HEAVY PARADISE, THE PARADISE OF MELODIC ROCK!: October 2013

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Ireland’s Dirty Diamonds is set to release their debut full length CD on November 15th.

UK Rockers Dirty Diamonds Release their Debut CD November 15^th

Honing their songs on stages throughout the UK with bands including Crash Diet and Warrior Soul, Dirty Diamonds captures the sounds that makes them Ireland’s definitive rock act on their new CD titled “Lets Get Loud.”

Dublin, Ireland - November 1^st, 2013 (JoeDolanPR): Dirty Diamonds drops their debut full length CD titled “Lets Get Loud” for worldwide distribution on November 15^th, 2013. Fans will be able to make purchases directly through the band’s website and digital tracks will become available through other resources shortly thereafter.

Melodic hard rockers Burning Kingdom are back with a new album and an ace up on their sleeve; Mr. Danny 'Forever Young' Vaughn of Tyketto on lead vocals. I have to admit that the two previous Burning Kingdom efforts were both solid recordings with some strong moments in them; this new one is a superb slice of melodic hard rock at its finest and Danny Vaughn's performances givin' the extra flavor to take this little gem in to a higher level.

Toby Jepson New CD & Merch

It's a great pleasure to announce the coming release of my new mini album
'Raising My Own Hell' on the 25th Nov and the pre order here from NOW!

Along with the album, I have had the great Paul Mortz design a new shirt based on my own tattoos and I think it rocks! And I hope you do to!

See yawl on tour in Nov/Dec.
Cheers Tobe

SECRET SPHERE + ALMAH To Announce European Tour Dates

Italian melodic metallers SECRET SPHERE and Brazilian metallers ALMAH, led by ex-ANGRA singer Edu Falaschi will join forces for a co-headlining European tour this November. The official video trailer can be viewed below:

http://youtu.be/bNE5tq32K8s

INTERVIEW :: CSABA ZVEKAN

Csaba Zvekan is back in business with his brand new baby EXORCISM. After the really solid metal album with Raven Lord, Csaba is ready to make some noise with this new exciting metal act. Once again Heavy Paradise and I are please to have Csaba here for an interview to tell us some things about his new project. Enjoy!!!

Heavy Paradise : Firstly, I would like to welcome you at Heavy Paradise, Csaba, for this interview. Exorcism is a new promising metal band and I have to say that I’m looking forward to hearing your new stuff; but before this, would you like to introduce to our readers your band members and tell some things about this new project?

Csaba : Very first I would like to thank you for the interest in EXORCISM. Heavy Paradise has always been good to us and the many projects we have. Now this brand new band EXORCISM is in fact some material that I've been working on for some time now. The early beginnings of songwriting go back to the year 2006/2007. But these days we can announce a line up, a band name with logo and banner and actually a record deal for a release in early 2014.

The band members consist of me on the vocals, JOE STUMP on the guitars, LUCIO MANCA on the bass and recently we just found GARRY KING to complete the line up. The music is somewhat different in tempo as what I did with RAVEN LORD earlier this year. EXORCISM is very doomy, in the mid tempo with groovy beats more like in the veins of BLACK SABBATH and JUDAS PRIEST.

FAITH CIRCUS / TURN UP THE BAND (2013)

Faith Circus is finally back! The band that in 2006 released an amazing debut effort, today is back in the scene with the brand new "Turn Up The Band". The style of their debut was a great mix of the 80's, early 90's, scene and from bands such as Def Leppard, TNT, Kiss, Journey e.t.c.with clever hooks and choruses, powerful performances and very good songs.

LORDS OF RUIN / LIFE IS A WAR (EP) , (2013)

Are you a big fan of Metallica's "Black Album" or Pantera's "Far Beyond Driven"? If the answer is yes, then look no further; Lords Of Ruin is a relatively newcomer to the metal world and has one mission, to bring back the sound of those above mentioned bands with an updated twist. That means, big n' loud guitars, powerful in-your-face performances and an overall 'fat' sound.

