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Stefan

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  1. New songs 'Thunder in the Dark' & ' Living on the Edge'.
  2. New song 'Back For More'. The other video is the wrong band, sorry 'bout that...
  3. New video for 'Alive' out tomorrow. 1. Alive 2. Dead As A Bone 3. Bless Me Father 4. Feel Like Hell 5. Can’t Go On 6. The Endless Mile 7. Fading Away 8. My Only Son 9. When The Time Has Come 10. Stronger Than Before 11. Who I Am Line-Up: Robin McAuley – vocals Andrea Seveso – guitars Alessandro Del Vecchio – bass, keyboards Nicholas Papapicco – drums
  4. From Escape Music: Limited edition numbered cd of 1000 units only 0001 to 1000! Remastered at 24 bits by Graig Wadell at Armoury Studio, Vancouver, Canada, November 2022 Stonebolt were a Canadian band based in the Vancouver area and recorded 4 albums between 1978 and 1982. They released their debut album in 1978 on Parachute records and it put them on the map, especially the song “I will still love you” which attracted some chart recognition. When the label “Parachute” folded the band signed with RCA and recorded “Keep it alive” in 1979, the music was quite poppy during this early era. However, things changed for what is regarded as their best album “New set of changes” which had strong elements of Pomp rock and comparisons could be made to bands such as Styx and Prism. This was released right at the start of the 80’s when the Melodic rock era was beginning to come alive. This third album is up there with many other classics though it never really got the attention it deserved. “New Set of Changes” had some really strong tunes and is a pleasure to the ears, opening track “Take the Time” is one of those songs that will be going round in your head even after the first spin. There are many other strong songs on the album and also a bonus track “Back on the bottom line” which was a song that missed a deadline for an album but was a firm favourite in their live shows. Here it is for the very first time as a bonus track. Stonebolt did record a fourth album “Juvenile American Princess” in 1982 and was a worthy addition to the band’s roster but “New set of changes” will always sit high above the other releases as their golden moment. This limited edition release will be a great way to remember this Canadian quintet and with more up-to-date production techniques the sound is as fresh as it was in the 1980’s. Release date: 20 January 2023 Track List: Take the time 5:54 You don’t care 4:54 Crying again tonight 4:16 Landing in love 5:11 Please please me 3:48 New set of changes 5:11 Come and see me 3:21 All by myself 3:51 Here comes the rain 5:06 Midnight angel 5:23 Bonus track: Back on the bottom line 4:21 The Band: Ray Roper: Guitar, lead & backing vocals David J Wills: Lead & backing vocals John Webster: Keyboards Brian Lousley: Drums & percussion Danny Atchison: Bass
  5. From Escape Music: Escape Music is delighted to announce the release date for the debut album by the much loved female artist Gabrielle De Val, titled 'Kiss In A Dragon Night'! The first pressing will include a hand-signed 5x7 inch full colour photo, limited to 500 only! Gabrielle de Val started to get involved in the Rock scene when in 1987 she created the band Yin-Yang, which would later be called D'Val, together with several musicians who suggested to her to take part in the 'Villa de Madrid' contest, the most relevant of the Spanish music scene for decades. To the band's surprise, they ranked second in the final, achieving great media coverage, as well as financial aid that they invested in upgrading their equipment and the recording of a vinyl single, which would be distributed nationally. Gabrielle composed, wrote lyrics, sang, did interviews... and that's how she turned music into her life. The band recorded several demos that today are part of the treasure trove for the nostalgic Spanish Rock-lovers. After that, the band remained inactive... for almost 20 years! Until in 2010 Alfonso Samos, David Erick, Alex Morell and Gabrielle reappeared, to everyone's surprise, under the name of The Val and recorded, at last, their debut album 'Back'. And as Gabrielle says, “Good things