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Frontiers Music Srl just announced the singing of Shadowspell, a new melodic metal act born from a collaboration between Italian guitarist/songwriter Aldo Lonobile of power/progressive band Secret Sphere and vocalist Nils K. Rue of Norwegian progressive metal giants Pagan's Mind. The rest of the super group line-up features Symphony X bassist Mike LePond, ex-Gamma Ray ex-Helloween/ex-Masterplan drummer Uli Kusch and former bandmate of Lonobile in Secret Sphere, Antonio Agate (ex-Odd Dimension).
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
Prog/power metal band Pagan's Mind is releasing a new DVD! One year ago, the band performed at ProgPower USA where they recorded the upcoming live DVD/Blu-ray Full Circle. On September 11th 2014, a historical performance took place at Center Stage, featuring the classic album Celestial Entrance in its entirety plus an additional set of "True Norwegian Hard-Hitting In-Your-Face Space Metal", including the instrumental piece "Full Circle". It is this piece which comprises the theme of the show you are about to witness. And now the band will release this concert on October 16th 2015 as a 2CD/DVD digipak version, Blu-ray/2CD version, 2LP gatefold version and download through Steamhammer /SPV. Don't miss the trailer here.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
If you were hoping for an update on what Pagan's Mind have been up to, you are in luck today. The successor to Heavenly Ecstasy is in the works and the power/prog metallers just released an update about their upcoming new album in the form of a video. Check it out below. The band is in songwriting and recording mode.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
Norwegian metallers Pagan's Mind have issued the following statement:
"Everyone, Amazon.co.uk has uploaded 30 sec samples of all our songs of the standard edition! You really get a great feeling of the album if you listen to this. We hope you guys really enjoy this and that it encourages you to pre-order the album! For other buy links go to our website. Enjoy!
Samples can be listened here.
New album Heavenly Ecstasy will be released on May 20 in Germany, May 23 in the rest of Europe and on May 31 in USA/Canada via SPV/Steamhammer."
Also a video for the song "Intermission" can be viewed at this location.
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"Everyone, Amazon.co.uk has uploaded 30 sec samples of all our songs of the standard edition! You really get a great feeling of the album if you listen to this. We hope you guys really enjoy this and that it encourages you to pre-order the album! For other buy links go to our website. Enjoy!
Samples can be listened here.
New album Heavenly Ecstasy will be released on May 20 in Germany, May 23 in the rest of Europe and on May 31 in USA/Canada via SPV/Steamhammer."
Also a video for the song "Intermission" can be viewed at this location.
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| Source: | pagansmind.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
Norwegian melodic power metallers Pagan's Mind have inked a deal with SPV/Steamhammer for the release of their fifth studio album, Heavenly Ecstasy.
Heavenly Ecstasy will be released on May 20th in Germany, on May 23rd in the rest of Europe and in June on North American territory.
One of the new tracks, called "Intermission", was already made available for streaming over at this location.
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Guitarist and producer Jørn Viggo Lofstad says: "After considering offers from various labels, we decided to be a part of the new SPV family. Signing with such a respected label gave us the spark to come up with what we think is the most cohesive album we have done, and probably our best offering so far. We can't wait to get back in action and present these songs to you all."
SPV/Steamhammer A&R Olly Hahn replies: "I'm very happy that Pagan's Mind decided to join the SPV family. The band always delivered some of the best and most exciting metal music and with the new album they even put up a dash more!"
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Heavenly Ecstasy will be released on May 20th in Germany, on May 23rd in the rest of Europe and in June on North American territory.
One of the new tracks, called "Intermission", was already made available for streaming over at this location.
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Guitarist and producer Jørn Viggo Lofstad says: "After considering offers from various labels, we decided to be a part of the new SPV family. Signing with such a respected label gave us the spark to come up with what we think is the most cohesive album we have done, and probably our best offering so far. We can't wait to get back in action and present these songs to you all."
SPV/Steamhammer A&R Olly Hahn replies: "I'm very happy that Pagan's Mind decided to join the SPV family. The band always delivered some of the best and most exciting metal music and with the new album they even put up a dash more!"
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| Source: | spv.de |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
Pagan's Mind has set Heavenly Ecstasy as the title of their new album, to be released later in the year.
The album was mixed in autumn last year by Stefan Glaumann at Toytown Studios (Within Temptation, Madonna) in Stockholm, Sweden.
One of the new songs on the album, called "Intermission" premiered last night on "The Metal Madman" radio show, and has been made available for streaming below, or over at this location. The stream is available for just one week.
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The album was mixed in autumn last year by Stefan Glaumann at Toytown Studios (Within Temptation, Madonna) in Stockholm, Sweden.
One of the new songs on the album, called "Intermission" premiered last night on "The Metal Madman" radio show, and has been made available for streaming below, or over at this location. The stream is available for just one week.
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| Source: | themetalmadman.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
Norwegian metallers Pagan's Mind have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"Greetings Earthlings, Aliens and whomever else!
