Band : Beyond The Bridge
Album : The Old Man And The Spirit
Year : 2012
Country : Germany
Genre : Progressive Rock Metal
Quality : 200kbps

Tracklist:

The Call
The Apparition
Triumph Of Irreality
The Spring Of It All
World Of Wonders
The Primal Demand
Doorway To Salvation
The Struggle
The Difference Is Human
Where The Earth And Sky Meet
All A Man Can Do

LINEUP:
Herbie Langhans - Vocals
Dilenya Mar - Vocals
Peter Degenfeld - Guitar
Christopher Tarnow - Keyboards
Dominik Stotzem - Bass
Fabian Maier - Drums
Simon Oberender - Keyboards/Guitar

Beyond the Bridge are a German Progressive Rock/Metal band who started in 1999 under the name of “Fallout”. The group seemed to face an early demise when all band members started to settle throughout Germanyto engage in their university studies and professional careers.

It wasn’t until 2005 that guitarist Peter Degenfeld-Schonburg decided to revive the band with a project he had entitled "The Old Man and the Spirit". For the next five years to come, he would spend innumerable hours together with keyboarder Christopher Tarnow to complete the songs and the story of this slowly evolving concept album. Christopher, who had also been part of the original line-up, got to know the brilliant producer Simon Oberender (a Sascha Paeth collaborator in the productions of Avantasia, Edguy, Epica or Kamelot among others). Simon in his turn brought drummer Fabian Maier and lead vocalist Herbie Langhans in the band. Together with bass player Dominik Stotzem, founder of the old school band and best friend to Peter and Christopher ever since, the line-up of Beyond the Bridge was almost completed. Last but not least, lead vocalist Dilenya Mar came to the band after Peter had been to a concert of hers singing classic Jazz tunes in Munich, Germany.

Besides their experience as rock musicians, all members of Beyond the Bridge are proud to be professionally trained musicians on their respective instruments.
The first studio recordings for "The Old Man and the Spirit" started in 2008 at Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany. Nonetheless, it was a very long way until the completion of the album in 2011, and the band is very proud to finally release this piece of art with Frontiers Records in January 2012.
“The Old Man and the Spirit” deals with the polarity of human sensuousness and superhuman awareness. The latter is embodied by the character of the Spirit. She is the personification of all wisdom and awareness that is unachievable to mankind, however, lacks of the ability to feel.

Her opponent, the character of the Old Man, is presented as a bon vivant who has lived through all highs and lows of human sensation. Steadied by his old age, he searches for a sense, for a coherence, for the meaning of his life in the maelstrom of transiency.
As the story unfolds, the Spirit convinces the Old Man that there is no way for Man to overcome the limits of human perception. They can only be transgressed with the help of the Spirit's wisdom.
Aware of human curiosity, the Spirit offers to answer all of the Old Man's questions - in exchange for his experiences and feelings. A high price, as they are inseparably connected to the Old Man's memories.

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LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM does not stop. Their new album "Nine Lives", just released in Japan, is scheduled to be released in Europe on January 20th, 2012.

Following their very good last album 'Yes' released a few months ago, these Swedes seems to have an endless inspiration and creativity.
And the good thing is that "Nine Lives" maintains the high level of quality of its predecessor.
Perhaps even more melodic sonically, "Nine Lives" surely will stand on top amongst the wish lists of every Melodic Rock / AOR fan this year 2012.

Seems the European release has been delayed, so you, impatient melodic rocker, go and get the Japanese CD edition including the usual bonus track. It's not cheap, but worth every penny.

1. In A Perfect World
2. Nine Lives
3. Is This Just Another Heartache
4. Merry - Go
5. Golden Cage
6. All I Can Think Of
7. Megalomania
8. The Last To Know
9. Angel Eyes
10. We Never Said Goodbye
11. Waited A Long Time (bonus track)
12. Don't Let Love Fade Away

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Band : Primal Fear
Album : Unbreakable
Year : 2012
Tracks : 12
Country : Germany
Quality : 256kbps

Line Up:

Ralf Scheepers – Vocals

Alex Beyrodt – Guitars

Magnus Karlsson – Guitar, Keyboards

Randy Black – Guitars

Mat Sinner – Bass & Vocals

Tracklist:

01. Unbreakable (Part 1)

02. Strike

03. Give ‘Em Hell

04. Bad Guys Wear Black

05. And There Was Silence

06. Metal Nation

07. Where Angels Die

08. Unbreakable (Part 2)

09. Marching Again

10. Born Again

11. Blaze Of Glory

12. Conviction

The recent press release for the upcoming Primal Fear album “Unbreakable” said simply this “a well-balanced “back to the roots” album. Yeah you know how those press memos go right? Proclaiming this and that and then the music really doesn’t even come close to the misleading advertisement, but in Primal Fear’s case, that couldn’t not be farthest from the truth. For years Primal has been moving into position as one of the premier Heavy Metal bands and with it’s power force vocals of front-man Ralf Scheepers, they have been lighting ablaze stages left and right through the years; compiling up to this point 9th studio album.

