British progressive metal heroes THRESHOLD reveal first info on their upcoming new double-live-album “European Journey”, which was recorded at various venues across Europe during November 2014, in support of their current studio album »For The Journey«.
“European Journey” contains 15 live tracks and will be released as a 2-CD digipak, out November, 13th, via Nuclear Blast.
Richard West comments: “We had a fantastic tour playing so many fan favorites going back to ’97 with ‘Part Of The Chaos’ through ‘Mission Profile’, ‘Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams’ to the present day with ‘The Box’. We recorded some shows along the way and it’s turned into this really powerful double album”.
“Threshold continue to enjoy fantastic support from our loyal fans. The band have always enjoyed mixing with the people who listen to our music and this tour was no exception”, adds Karl Groom.
»European Journey« tracklist:
CD1
01. Slipstream
02. The Hours
03. Liberty Complacency Dependency
04. Ground Control
05. Unforgiven
06. Long Way Home
07. Part Of The Chaos
08. Coda
CD2:
01. Watchtower On The Moon
02. Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams
03. Lost In Your Memory
04. Mission Profile
05. The Box
06. Turned To Dust
07. Ashes
British progressive metallers THRESHOLD will release their forthcoming album ‘For The Journey’ on the 19th of September, via Nuclear Blast, and in anticipation of the new album, the band have been revealing a series of trailers documenting the making of and recording. Karl Groom has showed fans around his studio where the album was recorded and last week the band posted the first track by track trailer, featuring Damian Wilson and Richard West.
Now the second track by track trailer is unveiled, check it out below. Watch as Damian and Richard discuss the tracks “Lost in your Memory”, “Autumn Red”, “The Mystery Show” and “Siren Sky”:
The first part with the tracks “Watchtower on the Moon”, “Unforgiven”, “The Box and Turned to Dust” can be seen here: http://youtu.be/_pvOV8Np7Co
Album trailer #1: Watch as Guitarist and Producer Karl Groom walks you through “Thin Ice Studios” and chats about the guitars used on the new album: http://youtu.be/GIRIR-Ft5nk
Album trailer #2: Karl Groom discussing the amps and gear used. Watch the trailer on YouTube, here: http://youtu.be/lHxN7teMxs8
»For The Journey« is the successor to the band’s 2012 release »March Of Progress« and was produced by guitarist Karl Groom and Richard West at Thin Ice Studios in England. The album was mastered by Mika Jussila (THERION, AMORPHIS) at Finnvox in Finland and will be released on September 22, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
The new album also marks the band’s second release featuring vocalist Damian Wilson since his departure from the band in 1997. In a recent interview with Prog Magazine, Damian spoke about the band’s relationship and how easy it was recording the new album: “I think it’s just the fact that we’ve become really good friends and it’s the companionship in the band. We seem to care a lot about each other and we’ve become really close. So we thoroughly enjoy making music together”.
Commented West: “For The Journey« is one of our strongest albums and one of the most enjoyable to make. I’ve probably heard it a thousand times during the recording process but now that’s it’s over, I still can’t stop listening to it!”
The album artwork was created by Polish Surrealism artist LeszekBujnowski, who the band found on the internet. “He’s designed some beautiful pieces and we thought this was a perfect TRESHOLD cover”, states West.
»For The Journey« CD track list:
1. Watchtower on the Moon
2. Unforgiven
3. The Box
4. Turned to Dust
5. Lost in your Memory
6. Autumn Red
7. The Mystery Show
8. Siren Sky
Bonus tracks:
9. I Wish I Could – available on the digipack, vinyl and download versions
10. Lost in your Memory (Acoustic Version) – available on the vinyl and download versions
Starting on Halloween, THRESHOLD will play the »European Journey 2014« tour; presented by Rock Hard, Guitar and Metalnews.de
31.10 B Vosselaar – Biebob
01.11 D Hamburg – Markthalle
02.11 D Bremen – Tivoli
03.11 D Flensburg – Roxy
04.11 D Berlin – K17
06.11 D Aschaffenburg – Colos Saal
07.11 NL Weert – Boscul
08.11 D Essen – Turock
09.11 NL Zoetermeer – Boerderij
11.11 D Ludwigsburg – Rockfabrik
12.11 F Èragny – Covent Garden Studios
14.11 D Rheine – Hypothalamus
15.11 CH Aarau – Kiff
16.11 IT Brescia – Circolo Cologny
17.11 SK Bratislava – Randal Club
18.11 D München – Feierwerk
20.11 UK London – O2 Islington Academy
21.11 UK Chester – The Live Rooms
Vocalist Damian Wilson & guitarist Richard West of the British progressive metal sextet THRESHOLD have released their commentary on the first four tracks comprising their tenth studio album, For The Journey, which will be released digitally via Nuclear Blast on September 30th.
Learn the genesis for the new songs “Watchtower on the Moon,” “Unforgiven,” and “The Box,” and “Turned to Dust” by watching the trailer on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel, below:
For The Journey will be THRESHOLD’s second consecutive studio album featuring Damian Wilson since his departure from the band in 1997. “I think it’s just the fact that we’ve become really good friends and it’s the companionship in the band,” reveals Wilson on how easy it was to record the new album. “We seem to care a lot about each other and we’ve become really close, so we thoroughly enjoy making music together.”
