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

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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!


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Threshold Best Of: Ravages Of Time

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".


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Liquid Trio Experiment: Spontaneous Combustion

Liquid Tension Experiment

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.


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Marillion Somewhere in London live DVD

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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.


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

Blackfield - Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen

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.


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Queensryche to release covers album "Take Cover"

Queensryche

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.


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Tony Levin's Stick Man released this month

Tony Levin 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.
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World premiere of David Gilmour's 'Remember That Night'

David Gilmour 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.

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Genesis boxset 1983-1998 released in september

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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.


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Riverside's new album: Rapid Eye Movement

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.

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Fish' new album: 13th Star

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

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Porcupine Tree EP 'Nil Recurring'

Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet

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.


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New Flower Kings CD 'The Sum Of No Evil'

The Flower Kings 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.
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New Dream Theater official bootlegs from YtseJam Records

Dream Theater Majesty Logo 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.
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Queensrÿche - Mindcrime At The Moore

Queensryche Queensrÿche'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.
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