by progrock.com | Feb 3, 2017 | Prog Report
Guitar virtuoso and rock legend, Steve Hackett (formerly of Genesis), is set to release his latest album ‘The Night Siren’ on March 24th, 2017 through InsideOut Music (Sony). As implied in the title, ‘The Night Siren’ is a wake-up call… the warning of a siren sounding in this era of strife and division.
Check out the first track to be taken from the album, titled ‘In The Skeleton Gallery’, which you can hear now:
Steve had this to say about the song: “I’m excited by the imminent release of my new album, The Night Siren, which includes this track, “In The Skeleton Gallery”. You know that ancient childhood night terror which creeps up on you in a dark moment when you’re least expecting it… This track moves from a dream-like groove with a Middle Eastern tinged accompaniment through to a sinister march and on to an out-there nightmare ride, before the child’s box of tricks reclaims it and the lid is finally closed…”
‘The Night Siren’ showcases Steve’s incredible guitar playing as strongly as ever, along with musicians from several different countries who Steve invited to join him in celebrating multicultural diversity and unity. This includes singers from Israel and Palestine, who both actively campaign to bring Jewish and Arabic people together. There are also instrumentals from the USA and Iraq and a multiplicity of sounds, including the exotic strains of Indian sitar and Middle Eastern tar and oud, the ethnic beauty of the Peruvian charango and the haunting Celtic Uilleann pipes.
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by progrock.com | Feb 1, 2017 | Prog Report
Nick Beggs (Steven Wilson, Steve Hackett), Roger King (Steve Hackett) and Marco Minnemann (Joe Satriani, Aristocrats) will return as The Mute Gods with their forthcoming second album ‘…tardigrades will inherit the earth’ set for release on the 24th February 2017. In the run up to the release they are launching 3 track-by-track interviews with Nick & Roger discussing each of the albums songs. The first video, seen here, talks about the album’s first 4 tracks, including the first single “We Can’t Carry On”.
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by progrock.com | Jan 31, 2017 | Prog Report
Prog Singer/Songwriter Tim Bowness is as prolific an artist as there has been with solo albums in 2014, 2015 and now in the early part of 2017 with his latest, ‘Lost in the Ghost Light’. The new set is a concept album about a fictitious musician and his career with accompanying artwork and storyline to go along with the music. The album is also produced by Bowness’s musical partner Steven Wilson, who mixed and mastered this album. We spoke with Tim about the new album here.
‘Lost in the Ghost Light’ is due out on Feb 17th.
For the full audio interview click the link below or download the podcast on iTunes.
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by progrock.com | Jan 31, 2017 | Prog Report
Dream Theater kicked off their Images, Words and Beyond Tour in Rome, Italy last night, Jan 30th and debuted quite an incredible setlist. The first set was comprised of a mix of a few older and newer songs, including 3 from The Astonishing. The second set was the entire Images and Words album, much of which has not been played since the 2012 tour. The amazing surprise was the performance of “A Change of Seasons” as the encore. This was the first time the 25 min-song had been played since 2004.
Act 1
The Dark Eternal Night
The Bigger Picture
Hell’s Kitchen
The Gift of Music
A Life Left Behind
Our New World
The Spirit Carries On
John Myung Solo
As I Am
Breaking All Illusions
Act 2: Images and Words
Pull Me Under
Another Day
Take the Time
Surrounded
Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper
Under a Glass Moon
Wait for Sleep
Learning to Live
Encore:
A Change of Seasons: I The Crimson Sunrise
A Change of Seasons: II Innocence
A Change of Seasons: III Carpe Diem
A Change of Seasons: IV The Darkest of Winters
A Change of Seasons: V Another World
A Change of Seasons: VI The Inevitable Summer
A Change of Seasons: VII The Crimson Sunset
Here is a short clip from “Learning to Live” from the show.
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by progrock.com | Jan 31, 2017 | Prog Report
New band Nova Collective featuring Dan Briggs (BTBAM) and Richard Henshall (Haken), as well as drummer Matt Lynch (Trioscapes, Cynic) and keyboardist Pete Jones (ex- Haken) has just released the first track from their upcoming album ‘The Further Side’. The song “Dancing Machines” mixes their upbringing in classic progressive rock with elements of classical, jazz and world music to make a true modern instrumental fusion record.
‘The Further Side’ is due out on March 10th, 2017.
Check it out here:
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