JOE MATERA / TERRA FIRMA (2013)

Joe Matera is an Australian guitarist and has already a 20-plus career on his shoulders! This guitar-wizard has released an acoustic effort, "Travellin' West" in 2010 and the next one, "Slave To The Fingers" (EP), in 2012 has gained some really solid reviews.

Magion is a female symphonic power metal band, with a lot of Gothic elements, from The Netherlands and "A Different Shade Of Darkness" is called their second release. The album was mixed and produced by Chris Vrij and mastered at FineTune Studios in The Netherlands by Peter van ‘t Riet, who has delivered excellent work in the past for After Forever, Epica, Ayreon, Symphony X and many others. The artwork is created by Jan Yrlund of Darkgrove Graphic Design Studio in Finland.

Multiplatinum guitar icon Ted Nugent has returned with a new live 2 CD + DVD set, Ultralive Ballisticrock, out now on Frontiers Records.

Multiplatinum guitar icon Ted Nugent has returned this week with a new live 2 CD + DVD set, Ultralive Ballisticrock, out now on Frontiers Records. The electrifying live footage was captured and recorded by 7 cameras in 5.1 audio mix on the “I Still Believe Tour” at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe, PA on August 14, 2011 and features Nugent's arsenal of classic rock hits including “Stranglehold,” “Cat Scratch Fever,” “Wango Tango,” and many more (full track list below). The lineup on the CD/DVD consists of the legendary-and-still-raging Nugent on guitar and vocals,Derek St. Holmes (rhythm guitarist and the voice on “Stranglehold”) on guitar and vocals, Greg Smith (Rainbow) on bass and Mick Brown (Dokken) on drums. The collection is available in three formats--2 CD+DVD deluxe edition digipak, DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download.

WakeUpCall new video/single

It's been a year since WakeUpCall released their first album "Batteries Are Not Included" and after 2 video/singles and 30 shows through Italy, Switzerland, France, Holland, Latvia and Lithuania, WakeUpCall just released the 3rd video/single from the album.

"Let You Go" video is an ironic joke about all the Talent Shows that have invaded our televisions and changed music business....who's gonna win the WFACTOR?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftGXPicnAMo

CONCERT TRIBUTE FOR ROCK GUITAR LEGEND RONNIE MONTROSE HEADING TO DVD

When Ronnie Montrose passed away on March 3, 2012, friends and musicians immediately wondered what they could do to pay homage to one of rock's all-time legendary - and influential - guitarists. The result was some of music's most renowned artists uniting for a concert only a month and a half later (April 27) and performing Ronnie classics throughout the evening - which will now make its official DVD release on December 10, 2013, 'Concert for Ronnie Montrose - A Celebration of His Life In Music.'

With 100 million records sold worldwide, Def Leppard continues to be one of the most potent forces in global rock and one of my all time favorite hard rock bands. “Viva! Hysteria”, is the band's brand new live cd/dvd. Over the course of their career, Def Leppard produced a series of classic groundbreaking albums and with the release of HYSTERIA the band set the sound for a generation of music fans and artists alike.

Exorcism Frontman Talks On Greece's Rock Overdose

EXORCISM frontman Csaba Zvekan talks exclusively on Greece’s Rock Overdose about the new album and the band. You can read more here:www.rockoverdose.gr/news_details.php?id=26920

Band’s First Studio Album in 10-Plus Years to Be

Released Worldwide on Frontiers Records

On December 6th, BOSTON’s latest studio album, Life, Love & Hope will be released in Europe on Frontiers Records. More than a decade in the making, Life, Love & Hope features 11 tracks replete with the classic and beloved BOSTON sound, as well as the latest in the evolution of Tom Scholz' musical artistry. Diverse yet cohesive, this long-awaited album has something for everyone and will fulfill the expectations of existing fans, while exposing a new generation to one of rock and roll’s great acts. Scholz says, "These are songs from the heart, each of them taking many months of effort to write, arrange, perform and record, always up to the demands of BOSTON's harshest critic, me. They have all been meticulously recorded to analogue tape on the same machines and equipment used for BOSTON's hits for the past 35 years."

