MOSTLY AUTUMN have been confirmed as support for Ritchie Blackmore’sRAINBOW in Birmingham on June 25th, according to classicrock.com.
The show is the only UK date for the guitar icon’s new-look lineup, and will follow the band’s appearance at the Monsters Of Rock festivals in Germany on June 17th and 18th.
ROTHERHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 06: Bryan Josh of Mostly Autumn performs on Day 1 of Hard Rock Hell on April 6, 2013 in Rotherham, England. (Photo by Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns via Getty Images)
Mostly Autumn guitarist Bryan Josh says: “We are very proud to announce that Mostly Autumn, as a four piece, have been invited and confirmed to be the support for Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow on June 25 at the Birmingham Genting Arena.
“Our most sincere and heartfelt thanks go to all in the Ritchie Blackmore camp for this incredible opportunity. As you may well know, Ritchie Blackmore has been a major influence on me ever since I was a child. In fact, one of the main reasons I picked up a guitar in the first place all those years ago. This will be very special for so many reasons.”
Mostly Autumn released an acoustic EP last year which was recorded on their support tour with Steve Hackett in 2014.
The cover artwork was created by famous Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsák (WISDOM, ANNIHILATOR, TYR, DESTRUCTION, ELVENKING,…).
The tracklist of “Tsar” racks up as follows:
01. Tsar
02. Self Blinded Eyes
03. Darkness
04. Hands Are Tied
05. Children Of The Future
06. No More Shadows
07. Nevermore
08. Reign Of Madness
09. Flames Of Fate
Bonus DVD – Chapter Overview:
01. Self-Blinded Eyes
02. Tsar (Lyric video)
03. Making-of “Tsar” Extras
04. The Making Of ‘Self-Blinded Eyes’
05. Winter Masters Of Rock
06. Instruments & Techniques
07. Band interview
08. Outtakes
09. Studio Bits
10. B-Roll
11. Unity Music School
12. Credits
Mastermind Smolski commented on it: “»Tsar« is the absolute best of and the highlight of my musical career. I had never had so much fun while producing a CD. Incredible teamwork – and one hundred per cent merciless. Push the pedal to the metal!”
After 15 years and 10 CDs as guitarist, producer and composer for the German heavy metal institution RAGE, Victor Smolski now continues his musical career with his new group ALMANAC; a new musical concept combining heavy metal with classical music, songs written especially for a band and orchestra plus several male and female singers sharing the lead vocal job. The Belarus-born guitarist Smolski is joined in this new group by former LMO band members Jeanette Marchewka (vocals) and the symphony orchestra Orquestra Barcelona Filharmonia. New in the line up are bass player Armin Alic, drummer Michael Kolar and keyboardist Enric Garcia. Two high-class singers David Readman (PINK CREAM 69) and Andy B. Franck (BRAINSTORM) complete the extremely prominent line up. For all the members of ALMANAC, »Tsar« is a new, exciting, and very interesting chapter. Traditional metal in conjunction with classical music, world music and elements of Russian folklore with a modern sound all make ALMANAC a compelling and absolute listening experience.
In support of their new album, the band will be touring Europe as special guest with ORDEN OGAN and MANIMAL from the release date onwards. Find all dates below!
“The Book Of Ogan” Tour 2016
w/ ORDEN OGAN, MANIMAL
18.03. D Bochum – Matrix
19.03. D Bremen – Tivoli
20.03. D Berlin – K17
21.03. D Mannheim – Alte Seilerei
22.03. D Nürnberg – Hirsch
23.03. D Ludwigsburg – Rockfabrik
24.03. D München – Backstage
25.03. H Budapest – Club 202
26.03. A Vienna – Viper Room
27.03. A Salzburg – Rockhouse
28.03. D Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
29.03. A Nassfeld – Full Metal Mountain
30.03. CH Pratteln – Z7
31.03. I Brescia – Circus Colony
01.04. D Memmingen – Kaminwerk
02.04. D Andernach – JUZ
03.04. NL Arnhem – Willemeen
Festivals:
14.05.16 CH Pratteln – Masters of Symphonic Metal
03.06.16 CZ Plzen – Metalfest Open Air
17.08.16 D Dinkelsbühl Flugplatz – Summer Breeze
ALMANAC are:
Andy B. Franck – vocals David Readman – vocals Jeannette Marchewka – vocals Victor Smolski – guitars Armin Alić – bass, fretless bass Michael Kolar – drums Enric Garcia – keyboards, piano
Universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, FOREIGNER will rock across Europe for a massive summer 2016 Tour. A formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, the band will belt out full electric performances of their biggest anthems at some of Europe’s greatest venues starting at the London Palladium on Tuesday 7th June, followed by dates at Belgium’s Graspop, Cologne’s Tanzbrunnen, Tel Aviv’s Caesarea Amphitheatre, and more.
FOREIGNER’S very special guest at the London Palladium will be John Parr, whose music career spans over 30 years, with over ten million album sales and movie soundtracks including the hit singles ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’, ‘Restless Heart’ and ‘Naughty Naughty’. Parr has worked with some of the biggest stars in the business, including Meatloaf, Heart, The Beach Boys, and Tina Turner.
Tickets for the London Palladium concert can be booked online here.
Fans will see why it Feels Like The First Time when the band performs rock’s greatest hits including the unforgettable anthems ‘Juke Box Hero’, ‘Cold As Ice’, ‘Urgent’, and ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’. With ten multi-platinum albums and sixteen Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER are universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with album sales, now exceeding 75 million. The band continues to rock the charts after more than thirty years.