Believe it or not, despite the lack of activity here in our official MySpace, we have been busy lately. A new spaceship is in the works, that will take you on a travel through what's musically been created in our heads over the last few years, but we are still in the process of finding a partner that will launch the ship (or album, if you want the clear picture...).
However, we are nearing completion of recording the new album, and work with our Facebook page has been intensified, we have launched a Twitter page, and we will do our best to keep you up to date also here on the MySpace. Yes, there will be a newsletter about the new album coming soon, and maybe a little taste or two...
Over at our Facebook page, we have set up a player where we have album tracks, but also songs that we consider a bit rare. So far, two rare songs have been added; the Japanese bonus track from God's Equation called "Forever Seeking", as well as the homage we did for the local soccer team in Skien, "Helter Fra Telemark". Ok, some of you might recognize the song as a cover by P.O.D., but it's nevertheless recorded by us. We hope you enjoy it!
We have five shows scheduled in Norway for the next 5 weeks or so, please see our "On Tour" section for details on our website. We hope to see as many of you as possible out there. These will be the last shows in support of God's Equation and Live Equation, so who knows when some of these songs will be performed live again (yes, that's how confident we are with our new material).
Have a nice summer still!
Nils, Jorn Viggo, Steinar, Ronny and Stian."
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"Greetings Earthlings, Aliens and whomever else!
Believe it or not, despite the lack of activity here in our official MySpace, we have been busy lately. A new spaceship is in the works, that will take you on a travel through what's musically been created in our heads over the last few years, but we are still in the process of finding a partner that will launch the ship (or album, if you want the clear picture...).
However, we are nearing completion of recording the new album, and work with our Facebook page has been intensified, we have launched a Twitter page, and we will do our best to keep you up to date also here on the MySpace. Yes, there will be a newsletter about the new album coming soon, and maybe a little taste or two...
Over at our Facebook page, we have set up a player where we have album tracks, but also songs that we consider a bit rare. So far, two rare songs have been added; the Japanese bonus track from God's Equation called "Forever Seeking", as well as the homage we did for the local soccer team in Skien, "Helter Fra Telemark". Ok, some of you might recognize the song as a cover by P.O.D., but it's nevertheless recorded by us. We hope you enjoy it!
We have five shows scheduled in Norway for the next 5 weeks or so, please see our "On Tour" section for details on our website. We hope to see as many of you as possible out there. These will be the last shows in support of God's Equation and Live Equation, so who knows when some of these songs will be performed live again (yes, that's how confident we are with our new material).
Have a nice summer still!
Nils, Jorn Viggo, Steinar, Ronny and Stian."
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
Norwegian metallers Pagan's Mind have posted the following tour recap about a week ago:
"We just returned from three weeks of tour craziness along with our friends from Sonata Arctica and Vanishing Point. Thanks to all those guys as well as their crews for a great time with ringing ears, lack of sleep, greasy aftershow food and stress - let's do it again soon!
Anyway, we aim for more exhaustion, and are currently hard at work putting together our first DVD. We filmed our hometown (well, almost) show in Oslo, which went beyond our expectations, and are currently editing this and taking care of the bonus material. We aim for an April release, so be prepared for a real pagan live assault."
To read the tour diary of Pagan's Mind bassist Steinar Krokmo, go to this location.
"We just returned from three weeks of tour craziness along with our friends from Sonata Arctica and Vanishing Point. Thanks to all those guys as well as their crews for a great time with ringing ears, lack of sleep, greasy aftershow food and stress - let's do it again soon!
Anyway, we aim for more exhaustion, and are currently hard at work putting together our first DVD. We filmed our hometown (well, almost) show in Oslo, which went beyond our expectations, and are currently editing this and taking care of the bonus material. We aim for an April release, so be prepared for a real pagan live assault."
To read the tour diary of Pagan's Mind bassist Steinar Krokmo, go to this location.
| Source: | pagansmind.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
Pagan's Mind has announced the following:
"The Scandinavian version of the ProgPower festival that launched last year has booked Pagan's Mind for this years event. October 31st and November 1st 2008 will the doors open for the second edition of ProgPower Scandinavia."
Also confirmed for the event are:
Pain Of Salvation
Wuthering Heights
Anubis Gate
Raintime
Nostradameus
Cloudscape
Zero Hour
The two remaining headliners are yet to be announced.
"The Scandinavian version of the ProgPower festival that launched last year has booked Pagan's Mind for this years event. October 31st and November 1st 2008 will the doors open for the second edition of ProgPower Scandinavia."
Also confirmed for the event are:
Pain Of Salvation
Wuthering Heights
Anubis Gate
Raintime
Nostradameus
Cloudscape
Zero Hour
The two remaining headliners are yet to be announced.
| Source: | pagansmind.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
| Event: | ProgPower Scandinavia |
The Norwegian progressive metal act Pagan's Mind has been chosen as one of the three headliner's for ProgPower Europe 2008. After their performances at ProgPower both in 2003 and 2005, the band has been confirmed for a full show of around 2 hours long on Friday 3 October. Because this year is ProgPower's 10-year anniversary, the event will be three days long, stretching from Friday 3 October to Sunday 5 October. The festival will take place at JC Sjiwa, Baarlo, The Netherlands and will feature three bands on Friday, and six bands on both Saturday and Sunday.
