Kepler Ten share positive feelings throughout the change of Time and Tide

As the times change so does the tide. It all just seems to be coming and going. So does life look at least to me. Kepler Ten seemed to have picked up the topic with their latest track "Time and Tide" and it's not only a song of thinking out loud but also packed with immensive power showing how much three musicians are able to put out of sheer musical expression and sharing positive thoughts and feelings this way. It's uplifting for me.

Steve Hales, Drummer of Kepler Ten who wrote the lyrics for this song, says this about the track:

‘No matter how in control of our lives we feel when it comes to the passing of time we are merely passengers. Our journey is flagged along the way by important personal moments such as falling in love but metaphorically the same powerful tide that brings two people together can in the blink of an eye tear them apart (in the song through illness). Whether you call it fate, probability or just dumb luck it's still outside of our control and there is no way that we can ever stop the clock or turn it back for a second chance. The song is sad but the message is not. Don't take anything for granted and make the absolute best of those good times. Fly their flags high!’

The cover for the video single "Time and Tide" by Kepler Ten, (c) by Kepler Ten, used with kind permission

Kepler Ten’s debut album ‘Delta-v’ was mixed and mastered by John Mitchell and will be released on February 10th 2017 via White Star Records.

Make sure to keep a close eye on the band on their homepage or connect through Facebook with them.  

Voyager release surprisingly different styled new video single

It's great to see bands evolve. As we all grow older and our lives and views change so does music. I can remember a time when I thought that this is boring but these days I think it's far more the normal way. Just look around you - everything changes. It's seems to be the only constanty in life.

The band Voyager, (c) by Voyager, used with kind permission

The Prog metal band Voyager have taken the opportunity to record a brand new track for the fans ahead of the upcoming tourdates in Australia and Europe. The cool thing is that the track surprised me when I heard it. It's going on the first listen on a bit different style and tonality then their previous material on the "V" album. That's cool because I expected something much different when I got the info. Let's see what you think about it.

Scott Kay-Guitarist, says
"We're opening 2016 with a bang! We're stoked to be releasing a new song, Misery is Only Company, with a video showcasing the writing process of the song! You'll be able to catch us playing the new tune on our forthcoming European run in April with Leprous and Earthside! We're loving the new track; it's a little different, but still has that distinct Voyager sound. We hope you enjoy it!"

The band are heading out on the following tour dates with the likes of Leprous, Epica and Earthside in the coming months.

TOUR DATES W/ LEPROUS and EPICA and EARTHSIDE
Wednesday 16 Mar - The Studio, Auckland – Voyager + Epica
Friday 18 Mar – Max Watts – Brisbane - Voyager + Epica
Saturday 19 Mar – Max Watts – Sydney - Voyager + Epica
Sunday 20 Mar – 170 Russell – Melbourne - Voyager + Epica
Thursday 31 Mar – Musikundfrieden- Berlin – Voyager + Leprous + Earthside
Friday 1 Apr – W2 - S’Hertogenbosch – Netherlands - Voyager + Leprous + Earthside
Saturday 2 Apr – Cacaofabriken – Helmond – Netherlands - Voyager + Leprous + Earthside
Sun 3 Apr – Poppodium Duyker – Hoofddorp – Netherlands - Voyager + Leprous + Earthside
Tue 5 Apr – Logo- Hamburg - Voyager + Leprous + Earthside
Wed 6 Apr – Turock – Essen- Germany - Voyager + Leprous + Earthside
Fri 7 Apr – Z7 – Pratteln – CH - Voyager + Leprous + Earthside
Sat 8 Apr – La Laiterie – Strasbourg - Voyager + Leprous
Sun 9 Apr – Durbuy Rock Festival – Belgium - Voyager + Leprous

Make sure to check the band's Facebook page for all further updates.

Iranian metal musicians from Confess imprisoned - lawyer or goverment help wanted

We often forget how much freedom of spreech is worth. Please help and spread the word about the band members of the thrash band Confess. Maybe we can help them to get a specialist lawyer or someone else in goverment position who can make his influence count to get them out.

What happend? Nikan Siyanor Khosravi and Khosravi Arash Chemical Ilkhani are members of the thrash metal band Confess. Both men were arrested by the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and are facing now charges of blasphemy, advertising against the system, running an illegal and underground band and record label promoting music considered to be Satanic, writing anti-religious lyrics and granting interviews to forbidden foreign radio stations.Both band members, aged 23 and 21 have been imprisoned since last November until finally making bail on February 5th, paying the equivalent of  $30,000 US.

The penality they could face is a minimum of six months to six years in prison, and worse, if they are found guilty of the blasphemy charge, they could be executed,

In a public statement a friend of the musicians reported that all online accounts of the bands have been taken over by the government.

I'm posting this to help spread the word and as said to find people out there that could really help in the case. Other sites such as Metal Injection have set up articles, too. I've decided to grab the image below from Metal Injection for a faster spreading of the word.
If you can also spread the image and/or this article on your sites / networks or drop by on Twitter with the hashtag #FreeConfess that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help!!!

Update 2016/02/12: A online petition on change.org has been started. It is adressed to the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani with the aim to free the band from jail. I hope signing it can help further to create some positive influence in the matter.

Help to free Confess, please spread the image as often as possible.

If you don't know the band yet, here is a song for streaming.