Rik Emmett with Alex Lifeson, James LaBrie, Gil Moore, Dave Dunlop and Steve Skingley – Photo by Mark Weiss
Rik Emmett & RESolution9 to release their electrifying new album RES 9 worldwide on November 11th, 2016, via Mascot Label Group. RES 9 features contributions from Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie, and Rik Emmett’s onetime Triumph bandmates, bassist Mike Levine and drummer Gil Moore.
Lend an ear to the track “End Of The Line” featuring James LaBrie and Alex Lifeson here:
Here’s the Monster Riff-Rock ‘epic’ album finale, with special guest vocalist James LaBrie of DT rippin’ it, as only he can: and Alex Lifeson of Rush offering one heroic solo, chock full of Kingly Lerxst-isms. Killer work from the boys in the band – Dave Dunlop, Steve Skingley, and Paul DeLong – with Paul’s thundering drum fills hammering everything into place at the end. What a production – what a bee-yatch to mix – kudos to Matt DeMatteo & Dave & Steve-o. For Those Who Love Guitar Solos – this one is headed straight for your wheelhouse.
There have been quite a few unmistakable characters that heavy metal has given us over the years. On Tuesday 16th December 2014, an impressive amount of these renowned names, including Zakk Wylde, James LaBrie, Gus G, Joey Belladonna and Dave Ellefson and many more, will unite as the “Metal All Stars”, for a special one-off UK concert at O2 Academy Brixton, London.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Monday 4th August from http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk, 24 hour Ticket Hotline: 0844 844 0444. All tickets are priced £27.50 + booking fee. A special presale for O2 customers will start at 9am on Friday 1st August.
METAL ALL STARS: 02 BRIXTON ACADEMY LINE-UP:
ZAKK WYLDE (OZZY, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)
JAMES LABRIE (DREAM THEATER)
GEOFF TATE (FORMERLY OF QUEENSRΫCHE)
DAVE ELLEFSON (MEGADETH)
JOEY BELLADONNA (ANTHRAX)
ROSS THE BOSS (MANOWAR)
CHUCK BILLY (TESTAMENT)
CARMINE APPICE (ROD STEWART, VANILLA FUDGE)
CRONOS (VENOM)
KOBRA PAIGE (GENE SIMMONS RECORDS’ KOBRA AND THE LOTUS)
GUS G (OZZY)
VINNY APPICE (DIO, BLACK SABBATH)
BLASKO (OZZY, ROB ZOMBIE)
– PLUS MANY MORE NAMES TO BE CONFIRMED…
The special one-off London concert will feature sets including renditions of all the artists’ respective classics. Metal All Stars was put together by Gabe Reed Productions as a way to give the world’s metal fans an opportunity to see metal legends in one blockbuster show. “As a metal fan,” says Reed, “this is the show that I always wanted to see – two and a half hours of relentless, legendary metal!”
The artists are really looking forward to the Metal All Stars London show as much as the fans are. Says Zakk Wylde, “The Metal All Stars are back and we are going to kick some major ass!” Additionally, James LaBrie, “I am psyched to be a part of the Metal All Stars tour with an incredible collection of singers and musicians. Come on out and let’s make it a memorable kick ass evening that is going to rock!”
According to Roadrunner Records, DREAM THEATER frontman James LaBrie recently gave an interview to the Aquarian Weekly, where he discussed the band’s new self-titled studio album as well as his recently released solo disc, Impermanent Resonance.
Dream Theater in the studio 2013
Says LaBrie about the Dream Theater album’s 22-minute closing track, “Illumination Theory,” “[It’s] this big, epic 20-minute-plus, but what it does is it just incorporates all these things that really make Dream Theater who they are; it really identifies strongly with the kind of band we are. It’s aggressive, it’s very symphonic at times, it’s very atmospheric at times. This is the first time where in the middle of an instrumental, we didn’t all of a sudden go into this big, interactive display of musical and instrumental prowess. What happened was the whole thing just kind of disappears—the whole band disappears—and all of a sudden Jordan [Rudess, keyboards] comes in with this big, atmospheric approach, followed by a very symphonic string section, very melodically-driven, and then going into something that feels like a meteorite hit the planet, you know, if you go into the section called ‘The Pursuit of Truth,’ where I’m like, screaming my head off and everything like that. I mean, it’s a very exciting ride and it’s a classic, epic piece for Dream Theater.”
