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CD/DVD Releases: New Releases From ProgRock Records

Posted on Monday, November 09 @ 08:00:00 UTC by nightowl

Two Side Moon/SLW promotions are delighted to announce six stunning brand spanking new progressive rock releases from ProgRock Records, Ajalon, Atmosfear, Dead Heroes Club, Factory Of Dreams, Jupiter Society and Prymary; details are as follows:

Ajalon - This Good Place: Ajalon began in 1994 to create the music that they were passionate about. With their first CD release coming just 2 years later, through the efforts of Yes keyboard legend, Rick Wakeman, Ajalon proved that they had the talent to secure rotational airplay on over 50 radio networks in the UK alone. Many positive reviews and magazine write ups followed. Band members have appeared individually on other artist recordings with Steve Hackett, Adrian Belew, Paul Gilbert, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Phil Keaggy and Michael Manring just name a few.



With their third release the band wanted to make an album that speaks to everyone, leaving room for listeners to draw their own conclusions. Much life-changing experiences were brought to bear on this project making it unique and different. The performances and the songwriting is much heavier with a great deal of impact. There are some special guests on the CD to help round out the sound. The album was mixed by veteran engineer Steve Smith.

Players:

Wil Henderson ? Vocals
Randy George ? Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Bodhran
Dan Lile ? Drums, Percussion

Track list:

1. Love Is A Dream
2. Nickels And Dimes, Marbles And Stone
3. Not Man
4. Abstract Malady
5. Lullaby Of Bedlam
6. Redemption

Street Date: November 17, 2009

MySpace site

Atmosfear - Zenith: Founded in 1996, AtmOsfear is a unique Progressive-Metal-Project out of Germany. Premium class independent progressive Metal with a perfect rhythm section and a powerful & highly melodic voice, combined with screaming guitars and virtuous, atmospheric keyboards. Having performed with bands such as Evergrey, Vanden Plas, Sun Caged and Pain of Salvation, the band is back with their 3rd Album Zenith. The band continues to evolve, creating fascinating soundscapes with a melodic hook but never loosing their edge...

Players:

Oliver Wulff ? Voices
Boris Stepanow ? Guitars
Stephan Kruse ? Keyboards
Burkhart Heberle ? Bass
Tim Schnabel ? Drums

Track List:

1. Beginning
2. Loss Of Hope
3. Generations
4. Reawakening
5. Scum Of Society
6. Spiral Of Pain

Street Date: November 17, 2009

MySpace site

Dead Heroes Club - A Time Of Shadow: Everybody knows U2, but the next best (and big) thing out of Ireland could be the progressive rock band The Dead Heroes Club. Their second independently produced album, A Time Of Shadow, with cover by official Tolkein illustrator Ted Nasmith, is an well-crafted and elegant work of classic progressive rock. With a cursory listen it is abundantly clear where DHC finds its musical inspiration; the blood of Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Tull, Pink Floyd and others floods their veins. While the music is superbly composed, Dead Heroes Club is blessed with intelligent lyrics thanks to lead vocalist, lyricist and playwright Liam Campbell.

Within the musical composition, the emphasis seems three-fold: melody converging with Campbell's vocals, a healthy dose of keyboards especially reminiscent of old school Hammond organ, and a developed structure combining varied movements and tempos over an often atmospheric and mysterious foundation.

Players:

Liam Campbell - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Mickey Gallagher - Drums, Percussion
Wilson Graham - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Gerry Mc Gerigal - Guitars, Vocals
Chris Norby - Keyboards

Track list:

1. Theatre Of The Absurd
2. Stranger In The Looking Glass
3. The Centre Cannot Hold
4. A Gathering Of Crows
5. The Sleepers Are Waking
6. A Time Of Shadow

Street Date: November 17, 2009

MySpace site

Factory Of Dreams - A Strange Utopia: Factory Of Dreams is a symphonic metal gothic project consisting of Hugo Flores and Jessica Lehto. Hugo produces and creates all the music while Jessica provides her beautiful vocals. Following their album Poles in 2008, Factory of Dreams are back with a new production bringing a whole new epic and progressive feel to the sound crafted on their debut. More complex, heavier, faster and at the same time catchy, this is a huge album, featuring the hallmark of Factory Of Dreams, with great melodic sense and shivering moments and a great cast of guest singers and performers. As a highlight, the near 10 minute epic "E-motions," and the beautiful track "Sonic Sensations" depicting a World created by Sound and Music.

