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Final Ayreon guest singers announced

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:14:12 GMT

On the Ayreon website, Arjen Lucassen has revealed the final three singers that will make a guest appearance on the new Ayreon album, including Pain of Salvation's singer Daniel Gildenlöw.

Steve Hogarth live in Second Life

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

On October 6, Steve Hogarth (Marillion's singer) did a solo performance in Cervia, Italy in his "H Natural - solo voice and piano" series. This event was extra special because it was simultaneously broadcast in Second Life, allowing his fans from all over the world to virtually attend the gig.

IQ's new keyboard player: Mark Westworth

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:32:50 GMT

A couple of months ago, IQ announced the departure of long time band member Martin Orford. The band have now welcomed their new keyboard player, Mark Westworth.

Liquid Tension Experiment live at NEARfest 2008

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Liquid Tension Experiment are now confirmed to headline the NEARfest (North East Art Rock Festival) event in 2008.

Peter Gabriel's Full Moon Club update

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:40:18 GMT

Peter Gabriel posted a new Full Moon Club video on his website. Recorded in the Real World Studios, the video shows Peter talking about various activities he has been involved in the last couple of weeks.

Genesis - When In Rome (2DVD) and Live Over Europe (2CD)

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:01:49 GMT

Genesis are releasing a lot lately - the new box set 1983-1998 and the band biography book Chapter and Verse have only just been published, and there's a lot more to come: a double live DVD and a double live CD!

New drummer for Pain of Salvation

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:24:55 GMT

During the Motstoy Festival on Norway on October 6, Swedish progmetal band Pain Of Salvation will say goodbye to their drummer Johan Langell and welcome their new drummer. It has not been revealed yet who the new drummer will be. Both drummers will perform at the festival.

Dream Theater tour Chaos in Motion started in Europe

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Dream Theater's Chaos in Motion world tour starts today (October 1st) in Hannover, Germany. The guys from DT will take their tour through Europe in October and November. They will visit Germany, Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy, Switzerland and Spain.

Liquid Trio Experiment: Spontaneous Combustion

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Liquid Tension Experiment (Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess, and Tony Levin from King Crimson) recorded their second album in 1998. During the recording sessions, John had to leave because his pregnant wife went into labor. The rest of the band just kept jamming in the studio.

Mike Portnoy recorded these jams, and they are now being released as Liquid Trio Experiment - Spontaneous Combustion.

Marillion Somewhere in London live DVD

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:16:20 GMT

Marillion's Somewhere Else tour was filmed at the Forum in London in June 2007, and the band are releases it on Racket Records as an Extended Edition 2DVD called Somewhere in London. It's scheduled for release in November 2007.

The DVD's contain a compilation of both nights at the Forum, with a sound track in stereo and 5.1 surround sound.

Marillion Christmas CD 2007 tracklist

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:12:09 GMT

Marillion have published the contents of their annual Christmas CD, which is a limited edition CD, delivered as a gift with their official fanclub membership. The CD's title is Somewhere Elf, and it contains the Christmas classic Let it Snow and 8 Marillion live tracks, along with the band's Christmas message.

Neal Morse plays in European churches

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:44:30 GMT

Neal Morse will once again be playing at a number of church services in Europe during October and November. According to Neal's website, "He will be playing songs from his solo work, as well as an occasional song from Transatlantic and Spock's Beard, but these are church services, and he will be speaking and praying and following the spirit."

More dates will probably be added to the schedule at the Neal Morse website.

Threshold Best Of: Ravages Of Time

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Threshold will release their first ever "Best Of" collection in November, featuring over 140 minutes of music from all their studio albums plus some previously unreleased radio edits. The album will be released by Threshold's previous label Inside Out Music. The tracklisting for the compilation, entitled "The Ravages Of Time (The Best of Threshold)", was selected by the band in conjunction with the label. "The decision to include the unreleased single edits was because we know there are a lot of fans who are frustrated when there are edits made but not available on CD", commented Richard West. "Of course there wasn't room for everything but between us we thought it was a good overall list".

Blackfield: NYC - Live in New York City pre-order

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Blackfield's new DVD, which will be released on October 15, is now available for preorder from Burning Shed. The DVD's title is BLACKFIELD:NYC - Live in New York City.

