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26. Januar 2010
MICHAEL MONROE UNVEILS NEW BAND AT HOLLYWOOD PRESS CONFERENCE
SXSW & U.S. TOUR DATES CONFIRMED FOR THIS SPRINGLegendary rocker and former Hanoi Rocks singer MICHAEL MONROE has long been at the forefront of breaking music barriers. This spring he returns with a highly anticipated new group that was announced today, Monday, January 25 at a press conference hosted by pro-skater, video director and MTV personality Bam Margera at Swing House Rehearsal & Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA. News about an upcoming album and U.S. tour dates, plus details about the Michael Monroe Mobile Backstage application for mobile devices--the personal hotline between the fans and MONROE’s band anywhere in the world at any given time—was unveiled as well.
The MICHAEL MONROE band features bassist SAMI YAFFA who has played with a remarkable variety of bands including Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts; guitarist GINGER who has dazzled audiences over the world with his band The Wildhearts. Also on guitar is TODD YOUTH, the master fretman who has played with many top-tier hard rock ensembles including Danzig, Motorhead, Glen Campbell, Samhain, D Generation and most recently Chelsea Smiles. Rounding out the band is drummer JIMMY CLARK, whose resume includes providing rhythm for the likes of Deborah Harry (who would later introduce him to Michael Monroe), Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Glen Burtnick, Rick Derringer, Wynonna, Blackhawk and The Van Zant Brothers. Jimmy also played in Michael´s band Demolition 23 which also included Sami Yaffa.
Coming off the Hanoi Rocks rebirth from 2002-2009, MICHAEL MONROE makes his long-awaited mark on America starting with SXSW and West Coast U.S. dates in March with his incredible team of players. In addition to a schedule of exclusive live performances, which also includes Finland, Sweden, UK in April and east coast dates in May, MICHAEL MONROE and his band are set to enter the studio in the spring to record a new album for the fall.
Fans can keep up with MONROE and his players via the Michael Monroe Mobile Backstage mobile application available now for free through Apple’s iPhone/iPod application store and at www.michaelmonroe.com. With this, MONROE’s followers everywhere can experience everything that happens on the road and backstage exclusively in real time through their mobile phone. In addition to viewing and sharing videos, pictures and messages both ways directly with the band, they can comment and rate all material and also connect with other fans. The application works in iPhone, iPod Touch, most of Nokia & Sony Ericsson phones and many of LG's & Samsung's models.
Mobile Backstage is a mobile fan community platform that provides individually branded social applications for artists and bands. It’s not about conventional web-based social media like Facebook or Twitter where brands are competing with each other for everyone’s attention. Instead, it is hand-crafted to gather the artist’s most devoted followers into one dedicated mobile social environment. The internationally awarded mobile fan community service Mobile Backstage is now on the launch pad. Behind the product is Steam Republic Ltd. Several international pilot cases will be paving the way and one of the first pilots is the Michael Monroe Mobile Backstage. For more information relating Mobile Backstage, visit www.mobilebackstage.com.
Catch the one and only MICHAEL MONROE on tour this spring at:
THU 3/11 San Francisco, CA Paradise Lounge
FRI 3/12 Hollywood, CA Viper Room
SAT 3/13 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
SUN 3/14 Redondo Beach, CA The Brixton
MON 3/15 Las Vegas, NV Wasted Space @ Hard Rock
TBD Austin, TX SXSW
FRI 4/2 Helsinki Tavastia (2 shows)
THU 4/8 Stockholm Debaser
FRI 4/9 London Islington Academy
THU 3/11 San Francisco, CA Paradise Lounge
FRI 3/12 Hollywood, CA Viper Room
SAT 3/13 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
SUN 3/14 Redondo Beach, CA The Brixton
MON 3/15 Las Vegas, NV Wasted Space @ Hard Rock
TBD Austin, TX SXSW
FRI 4/2 Helsinki Tavastia (2 shows)
THU 4/8 Stockholm Debaser
FRI 4/9 London Islington Academy
More shows will be announced soon.
www.michaelmonroe.com
www.myspace.com/michaelmonroeofficial
www.facebook.com/michaelmonroeofficial
www.twitter.com/michaelmonroe
9. Dezember 2009
BLIND GUARDIAN live in concert 2010
Blind Guardian sind Deutschlands erfolgreichste Prog-Power-Metal Band.
