UK rockers TOUCHSTONE are
due to release their first single from the upcoming new album ‘Oceans Of
Time’ (Hear No Evil/Cherry Red Records). The single,
‘Flux’, will have a digital release on September 9 and will
feature both a radio edit and full album version B-side.
‘Oceans Of
Time’, features 10 tracks recorded and
produced at Outhouse Studios by renowned producer John
Mitchell (You Me At Six, Lower Than Atlantis, Funeral For A
Friend), and is due for worldwide release on October 7. The album
will be the successor to Touchstone’s previous albums: The
City Sleeps (2011), Wintercoast (2009)
and Discordant
Dreams (2007).
On this eagerly awaited new album,
the band continue their “Wintercoast” story with the dynamic, moving epic title
track ‘Oceans Of Time’; the sequel to the title tracks
of Wintercoast and The City Sleeps. Another familiar theme comes
from ‘Shadow’s End’, the final part of the Shadow trilogy, which
started with the track ‘Shadow’, from Discordant
Dreams. Fans will enjoy a more guitar-orientated sound
from Oceans Of Time than previous albums due to the nature of the writing
process.
All the music is written
by Touchstone, with lyrics by lead
vocalist Kim “Elkie” Seviour, and keys man Robert
Cottingham, whilst guitarist Adam Hodgson again designed the cover
artwork.
Label manager Hugh Gilmour
comments on the signing: “Touchstone are very much a fresh
and exciting addition to the Hear No Evil roster, with a modern album that
strikes a perfect balance between classic, melodic prog and more streamlined,
contemporary hard rock.”
The release of the new album
will be supported by a 6-date UK tour in October, where they will be joined by
co-headliners Von Hertzen Brothers from
Finland.
Oceans Of Time is released October
7 through Hear No Evil/Cherry Red Records.
Pre-order the album
here:
OCEANS OF TIME Track
listing:
1. Flux
2. Contact
3. Tabula Rasa
4. Fragments
5. Spirit Of The Age
6. Shadow’s End
7. Solace 2013
8. Through The Night
9.Thunder &
Crickets
10.Oceans Of
Time
UK Tour Dates (with Von Hertzen
Brothers)
Oct 18 King Tut’s,
Glasgow
Oct 19 The Duchess,
York
Oct 20 The Globe,
Cardiff
Oct 25 The Garage,
London
Oct 26 Eric’s Live,
Liverpool
Oct 27 The Robin ,
Bilston
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