British hard rock legends and progenators URIAH HEEP release the lyric video for the majestic track “Golden Light”, taken from their twenty-fifth studio album Chaos & Colour, out now via Silver Lining Music.
“Golden Light” is a smorgasbord of soaring melodies, robust rhythm, luscious guitar lines, and brims with spiritual optimism. “We’ve always had positive energy in everything we do,” beams Mick Box, Uriah Heep’s venerable and effervescent founding member. “It’s always good over evil no matter where we look at it. That’s what we’re like as people, which is why it’s always been a big part of Heep to have that positivity.”
“‘Golden Light’ is a typical melodic Heep rock song” continues Box, “it explains that in this troubled world, there is a guardian angel shining down a light, to guide us through these difficult times. ‘Appy days!”
Chaos & Colour is an album which bristles with explosive classic rock guitars, supreme harmonies, and Heep’s famously generous keyboard foundation. “One Nation, One Sun” is a journey of soaring balladic contemplation, “Fly Like An Eagle” takes the listener on a journey of meditation, whilst “Closer To Your Dreams” is a battle cry for all rockers to get out there and do it, with Shaw imploring that “So many have tried but slipped away/Now it’s time for you to have your say.” During the entire album, Bernie Shaw’s timeless vocals sit expertly beside the band’s phenomenal artistry (Mick Box – guitar, Phil Lanzon – keyboard, Russell Gilbrook – drums, Dave Rimmer – bass), rounding out exceptional performances throughout.
Produced by Jay Ruston, and engineered by Pieter Rietkerk, Chaos & Colour is a superb album of quality hard rock from the pioneers of the genre who continue to create top class material. Old fans will be reinvigorated whilst new fans will surely find Chaos & Colour an exceptional discovery. In this, their 53rd pioneering year as a band, Chaos & Colour sees Uriah Heep throwing down more life, light and energy than peers 40 years their juniors.
Chaos & Colour Track List
1. Save Me Tonight
2. Silver Sunlight
3. Hail the Sunrise
4. Age of Changes*
5. Hurricane
6. One Nation, One Sun
7. Golden Light
8. You’ll Never Be Alone
9. Fly Like an Eagle
10. Freedom to Be Free
11. Closer to Your Dreams*
12.Save Me Tonight (Demo)**
*CD and Digital only
**Deluxe CD only
Produced by Jay Ruston
Engineered by Pieter Rietkerk
Recorded at Chapel Studios UK
Mixed by Jay Ruston at TRS West, Sherman Oaks, California
British hard rock legends and progenators URIAH HEEP release the second single “Hurricane”, taken from their twenty-fifth studio album Chaos & Colour, set for release January 27th, 2023 via Silver Lining Music.
The anthemic and epic “Hurricane” carries an underlying historical and mythological theme.
Co-writer and drummer Russell Gilbrook explains: “Simon (Pinto) and I wrote the song about how our ancestors looked at storms and how these can be interpreted as being messages from the Gods… Their power is awesome and a great inspiration for a rocking track!”
Chaos & Colour second single, “Hurricane”, is accompanied by a lyric video available to watch at this location.
Founding member Mick Box comments: “Music and lyrics are of paramount importance to me… I used to hate those ‘80s MTV million dollar videos as they created such a visual image that all calls to imagination were lost because you didn’t have to think. I think the power of music and lyrics are that they do certain things to certain people.”
Watch/Listen to the recently released “Save Me Tonight” here.
Chaos & Colour is an album which bristles with explosive classic rock guitars, supreme harmonies, and Heep’s famously generous keyboard foundation. “One Nation, One Sun” is a journey of soaring balladic contemplation, “Fly Like An Eagle” takes the listener on a journey of meditation, whilst “Closer To Your Dreams” is a battle cry for all rockers to get out there and do it, with Shaw imploring that “So many have tried but slipped away/Now it’s time for you to have your say.” During the entire album, Bernie Shaw’s timeless vocals sit expertly beside the band’s phenomenal artistry (Mick Box – guitar, Phil Lanzon – keyboard, Russell Gilbrook – drums, Dave Rimmer – bass), rounding out exceptional performances throughout.