According to LaBrie, “[Before] going into the album, we knew that it was going to be a self-titled album just because we felt that we just walked over a bridge, so to speak. With A Dramatic Turn of Events, that album was more or less about us letting everyone know that we are still the same band and we’re going to continue to write music and not lose our identity, but the music is going to be where it’s at, that we haven’t lost a thing; if anything, we feel better about ourselves. So that album was more or less about proving it to our fans and to the journalists around the world that we still are who we are and in fact, we feel even that much more confident.
“So with that being done, this album was more or less about us just remembering and saying, ‘You know what, we’ve done that, we’ve proven that, let’s just get back into having a great time together and writing an amazing album and that we can say this is the beginning of something new for us.’ This is a whole new chapter in Dream Theater’s career that we feel this album will be the kick-start to that. So yeah, going in we just knew this was the album we needed to write, and I think we achieved it.”
Frontiers Records is excited to present the world the talents of Swedish singer ANGELICA with the release of her debut album “Thrive” on November 29th in Europe and December 3rd in North America.
Best known for being the singer in The Murder of My Sweet, Angelica Rylin finally decided to pursue her childhood dream and to walk in the footsteps of such amazing singers such as Ann Wilson of Heart, Leigh Matty of Romeo’s Daughter or Robin Beck and record her debut solo album in a true Melodic Rock style.
Some Melodic Rock songwriting luminaries answered the call in order to create the magic harmonies and music displayed on Angelica‘s debut album. “Harry Hess, Daniel Flores, Robert Sall, Alessandro Del Vecchio and Anders Wigelius all contributed“, says Angelica and some excellent guitarists such as Jesper Stromblad (In Flames), Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear), Per Berquist (Smash Into Pieces) also appear on the album. There is also a very special performance by keyboardist Matt Guillory (James LaBrie). Still Angelica wrote or co-wrote several songs on her record, showing another side of her abilities.
“I got the chance to step out of my comfort zone and just focus on being a great singer. I also got to do a couple of amazing co-writes, for instance with Harry Hess of Harem Scarem” continues Angelica “but what I’m most happy about is that I got to include a couple of my own songs too. It’s a great mix of classic but modern AOR love songs”.
Helped by producer, drummer and songwriting partner Daniel Flores (FIND ME, SEVENTH WONDER; THE MURDER OF MY SWEET), Angelica managed to create a superb album which offers soaring and instantly likeable hook lines, solid guitar riffs and a crisp sound. “After releasing two albums with The Murder of My Sweet I get an opportunity to show my fans a slightly different side of me and at the same time have fun and explore another side of rock music that I grew up with and truly love” tells Angelica. “I have pushed my boundaries vocally on this album and grown as a singer, which is very important for me on a more personal level. I guess this is every singer’s dream!”
“Thrive” final track listing includes: Breaking My Heart; I Am Strong; To Your Rescue; Can’t Stop Love; Nothing Else You Can Break; Riding Out The Storm; Rain On My Parade; Losers In Paradise; You Will Never Win; This Kiss Is Just For You; I’m Not Waiting; Take Me To Your Heart. Breaking My Heart (bonus videoclip)
Enjoy the YouTube trailer presentation here:
and listen to the streaming of the single “Breaking My Heart” on the Frontiers Records webradio: www.frontiers.it/webradio
According to Roadrunner Records, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci and vocalist James LaBrie answer more fan-submitted questions in this video from Roadrunner UK. This time around, they discuss why they would be unlikely to record an all-acoustic album; younger/newer bands they admire; and talk about what was the most challenging song to write and record on their upcoming self-titled album. Watch now!
Watch here the Part 1.
Dream Theater (the album) will be available everywhere September 24; you can pre-order your copy now in the Roadrunner webstore!
According to Roadrunner Records, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci and vocalist James LaBrie recently sat down with Roadrunner UK and answered questions submitted by fans, including: which of their older albums does 2013’s Dream Theater resemble; whether they’ll ever do another concept album; and whether they write melodies to correspond with James’s vocal range. Watch now!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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