Prog Metal news & releases(Ministry Of Lost Souls)

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With “Throughout Time” LAST WARNING return after 8 years of silence but intense work. They represent the history of Italian Progressive Metal and with this new album they reach new levels of emotion with a music that is an intense mixture of Progressive Metal with the presence of majestic symphonic elements, oniric atmospheres and lyrical music.
If Dream Theater, Queensryche, Rush, Crimson Glory could be points of reference of their sound, be sure that in their music you will find many more facets that will carry you in a magic vortex of feelings.
Recorded at the well-known Zenith Recording in Lucca (Labirinth, Skylark, Shadows Of Steel).

- Tracklist
1. Madness - 2. Secret - 3. It Slowly Dries My Tears - 4. Bloody Dream - 5. Throughout Time - 6. For A Lifetime - 7. Only Silence - 8. Higher - 9. In The Flood - 10.Cry Out

Queensryche

Queensrÿche Salutes The Troops With American Soldier

Concept Album Inspired By Veterans’ Stories Examines The
Consequences Of War From The Soldiers’ Perspective

Album Available March 31 From Atco/Rhino;

U.S. Tour To Begin April 16 In Seattle

Queensrÿche envisions war through the eyes of a soldier with the band’s twelfth studio release, the epic concept album AMERICAN SOLDIER. The ambitious album encompasses a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Geoff Tate, the group’s singer and chief songwriter, who was intent on telling their story using their words. After speaking with soldiers who served in various conflicts—from World War II to Iraq—Tate turned their firsthand experiences from the frontlines into an unflinching musical examination of the life of a solider and the consequences of war. AMERICAN SOLDIER will be available from Atco/Rhino on March 31 for a suggested list price of $18.98 (CD) and $9.99 (digital).

Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton (guitar), Ed Jackson (bass) and Scott Rockenfield (drums) recorded the album in 2008 over the course of nine months. The idea for AMERICAN SOLDIER, Tate says, came from hearing stories from fans that are veterans, as well as his own father, who served in both Korea and Vietnam. "My father was a career military man, but until very recently he never spoke about what he went through. I think that reticence is true of a lot of veterans, which means most people never truly understand what it means to be a soldier at war. Hearing what he and some of our fans have endured made me want to share their stories with the world. This is an album about the soldiers, for the soldiers, as told by the soldiers themselves."

Those stories resonate at the heart of AMERICAN SOLDIER, imbuing each song with vivid details about both the emotional and physical impacts of war, evoking war zone battles ("Middle Of Hell"), sacrifice ("The Killer"), loss ("If I Were King"), the longing for home ("Remember Me"), and adjusting to society after returning from war ("Man Down!").

Making the album, Tate says, was an enlightening process. "I was surprised to learn how little has changed through the generations. I spoke with a Vietnam vet whose experience wasn’t all that different from a soldier who fought in Somalia almost 30 years later. But what surprised me the most was how antiwar most soldiers are. To me, that makes their sacrifices even more moving."

Soon after the release of AMERICAN SOLDIER, Queensrÿche will launch an extensive spring tour of the U.S., with international dates to follow later in 2009. The shows will be presented in three suites, with the band performing sets from AMERICAN SOLDIER, Rage For Order, and Empire. The first date of the tour will be April 16 at Snoqualmie Casino in the band’s hometown of Seattle.

AMERICAN SOLDIER

Track Listing

1. "Sliver"

2.  "Unafraid"

3.  "Hundred Mile Stare"

4.  "At 30,000 ft."

5.  "A Dead Man’s Words"

6.  "The Killer"

7.  "Middle Of Hell"

8.  "If I Were King"

9.  "Man Down!"

10. "Remember Me"

11. "Home Again"

12. "The Voice"

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