Produced by Jay Ruston, and engineered by Pieter Rietkerk, Chaos & Colour is a superb album of quality hard rock from the pioneers of the genre who continue to create top class material. Old fans will be reinvigorated whilst new fans will surely find Chaos & Colour an exceptional discovery. In this, their 53rd pioneering year as a band, Chaos & Colour sees Uriah Heep throwing down more life, light and energy than peers 40 years their juniors. “It sounds exactly as one would hope some of hard rock’s greatest architects to sound, 50 years in: committed, passionate, bursting with ideas and absolutely not interested in stopping any time soon” – Classic Rock
“It’s incredible how the album songs can sound so fresh and urgent and at the same time so timeless to already be considered classic” – Rock Hard
“You know you’re onto a winner when you get goosebumps at the start of the first song. Huge riffs and even bigger melodies that you will be humming for days” 10/10 – My Global Mind
“Chaos & Colour Chaos ranks alongside Uriah Heep’s best work for many a year. Class is permanent, and in Chaos & Colour, Uriah Heep show once more that they are the classiest of acts.” – Metal Talk
“Uriah Heep are on an immaculate, impeccable level of creativity – still after almost 54 years. Chaos & Colour could have been also named Glory & Gold!” – Metal Hammer
“A lush load of hard rock, tangy, lively riffs, epic organ, powerful grooves and most important hooks like total earworms. A feast for fans!”- Rock Hard
“Heroes of the rock Olympus! Not only one thumb up for the album but two thumbs up”- Hardline
Chaos & Colour is available to pre-order in Black and Coloured Vinyl configurations, as a standard CD Digipak, a Deluxe CD packaged in a hardcover book with Uriah Heep’s Chaos & Colour signature patch and in digital formats.
MICK BOX – Lead Guitar / Vocals PHIL LANZON – Keyboards / Vocals BERNIE SHAW – Lead Vocals DAVE RIMMER – Bass Guitar / Vocals RUSSELL GILBROOK – Drums & Percussion
Produced by Jay Ruston Engineered by Pieter Rietkerk Recorded at Chapel Studios UK Mixed by Jay Ruston at TRS West, Sherman Oaks, California Additional Engineering by John Douglass Mastered by Paul Logus
British hard rock legends and progenators URIAH HEEP announce the release of their 25th studio album, Chaos & Colour, set for release January 27th, 2023 via Silver Lining Music. Pre-orders available from November 8thon this site
Watch the video and listen to the first single, the buoyant and blistering “Save Me Tonight”, at this location (video by Natalia Jonderko Śmiechowicz).
“SaveMe Tonight” is another powerful melodic rock track which we have chosen to be the first single as well as the opening track of the album,” says Mick Box, Uriah Heep’s venerable and effervescent founding member, “it is made for rock radio and will surely be included on our new set list in 2023.”
“Save Me Tonight comes from a place of frustration and helplessness” adds co-writer and bass player Rimmer, “living through these unprecedented past couple of years but hanging on to this raging hope that we would all meet again! Once again, collaborating with Jeff Scott Soto has been a natural and very creative experience and the perfect platform for me to express these feelings and to carry on the Heep legacy.”
Chaos & Colour is an album which bristles with explosive classic rock guitars, supreme harmonies, and Heep’s famously generous keyboard foundation. It is, unsurprisingly, an album that found its extra thrust during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was as bizarre for Uriah Heep as it was for humanity in general.
“The album title reflects that we were in chaotic times with being locked down, tours being cancelled, businesses folding, and all the chaos that was thrown into the world,” explains Box, “and as far as I could see it, the only colour people had was through music. It helped so many people get through those difficult years, using that strength and power which music has, to make those bad times not quite so bad.”
There were still the looming spectre of protocols and rules to follow in the middle of 2021, as the world tried to find its feet. Heep slowly found their way into Chapel Studios in London during the summer of 2021 as restrictions were tentatively lifted, working once again with Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Corey Taylor, Black Star Riders).
“Jay was completely on board with what we are trying to achieve in the studio,” says Box. “We’re a band that has a fantastic heritage and to carry on that tradition it was vitally important that the band recorded in the studio all playing at the same time. Jay understood that and he pulled out the best of us as a band, as well as individual players, while getting us some amazing sounds.”
