Australian progressive metal band VANISHING POINT is writing material for its
as-yet-untitled fifth studio album, to be released in 2010.

Upcoming VANISHING POINT shows:

Dec. 31 - Screamfest @ Enmore Theatre - Sydney, AUS
Jan. 03 - Hi-Fi - Brisbane, AUS (w/ SONATA ARCTICA)
Jan. 05 - Billboard's - Melbourne, AUS (w/ SONATA ARCTICA)

VANISHING POINT's latest CD, "The Fourth Season", was released in August 2007
via Dockyard 1. The follow-up to 2005's "Embrace the Silence" was once again
recorded with Endel Rivers at Palm studios in the band's hometown of Melbourne.
Mastering duties were handled by legendary Mika Jussila (STRATOVARIUS,
NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA) at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland.

Augie,
I hope you'll be able to release the archived music.I know
I'd love to hear it.
I hope you'll be able to land another job soon.
Pete

August Smarra wrote:
>
>
>
> Just a quick update of what I have been doing these last few years.
> Talk of
> releasing a second CD of archived material from Pittsburgh, PA band
> Arabesque (I was the Guitarist) had to be put on hold because of lack of
> funds and may never happen at this point but maybe we can at least share
> some of the music in other ways. Like everyone else, I'm trying to survive
> in an underpaid job of which I was just informed would be outsourced
> to the
> Philippines in January so I'll be unemployed for the second time in 4
> years
> (Anyone in High Tech in the Bay Area, San Francisco have any leads for
> me?).
>
> Anyway.Happy Holiday season to all,
>
> Augie Smarra
>
>
>

QUEENSRŸCHE and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY are among the confirmed bands for the
Norway Rock festival, set to take place July 7-11, 2010 in Kvinesdal, Norway.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

BACKSTREET GIRLS
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY
CHROME DIVISION
ENSLAVED
GAMMA RAY
QUEENSRŸCHE
SABATON
SYBREED
THE CUMSHOTS
TONY HARNELL
U.D.O.

For more information, visit visit www.norwayrock.no.

Oh look, another guy who calls himself, "the Guitarist." I'm gonna tell
Fripp. :)


In a message dated 11/23/2009 7:41:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
asmarra@... writes:

Well  Pete, you made me come out of lurking on this one! Just as I was
reading  your subject line, I looked over at my shelf and sitting there is
my
copy  of Audiosynchrocy that I bought several months ago. As I always do,  I
listened to it 3 or 4 times when I first got and put it on the  "Definitely
Keep" pile for further listening and got sidetracked as usual.  I'm putting
it on right now but I remember it was really good and the  description from
John Collinge is pretty On-The-Mark.

Just a quick  update of what I have been doing these last few years. Talk of
releasing a  second CD of archived material from Pittsburgh, PA band
Arabesque (I was  the Guitarist) had to be put on hold because of lack of
funds and may never  happen at this point but maybe we can at least share
some of the music in  other ways. Like everyone else, I'm trying to survive
in an underpaid job  of which I was just informed would be outsourced to the
Philippines in  January so I'll be unemployed for the second time in 4 years
(Anyone in  High Tech in the Bay Area, San Francisco have any leads for
me?).

Anyway.Happy Holiday season to all,

Augie  Smarra




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Well Pete, you made me come out of lurking on this one! Just as I was
reading your subject line, I looked over at my shelf and sitting there is my
copy of Audiosynchrocy that I bought several months ago. As I always do, I
listened to it 3 or 4 times when I first got and put it on the "Definitely
Keep" pile for further listening and got sidetracked as usual. I'm putting
it on right now but I remember it was really good and the description from
John Collinge is pretty On-The-Mark.



  Just a quick update of what I have been doing these last few years. Talk of
releasing a second CD of archived material from Pittsburgh, PA band
Arabesque (I was the Guitarist) had to be put on hold because of lack of
funds and may never happen at this point but maybe we can at least share
some of the music in other ways. Like everyone else, I'm trying to survive
in an underpaid job of which I was just informed would be outsourced to the
Philippines in January so I'll be unemployed for the second time in 4 years
(Anyone in High Tech in the Bay Area, San Francisco have any leads for me?).




Anyway.Happy Holiday season to all,



Augie Smarra



   _____

From: e-Prog@yahoogroups.com [mailto:e-Prog@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
marabus
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 3:33 PM
To: eprog; FK; mellotron; newears; P&O; pms
Subject: [e-Prog] Audiosynchocy-S.T.





