Blackfield Announce N. American Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 07, 2011 @ 4:25pm
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Blackfield is one of my favorite bands. They’ve put out some of the most beautiful and heartbreaking, yet at the same time, cathartic music, in the last several years (just listen to ‘My Gift Of Silence’). They’re a band that I keep coming back to and appreciating. So, when it was announced that there was going to be a third album, ‘Welcome To My DNA’, I was already happy enough.

However, Blackfield have just announced that they are doing a N. American tour in support of the album. You better believe that I’ll be at the Detroit show at St. Andrews Hall. Funny story: St. Andrews Hall is where I first saw both Porcupine Tree and Opeth. It was the same show, no less (The ‘In Absentia/Damnation Tour’). Check after the jump for tour dates. READ MORE

Blackfield Releases Album Teaser Video

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 23, 2011 @ 1:45am
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Blackfield, the project of Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson and Israeli mega star Aviv Geffen, will be releasing ‘Welcome To My DNA’, their third album, on March 28th. A teaser video that snuck onto the web in which you can hear samples of many (all?) the songs on the album. Check it out here. I really enjoyed the first CD but the second Blackfield album is, in my opinion, a masterpiece. So I’m really looking forward to hearing this when it comes out.

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Blackfield To Release New Album In Late March

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 20, 2010 @ 12:48am
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Blackfield, easily one of my favorite bands, has set late March release date for the upcoming, as of yet untitled, third studio album. A whole slew of festival tour dates have been announced on the Blackfield Facebook and a North American tour announcement will be coming soon.

Blackfield came about as a collaboration between Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and Israeli songwriter Aviv Geffen. 

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Orphaned Land Recording Live DVD: Will Be Joined Onstage By Steven Wilson

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 03, 2010 @ 2:33am
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Israeli progressive metal band Orphaned Land has announced that they will be recording two shows in Tel Aviv in December, one on the 9th which will feature Greg Mackintosh from Paradise lost and one on the 10th, featuring Israeli singer Yehuda Poliker. Both shows will feature Steven Wilson from Porcupine Tree on stage. Both shows will be filmed as well as all sorts of backstage shenanigans and interviews to make for a full DVD experience. You can check out our exclusive interview with guitarist Yossi Sa’aron below.

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Porcupine Tree To Tour With Coheed And Cambria This August!!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on June 22, 2010 @ 3:30pm
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This summer, UK art-rockers Porcupine Tree will join up with Coheed and Cambria for a 12-date co-headlining U.S. tour that kicks off at the Hollywood Palladium in LA on August 12. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, June 25.  It is the third round of U.S. touring for Porcupine Tree since their top-25 debut of The Incident last September. 
 
These shows also continue the momentum that Porcupine Tree have built up over the last several months. At Coachella, the New York Times praised the “progressive rock virtuosos” performance while the Wall Street Journal raved that Porcupine Tree “attacked [their] compositions with ferocity.” Porcupine Tree’s North American Spring tour sold out, and they have already sold out their October show at the Royal Albert Hall in London.  
 
And that is by no means the extent of Porcupine Tree’s activity this summer. Further events are listed after the jump. Also, check out our exclusive interview with bassist Colin Edwin HERE.

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OSI Signs With Metal Blade

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on May 13, 2010 @ 5:37pm
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OSI (Office Of Strategic Influence), the hard rock duo formed by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, Dream Theater), has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records! The band has gained a strong underground following since its inception in 2003. OSI already has 3 full length records and an EP in its catalogue of music. Their 2009 album, Blood and includes guests Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree) and Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth). Past participants include Mike Portnoy on the first two albums, Sean Malone and Steven Wilson on the debut, and Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning) on Free. OSI is currently working on their fourth album and Metal Blade debut for a late 2010 release.
OSI’s music can’t easily be pigeonholed and is a completely different animal when compared to its founders’ other projects. The music is a combination of dark rock chorus’ with atmospheric, often industrial keys and is an eclectic mix of both Moore’s and Matheos’ influences.
Metal Blade founder and CEO Brian Slagel adds: “We are very excited to welcome OSI to the Metal Blade Family. I have been a big fan of the band and all of us here can’t wait to work on the new album.”
Keep an eye out for more news and updates as the band continues work on their new album!

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Orphaned Land Release ‘Making of’ Video for ‘Sapari’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on April 01, 2010 @ 6:36pm
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Israeli progressive folk metal band Orphaned Land have just released a ‘Making Of’ video showing how their video for ‘Sapari’, off of ‘The Neverending Way of ORwarriOR, was created. CLICK HERE to check out the video!

Orphaned Land just completed a highly successful North American stint with Suidakra that included two high profile SXSW performances. They will also be opening up for Metallica on May 22nd at the Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel. This will be Metallica’s third time playing in Israel, the last time being in 1999. 
You can check out a Bloody-Disgusting exclusive interview HERE and a review for ‘The Neverending Way of ORwarriOR’ HERE.

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ALBUM REVIEW: ORPHANED LAND’s The Neverending Way of ORwarriOR

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 13, 2010 @ 6:11pm
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Late last year, while in Israel, I was fortunate enough to interview Orphaned Land and then stick around to see them in action at a concert in Tel Aviv. It was a great experience and I walked away feeling very excited for the follow up to the 2004 album, Mabool. And now, The Neverending Way of ORwarriOR is finally out.

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The first thing I noticed was the incredible rise in production value. While Mabool was an amazing album that was a musical journey, the sound quality was often a bit painful and piercing. But not on The Neverending Way of ORwarriOR. With Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, Opeth, No-Man) behind the mixing board, the overall sound quality rose dramatically. Each instrument is clearly definable and the subtle ambiences are beautifully placed in the mix. READ MORE

ORPHANED LAND Post New Music Video For ‘Sapari’ Online

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 10, 2010 @ 12:58am
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Israel’s ORPHANED LAND pioneered Middle Eastern metal music and their highly anticipated fourth studio opus The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR is now available everywhere. It’s a sophisticated concept album taking ORPHANED LAND’s unique brand of exotic, heavy music to soaring new heights in terms of complexity and catchiness.  READ MORE