Prog Metal news & releases(Ministry Of Lost Souls)

 

UNREAL Video Teaser (I can't wait for this!!)

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKdnpq2xkNI.

 

 

Also through Sensory release their album "Tall Poppy Syndrome" on May 5th.

 

See calendar for further info.

 

 

 

 

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Exactly 44 minutes and 44 seconds will be the length of the upcoming, fourth Riverside album entitled “Anno Domini High Definition,” the most energetic and rockin’ record of the band. The material recorded in Studio X in Olsztyn will be released worldwide on June 19th, 2009 by InsideOut, and on June 15th, 2009 in Poland by Mystic Production. The booklet layout has again been designed by Travis Smith.

There will be five pieces on the album:

1. Hyperactive
2. Driven to Destruction
3. Egoist Hedonist
4. Left Out
5. Hybrid Times

Some of them will be played at the forthcoming Riverside concert – on April 26th in Studio club in Kraków.

 

 

So, step by step, rather fast than slowly, we have finished  mixing the material. Fast, because recording an album about  haste for two years would be a hypocrisy. Are we satisfied with  the final result? Yes. Are we sure? Sure. I think that for many  people it will be our best album. And for the others certainly  the second best - right after their favourite one. :) We put  more emphasis on playing rock - we are a rock band after all. Do you remember the energy on some old rock records, the energy  that in one moment just evaporated? Well, we wanted to refer to  that somehow. The material is colourful, diverse, there is a lot happening there. I think that when it comes to concerts, this  album will turn out the best of all.

Lyrics-wise it is not one story, as it was in the case of the  trilogy, told from the beginning to the end, but you may as well say it is. For me those are rather thoughts of all those people  who wake up every day afraid that maybe this day their "sell-by  date" expires. It will be a story about people who, before  having learnt how to use device X, angrily state that it is no  longer fashionable. Even worse - no longer usable, and now  device Y should be used. An album about those who know that if  they don't quicken the pace, they will stay behind. About those  who sometimes despite themselves must stop at nothing to achive  their aims. About those who realise that one of the most popular  diseases nowadays does not only concern screaming kids running  amok, but also the majority of adults who simply cannot pull  themselves together, organise their lives as they would wish to.  Do not confuse it with laziness! It will be an album about  chaos, constant race, uncertainty, stress, and... the attempt to  survive. How would we present this topic? With ballads? Of  course there will be some calmer moments, melodies, but...  generally it will kick ass! For example, Szymon's ass was  kicked. And usually it's very hard to kick him, because he  shields himself.

Some of you will ask: why write about something that is  happening all around? Why record an album that will not take us  far away from reality? Here I will clear my throat and say that,  personally, I wanted to sum up this decade and draw some psychological  portraits of the contemporary man (in parenthesis there should  be something in Latin now). Moreover, I think that this kind of  albums is necessary, even if we only "apply" them to ourselves  once in a while like a vaccine to become immune, to survive, but  most of all not to let ourselves go crazy in these hybrid and  hyperactive times.

And just to finish - I think that just as much as a lot of us  want and have to escape the racing reality (as often as  possible), it will be - I hope so - impossible to want to escape  this music for a long time. And I know what I'm saying, because  I'm stuck in this studio with the guys third month in a row. I  hope that the results of our work will leak out soon - after all  we live in that kind of world now.

Best regards,
Red Roy

 

 

 

 

 

Frontiers Records announces the return of the Italian Prog Metal hopes MIND KEY with the release of the band’s second studio album entitled “Pulse for a Graveheart” on July 3rd in Europe, August 11th in the USA with a Japanese release to follow on King Records.

Mind Key debuted in 2004 with Journey Of A Rough Diamond, an album that showed the excellent potential of the Neapolitan combo. With a colourful sound, akin to Prog Metal giants such as Dream Theater, Symphony X, Evergrey and Pain of Salvation Mind Key’s music  also leaned towards a more mature and song oriented approach inspired by 80/90’s Hard Rock. Right before the release of the album the original singer Mark Basile left the group and in preparation of the tour dates, the guys met for the first time Aurelio Fierro Jr. a singer with a vast experience especially in theatres. He was able to give some splendid performances especially in the gigs that the band landed as support of Dream Theater for the Italian “Train Of Thought Tour 2004”. Mike Portnoy said: “These guys sound really excellent!”

Mind Key played then more live dates in support of Vision Divine and Pendragon and also appeared at the Progpower Europe Festival with shows in Poland, Switzerland, Holland, Germany and France. During the Polish dates, a Live DVD was recorded “Habemus Poland”, with Giorgio Adamo as frontman. However he soon left to make space for the return of Aurelio Fierro. Founding member and keyboardist Dario De Cicco explains: “We decided to go for Aurelio at the end of the songwriting sessions. Note after note, chord after chord we realized that the songs begged for Aurelio’s voice and it seemed almost a necessary decision to make. I think we did the right choice as only with his astonishing performances we were able to reach what we really wanted from the new material”.

The band began the recording of the second album “Pulse for a Graveheart”, simplifying their songwriting and giving the chance to Fierro to showcase his immense vocal potential which can be described as a powerful mix of Ronnie James Dio, David Coverdale and Jorn Lande. The album was later mixed and mastered by none other than Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Angra, Krokus, Place Vendome etc.) to ensure the best sounding quality. According to guitarist Emanuele Colella “We knew from the beginning that Dennis was the right choice! Since the first communication together a perfect synergy was built. He could understand our need and desire to combine a modern melodic metal sound with our progressive roots and an heavier edge. He could totally deliver what we and the music needed, he’s just great”.

“Pulse for a Graveheart” also features some amazing guest musicians appearing such as Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper), who plays a keyboard solo on “Citizen of Greed”, Reb Beach (Whitesnake, Winger) on “Now Until Forever” and Tom Englund from Evergrey, dueting with Elio Fierro on “Graveheart”. Mind Key’s line-up now includes: Aurelio Fierro on vocals, Emanuele Colella on guitars, Dario De Cicco on keyboards and Andrea Stipa on drums.

“Pulse for a Graveheart” introduces to the fans a completely re-designed band, with a mature attitude and astonishing songwriting. “I hope the new record will give Mind Key the chance to get rid of the label of «prog metal band in the style of....» and bring us to a different status. We aim to be a Metal band - still staying true to our diverse influences ranging from progressive to hard and melodic rock – but with a personal and trademark sound” concludes Andrea Stipa. Get ready for one the Prog Metal revelations of 2009!

Final tracklisting includes: Sunset Highway; The Seventh Seal; Citizen of Greed; Crusted Memories; Dead Fame Hunter; Ventotene (The Island); Graveheart; Eye Of A Stranger; Now Until Forever; A New Generation.

 

have signed a worldwide deal with LMP (Limb Music Products) and confirmed a release date of 22nd May.

 

The group includes Mike Andersson, lead singer with Cloudscape.

 

See calendar for further details.

Thanks David.