Led by Box, it is no surprise that themes of light, love and, ultimately, positivity are constant through the album eleven tracks. “One Nation, One Sun” is a journey of soaring balladic contemplation, “Fly Like An Eagle” takes the listener on a journey of meditation, whilst “Closer To Your Dreams” is a battle cry for all rockers to get out there and do it, with Shaw imploring that “So many have tried but slipped away/Now it’s time for you to have your say.” During the entire album, Bernie Shaw’s timeless vocals sit expertly beside the band’s phenomenal artistry (Mick Box – guitar, Phil Lanzon – keyboard, Russell Gilbrook – drums, Dave Rimmer – bass), rounding out exceptional performances throughout.
Produced by Jay Ruston, and engineered by Pieter Rietkerk, Chaos & Colour is a superb album of quality hard rock from the pioneers of the genre who continue to create top class material. Old fans will be reinvigorated whilst new fans will surely find Chaos & Colour an exceptional discovery.
Following the intense disruption to live music caused by the pandemic, the band are ecstatic to be back on the road and continue to bring their live show across Europe this winter. For a full list of confirmed dates, tickets, and additional information visit this this location
Tour Dates: 12 November – Nürnberg, Germany – Löwensaal* 14 November – Vilnius, Lithuania – Compensa Concert Hall 15 November – Tallinn, Estonia – Alexela Concert Hall 17 November – Helsinki, Finland – Helsinki Ice Hall 19 November – Turku, Finland – Konserttitalo 20 November – Oulu, Finland – Madetojan Sali 22 November – Umeå, Sweden – Idun 23 November – Stockholm, Sweden – Göta Lejon 24 November – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene 26 November – Kristiansand, Norway – Kilden Performing Arts Centre 27 November – Stavanger, Norway – Stavanger Kuppelhallen 28 November – Bergen, Norway – USF Verftet 29 November – Trondheim, Norway – Olavshallen 1 December – Sundsvall, Sweden – Tonhallen 2 December – Gothenburg, Sweden – Gothenburg Studios 3 December – Randers, Denmark – Vaerket Teatre & Musikhus 4 December – Copenhagen, Denmark – Docken Koncerter 5 December – Malmö, Sweden – Slagthuset Teater 7 December – Stuttgart, Germany – Liederhalle* 8 December – Dresden, Germany – Culture Palace* 9 December – Suhl, Germany – Congress Centrum Suhl* 10 December – Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlin 11 December – Budapest, Hungary – Hungexpo Hall C 13 December – Sofia, Bulgaria – National Palace of Culture, Hall 1 14 December – Thessaloníki, Greece* 15 December – Athens, Greece* *Celebrating 50 years of Uriah Heep
Chaos & Colour will be available to pre-order from November 8, in Black and Coloured Vinyl configurations, as a standard CD Digipak, a Deluxe CD packaged in a hardcover book with Uriah Heep’s Chaos & Colour signature patch and in digital formats.
MICK BOX – Lead Guitar / Vocals PHIL LANZON – Keyboards / Vocals BERNIE SHAW – Lead Vocals DAVE RIMMER – Bass Guitar / Vocals RUSSELL GILBROOK – Drums & Percussion
Produced by Jay Ruston Engineered by Pieter Kietkerk Recorded at Chapel Studios UK Mixed by Jay Ruston at TRS West, Sherman Oaks, California Additional Engineering by John Douglass Mastered by Paul Logus
On 30th October 2020 BMG proudly release URIAH HEEP’s Fifty Years In Rock.
British hard rock legends URIAH HEEP are one of the “big four” rock bands, along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and certainly one of the most intriguing bands both musically and lyrically, to emerge from heavy rock.
This extensive and ambitious super deluxe box set celebrates Uriah Heep’s remarkable career and was created with the full collaboration of Uriah Heep themselves and curated by founding members Mick Box,Ken Hensley, Paul Newton and Lee Kerslake.
