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Sujet: avenue of allies Mar 26 Juin - 16:36
The new album by German Rock band HARTMANN entitled ‘Balance’ (Avenue Of Allies) is currently receiving great feedback from the press; for example:
Metal Hammer (Germany) - 5/7 points
Rock It!(Germany) – 9/10 points
Sweden Rock Magazine (Sweden) – 8/10 points
Heavy Magazine(Germany) – 10/12 points
Classic Rock(UK): 8/10 points
Rock Hard (Germany) – 7,5/10 points
AOR Heaven Magazine (Germany) – 92/100 points
“Balance” will be released on Avenue Of Allies on June 1st, 2012. Please get in touch with us for your requests for guest lists and interviews (phone, e-mail or face-to-face at the shows). More live dates will be announced soon! www.oliverhartmann.com
www.avenue-of-allies.com
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LIONVILLE is the name of a brand new AOR project which also heavily appeals to lovers of tasty Westcoast and Melodic Rock music. This project was initiated by Stefano Lionetti, a song-writer, singer and guitarist from Genova, Italy. Together with Pierpaolo „Zorro“ Monti (Shining Line) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Edge Of Forever etc.) he started to work on a record. Label owner Gregor Klee, who loved the songs, secured the services of singer Lars Säfsund (Work Of Art) who is joined by new Alyson Avenue vocalist Arabella Vitanc for a duet on “The Chosen Ones”. Friends of Toto, Richard Marx, Bad English, Survivor and Boulevard will definitely enjoy this release!
More information on the band: www.lionville.it
Lionville are: Stefano Lionetti: Lead & backing Vocals, guitars
with: Lars Säfsund: Lead & backing vocals, Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards & backing vocals, Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & percussion
and: Mario Percudani: Guitars, Andrea Maddalone: Guitars, Anna Portalupi: Bass, Amos Monti: Bass
very special guests: Arabella Vitanc: Lead & backing vocals on track 8, Erik Mårtensson: Backing vocals on track 4, Bruce Gaitsch: Guitars on tracks 1,3,5,9,11; Tommy Denander: Guitars on track 8, Sven Larsson: Guitars on tracks 7,9
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The other October release on Avenue Of Allies comes from Italian Melodic Rock band SOUL SELLER. Their CD is called “Back To Life” and also will hit the stores on Oct 21st. Alessandro Del Vecchio (Shining Line, Lionville, Eden’s Curse) was in charge for the production. The album includes a lead vocal duet with Oliver Hartmann (Hartmann, Avantasia).
SOUL SELLER are based in Santhià in Northern Italy and appeared first on the scene in 1999. After the releases of their debut album “Underground Freedom” in the year 2000 the band went through some line-up changes until the current members finally found together in 2010. “Back To Life” now marks the next big step in the career of this five piece!
More information on the band: www.soulseller.it
Soul Seller are: Michael Carrata: Lead & backing vocals, Dave Zublena: Rhythm guitars, lead & acoustic guitars, Cris Audisio: Lead guitars & guitar solos, Mike Zublena: Bass, Steve Bucci: Drums
Very Special Guests: Oliver Hartmann: Lead vocal duet on “Keep On Moving”, Danilo Bar: Guitar solo on “Change Your Heart Tonight”, Davide “Dave Rox” Barbieri & Alessandro Del Vecchio : Backing vocals
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Mar 26 Juin - 16:44
Dear press,
today we would like to inform you about our new collaboration with a new promo partner. From the next releases on, we will be in charge for the world-wide PR for the products of Germany based Westcoast/ AOR / Hard Rock / Melodic Rock label AVENUE OF ALLIES.
The label furthermore will return to promote their releases with CDs. Next up will be the exciting Melodic Rock bands SOUL SELLER and PARADISE INC., both due for release on October 21st. More details about these albums can be found below.
Additionally to this, we will have promo CDs of the June releases by ALYSON AVENUE and LIONVILLE available to now present them to a wider audience. We will start with the PR for all four releases early next week and will take requests from you from now on.
