ASIA
More chart entries for the brand new ASIA album "Phoenix"! In the week of release "Phoenix" was certified # 58 in the German official sales charts and # 75 in the official Swiss album charts. Moreover "Phoenix" was certified No. 77 in the Top 200 in the first week of release in the USA. This is Asia 's highest debut in the soundscan era and the first Frontiers Records production to chart overseas.
Congratulations to everyone for the outstanding result !
PLACE VENDOME
The production of the second chapter of the popular PLACE VENDOME album, the record that brought back former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske to Rock Music, has started under the direction of Dennis Ward (PC 69) at his studio in Karlsdorf, Germany. Ward's PINK CREAM 69 bandmate, Kosta Zafiriou and Gunther Werno of VANDENPLAS will also appear on drums and keyboards respectively. This time the songs have been supplied also by Ronny Milianowicz (SAINT DEAMON, PRIMAL FEAR), Torsti Spoof (LEVERAGE) and Robert Sall (WORK OF ART). Track titles include: Surrender Your Soul, Completely Breathless, A Scene In Reply, Dancer, Changes, Believer, Streets of Fire, Follow Me, I'd Die For You, Set Me Free, Valerie. You can expect a follow-up album that will match the brilliance of the debut and will showcase more and more amazing talent in the Melodic Rock world. Frontiers hopes to release the album in late 2008.
LOS ANGELES
Michele Luppi and Fabrizio Grossi started exchanging tapes and ideas to give the LOS ANGELES project a great follow-up release. Completing the lineup there will be Peter Lobo on drums, Eric Ragno on keyboards, Tommy Denander and Joey Sykes on guitars. The songs completed so far are: Neverland, Nowhere to Hide, Paradise, Passing By, Confessions of a Broken Heart, Promises and Inside. More songs are being written and the guys are planning to record the album during the summer 2008 for a release pencilled in early 2009. Fans can expect a killer Melodic Rock release !
ROYAL HUNT
Royal Hunt have posted the updated European tour dates in support of the release of the band's awesome newest studio album "Paradox II - Collision Course".
May 7, 2008 Wednesday GR Athens Gagarin 205
May 9, 2008 Friday GR Thessaloniki Mylos Xilourgio
May 10, 2008 Saturday RO Bucharest Club Fabrica
May 11, 2008 Sunday BG Sofia 4km Party Center
May 12, 2008 Monday H Budapest A38
May 13, 2008 Tuesday CH Pratteln (Basel) Z7
May 14, 2008 Wednesday I Bologna Nuovo Sottotetto
May 16, 2008 Friday B Vosselaar Biebob
May 17, 2008 Saturday NL Nieuw Vossemeer Open Air (tent)
May 18, 2008 Sunday NL Weert De Bosuil
May 19, 2008 Monday GB London The Underworld
May 20, 2008 Tuesday E Barcelona La Nau
May 22, 2008 Thursday P Warsaw Progresja Music Club
June 6, 2008 Friday S Solvesborg Open Air Sweden Rock Festival
July 16, 2008 Wednesday DK Sønderborg Mølleparken open air (with Alice Cooper)
July 25, 2008 Friday Portugal Algarve Festival
August 6, 2008 Wednesday DK Copenhagen KB Hallen (with Deep Purple)
August 10, 2008 Sunday DK Odense Arina Fyn (with Deep Purple)
FRONTIERS RECORDS
Time for massive improvements in the Frontiers website. A long overdue rework of the video section has been finalized. Now it is possible to tune in and watch all the videoclips and screen animations that have been uploaded on the Frontiers Records channel on Youtube. Follow the link and enjoy !
Moreover the Frontiers myspace site has been recently updated with an extra music player which previews some of the up and coming releases of the label. It is possible to listen, among others, to new songs from Jimi Jamison, From The Inside, Places of Power, Silent Rage and many more ! Check it out: www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords
