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31.VII+ Gong
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31.VII+ Evergrey
31.VII+ In The Woods
31.VII+ Operation Mindcrime
31.VII+ Decca Records
31.VII+ Inner Ear Records
31.VII+ Moonjune Records
31.VII+ Metal Mind Records
31.VII+ Ma-Ra-Cash Records


BANDS & PERFORMERS:

Gong
(UK) / July 31, 2016

Forthcoming release:

The legendary multi-national space-fusion band Gong releases its new album, the 9-track "Rejoice, I'm Dead", on September 16, 2016, via Madfish Music. The band’s founder, Daevid Allen, had time to participate in only two of the recording’s compositions before his untimely death. Here is Gong’s official line-up: Dave Sturt (ex-Jade Warrior) – bass, vocals; Kavus Torabi (Cardiacs) – vocals, guitar; Fabio Golfetti – guitar, vocals; Ian East - saxophone, flute; Cheb Nettles – drums. Currently, it consists exclusively of citizens of the UK, while guest musicians are all former members of the band. These are: Daevid Allen – vocals (4, 5); Didier Malherbehe – duduk (4, 8), Steve Hillage – guitar (2). Tracklist: 1. The Thing That Should Be (03:34), 2. Rejoice! (10:17), 3. Kaptial (03:21), 4. Model Village (06:43), 5. Beatrix (02:52), 6. Visions (04:31), 7. The Unspeakable Stands Revealed (11:49), 8. Through Restless Seas I Come (06:56), 9. Insert Yr Own Prophecy (09:34). Format: CD, LP.

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Opeth
(Sweden) / July 31, 2016

Forthcoming release:

One of the very best contemporary progressive rock/metal bands, Sweden’s Opeth, will release its brand new studio album on September 30, 2016, via Moderbolaget and Nuclear Blast Records. Titled "Sorceress", the outing is made up of eleven tracks. Here they are: 1. Persephone, 2. Sorceress, 3. The Wilde Flowers, 4. Will O the Wisp, 5. Chrysalis, 6. Sorceress 2, 7. The Seventh Sojourn, 8. Strange Brew, 9. A Fleeting Glance, 10. Era, 11. Persephone Slight Return. Line-up: Mikael Akerfeldt – vocals, guitars; Fredrik Akesson – guitars; Joakim Svalberg – keyboards; Martin Mendez – bass; Martin Axenrot – drums. Format: CD, LP, digital.

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Evergrey
(Sweden) / July 31, 2016

Forthcoming release:

"The Storm Within" is the new album by the renowned prog-metal band Evergrey, hailing from Sweden. Tracklist: 1. Distance, 2. Passing Trough, 3. Someday, 4. Astray, 5. The Impossible, 6. My Allied Ocean, 7. In Orbit, 8. The Lonely Monarch, 9. The Paradox of the Flame, 10. Disconnect, 11. The Storm Within. Line-up: Tom S. Englund – vocals, guitar; Henrik Danhage – guitar, backing vocals; Rikard Zander – keyboards, backing vocals; Johan Niemann – bass, backing vocals; Jonas Ekdahl – drums. Release date: September 9, 2016. Label: AFM Records. Format: CD, LP.

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In The Woods
(Norway) / July 31, 2016

Forthcoming release:

The cult Norwegian band In The Woods, performing a blend of Progressive Doom Metal and Symphonic Art-Rock with elements of Avant-garde Prog, releases its brand new studio album "Pure" on September 16, 2016, via Debemur Morti Recordings. Tracklist: 1. Pure, 2. Blue Oceans Rise, 3. Devil's at the Door, 4. The Recalcitrant Protagonist, 5. The Cave of Dreams, 6. Cult of Shining Stars, 7. Towards the Black Surreal, 8. Transmission KRS, 9. This Dark Dream, 10. Mystery of the Constellations. Line-up: James Fogarty – vocals, guitars, keyboards; X-Botteri – guitars; CM-Botteri – bass; Anders Kobro – drums. Format: CD, LP, digital.

