News: For Your Listening Pleasure…STEVE HACKETT, FM, DUKES OF THE ORIENT (February 2018)

February 1st, 2018 by jason

Steve Hackett releases a re-recorded version of GTR’s ‘When The Heart Rules The Mind’ on February 2nd. It features a guest appearance from Marillion’s Steve Rothery. More details and tour dates here

FM release their new album ‘Atomic Generation’ on March 30th. Ahead of this they have released the lead song ‘Make The Best Of What You Got’…

Dukes Of The Orient sees former Asia band members John Payne and Erik Norlander (Last In Line/Rocket Scientists) join forces. Jay Schellen and Guthrie Govan (both ex-Asia) also appear on the album. The album is released on Frontiers on 23rd February.

Ignore The Sign release their debut album ‘A Line To Cross’ on SPV on February 23rd. The band features vocalist/keys/guitarist Ossy Pfeiffer, guitarist/vocalist Anca Graterol (Rosy Vista) and guitarist Steve Mann (MSG/Lionheart).

In aid of Nordoff Robbins GRTR!’s Jason Ritchie is raising funds to celebrate his 50th Birthday with #50gigsinaday Michael Armstrong re-recorded the song that was No.1 in the UK on the day back in 1968, Love Affair’s ‘Everlasting Love’. The video features a famous concert from every year since.

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Tax The Heat have released the title track of their upcoming album ‘Change Your Position’ on March 9th on Nuclear Blast.

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THE PLAGUE What Else Can I Do (FiXT)
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DEFENCES Breathe It In (Long Branch Records)

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