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ALYSON AVENUE are finally back with a new album! Arabella Vitanic is the new front lady of the Swedish five-piece band who replaces previous singer Anette Olzon who had moved on to join Nightwish. “Changes” is the third release of this group and was recorded by one of Sweden’s top producers, Chris Laney. Compared to its two predecessors, this new CD offers a slightly heavier edge but still delivers a great sound suitable for any Melodic Rock lover. Guest here include Michael Bormann (ex Jaded Heart), Rob Marcello (Danger Danger), Fredrik Bergh (Street Talk) and Anette Olzon (Nightwish).
More information on the band: www.alysonavenue.se
Alyson Avenue are: Arabella Vitanc : Vocals, background vocals, Thomas Löyskä: Bass, guitar, Fredrik Eriksson: Drums, Tony Rohtla: Guitars, Niclas Olsson: Keyboards, background vocals
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Mar 26 Juin - 16:47
Angeline - Solid Ground (official video, taken from the album "Disconnected")
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Mar 26 Juin - 16:52
SOUL SELLER deliver their new video for „Old Hero’s Prayer“ and announce live dates for this fall
Soul Seller - Old Hero's Prayer (official video, taken from the album "Back To Life")
The song "Old Hero's Prayer" is taken from the album "Back To Life", the band's second record, after 2000's…
“Old Hero’s Prayer” is the second video taken from Soul Seller’s sophomore album “Back To Life”, which saw it’s release in the fall of 2011 through Avenue Of Allies.
https://youtu.be/HC7yj9Gw3lw
The follow-up to their first ever music video for the Melodic Rock anthem “Wings Of Freedom” was directed by the Bajiji Bros who recently also made the clip for Hardline’s “Fever Dreams”.
SOUL SELLER have lined-up a some live dates for the fall to continue to present the “Back To Life” record to the public and they plan to add more dates in the coming weeks:
Sunday, September 9th - Cafasse - Torino (Italy)
Friday, October 12th - Shamrock Pub - Borgo D'Ale (Italy)
Saturday, November 3rd - Old Distillery - Aosta (Italy)
Saturday, November 17th - Woodstock Pub - Milano (Italy) (with WHEELS OF FIRE)
www.soulseller.it
www.avenue-of-allies.com
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Mar 26 Juin - 17:40
The return of Blues Hard Rock: MOTHER ROAD!
MOTHER ROAD is the brainchild of Austin, TX (USA) based rock singer Keith Slack and Berlin (Germany) based guitarist Chris Lyne.
Named after “The Mother Road”, another name for the US’ legendary, historic Route 66 highway, this international Hard Blues Rock band is impressively transferring the vintage sounds and the trademarks of this genre into the new decade. Founded in 2011 and based on mutual musical influences, Slack & Lyne promptly felt the chemistry between them was right and the song-writing process soon accelerated. In the meantime, the line-up was completed with drummer Carsten Klick and bassist Frank Binke.
Guitarist Chris Lyne is well known for his astonishing work with his previous group Soul Doctor. His main influences include some of the greatest British guitar players such as Gary Moore, Jimmy Page, Paul Kossoff and John Sykes. American singer Keith Slack acted as frontman of the bands Steelhouse Lane and Michael Schenker Group (MSG), and also his own blues-influenced Hard Rock band Mudpie. Slack’s influences include a whole variety of styles and music from bands including Paul Rodgers, Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes, King’s X and The Cult.
www.facebook.com/themotherroad
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Lun 23 Juil - 15:58
German rock band HARTMANN have lined up some new live dates for the coming months, starting with an exclusive acoustic performance this weekend. The one-off event will be an evening of “Handmade” music and will feature an expanded band line-up including three female vocalists.
Hartmann’s current record “Balance” is very well received with the fans and the press alike, a video trailer for the album (https://youtu.be/dWIYr2VQM70 ) and a recent live performance of the album opener “All My Live” (https://youtu.be/ZTwu8rMargI ) are available on youtube.
