RAGE OF ANGELS

RAGE OF ANGELS - DREAMWORLD - ONE TO WATCH FOR IN 2013:
Escape Music will release the debut Rage Of Angels album in Europe on February 22, 2013. For fans of powerful classic AOR with an edge - this is one to watch!


Rage of Angels is the brainchild of original Ten keyboard player Ged Rylands,who
played on their first three studio albums and the double live CD 'Never
Say Goodbye'. During his time in Ten, Ged took part in several very
successful tours in Japan as well as playing on the highly praised 1996
debut album from Valentine singer Hugo, which was co-produced by Ten vocalist Gary Hughes.
After leaving Ten, Ged went on to play with Contagious and guitar wizard Danny Danzi, and then after a ten year break raising his daughter alone, he returned to play on albums by Omega, Scar For Life and Lover Under Cover, before joining Tyketto in 2012 as a touring member of the band.
However, during that ten year break Ged continued writing, the results of which can now be heard with Rage of Angels.

During the initial stages of the album, Ged hooked up with Los Angeles based singer David Reed Watson. As Ged explains, "David
sent my girlfriend a Happy Birthday mp3 with him singing accapella on
it. I even turned off the TV and said "play that again". I made my
girlfriend message him and I just saw so much talent in his voice that I
asked him if he would like record some stuff for the album. We needed
to get some help production-wise, so Bruce (Mee) put me in touch with
Kane Roberts (Alice Cooper/solo) who took David under his wing and got a
superb vocal performance from someone whom we will be hearing lots more
from."
It was while hanging out with Bruce at the 2011 Z Rock Festival that the
suggestion was made about getting some other 'name' singers into the
projectto enhance the finished product. Friends such as
Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) and Harry Hess (Harem Scarem) were contacted, and happily agreed to take part.
When the album was taken to Escape Music, label owner Khalil Turk used his excellent connections to bring in further name vocalists such as Matti Alfonzetti, Ralph Scheepers and Robert Hart.
But it's not just in the vocal department that the album positively
exudes class; Ged has brought a similar level of talent in for the
guitarists, with former Ten colleague Vinny Burns supplying a solo that Rylands describes as "very much in the vein of 'Loneliest Place in the World' from our Ten days."

Another ex-Ten guitarist, Neil Fraser, provides the majority of the playing on the album, but Millenium guitarist and fan favourite Ralph Santolla also makes an appearance. Explains Ged, "Me
and Vinny were posting stuff on Facebook one day and Ralph messaged me
and said, 'I challenge Vinny Burns to a guitar duel on your album!' How
could I not refuse? So I wrote 'Requiem for the Forgotten Soldier' just
so we could all have a mighty show-off guitar battle, which Martin
Kronlund and Xander Demos even managed to get involved in!" Martin Kronlund also provided the magnificent mix.

The band name 'Rage of Angels' comes from a lyric written by Bruce Mee
that Ged was impressed enough with to write the accompanying music, and
will be heard on the band's follow up release in 2014. But for now, the
adventure is just beginning and be assured that this release is one
that will garner rave reviews from fans of hard melodic rock world-wide.
Part Ten, part Harem Scarem, part Tyketto...all CLASS. FEEL THE RAGE in
2013!!


Rage Of Angels - 2013 Album Sampler (Escape Music)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CRSOn-3VbrI


Ged Rylands: All guitars, keyboards and backing vocals
Additional Guitars: Martin Kronlud
Drums: Pera Johanssen
Bass: Michael Carlsson

1. Dreamworld.......vocals: Matti Alfonzetti (Impera, Red White and Blues, Jagged Edge), Lead guitar : Neil Fraser (Ten)
2. See You Walking By......vocals: Harry Hess (Harem Scarem, Lead guitar: Neil Fraser (Ten)
3. Through It All.......vocals: Robert Hart (Bad Company), Lead guitar: Neil Fraser (Ten)
4. Over and Over*....vocals: Danny Vaughn (Tyketto), Lead guitar: Neil Fraser (Ten)
5. Prelude for the Gods .......... (instrumental)
6. Falling.........Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Lead guitar: Neil Fraser (Ten)
7. The Beating of Your Heart**.....Vocals: David Reed Watson, lead guitar: Tommy Denander
8. Spinnin Wheel......vocals: Danny Vaughn (Tyketto), Lead guitar: Neil Fraser (Ten)
9. Requiem for the Forgotten Soldier....lead
guitars: Ralph Santolla (Deicide, Obituary, Iced Earth) Martin Kronlud
(Lover Under Cover, Reece Kronlud), Vinny Burns ( Ten, Asia, Ultravox),
Xander Demos.
10. We Live, We Breathe, We Die ..... vocals: Robert Hart ( Bad Company), lead guitar: Vinny Burns (Ten, Asia, Ultravox).

All songs written by Ged Rylands except * Rylands/ Vaughn, **
Rylands/Watson Produced by Ged Rylands and Martin Kronlud, Mixed by
Martin Kronlud.
Executive Producer: Khalil Turk for Escape Music / www.Escape-Music.com.

Coming from Escape Music in 2013:

Edge: Heaven Knows.
Rage Of Angels: Dreamworld.
Final Frontier: with Rob Moratti and Mladin.
N.O.W: featuring once again on lead vocals: Philip Bardowell; Produced by Lars Chriss.
Steve Overland: third solo album; Produced by Christian Wolf and Mike Slamer; Mixed By Mike Slamer.
Snowfall new band with Lee Small (Shy)
Ozone: featuring Chris Ousey and Steve Overland with Mike Slamer, and Tommy Denander on guitars and Mike Slamer on production.
Diesel: with Robert Hart (Bad Company) and Jim Kirkpatrick (FM) style Foreigner meet Bad Co.
Robert Hart: both albums re-issue Cry and Whisper and Robert Hart with un-released tracks.
Coldspell - TBA.

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