The leading direction on production has been razor sharp as bassist and multi producer Matt Sinner plays an intricate part in the band, as well as the now stable guitar duo of Magnus Karlsson and Alex Beyrodt who both are hotshots in the genre itself.

Ralf has been getting the comparison for a long time to the great Rob Halford himself the “metal god”, but is not fair to Scheepers to be thrown in that category with one of all time greatest metal vocalist. Regardless of comparison he has paved his own way to be considered one of the most consistent metal vocalists around.

With the strong potent vocals already in place the band keeps plowing forward with another consistent release. You know what you’re going to get with Primal Fear, if you don’t at this point expect it, then you’re not really a fan of their music. For all it’s force the bands strongest suit is the way they carry the metal torch alive and the metal spirit in all of us metal heads. This new album proves just that once more, alongside some diversity as the band tackles more melodic metal tunes in “Metal Nation” and the more progressive vibe in “Where Angels Die” which coincidentally could be one of the best songs the band has ever done, this epic brings a more melodic metal touch to it which is great stuff. The pledging straight up power metal piercing of “Marching Again” is the fastest song on the album, and yes it slays with menacing presence. My favorite tune comes via the super catchy and pile driving rhythm of “Born Again” a true metal tune that is both heavy and melancholy, perfect soaring song.

This is a great change of pace for Primal Fear as they have perfected a sound that jumps outside of just leveling the hell out of the battery with speedy crazed tempo riffs as some of their older material. Good for them as they have payed their dues to enter the realms of consistency, something that you could argue the band had been doing all long. With the expected ear crunching crisp production of Matt Sinner and the colossal guitar duo of Karlsson and Beyrodt you have quite a metal arsenal of talent on one album. Primal Fear breaks the new year with a bang offering one of their strongest records to date!!!

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The annually promoted Pink Floyd tribute tour will feature 'The British Pink Floyd Show' rather than 'The Australian Pink Floyd Show' from 2011 after the Australian tribute act parted company with their UK promoter CMP.

Every year The Australian Pink Floyd Show, or TAPFS as they are also known, have toured one of the most large-scale productions you will ever see from a tribute act. Annually thrilling Pink Floyd fans around the world with their lavish live shows, the act are reknown across the globe for their outstanding attempts at recreating the look, feel, and sound of Pink Floyd's later world tours. We understand The Australian Pink Floyd show will return to UK circuits in 2011 though.

Click Here to Compare & Buy The British Pink Floyd Show Tickets at Stereoboard.com.

In the meantime, The British Pink Floyd Show will be taking over the reigns for their UK promoter CMP Entertainment, stopping off at Floyd's native United Kingdom for an extensive 31-date tour in April and May as well as a few dates in July and August too. Although the tribute act on show is changing, we are assured that everything else will remain the same.

The promoters have decided to change the name of the group to represent the increasing number of British musicians. Chas Cole, former promoter for TAPFS, had this to say about the change. "In recent years TAPFS tours have featured primarily British musicians and its come to the point where a British show is more appropriate. CMP doesn't want to stretch the goodwill of Pink Floyd or the fans and therefore, now is a good time to change."

Rest assured though, that is the only change that is happening. Everything else about the new 'BritFloyd' tour will stay the same, including the outstanding sound quality, staggering light shows and animations.

The British Pink Floyd Show will play the following UK dates:
1. Show Intro
02. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
03. Learning To Fly
04. High Hopes
05. Welcome To The Machine
06. Mother
07. Pig (Three Different Ones)
08. Echoes
09. Time
10. The Great Gig In The Sky
11. Wish You Were Here
12. One Of These Days
13. Nobody Home
14. Us And Them
15. The Happiest Day Of Our Live
16. Another Brick In The Wall (part2)
17. Band Introductions
18. Comfortably Numb
19. Final

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Embrace the Horror is an apocalyptic concept album, with each track a story of a possible armageddon scenario.creditsreleases 01 January 2012
In Virtue:
Trey Xavier – Guitar, vocals, additional keys
Ms. C – Lead Vocals
Eli Vogt – Drums
Chach Schindler – Bass

With special guest:

Greg Schlaepfer – Keyboards & samples

Guest vocalists:

