Barnabas Sky - Inspirations - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Multi-instrumentalist Markus Pfeffer (Lazarus Dream, Mystery Moon, Winterland) launches the third album of his Melodic Rock all-star project, Barnabas Sky. In keeping with tradition, Tyketto's Danny Vaughn again opens the album with the epic track InchThe Sign Of The Wolf.Inch He is represented with two songs, as are David Cagle (Silent Tiger) and Dirk Kennedy (Hittman). Tony Harnell (TNT) enhances the elegiac ballad InchThe Only WayInch with his unmistakable voice, for which Heart Line keyboardist Jorris Guilbaud contributed a string arrangement. Lee Small (The Sweet/Lionheart) takes on the groovy InchLone Wolf,Inch which is reminiscent of old Queensryche, the Swede Conny Lind (Amaze Me) sings about social media on InchBook Of FacesInch and the title track is sung by the young up-and-coming talent Deibys Artigas (Preincarnation) from Venezuela, who doesn't have to hide behind his well-known colleagues with his distinctive voice and impressive vocal range. Pfeffer combines edgy guitar riffs, filigree solos and shimmering synthesizer sounds with catchy melodies and has several melodic rock earworms on the album, such as Inch Of A Star,Inch as well as overlong tracks such as the title track and the 9-minute epic track InchScirocco Sands.Inch The mastering by Rolf Munkes (Empire Studios) is responsible for the transparent and powerful sound, while the futuristic cover was created by Argentinian artist Nicolas Oliveros. Album Tracks 1. The Sign of the Wolf (Danny Vaughn) 2. One By One (Dirk Kennedy) 3. of a Star (David Cagle) 4. Over the Horizon (Deibys Artigas) 5. The Only Way (Tony Harnell) 6. Book of Faces (Conny Lind) 7. Lone Wolf (Lee Small) 8. Dreams (David Cagle) 9. Fire Falls (Danny Vaughn) 10. Scirocco Sands (Dirk Kennedy)

Album Tracks 1. Mother the Sun Makes Me Cry 2. Belle of the Woodsman's Autumn Ball 3. Egyptian Rosemarie 4. Clouds Through Sparrows Eyes 5. Tents Along the Water 6. Careless Gardeners (Of Eden)/Sparrows of Eden (Eden Fading)/Drunken Gardeners Dance (Paradise Lost Sweetly) 7. Come Down Off Your Mountain, Moses 8. Minotaur (Burn a Candle for Love) 9. Labyrinth Windows 10. The Supplication of Fireflies 11. A Child Adrift

Countless Skies - New Dawn / Fantastic Melodic Death Metal from UK in the vein of Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum! - Countless Skies burst onto the metal scene with their self-titled EP in late 2014. Blending progressive and darkly intense music influenced by their Scandinavian melodeth heroes (mainly Insomnium and Be'Lakor), the EP received acclaim worldwide and began a flood of shows up and down their native UK with multiple highlights including an invitation to Bloodstock Open Air 2015. Building upon their rapid momentum, the band soon caught the attention of Kolony Records, a deal was signed and the band began work on their debut full length. New Dawn was released June 2016 and was praised Inchas an effortless display of bravado and musicianship in ways that I can't soundly describe,Inch by USA's New Noise Magazine and an impressive debut from the UK's Metal Hammer. Several tours followed including a UK run with Finnish band 'Whispered' and their first stints abroad, appearing at multiple European festivals such as Dark Troll Festival, Skaldenfest, and MetalDays. Album Tracks 1. Aubade 2. Heroes 3. Incendium 4. Solace 5. Daybreak 6. Ethereal 7. Wanderer 8. Return