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Deep Purple To Release New Studio Album Next Year

British hard rock legends Deep Purple are very excited by the prospect of making a new and significant album. To that end, they have decided to extend their writing and recording period through the summer of 2012.

Commented Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan: "We know we will disappoint some of our fans this summer. However, we look forward very much to our autumn/winter tour and continuing our worldwide tour with our new album in 2013."

Durung a 2011 interview with U.K.'s Express & Star, Gillan was asked when fans might be able to expect Deep Purple's follow-up to 2005's Rapture Of The Deep album.

Øresund Space Collective ''Chased By The Space Police'' Single Released Jan 20

The new Øresund Space Collective single called "Chased By The Space Police" (Prog Sphere Records) is now available for free download via Prog Sphere Bandcamp's profile at prog-sphere.bandcamp.com

The single includes high resolution artwork in PDF, designed specially by Påhl Sundström of Klotet and Villebråd. As previously noted, "Chased By The Space Police" was recorded during the It's All About Delay session on March 10th-11th, 2006 in the Black Tomato Studios, Copenhagen. Previously unreleased, this track is a supersonic journey through space and far beyond. Starting in a progressive rock manner with Hammond taking a lead it develops further towards more psychedelic space-led sound with funky noodling. Clocking little bit than 13 minutes, "Chased By The Space Police" is a good introduction to what can be expected throughout 2012. Don’t miss this greatness!

[Source: ProgSphere Promotions]

New Cross Album Released February 3

The new Cross album Wake Up Call is in shops now, having been released on February 3 by Progress Records.

This time the acclaimed Swedish progressive rock band delivers their most symphonic sounding work up to date. The guys are partly back to the somewhat heavier sound found on Secrets and Playgrounds with dashes of the softer approach on The Thrill Of Nothingness.

MoeTar's Debut CD ''From These Small Seeds'' Due Out Feb 28

Bay Area-based modern progressive rock band, MoeTar, collects seemingly disparate and opposing sonic forces to create a coherent artistic statement for their Magna Carta Records debut, From These Small Seeds.

On paper the music shouldn't work at all. The band flies in the face of logic, yet not a musical note seems out of place. Flaunting their musical fluency, MoeTar doesn't avoid challenges: they appear to actively court and thrive on them. Indeed. Inherent contradictions are the subject of many of the band's songs.

Dirk Serries News For January 2012

Dirk Serries writes in his January newsletter: "The new year has been set in motion, we hope the transition into 2012 has been smooth for all. Over course the first of January we re-organized our creative process for this year focusing on the final Fear Falls Burning album and its related and rather unexpected live performance. Next in line is the long-awaited The Sleep Of Reason trilogy on which we hope to share more confirmed news in our next newsletter.

Tribute Guitarist Tommy Bolin ''Great Gypsy Soul'' Album Details

In the annals of rock history, Tommy Bolin occupied a brief, but shining stint as a brilliant guitarist who wowed those in the know with his mastery of many genres -- rock, fusion, funk, reggae and heavy metal among others. Along with a much-lauded solo career that, pushed the boundaries of rock/jazz fusion, Bolin played with The James Gang and Deep Purple, which set him up for major solo guitar stardom which was cut short by his untimely death in 1976.

Not to be overlooked, there's been much written about the guitar wunderkind and now a top notch roster of players have signed on to pay tribute to Bolin on Great Gypsy Soul. Produced by Greg Hampton and Warren Haynes, it's a remarkable project that brings together major players who actually perform alongside Tommy Bolin's playing and vocals from the recording outtakes to his solo debut album Teaser. Peter Frampton, Warren Haynes (a key supporter of the project), Nels Cline, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, Brad Whitford, Joe Bonamassa, John Scofield, Derek Trucks, Glenn Hughes and Myles Kennedy all contribute to this amazing project.

SBB Reveal Title Of Their Forthcoming Album

SBB, a legendary progressive rock band from Poland, will return with a brand new studio album in March. The album, simply entitled SBB will include "a new sound - fresh, mature yet spontaneous and full of youthful energy."

Józef Skrzek explains the title: "The album's title refers to the band whose existence on the music scene can be divided into history and contemporaneity. SBB does not exploit its past achievements - we're creative artists and we're an inexhaustible source of new sounds. We understand the present music market, we follow its course, but we also retain our identity and remain recognizable as SBB.

New Echo Us Album Reflects Higher Planes Of Reality...

Now forging ahead through the multi-album suite started with 2009's The Tide Decides, Echo Us continues to introduce intricate, evocative and new sounds for ambient rock music. Set for release March 20th, 2012, Tomorrow Will Tell The Story lifts from the automatic writing channeled by its creator, Ethan Matthews. The voices call for light and unification- as we continuously create our own realities.

The addition of singer-songwriter Henta on vocals weaves dark and light through the male and female duets featured throughout the album. The album also features the harp of Raelyn Olson and a meditation canticle performed by hermeticist Rawn Clark.

Jon Oliva's Pain To Perform Savatage's Entire ''Hall'' Album At Graspop

Jon Oliva's Pain, the Florida-based band led by Savatage mastermind Jon Oliva, will play Savatage's classic 1987 album, Hall Of The Mountain King, in its entirety at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium in June as well as at the warm-up party for this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival the following month. Jon Oliva's Pain is also expected to play several songs from Doctor Butcher, the early 1990s project created by Oliva and guitarist Chris Caffery at a time when they were not active members of Savatage.

Jon Oliva's Pain lineup for the performances will consist of Jon Oliva (vocals and keyboards), Christopher Kinder (drums), Jerry Outlaw (guitar), Jason Jennings (bass) and a very special guest guitarist to be announced soon.

Stealing Axion Joins InsideOut Music's Artist Roster

InsideOut Music is proud to announce the signing of progressive groove metallers Stealing Axion! Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, the band was formed in the winter of 2009 by three friends, Dan Forbrich (vocals, guitar), Josh DeShazo (vocals, guitar), and Phil Willmarth (vocals, bass). By early 2010, the band recorded and released their buzzworthy self-titled EP, while continuing to write and record more material. While Stealing Axion circulated around the web, fans and critics praised it for its musical proficiency, atmospheric passages and heavy grooves. The band then enlisted Charlie Shaughnessy (guitar) and Blake Ferris (drums) to round out their lineup while working closely with Acle Kahney (producer, guitarist of Tesseract, who mixed and mastered these new tracks). Stealing Axion finally had enough material to put together a full length album, entitled Moments, which will now be released through InsideOut Music in 2012!