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3. You're Love Is A Gift (4:06)
4. I Can Dance (2:57)
5. Top Of The World (3:36)
6. Penicilline (6:44)
7. Twenty Times A Day (4:19)
8. That Night (4:09)
9. She (3:53)
10. I Hate You (4:32)

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1. Master And The Simulacrum (6:45)
2. The Depraved (4:20)
3. Battle Within (5:50)
4. Hammerhead (5:50)
5. Flagiston (6:15)
6. Autumn Rain (5:55)
7. The Beginning Of Nothing (6:04)
8. Genesis Part 1 - The Celestial Architect (8:43)

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Avantasia is a heavy metal project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist and frontman of the band Edguy. The project's title is a portmanteau of the words "avalon" and "fantasia" ("fantasy") and describes "a world beyond human imagination" (a quotation from the booklet). The project consists of a self-titled single, two full-length albums with the subtitle The Metal Opera, two EPs called Lost in Space, and Scarecrow trilogy, composed of The ScarecrowThe Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon.

01. Breaking Away
02. Farewell
03. The Final Sacrifice
04. Neverland
05. Chalice Of Agony
06. Lay All Your Love On Me
07. Promised Land
08. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
09. Lost Space
10. Wastelands
11. Dying For An Angel
12. Scales Of Justice
13. Black Wings
14. Promised Land

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Symphonic Fantasy Metal From France !

01. Evening Tale... [3:48]
02. Dream Catcher [5:31]
03. Arctic Kingdom [6:42]
04. White Rose [7:29]
05. The Mist Of Dreams [6:22]
06. Mystic Vision [6:27]
07. The Campfire [4:48]
08. The Dream Of A Child [8:13]
09. Moonlight Eternity [11:24]
10. The Tides Of Existence [Bonus Track] [6:25]
11. Heathen [Bonus Track] [8:08]

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The iconic symphonic rock vocalist returns after a 4-year hiatus.

After a four-year break since her last album, Lana Lane is back with her most powerful release to date, “El Dorado Hotel.” The veteran symphonic rock diva delivers a 10-song tour-de-force of finely crafted original tracks in an audiophile production by husband/keyboardist, Erik Norlander. “El Dorado Hotel” hosts Lane’s usual broad spectrum of musical styles and genres with a cohesiveness that fans of the artist will recognize instantly. The opener, “A Dream Full of Fire,” is a new Lana Lane classic that blurs the line between prog metal and jazz stylings in a mélange that only she can deliver. “Maybe We’ll Meet Again” is a European-styled melodic AOR radio anthem blending classic rock with modern sensibilities. The song, “El Dorado,” is a Lana Lane epic with a soaring chorus reminiscent of her classic, “Queen of Ocean.” The robust “Darkness Falls” introduces an Irish folk style combined with a gothic metal element with its haunting choral vocals and arena-crafted chorus. Then “Hotels” is an acoustic track that evokes jazz standards like “Autumn Leaves.” The tracks, “Believe,” “Life of the Party,” “Gone Are The Days” and “Moon God” add further threads to the “El Dorado Hotel” tapestry. The album closes with the 11-1/2 minute opus, “In Exile” that producer Erik Norlander describes as a “vintage progressive rock epic.”

The musicians of “El Dorado Hotel” are a top-notch group of artists including both new and familiar faces. Lane says about the musicians, “Both Freddy DeMarco and Mark Matthews did some fantastic work on Erik’s solo project, “The Galactic Collective”. I then had the opportunity to play with them both during some live appearances in 2011 when I sang with the band. After having played with the guys and getting to know them, I knew that I wanted them to be a part of this project as well. Then for John Payne, Jay Schellen, Guthrie Govan and Bruce Bouillet (ex-Racer X), as you know, Erik been has playing with John Payne for about 5 years now. When the original 1982 lineup of ASIA reformed a few years back, John Payne formed his own separate band to continue all the work that he had done with ASIA during his 14-year run and many albums with them. So John and Erik tour as “ASIA Featuring John Payne,” and they’ve probably played over a hundred shows together.

Jay is the drummer in the band, and both Guthrie and Bruce have been the guitarists. Bruce is working with them currently. I of course go to a lot of their shows and have become friends with all of them. It is a great group of people, and they are all very talented musicians. Since we see them so much and Erik plays with them constantly, it was only natural to work with them on this album. And then finally for Mark McCrite, Neil Citron and Don Schiff, all three of them have been on so many Lana Lane albums going all the back to my very first album in 1995. It’s great to continue working with them through all these years.”

