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22.VI+ Queen
22.VI+ Judas Priest
22.VI+ Robert Reed
22.VI+ Alberto Rigoni
22.VI+ Umphrey's McGee
22.VI+ Musea Records
25.V+ InsideOut Music
25.V+ Parma Recordings
25.V+ Metal Mind Records
22.VI+ Citizen Cain Records


BANDS & PERFORMERS:

Queen
(UK) / June 22, 2014

Latest News:

Queen has returned to North America for a 24-date arena tour with "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert once again fronting the band. Queen guitarist Brian May believes Adam Lambert is a better match for their music than Paul Rodgers was. And he's admitted he and Roger Taylor are thinking about making their current run of dates their final shows.
Meanwhile, former Queen front man Paul Rogers released a new solo album, “The Royal Sessions”, which sees him returning to his roots in soul and rhytm-&-blues.

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Judas Priest
(UK) / June 22, 2014

Forthcoming release:

Judas Priest's forthcoming studio album, "Redeemer of Souls", will be released in North America on July 8.

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Robert Reed
(UK) / June 22, 2014

Forthcoming release:

The new Robert Reed album, which is titled "Sanctuary", will be released by Tigermoth Records on July 21, 2014. Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock. Solo Pilot: Rob Reed (Magenta, Kompendium): grand piano, guitars, bass, mandolin, glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, banjo, orchestral snare drum, recorders, Farfisa organ, Solina string machine, bodran, tubular bells.

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Alberto Rigoni
(Italy) / June 22, 2014

Forthcoming release:

After the success of "Three Wise Monkeys", which featured amazing contributions from legendary musicians such as Kevin Moore (ex-Dream Theater) and Goran Edman (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen), Italian bassist and prog rock composer Alberto Rigoni (Solo, TwinSpirits, Vivaldi Metal Project) is proud to announce the release of his fourth album. More heavy and progressive than its predecessor, Alberto’s new album will be released by Any and All Records on October 1st 2014.

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Umphrey’s McGee
(UK) / June 22, 2014


RECORDING COMPANIES:

Musea Records
(France) / June 22, 2014

New releases:

  • Los Visionarios – “La Taberna De Los Goliardos”
  • Ploffs – “The Beginning of an Amazing Journey”
  • Gens De La Lune – “Epitaphe”
  • Motis – “Josquin Messonnier”
  • Loreweaver – “Italic”

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    InsideOut Music
    (USA) / June 22, 2014

    Forthcoming release:

  • Neal Morse – “Songs from November”

    ”Songs from November” sees Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex-Spock’s Beard) in singer/songwriter mode much like his album “It's Not Too Late”, and has enlisted the help of Chris Carmichael and Jim Hoke as well as the McCrary sisters on the record. Whittled down from 21 songs, this album is made up mostly of songs written in November 2013, as well as some older songs from his vast back catalogue. The album will be released by InsideOut on August 18, 2014. Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Pop.

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    Parma Recordings
    (USA) / June 22, 2014

    New releases:

  • Various Artists – “Fine Music – Vol. 5”
  • Various Artists – “Parma Music Festival Live 2013”

    “Fine Music – Vol. 5”:
    Navona Records' new installment of the Fine Music series presents a deep cross-section of the label's wide-ranging and provocative 2013/2014 release slate, featuring performances by the Grammy-nominated New York Polyphony, Ensemble Dal Niente, cellist Chris Wild, Grammy-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, the Apollo Chamber Players, and many more in works by Hindemith, DeGaetano, Hodkinson, Ramette, Stevens, Williams, Bakker, Rotolo, Vines, Sternfeld-Dunn, Brown, Tarlow, and others.

    “Parma Music Festival Live 2013”:
    10 concerts, 7 venues, 3 days. The inaugural Parma Music Festival in 2013 featured more than 100 composers and performers in works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo instruments, and jazz groups, as well as improvised collaborations between indie rockers and classical instrumentalists. This release collects some of the finest performances from the Festival, as recorded by the Parma Recordings production team.

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    Metal Mind Records
    (Poland) / June 22, 2014

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