For The Journey was recorded at Thin Ice Studios in Surrey, England with band members Karl Groom (guitars) and Richard West (keyboards) at the production helm. Mastering was done by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Finland. Album artwork created by Polish artist Leszek Bujnowski.
The track listing for the digital versions of For The Journey will be:
01 Watchtower On The Moon (lyric video at http://youtu.be/ToYSRker8UM)
02 Unforgiven
03 The Box
04 Turned To Dust
05 Lost In Your Memory
06 Autumn Red
07 The Mystery Show
08 Siren Sky
BONUS TRACKS FOR DIGITAL VERSIONS:
09 I Wish I Could
10 Lost In Your Memory (Acoustic Version)
The import digi-pak (+1 bonus track) and the 2-LP blue vinyl import (+2 bonus tracks) versions of For The Journey can be pre-ordered from the Nuclear Blast USA Webshop.
More THRESHOLD on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel:
THRESHOLD’s 2012 studio album featuring vocalist Damian Wilson, March Of Progress, debuted at the following world chart positions: #28 – Germany, #30 – Switzerland, #43 – Sweden, #55 – Austria, #70 – Netherlands, #102 – France.
Nuclear Blast re-issued “definitive” versions of the first seven albums in THRESHOLD’s back-catalogue: 1993’s debut Wounded Land, 1994’s Psychedelicatessen, 1997’s Extinct Instinct, 1998’s Clone, 2001’s Hypothetical, 2002’s Critical Mass, and 2004’s Subsurface.
All THRESHOLD re-issues are also available from the Nuclear Blast USA Webshop.
British progressive metal stalwarts THRESHOLD are set to release their forthcoming album “For The Journey” on the 19th of September and in anticipation of the new album, the band have been revealing a series of trailers documenting the making of and recording. This week sees the longest standing member Karl Groom discussing the amps and gear used.
The first album trailer can be seen below:
“For The Journey” is the successor to the band’s 2012 release “March Of Progress” and was produced by guitarist Karl Groom and Richard West at Thin Ice Studios in England. The album was mastered by Mika Jussila (THERION, AMORPHIS) at Finnvox in Finland and will be released on September 22, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
British metal act THRESHOLD recently revealed the first track from their forthcoming album “For The Journey” and today sees the release of the first in a series of album trailers.
Watch as Guitarist and Producer Karl Groom walks you through Thin Ice Studios and chats about the guitars used on the new album:
Check out new track ‘Watchtower On The Moon’ below:
Order the digital single of ‘Watchtower On The Moon’ :
“For The Journey” is the successor to the band’s 2012 release “March Of Progress” and was produced by guitarist Karl Groom and Richard West at Thin Ice Studios in England. The album was mastered by Mika Jussila (THERION, AMORPHIS) at Finnvox in Finland and will be released on September 22, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
The new album also marks the band’s second release featuring vocalist Damian Wilson since his departure from the band in 1997. In a recent interview with Prog Magazine, Damian spoke about the band’s relationship and how easy it was recording the new album: “I think it’s just the fact that we’ve become really good friends and it’s the companionship in the band. We seem to care a lot about each other and we’ve become really close. So we thoroughly enjoy making music together”.
Commented West: “For The Journey is one of our strongest albums and one of the most enjoyable to make. I’ve probably heard it a thousand times during the recording process but now that’s it’s over, I still can’t stop listening to it!”
The album artwork was created by Polish Surrealism artist Leszek Bujnowski, who the band found on the internet. “He’s designed some beautiful pieces and we thought this was a perfect TRESHOLD cover”, states West.
“For The Journey” CD track list:
1. Watchtower on the Moon
2. Unforgiven
3. The Box
4. Turned to Dust
5. Lost in your Memory
6. Autumn Red
7. The Mystery Show
8. Siren Sky
Bonus tracks:
9. I Wish I Could – available on the digipack, vinyl and download versions
10. Lost in your Memory (Acoustic Version) – available on the vinyl and download versions
Side A
1. Watchtower On The Moon
2. The Box
Side B
1. Unforgiven
2. Turned To Dust
3. Lost In Your Memory
Side C
1. Autumn Red
2. The Mystery Show
3. Siren Sky
Side D (Bonus):
1. I Wish I Could
2. Lost In Your Memory (acoustic)
British progressive metal heroes THRESHOLD reveal further info on their upcoming new album “For The Journey”. The successor for their 2012 output “March Of Progress” was produced by Karl Groom and THRESHOLD keyboardist Richard West at Thin Ice Studios in England and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox in Finland and will be released on September 19, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
Commented Richard West: ““For The Journey” is one of our strongest albums and one of the most enjoyable to make. I’ve probably heard it a thousand times during the recording process, but now that’s it’s over I still can’t stop listening to it!“
Tracklist:
1 Watchtower on the Moon
2 Unforgiven
3 The Box
4 Turned to Dust
5 Lost in your Memory
6 Autumn Red
7 The Mystery Show
8 Siren Sky
Bonus tracks:
9 I Wish I Could – digipak, vinyl and download versions
10 Lost in your Memory (Acoustic Version) – vinyl and download versions
Check out the cover artwork, created by Polish artist Leszek Bujnowski, who THRESHOLD found on the internet.
“He’s designed some beautiful pieces and we thought this was a perfect THRESHOLD cover,” stated West.
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