sometimes come to those who wait... a long wait!” But the world had changed and borders had disappeared for music thanks to social networks and the countless possibilities they offered to go one step further; and that´s how an album that had been conceived to close a stage of the past became the key to open a new and fascinating future. The album was widely distributed and supported by important media such as Classic Rock Magazine and Fireworks Magazine, which made possible the recording of a second album, 'Heading for the Surface' (2015) and a third one, 'King Ocelot'(2020), all of them with extraordinary reviews from the specialised media. With The Val, Gabrielle gave major concerts, participated in festivals, toured England and had the opportunity to sing live alongside big names in international Rock such as David Saylor and Robert Tepper (Rockingham Fest, 2015) as well as with Spanish artists, such as Rafa Martín, José Carlos Molina and Miguel Oñate. 'Kiss in a Dragon Night', Gabrielle's first solo album, was conceived when Bruce Mee, editor of Fireworks Magazine, received the album 'Back' to write a review for the mag. Somehow the song, over time, led him to want to record a full album with this title, and together with producer Khalil Turk (Escape Music), he shaped the idea and created an album involving vocalists such as Steve Overland (FM/Lonerider/solo), Mick Devine (The Roads/Seven), Robin McAuley (Black Swan/Michael Schenker Band), Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen) and Terry Brock (Strangeways) as well as musicians such as Gary Pihl (Boston/Sammy Hagar), Eric Ragno (Joe Lynn Turner/Babys), Johan Kullberg (HammerFall) and Fredrik Folkare (Nordic Union/Unleashed). Shortly before starting to work on this album and also under the guidance of Bruce Mee and Khalil Turk, Gabrielle appeared on the Circle of Friends album ‘The Garden’ (Escape Music) with the solo track 'When He's Gone'. For Gabrielle, 'Kiss in a Dragon Night is a mind-blowing adventure, with fellow artists who have “given me more than I could have ever imagined and with songs that I have put all my soul and dedication into.” Already with the suggestive cover of the album, by Gaetano di Falco, a surprising journey begins, with songs by The Val transformed into duets, very powerful original songs by other writers, as well as versions of fascinating tracks such as Stayin' Alive (Magnum), and Moonlight Shadow (Mike Oldfield), the latter of which she had been wanting to record since she heard it for the first time years ago. All of Gabrielle's vocals have been recorded in Stockholm, at Fredrik Folkare's studio, who has done a great job recording the guitars and bass, and also mixing all the tracks on the album. In Gabrielle's words, "Working with Fredrik has been awesome and I can't think of a better place in the world than Stockholm to start a journey like this." Track list: 1. Take on the World (3:39) 2. When Midnight Comes (with Mark Boals) (4:16) 3. Moonlight Shadow (3:45) 4. Kiss in a Dragon Night (with Robin McAuley) (4:13) 5. Pay For the Lonely Nights (3:46) 6. Fight For Love (with Mick Devine) (4:06) 7. Candle in the Window (4:11) 8. Stayin’ Alive (with Terry Brock) (3:38 9. Fuel to the Fire (3:48) 10. Natural High (with Steve Overland) (3:38) 11. Let’s Get Something Started (3:35) 12. Hold On (with Mick Devine & Gary Pihl) (3:26) The Musicians: Gabrielle de Val: Lead Vocals Guest Lead vocalists: Robin McAuley/Mark Boals/Mick Devine/Terry Brock/Steve Overland Backing vocals: Steve Overland/Mick Devine/Lee Small Guitars: Fredrik Folkare/Steve Morris/Gary Pihl/Keith Atack/Tommy Denander Keyboards: Eric Ragno/Steve Mann/Nick Foley/Tommy Denander Bass: Fredrik Folkare Drums: Johan Kullberg
  6. Project featuring Andrée Theander, Mauritz Peterson and Elie Sandberg.Great stuff. 'Dichotomy Thoughts' sounds like Peter Gabriel doing AOR.
  7. New video for 'In The Name Of The Fallen'.
  8. Meh. A cover of the Olivia Newton John song would be better. Like Mike said: "messy". And bad.
  9. More songs from the new album:
  10. More songs from the recently released album:
  11. Album out now. More songs from the album:
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