Tomorrow sees the release of two highly anticipated releases
from both SPV/Steamhammer and Long Branch Records. VENGEANCE is
releasing Crystal Eye on SPV/Steamhammer and THE
INTERSPHERE are releasing Hold On, Liberty! via
Long Branch Records. In conjunction with these releases, AOL Music is hosting
Full Album Listening Parties for both the albums.
VENGEANCE - Crystal Eye
Dutch rock
legend VENGEANCE is back with a musical bang: almost three
years after their most recent studio album "Soul Collector", their
latest recording Crystal Eye is ready for release and
is set to delight all fans of the band's straightforward, timeless hard rock.
Vocalist Leon Goewie promises eleven haunting new songs which
forge an arch between the group's glorious past - documented by the
return of the legendary band logo from the cult recordings "We
Have Ways To Make You Rock" and "Take It Or Leave
It" - and their
future-oriented present.
The album's
sensational all-star cast is just as spectacular as the new material: alongside
original vocalist Leon Goewie, Crystal Eye features
drummer Chris Slade (ex- AC/DC), guitarist Keri Kelli (ex-
Alice Cooper), bassist Chris Glen (ex- Michael Schenker
Group), and guest guitaristTimo Somers (son of VENGEANCE guitarist
Jan Somers, who sadly passed away in January 2011). "More than
ever before, this is a band which consists of friends," comments
Goewie, whose excellent reputation as an exceptional vocalist made this
impressive line-up possible: Goewie, Slade, Glen and Kelli also form the
nucleus of AC/DC cover band Chris Slade`s Steel Circle who rock the popular
clubs whenever their time allows it.
Crystal
Eye was
produced by Michael Voss, who composed most of the songs in
collaboration with Goewie. The title track was penned by former Vengeance
guitarist Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One), and Tony Martin (ex-
Black Sabbath) contributed 'Whole Lotta Metal'tailor-made for Goewie and
Vengeance. The album closes with the instrumental 'Jan`s End Piece' which
features the last guitar solos recorded by Jan Somers before
his unexpected death.
THE INTERSPEHRE - Hold On, Liberty!
On Hold on, Liberty the band has
developed their style between boundless energy, rigorously complex songwriting
and melodic esthetics. And almost irreverently, they succeed in giving their
catchy melodies and rousing songs true depth and complexity. On top of
all this, they capped their perfectionist tendencies by recording the entire
album - in seven days - completely live in the studio. No corrections and
no fixed edges - making this a subtly warm and engaging listen for realists as
well as dreamers alike.
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