Arthur Von Nagel (Cormorant) on Witch Hunt
Marcus “Dank” Luscombe (Vengince) on Parabola

The In Virtue Apocalypse Orchestra:

Tammie Dyer – Violin
Christina Stanley – Violin
Rebecca Roudman – Cello
Casey Karr – Contrabass
Felicia McFall – Viola
Alan K. Parks – Tuba, trombone, bass fiddle
Bill Flaherty – Trumpet
Mitchell Scott – Banjo
Trey Xavier – Keys, congas, bongos, cowbell, guiro, maracas, tympani, bass drum, snare drum, glockenspiel, tambourine, shaker, beats

Choir:

Jenny Thuman – Soprano
Kristen Prins – Alto
Lauren Haile – Alto
Paul Haile – Tenor
Christopher Trujillo – Tenor
Anthony Martin – Bass/Baritone

Additional choirs by Trey Xavier

Recorded from February 2010 – May 2011 at: Prairie Sun Recording – Cotati, CA; Studio Blue – Napa, CA; and the Napa School of Music – Napa, CA.

Produced by Trey Xavier

All music and lyrics composed by Trey Xavier © ASCAP 2011

Keyboard arrangements by Greg Schlaepfer and Trey Xavier

Engineered by Jason D'Ottavio and Trey Xavier
Choirs recorded by Paul Haile and Aaron Hughes

Mixed by Paul Haile, Jason D'Ottavio and Trey Xavier

Mastered by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Interns: Matt Kroll, Allen Gutfeld, Crayons

Copy editor: Valerie Rhodes

THANK YOU TO:

My awesome mom, Mary Lewis Sheehan, for her ceaseless support; Greg Horton; Jason D'Ottavio, Andrew Mastroni, Mooka Rennick and all at Prairie Sun; Paul Haile for rescuing us; all the fantastic musicians who dedicated their time and effort to this album and creating a huge sound from a tiny orchestra; Peter and Victoria Sykes and the Napa School of Music crew and students; my voice teacher, Vince Nash; guitar tech extraordinaire, Rob Sherman; Melandaron for the loan of a Martin and for always getting my ideas; IV's ichiban fan (you know who you are); Dave “The Madman” Pirtle for supporting us; DJ Chris Enberg for keeping metal on the air in Sonoma County and supporting underground music; Paul Ortlinghaus and Rich Wells of SOMA Church Community for the loan of their space and time, and the TABIT tablature program - find it and tabs for all our songs at www.tabit.net.

To all members of In Virtue, past and present:
Greg Horton, Corinne Reif, Chach Schindler. Eli Vogt, Trey Xavier, Mitchell Scott, Matt Solis, Mateo Dillaway, Molly Lindquist, Meredith Spires, Devin Reiche

Bands:
Cormorant, Vengince, Near Life, Imagika (RIP), James Florence and the Umpires of Taste, Powerglove, Cloakwheel, Solaria, Utopian Trap, Silent Sinner, Patryk deRosa (PDR), Miles of Machines, Richard Davis & Ariabes

1. Suspense of Disbelief 05:11
2. Twin Species: The Virtuous And The Vengeful 06:23
3. Witch Hunt 06:00
4. In Service To His Madness 03:42
5. Alea Iacta Est 03:25
6. The Essence of Unreason 09:19
7. Foresworn II: Parabola 04:54
8. Cataclysmic Shock 05:47
9. Dead Black Eyes 06:59

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Ukranian power metallers "CONQUEST" released their fourth studio album titled"IV", wich was released on December 21st, 2011 via Quarter Century Flame.

Band Conquest

Info: IV
Years: 2011
Info: ???????
Style: Power Metal
Tracklist: Mp3/ 320kbps
Info: 137,50 ??

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01. Storm (4:30)
02. Last Battle (4:09)
03. Godless Territory (3:59)
04. Metal Wings (4:38)
05. My Special Way (5:19)
06. Seventh Gate (4:50)
07. Save Me (5:08)
08. Frozen Angel (4:44)
09. Be My Light (4:32)
10. Intruder (4:08)
11. Forgotten Dreams (4:36)
12. Anthem (5:14)
13. I Wanna Be With You (Acoustic) (Japanese Bonus Track) (3:28)

W. Angel - Vocals, Guitars (ex-Finist)
Agnarr - Guitars (Unerase, ex-Balfor)
Berowar - Bass (Flying, ex-Balfor)
Lady Dea - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Erland "Death Machine" - Drums (Balfor, ex-Flying, ex-Semargl)

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ATKINS / MAY PROJECT, featuring Christian guitarist Paul May and former JUDAS PRIEST singer / HOLY RAGE frontman Al Atkins, have released their Serpents Kiss album in the UK. The album will be released in North America, Japan and Europe on November 15th.