Players:

Hugo Flores ? Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals
Jessica Lehto - Vocals

Track List:

1. Voyage To Utopia
2. The Weight Of The World
3. Inner Station
4. Sonic Sensations
5. The Road Around Saturn
6. Garden Of All Seasons
7. Dark Utopia
8. Vacation In Venus
9. Chaotic Order
10. Slow Motion World
11. Destructible Destruction
12. E-Motions
13. Broken (Bonus Track)
14. The Weight Of The World (radio edit)

Street Date: November 17, 2009

MySpace site

Jupiter Society - Terraform: Jupiter Society first launched in 2008 with the album First Contact // Last Warning. The man behind this project and also the chairman of the Society, is Carl Westholm, previously known from Carptree, Krux and Candlemass. The idea about this epic concept album is far older than that, the idea took form more then 10 years ago in Carl's mind but did not come to life before 2007 when he was not busy with other projects.

Now in 2009, Jupiter Society releases the sequel called Terraform again with a lot of prominent fellow musicians like the last time, slightly different crew this time with Kulle and Marcus Jidell (Royal Hunt) on lead guitars, and Lars Sk?ld (Tiamat) on drums and also Christer Jansson (Roxette among many others) on additional drums. Mats Lev?n (Krux, ex-Therion, ex-Y.Malmsteen and others) and Leif Edling (Candlemass, Krux) are still members of the Society, among others.

Players:

Carl Westholm ? Keyboards, Programming
Mats Lev?n, Nils Erikson, ?ivin Tronstad - Vocals
Sebastian Blyberg, Stefan Fanden - Bass
Ulf Edel?nn, Peter S?derstr?m, Kulle - Guitars
Lars Sk?ld, Jonas K?llsb?ck, Christer Jansson - Drums

Track List:

1. New Universe
2. Rescue And Resurrection
3. Cranial Implant
4. Into The Dark
5. Siren Song/Black Hole
6. Terraforming
7. Beyond These Walls You Are Not My Master

Street Date: November 17, 2009

MySpace site

Prymary - The Enemy Inside: Prymary is a melodic progressive rock/metal band from Southern California and consists of Jackson Heskett (Vocals), Sean Entrikin (Guitars), Rob Young (Bass), Neil McQueen (Keyboards), and Chris Quirarte (Drums) . The band debuted on the scene in 2003 with its self-titled album and opened for bands such as Fates Warning, Kamelot, and King's X. 2003 also marked the first out of state performance at the renowned ProgPower Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2005, the band travel to Amsterdam, Holland for their first European performance at the Headway Festival.

The Enemy Inside is the long awaited 3rd album from Prymary. This time around shows Prymary transcending their past achievements and creating a collage of stories that are independent and yet united in the themes of self-destruction and dreams unfulfilled. Musically the band shows a further refinement of songwriting and musicianship with songs that are more concise in musical statement, while still having the grand arrangements that Prymary is known for. As is becoming a Prymary trademark, the band has once again given special attention to combining music and lyrics together to convey the mood or feel of the song. This is simultaneously the heaviest, technical, most prog, and emotional Prymary album to date.

Players:

Jackson Heskett - Vocals
Sean Entrikin - Electric, Acoustic Guitars
Smiley Sean - Keyboards
Rob Young - 4,5,6 String Bass, Fretless Basses
Chris Quirarte - Drums, Electronic Drums, Percussion

Track List:

1. The Enemy Inside (Part 1)
2. The Enemy Inside (Part 2)
3. The Enemy Inside (Part 3)
4. The Enemy Inside (Part 4)
5. The Enemy Inside (Part 5)
6. Inflicted
7. Disillusion
8. Edge Of Discovery
9. Trial And Tragedy

Street Date: November 17, 2009

MySpace site

[Source: TSM Productions]

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