RED'S COOL / BAD STORY (2013)

Red's Cool is a relatively new melodic hard rock band that hails from Russia. To be honest, the only band that comes in my mind from this country is the good old Gorky Park (the elder surely remember) who had a relative success back in the glory days of this scene!

NOW OR NEVER / NOW OR NEVER (2013)

Now Or Never is a newcomer in the melodic hard 'n' heavy world. But the members of Now Or Never have already participated in many bands and they are experienced, both in the road and in the studio.

“Illusion X” is the band’s third album and it features legendary vocalist Mark Boals (YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, RING OF FIRE among many others). The band was formed back in 2002 by guitarist/drummer Mike Dimareli and, except Mike, it consists of Chris Dimareli on keyboards, Leo Petropoulos on bass and as I have already mentioned Mark Boals on vocals.

One of the most successful and powerful melodic hard rock bands over the recent years is finally back with a new album! Place Vendome, the band that consists of Michael Kiske of the legendary Helloween, the 'mighty' Dennis Ward (bass, vocals and rhythm guitars), Uwe Reitenauer (guitars), Gunter Werno (keyboards) and Dirk Bruineberg (drums), are back with the brand new "Thunder In The Distance" release through Frontiers Records.

After the successful debut album, "Obsessions" in 2011, the Belgian composer/guitarist Samuel Arkan is back with his brand new concept release which is entitled "Fantasmagoria". Epysode plays progressive metal with some strong melodic elements and some atmospheric pinches as well.

German label AOR Heaven will release the comeback album from Swedish Hard Rock band DOGFACE on November 29th.

Mats Levén and Martin Kronlund released the first Dogface album “Unleashed” back in 2000, an album featuring a special guest appearance from former Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson. The massive success of 'Unleashed' was followed in 2002 with the album “In control”.

Mats Levén has been a busy man and worked with bands such as Krux, At Vance, Therion, Swedish Erotica and Candlemass. Martin Kronlund has taken on the role of producer for artists like Joe Lynn Turner and Tom Galleys Phenomena, but also released albums with Gypsy Rose and more recently with Lover Under Cover.

Now it's 2013 and it’s time to reveal the next chapter in the story of Dogface. Once again Mats and Martin have brought together a stunning collection of infectious songs with amazing choruses, strong melodies, screaming hammonds and blistering guitars. Songs like the heavy “Footsteps on the moon”, the up-tempo rocker “Can´t face tomorrow” and the completely mad “Freaking out” are highlights on this record.

Announcement from the band below:

"Our marvelous drummer Neil has injured his wrist in a motorbike accident, the kind people at The Sugarmill have agreed to let us move our show on the 7th November back by a couple of weeks ,it is now going to happen on Thursday 21st November exactly 2 weeks later with the same bands same ticket and start times.

It is with great regret that we have been forced to change the date and we offer our sincere apologies...

If this causes any problem for anyone who was attending the show, all tickets purchased for the 7th November show are still valid for the 21st November show so, there's no need to re-purchase. Anyone who can not attend the 21st November will be issued a ticket price refund in full please just feel free to message us on facebook , we hope that this is not to much of an inconvenience for all the fantastic people who wanted to attend our show ,we look forward to seeing you all on the 21st November!

Tickets: http://www.lawlessofficial.com/store/

25^th of October sees the release of Tour De Force – Live In London (Mascot Label Group/Provogue records/Warner

Music Finland). Recorded over four nights in London in four different venues with four different bands and four different

set lists. Beginning at the small The Borderline via Shepherd’s Bush Empire and the Hammersmith Apollo and ending at

the prestigious Royal Albert Hall.

Today sees the release of part 3 of the documentary of this spectacular guitar event of the year, Bonamentary pt 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUj098QtAus

Thursday, October 17, 2013

REVOLUTION ROAD debut with self-titled release on November 22nd on AVENUE OF ALLIES!

The journey down REVOLUTION ROAD began when producer Alessandro Del Vecchio and Avenue Of Allies label owner Gregor Klee sat together on the riverside of the Ticino in Northern Italy in the spring of 2011 and talked about some of their favourite singers who didn’t release new material during the last couple of years.