The beautifully presented box set contains 23 CD albums including 4 CDs compiled by the original members. This set also includes “The Magician’s Birthday” LP, remastered by renowned engineer Andy Pearce of Lou Reed and Black Sabbath fame, with re-imagined artwork by Roger Dean, two art cards and a 64 page book featuring rarities from the band’s personal archives.
“This 50th Anniversary box set fills me with immense pride and takes me on a musical journey I could never have imagined. We are still on that magical adventure, but reaching our 50-year Anniversary is something to be proud of and an amazing achievement. It has been a roller coaster ride that as we stand today has no ending, so we proudly celebrate our 50th Anniversary with this stunning box set that BMG have worked so hard to put together, while remembering all of the wonderful musicians including those that are in rock n’ roll heaven, that have been a part of this fantastic milestone. ‘Appy days!” exclaims Mick Box.
“Sitting here, just a few days from my 75th birthday, it’s easy for me to flash back 50 years to when me, Mick, David, Gary and Lee really knew we were on to something big and amazing!What makes it even easier is the incredible boxed set that BMG has put together to celebrate this massive milestone. The box is a perfect tribute to a band that achieved what so few have done, to Mickie and the boys who keep the legend rolling and of course, to all of you who made it possible. My sincere and humble thanks to all concerned.” – Ken Hensley.
Evoking an era when prog, hard rock and heavy metal co-existed in an era of glorious, boundary-breaking music, the box set traces the evolution of Uriah Heep from inexperienced studio musicians with everything to prove to bona fide limo inhabiting rock stars.
After selling over 40 million albums worldwide, over the years Uriah Heep have influenced many different metal bands around the globe, among the most popular being Dio. Bands including A-ha, King Diamond, Krokus, Demons & Wizards, Fifth Angel and Axel Rudi Pell have all cited Uriah Heep as a band of personal influence, while W.A.S.P, Tesla and Blackmore’s Night have all covered the band’s songs.
Uriah Heep continue to tour until this day with founding member Mick Box, while Ken Hensley tours extensively as a successful solo artist.
Fifty Years In Rock is a fitting celebration to the unique and often imitated but never equalled Uriah Heep.
Exclusive to the D2C store: D2C bundles include a T-shirt bundle and signed artcard bundle.
Uriah Heep – 50 Years In Rock Deluxe Boxset Contents in full: 23 CD albums including 4 CDs compiled by the original members Each of the following have curated a disc of their favourite Uriah Heep choices Ken Hensley’s Choices: 14 tracks Lee Kerslake’s Choices: 14 tracks Mick Box’s Choices: 15 tracks Paul Newton’s Choices: 14 tracks The Magician’s Birthday LP featuring re-imagined artwork by Roger Dean 64 page book featuring rarities from the band’s personal archives Includes new notation by the original members and fully updated band member timeline. 2 x Roger Dean art cards including original and re-imagined artwork for Magician’s Birthday and Demons And Wizards Includes every studio album and Live ’73
URIAH HEEP’s lead singer Bernie Shaw has been working on a new studio album, in between the band’s tour dates, with his bandmate from the music scene in Victoria, guitarist and songwriter Dale Collins.
The duo has released an EP in Canada, however, it only included some of the songs they’d worked on together and was recorded many years back. This new studio album sees them re-record those tracks afresh, along with the other songs from their collaboration.
The album has Bernie working with same people he’d worked with on recent Uriah Heep projects, including sound engineer Steve Rispin, mastering engineer Mike Pietrini, graphic designer Mike Inns and label/copyrights manager Daniel Earnshaw.
The album is available as a CD, 180gsm LP, Download and on Streaming platforms. The CD is a six panel digipack which matches many of the recent Uriah Heep releases and back catalogue re-releases, so the album will look great sitting alongside the band’s catalogue in a fan’s collection.
An album trailer, introduced by Bernie Shaw, can be seen here:
No-one involved with the project can believe the release date of 13th September 2019 is 6 years to the day that the very first email was sent between them suggesting the project. It’s been a labour of love, with work completed as and when time and schedules allowed.
Of the album Bernie Shaw said: “This album has been a long time in the making as Uriah Heep still occupies almost 200 days of my year! But we’ve done it! l’m very proud of the end result. Working from two sides of the world is not an easy task, but the power and the energy of these songs shine through. I can’t wait for the reaction from both the Heep fans and beyond! Rock on!”