Songs for El Dorado Hotel were written by Lana Lane, Erik Norlander and longtime collaborator, Mark McCrite, who comments, “My favorite songs on the album are ‘El Dorado’ (with the fantastic Spanish guitar) and ‘A Dream Full of Fire’ – that’s a really killer ‘classic’ Lana Lane track.” You can hear those two songs from the album in their entirety at the Think Tank Media web site: www.thetank.com/lledh.htm

Lana Lane – El Dorado Hotel musicians:

Lana Lane – vocals
Erik Norlander – keyboards, additional guitars, bass and programming

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John Payne – harmony and choral vocals, mandolin Mark McCrite – guitars, bass, choral vocals, programming Bruce Bouillet – guitars Neil Citron – guitars Freddy DeMarco – guitars Guthrie Govan – guitar Don Schiff – NS/Stick Mark Matthews – bass Jay Schellen – drums

Produced by Erik Norlander for Think Tank Media, USA

Lana Lane – El Dorado Hotel track list

01 A Dream Full of Fire [8:25]
02 Maybe We’ll Meet Again [5:39]
03 El Dorado [6:12]
04 Darkness Falls [5:12]
05 Hotels [3:40]
06 Believe [6:03]
07 Life of the Party [4:03]
08 Gone are the Days [6:23]
09 Moon God [5:08]
10 In Exile [11:43]

Worldwide release date:
January 25, 2012 on the Think Tank Media and the Avalon (Japan) labels Both label versions contain the identical track listing – there are no bonus tracks on any edition

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UNISONIC, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA,GOTTHARD and KROKUS), will release its debut EP, "Ignition" in late January via earMUSIC/Edel. The effort will include the track "Unisonic"plus one demo song and a cover version of the HELLOWEEN classic "I Want Out", recorded live on October 15 at this year's edition of the Loud Park festival at Saitama Super Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saitama City, Japan.

The "Ignition" cover artwork can be seen below. Also available is a stream of the song "Unisonic".

A full-length UNISONIC album will be made available in March.

Zafiriou previously stated about the band's decision to sign withearMUSIC/Edel: "We had several promising labels being interested inUNISONIC, but the enthusiasm of Max Vaccaro and his team convinced us that earMUSIC is the right company for us."

After the addition of Hansen to the group's lineup in early 2011,UNISONIC continued the songwriting process for its debut release, incorporating Kai's talent for writing great anthemic rock songs into its existing material. The recordings for the album started at end of September at ICP studios in Brussels, Belgium.

UNISONIC's music is very versatile and shows a broad approach to heavy rock without sacrificing the power and strong, catchy melodies that characterized the bandmembers' previous projects.

Commented Kiske: "It feels great to finally bring the band to the studio and record the songs we've been working on. We took our time to grow as a band, but it was definitely worth it and we are very proud of the result."

Added bassist/producer Ward: "We have a bunch of very strong songs and can't wait until people can hear them. Everyone in the band is now looking even more positive into the future."

Regarding Hansen's addition to UNISONICKiske previously said, "After so many years of abstinence, I had a lot of fun doing my first live shows with UNISONIC in summer 2010, so I agreed to do the short world tour with AVANTASIA. It was a great experience to be on stage with all those great artists, but with Kai it was something different: We instantly felt the magic again and had a lot of fun together on and off stage. We both realized that we want to be together in band again. He was interested in the open musical concept of UNISONIC and finally asked me if he can join the band. I talked to my bandmates and they all felt great about it. His talent as a guitarist and songwriter is an enrichment for the band and we are looking forward to his contribution for the music of UNISONIC."

Kai Hansen's position in GAMMA RAY will be unaffected by his involvement with UNISONIC.

UNISONIC is:

Michael Kiske (vocals)
Mandy Meyer (guitar)
Kai Hansen (guitar)
Dennis Ward (bass)
Kosta Zafiriou (drums)

Genre:Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Power Metal

Country:Germany
Format:Mp3@Cbr320Kbps
Size:49Mb

Tracklist:
01. Unisonic 03:25
02. My Sanctuary 04:16
03. Souls Alive (Demo Version) 05:14
04. I Want Out (Live Version) 05:32

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RUNAWAY PHOENIX – featuring Dash Cooper, son of rock legend ALICE COOPER on lead vocals – have released their first EP simply called The E.P, which includes six tracks including the lead-off cut ‘Tug Of War’ featuring the king of shock rock himself.

