Release: BANGALORE CHOIR - Metaphor Out: 27.04.2012

Label: AOR Heaven




“Metaphor” is the name of the new release by American/German Hard Rock band BANGALORE CHOIR, their 3rd studio album in total. The band currently consists of original members David Reece (ex Accept, voc.), Curtis Mitchell (guit.), Danny Greenberg (b.), plus German guitarist/ producer Andy Susemihl and drummer Rene Letters.

‘Metaphor’ features some collaborative efforts as well. David turned to old friends Rikard Quist, who collaborated on the tracks ‘Silhouettes on the Shade’ and ‘Scandinavian Rose’ on the new release and also worked with lyricist Jon Wilde, with whom David had worked with on his Reece-Kronlund release.

David Reece says: “We look forward to the new release and to hitting the road this year in support of the new disc. We’re currently looking at some U.S. dates this spring and hopefully, a return trip to Europe this summer”.

Sound clips in advance:

BANGALORE CHOIR - All The Damage Done (Edit)

BANGALORE CHOIR - Metaphor (Edit)

BANGALORE CHOIR - Trojan Horse (Edit)

Bangalore Choir are:Vocals: David Reece
Guitars: Andy Susemihl
Guitars: Curtis Mitchell
Bass: Danny Greenberg
Drums: Rene Letters




www.bangalorechoir.com

Label : www.metalheaven.net

LULEY – Today’s Tomorrow Out: 27.04.2012

Label: AOR Heaven




Klaus Luley’s career consists of numerous highlights. Way back in the early 80’s of the last century he was the frontman of German based RCA recording artists TOKYO and put out three superb Melodic Rock albums. After the demise of the band he formed the band CRAAFT together with Reinhold Besser and Franz Keil. Switching to CBS Records they had a huge impact in touring with bands such as Queen, Marillion, Gary Moore, Level 42, Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Meat Loaf. Albums like their mighty debut ‘Craaft’ or ´Second honeymoon´ are still sought after in every rock collection.

Furthermore the experienced singer/songwriter has penned for many artists amongst Meat Loaf and been in the studio singing sessions with Donna Summer, Jennifer Rush or Giorgio Moroder. After meeting Producer Michael Voss (Mad Max, Michael Schenker) two years ago, they have been planning to record a full new album called “Today’s Tomorrow” with Luley’s songs to showcase his abilities.
The new label home was provided by Georg Siegl of AOR Heaven who always has been a fan of Luley and gave the whole project the kick off.

Soundclips in advance:

LULEY - Can't Live Without You (Edit)

LULEY - Mountain Of Love (Edit)

LULEY - Slippin' Away (Edit)

LULEY are:
Vocals, Guitars & Keyboards: Klaus Luley
Drums: Chris Elbers (Gary Barden)
Bass: Matthias Rethmann (LeeZ, Silver, Michael Schenker)

AOR Heaven/ Metal Heaven Newsletter – February 2012

::: New Signing: KLAUS LULEY :::
Klaus Luleys career consists of numerous highlights. Way back in the early 80’s of the last century he was the frontman of German based RCA recording artists TOKYO and put out three superb Melodic Rock albums. After the demise of the band he formed the band CRAAFT together with Reinhold Besser and Franz Keil. Switching to CBS Records they had a huge impact in touring with bands such as Queen, Marillion, Gary Moore, Level 42, Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Meat Loaf. Albums like their mighty debut ‘Craaft’ or ´Second honeymoon´ are still sought after in every rock collection.

Furthermore the experienced singer/songwriter has penned for many artists amongst Meat Loaf and been in the studio singing sessions with Donna Summer, Jennifer Rush or Giorgio Moroder. After meeting Producer Michael Voss (Mad Max, Michael Schenker) two years ago, they have been planning to record a full new album with Luley’s songs to showcase his abilities.
The new label home was provided by Georg Siegl of AOR Heaven who always has been a fan of Luley and gave the whole project the kick off.

LULEY are:
Vocals, Guitars & Keyboards: Klaus Luley
Drums: Chris Elbers (Gary Barden)
Bass: Matthias Rethmann (LeeZ, Silver, Michael Schenker)

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::: DRIVER almost finished recording with new album! :::
DRIVER, featuring Rob Rock and Roy Z, have a new album coming soon. This as yet untitled CD is a highly anticipated slab of hard rock in the vein of their previous release "Sons of Thunder". Currently being mixed by Roy Z, and mastered by Maor Appelbaum in Los Angeles, the disc promises to carry on the traditional melodic hard rock onslaught with the same talented line-up, consisting of vocalist Rob Rock, guitarist Roy Z, drummer Reynold Butch Carlson, keyboardist Ed Roth, and bassist Aaron Samson.
The band is seeking to also add some European shows this year to support the release on Metal Heaven.



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::: HERMAN FRANK – solo album No.2 due! :::
ACCEPT guitar player HERMAN FRANK is almost ready with his second solo album, the follow-up record to the highly successful debut from 2009, “Loyal To None”! Herman has started to work in the studio on “Kings Call” in December 2011. This new record will include 12 or 13 songs in his typical Melodic and Heavy Metal style and a big focus onto massive guitar riffs. This is the first HERMAN FRANK album to feature singer Rick Altzi (AT VANCE) on vocals.