Pink Floyd book: Pigs Might Fly

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

There's a new Pink Floyd book out, called Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd. The 418-page book contains the band's story right up to last year's Live 8 reunion.

Spock's Beard activity update

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:05:22 GMT

Spock's Beard's bass player Dave Meros posted an article on their website about what's been going on in the band lately. He talks about the upcoming DVD and the band member's individual activities, and a little bit about the Beard's new CD.

Tony Levin's Stick Man released this month

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Tony Levin, well known for his excellent bass work for King Crimson and Peter Gabriel, will release his new solo record on 24 September. On this record, Tony uses the Chapman Stick on both instrumental and vocal tracks. Therefore, the record is aptly titled Stick Man.

Queensryche to release covers album "Take Cover"

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Queensryche will release a covers album called Take Cover on 13 November on Rhino Records, paying homage to their musical idols. The tracks include Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel's Red Rain.

Many vocalists for Ayreon's new album

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:33:45 GMT

Arjen Lucassen is slowly revealing the extensive line up of vocalists for the new album of his Ayreon project. So far, 14 vocalists have been revealed, with quite a few more to follow. A total of 18 vocalists will feature on the album.

World premiere of David Gilmour's 'Remember That Night'

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Thursday 6 September saw the world premiere of David Gilmour's new live DVD Remember That Night: David Gilmour Live At The Royal Albert Hall. The premiere was broadcast live to more than 40 participating cinemas in Austria, Denmark, England, Germany, The Netherlands, Scotland and Sweden. It included a live performance by Gilmour, a Q&A session and 85 minutes of the DVD concert film.

Genesis biography book 'Chapter and Verse' available

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The new book Chapter and Verse, containing the new Genesis biography, is now available. It is based on interviews with the band and put together with the help of past and present band members.

Porcupine Tree fanzine Carbon Nation issue 7

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Issue number 7 of the independent Porcupine Tree magazine Carbon Nation has been published. The fan-driven magazine contains gig reviews in Europe and the US (PT and Blackfield), interviews with band members Steven Wilson and John Wesley, a review of the Fear of a Blank Planet listening party in the Abbey Road studios and much more articles.

Genesis boxset 1983-1998 released in september

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Genesis' second boxset, covering the period 1983 - 1998, is scheduled for release in early October. The boxset includes remixed versions of four studio albums (Genesis, Invisible Touch, We Can't Dance and Calling All Stations).

EMI has built a microsite for the box set.

Marillion and Fish perform a song together

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

On August 26, Fish and Marillion performed the song Market Square Heroes together on the market square in Aylesbury.

Riverside's new album: Rapid Eye Movement

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:54:42 GMT

Riverside will release their new album Rapid Eye Movement on September 28 in Europe and October 9 in the US. The album is the third of the Reality Dream trilogy.

Fish' new album: 13th Star

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Fish will have his new album out soon. It is called 13th Star. It will be available early September.

Porcupine Tree EP 'Nil Recurring'

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Nil Recurring is the title of the EP that will be released in September by Porcupine Tree. The EP will contain four tracks, with just under 30 minutes of music.

New Flower Kings CD 'The Sum Of No Evil'

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Flower Kings' new CD will be called The Sum Of No Evil. The material has been mixed and mastered, and is ready for manufacturing. It is now available for pre-order According to singer and guitarist Roine Stolt, it's going to be a real prog rock album.

Martin Orford leaves IQ

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Martin Orford, IQ's keyboard player since 1981, will leave the band after 26 years. Fortunately, there are no hard feelings, Martin just feels it is time to go and do something else.

New Dream Theater official bootlegs from YtseJam Records

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Ytsejam Records, Dream Theater's own label, has released 4 new titles in the 'Official Bootleg' series: a live 2CD recording from 1993, a 2CD with Falling From Infinity demos, DT's cover from Deep Purple's 'Made In Japan' and a live double DVD recording from 2002.

Queensr�che - Mindcrime At The Moore

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Queensr�che's Operation: Mindcrime and its aptly titled sequel Operation: Mindcrime II was performed live last year during the band's North American tour. This performance is available soon on a double DVD and double CD entitled Mindcrime At The Moore.