I just received this cd from Brian Dorbuck(a real steal at
$13.00-includes US shipping).I've had 2 spins so far and really love it.
I highly recommend to any prog lover and apologize if it's been
discussed here before.This was released in '92 and if interested let me
know
and I'll connect you with Brian.
Since I'm terrible at reviews I've copied John Collinge's review from
the Winter/Spring 2003 issue of Progression Magazine.
Pete
" Out of the blue comes this very talented California band with monster
chops and an addled sense of humor suggesting a cross between Frank
Zappa and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Led by Trevor Lloyd's note happy (the
kind we proggers drool for) electric violin and keyboards,
Audiosynchrocy grabs you immediately with speedy, angular opener,
"Merrily Barreling Through Barely". These guys blend melody and
dissonance with jaw-dropping precision, their odd-metered vocal phrasing
and light, oft-goofy lyrical fare enhancing the disc's gymnastic aural
revelries. Hints of the Dixie Dregs and Happy The Man-style quirkiness
arise here and there, as during the eight-minute instrumental "Europa".
Even then, bright synth leads lend a unique identity. Five of these nine
tracks are instrumentals, ranging in tone and structure from aggressive,
sinewy fusion to beautiful piano ruminations (" Searching...") and
impressionistic soundscaping ("Aerial View"). Rounding out this
impressive ensemble are Dudley Brooks on guitar and vocals, bassist Jake
Feldman and drummer/percussionist Rob Canny (Lloyd also sings). Trevor
Feldman adds vibes to "That Constant Game", and would've been welcome on
other tracks as well. "



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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I just received this cd from Brian Dorbuck(a real steal at
$13.00-includes US shipping).I've had 2 spins so far and really love it.
I highly recommend to any prog lover and apologize if it's been
discussed here before.This was released in '92 and if interested let me
know
and I'll connect you with Brian.
Since I'm terrible at reviews I've copied John Collinge's review from
the Winter/Spring 2003 issue of Progression Magazine.
Pete
" Out of the blue comes this very talented California band with monster
chops and an addled sense of humor suggesting a cross between Frank
Zappa and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Led by Trevor Lloyd's note happy (the
kind we proggers drool for) electric violin and keyboards,
Audiosynchrocy grabs you immediately with speedy, angular opener,
"Merrily Barreling Through Barely". These guys blend melody and
dissonance with jaw-dropping precision, their odd-metered vocal phrasing
and light, oft-goofy lyrical fare enhancing the disc's gymnastic aural
revelries. Hints of the Dixie Dregs and Happy The Man-style quirkiness
arise here and there, as during the eight-minute instrumental "Europa".
Even then, bright synth leads lend a unique identity. Five of these nine
tracks are instrumentals, ranging in tone and structure from aggressive,
sinewy fusion to beautiful piano ruminations (" Searching...") and
impressionistic soundscaping ("Aerial View"). Rounding out this
impressive ensemble are Dudley Brooks on guitar and vocals, bassist Jake
Feldman and drummer/percussionist Rob Canny (Lloyd also sings). Trevor
Feldman adds vibes to "That Constant Game", and would've been welcome on
other tracks as well. "

Jolene of the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM talked to a couple of guys from
MASTODON on October 3, 2009 when the band played in Seattle with DETHKLOK. Watch
the chat below.

MASTODON has set a December 15, 2009 release date for the new limited "Crack the
Skye" royal edition featuring the official score.

The "royal edition" package includes the following:

* Full-length "Crack the Skye" album
* Full-length "Crack the Skye" score first time available on physical disc
* Housed in gold stamped foiled digibook with brand new gold and black "Crack
the Skye" exclusive artwork and packaging designed by Paul Romano
* 6" x 6" exclusively designed lithograph unavailable anywhere else
* An instant download of the "Divinations" (Live at Xfm) and "Colony of
Birchmen" (Live at Xfm)

To pre-order a copy, go to this location.

"Crack The Skye" sold 41,000 copies in the United States in its first week of
release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.

MASTODON fans responded with manic enthusiasm to the LP, snapping up every
available copy of various limited-edition artifacts, including the deluxe tunnel
book CD+DVD package, both color and double-disc 180gm gatefold vinyl pressings,
plus a pair of CD single/T-shirt bundles.

Los Angeles-based progressive thrash band PROTOTYPE will enter a local studio
next week with producer Neil Kernon (CANNIBAL CORPSE, QUEENSRŸCHE, DEICIDE,
NILE) to begin recording its as-yet-untitled third album. Returning drummer Pat
Magrath will lay down his tracks for the CD with Kernon at the helm, after which
PROTOTYPE will head into its own Utopia Studios to complete the recording
process. Kernon is also scheduled to mix the album early next year. Songtitles
set to appear on the effort — which will be released in 2010 via Nightmare
Records — include "Catalyst", "The Chosen Ones", "Cynic Dreams", "The Ageless
Heart Of Memory", "Into Oblivion" and "My Own Deception".

Demo samples of four new songs can be heard on the band's MySpace page.

PROTOTYPE is:

Vince Levalois - Guitar/Vocals
Kragen Lum - Guitar
Kirk Scherer - Bass
Pat Magrath - Drums

For more information, visit www.prototypeonline.com.

Stars Fall On Me by The Red Masque Now Available

The new download-only live album by the Red Masque and signed to RER USA, "Stars
Fall On Me" is now available through iTunes, eMusic, rerusa.com and other online
distributors. It will also be available to sites like amazon.com
imminently......

Please note, there was a typo made by the aggregator and the album is being
billed as "Stars FELL On Me" not "Stars FALL On Me" but we are working to
correct this..... ;)

The live album was recorded on Nov. 1, 2008 at Orion Sound Studios in Baltimore
and features a mix of songs spanning the course of three albums: "Carbon 14",
"Das Snail", "Passage", "House of Ash", "The Spider is the Web", "Birdbrain", an
Improvisation and "Tidal".

