Apocalypse 'The Castle' - symphonic prog

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   Apocalypse 1976 Demo Album Reissue - "The Castle" LP is released on Vinyl and Digital March 25, 2022 on Guerssen's Out-Sider Record Label, and is now is listed on PA.

Apocalypse 1976 band line up:

Michael Salvatori - Band Leader, Composer, Lead Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Recorder
Gail Salvatori - Keyboards, Synths, Violin, Backing Vocals
Tom Salvatori - Bass, Electric and Classical Guitar, Recorder
Scott Magnesen - Drums, Percussion

Back Story: 

In September, 1976, Apocalypse recorded a prog rock demo reel-to-reel tape in a basement studio in Elmhurst, IL intended to help us book gigs on the college circuit. We played a handful of shows, but split up in mid-1977 as it was time for Scott and I to head off to college...and all was forgotten. 

The next time we even thought about the recording was in 1999 when my brother Mike's recording studio suffered a complete-loss fire, and we thought our Apocalypse demo was lost in the fire. Then, in 2021, Mike unearthed an old storage bin full of CDs and tapes of various sorts in his basement, and while rummaging through them, he found the Apocalypse reel-to-reel master demo at the bottom of the bin! When we found the tape was nicely preserved, one thing led to another...and we wound up signing on with Guerssen Records in Spain to produce an LP release...46 years later!

What you’ll hear on "The Castle" is our “live - no edits, no overdubs” performance of five of the songs we played as a band back then. Enjoy!

- Tom Salvatori, the bass player in Apocalypse, June, 2022

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nylonstrings Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: June 10 2022 Location: Chicago IL Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote nylonstrings Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Apocalypse 'The Castle' - symphonic prog Posted: June 23 2022 at 22:07
	Apocalypse 1976 Demo Album Reissue - "The Castle" LP is released on Vinyl and Digital March 25, 2022 on Guerssen's Out-Sider Record Label, and is now is listed on PA. Apocalypse 1976 band line up: Michael Salvatori - Band Leader, Composer, Lead Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Recorder Gail Salvatori - Keyboards, Synths, Violin, Backing Vocals Tom Salvatori - Bass, Electric and Classical Guitar, Recorder Scott Magnesen - Drums, Percussion Back Story: In September, 1976, Apocalypse recorded a prog rock demo reel-to-reel tape in a basement studio in Elmhurst, IL intended to help us book gigs on the college circuit. We played a handful of shows, but split up in mid-1977 as it was time for Scott and I to head off to college...and all was forgotten. The next time we even thought about the recording was in 1999 when my brother Mike's recording studio suffered a complete-loss fire, and we thought our Apocalypse demo was lost in the fire. Then, in 2021, Mike unearthed an old storage bin full of CDs and tapes of various sorts in his basement, and while rummaging through them, he found the Apocalypse reel-to-reel master demo at the bottom of the bin! When we found the tape was nicely preserved, one thing led to another...and we wound up signing on with Guerssen Records in Spain to produce an LP release...46 years later! What you’ll hear on "The Castle" is our “live - no edits, no overdubs” performance of five of the songs we played as a band back then. Enjoy! - Tom Salvatori, the bass player in Apocalypse, June, 2022

nylonstrings Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: June 10 2022 Location: Chicago IL Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote nylonstrings Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 23 2022 at 22:28
	Apocalypse "The Castle" Guerssen.com (LP) https://guerssen.com/catalogue.php?ide=38631&preO=true Guerssen Bandcamp (Digital) https://guerssenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-castle YouTube Videos: The Spirit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa1c1gjPZBM The Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEpRFFrzVh0 Only the Children Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmHLUsN07MU Interviews: https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2022/03/apocalypse-interview-unreleased-1976-album-the-castle.html https://chicagoreader.com/music/prog-rockers-apocalypse-debut-with-a-dazzling-46-year-old-demo/