Pagan
9-27-05, 01:30 PM
Can't wait for this one!
from blabbermouth.net:
VANDEN PLAS To Enter Studio In October
German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS have issued the following update via their official web site:
"The recordings for the next VANDEN PLAS album, 'Christ 0', will finally start mid-October in the Bazement Studios (where the band already recorded 'Beyond Daylight'). The band will probably record nine songs, plus one bonus track. Out of the nine selected songs, four are written by Stephan [Lill, guitar], three by Günter [Werno, guitar] and two by Andy [Kuntz, vocals]. As usual, Andy was also responsible for all the lyrics. As stated before, 'Christ 0' will be a concept album based on Alexandre Dumas' 'Monte Cristo'. No exact release date has been confirmed yet, but it is likely to come out around March/April 2006.
"On the 25th of February 2006, the musical 'Abydos' will be played the first time at the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslautern. About 12 other dates will follow. Based on the 'Abydos' album, the theater play will also contain a few VANDEN PLAS songs. Andy will play the main character 'Fly', and Günter will write the arrangements for the musical. An ensemble with more than 50 persons will be involved. The castings will start soon and the first rehearsals will take place in January 2006. The play was chosen by the city of Kaiserslautern as its official cultural contribution for the football world cup 2006. Apart from that, there will also be around eight new dates of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' (featuring Andy as Judas, and the rest of VANDEN PLAS performing along with the orchestra) in April 2006 at the Pfalztheater.
"Günter Werno will appear on the debut album of PLACE VENDOME which is a brand-new project featuring former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske along with PINK CREAM 69 members Dennis Ward, Uwe Reitenauer, and Kosta Zafiriou, plus Günter Werno on keyboards. This is not the first time Günter will play with the PINK CREAM 69 guys, as he already performed with some of them on D.C. Cooper's solo album. PLACE VENDOME (named after the world-renowned square in Paris) is said to feature a straight melodic rock/AOR sound, 'comparable to bands like FOREIGNER or JOURNEY,' according to Kiske. The album was produced by Dennis Ward who wrote the material with his bandmates David Readman and Alfred Koffler, with contributions from Günter. The album will be released on October 09, 2005 by Frontiers Records. A few extracts can be downloaded from www.frontiers.it.
from blabbermouth.net:
VANDEN PLAS To Enter Studio In October
German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS have issued the following update via their official web site:
"The recordings for the next VANDEN PLAS album, 'Christ 0', will finally start mid-October in the Bazement Studios (where the band already recorded 'Beyond Daylight'). The band will probably record nine songs, plus one bonus track. Out of the nine selected songs, four are written by Stephan [Lill, guitar], three by Günter [Werno, guitar] and two by Andy [Kuntz, vocals]. As usual, Andy was also responsible for all the lyrics. As stated before, 'Christ 0' will be a concept album based on Alexandre Dumas' 'Monte Cristo'. No exact release date has been confirmed yet, but it is likely to come out around March/April 2006.
"On the 25th of February 2006, the musical 'Abydos' will be played the first time at the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslautern. About 12 other dates will follow. Based on the 'Abydos' album, the theater play will also contain a few VANDEN PLAS songs. Andy will play the main character 'Fly', and Günter will write the arrangements for the musical. An ensemble with more than 50 persons will be involved. The castings will start soon and the first rehearsals will take place in January 2006. The play was chosen by the city of Kaiserslautern as its official cultural contribution for the football world cup 2006. Apart from that, there will also be around eight new dates of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' (featuring Andy as Judas, and the rest of VANDEN PLAS performing along with the orchestra) in April 2006 at the Pfalztheater.
"Günter Werno will appear on the debut album of PLACE VENDOME which is a brand-new project featuring former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske along with PINK CREAM 69 members Dennis Ward, Uwe Reitenauer, and Kosta Zafiriou, plus Günter Werno on keyboards. This is not the first time Günter will play with the PINK CREAM 69 guys, as he already performed with some of them on D.C. Cooper's solo album. PLACE VENDOME (named after the world-renowned square in Paris) is said to feature a straight melodic rock/AOR sound, 'comparable to bands like FOREIGNER or JOURNEY,' according to Kiske. The album was produced by Dennis Ward who wrote the material with his bandmates David Readman and Alfred Koffler, with contributions from Günter. The album will be released on October 09, 2005 by Frontiers Records. A few extracts can be downloaded from www.frontiers.it.