Front cover and back cover artwork (featuring credits and photo) are available
for download at http://theredmasque.com/starsfallonme.html

Lineup for this album is:

Brandon Ross: bass, echo theremin
Lynnette Shelley: vocals, percussion
Vonorn: drums, theremin, keys
with guest musician
David Pym: guitar

Links to downloads:

ReRUSA:
http://rerusa.downloadcentric.net/app?page=Product&service=external&sp=SD06036E8\
0G1MOMX0E2E1B

eMusic:
http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Red-Masque-Stars-Fell-On-Me-MP3-Download/1169680\
8.html

iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/carbon-14/id338932376?i=338932508&ign-mpt=uo%3D\
4



The Red Masque
www.theredmasque.com

Join the gagliarchives, at 10PM Eastern Time, for program 1136, and our last
regular weekly program before the top 100 of 2009 begins. Tonight we have a lot
of new music to present to you that will be sure to please…new music from the
supergroup Transatlantic and their latest offering The Whirlwind, we'll also
track new music from legendary French band Magma titled Emehntehtt-Re, we'll
also spotlight some smoking music from New Orleans NYC project Afroskull and
their first album in almost a decade titled To Obscurity And Beyond..we'll also
feature new music from NY ensemble Izz and their release The Darkened Room, and
the new 5.1 Dolby surround sound version of King Crimson's Red originally
released this week in 1974. Our 4th hour space out tonight focuses on the Gong
concert that took place 2 year ago this week that has been released on
voiceprint titled Live In Brazil…we'll celebrate the birthdays of Martin Barre
from Jethro Tull, also the late great Kevin Gilbert, and Gary Green of Gentle
Giant. We'll also spotlight our #1 album for the 11th straight week in Porcupine
Tree's The Incident.
Stay tuned for lots of surprises!

*****UPDATE******
We have new additions within the letter range of this poll down below in
alphabetical order. These late additions are given 10% addition to the votes
given till the deadline. Many of you have emailed us asking why their votes have
been removed. They have not. The poll is relaunched daily. Email us any 2009 NEW
or NEW LIVE release that you do not see in our poll at gagliarchives@...
Our 16th annual poll features all the releases from November of 2008 to the
present of new recordings and live albums released. You can pick multiple albums
and vote up until November 26th as many times as you want evenly, without
spamming. The poll is checked hourly and ALL spammed votes will be removed. The
final 100 most popular will be aired beginning Saturday, November 28th (Program
1137).

Visit our ON DEMAND section to now download our interviews with Peter Nicholls
of IQ, Morglbl's live peformance, Derek Sherinian, Riza Arshad of Simak Dialog,
and legendary bassist and photographer Richard Laird!
You can still download and/or podcast our great interviews with Gary Boyle of
Isotope, Eddie Jobson of UKZ, Chris Poland of Ohm/Megadeath, and the great Bill
Bruford!

Stay Tuned!
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Newswire: http://globalprogressiverocknews.blogspot.com/

To tune in live Saturday Night:
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http://soundscapes.us/amfm/playlists/2009/091121.html

The AM/FM Show has two alternating hosts.  When I am at the helm, expect
to hear electronic, ambient, spacemusic, Progressive Rock, and an
eclectic mix of other genres.  The show airs from 6:00 am to 8:00 am on
WMUH Allentown, 91.7 FM and on the internet.  I also host Afterglow
every Thursday from 8:00 am to 9:30 am.

                 Show #161                November 21, 2009.

On this program, I continued the special on Sequences electronic music
magazine.  Each contemporary issue comes with a CD.  However, the early
issues came with a cassette.  The cassettes from issues one through
thirteen have been remastered and are now available on CDR in plastic
slip covers with artwork and track details.  Details are at:
http://sequencesmagazine.com


Phase I/Space:

ARTIST               TRACK                ALBUM (label)
==================== ==================== ==============================
Fanger & Schonwalder Frankfurt Breakfast  Analog Overdose 4+ (Manikin)
VA [Andy Pickford]   untitled             Sequences No. 7
VA [Wavestar]        Wavestar             Sequences No. 7
VA [Steve Charlton]  untitled             Sequences No. 7
VA [Sean Spence]     untitled             Sequences No. 7
Arcane               Invisible City       Tomorrow's Wasteland (none)


Phase II/Eclectic:

ARTIST               TRACK                ALBUM (label)
==================== ==================== ==============================
Terry Oldfield       Footprint of         Tears for Tibet (New Earth)
                        Buddha's Children
9Muses               Cool Water           Feel To Heal (Blue Amazon)


Phase III/Progressive Rock:

ARTIST               TRACK                ALBUM (label)
==================== ==================== ==============================
Harmonia             Watussi              Musik von Harmonia (Brain)
Engineers            Clean Coloured Wire  Three Fact Fader (Kscope)
IZZ                  Swaloow Our Pride    The Darkened Room (Doone)
IZZ                  Day of Innocence     The Darkened Room (Doone)
IZZ                  Regret               The Darkened Room (Doone)
Sylvan               Force of Gravity     Force of Gravity (ProgRock)
The Tangent          The Company Car      Down and Out in Paris and
                                             London (InsideOut)


  * = excerpt
++ = Advanced CDR from artist
VA = Various Artists (compilation)

On the next show, I will continue the special on the sampler CDRs that
come with each issue of Sequences electronic music magazine.