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::: BANGALOIRE CHOIR studio album No.3 on the way! :::
Bangalore Choir are currently putting the finishing touches on their soon to be released new record called 'Metaphor'. The line-up is David Reece, Andy Susemihl, Curt Mitchell, Danny Greenberg and Mike Johnson. “Metaphor” will include 14 brand new tracks.

OUTLOUD to release their new EP “More Catastrophe” on March 30th, 2012 on AOR Heaven!‏

OUTLOUD, the international rock band featuring Bob Katsionis (Firewind), Chandler Mogel (ex-Talon) and Mark Cross (ex-Firewind, Helloween) who stirred things up on the hard rock circuit with its powerful self-titled debut in 2009 and fiery follow-up Love Catastrophe in 2011, announce the release of More Catastrophe, a six-song EP which contains three brand new songs plus the aforementioned Christmas single, and a Flamenco version of the song “Falling Rain” and a piano & vocals version of the track “We Run”. The EP will be available at their upcoming shows in Greece, as well as in stores and digitally across Europe via AOR Heaven.
The EP will be available at their upcoming shows in Greece, as well as in stores and digitally across Europe via AOR Heaven, come the end of March.

Says Chandler, "We wanted to give the fans a little something extra this time around. These songs pick up where the last album left off and at the same time serve as a road sign as to where we're going. Hopefully this will hold everyone over until the third album is ready, which we're currently starting work on."  

“More Catastrophe” also will also be available via the band's official website www.outloud-rock.com .

Soundfiles in advance:
OUTLOUD - Cross The Line (Edit)
OUTLOUD - Saints On Fire (Edit)

Tracklist: 1. Saints On Fire, 2. Cross The Line, 3. Mr. Long Gone, 4. Last Days Of December, 5. Falling Rain  (Flamenco Version), 6. We Run (for Piano and Vocals)
Outloud are: Chandler Mogel – Vocals, Bob Katsionis - Guitars, Keyboards, Tony Kash – Guitar, Sverd T. Soth – Bass, Mark Cross - Drums

AOR Heaven to release MARK SPIRO’s new album „It’s A Beautiful Life“ on 27.01.2012!

Mark Spiro is an iconic American songwriter. He is an established award winning producer, recording artist, and accomplished musician, with a career that spans over two decades. Among his many accomplishments are 45 gold and platinum records, and six solo albums. His songs, and his productions have been represented on records that have sold over 100 million records, world-wide.
With the release of his current album “It’s A Beautiful Life”, it is evident that Mark epitomizes the best in American songwriting, production and with his intoxicating vocals, Mark Spiro proves that he has only just begun.

Born in Seattle, Mark moved to Hollywood where he met Jack White, an extremely successful and acclaimed German producer who was making his impact in the American music market with his productions of Laura Branigan, Stevie Woods, Anne Murray, David Hasselhoff and more. He immediately recognized Mark’s enormous talent and brought him in as his general co-producer. In a span of three years, Jack cut more than 100 of Spiro’s songs on his various American and German artists.

It was at this time that Mark met German writer/Producer, Harold Faltermeyer, best known for his song “Axel F” from the film, “Beverly Hills Cop” and the Theme from “Top Gun”. Faltermeyer was a huge fan of Mark’s writing and production skills and asked Mark to write a song for a new film, “Top Gun”. Mark wrote the incredible, “Mighty Wings” (recorded by Cheap Trick), a film song classic. Developing a reputation in the film industry Mark wrote songs for such films as, “True Romance (“In Dreams” recorded by John Waite); “Selena” (“Only Love” recorded by Selena) and ”Music From Another Room” (“Day After Day” recorded by Julian Lennon). Mark’s songs have also been featured in several Television series such as “One Tree Hill”,“Marker” and “Fame”.

He is most recognized as one of the leading melodic rock songwriters in the United States, with songs recorded by such classic artists as Heart, Cheap Trick, Giant, Bad English, John Waite, Kansas, Reo Speedwagon, Winger, Mike Reno (LoverBoy), Julian Lennon. In addition he has written for multi platinum country artist, Lila McCann, and Latin Artists, Luis Miguel and Emmanuel. Although he is best known for his melodic rock style, it is evident that Mark Spiro has the ability and talent to write for any style and genre of music.

It was in Germany that Mark recorded and released his first solo album "In Stereo" in 1986. Mark was signed to Interscope Records by Jimmy Iovine, as a solo artist, shortly thereafter.

Mark’s second solo album, "Care Of My Soul" was released in Japan, Australia and in Scandinavia in 1994; a unique pop/rock album with Mark's special trademark of haunting melodies, creatively imaginative lyrics and outstanding vocals. 1996 saw the release of "Now Is Then, Then Is Now" on Westcoast Records which was a perfect melodic rock record that received unanimous acclaim in the European rock press for being one of the absolute finest releases that year. It ended up winning the UK magazines Frontiers award for ‘best singer/songwriter album’.

Mark Spiro's next two albums, "Devotion" and "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" were released on the German label MTM Music. His most recent albums are “King of Crows” (2003), and “Mighty Blue Ocean” (2005).