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Operation Mindcrime
(USA) / July 31, 2016

Forthcoming release:

Frontiers Music will release "Resurrection", the brand new album from Operation Mindcrime, the band led by former Queensryche singer Geoff Tate, on September 23. "Resurrection" is the second part of Tate's musical trilogy. One year after the release of the debut album “The Key” in September 2015, Operation Mindcrime continues in the spirit of the historic album of the same name. Tate adds: “Musically, "Resurrection" offers some of the most diverse and challenging material that I’ve ever written". Line-up: Geoff Tate – vocals, keyboards, saxophone; Kelly Gray – guitar, bass, vocals; Scott Moughton – guitar, keyboards; Randy Gane – keyboards; David Ellefson (Megadeth) – bass; Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio) – drums; plus six additional musicians, four of them megastars.

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RECORDING COMPANIES:

Decca Records
(UK) / July 31, 2016

Forthcoming release:

  • Vangelis – “Rosetta”

    Decca Records presents: “Rosetta”, the brand new album by the legendary Greek musician and composer Vangelis, and says: “To Vangelis, music is a sacred, basic force of the universe – its purpose to elevate, inspire and to heal humankind. Never has this been more obvious than on “Rosetta”, which perfectly blends Vangelis’ fascination with the universe and his masterly ability to compose stirring music that fuels the senses”. Release date: September 23, 2016.

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    Inner Ear Records
    (Greece) / July 31, 2016

    Forthcoming release:

  • Gravitysays_i – "Quantum Unknown"

    The Greek progressive rock band Gravitysays_i will release its new album "Quantum Unknown" on September 16, 2016, via Inner Ear Records. Format: CD, LP, digital. Line-up: Manos Paterakis – vocals, santur, guitar; Nikos Retsos – drums; Mampre Kasardjian – bass; Nikos Sotiropoulos – guitar; Costas Stergiou – keyboards; Vangelis Katsarelis – trumpet.

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    Moonjune Records
    (UK/USA) / July 31, 2016

    Forthcoming release:

  • Stick Men – "Prog Noir"

    Moonjune Records presents: "Prog Noir", the debut album by the UK/US supergroup Stick Men, featuring two members of King Crimson, Tony Levin on Stick and vocals and Pat Mastelotto on acoustic and electronic drums, and also Markus Reuter on Touch guitars and vocals. The label describes the music on the recording as a synthesis of Progressive and Avant-garde Rock with elements of Jazz-Fusion. Tracklist: 1. Prog Noir, 2. Mantra, 3. Plutonium, 4. The Tempest, 5. Schattenhaft, 6. Rose in the Sand / Requiem, 7. Leonardo, 8. Trey's Continuum, 9. Embracing the Sun, 10. Never the Same. Format: CD, LP, digital. Release date: October 21, 2016.

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    Metal Mind Records
    (Poland) / July 31, 2016

    Forthcoming release:

  • Ceti – “Snakes of Eden”

    The Polish heavy metal band Ceti returns this autumn with their tenth studio album entitled “Snakes of Eden”. The follow-up to the acclaimed album "Brutus Syndrome" (2014) is scheduled for the worldwide release on October 7, 2016, via Metal Mind Records.

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    Ma-Ra-Cash Records
    (Italy) / July 31, 2016

    Forthcoming release:

  • Submarine Silence – "Journey through Mine"

    Ma-Ra-Cash Records presents: "Journey through Mine", the new album (CD) by the popular Italian sympho-prog band Submarine Silence, which will be released in September 2016. Tracklist: 1. The Astrographic Temple (8:22), 2. Black Light Back (9:48), 3. Swirling Contour (7:34), 4. Canova's Gypsoteque (8:02), 5. Journey through Mine (12:30), 6. Five Lands Nightwind (11:28), 7. Butterflies (7:08). Line-up: Cristiano Roversi (Moongarden) – various vintage keyboards, bass pedals, el. bass; David Cremoni (Moongarden) – el. and ac. guitars; Guillermo Gonzales – vocals; Emilio Pizzocoli – drums.

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