Bill
======================================================================
Host of the AM/FM Show every other Saturday at 6:00 am EST (GMT-5:00/
ITZ-5:00).
Phase 1: Electronic, ambient, and space music to bring you back from
"Beyond the Barriers."
Phase 2: Mixed bag of acoustic, electric, pop, or New Age.
Phase 3: Progressive rock from past masters to contemporary releases.
Web Site - http://soundscapes.us/amfm
======================================================================
The progdj list is the central clearing house for radio playlists of
Progressive Rock programs. Tired of joining dozens of mailing lists to
post playlists or track airplay?  The progdj list solves that problem.

The progdj list is the place to go in order to see playlists and CD
and concert reviews by DJs of progressive rock-friendly radio
programs. Anyone interested in seeing playlists can join. There is NO
SPAM because I keep the spammers out before the members ever see any
hint of it.

The progdj list is for DJs (obviously!) and band members, record label
personnel, promoters, managers, and anyone else interested in seeing
what gets played on the air. Need to find who is playing prog on the
radio? Go to the progdj list.

To join, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/progdj and click on the
[Join This Group!] link.
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THE AM/FM SHOW ON WMUH:                      http://soundscapes.us/amfm
=======================================================================
My next stint on the AM/FM Show will be Saturday, November 7 at 6 am
(EST/GMT-5/ITZ-5).  I will continue the special on Sequences Electronic
Music Magazine's sampler CDs in Phase 1.

I host the show every other week. When I am at the helm, the show
features electronic, ambient, and spacemusic at the beginning, an
eclectic mix of genres in the middle, and winds up with Progressive
Rock.

Today, you'll hear music by Arcane, IZZ, and much more.

Los Angeles-based technical progressive metallers THE HUMAN ABSTRACT have issued
the following update:

"First and foremost, THE HUMAN ABSTRACT will no longer be working with Nathan
Ells [vocals]. We want to wish Nathan the very best in his future endeavors.
With that being said, we are now looking for our new lead singer.

"To clue everyone in, our new singer must be into Chuck Norris, Van Damme and,
most importantly, Steven Seagal movies.

"We will be holding public auditions, so if you have what it takes please reach
us at THAvocalistsearch@... and we will respond to you with more
information.

"But that's not all!

"We want to formally announce greater news! We are working hand in hand with
A.J. Minette on this next record which is well in the works. A.J. was the
original guitarist alongside Dean [Herrera] for the band. Mr. Minette will be
part of the writing force and will serve as producer for the third album.

"We are tremendously excited to be working together again. A.J. wanted to add,
'Let me be the first to say…FIRST POST. NO ONE CARES. VAN FLIP.'

"The process of completing this album has been prolonged and will take quite
some time. The last couple of months have been spent trekking the great forests
in our region, chanting great Orca hymns under the moon light, searching for
guidance.

"It is what we have to do in order to write you all a classical masterpiece of
epic proportions. We have a couple songs in the works that are well underway to
being completed. In fact we just finished recording a demo with A.J.

"Finally, we want to go ahead and finish off by thanking you guys, the fans,
that allow us to travel and share our music worldwide. Frank Herbert once said,
'Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper
must awaken.'"

"Counting Down The Days", the latest video from Los THE HUMAN ABSTRACT, can be
viewed below. The song comes off the band's sophomore full-length album,
"Midheaven", which came out in August 2008 via Hopeless Records. The CD "follows
a full cycle of man while he makes his ascent and discoveries and is eventually
brought down by his lust of conquest and greed," said Ells at the time of the
album's release. "Basically we wanted to have this album be cohesive all the way
through. We came up with themes for each song and then wrote the songs like we
were doing a film score and try to capture the mood musically for what each
theme represents."

Although the initial sessions for "Midheaven" were helmed by veteran producer
Toby Wright (METALLICA, SLAYER, ALICE IN CHAINS, SOULFLY, FEAR FACTORY), the CD
was completed with a different producer and Wright's name was "wiped off all
credits," according to drummer Brett Powell.

THE HUMAN ABSTRACT's Hopeless Records debut, "Nocturne", was released in August
2006.

Afterglow is where I present an eclectic mix of genres with an emphasis
on Progressive Rock.

If you or your band have a version of the Genesis song, Afterglow, send
it to me and I will consider using it to start the program.  If I use
it, the band gets a link on the Afterglow web site!

I also host The AM/FM Show every other Saturday morning and will be
there on Saturday, November 21.

                 Show #351                November 19, 2009.