The band’s upcoming live activities will include Open Air gigs as special guest for rock legends Toto as well as headlining shows later in the year:
Tourdates HARTMANN:
21.07.12 D-Bensheim, Open Air (the only unplugged show in 2012, with special guests)
14.08.12 D-Leipzig, Open Air Parkbuehne (special guest for Toto)
16.08.12 D-Altusried, Open Air Freilichtbuehne (special guest for Toto)
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Sam 29 Sep - 10:20
DANGER ZONE Sign With Avenue Of Allies; To Release New Album
Italy’s DANGER ZONE has signed with Avenue Of Allies. The band’s new album Undying is set to be released on November 2nd.
The album was produced by Roberto Priori at his PriStudio in Bologna, Italy and co-produced by Jody Gray.
Undying Tracklisting is as follows:
‘Undying’
‘I To I’
‘Half A Chance’
‘Paralyzed’
‘Hottest Fire’
‘Falling Up’
‘Desire’
‘Goin’on’
‘More Heaven Than Hell’
‘Stand Up’
‘The Dreaming’
‘Love Still Finds A Way’
The band recently announced the addition of new bassist Roberto Galli (MORPHOLOGY, LA STRANGE). The lineup is now as follows:
Roberto Priori - guitars
Giacomo Gigantelli - vocals
Roberto Galli - bass
Paolo Palmieri - drums
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Sam 29 Sep - 17:14
AVENUE OF ALLIES PRESS RELEASE - HARTMANN LAUNCHES VIDEO: German four-piece Hartmann have completed the clip to All My Life, the opener of their critically acclaimed album Balance, which was released on June 1st through Avenue Of Allies. The video was shot in August on a day off while the band was on tour with Toto. The band has lined up more live dates for the fall, including a double headliner tour with Jaded Heart. Direct link: youtu.be/aSSbPmgnYfg. WebLinks: www.oliverhartmann.com / www.avenue–of-allies.com.
HARTMANN - All my life - Official video clip (HD)
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Jeu 7 Mar - 16:41
AVENUE OF ALLIES DELIVER IN APRIL:
The following great albums will be released through the Avenue Of Allies label on April 12. Stay tuned for more details on each release! WebLink: www.avenue-of-allies.com.
Laneslide – Flying High / Laneslide is one of the most exciting Melodic Rock collaborations in recent years, the line-up put together by Italian songwriter / guitarist Bruno Kraler (Brunorock) for their debut album, includes vocalist extraordinaire Frank Vestry (Marcello/Vestry, Last Temptation), Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Lionville, Edge of Forever) on keyboards, John Billings (Rick Springfield, Donna Summer, Lancia) on bass, Dominik Hülshorst (ex-Bonfire) on drums, as well as Lino Gonzalez and Bobby Altvater on guitars and Erik Mårtensson & Michael Bormann on backing vocals.
Charming Grace – Charming Grace / Charming Grace is an international recording project developed by Pierpaolo "Zorro" Monti (drums - Shining Line, Lionville) together with Davide "Dave Rox" Barbieri (lead vocals & keyboards - Wheels Of Fire) and Amos Monti (bass - Shining Line, Lionville). The idea behind the album is writing songs in the classic AOR style of the 80s and recording them as duets. Among the co-lead vocalist are David Forbes (Boulevard), Moon Calhoun (Michael Thompson Band), Bente Smaavik (Perfect Crime, Blonde On Blonde), Thomas Lassar (Crystal Blue), Henrik Launbjerg (Toys Of Joy), Kimmo Bloom (Urban Tale), Nick Workman (Vega), Stefano Lionetti (Lionville) and Michele Luppi (Los Angeles).
Paris – Only One Life / The Melodic Rock newcomer Paris is made up of Frédéric Dechavanne and Sébastien Montet. The duo took its songs to Alessandro Del Vecchio (Lionville, Hardline, Issa), who produced the catchy rocking AOR of the Paris debut "Only One Life" with the help of an international line-up of studio musicians including Anna Portalupi (Lionville, Hardline) on bass, Alessandro Mori (Mitch Malloy, Lionville) on drums, as well as Robert Säll (Work Of Art / W.E.T) on guitar and Steve Newman (Newman, Big Life) on backing vocals.
