The new trio of NICK D’VIRGILIO (Big Big Train, ex-Spock’s Beard), NEAL MORSE (Transatlantic, NMB, ex-Spock’s Beard), and ROSS JENNINGS (Haken, Novena) are set to release their debut album titled ‘Troika’ will be released on Feb 25th, 2022. The band have now released the video from the album’s third single “You Set My Soul On Fire”, directed by Christian Rios. Watch the video HERE.
‘Troika’ will be available as Ltd. CD Edition / Gatefold 2LP+CD / Digital Album. Each format includes a bonus alternative version of the track ‘Julia’ and is available for pre-order here.
Prog icons THE FLOWER KINGS are set to release their 15th studio album ‘By Royal Decree’ on March 4th, 2022. Now, the band are pleased to share the third single from the album, “Revolution”.
In a new video, Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings is joined by Jonas Lindberg (from Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side) to discuss how they ended up on each other’s most recent albums, and to see how well they know the history of The Flower Kings. Watch it HERE
The Flower Kings new album ‘By Royal Decree’ is out on on March 4th, 2022
Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side – Miles From Nowhere is out now and is available HERE
YES, who are Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood, released their latest studio album The Quest on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music in October 2021.
The album was produced by Steve Howe. “Much of the music was written in late 2019 with the rest in 2020. We commissioned several orchestrations to augment and enhance the overall sound of these fresh new recordings, hoping that our emphasis on melody, coupled with some expansive instrumental solo breaks, keeps up the momentum for our listeners,” said Steve.
The band have launched a new video for the track ‘A Living Island’, created by Wayne Joyner who has made all of the promotional clips for ‘The Quest’. Watch the video HERE.
Legendary Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo has announced the upcoming release of his new album ‘War of the Worlds, Part II,’ due out on March 25th, 2022, on InsideOutMusic.
Now you can see the video for “Metamorphosis,” the second single to be released from ‘War of the Worlds, Part II.’
Unique Arkansas progressive doom quartet, PALLBEARER, will be travelling to Europe this summer to embark on a string of exceptional show dates, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their seminal record ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘. At this handful of select shows, encompassing both festival and club shows, the band will perform the album in its entirety.
The band have released a live video of ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ openingtrack ‘Foreigner‘, from their recent show at Saint Vitus, Brooklyn. Watch HERE.
Sorrow & Extinction – 10 Year Anniversary 04 Aug RU Moscow, Klub Gorod 05 Aug RU Saint Petersburg, Lastochka 06 Aug FI Helsinki, On The Rocks 09 Aug CZ Josefov-Jaromer, Brutal Assault 10 Aug DE Kassel, Goldbrube 11 Aug NL Haarlem, Patronaat 12 Aug BE Courtrai, Alcatraz 13 Aug DE Osnabrück, Bastard Club 14 Aug DE Oberhausen, Kulttempel 16 Aug DE Wiesbaden, Kesselhaus 17 Aug DE Dinkelsbühl, Summer Breeze 18 Aug DE Karlsruhe, Dudefest 19 Aug FR Saint Nolff, Motocultor 20 Aug UK Somerset, Arctangent
Pallbearer will be celebrating a decade of ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ over the course of 2022. Throughout the year, look out for more anniversary show news, limited edition merch, and a limited deluxe vinyl package via 20 Buck Spin.
Pallbearer, formed in Little Rock, Arkansas by Brett Campbell, Joseph D. Rowland, and Devin Holt, were, on the release of their debut LP, ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘, at the vanguard of the resurgence in doom metal.
At just under fifty minutes, the five tracks that make up ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ are towering aural force. The seminal record instantly made waves among listeners and critics who found Pallbearer’s compositional paradox of vulnerability and might to be unparalleled.
Pitchfork heralded ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ “a triumph,” while NPR claimed the songs on the album “challenge the doom gods themselves for a place on the throne.” The album was both Stereogum and Pitchfork’s #1 Metal Album of 2012 and was Spin’s #2 Metal Album of the Year in 2012.
A decade later, ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ is no less an achievement.
The ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ shows aren’t Pallbearer‘s only European dates this year. The band will be returning overseas for their first shows in support of their 2020 acclaimed album ‘Forgotten Days’ on an extensive co-headline tour this Autumn with Elder, plus special guests Irist.
Pallbearer + Elder – European Co-Headline Tour 2022 w/ Special Guests Irist 22 Sep Berlin, DE 23 Sep Leipzig, DE 24 Sep Prague, CZ 25 Sep Warsaw, PL 26 Sep Vienna, AT 27 Sep Budapest, HU 28 Sep Ljubljana, HR 30 Sep Munich, DE 01 Oct Pratteln, CH 02 Oct Milan, IT 03 Oct Grenoble, FR 06 Oct Barcelona, ES 08 Oct Porto, ES 09 Oct Madrid, ES 11 Oct Toulouse, FR 12 Oct Montpellier, FR 13 Oct Nantes, FR 14 Oct Paris, FR 16 Oct Tilburg, NL 18 Oct Aarhus, DK 19 Oct Oslo, NO 20 Oct Drammen, NO 21 Oct Stavanger, NO 22 Oct Bergen, NO 25 Oct Stockholm, SE 26 Oct Gothenburg, SE 28 Oct Copenhagen, DK 29 Oct Hamburg, DE 31 Oct Dortmund, DE 02 Nov Brighton, UK 03 Nov Bristol, UK 04 Nov London, UK 05 Nov Manchester, UK
Pallbearer‘slatest album, the critically acclaimed LP ‘Forgotten Days‘ was released in 2020. The band are currently working on new material.
Pallbearer formed in Little Rock, Arkansas USA in 2008. A heavy rock band from the South isn’t that unlikely, but one that is responsible for, in part, rekindling America’s (and the world’s) passion for heavy rock/doom metal is all but unbelievable. From ’Sorrow and Extinction‘ (2012) and ‘Foundations of Burden‘ (2014) to ‘Heartless‘ (2017) and ‘Forgotten Days‘(2020), Pallbearer ignited in generations new and grizzled, not just a renewed interest in originators such as Black Sabbath and Candlemass but also infatuation over echelons of lesser-knowns.
RTN Touring is happy to announce the following great melodic metal package from the north, feat. DYNAZTY, SIRENIA and SURMA, coming this April, yes in 2022.
All the bands and promoters and of course RTN-Touring team is very positive about the developments, we all think there is far the best situation now in the last two years to make a charming package like this finally happening in 2 months.
Even with the current conditions, but also we are sure that most restrictions will be lifted in most countries with the spring coming soon.
RTN-Touring proudly presets: DYNAZTY (AFM / Records)SIRENIA (Napalm Records) Supported by SURMA (Metal Blade Records) and 1 more band
”When we released The Dark Delight in 2020, we never got the opportunity to get out and tour to present that album live.
This year though, we have the chance to properly do it. PLUS presenting the next step of the band, which of course is our coming album Final Advent. We are also vividly excited and highly determined to bring our absolute a-game once we hit the road and this tour, making sure that it will be the best version of Dynazty on a stage so far!
Absolutely can’t wait!”
SIRENIA statement:
“We are very pleased to announce that we will go on tour together with Dynazty and Surma in April. After such a long time of waiting we can finally perform songs from our latest album live. Don’t miss out on this first chance to hear them in concert, and to check out this great tour package”. – Morten / SIRENIA
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