8:00 am (Phase I: Eclectic Mix)

ARTIST               TRACK                 ALBUM (label)
==================== ===================== =============================
ShadowPlay 1996      Afterglow             none (none)
Michele de Wilton    Salt River            Myths & Legends (none)
Jami Sieber          Maenam                Hidden Sky (none)
Chimnaya Dunster     Rag Shivranjani       Land of the Buddhas (New
                                              Earth)
Klimchak             3 Monkeys & a Ray Gun The Beat & the Buzz (none)

8:30 am (Phase II: Progressive Rock)

ARTIST               TRACK                 ALBUM (label)
==================== ===================== =============================
It Bites             Memory of Water       The Tall Ships (InsideOut)
IZZ                  Can't Feel the Earth  The Darkened Room (Doone)
                                              Part II
Makajodama           Reodor Felgen Blues   Makajodama (The Laser's Edge)

9:00 am (More Phase II: Progressive Rock)

ARTIST               TRACK                 ALBUM (label)
==================== ===================== =============================
VA [Kbridge]         Canto II              Purgatorio (Musea)
Dead Heroes Club     Theatre of the Absurd A Time of Shadow (ProgRock)
Alan Morse           Cold Fusion           Four O'clock and Hysteria
                                              (InsideOut)

9:30 am

  + = By Request
  * = excerpt
VA = Various Artists (compilation)

Bill Fox
======================================================================
Host of Afterglow every Thursday at 8:00 am EST (GMT-5:00/ITZ-5:00).
Phase 1: Mixed bag of acoustic, electric, pop, or New Age.
Phase 2: Progressive rock from past masters to contemporary releases.
Web Site: http://soundscapes.us/afterglow
Listen to WMUH Allentown locally at 91.7 FM or on-line at
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/wmuh and click one of the LISTEN NOW links
at the top right corner of the page.

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will embark on a European headlining tour
in February. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Feb. 04 - Megazzini Generali - Milan, Italy
Feb. 05 - Fri-son - Fribourg, Switzerland
Feb. 06 - Melkweg - Amersterdam, Netherlands
Feb. 08 - Gruenspan - Hamburg, Germany
Feb. 09 - Columbia Club - Berlin, Germany
Feb. 10 - Batschcapp - Frankfurt, Germany
Feb. 12 - Arena - Vienna, Austria
Feb. 13 - Backstage - Munich, Germany
Feb. 14 - Essigfabrik - Cologne, Germany
Feb. 16 - Wulfrun - Wolverhapmton, UK
Feb. 17 - Academy - Bristol, UK
Feb. 19 - Barrowland - Glasgow, UK
Feb. 20 - Academy - Manchester, UK
Feb. 21 - Academy - Newcastle, UK
Feb. 23 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK
Feb. 24 - Roundhouse - London, UK

MASTODON has set a December 15, 2009 release date for the new limited "Crack the
Skye" royal edition featuring the official score.

The "royal edition" package includes the following:

* Full-length "Crack the Skye" album
* Full-length "Crack the Skye" score first time available on physical disc
* Housed in gold stamped foiled digibook with brand new gold and black "Crack
the Skye" exclusive artwork and packaging designed by Paul Romano
* 6" x 6" exclusively designed lithograph unavailable anywhere else
* An instant download of the "Divinations" (Live at Xfm) and "Colony of
Birchmen" (Live at Xfm)

To pre-order a copy, go to this location.

"Crack The Skye" sold 41,000 copies in the United States in its first week of
release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.

MASTODON fans responded with manic enthusiasm to the LP, snapping up every
available copy of various limited-edition artifacts, including the deluxe tunnel
book CD+DVD package, both color and double-disc 180gm gatefold vinyl pressings,
plus a pair of CD single/T-shirt bundles.

Israel's progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND will release their highly
anticipated fourth studio opus, "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR", in Europe
on January 25, 2010 and in the U.S. on February 9 via Century Media Records.
Mixed by Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE, OPETH), who is also responsible for
several keyboard parts on the new CD, the effort is a sophisticated concept
album which takes ORPHANED LAND's unique brand of exotic, heavy music to soaring
new heights in terms of complexity and catchiness.

"The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR" track listing:

Part I: Godfrey's Cordial – An ORphan's Life

01. Sapari
02. From Broken Vessels
03. Bereft In The Abyss
04. The Path Part 1 – Treading Through Darkness
05. The Path Part 2 – The Pilgrimage To Or Shalem
06. Olat Ha'tamid

Part II: Lips Acquire stains – The WarriOR Awakens

07. The Warrior
08. His Leaf Shall Not Wither
09. Disciples Of The Sacred Oath II
10. New Jerusalem
11. Vayehi Or
12. M I ?

Part III: Barakah – Enlightening The Cimmerian

13. Barakah
14. Codeword: uprising
15. In Thy Never Ending Way (Epilogue)

Vocalist Kobi Farhi comments on the album's concept and the striking new promo
photo (see below): "First of all, I wish to thank each and every one of you for
all the comments you left for our new band photo. The comments were from Jews,
Christians and Muslims as one. You all know that this unification is what we're
all about.