One of the names that came up during the conversation of the two Classic Rock fans was Stefan Berggren. The distinctive sound of the voice of the former lead singer of Snakes In Paradise and Company Of Snakes was missed by both of them and surely quite a few more followers of the Swedish vocalist and the bands he sang in.

Shortly after the exchange of some ideas for the new project Alessandro contacted Stefan, who immediately expressed interest in a cooperation. During the fall and winter of 2011 / 2012 an album began to take shape with Stefan submitting some of his own compositions to the pool of 20 songs for the record, that also included song contributions from Alessandro and his writing partners Paul Logue (Eden’s Curse), Carmine Martone and Francesco Marras.

ROADFEVER - "Wolf Pack" - AVENUE OF ALLIES

Powerful Classic Hard Rock with great melodies, served with a healthy dose of Southern Rock, is what you hear when the songs of ROADFEVER’s second album “Wolf Pack” are blasting out of your speakers.

The female fronted Power Rock band from Switzerland takes you back to the sound of the 80s and successfully manages to raise the already high quality level of their debut “Wheels On Fire” (2009) by presenting a record with a superb state-of-the-art sound of kick-ass Rock songs.

EZ LIVIN‘ are back!

The German Hard Rock band around BONFIRE guitar player Hans Ziller is currently working on the recordings of a brand new studio album an re-recording of their classic debut CD!

The new line-up of EZ LIVIN’ will feature a couple of highly profiled international musicians, and the new lead singer will be announced on the band’s Facebook page on Wednesday this week:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/EZ-Livin/1422022728014233?ref=ts&fref=ts

PSYCHOCALYPSE to release debut album via Buil2Kill Records

Buil2Kill Records announced the debut full-length release from French Melodic Death one-man-band PSYCHOCALYPSE.

GIULIO GARGHENTINI / BELIEVE (2013)

Giulio is not a newcomer in the melodic rock scene; he is been around in this kinda of scene for about 20 years now and "Believe" is the artist's debut album. He has been part of bands such as Mantra and Darkfire and he has, also, collaborated for musicals like "Jesus Christ Superstar" and, since 2007 he is the lead shouter of Dream Company, the Bon Jovi tribute band.

NATHAN FROST / SYNECRON (2013)

Nathan started playing piano at age 3, and started playing Pong shortly thereafter. Picking up a high school girlfriend's bass, he cofounded Strychnine -- an all-originals progressive metal band in Vancouver, British Columbia -- where he played bass, keyboards, and sang whenever he wasn't programming videogames, studying music theory, and slouching through classes.

Oliver Hartmann is well-known as the lead singer of the melodic metal act of At Vance but also as a solo artist that released five really solid albums. Nowadays, HARTMANN is releasing a compilation effort with the title "The Best Is Yet To Come" which includes the highlights of all of the band's previous releases plus some bonuses.

Legendary singer of Toto, Angel and Le Roux, FERGIE FREDERIKSEN releases his new album "Any Given Moment" via Frontiers Records. One of the most ' respected ' voices in the melodic rock world, he returns to the scene to give us another strong and extremely melodic record.

Melodic hard rock sensation House Of Shakira is back with the brand new release which is entitled "Pay To Play". This is the band's second effort with Andeas Novak on lead vocals. In it's HOS history, the band has already released six albums and achieved to build a strong reputation in the melodic hard rock world.

FATE - new album "If Not For The Devil" will be released on AVENUE OF ALLIES on Nov. 22nd!

The legendary Danish Melodic Hard Rockers FATE are back with their brand new album, “If Not For The Devil”, which will be released worldwide on November 22nd 2013 through Avenue Of Allies.

Following two years after their impressive 2011 comeback “Ghosts From The Past”, which was very well received by reviewers and fans alike, the band’s latest effort was recorded with the same line-up as their previous record featuring Dagfinn Joensen on lead vocals, Torben Enevoldsen on guitar, Mikkel Henderson on keyboards, Peter Steincke on bass and Jens Berglid on drums and once again Jacob Hansen (Pretty Maids, Volbeat, Amaranthe) did a killer job, mixing and mastering the songs.

