May 5th, 2012 by Craig Hartranft
Last year, among his many other accolades, Matthias Sturm was nominated for the 10th Independent Music Awards (IMAs) in the Short Form Music Video for “Blood And Thunder,” the title track from his debut full length album. Considering his status as a musical citizen of the world, it’s no surprise that he chose the dreamy John Lennon and Pink Floyd influenced global harmony song “Peace on Earth” as the unofficial lead single. The tune is gaining airplay from Triple AAA stations in the U.S. to outlets in India and Dubai. Sturm will be headlining a tour in Dubai the last quarter of 2012 in association with W.O.A International, the Dubai Cable Networks, VH1 and with the support of the Rolling Stone (Middle East). (more…)
Tags: acoustic rock, Alternative Rock, Blood and Thunder, debut album, Indie Rock, Matthias Sturm, Melodic Rock, Rainmaker PR
Posted in Alternative Rock, Independent Artist, Melodic Rock, Music News
April 17th, 2012 by Craig Hartranft
We are very pleased and proud to announce that for the first time the Dutch Prog Rock band Knight Area will be touring in the US for one week as of 6 May 2012!
Knight Area was founded in 2004 and has released 5 albums (by Laser’s Edge, US) so far and is highly recognized by the European and US press. Their music consists of ballads and rock songs and is inspired by Arena, Marillion, early Genesis, IQ and Dream Theater. (more…)
Tags: Knight Area, Melodic Rock, Music News, Progressive Rock, Tour Dates, US tour dates
Posted in Melodic Rock, Music News, Progressive Rock, Tour Dates