"'The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR' is a concept album revolving around a hero:
the warrior of light. This hero isn't someone specific, but could be the
listener of the album himself, as this album deals with the problems we are
facing in our lives every day. Especially here, in the Middle East, we feel that
we are trapped in a loop of confusion and darkness. Living in this region, we
see that year after year nothing changes. People continue to die in useless wars
and we are trapped in a bloody circle. ORPHANED LAND has been around for 18
years and we continue to sing about the same subjects and stories, because after
18 years we are still living in a tragic, orphaned land. To fight this tragedy
we have chosen a peaceful, yet powerful weapon: our music."

Farhi previously stated about the upcoming CD: "As people that were born into
the tragedy of our region, we have always been devoted to creating harmony
between conflicts, a musical heaven on earth, a tango between God and Satan.
Even in the album's artwork we combined Hebrew and Arabic, regardless of the
fight between Jews and Muslims. I found a Jordanian guy, specialized in
calligraphic artwork. He took letters from Hebrew and Arabic and moulded them in
his art to create a symbol of peace. Same goes for our band photo, where we
portrayed a synergy between the three monotheistic religions that believe in the
same God and yet ridiculously have been killing each other for centuries 'in the
name of God' and turned the holy land into an orphaned land. Naturally, we
continued this idea of union on a musical level as well and the result is as
always crazy, it's a miracle — in our concerts: our Jewish fans sing in Arabic
and our Muslim fans sing in Hebrew,
  brave friendships have spawned and our Middle Eastern metal music destroys all
this political witchcraft we have been trapped in for so long. This is a musical
journey of hope in lands of war, creating heaven on earth, building a new
Jerusalem."

An audio teaser for "The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR" is available for
streaming on the band's official web site.

AFTERGLOW ON WMUH:                      http://soundscapes.us/afterglow
=======================================================================
Afterglow airs from 8:00 am to 9:30 am (EST/GMT-5:00/ITZ-5:00) every
Thursday morning.  Tune in for a delightful mix of eclectic musical
genres including a healthy dose of Progressive Rock.  Tune in at 91.7
FM or on the internet at http://muhlenberg.edu/wmuh/WMUH.ram

Thursday, you'll hear music from Purgatorio (part two of The Divine
Comedy), new music from It Bites, IZZ, and more.

QUEENSRŸCHE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN and BULLET have been confirmed for next year's
Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen,
Germany.

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

ANVIL
BULLET
DORO
ENFORCER
JAG PANZER
JON OLIVA'S PAIN
LOUDNESS
QUEENSRŸCHE

More acts will be announced soon.

For more information, visit www.bang-your-head.de.

Join the gagliarchives, at 10pm Eastern Time, for program 1135 as we feature new
music from guitarist Mike Keneally and his forthcoming conceptual release titled
Scambot 1 which also features drummer Marco Minnemann.
We'll spotlight the excellent new progressive metal release from Swedish band
Katatonia titled Night Is The New Day, along with recent music from Zevious and
their After The Air Raid CD as they make their way to Philadelphia this coming
weekend, and the first release in 7 years from Parallel Or 90 Degrees titled
Jitters. We'll also track Moraine's recent release titled Manifest Density as
they have been added to the NEARfest 2010 roster.
Our 4th Hour Space Out spotlights mid-atlantic space/psych outfit Kohoutek and
their new vinyl release titled Losslessloss, and the latest from Arti E Mestieri
keyboardist Beppe Crovella and his tribute to Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge
titled What's Rattlin' On The Moon?
We'll celebrate the birthdays of drummer Nick D'Virgilio, and guitarist/bassist
Greg Lake.
We'll also track our #1 CD in our weekly top 20 for the 10th straight week in
Porcupine Tree's The Incident.
Stay tuned for lots of surprises!

The GlobalProgressive Top 100 Internet Poll of 2009 has been launched featuring
all the releases from November of 2008 to the present of NEW recordings and live
albums released for you to vote on. You can pick multiple albums and vote up
until November 26th as many times as you want without spamming as the poll will
be relaunched to prevent that. The final 100 most popular will be aired
beginning Saturday, November 28th #100-67(Program 1137); December 5th
#66-31(Progream 1138); December 12th #30-1(Program 1139)
Here's where to vote:
http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/461051 (A-K)
http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/461050 (L-Z)

Visit our ON DEMAND section to now download our interviews with Peter Nicholls
of IQ, Morglbl's live peformance, Derek Sherinian, Riza Arshad of Simak Dialog,
and legendary bassist and photographer Richard Laird!
You can still download and/or podcast our great interviews with Gary Boyle of
Isotope, Eddie Jobson of UKZ, Chris Poland of Ohm/Megadeath, and the great Bill
Bruford!

Stay Tuned!
Website: http://gagliarchives.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gagliarchives
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gagliarchives
Interview Podcasts: http://gagliarchives.podbean.com
Newswire: http://globalprogressiverocknews.blogspot.com/

To tune in live Saturday Night:
88.9FM/95.1FM/100.7 Philadelphia, PA; Delaware Valley Region
Internet:
http://www.z889.org
http://auralmoon.com

Mixtaped, the first ever DVD release from No-Man, is now shipping from
www.burningshed.com

Comprising the band's sell-out performance at London's Bush Hall in
2008, a career-spanning documentary, and numerous extras.

The Burning Shed pre-release edition comes with an exclusive audio CD
of highlights from the Bush Hall performance (while stocks last).