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Lun 6 Mai - 16:05
LANESLIDE
is one of the most exciting Melodic Rock collaborations in recent years, the feedback from the international print media, the online Rock magazines, the radio stations and the fans alike is nothing but phenomenal.
The line-up put together by Italian songwriter/ guitarist Bruno Kraler (Brunorock) for their debut album, includes vocalist extraordinaire Frank Vestry (Marcello/Vestry, Last Temptation), Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Lionville, Edge of Forever) on keyboards, John Billings (Rick Springfield, Donna Summer, Lancia) on bass, Dominik Hülshorst (ex-Bonfire) on drums, as well as Lino Gonzalez and Bobby Altvater on guitars and Erik Mårtensson & Michael Bormann on backing vocals.
The band is now presenting its debut record which was released on April 12th through the Avenue Of Allies label in a brand new video trailer, which can be watched here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2nJzwZzhBI
The album is available worldwide as CD from well-assorted record stores and from various specialised mail order companies as well as the big online retailers. "Flying High" is also available as Digital Download. “LANESLIDE – Flying High” press reviews from around the world :
“Laneslide have pedigree to spare. They have the songs too, ensuring that “Flying High is a slick and irresistibly satisfying opening statement.” (Dave Ling, Classic Rock, United Kingdom)
“Attention: “Flying High” is one of the best Melodic Rock albums since Seventh Key’s “The Raging Fire” in 2004”. (Götz Kühnemund, Rock Hard, Germany)
“A quality album full of AOR prowess” (Rob McKenzie, Fireworks, UK)
“The ten songs are straight Melodic Hard Rock that reminds of TREAT at the times of “Organized Crime” and TOUR DE FORCE’s “Unreleased”. (AOR Heaven, Germany)
“The quality of the songs is on an unbelievably high level for a debut album”. (Heiko Füchsel, Rock It!, Germany)
“This is well-crafted and well-played Melodic Rock from some quite talented musicians.“ (Craig Hartranft, Danger Dog, USA)
“Laneslide delivers tougher AOR with a big sound and filled with catchy hook lines… A big happy surprise and I recommend this highly.“ (Juha Harjula, melodic.net, Sweden)
“Everyone into AOR packed Hard Rock will get a real kick out of this album” (Petra Rottmann, Break Out, Germany)
“This is how today's Melodic Hard Rock should sound. Highly recommended !!” (Heavy Paradise, Greece)
“It is hard to find AOR that is better made than this… a great piece of musical entertainment that I can recommend to anyone.” (Daniel Källmalm, Hallowed, Sweden)
“A remarkable album for friends of Melodic Hard Rock… Strong songs, great melodies and Stadium Rock of the highest order”. (Shylock, Metalglory, Germany)
www.laneslide.com
www.facebook.com/Laneslide
www.avenue-of-allies.com
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Lun 6 Mai - 16:05
Laneslide "Flying High" Album Trailer
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Sujet: Re: avenue of allies Mer 22 Mai - 19:30
AVENUE OF ALLIES PRESENTS ITS NEXT RELEASE, THE BRAND NEW STATE COWS ALBUM:
Avenue Of Allies presents its next release, the brand new album The Second One by the amazing Swedish Westcoast band State Cows is due out on May 24. “The Second One” with its stellar song writing, the perfect arrangements, the great harmony vocals and the impressive list of guest musicians is the perfect addition to the CD collection of everyone looking for the classic Westcoast sound along the lines of Airplay, Pages, Steely Dan, Marc Jordan, Michael McDonald, David Roberts, Toto and Chicago. For the recordings of “The Second One”, Daniel Andersson and Stefan Olofsson invited an amazing cast of musicians, Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon, Michael Landau, Ian Bairnson, Peter Friestedt and Sven Larsson are among the featured session cats on this highly anticipated trip back in time.”