FATE started their career back in 1984 when they managed to secure a record deal with the major label EMI only a few months after they started rehearsing and recording. During the past 30 years the band has released seven successful albums including the “Best Of Fate - 25 Years” collection and toured all over the world as a headlining act as well as support act, sharing the stage with bands like TNT, Pretty Maids, Mr. Big, Saga, Marillion, Cinderella and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Australian symphonic/gothic metal singer DARKYRA BLACK has released their brand new single and video ‘Tears By Candlelight‘. The song is from DARKYRA BLACK’s forthcoming album ‘Dragon Tears‘ which is projected to be released in November 2013. The video can be viewed below:

http://youtu.be/CztMYyebSVA

Joe Bonamassa releases a new video taken from the up-coming Tour De Force – Live In London released as four separate

DVD’s and Blu-ray’s 25^th October via Mascot Label Group/Provogue records/Warner Music Finland.

Lucy’s 51 has become the hotspot for hard rock artists with the James LoMenzo Jam that has taken place for the past four months worth of Monday Nights. On stage performances have included members of Guns n’ Roses, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne’s band, Quiet Riot, Boston, Whitesnake, Anthrax, Dokken, the Dennis DeYoung Band, Megadeth, Bulletboys, Vince Neil, White Lion, Richie Kotzen and even Billy Ray Cyrus has got on stage a couple times. That just starts to scratch the surface of regular attendees and gives a good impression of why you want to be there.

On Saturday, October 19^th, Phil Soussan is bringing a blend of his original music as featured on his two CDs (No Protection and Vibrate) along with songs made famous from the list of rock bands he has written and performed with. This scheduled show may be the first of many that will highlight a rotation of friends that bring their unique talents to the stage. Soussan has mentioned, “There will be friends joining us on stage throughout the night, you don’t know who will show up; but that’s the surprise of it.”

On stage performing with Soussan will be Howie Simon on guitar (Alcatrazz), Dave Filice on bass (Bono & The Edge) and virtuoso drummer Andy Sanesi (Zappa) with Soussan playing guitar and singing. Special guests have not been publically announced (I’m sworn to secrecy, but I can assure you it’s going to be great!)

Showtime starts around 9:00 PM. The doors for Lucy’s 51 are open all day, but for those who want to enjoy dinner during the show, call and reserve a table. Lucy’s 51 can be reached at 818-763-5200, or find details online at www.lucys51.com. The venue features a full dinner menu and bar.

Hear songs from Soussan’s solo CDs and find other information regarding his work online at www.philsoussan.com. Phil will be signing copies of his CDs at the show; both will be available for fans to purchase. Bring a camera and get ready for the kind of performance that makes Los Angeles the place to be for hard rock! I’ll see you there.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Giulio Garghentini "Believe" out on October the 25th - Available Now for Pre-Order!

TANZAN MUSIC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF GIULIO GARGHENTINI'S DEBUT ALBUM "BELIEVE" OUT ON OCTOBER THE 25TH
AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER!

We have the CDs ready to ship so hurry up and grap your one! First 300 copies contain a free download code for "Super Soup Volume One", the new Compilation by Tanzan Music, and exclusive extra content!

http://label.tanzanmusic.com/catalogue/giulio-garghentini/believe

Award-winning, legendary guitarist Michael Schenker will release a brand new studio album entitled “Bridge The Gap” in the UK on Monday December 2nd. Released by in-akustik, the album features Schenker’s band Temple of Rock which consists of ex-Scorpions Herman Rarebell (drums) and Francis Buchholz (bass), plus ex-Rainbow’s Doogie White (vocals) and Wayne Findlay (guitar, keyboards).

Just completing a successful 21 date US headlining tour US/Italian Thrash And Roller’s KILL RITUAL have finished production on their sophomore release “The Eyes Of Medusa” with final mixing and mastering handled by Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) at Sonic Train Studios. A spring 2014 release is expected.

ADRIANGALE / SUCKERPUNCH! (2013)

It's sure been way too long for the melodic hard rockers Adriangale to release a new album! "Crunch" (2004) was a hell of a record and one of my all time favorites from this particular scene with a an 80's, early 90's, sound in the vain of Danger Danger and Def Leppard. Nowadays, the band is finally back with the brand new "Suckerpunch!" and it's about another fine effort from this so underrated band!!

