symphonic rock

Within Temptation and Evanescence postpone European & UK Tour to Spring 2022

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 04/13/2021 - 19:17

Due to the ongoing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the uncertainty that local authorities will be able to provide a safe environment in which their European fans can thoroughly enjoy shows by September of this year, Evanescence and Within Temptation have unfortunately had to make the decision to push back their highly anticipated co-headline ‘Worlds Collide’ Tour to Spring 2022.

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Issa to release new studio album “Queen of Broken Hearts” on March 12th 2021

Submitted by newseditor on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 17:11

Norwegian melodic rock queen Issa is back with her sixth studio album, “Queen of Broken Hearts”, on March 12th, 2021, via Frontiers Music Srl.

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3.2 to release new studio album “Third Impression” on February 12th 2021

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 12/08/2020 - 18:18

Robert Berry will return with a second 3.2 album “Third Impression” on February 12th, 2021. 3.2 is a continuation of the band 3, in which Berry played alongside Carl Palmer and the late, great Keith Emerson.

Today, fans can get their first impression of the new album with the release of the single “A Fond Farewell”. Watch the music video below.

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Jason Bieler to release new solo album “Songs for the Apocalypse” on January 22nd 2021

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 11/10/2020 - 18:23

Jason Bieler is preparing to release his new solo album, “Songs for the Apocalypse”, under the moniker Jason Bieler and The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra, on January 22nd, 2021, on CD/LP/Digital.

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That Joe Payne

Submitted by thanos on Sun, 10/11/2020 - 22:21

Hi Joe and welcome to Grande Rock. You finally managed to release your first solo album, “By Name. By Nature”! Well-done! How many years did it take you and how did you experience the whole procedure?

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That Joe Payne - By Name. By Nature

Submitted by thanos on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 09:15

I still remember the first time that I came across Joe Payne’s voice… it was on The Enid’s album “Invicta” and I was blown away straightaway! “What a voice and what a performance”, I thought! Several years have passed since then… Joe had been working as a solo musician and after quite some time he managed to release his debut solo album “By Name.

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That Joe Payne to released debut solo album “By Name. By Nature” on August 7th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Fri, 06/05/2020 - 19:10

Northampton singer-songwriter That Joe Payne (ex-The Enid) will independently release his debut solo album “By Name. By Nature” on August 7th, 2020.

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Kansas to release new studio album “The Absence of Presence” on June 26th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 16:20

Kansas, America’s legendary progressive rock band, will release their highly anticipated new studio album “The Absence of Presence” on June 26th, 2020.

The album follows-up 2016’s “The Prelude Implicit”, which debuted at #14 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart. Kansas has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is famous for classic hits such as “Carry on Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind” to progressive epics like “Song for America”.

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Magnum - The Serpent Rings

Submitted by rockavlon on Mon, 02/17/2020 - 02:17

It’s just lovely to see Magnum going on and on, refusing to give up, even this long into the second part of their long and illustrious career, which is a couple of years shy from being fifty years long (with one six year hiatus).

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Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble to release new album “The Red Planet” on April 3rd 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 17:07

Keyboard Legend Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble will be releasing “The Red Planet” on April 3rd, 2020.

The album features 8 newly composed pieces, especially for this project, and harks back to Wakeman’s critically acclaimed debut album “The Six Wives of Henry VIII”, where there were 6 heavy keyboard pieces based around a central subject matter. It is a serious return to “Wakeman Prog”...