FOREIGNER’S popularity continues to soar, having taken over the US media in 2015 with recent music usage in shows like ‘Orange Is the New Black’, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and the films Pitch Perfect, and Magic Mike. FOREIGNER are sure to generate the same excitement this summer as they bring their enduring brand of rock and popularity across the sea. “Our music has touched a lot of people worldwide,” says lead guitarist and founder Mick Jones. “Unwittingly, we’re weaved into the fabric of people’s lives.”
Spanish progressive metal band CICONIA has inked a worldwide management deal with GlobMetal Promotions. The band have just released their highly anticipated second album “Winterize”. Check out the video for ‘Limbus’, the first single from “Winterize”:
CICONIA was formed in 2013 in Valladolid, Spain. The band released their debut album “The Moon Sessions” in 2014 and toured throughout Europe. They were also candidates for the Independent Music Awards in Spain in 2015. The band released their second album “Winterize” on March 1st, 2016.
For more information on CICONIA, visit their official Facebook page at this location.
DEMONIC RESURRECTION frontman Demonstealer, who recently announced the release of his 2nd solo album “This Burden Of Mine” featuring George Kollias on drums, has released a new single from the album. A video has been released for the song ‘When The Hope Withers And Dies’ which also features a guest solo from DR axe-man Nishith Hegde and Ashwin Shriyan (also DR) on bass. You can see the video below.
Demonstealer commented ‘The idea was to do like a guitar and vocal play-through of the song but during the shoot it kind of morphed into a music video. It’s nothing fancy at all really.’
ZOAX have launched a video for their brand new track ‘The Bad Blood’, which is also the opening track of their upcoming self-titled album. The eagerly awaited debut will be released on May 13th, 2016 via Century Media Records.
Watch the video for ‘The Bad Blood’:
Vocalist and frontman Adam comments: “Since day 1, we have always set out to make this the opener for the album because it has an element of introducing each band member. But what really sold us was opening with a track that says the lyric ‘If there is a god, watching over us. Can someone tell him to, keep the bad blood’. It’s a big question that I would feel so many people ask themselves especially with the current state of everything in the world today. This track was one of the early ones that we finished, and afterwards we then realised that we have a lot more to say on this album than we initially thought.”
ZOAX – ‘ZOAX’ track-list:
01. The Bad Blood (3:13)
02. Devil Dance (3:02)
03. Roses All The Way (2:54)
04. Fly High (3:24)
05. ZuperHeroez (2:19)
06. The Wave (4:52)
07. Good Times (3:04)
08. Mirrors (3:40)
09. KSYCHIA (2:51)
10. King And Queen (3:29)
11. Alive In Sound (3:54)
12. Slàn (3:05)
ZOAX will be special guest to FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND on their ‘Last Chance To Dance’ final farewell tour starting later this month. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND are playing one very last run of shows, performing the album ‘Hours’ one night and ‘Casually Dressed & Deep In Conversation’ the following, night alongside songs from their other records and EP’s. The tour package also includes the US metalcore originators SHAI HULUD. See below for the exact dates!
Formed in 2013, London-based ZOAX are a band set on creating music that inspire themselves in a seemingly stale and incestuous gene-pool. Still retaining the heaviness of their peers whilst infusing a broad focus on groove and melody, the 5 piece have succeeded in moulding a sound that sets them apart from the monotony of the masses. Feb 2014 saw the band introduce themselves to the world with the debut EP, ‘XIII’. Wetting the palate of listeners, the release lead the band to its 2nd Download Festival performance and on to tours with Cancer Bats, Polar, Feed The Rhino. He Is Legend and Nothing More. Drawing from a wealth of live experience in previous bands such as Rise To Remain, Axewound, Burn Down Rome and Time Is A Thief, the young-group control a stage with the maturity and finesse of the old dogs. With a live show that combines neck-breaking ferocity with Dickensian charisma, ZOAX are quickly cementing themselves as a must-see live band.
ZOAX live:
21.03.2016 The Borderline, London, UK
ZOAX supporting FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND (+ Shai Hulud) 23.03.2016 Knust, Hamburg, DE 24.03.2016 Knust, Hamburg, DE 25.03.2016 Musik & Frieden, Berlin, DE – SOLD OUT 26.03.2016 Musik & Frieden, Berlin, DE – SOLD OUT 28.03.2016 Kranhalle, Munich, DE 29.03.2016 Kranhalle, Munich, DE 30.03.2016 Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, DE – SOLD OUT 31.03.2016 Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, DE – SOLD OUT 02.04.2016 Luxor, Cologne, DE – SOLD OUT 03.04.2016 Luxor, Cologne, DE – SOLD OUT 05.04.2016 Y Plas, Cardiff, UK – SOLD OUT 06.04.2016 Y Plas, Cardiff, UK – SOLD OUT 08.04.2016 The Ritz, Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT 09.04.2016 The Ritz, Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT 10.04.2016 O2 ABC, Glasgow, UK – SOLD OUT 11.04.2016 O2 ABC, Glasgow, UK – SOLD OUT 13.04.2016 Institute, Birmingham, UK – SOLD OUT 14.04.2016 Institute, Birmingham, UK – SOLD OUT 20.05.2016 Forum, London, UK 21.05.2016 Forum, London, UK
04.06.2016 Camden Rocks, London, UK
10.06.2016 Download Festival, Pepsi Max stage
ZOAX is: Adam Carroll – vocals Joe Copcutt – bass Douglas Wotherspoon – guitar Sean Weir – guitar Jonathan Rogers – drums
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