British progressive metallers Threshold have announced more details of their upcoming Essence Of Progression tour across Europe starting next month, including a sneak peek at some of the songs on the setlist. "It's great to be racing across Europe one more time before we start work on the new album" commented Threshold keyboard player Richard West. "It's going to be an epic set! Alongside our usual suspects such as 'Slipstream' and 'Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams,' we're planning to add a lot of long tracks which don't often get played like 'Consume To Live,' 'The Whispering And The Art Of Reason.' What's more we'll be adding some songs we've NEVER played live before such as 'Fighting For Breath' and our 13 minute epic 'Critical Mass' (part 1-3). We'll also be performing a previously unreleased song from our new fan club album that will be on sale at the shows. We just can't wait to get out there again!"
In related news, Threshold will release a limited edition 8 disc box set on 12 October entitled Paradox - The Singles Collection. The box will contain 8 singles with rare b-sides and a 20 page booklet.
The singles are presented in individual sleeves and housed in a black and silver box. The accompanying booklet features a number of previously unseen pictures, sleeve notes on every track and an introduction by Karl Groom.
Paradox - The Singles Collection is available for pre-order now. The complete track list is as follows:
CD 1:
1. Paradox (radio version)
2. Conceal The Face
3. Shifting Sands
CD 2:
1. Sunseeker (radio version)
2. Fist Of Tongues
3. Half Way Home
CD 3:
1. Virtual Isolation (radio version)
2. Somatography (alternative version)
3. Smile At The Moon
CD 4:
1. Freaks (radio version)
2. Voyager II (urban version)
3. Change (acoustic version)
CD 5:
1. Light And Space (radio version)
2. Long Way Home (alternative version)
3. Turn On Tune In (compound version)
CD 6:
1. Phenomenon (radio version)
2. New Beginning
3. Round And Round (acoustic version)
CD 7:
1. Mission Profile (radio version)
2. Flags And Footprints (acoustic version)
3. The Ravages Of Time (live version)
CD 8:
1. Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams (radio version)
2. Elusive (radio version)
3. Safe To Fly (acoustic version)
Pre-order now
[Source: Nuclear Blast, Threshold website]