Mittlerweile konnte die Band ihren Ruf als exzellente Live-Band auf allen 5 Kontinenten bestätigen.
In Zeiten in denen unzählige Bands das Trademark Heavy Metal verwässern, sind Blind Guardian eine eigene Kunstform, unverwechselbar und einmalig.
Sie laufen keinen Trends hinterher, sondern prägen seit Jahren durch kreative Vielfältigkeit ihren eigenen Stil.
Einige Zeit ist seit ihrem letzten Album vergangen und auch Live ist es in Deutschland ein wenig ruhiger um die Gefährten geworden. Mit „A Twist In The Myth“ (2006) schlugen die Krefelder gekonnt eine Brücke zwischen Vergangenheit und Zukunft, das Album präsentiert den traditionellen Sound der Band mit neuen Einflüssen und die unverwechselbaren Vocals von Hansi Kürsch gepaart mit einer gehörigen Portion Härte.
Derzeit befindet sich die Band inmitten der Aufnahmen ihres neuen Albums, welches unter der bewährten Regie von Charlie Bauerfeind in den „Twilight Hall“ Studio produziert wird. Man darf also gespannt sein auf den heißersehnten Nachfolger von „A Twist In The Myth“, der wohl 11-13 Songs beinhalten und am 04.09.2010 erscheinen wird!
In folgenden Städten könnt Ihr in die bombastische Hobbitwelt eintauchen und die unverwechselbare und einmalige Kunstform BLIND GUARDIAN erleben:

Fr 01.10.2010 Germany Ludwigsburg Arena
Sa 02.10.2010 Germany Trier Arena
So 03.10.2010 Germany Langen Stadthalle
Di 05.10.2010 Germany Bremen Pier 2
Mi 06.10.2010 Germany Hamburg Sporthalle
Fr 08.10.2010 Germany Bamberg Jako Arena
Sa 09.10.2010 Germany Düsseldorf Philippshalle
So 10.10.2010 Germany München Zenith
Mi 20.10.2010 Germany Berlin Huxleys
Do 21.10.2010 Germany Osnabrück Halle Gartlage
Tickets gibt es unter www.metaltix.com
Sa 02.10.2010 Germany Trier Arena
So 03.10.2010 Germany Langen Stadthalle
Di 05.10.2010 Germany Bremen Pier 2
Mi 06.10.2010 Germany Hamburg Sporthalle
Fr 08.10.2010 Germany Bamberg Jako Arena
Sa 09.10.2010 Germany Düsseldorf Philippshalle
So 10.10.2010 Germany München Zenith
Mi 20.10.2010 Germany Berlin Huxleys
Do 21.10.2010 Germany Osnabrück Halle Gartlage
Tickets gibt es unter www.metaltix.com
September 29, 2009
Dark Age
Das Album wurde produziert, aufgenommen, gemixt & gemastert von Sänger Eike Ř. Freese in seinem Eikey Studio, das Coverartwork wurde von Niklas Sundin (Dark Tranquillity) entworfen und wird am 13. November weltweit über AFM Records veröffentlicht.
Die Erstauflage des Albums erscheint in einem edelen Digipak inklusive dem Bonustrack Vampyrez, zu dem Kai Hansen von Gamma Ray Gastgesang beigesteuet hat.
Auf www.myspace.com/darkage404 kann man Songsnippets zu den neuen Stücken "Kingdom Nevercome" und "10 Steps to Nausea" hören.
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