Artist News: Lion Music News - Studio Updates
Lion Music reported in April that: Seventh Wonder are currently in their new home studio (Studio Wonderland) recording the music and vocals for what will be the follow up the universally praised Mercy Falls album. The band are still deciding where to mix the album after the recording has been completed. More information on this highly anticipated release to come soon.
Sun Caged are in the process of mixing their third album which has the working title The Lotus Effect (TBC) which will mark their first effort with new bassist Daniel Kohn. Some titles of new songs include "Shades Of Hades", "Driftwood", "All But Gone", "Tip-Toe the Fault Line", "On Again / Off Again", "Lotus", "Seamripper & The Blanket Statement". Guitarist Marcel Coenen has reported in the following. ?Expect an album with some new influences, one song has a typically salsa groove throughout the song, an other song has a real blast beat in it, plus we also recorded a really long epic song, divided into seven parts (total length about 24 minutes) which will close the album."
Status Minor are also in the process of finishing up the recording of their second album Ouroboros which is slated for a September 2010 release. To follow on the from the drum and bass teaser studio videos the band have released a couple of clips which focus on guitars and keyboards. Check out the new videos at www.youtube.com/user/Julukki
Mistheria: Further studio updates continue to come in from keyboard virtuoso Mistheria who is piecing together his all star new neo-classical progressive opus Dragons Fire.
To follow on from the news that drummer John Macaluso (Ark, Union Radio) has completed all his drum parts we can now report that John West (ex Royal Hunt, Artension) is recording his vocals and has checked in with the following on Mistheria?s website - "After meeting Mistheria and playing live together in Croatia with Emir Hot, I knew someday we would make music together. He asked me to write and sing on his new solo album, and I was very excited. Now, we are in the midst of the recordings and I must say this is some of the absolute best music I have ever made to date!"
Also on the vocal side of proceedings Lance King (Balance Of Power) has finished tracking vocals for the track ?Two Of Us? and commented ?The song is both melodic and powerful, full of harmonisations, definitely a killer song!?. Rob Rock (Impellitteri, Rage Of Creation) enters the studio next week to record vocals on ?Lies and Deception? and Mark Boals (Royal Hunt, Ring Of Fire, ex Malmsteen) is recording vocals for the track ?Metal Opera 82? which Mistheria describes as a mix between Metal and astonishing Tenor vocals.
Mistheria also reports that Titta Tani (Astra) did an awesome job on ?Fire & Flames? and the ballad ?A Beautiful Dream?. In addition Titta is going to record voc als for the title track duet with John West.
On the guitar side of the album George Bellas (solo, Ring Of Fire, Mogg/Way) has already recorded rhythm and lead guitar for 4 songs. Roger Staffelbach (Artension, Angel Of Eden) enters the studio next week to record his parts. Emir Hot (solo) has also already recorded his guitar solo on the song ?Fire & Flames? and Neil Zaza will record next week his tracks for ?Now It?s Never?. Bassist Dino Fiorenza has recorded his parts for 5 songs and 4 more to do.
Track titles for the album (in no particular order) are: ?Fire & Flames?, ?Two Of Us?, ?Chopin Fantasie?, ?The Power Of One?, ?Killing The Pain?, ?Dragon Fire?, ?The Beast?, ?A Beautiful Dream?, ?Metal Opera 82?, ?Now It?s Never" and ?Lies And Deception."
Mistheria ? Dragon?s Fire is currently slated for a Autumn 2010 release (subject to change).
[Source: Lion Music]