US METAL RISING STARS BENEDICTUM TO UNLEASH THEIR FOURTH ALBUM « OBEY » ON FRONTIERS IN DECEMBER

Heavy Metal gets a needed shot in the arm with the long awaited and much anticipated new album from Benedictum “OBEY” due out for release on Frontiers Records on November 29th in Europe and December 3rd in North America . With a sound that nods to the legends of metal such as early Rainbow, the stylings of Savatage, Warrior, Rough Cutt, and Pyschotic Waltz along with shades of Black Sabbath; Benedictum unleashes OBEY that will surely bring pleasure to the Gods of Heavy Metal and their legions of fans around the world!

TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON

After the success of Timo Tolkki’s Avalon debut album “The Land of New Hope” which entered the top 100 album charts in 7 European countries (including a glowing Top 10 entry in Tolkki’s home country Finland), Timo Tolkki has started working on a sequel to his first Metal Opera, slated for a 2014 release on Frontiers Records.

EDEN'S CURSE / SYMPHONY OF SIN (2013)

One of the best melodic hard rock/metal bands of the last decade, Eden's Curse, is finally back with its brand new opus which entitled "Symphony Of Sin". This time Eden's Curse have two new members on board, the Serbian vocalist Nikola Mijic and the well-known keyboardist Steve Williams.

Giulio Garghentini is an Italian rock singer and "Believe" is entitled his debut solo effort. Mario Percudani, from the amazing hard rock band Hungryheart, is collaborating with Giulio and the result is a solid album that can't be missed by any fan of rock music in general. Giulio answers to Heavy Paradise's questions about his new album, his collaboration with Mario and some other really interesting stuff. You will, also, find out an exclusive answer from Mario of what's coming-up next in Hungryheart's camp in the near future!!! Enjoy......

Heavy Paradise : Hello and welcome to Heavy Paradise for this interview! It’s really a pleasure to have you here to share some things about the up-coming release of the “Believe” album. Before starting this interview, would you like to introduce your band and to give readers a short bio of the band?

Giulio: The band is composed by Mario Percudani Guitars (Hungryheart, Mitch Malloy, Axe, Lionville), Paolo Apollo Negri Keyboards (Link Quartet, Wicked Minds, An Apple A Day), Gianni Grecchi Bass (Blueville, Rusty Miles) and Paolo Botteschi Drums (Hungryheart) and naturally me.

I met Mario two years ago for the first time, and it was great to discuss with him about music,

We agreed the most of the things we spoke about the album.

Mario has worked for years with the musicians who participated in making the record, and I was very happy to have them in the project. They are simply fantastic.

For those who might not know, which I believe are a few, David Reece was the vocalist of the legendary Accept for one and only album as well as the singer of Bangalore Choir for the fantastic "On Target" release in 1992. An album that is a must for any fan of the classic hair metal sound !

STRYPER / NO MORE HELL TO PAY (2013)

"No More Hell To Pay" is entitled the eighth official album of veteran Christian hard rockers Stryper. The production of the new essay is handled by the band's natural leader and singer Michael Sweet and it's about a back to their roots release!

C.S. Management & Promotions feels proud of signing with British Hard Rock band LAWLESS for General Management & Bookings!

Lawless band has already achieved rave reviews for their debut album "Rock Savage" worldwide!!!

Band: Lawless http://www.lawlessofficial.com/

Album: Rock Savage

Label: Escape Music Ltd. http://www.escape-music.com/ESM255.htm

Released: 19 July 2013

HAREM SCAREM / MOOD SWINGS II (2013)

Canadian melodic rockers Harem Scarem, released their second, and perhaps one of the best in this scene, album - their original "Mood Swings" - in 1993. Now, 20 years later, the band is celebrating the anniversary of the release of "Mood Swings" with a remix of all the original eleven songs of this classic album and with the adding of three new bonus tracks in the spirit of the original "Mood Swings".