DVD Disc One: No-Man's complete Bush Hall live performance with 5.1
and stereo options (90 mins). Live photo gallery - Including photos
from all three of No-Man's first live concerts in 15 years, with an
exclusive soundtrack of the song Housekeeping (recorded live in
Dusseldorf).

DVD Disc Two: Returning - An 85 minute career-spanning documentary
including previously unseen footage, photos and images, and in-depth
interviews with every member of No-Man past and present (including Tim
Bowness, Steven Wilson and Chris Maitland). Extras - Complete videos
for several No-Man songs spanning 1990-2009. Rare live footage.
Deleted scenes.

Hilarious! And true.


In a message dated 11/13/2009 5:47:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
marabus@... writes:





Pretty Funny!

_http://www.cracked.http://wwwhttp://www.crackhttp:/_
(http://www.cracked.com/funny-2359-progressive-rock/)






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That was terrific!  Funny thing is, whoever wrote that had to have been a prog
fan to know so much about prog...

 
Nicky

--- On Fri, 11/13/09, marabus <marabus@...> wrote:


From: marabus <marabus@...>
Subject: [e-Prog] A great article on prog
To: "eprog" <e-Prog@yahoogroups.com>, "newears" <newears-list@yahoogroups.com>,
"mellotron" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>,
progressivemusicsociety@yahoogroups.com, "P&O" <ProgAndOther@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 5:47 AM


 




Pretty Funny!

http://www.cracked. com/funny- 2359-progressive -rock/










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Pretty Funny!

http://www.cracked.com/funny-2359-progressive-rock/

BW&BK has received the following press release:

GENTLE GIANT guitarist Gary Green has been confirmed as the guest for Long Live
Rock on Sunday, November 15th at 8:00pm EST / 7:00pm Central. Green will join
hosts Sterling Whitaker (www.wewillrockyoublog.com) and Jeb Wright
(www.classicrockrevisited.com) to talk about Gentle Giant's recent digital
remasters and take some listener calls. The show streams live on Blog Talk Radio
and will also be available afterward for streaming and download. Fans can call
in to the show and speak to Gary Green live.

Gentle Giant is regarded by many as one of the world's most underrated rock
bands. From 1970 to 1980 Gentle Giant released a string of musically adventurous
albums that challenged the preconceptions of the rock genre while earning the
band a rabidly loyal following. Though the band never achieved the same degree
of commercial success as its progressive rock contemporaries like ELP, YES,
GENESIS or JETHRO TULL, Gentle Giant retains a fanatical cult-like audience
almost forty years after the release of its first album. On November 3rd Gentle
Giant released In A Glass House, The Power and the Glory, Free Hand, Interview,
Playing The Fool, The Missing Piece, and Giant For A Day through all digital
channels. The albums are re-mastered and each one features several tracks from
either live concerts or live radio sessions.

Gary Green played on all of Gentle Giant's albums and tours. In recent years he
has recorded with Billy Sherwood on a number of projects, and in 2009 Green
formed a new band called Three Friends with other former Gentle Giant members,
performing the music of Gentle Giant. He will be discussing the digital
releases, his career with Gentle Giant and Three Friends, and taking listener
calls. The show will stream live at this locationand fans can call (347)
637-3446 with questions for Gary Green.

As previously reported, Long Live Rock is a live call-in show featuring
interviews with some of the greatest rock musicians in the world. The show is a
joint venture between two hosts who are already familiar to classic rock fans.
Sterling Whitaker is a music journalist and the author of two books; Unsung
Heroes of Rock Guitar in 2003, and 2007's The Grand Delusion: The Unauthorized
True Story of Styx, which was an Amazon bestseller and garnered rave reviews in
Classic Rock Magazine, Goldmine, Record Collector and many online media outlets.
Whitaker has appeared as a guest on VH1, BBC Radio, and radio all over North
America, and also hosts the popular podcast We Will Rock You).

Jeb Wright is one of the best-known and most respected interviewers in the
genre. As the founder and editor of Classic Rock Revisited, over the last ten
years Wright has interviewed a Who's Who of rock and metal artists. He conducts
the Jumbotron interviews for the Moondance Jam every year, and in 2009 Wright
celebrated the first decade of Classic Rock Revisited by releasing his first
book, From The Vaults Series I: Stadium Rock.

Contact:
Sterling Whitaker
sterlingwit@...
(615) 375-8146

Jeb Wright
jwright52@...
(620) 442-7959

BraveWords.com has received the following press release:

It has been ten years since progressive rock band THE WISHING TREE released
their debut album, Carnival Of Souls. On January 19th, Eagle Rock Entertainment
will release their lush and evocative new album Ostara in North America.

MARILLION guitarist Steve Rothery founded The Wishing Tree. Formed in 1996,
Rothery’s desire to start an acoustic music project with a female vocalist led
him to British singer Hannah Stobart. The two started writing together, crafting
a wistful, gorgeous sound that is both haunting and soothing. This new CD,
produced and engineered by Rothery, not only boasts eight original songs, but
two bonus live tracks, 'Fly' and 'Ostara'.