Other bands confirmed thus far include Division By Zero (Poland) and Suspyre (USA).
Other bands confirmed thus far include Division By Zero (Poland) and Suspyre (USA).
| Source: | progpower.eu |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
| Event: | ProgPower Europe |
Pagan's Mind has launched a New Album E-Card Online containing some samples from their new album "God's Equation" and a new video for "Atomic Firelight".
"God's Equation" will be released on 9 November. For a picture of the cover art click here (WARNING: nudity. Not work friendly)
The tracklisting is as follows:
01. The Conception
02. God's Equation
03. United Alliance
04. Atomic Firelight
05. Hallo Spaceboy [David Bowie cover]
06. Evolution Exceed
07. Alien Kamikaze
08. Painted Skies
09. Spirit Starcruiser
10. Farewell
11. Osiris' Triumphant Return
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"God's Equation" will be released on 9 November. For a picture of the cover art click here (WARNING: nudity. Not work friendly)
The tracklisting is as follows:
01. The Conception
02. God's Equation
03. United Alliance
04. Atomic Firelight
05. Hallo Spaceboy [David Bowie cover]
06. Evolution Exceed
07. Alien Kamikaze
08. Painted Skies
09. Spirit Starcruiser
10. Farewell
11. Osiris' Triumphant Return
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| Source: | limb-music.de |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
This following text was posted at the Pagan's Mind Official Forum:
"NEWSFLASH!!!
So people it is time for us (Øyvind "Docrock" Doksrød & Kai "Otherman" Hansen), to update you on the latest stuff from the Pagan camp.
Guess you all would like to know the title of the forthcoming masterpiece, or? Would you like to know? Would you?!? Allright then, here it is; "GOD'S EQUATION".
So lets get into the stuff that went down tonight: the PM boys rounded up a mix of fellow local musicans, friends, family and fans - a total of 26 persons - to lay down some backing vocals, a choir thing - AWESOME! [watch picture here]
The working-title for the track is "RETURN OF OSIRIS"!
Well thats all we had for this time-STAY TUNED! "
"NEWSFLASH!!!
So people it is time for us (Øyvind "Docrock" Doksrød & Kai "Otherman" Hansen), to update you on the latest stuff from the Pagan camp.
Guess you all would like to know the title of the forthcoming masterpiece, or? Would you like to know? Would you?!? Allright then, here it is; "GOD'S EQUATION".
So lets get into the stuff that went down tonight: the PM boys rounded up a mix of fellow local musicans, friends, family and fans - a total of 26 persons - to lay down some backing vocals, a choir thing - AWESOME! [watch picture here]
The working-title for the track is "RETURN OF OSIRIS"!
Well thats all we had for this time-STAY TUNED! "
| Source: | pagansmind.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |
On the front page of the official Pagan's Mind website, the following message reads:
"On the night of 24th of July, our dear friend Thorstein passed on.
After a long time of illness, things took a turn for the worse the last weeks.
Thorstein has been a respected member of the local musicenviroment since the mid-eighties, later nationwide and also outside ofnorwegian borders-all well deserved.
Well known for his skills with the guitar as well as his easy going personality - he was the kind of guy who got more and more friends for each gig he did.
Thorstein did two albums while he was in Pagan's Mind; "Infinity Divine" and "Celestial Entrance", and after parting with the band Thorstein quickly moved on and joined Smalltown Rockets.
Smalltown Rockets appeared on the norwegian KISS-tribute; "God's of Thunder", with the track "C'mon and Love Me".
The last couple of years Thorstein has handled the guitar-duties in the Mötley Crüe tribute-band Wild Side.
Wild Side also recorded some of their own material.
This is a sad, sad day and all our thoughts goes out to Ingvild and the rest of Thorsteins family,and also to his big network of friends and fans.
Rest in peace, dear friend.
We will always miss you, and we will never forget you."
"On the night of 24th of July, our dear friend Thorstein passed on.
After a long time of illness, things took a turn for the worse the last weeks.
Thorstein has been a respected member of the local musicenviroment since the mid-eighties, later nationwide and also outside ofnorwegian borders-all well deserved.
Well known for his skills with the guitar as well as his easy going personality - he was the kind of guy who got more and more friends for each gig he did.
Thorstein did two albums while he was in Pagan's Mind; "Infinity Divine" and "Celestial Entrance", and after parting with the band Thorstein quickly moved on and joined Smalltown Rockets.
Smalltown Rockets appeared on the norwegian KISS-tribute; "God's of Thunder", with the track "C'mon and Love Me".
The last couple of years Thorstein has handled the guitar-duties in the Mötley Crüe tribute-band Wild Side.
Wild Side also recorded some of their own material.
This is a sad, sad day and all our thoughts goes out to Ingvild and the rest of Thorsteins family,and also to his big network of friends and fans.
Rest in peace, dear friend.
We will always miss you, and we will never forget you."
| Source: | pagansmind.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |