News of Prog [November 2013] - ProgressoR / Uzbekistan Progressive Rock Pages

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As Rush releases their new "Clockwork Angels Tour" DVD this week, guitarist Alex Lifeson tells Billboard that the band will be on hiatus for most of 2014, but assures fans it will only be a short break and they will return. "We've committed to taking about a year off," says Lifeson. "We all agreed when we finished this tour (in early August) we were going to take this time off and we weren't going to talk about band stuff or make any plans. We committed to a year, so that's going to take us through to the end of next summer, for sure. That's the minimum. We haven't stopped or quit. Right now we're just relaxing. We're taking it easy and just enjoying our current employment." That said, Lifeson acknowledges that he and singer/ bassist/ keyboardist Geddy Lee - who both live in the Toronto area, while drummer Neil Peart resides in California - "typically get a little bored, and so we enjoy writing and working together and I wouldn't doubt that some time in the new year we'll probably gravitate towards each other and start doing some writing." "It's going to be interesting to see where we do go next," he continues. "You know, the album is dying as a format. We're so used to it and we're so old school in that format, but will we get more mileage by doing a few new songs at a time, or do we do another album? It's hard to say what the future holds, and it's just changing so rapidly. It's always hard to speculate where you're going to go."

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Azazello
(Russia) / November 24, 2013

Forthcoming release:

The Russian band Azazello releases their new album “MegaDream” on December 3 through Melodic Revolution Records.

Track Listing: 

1.  Zero Hour 01:01
2.  A Losing Game 09:20
3.  MegaDream 03:30
4.  Across the Frontier 07:36
5.  Between Two Worlds 01:50
6.  Nothing But a Shade 08:58
7.  Live to See Tomorrow 05:15
8.  Carnal Caravan 07:39
9.  On the Other Side 05:20
10. Run in Parallel Leo 04:35
11. Guardians in the Garden (b/t) 07:24

Band members:

Alexandr Kulak – guitars; keyboards; flute; vocals 
Yan Zhenchak – lead and backing vocals; violin
Vladimir Kulak – keyboards
Vladimir Demakov – drums (R.I.P. 12.10.11)
With:
Arina Kiryushina – vocals (2, 3, 5)
Bill Berends (Mastermind) – lead guitar (2, 9)
Kerry Chicoine (Mars Hollow) – bass (2, 3, 10)

Artwork by Ed Unitsky.

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Threshold
(UK) / November 24, 2013

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Threshold is at work on what will be their tenth studio album, and guitarist Karl Groom hopes the change of pace between new albums will be permanent. Their previous studio outing was 2012's “March of Progress”, their first with vocalist Damian Wilson since his return in 2009.

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Transatlantic
(USA) / November 24, 2013

Forthcoming release:

Progressive rock super-group Transatlantic, featuring Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, will release their brand new fourth studio album “Kaleidoscope” on January 27, 2014, on InsideOut Music.

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Mike Oldfield
(UK) / November 24, 2013

Forthcoming release:

Virgin EMI are delighted to announce Mike Oldfield‘s first album of new material since 2008. Featuring 11 brand new tracks, ”Man on the Rocks” is a deeply personal song-based album that reflects many of Mike’s different influences. Recorded in the Bahamas, Mike’s 25th studio album has been produced by Mike with legendary British producer Stephen Lipson (Jeff Beck, Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox). “Man on the Rocks” features players such as legendary bassist Leland Sklar (Phil Collins, Crosby, Stills & Nash) and drummer John Robinson (Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton). Although Oldfield has worked with some of the world’s most famous vocalists in the past, here he has found an incredible young talent to interpret his words, Luke Spiller from the Struts. The album will be released on January 27, 2014.

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