According to Defenders Of The Faith author Neil Daniels:

"This CD proves that Good and Evil can, in fact, work together ... it is in the form of Christian guitarist Paul May and former Judas Priest singer and Holy Rage heavy metal frontman Al Atkins. This 10 track album is the product of two of the Midlands finest arcitects of rock and metal coming together to create something that is unique and totally exhilarating.

There are enough doses of melody and metal madness to entice fans of the genre and while it's solid, honest working class heavy metal it has it's roots in contemporary metal too with some fine axe-work and killer choruses.

Rock enthusiasts may also be keen on the heavy (metal) version of the classic KISS track 'Cold Gin', with Al's throaty nicotine-enhanced vocals adding extra effect and Paul's stern guitars adding some meat. It sit's perfectly on this album.

These guy's are not novices, far from it. Man they've been around the block more times than your average metalhead and this album is a culmination of their talents; an (un)holy brew of metal craziness.

Serpents Kiss will grab you from the beginning and wont let you go... you won't want it to! For some this will represent the best of British heavy metal while for others is a damn good way to spend an hour. It may be a one off CD. There may be more. But with this album they are bound to make an impact on the scene. I'm saying more of the former please!"

For more on the Atkins / May Project visit this location.

01. The Shallowing
02. Traitors Hand
03. Dream Maker
04. Can You Hear Me?
05. Signz
06. Fight
07. Judge
08. Betta Than Twisted
09. Cold Gin (KISS cover)
10. Theatre Of Fools

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Crylord: Blood Of The Prophets

Heavy/Power Metal

3.5/5.0

Lion Music
Website MySpace 
by Craig Hartranft,  10.03.2011

With little doubt, Boguslaw Balcerak can play guitar. Crylord is the project and platform for this versatile Polish guitarist who performs in the neo-classical tradition.Blood of the Prophets is his debut on Lion Music (well known for signing major new guitar talent). Besides several of Poland's finest musicians, Balcerak is supported on lead vocals by three men who are quite familiar with neo-classical inspired heavy metal: Carsten 'Lizard' Schulz, Goran Edman, and Marc Boals. Additionally, the album was produced by King Diamond guitarist Andy LaRocque.

Balcerak and Crylord deliver solid melodic heavy and power metal driven by his fiery guitar work. Yet any axe slinger can rip up the fret board for a matter of record. But the real question is, can they do this in the context of well written songs? The answer for Balcerak and company is cautious affirmative. Blood of the Prophets, Grave of Love, Valley of the Dead, and Angel of Divine show inspiration beyond a clinic in guitar technique. Warrior's Moon or Behind the Walls of Sadness, maybe not so much. But Carsten Schulz steals the show on these anyway. However, for pure epic power metal and a double dose of fret angst, When the Time Has Come and The Healing Hands of Destruction offer a reasonable balance between guitar technique and song composition.

(Above right: Boguslaw Balcerak looking much too serious.)

Fundamentally, however, enjoying Boguslaw Balcerak's Crylord and Blood Of The Prophets likely depends on your interest and/or tolerance for neo-classical guitar technique. There's plenty of widdling and wiggling across the fret board here, and arpeggios abound. In the end, all this review stands on that opening sentence.

1. Ante Bellum Overture (Intro) (1:50)
2. Blood of the Prophets (5:58)
3. Grave of Love (4:34)
4. Bard’s Tale (4:56)
5. Warrior’s Moon (3:50)
6. Face of Destiny (5:07)
7. The Heretic (3:00)
8. Behind the Walls of Sadness (5:51)
9. Angel of Divine (4:16)
10. Valley of the Dead (8:12)
11. When the Time Has Come (5:09)
12. The Healing Hands of Destruction (6:40)

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Hello all! My name is Monte Pittman and I'm based out of Los Angeles.

I'm an independant artist making my upcoming album (tentatively titled "Pain, Love & Destiny") on my own. Some of my friends have strongly suggested using Kickstarter as they have been successful with it themselves. Not only will this opportunity of raising money from fans, friends and family help me make this album, but it also lets whoever is giving a donation be a part of this experience.

This album features not only acoustic guitars and vocals, but drums, bass, electric guitars, keyboards (synths, piano, and strings) ... and hopefully you.

One of the Incentives is for the person donating to sing as a backing vocalist on the album. One of the songs on the album (or last of 4) features a final chorus of as many people as I can get to sing with me. The idea is kind of like "We don't need no education" from "Another Brick In The Wall" by Pink Floyd" or "Give Peace A Chance".

You record your vocals - send them to me - I add you into the track. If you're out of tune - there are ways of fixing that.

Other Incentives include a private show in your living room. Have some friends over, and we'll play for you. Also, private guitar lessons both personally and online. Private lessons have to be in the Los Angeles or Southern California area. The online lessons (Skype) will allow all of my incredible fans from all over the world to be included. If anyone has any ideas for incentives, send them my way!

01. About You … (4:05)
02. Lost (3:42)
03. Somewhere in the Middle (3:06)
04. Fortune (3:20)
05. Keep Shining (3:43)
06. The Price of Fear (4:39)
07. Close Your Eyes (4:13)
08. (I Am) The Black Rabbit (6:19)
09. Definitely (3:57)
10. Stay With Me (3:55)
11. Right Back Here Again (5:00)
12. Outside the Box (4:13)
13. Burn Down the Garden (8:14)
14. Predetermined Destiny (6:06)

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Band Pyramidal
Info: Dawn in Space
Years: 2011
Style: Progressive Psychedelia / Space Rock
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps
Info: Spain
????? Tracklist: 61:44
Info: 138 Mb

Tracklist:
01.Intronauts 01:32
02.Black Land 08:58
03.Kosmik Blizzard 06:44
04.Dawn in Space 08:27
05.Plastikleuten (Part I & II) 10:29
06.Tempel Iaru 11:15
07.Mars Lagoon 14:19

Miguel Rodes /// Electric Bass Guitar
Miguel Angel Sanz /// Electric Guitar & Synthetizer
Óscar Soler /// Electric Guitar & Voices
Lluís Mas /// Drums & Percussion

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Hexfire\’s debut album \”The Fire of Redemption\” has been released in the USA, Europe, Asia & the rest of the world via Nightmare Records USA.
The list of some stores which sell the album is available on Hexfire official facebook www.facebook.com/hexfireofficial or Hexfire myspace
www.myspace.com/hexfireofficial.

The album can be also downloaded on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody and other digital music stores.

“The Fire of Redemption” features guest appearances by Niclas Etelavuori (Amorphis), Novy (ex-Behemoth & Vader), Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire, Avantasia), Jonno Lodge (ex- Paul Di’Anno, Biomechanical, Darke Horse), Diego ‘Grom’ Meraviglia (Testing Tomorrow, ex-Ancient & Doomsword), Kasper Gram (Manticora), Martin Arendal (Manticora, Wuthering Heights), Kristian Larsen (Manticora), and Kel\’Thuz (Spiritual Demise, Sorcerer).

For more info visit:

Hexfire Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/hexfireofficial
or

Hexfire official MySpace: www.myspace.com/hexfireofficial

1. Hexfire (3:23)
2. Don't Believe (4:23)
3. Never Learn (3:31)
4. Wicked Men (3:59)
5. The Time Has Come (3:47)
6. The False Prophet (3:33)
7. Restless Wanderer (5:01)
8. The Bridge of Fire (5:29)
9. Cry of a Faithful Man (4:11)
10. Blamed (3:49)

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“ “No Eyes” es un disco excelente, elegante, con dosis metaleras mezcladas con sentimientos absolutamente perfectos…”

Nota: 7’8/10
Sello: Nocturnal Records
Fecha lanzamiento: Oct 2011
Review realizada por: Miguel Egun

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01. Countdown Midnight
02. Out of the Darkness
03. Y.O.U.
04. Negras Sombras
05. Train to Dreams
06. February on my Mind
07. 20 Años
08. Hide
09. Revelation
10. Walking Between the Flames
11. Ningunos Ojos

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released 27 August 2011
Maniac: Vocals, Harmonica, Percussion
Bedlam: Guitars, Backing vocals
Stuff: Guitars, Backing vocals
The Rock: Bass, Backing Vocals
3B: Drums, Backing vocals, Percussion
Additional Backing vocals by, Rikard Kvist & Michelle Maass
Public Service Announcement: Randy Joy

Produced by Killer Clan of F.U.N. & Lasse Jison Johansson
Mixed by Lasse Jison Johansson
Mastered by Mats Lindfors at Cutting Room
Drums recorded at Queens Street Studios by Richard Larsson
Everything else recorded at Fly-On-The-Wall Studios, Dalby, Sweden

1. Cocaine On The Brain, 03:24
2. The New Stone Age, 03:18
3. In Touch With My Demons, 04:18
4. Say Hello To My Bullet, 03:23
5. Liquor, 05:41
6. Stay-In-Bed Day, 04:30
7. Get A Tattoo, 03:39
8. Voodoo Priestess, 03:33
9. Crime Pays, 04:33
10. I'm Dead, 03:49
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