WONDERS – album out today!
Today we’re proud to announce the release of the new WONDERS album ‚Beyond The Mirage‘ on Limb Music! The successor of the 2021 debut ‚The Fragments of Wonder‘ again impresses with skillful, progressive, catchy Power Metal, partially played with speed elements.
Produced & mixed by BOB KATSIONIS (Firewind, Serious Black, Prydain, Outloud, Stray Gods, Warrior Path).
Quote from PIETRO PAOLO LUNESU (guitars):
„I’m excited for today’s release of ‚Beyond The Mirage‘. I consider the new album a concentrate of melody and power, with beautiful refrains that remain in the head. I’m sure the album will be positively received by WONDERS fans but will embrace new fans!“
Quote from BOB KATSIONIS (production, mix, keyboards):
„I can’t believe we’re already on the 2nd WONDERS album! Making music with the Lunesu guys it’s so much fun and working with Marco Pastorino is an extra blessing! ‚Beyond The Mirage‘ is an album I went wild in terms of speed, melody and everyhing. I think it’s one of my best albums to date and on a side note, I’m loving the sound we produced: It’s LOUD! Can’t wait for people to listen to it.“
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WONDERS – new single & video out now!
Today LIMB MUSIC is thrilled to announce the release of a new video & single by WONDERS „Breaking The Chains“. Brace yourself for an incredible musical journey from their upcoming album „Beyond The Mirage“ (June 16, 2023)!
Don’t miss out on this captivating track that showcases WONDERS‘ immense talent. Experience their soul-stirring melodies, profound lyrics, and impeccable musicianship firsthand. „Breaking The Chains“ sets the stage for what promises to be a monumental album.
Quote from Pietro Paolo Lunesu (guitars):
„Breaking The Chains“ represents the song where the man breaks his old mental patterns, breaks the chains that imprison him in his sad reality, but at the same time with the hope of becoming a man with positive thoughts and concrete life goals, I think the song has one of the most beautiful refrains ever for the music of the Wonders!
Quote from Bob Katsionis (keyboards, production, mix):
„Breaking The Chains“ is one of my favorite songs of the album, combining my own Greek Power Metal elements with the Italian Hard Rock/AOR finezza of the band! The video was once again made both real footage of the band and AI generated landscapes and animation to fit the whole traveling beyond space and time concept of the album. I love it!
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WONDERS announces new single & video!
Get ready for the release of WONDERS‘ new single & video „Breaking The Chains“ on Friday, June 9, 2023. This incredible track is another sneak peek into their upcoming album „Beyond The Mirage“. Don’t miss out on the mesmerizing sound of WONDERS!
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PRYDAIN – album out today!
Today another Metal Masterpiece sees the light of day on LIMB MUSIC: Austin Dixon, guitarist and founding member of US Power Metallers SONIC PROPHECY, fulfills a lifelong dream with PRYDAIN’s debut album ‚The Gates of Aramore‘.
Produced & mixed by Bob Katsionis (Firewind, Serious Black, Wonders, Outloud, Stray Gods, Warrior Path).
Cover artwork by Uwe Jarling (Heavens Gate, Roger Staffelbach, Grave Digger, Stray Gods).
Quote from Austin:
„I’m so proud today for the release of the debut album ‚The Gates of Aramore‘!
The music on this album has been a passion of mine that I’ve been working on for some years and it’s amazing to see it finally in the hands and ears of metal fans all over the world. The reception so far has been great and I’m thankful for the chance to make this contribution to the Power Metal World, a genre that means so much to me. This album has it all, including famous Power Metal guests that you know and love and support from a timeless and important record label, LIMB MUSIC!
If you’re a fan of the Classic Power Metal sound of early bands like Avantasia, Hammerfall, Stratovarius, Edguy, Blind Guardian, etc., please give our album a listen and CRANK IT UP! I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed working on it.
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ROGER STAFFELBACH – new videoclip ‚Summer Presto‘ out now!
Taken from Antonio Vivaldi’s ‚Four Seasons – Summer in G Minor‘.
Experience the ultimate fusion of classical and metal as guitar solo artist ROGER STAFFELBACH unleashes his electrifying Heavy Metal version of Vivaldi’s ‚Summer Presto‘ from his recent album ‚The Quest‘ as video today! Get ready for a mind-blowing musical and visual adventure, combining blistering guitar riffs, thunderous drums, and pure metal intensity. ROGER STAFFELBACH, renowned for his virtuosic guitar skills, has ingeniously transformed ‚Summer Presto‘ into a symphony of metal mastery and a headbanger’s dream come true.
Quote by Roger:
„I’m a big admirer of Antonio Vivaldi’s music. I used to listen endless times to Nigel Kennedy’s version of the 4 Seasons. I also love Uli Jon Roth’s version on his ‚Metamorphosis‘ record, it was very inspiring to see what he did with it. I still listen to this album, especially to the second part, where he performs the pieces written by him as he was working on the 4 Seasons, his work of inspiration so to speak.
I always wanted to master and record the ‚Summer Presto‘. Now I did it, and I hope you enjoy my rendition of it, as much as I enjoyed working on this beautiful piece of music.“
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ROGER STAFFELBACH – teaser for new videoclip
This Friday will see a second video from ROGER STAFFELBACH’s shortly released instrumental album ‚The Quest‘, visualizing Roger’s version of ‚Summer Presto‘ from Antonio Vivaldi’s ‚Four Seasons‘.
YouTube Video Premiere
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PRYDAIN – new single & video out now!
The second single from the upcoming album is called ‚Quest of the Fallen‘. This song is about an exiled warrior, seeking redemption by fighting back against the meddlesome gods who have been terrorizing the kingdom. The lyrical themes were partly inspired by Fred Saberhagen’s ‚Sword‘ series of books from the 80s and 90s.
Quote from Austin (guitars):
„I’d had the ideas for the main musical themes for a while, and when the opportunity arose to have Jens Ludwig from Edguy as a guest, it was easy to figure out which direction to take it from there.
This one was polished off with a little help from the amazing Marius Danielsen, of ‚Valley Doom‘ fame, and can be a seen as a tribute to epic power metal in general. I hope you like it!! 🤘🏼“
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The album ‚The Gates of Aramore‘ will be released on June 2, 2023.
ROGER STAFFELBACH – album out today!
ROGER STAFFELBACH’s instrumental album ‚The Quest‘ out now on Limb Music (digital) and No Dust Records (CD).
“The Quest” is the outstanding instrumental solo longplay debut of neo-classical power shred guitarist Roger Staffelbach, founder of acclaimed progressive hard rock outfit Artension.
The record delivers ten soulful melodic compositions, brilliantly captured in the studio of Masterplan mastermind Roland Grapow.
Rogers full scale band project features top notch musicians: renowned drummer John Macaluso (Symphony X), bass guitarist Steve DiGiorgio (Testament), and Argentinian keyboard virtuoso Ariel Perchuk.
Icing on the cake is the phantastic cover art of Uwe Jarling.
1995 Roger has been discovered by Bay Area pioneer Mike Varney who also discovered role models Yngwie Malmsteen and Tony MacAlpine a decade earlier. Roger is on par with his idols developing his very own stylistic touch.
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Release date: June 2, 2023
Release date: May 12, 2023