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31.V+ Metal Mind Productions
31.V+ MoonJune Records
31.V+ Snapper Music


BANDS & PERFORMERS:

Apogee
(Germany) / May 31, 2015

New release:

“The Art of Mind” is the new studio album by the long-running sympho-art-rock project Apogee. It was released the day before yesterday, on May 29, 2015, via the German label Progressive Promotion Records. Tracklist: 1. The Art of Mind (19:54), 2. Inside the Wheel (8:56), 3. The Games You Play (9:31), 4. The Price to Pay (8:04), 5. Sea of Dreams (9:07). Line-up: Arne Schafer (also Versus X) – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards; Eberhard Graef – drums.

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Julian Julien
(France) / May 31, 2015

New release:

French artist Julian Julien has released a new solo album, titled "Terre II". In this new project, Julian goes back to the musical direction embraced in his first solo effort, “Terre” (2000), in order to conciliate photographic researches with music.

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Barock Project
(Italy) / May 31, 2015

Forthcoming release:

“Skyline”, the new studio album by the Italian neo-prog band Barock Project, consists of ten tracks, over 70 minutes of rock music filled and powered with progressive, acoustic, metal and symphonic ingredients. Line-up: Luca Zabbini – keyboards, bass, backing vocals; Luca Pancaldi – lead vocals; Marco Mazzuoccolo – guitars; Eric Ombelli – drums. Release date: June 8, 2015.

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My Sleeping Karma
(Germany) / May 31, 2015

New release:

Be it one of their live shows, be it one of their albums, Germans My Sleeping Karma never fail to create an unique and hypnotic score of epic proportions that is bound to send the listener on deep mental journeys. On their new album "Moksha", the instrumental progressive stoner rockers show us their most varied side: blusterous waves of riffs embrace fragile melody lines, Eastern mysticism has its place and ghostly sound shivers lead eternal rhythms to new horizons. The album was issued on May 29 via Napalm Records. Tracklist: 1. Prithvi (6:29), 2. Interlude 1 (2:36), 3. Vayu (5:55), 4. Interlude 2 (1:45), 5. Akasha (6:12), 6. Interlude 3 (1:48), 7. Moksha (9:37), 8. Interlude 4 (2:17), 9. Jalam (8:25), 10. Interlude 5 (2:21), 11. Agni (6:31). Line-up: Seppi – guitar; Steffen – drums; Matte – bass; Norman – keyboards.

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Happy The Man (PGA)
(USA) / May 31, 2015

Forthcoming release:

A new progressive music project, “Zeitgeist”, is a collaborative music endeavor featuring members of the progressive rock bands Happy The Man, Oblivion Sun, and the Pedal Giant Animals project. The recording project started out as an idea for a Happy The Man reunion CD, but evolved to include many other musicians, so another Pedal Giant Animals album was born. Tracklist: 1. Zeitgeist, 2. The Approach, 3. Leaving, 4. Eleventh Hour, 5. Fred's Song, 6. 12 Jumps, 7. To Venus, 8. The Green Lady, 9. The Golden Feast, 10. Blessed Be He. Line-up: Frank Wyatt (Happy The Man, Oblivion Sun, Pedal Giant Animals): Keyboards; Stan Whitaker (Happy The Man, Oblivion Sun, Pedal Giant Animals): Guitars, Vocals; Rick Kennell (Happy The Man): Bass; Mike Beck (Happy The Man): Percussion; Joe Bergamini (Happy The Man): Drums; Cliff Fortney (Happy The Man): Vocals; Kit Watkins (Happy The Man, Camel): Keyboards; Ron Riddle (Happy The Man, Blue Oyster Cult): Drums; David Rosenthal (Happy The Man, Rainbow): Keyboards; Bill Brasso (Oblivion Sun): Drums; David Hughes (Oblivion Sun): Bass; Bill Plummer (Pedal Giant Animals): Keyboards; Chris Mack (Pedal Giant Animals): Drums; Peter Princiotto (Pedal Giant Animals): Orchestration, Bass Guitar, Sitar. Release date: December 1, 2015.

