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Artist News: InsideOut News For November

Posted on Sunday, November 23 @ 23:00:00 UTC by nightowl

InsideOut reported November 12 on the activities of some of their artists, beginning with Saga. The long expected final European show with singer Michael Sadler will be released on January 26th, 2009. Contact - Live In Munich will be available as double CD, double DVD and limited edition with both DVDs and CDs housed in a lavish package with slipcase.

Saga's The Human Condition Tour 2009 marks their first European tour with new singer Rob Moratti. Plus It Bites will go on tour with Saga in 2009. John Mitchell (It Bites): "It Bites are delighted to be given the opportunity to tour with Saga in the Spring of 2009. The IB boys can't wait to unleash their new album The Tall Ships on Germany at large!"

The It Bites album comes with a bonus track, InsideOut reports. Many people asked us if the album has a bonus track. Yes, the Inside Out version has one, it is called "When I Fall."

And in other John Mitchell related news, Frost*'s new album Experiments In Mass Appeal was released on Nov. 17th [in Europe] as a regular edition and special edition in a lavish digipack with bonus DVD containing nearly 4 hours bonus material. Frost* is Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell (It Bites, Kino, Arena), John Jowitt and Andy Edwards (IQ) plus new singer/guitarist Declan Burke [of Darwin's Radio].



King's X will tour in Europe in early 2009. The London show will be filmed for a DVD release. Comments from the band: "Happy to be finally coming overseas again ... Love Jerry", "hell yeah!! dUg".

OSI will have a new album in spring 2009. Guests: Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree) & Mikael ?kerfeldt (Opeth). Experts consider the music of the creative duo, OSI, a perfect example of inventiveness and innovation. Kevin Moore and Jim Matheos have released two albums to date (Office Of Strategic Influence, 2003, and Free, 2006) and are currently working on their new, as yet untitled third recording, scheduled for release in spring 2009. Along with Moore and Matheos, the new album will also feature Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison. In addition, there will be a guest appearance by Mikael ?kerfeldt (Opeth) on "Stockholm," which the Swede co-composed. Mixing is scheduled to begin in early December with engineer Phil Magnotti.

Anyone's Daughter's Piktors Verwandlungen (Hermann Hesse) remaster out November 24. Expanded deluxe edition of Anyone's Daughter classic album with bonus track, fully restored original artwork, previously unseen photographs and exclusive liner notes. Limited Edition of 2000 CDs with Slipcase & Miniature Concert Poster. Read more about the album here.

And finally, as we reported earlier, Michael A. Baker, the singer of Shadow Gallery passed away. "It is with deep sadness and regret that we announce the passing of Shadow Gallery vocalist, Michael A. Baker. Mike suffered a heart attack, Wednesday afternoon, October 29th, 2008. He was 45 years old."

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