized towards the middle of the 2012, when Roman Doronin (drums), Dmitri Ostapchenko (vocals) and Alexey Turetskov (keyboards) have joined the band. During the year the first demo songs were recorded, and on the 6th of September, 2012 the first concert was given. At the end of the 2012 the vocalist left the band, therefore Concordea had to be confronted with difficulties, since the Concordea’s music “soul” should have been personified by a high male voice with the capacity to interpret different moods and feelings put into music.
By the time of the first EP recordings, the vocalist’s place was taken by Andrea Bicego, the leader and vocalist of an Italian band 4th DIMENSION. The result surpassed all expectations: heavy metal melodiousness of Concordea and expressive unusual voice of Andrea perfectly complement each other.
Produced by Concordea;
Recorded at Rukami Recording Studio and Greenriver Studio;
Mastered by Greenriver Studio;
Photos by Ekaterina Kochneva-Bogdanova;
Artwork by Natalia Piankova;
Line up:
Daria Piankova – guitars
Nikolay Konstantinov – bass guitar
Alexey Raskovalov – guitars
Roman Doronin – drums
Alexey Turetskov – keyboards
Andrea Bicego – vocals (special guest)
Web site: http://concordea.nlz.it
www.facebook.com/concordea
Label site: http://heartofsteel.nlz.it
Press Bureau: http://dvlgator.nlz.it
by KIM SOLI | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Since 2009, after JON ANDERSON had recovered from 6 MAJOR LIFE SAVING SURGERIES, he transitioned into an INDE MUSICIAN, and although his tours and past projects were SUCCESSFUL, and didn’t earn as much millions as he did with YES, he still BROUGHT JOY TO HIS FANS, which radiated from his craft.
Lately, HE WAS HARASSED BY THOSE, who found DISCORD with his KICKSTARTER SITE, to support he and JEAN LUC PONTY on their latest project.
JON ANDERSON: ” Honestly peeps re Kickstarter it’s all about the music, I’ve had some negative comments, and it hurts, …you don’t have to if you don’t want, it’s just part of being very open to invite people who would like to be part of the adventure, rather than waiting for a download or CD or whatever, just to connect, send 50 cents if you like, or your best wishes, …it’s just a way of connecting…I seem to be getting in ‘hot water’ …maybe it’s time to just get on with some new music. “…
love and ‘Light’….jon
READ MY LIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THERE WILL BE NO HARASSMENT, TO MUSICIANS, OF ALL TYPES & GENRES, for anyone, who would inflict this, IS THE LOWEST FORM OF COW DUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
HAVE SOME INTEGRITY & RESPECT THE LEGEND, FOR WHOM HE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Whoever refused to support the ANDERSON PONTY PROJECT, will MISS OUT ON THE PERKS, as their rewards, therefore, IF YOU’RE A TRUE FAN, PLEASE DONATE AT LEAST $10. and RECEIVE THE ALBUM MP3, in it’s ENTIRETY, including the ARTWORK……………
THE HIGHER THE DONATION, THE BETTER THE PERKS!!!!!!
IF YOU WANT IT, SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, BY CLICKING ONTO THIS KICKSTARTER LINK: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1711196158/jon-anderson-and-jean-luc-ponty-project
NOW, WASN’T THAT SIMPLE???!!!! :))
by Colin Tench | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have built a new website everyone. Here’s the thing…. I always host other bands that we love, on our website. It makes absolute sense for all of us to list.. all of us, on our respective websites. A page for MRR bands maybe? It is simple and VERY effective. It is what the bands who succeed have to do. www.corvusstone.com is ours. What is yours?
If you look at my bunchakeze site, you’ll get an idea of what I mean: http://www.bunchakeze.com/Bunchakeze_recommends.php but even adding JUST the URL on your site helps us and thus you because I will do the same for you, the same day! Let’s help one another. Pass this on!