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RECORDING COMPANIES:

Melodic Revolution Records
(USA) / May 31, 2015

Forthcoming release:

  • Anuryzm – “All Is Not for All”

    “All Is Not For All” is the new album from the prog-metal band Anuryzm, which is set for release on June 15, 2015, via Melodic Revolution Records. The 10-track “All Is Not for All” follows the band’s critically acclaimed debut album “Worm’s Eye View”, released in 2011. The new album is an uncompromising collection of carefully calculated songs with an esoteric approach to the instrumentation, and masterful compositions on this release. “All Is Not for All” melds elements of progressive metal with power and thrash metal to solidify their own unique sound. Line-up: John Bakhos (Guitars & Synthesizers), Nadeem Bibby (Vocals), Michael LePond (Bass), Charley Zeleny (Drums), Uri Dijk (Synthesizers).

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    The Laser’s Edge Records
    (USA) / May 31, 2015

    Forthcoming release:

  • Morglbl – "Tea Time for Punks"

    "Tea Time for Punks", the brand new album by the French instrumental Progressive Jazz Metal band Morglbl, was released on May 26, 2015, via Free Electric Sound, a sublabel of The Laser's Edge Records. Tracklist: 1. Banjovi, 2. Rood, 3. Tea Time For Punks, 4. Chinese Buffet, 5. Mariachi's Burger, 6. Untoon That Geetar, 7. Far Tea Time, 8. Treeball, 9. God Shaved the Queen, 10. Atomic Tom Mohawk, 11. Big Ben Shaved the Queen. Line-up: Christophe Godin: Guitar, Ivan Rougny: Bass, Aurelien Ouzoulias: Drums. With over 60 minutes of the band's trademark freakshow entertainment, open-minded rock/metal fans are going to eat up Morglbl's madcap jazz/jam metal/fusion and bizarre musical concoctions.

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    Metal Mind Productions
    (Poland) / May 31, 2015

    Latest news:

    Metal Mind Productions re-releases selected albums, taken from the Nuclear Blast Records’ archives. The list includes the following titles: Mendeed – “This War Will Last Forvere”, “The Dead Live by Love”; Bleed The Sky – “Paradigm in Entropy”; Coldseed – “Completion Makes the Tragedy”; Decrepit Birth – “Polarity”; Echoes Of Eternity – “The Forgotten Goddes”; Godgory – “Resurrection” and Mantic Ritual – “Executioner”. All albums are re-released on Golden Discs, limited to 2000 copies. In North America, the re-issues will be available from June 9, 2015 (via MVD).

    "Valley Of Tears", the new album by the British heavy metal legend Tank will be released on September 18, 2015 – not on June 8, as was announced previously.

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    MoonJune Records
    (USA) / May 31, 2015

    New releases:

  • Ligro – "Dictionary 3"
  • Xadu – "Random Abstract"
  • Joey Alexander – "My Favorite Things"

    MoonJune Records is releasing three new albums this month:
    Ligro – "Dictionary 3": Indonesian jazz & fusion guitarist extraordinaire, Agam Hamzah, and his power trio Ligro, featuring Adi Darmawan (bass) and Gusti Hendy (drums), make a powerful return to the spotlight.
    Xadu – "Random Abstract": Pushing the minimalist approach way beyond all established bounds, Xadu, a power duo, featuring Xavi Reija (drums, from Spain) and Dusan Jevtovic (guitar, from Serbia), joyfully discards the rulebook in favor of pursuing new forms of expression.
    Joey Alexander, a 12-years old Indonesian jazz piano prodigy, now residing in the world's jazz capital New York City, has his debut album "My Favorite Things", featuring Larry Grenadier (Pat Metheny Group), Ulysses Owens Jr., Russell Hall (bass), Sammy Miller (drums) and Alphonso Horne (trumpet).

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    Snapper Music
    (UK) / May 31, 2015

    Forthcoming release:

  • The Receiver – “All Burn”

    The US symphonic dream-prog duo, The Receiver, has revealed the initial details for its upcoming (third) studio album, “All Burn”, which will see the light of day on June 23, 2015, via the progressive powerhouse, Kscope, a division of Snapper Music. Line-up: Casey Cooper – vocals, keyboards, bass; Jesse Cooper – drums, vocals. Tracklisting: 1. Drift, 2. Transit, 3. To Battle an Island, 4. Collector, 5. Dark Matter, 6. April Blades, 7. The Summit, 8. Let it Dry, 9. All Burn, 10. How to be Young, 11. These Days.

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