Band Runaway Phoenix
Info: The E.P.
Years: 2011
Style: Hard Rock
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps
Info: USA
Time: None But in Search of One
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Info: 58 Mb

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01. Tug Of War (feat. Alice Cooper) 03:55
02. Ladies Of The 80's 03:40
03. Win You Over 04:09
04. Destination Unknown 04:13
05. Invisible To You 05:08
06. What I Left Behind 04:14

Dash Cooper- Lead Vocals
Scot Savale- Lead Guitar
Chiko Wolf - Bass
Mark Savale - Resident hitter of all things
Randy Shumate - Rhythm Guitar
Trissina Laube - Keys

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1. No Definition, 06:21
2. Exploration, 05:18
3. Moratorium, 08:53
4. Learn to Love It, 06:01
5. Cooldown, 01:00
6. Nature Denied, 05:38
7. The Quest, 11:32
8. The Mask of Truth, 08:13
9. The Horrors of Being, 09:37

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BandBill Bailey
Info: In Metal
Style: Metal
Years: 2011
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Info: 35 mb
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oday sees the launch of the eagerly awaited album Bill Bailey In Metal, a collection of nine solid rock tracks that were forged for Bill’s headline set in the fiery furnace of the Saturn Stage at Sonisphere 2011. Each of these pieces were then hammered into shape in the studio furnace using the voodoo brilliance of a superb band of musical sorcerers..

The track listing is as follows:

Lazer Gazer
Leg of Time (Metal Version)
Love Song (Metal Version)
Apocalyptic News (Metal Version)
Scarborough Fair (Rammstein Style)
Cars (Metal Version)
Das Hokey Kokey (Metal Version)
Oblivion (Metal Version)
Pot Plant Elegy (Metal Version)

Click HERE to download Bill Bailey in Metal from iTunes. (The album is also available from other leading digital download retailers too).

Bill Bailey in Metal should delight both metal and non-metal fans alike as Bill blends his inimitable genre-fusing, with foreign language frolics and meaningful whimsy. These new full studio versions of Bill’s most popular songs are accompanied by two instrumentals in the shape of Lazer Gazer and Pot Plant Elegy (Metal Version), tracks that usually form the musical soundtrack to the short films that have been a regular feature of Bill’s stage show. During the rehearsals for these sessions Bill’s band expanded and twisted these pieces so brilliantly he just knew that they should be included on the album.

Bill is delighted with this album as he believes that he has finally captured these songs as he has always heard them in his head.


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Leonard Cohen
Old Ideas
(Columbia)
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Leonard Cohen’s twelfth studio album in forty-four years opens curiously with a song titled “Going Home,” which both introduces Leonard Cohen as an artist and details the metaphysics of his own creativity. The man needs no introduction, of course: Everybody knows who Leonard Cohen is. We may not necessarily think of him as “a sportsman and a shepherd” or “a lazy bastard in a suit,” but we know the Canadian as a man with a physical voice so deep it sounds like a black hole and a lyrical voice so ominously Old Testament that his business card probably lists him as a singer-psalmwriter.

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Band Leonard Cohen

Info: Old Ideas
Tracklist: Columbia Records
Info: Canada
Style: Rock, Folk, Blues, Singer-songwriter
Years: 2012
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Info: 92,7 Mb

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1. Going Home (3:51)
2. Amen (7:36)
3. Show Me The Place (4:09)
4. Darkness (4:29)
5. Anyhow (3:08)
6. Crazy To Love You (3:06)
7. Come Healing (2:53)
8. Banjo (3:23)
9. Lullaby (4:46)
10. Different Sides (4:06)

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This Ringo Starr website is by and for fans of the world's greatest Rock 'N' Roll drummer. Ringo is a professional musician , motion picture and television actor, and songwriter. He also is a painter and photographer, shoots a good game of pool and plays a decent game of chess. Loved by fanseverywhere, this true renaissance man helped three friends gain fame and fortune as The Beatles. Ringo's career began before he joined The Beatles and helped facilitate their rise to fame. His career continues to flourish, as you will see here. Thank you for visiting. Please direct your questions and comments togshultz@airmail.net

1. Anthem 5:01
2. Wings 3:31
3. Think It Over 1:47
4. Samba 2:47
5. Rock Island Line 2:59
6. Step Lightly 2:45
7. Wonderful 3:46
8. In Liverpool 3:18
9. Slow Down 2:56

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Year: 2012
Style: Sleaze Glam
Country: Italy
Format: mp3, VBR
Size: 6 Mb

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1.Vengeance Demon 06:08
2.Soul Of The Scorpion 03:24
3.Heavy From The Sky 02:55
4.Steel Blood 03:26
5.Metal Detector 05:06
6.West Of Heaven 05:44
7.The Sniper 03:26
8.The Fall Of Troy 03:28
9.Blind Messiah 05:32

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