Dale Collins added: “It’s been a long journey to make this album. Thanks to the thousands of fans who have followed the process and corresponded with me throughout. I am very pleased to see it completed.”
Longtime URIAH HEEP keyboardist Phil Lanzon‘s second-ever solo album, ‘48 Seconds’, will be released on Friday, August 9, 2019, via PLD (Phil Lanzon Ditties).
Distributed by Cargo Records, the album will be available on CD, double gatefold colored vinyl and all digital outlets, and can also be purchased via these links: Musicglue.com/phil-lanzon and phillanzon.com
As with his first album, ‘If You Think I’m Crazy,’ Phil has teamed up with producer Simon Hanhart and arranger Richard Cottle. With his love of film score, Lanzon has created a sometimes cinematic backdrop to this mixed genre of songs enabling drama and emotion to fly hand in hand.
With a journey from orchestral instrumental to hard rock, from ballad to the symphonic and choir epic title track, “48 Seconds” – which commemorates the 1906 earthquake of San Francisco – the listener is certainly in for a sonic treat. The soaring “Blue Mountain” proves to be another standout, as well as the hard rocker “You Can Make A Livin’,” plus the big band solo section in “Forty Line.” “Rock n Roll Children” has become a favourite due to its luscious female lead vocal. “Face to Face” is a duet ballad with Phil and is a home truth about social media with an orchestral interlude and power sing along chorus. Almost too much to like here! The album cover and all artwork was created by Michael Cheval (chevalfineart.com), and you can also hear Phil’s thoughts on the album via this link:
And the buzz and feedback concerning the album prior to its release has been extremely positive, including Patrick Alexander at KMIH-FM, who said, “48 Seconds arrived in my mailbox today. Congrats on a great album. Of course, I knew the title track was great but overall this is excellent. I’m familiar with a lot of Simon Hanhart’s work but the two of you craft such a huge sound!!! People just don’t make records with this kind of depth anymore. The use of a real orchestra makes all the difference. Now I have to hear your first album.”
In addition to being a member of prog-metal trailblazers Uriah Heep since 1986, the talented keyboardist has also worked with a variety of other artists over the years, including Grand Prix, Sad Café, The Loose Ends, The Sweet, as well as recently penning a fiction book loaded with suspense and adventure, ‘Curse Of The Mudchalk Devil.’
A reviewer from the UK voiced his approval of the book, by stating, “I’ve just finished reading the superb ‘Curse Of The Mudchalk Devil’ by Uriah Heep keyboardist, the mighty Phil Lanzon. What an amazing fantasy it took me on. I couldn’t wait to turn each page. I would highly recommend it for children and adults alike. 10/10! If, or should I say when, it gets made into a movie I can imagine it being directed by Tim Burton or Peter Jackson.” -Danny Hines. Singing troubadour.
Not only will fans get to see Lanzon on stage with Uriah Heep (who just wrapped up a US tour with Judas Priest) this year throughout Europe, but also, will soon have additional listening and reading material, with the arrivals of ’48 Seconds’ and ‘Curse Of The Mudchalk Devil’!
’48 Seconds’ track listing:
01. Azura’s Theme (Instrumental)
02. In The Rain
03. Forty Line
04. Rock N Roll Children
05. Blue Mountain
06. Look At The Time
07. Road To London
08. You Can Make A Living
09. Face To Face
10. 48 Seconds
Recording lineup:
* Phil Lanzon – Keys and lead vocals
* John Mitchell – Lead vocals
* Andy Makin – Lead vocals
* Richard Cottle – Additional keys, Saxes
* Neal Wilkinson – Drums
* Adam Goldsmith – Guitar
* Mick O’Donohue – Giutar
* Miriam Grey – Lead vocals, background vocals
* Phoebe Street, Andy Caine, Andy Playfoot – Background vocals
* Tom Walsh – Trumpets
* Clare Mcinerney – Saxes
* Neil Sidwell – Trombones
* Chris Haigh – Violin solo
* Richard Harwood – Cello solo
* Levine Andrade – Viola solo
* London Telefilmonic Orchestra – Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
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