Unique in its conception, Ostara was written and recorded on opposite sides of
the world, with Stobert working from her home in California and Rothery in his
home studio in Buckinghamshire, England.

Joined by drummer Paul Craddick (of ENCHANT, and Hannah’s husband), Ostara is
the perfect marriage of Stobart’s angelic, lilting vocals and Rothery’s
superb guitar work. A master at his craft, his harmonies are understated when
necessary, allowing Stobart’s vocals to take precedence, yet when given the
chance, his trademark solos truly sing out in the mix of this enchanting blend.
The delicate, ghostly harmonies, executed on mandolin as well as guitar, paired
with Stobart’s soaring melodies, result in artwork that is truly a listening
experience.

Fans of Steve Rothery will also enjoy Marillion’s latest CD, Less Is More,
released December 8th via Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Ostara tracklisting:

'Ostara'
'Easy'
'Hollow Hills'
'Seventh Sigh'
'Falling'
'Fly'
'Kingfisher'
'Soldier'

Bonus Tracks:
'Fly' (live)
'Ostara' (live)

Afterglow is where I present an eclectic mix of genres with an emphasis
on Progressive Rock.

If you or your band have a version of the Genesis song, Afterglow, send
it to me and I will consider using it to start the program.  If I use
it, the band gets a link on the Afterglow web site!

I also host The AM/FM Show every other Saturday morning and will be
there on Saturday, November 21.

                 Show #350                November 12, 2009.

On this show, I played music by IZZ who will be throwing a CD Release
Party at the New Jersey Proghouse on Saturday.  I also played music by
Pulse who will be at Mixx Nightclub on Friday.  For details, see the
Afterglow Events Page.

8:00 am (Phase I: Eclectic Mix)

ARTIST               TRACK                 ALBUM (label)
==================== ===================== =============================
Azureth              Afterglow             Yesterday's Future,
                                              Tomorrow's Past (none)
Paul Avgerinos       Accepttance           Love (Round Sky)
Roger Powell         Take To the Sky       Blue Note Ridge (Unicorn)
Terry Oldfield       Expanding             Sacred Touch (New Earth)

8:30 am (Phase II: Progressive Rock)

ARTIST               TRACK                 ALBUM (label)
==================== ===================== =============================
VA [Simon Says]      Intro                 Purgatorio (Musea)
VA [Nemo]            Entre Deux Rives      Purgatorio (Musea)
IZZ                  Late Night Salvation  My River Flows (Doone)
Pulse                Singer In A           Heartbeat (Fox's Den)
                        Rock-n-Roll Band

9:00 am (More Phase II: Progressive Rock)

ARTIST               TRACK                 ALBUM (label)
==================== ===================== =============================
Celstial Oeuvre      In Ivory Dreams       This Mortal Coil (Unicorn)
Rick Miller          The Journey           Falling Through Rainbows
                                              (Unicorn)
Vecteur K            la dame dans          la peur de desert (Unicorn)
                        l'escalier
Alan Morse           Cold Fusion           Four O'clock and Hysteria
                                              (InsideOut)

9:30 am

  + = By Request
  * = excerpt
VA = Various Artists (compilation)

Bill Fox
======================================================================
Host of Afterglow every Thursday at 8:00 am EDT (GMT-4:00/ITZ-5:00).
Phase 1: Mixed bag of acoustic, electric, pop, or New Age.
Phase 2: Progressive rock from past masters to contemporary releases.
Web Site: http://soundscapes.us/afterglow

AFTERGLOW ON WMUH:                      http://soundscapes.us/afterglow
=======================================================================
Afterglow airs from 8:00 am to 9:30 am (EST/GMT-5:00/ITZ-5:00) every
Thursday morning.  Tune in for a delightful mix of eclectic musical
genres including a healthy dose of Progressive Rock.  Tune in at 91.7
FM or on the internet at http://muhlenberg.edu/wmuh/WMUH.ram

Wanted to make sure everyone knew that Gentle Giant guitarist Gary Green will be
our guest on Long Live Rock this Sunday. You can call in LIVE and ask Gary a
question. Here's the link to the press release with all the details 
http://www.wewillrockyoublog.com/2009/11/11/gentle-giant-guitarist-gary-green-to\
-appear-live-on-long-live-rock-on-sunday-november-15th/

Thanks!

Sterling Whitaker

I can give you two sites, both of which were of great use to me everytime when I
was there (although I haven't checked it the past three years):
http://web2.cylex.de/suche/deutschland/ort-berlin/plz-/l1cy1-d_ort1cy1-berlin-pl\
z1cy1-_name1cy1-records-s1.html or
http://www.spirit-of-berlin.de/musik/Platten/platten.htm.

My favorites:
Comeback Records
Hasenheide 9, 10967 Berlin

Logo
Bergmannstr. 10, 10961 Berlin

2 * 2 Schallplatten
Wilmersdorfer Str. 60/61, 10627 Berlin, 2. Hinterhof

Enjoy!
Luke d'Araceno
www.5bridges.nl


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As I'm going to Berlin, please someone point me out some good Rock Memorabilia
stores  in there. Thanks.
 
Renato






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