Tag Archives: Threshold

News: Albums of the Month (October – December 2022)

Posted on December 8, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
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DYNAZTY Final Advent (AFM Records) What it does is incrementally fine tune the sound that’s now established as their MO. Their epic, keyboard driven symphonic/melodic metal just bursts with energy and invention, pushing them streets ahead of every other band … Continue reading →

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Album review: THRESHOLD – Dividing Lines

Posted on November 20, 2022 by jason
THRESHOLD - Dividing Lines

Nuclear Blast [Release date 18.11.22] Album number twelve from Threshold and their first in five years since the excellent ‘The Legend of the Shires’, which also marked the return of vocalist Glynn Morgan. A darker style and sound overall than … Continue reading →

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Album review: MY SOLILOQUY – FU3ION

Posted on June 12, 2022 by jason
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Rare Artist Music [Release date 11.07.22] Third album from My Soliloquy, which is the brainchild of former Threshold guitarist Pete Morten. On this album he is joined by Threshold’s drummer Johanne James – Morten plays all the other instruments on … Continue reading →

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Album review: LEAGUE OF LIGHTS – Dreamers Don’t Come Down

Posted on March 7, 2021 by jason
LEAGUE OF LIGHTS – Dreamers Don’t Come Down

Eightspace Records [Release date 12.03.21] League Of Lights, the husband and wife duo of Richard (also a member of prog metal band Threshold) and Farrah West, return with their third album. As Farrah explains, “The album is about the past, … Continue reading →

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Album review: INTENSE – Songs Of A Broken Future

Posted on March 21, 2020 by jason
INTENSE – Songs Of A Broken Future

Pure Steel Records [Release date 27.03.20] It has been nearly nine years since we last saw an album from Intense, during which time they have been busy inside and outside of the music scene (see interview below). The album was … Continue reading →

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Album review: LEAGUE OF LIGHTS – In The In Between

Posted on February 9, 2020 by jason
LEAGUE OF LIGHTS – In The In Between

Website [Release date 27.09.19] Second album from League Of Lights, who are the husband and wife duo Farrah and Richard West – the latter best known for being a member of Threshold. Their self-titled debut album released back in 2011, … Continue reading →

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Album review: WILSON & WAKEMAN – The Sun Will Dance In Its Twilight Hour

Posted on March 1, 2018 by jason
WILSON & WAKEMAN - The Sun Will Dance In Its Twilight Hour

Blacklake [Release date 16.02.18] Wilson & Wakeman – Damian Wilson on vocals and acoustic guitar and Adam Wakeman on piano, vocals and acoustic guitar – are back with a new album. They work well as a duo in the live … Continue reading →

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Album review: THRESHOLD – Legends Of The Shires

Posted on September 7, 2017 by jason
Threshold - Legends Of the Shires

Nuclear Blast [Release date 08.09.17] Threshold have been in the metal news a lot recently after vocalist Damian Wilson left the band in March and they announced former vocalist Glynn Morgan was returning to the band – he left them back … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAMIAN WILSON – Built For Fighting

Posted on September 7, 2016 by jason
DAMIAN WILSON - Built For Fighting

Blacklake [Release date 09.09.16] This is only Damian Wilson’s fourth solo album and his first in over ten years, mind you we can let him off as he has been busy with Threshold, Headspace and Maiden United to name but … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THRESHOLD – O2 Islington Academy, London, 24 January 2016

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Davoski
THRESHOLD - O2 Islington Academy, London, 24 January 2016

This was a progressive/symphonic metal triple-header, but sadly I only caught the dying embers of the Damnation Angels as I ascended the stairs. Pretty good it sounded too, but the Northern Line had effectively robbed me of the set. French … Continue reading →

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Album review: LANDMARQ – Origins – A Landmarq Anthology 1992-2014

Posted on September 20, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
LANDMARQ - Origins - A Landmarq Anthology 1992-2014

Landmarq/Synergy Records [Release date 16.06.14] Landmarq were at the vanguard of ‘neo-prog’ back in the 1990s and whilst they’ve made consistently good albums they’ve always remained on the periphery.  This anthology is an excellent introduction to the band and spans … Continue reading →

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Album review: WINTER IN EDEN – Court Of Conscience

Posted on August 24, 2014 by jason
WINTER IN EDEN – Court Of Conscience

[Released 08.09.14] This is the third album by UK based symphonic metal band Winter In Eden and they have upped the ante for this one, recording it in the Netherlands and it’s been produced by Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation).  The … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CELEBR8.2 Festival – The Hippodrome, Kingston, Surrey, 11-12 May 2013

Posted on May 13, 2013 by jason
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Saturday 11th May The Celebr8.2 festival was back for its second year having moved from July to May. It has an ideal venue in the Hippodrome with its suitably sci fi décor and the location right in the centre of Kingston. … Continue reading →

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News: CELEBR8.2 festival final line-up announced

Posted on April 17, 2013 by jason
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Organisers behind the second Celebr8 festival have issued full details for the even that takes place on May 11-12 at the Hippodrome, Kingston Upon Thames. Celebr8.2 stars Threshold, Arena, Frost*, Haken and many others, with exclusive debut and one-off UK … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THRESHOLD + ENOCHIAN THEORY + CRYPTEX

Posted on March 2, 2013 by jason

Camden Underworld Friday March 1st 2013 Threshold were kicking off their latest tour on home soil, although sadly their only UK day bar the upcoming prog festival Celebr8.2 in May in Kingston. A brave promoter needs to back them as … Continue reading →

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Interview: 10Q’s with PETE MORTEN (MY SOLILOQUY/THRESHOLD)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by jason

Pete Morten is a busy man as My Soliloquy release their debut album ‘The Interpreter’ plus he will be out on tour soon with Threshold… 1. What are you currently up to? I’m currently rehearsing for the Threshold European Tour, … Continue reading →

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MY SOLILOQUY – The Interpreter

Posted on January 22, 2013 by jason

www.mysoliloquy.net (Released 18.02.13) This album has been in the works for the past couple of years and is the brainchild of Threshold’s Pete Morten (he also had a brief spell fronting the now defunct Power Quest). Pete Morten has written, … Continue reading →

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10Q’s with RICHARD WEST of THRESHOLD

Posted on September 24, 2012 by jason

Keyboards player/producer Richard West is a busy man, firstly as a member of Threshold whose new album ‘March Of Progress’ has just been released on Nuclear Blast. Then he has the League Of Lights project and he has produced other … Continue reading →

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THRESHOLD – March Of Progress

Posted on September 13, 2012 by jason

Nuclear Blast A lot has happened in the Threshold camp since their last album 2007’s ‘Dead Reckoning’. Vocalist Damian Wilson is back in the band and then last year saw the sad passing of former vocalist Andrew ‘Mac’ McDermott, plus … Continue reading →

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THRESHOLD announce track-by-track and re-issues

Posted on August 8, 2012 by jason

THRESHOLD upload track-by-track pt.1, kick off fan video contest & announce re-releases! Legendary British progressive metallers THRESHOLD have recently uploaded the first of two track-by-track videos for their upcoming new masterpiece “March Of Progress” (out on August 24) to YouTube. … Continue reading →

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THRESHOLD reveal details on their new album

Posted on June 20, 2012 by jason

Legendary British progressive metallers THRESHOLD reveal details on their upcoming ninth studio album, the follow-up to 2007’s “Dead Reckoning”. As previously announced, the record is entitled “March Of Progress” and was recorded & produced in Thin Ice Studios (DRAGONFORCE, PENDRAGON) … Continue reading →

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