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.

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4/16/2012 – DANBURY, CT—Wishbone Ash, one of the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock, kicks off the American leg of their tour on April 24, 2012.

The tour, which began in Europe early this year, celebrates the release of Elegant Stealth, the group’s latest studio album.

Elegant Stealth represents a benchmark in the evolution of Wishbone Ash. Signature twin-lead melodies and a powerhouse rhythm section frame 11 new tracks that reflect a diverse realm of styles and moods.

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Tags: classic rock, Elegant Stealth, new album, Tour Dates, United States, Wishbone Ash
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4/13/2012 – London, UK – One of the most legendary, influential and enduring names in the history of rock music, SWEET release a brand new studio album – their first since ‘Sweetlife’ – on April 27.

With worldwide album sales of more than 55 million copies, SWEET have notched 34 Number One smashes across the globe as part of a run of timeless hits that includes ‘Blockbuster!’, ‘Hell Raiser’, ‘The Ballroom Blitz’, ‘The Six Teens’, ‘Action’, ‘Fox On The Run’ and ‘Love Is Like Oxygen’. Seen on Top Of The Pops on what felt like a weekly basis throughout the 1970s, their über-harmonious, multi-tracked guitar work and layered production was to provide inspiration to other acts such as Queen, the Electric Light Orchestra and, in later decades, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe and The Darkness.

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Tags: British rock, classic rock, new album, New York Connection, Pop Rock, Sweet
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