Artist News: News Bits: Iona, Almah, Wolverine, more
Iona writes: "The postponement of the April session in The Netherlands due to the Icelandic ash cloud grounding all flights and various other commitments has meant we're a bit behind with the album recording now. However Dave has resumed work on the album at his Open Sky studio and is currently busy recording acoustic and electric guitars and keyboards on various tracks. He will be getting together with Jo for a writing / vocal recording session next weekend which both are looking forward to.
With Frank working on producing an album for Selah, the band of our Dutch friends Niek and Elbert Smelt, through most of the summer and with various family holidays, it will be September at least before the whole band can be together in the studio again. We will keep you posted on developments." [Source: Iona]
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Guitarist Paulo Schroeber of the Brazilian progressive power metal band Almah ? the side project of Angra members Edu Falaschi (vocals) and Felipe Andreoli (bass) ? has completed work on a new guitar video lesson, to be released on DVD before the end of the year. The 90-minute lesson contains various guitar parts composed by Paulo for the Almah album Fragile Equality (2008, AFM Records) accompanied by the guitarist's comments, as well as footage of Paulo displaying his equipment (Condor instruments and Orange amplifiers).
Almah recently completed another leg of the Fragile Equality Tour, having played a number of cities in the band's home country, with the final show taking place in June at Marreco's Fest in Brasilia. [via e-Prog (via Blabbermouth)]
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Black Country Communion - the English-American rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Trapeze), drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, have posted a free MP3 download of their debut single "One Last Soul" on their official website - www.bccommunion.com.
The song will be featured on BCC's highly anticipated debut album released in the UK/Europe by Mascot Records on 20th September, followed by 21st September North American release on the J&R Adventures label. Produced and mixed by Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin), the album was mastered by legendary Bob Ludwig, and recorded at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California.
Recently premiered on the UK's leading classic rock radio station 'Planet Rock', "One Last Soul" has become one of the station's most requested songs of 2010. [Source: Noble PR]
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[Touchstone's Live In The USA, available now through ProgRock Records,] is the band's first double album and is a selection of fourteen live tracks capturing the energy and excitement of two gigs performed in the USA in 2009 at ROSFest in Philadelphia and CalProg in California. The album showcases the band's powerful performance of tracks from all three previous studio releases. The album has been mixed at Outhouse Studios and mastered by Tim Turan. You can hear audio samples and order at www.progrockrecords.com/shop/view.php?id=235 - this item is in
stock and will ship within 2 business days. [Source: ProgRock Records]
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Swedish progressive metallers Wolverine have tapped Danish producer Jacob Hansen to mix their long-awaited new album, Communication Lost, for a tentative early 2011 release. The mixing sessions are taking place at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark and "the first snippet we've heard of the opening track sounds amazing," according to Wolverine vocalist Stefan Zell.
Wolverine's last album, Still, was released in the U.S. in July 2006 via Candlelight Records. The CD was recorded in part at Spacelab studio in T?nisvorst, Germany. The follow-up to 2003's Cold Light Of Monday was produced by Oliver Philipps, Christian "Moschus" Moos and Wolverine and was mixed at the end of August 2005. [Source: via e-Prog]