When Daniel Andersson and Stefan Olofsson released the self titled State Cows' debut album (Avenue 1008 0016) in 2010, the feedback from the fans and the media alike was nothing short of phenomenal. The reviewers wrote, “Westcoast music at its best“, “a future classic among Westcoast fans”, “by far the best release in the Westcoast genre in recent years”, “an absolute must for anyone who is seeking a contemporary Westcoast outfit”, “they totally nailed the classic Westcoast sound but they have a unique style all their own”. And one of the true icons of the genre, Jay Graydon, who contributed a guitar solo to the song “New York Town”, said: “These guys have surely taken West Coast Pop to another level adding the freshness of youth. Great songs, arrangements and performances!“ Accolades galore, raising the expectations for the follow-up to a very high level and with their sophomore album aptly titled “The Second One” the Swedes have definitely managed to live up to their reputation as one of the best Westcoast bands since the glory days of the genre ended almost 30 years ago. For the recordings of “The Second One”, Daniel and Stefan invited most of the musicians who already conduced to the success of the first album again. Jay Graydon returns for a guitar solo on upbeat “In The City”, but he is not the only one of the former L.A. session cats who makes an appearance, Michael Landau plays the guitar solo on “This Time” and you can listen to Bill Champlin's vocals on “Finally Fair and Balanced” with the typical arrangement you expect when you hear Bill's voice. Ian Bairnson of Alan Parsons Project / Keats fame played a guitar solo on “I Got Myself Together”, while the local Swedish guitar talents, Peter Friestedt and Sven Larsson paid a courtesy visit for a guitar solo on “Mister White” and “Hard Goodbye” respectively. “The Second One” with its stellar song writing, the perfect arrangements, the great harmony vocals and the impressive list of guest musicians is the perfect addition to the CD collection of everyone looking for the classic Westcoast sound along the lines of Airplay, Pages, Steely Dan, Marc Jordan, Michael McDonald, David Roberts, Toto and Chicago. All songs written, produced and arranged by Stefan Olofsson and Daniel Andersson. Recorded at White Cherry Hill Studios. Mixed by Stefan Olofsson. Mastered by Stefan Olofsson. Horn arrangement on “In the City” by Per Bejstam. Flugelhorn solo on “Mister White” arranged by Hans Hjortek.
State Cows are: Daniel Andersson: vocals, guitars; Stefan Olofsson: keyboards, synth bass. Guest musicians: Bill Champlin: vocals on “Finally Fair and Balanced”; Michael Landau: guitar solo on “This Time”; Jay Graydon: guitar solo on “In The City”; Peter Friestedt: guitar solo on “Mister White”; Sven Larsson: guitar solo on “Hard Goodbye”; Ian Bairnson: guitar solo on “I Got Myself Together”; Peter Holmqvist: guitar solo on “Scofflaws”; Göran Turborn: guitar solo on “California Gold”; Samuel Muntlin: EWI solo on “Nineteen Eighty-One”; Pär Wretling: flugelhorn solo on “Mister White”, flugelhorn on “California Gold”; Per Bejstam: trumpets, flugelhorn on “In The City”; Peter Olofsson: drums; Lars-Erik Dahle: bass; Mikael Emsing: percussion; Marcuz Granberg, Christian Thomsen: backing vocals. WebLinks: www.statecows.com / www.facebook.com/statecows.
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In further news, Avenue Of Allies will start a new section for releases called New Venture Music. Everything will be handled like for any other Avenue Of Allies release, but for internal reasons we decided to establish this new brand for signings of bands delivering us a finished album, rather than our own projects on which we will continue to work on with Avenue Of Allies, and the high quality re-issues of the Avenue Archives series. Our partner for the promotion activities of New Venture Music is Germusica (www.germusica.com). The first two releases on New Venture Music are due in mid-June 2013, they are the debut album by the Spanish Melodic Rock / AOR act Indicco and the third album by Italian Hard Rockers Markonee.
Mar 26 Juin - 16:36
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