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RICOCHET IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM “Zarah – A Teartown Story”

Grand Terrace, CA 8 November 2005 – “Zarah – A Teartown Story”, the sophomore release from Haburg, Germany based Ricochet, was years in the making. Coming up with a concept album with only their second CD demanded a lot of courage and confidence in their own capabilities and Ricochet delivers. The vast diversity of this album is impressive: from the melancholy, depressive-sounding piano ballad entitled “Final Curtain” through to the progressive mid-tempo rocker “Red Line” right though to

SANDSTONE IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM “LOOKING FOR MYSELF”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 7 March 2006 – Sandstone was formed in Poland in 2001. Their first year was as a 4 piece without keyboards and began composing songs, but they realized to get the sound they desired, that a keyboardist would be needed. In 2002 the band started recording their first demo, which stylistically could be called progmetal. They sent the demo all over the world and received very positive response which encouraged them to go in to the studio and record the full length album which was

TEN POINT TEN RE-RELEASES CHRISTMAS ALBUM “12 25”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 31 October 2005 – Ten Point Ten, with ProgRock Records, is pleased to announce the re-issue of their popular progressive Christmas album “12 25” (referring to the date of Christmas). Inspired by overwhelming feedback from their five song Christmas EP released in 2000, Ten point Ten rewarded their fans in 2003 with “12 25”, a brilliantly executed full length Christmas CD containing a mix of original and classic Christmas material in a style that is inspired by

JIM GILMOUR IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES “GREAT ESCAPE”

Grand Terrace, CA 28 October 2005 – Since 1980, Jim Gilmour has had the keyboard duties for one of the most interesting and enduring bands in prog, namely the multi-platinum selling Saga. Jim pulls double duty by also singing backup vocals and some lead vocals with Saga as well as being one of the song writers. Now Jim steps out from behind the curtain and does it all his way on this new solo release. Comprised of 5 instrumental tracks and 5 with vocals, the music and words on this cd were written

AGENT COOPER IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM “BEGINNERS MIND”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 20 October 2005 – Beginner's Mind, the sophomore release from Atlanta, Georgia-based Agent Cooper, was six years in the making. It's a whirlwind ride through a string of styles and influences that saw it's genesis during the recording of the first Agent Cooper record in 1998. In the years that followed, singer/songwriter Doug Busbee wrote, and the band recorded and re-recorded, almost two complete albums worth of material; the best of that material became Beginner's Mind. On

CRYPTIC VISION RELEASES LIVE ALBUM “LIVE AT ROSFEST”

Grand Terrace, CA 27 October 2005 – On Sunday May 1, 2005, Cryptic Vision took the stage at the Rites of Spring festival, this was one of the few public performances they had done, no one in the audience had seen them live before and no one was sure what to expect. Opening with a huge 4 part harmony, the band instantly let the audience know that they were a force to be remembered. For those who missed the show, you can now catch selections from Cryptic Vision's riveting live set which includes a

HUGO FLORES (PROJECT CREATION) IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM “Floating World”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 11 October 2005 – Floating World is a new album from Sonic Pulsar mastermind Hugo Flores. Hugo Flores: “Project Creation is my most ambitious project, not only regarding the number and quality of the involved musicians, but also in terms of storyline, music depth, and overall production. The mixes have been carefully crafted, and the compositions were sculpted around each step in the storyline for this first album called Floating World. It's was a true privilege to be able

SALEM HILL RELEASES SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM “Mimi’s Magic Moment”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 4 October 2005 -- Salem Hill, with ProgRock Records, is pleased to announce their seventh studio album, "Mimi's Magic Moment". Comprised of four epic tracks, "MMM" once again finds Salem Hill exploring new ground. "We each had rather epic ideas," explains Salem Hill founder Carl Groves. "And it was strange as Mike [Dearing] and I wanted to do a concept album. But since our last album was conceptual and 3 of the last 4 have been conceptual, we decided to challenge ourselves

MANNING RELEASES SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM “One Small Step”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 29 September 2005 – Guy Manning is primarily a storyteller and a writer of songs. A modern day troubadour, who chooses to compose songs that have strong melodies, depth and interesting emotive arrangements in order to tell his tales. He does not always chose the most obvious of paths but seeks to draw the listener into his world for a while and tantalise before releasing them. Guy chooses his palette and tools very carefully. The style he delivers the messages in can

HENNING PAULY OF FRAMESHIFT AND CHAIN RELEASES 2nd SOLO ALBUM “Credit Where Credit is Due”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 16 August 2005 -- Henning Pauly, the main force (he really doesn't like the term Mastermind...we have no clue who came up with that) behind Frameshift and Chain is releasing a second album under his own name. This time around the music is modern metal and not at all related to the progressive genre. It is summer and it's hot in California. For the recording musician it means that air conditioners are causing problems and are generally too loud. So, the musician can either