Porcupine Tree fan club "Residents Of A Blank Planet"

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:26:32 GMT

Porcupine Tree has launched its own fan club / community "Residents Of A Blank Planet". The fan club offers its members presale and VIP tickets, exclusive audio content on the website, a T-shirt and lots more to come.

Preorder Pink Floyd's 'Piper' anniversary editions

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's debut album Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, the album will be re-released in two special editions.

Preorder Dream Theater book "Lifting Shadows"

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A book entitled "Lifting Shadows" is scheduled for release at the end of this year. The "Images and Words" special edition actually consists of two hardback books and a CD in a slipcase. The book is now available for preorder.

Marillion Christmas Tour 'Snow-where Else'

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:11:10 GMT

Marillion will embark on a short Christmas tour in November and December this year. The band will play 11 gigs in the UK, Holland, Germany and France.

Dream Theater video for Constant Motion

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:28:33 GMT

Dream Theater made a video for the track Constant Motion off their latest album Systematic Chaos. The video is available for download.

Marillion Friends and Family - Marillion Weekend 2007 Live CD

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:55:36 GMT

The live performances of two nights of this year's Marillion Weekend are available now on CD. The 'Rarities and Covers' set from Saturday night is called Friends. The title of the 'Ultimate Setlist' from Sunday night is Family.

Cinema preview of David Gilmour's new DVD

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:48:48 GMT

On September 6, 2007, an 85-minute preview of David Gilmour's new DVD Remember That Night will be shown in selected cinemas across the world. The DVD is released later that month.

Jordan Rudess' new album "The Road Home"

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Jordan Rudess, Dream Theater's keyboard player will release a new album entitled The Road Home. The new album is scheduled for release on 12 September 2007. The album will include Jordan's interpretation of tracks by Genesis, Yes and Gentle Giant.

Contents of David Gilmour's DVD 'Remember That Night' revealed

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:01:44 GMT

After months of anticipation, the full track listing of David Gilmour's upcoming DVD release Remember That Night was finally announced. The double DVD was filmed in May 2006 during Gilmour's On An Island tour. It will be released in September this year.

Roger Waters performs at Live Earth in New Jersey

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:44:22 GMT

Roger Waters put up a great, high energy show at the Live Earth show in the Giants Stadium in New Jersey. Waters performed a number of classic Pink Floyd tracks.

Genesis perform at Live Earth in London

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:54:58 GMT

Genesis was the first band to play on the Live Earth show in Wembley, London. They played a couple of songs from their current Turn It On Again tour.

Fear Of A Blank Planet tour visuals available for download

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:07:03 GMT

An eight minute video of the visuals that are currently used by Porcupine Tree on their tour to promote Fear Of A Blank Planet, is available for download.

Peter Gabriel Warm Up Tour Encore series

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:42:35 GMT

Peter Gabriel's Warm Up Tour, which will travel through Europe this summer, will also see an Encore Series, which means that every concert will be recorded and released as a 2 CD set.

Genesis' Turn It On Again Tour started in Helsinki

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:15:19 GMT

Genesis has started the Turn It On Again tour in Helsinki, Finland.

Peter Gabriel's 2007 tour started

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:08:32 GMT

Peter Gabriel's 2007 Summer tour has started in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The set list was certainly not just a repeat of the previous tour.

Storm Thorgerson's book 'Taken By Storm' is available now

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Graphic designer Storm Thorgerson, mostly known for his design work for Pink Floyd releases, has published a new book entitled Taken By Storm.

Peter Gabriel prepares for 2007 summer tour

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:44:47 GMT

In the June edition of his monthly Full Moon Club video update, Peter Gabriel talks about the upcoming tour in Europe, and how he's choosing which songs to play. (SPOILER)

Dream Theater release CD + DVD Systematic Chaos

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

On June 5, 2007, Dream Theater will release there latest album Systematic Chaos.

Genesis will release Turn It On Again - The Hits (Limited 2CD Tour Edition)

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:35:29 GMT

To coincide with this summer's tour, Genesis will release a 2CD Limited Tour Edition of the best-of album "Turn It On Again - The Hits".

Porcupine Tree website has a new look

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:24:20 GMT

To match the artwork of their new album Fear Of A Blank Planet, Porcupine Tree have updated their website.