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BANDS & PERFORMERS:

Enslaved
(Norway) / February 22, 2014

Forthcoming release:

”In Times” is the brand new album by the popular prog-metal band Enslaved. It will see the light of day on March 6, 2015, via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Enslaved

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Anthropia
(France) / February 22, 2014

Forthcoming release:

The French prog-metal band Anthropia will release its new album, ”Non-Euclidean Spaces” on March 15, 2015. The album is based on the Cthulhu Mythos and H. P. Lovecraft's writings.

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Anthropia

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Odin’s Court
(USA) / February 22, 2014

Forthcoming release:

“Turtles All the Way Down” is the brand new album by Odin's Court. Like the band’s previous full-length releases, this is a concept album, dealing with questions regarding the entiretly of the universe, the quest for knowledge and the question of infinite recursion (what came first, the chicken or the egg?).

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Odin’s Court

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Forgotten Suns
(Portugal) / February 22, 2014


RECORDING COMPANIES:

Metal Mind Recordings
(Poland) / February 22, 2014

Forthcoming release & reissues:

  • Tank – “Valley of Tears”

    As recently announced, Metal Mind Records extended the recording deal with the British heavy metal band Tank. Through the years, Metal Mind has re-released the band's back catalog and released their recent albums “War Machine” (2010) and “War Nation” (2012). Tank’s forthcoming album “Valley of Tears” is scheduled for release on June 8, 2015.

    Metal Mind re-releases selected albums, taken from the Nuclear Blast’s archives. The list includes the following titles: Primal Fear – “Seven Seals”, “Metal Is Forever (The Very Best of Primal Fear)”, Mnemic – “Mechanical Spin Phenomena”, “The Audio Injected Soul”, Agnostic Front – “Another Voice”, Sinner – “The End of Sanctuary” and Gorefest – “Mindloss + Demos”, “Soul Survivor + Chapter 13”, “La Muerte”. All albums are re-released on Golden Discs, limited to 2000 copies. In North America, the re-issues will be available from March 10, 2015 (via MVD). All titles are released worldwide, except for Primal Fear and Sinner, which won’t be available in Asia.

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    Metal Mind Recordings

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    Fruits de Mer Records
    (UK) / February 25, 2014

    New & forthcoming releases:

  • Cranium Pie – “Mechanisms Part Two”
  • Tir na nOg – “The Dark Dance”

    Cranium Pie has distilled down their new double LP of classic UK progressive rock for Fruits de Mer Records, ”Mechanisms Part Two” for easy online consumption, but the only way to hear and appreciate the real thing is to buy it on vinyl.

    The Fruits de Mer Records/Mega Dodo gig 'Games For May' will be held at the Half Moon in Putney on May 24, 2015, and headliners Tir na nOg have announced they will be launching their first studio album in 40 years that night! ”The Dark Dance” includes tracks from Leo O'Kelly and Sonny Condell's 2014 single on Fruits de Mer Records, plus a bunch of new songs.

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    Fruits de Mer Records

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    Glassville Records
    (Sweden) / February 25, 2014

    Forthcoming release:

  • Hasse Froberg & Musical Companion – “HFMC”

    “HFMC”, the new album by Hasse Froberg & Musical Companion, is one hour long melodic, epic, energetic prog rock. This is what Hasse has to say about the album: “The music and lyrics are more of a journey this time compared to our previous albums. The sound of the new record has become bigger. There are more advanced arrangements, more layers, more depths and a more detailed production”. “HFMC” will be released on March 9, 2015.

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    HFMC

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    InsideOut Music
    (USA/Germany) / February 25, 2014

    Forthcoming release:

  • The Gentle Storm – “The Diary”

    “The Diary”, the new outing by Holland’s The Gentle Storm, is a double album, an epic production of Ayreon proportions, divided into two parts as a full-on metal assault (CD1) and lighter folk arrangements (CD2). It also heralds Anneke Van Giersbergen's return to the realms of heavy guitars and soaring vocals, reminiscent of The Gathering's album “Mandylion”.

    Related Links:
    The Gentle Storm

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    Altrock Records
    (U) / February 25, 2014

    Forthcoming release:

  • Not A Good Sign – “From a Distance”

    Altrock Records are glad to announce that ”From a Distance”, the second album by (one of the best new Italian prog-rock outfits) Not A Good Sign, will be released on February 28, 2015. Their self-titled debut outing was released by Altrock/Fading Records in 2013.

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    Altrock Records

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