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This week our song 'Believe It Or Not' has entered the Top 25 list at Radio TalentFM as the highest newcomer and is now at position number 7. You can help us to get the song even higher in the list by voting. Attention, to be valid you have to put 5 songs in total in your list. Thanks.
And here is the official trailer with the presentation of the new album 'Ahead Of Time'.
Today we may proudly present you the videoclip of our song 'Believe It Or Not'. Enjoy and spread the word !
Samples of all songs on 'Ahead Of Time' are online now. You can listen to them here. And more reviews are reaching us too. You can read some new ones at - Rockingboy - FFM Rock - Rock Garage
The official release of the new album 'Ahead Of Time' is coming near now...still a few days to go. Read some new reviews at 'Live Reviewer' and 'Eternal Terror'. Our vocalist Carsten 'Lizard' Schulz has a brand new website with more information about his discography, videos, tour dates and much more. Take a look here.
More nice reviews of the album are coming in. You can read some at AORWatchtower, Dangerdog , Woody's Rock, and Ytsejam We've also added a sample of the title track 'Ahead Of Time'. You can listen here.
A sample of the song 'Turn it on' has been added. Listen here.
The first reviews of the new album are coming in. You can read one at Locke's Rock Sounds and another one at Rock In Spain.
Today we've uploaded 5 sound samples of the upcoming album. You can listen to them here. More samples will follow the next coming days and weeks. We also have a band page now at www.reverbnation.com/frozenrain with info, photos and samples.
Finally we can reveal the artwork for the new album which is called 'Ahead Of Time'. The album contains 11 brand new songs and will be released on March 9th 2012. More news and sound samples of all songs will be added very soon so be sure to check this page the next coming weeks.
Last weekend the band had a video shoot for the upcoming album in Oostende. To see more pictures of the video clip please visit our fanpage at Facebook.
The mixes of the second Frozen Rain album are completed. Mixing has been done by Alessandro Del Vecchio who's known from bands like Eden's Curse, Edge Of Forever and many more. More news about the album will follow soon.
Last weekend vocalist Carsten 'Lizard' Schulz was in Belgium for a concert at the 'Frostrock Festival' with the band Iron Mask. After the gig Rik & Carsten had a nice talk as you can see on the picture below.
The new site of guitar player Rik Priem is finally online now and can be visited at www.mrcool.be Rik is not only the guitarist of Frozen Rain, he's also a professional guitar teacher and guitar technician. On his website he offers online lessons in different styles & techniques. You can also contact Rik for all kinds of guitar repairs & questions about your guitar. Further you will find on the site some video clips, pictures and lots of music of course. A site worth visiting for everyone who loves guitars. Check it out here !!
Time for an update. We've just finished the recordings of song number 7 and we're already recording tracks 8 & 9 as well. We're also very pleased to announce the name of the vocalist we're working with for the second Frozen Rain album. The singer is no one else than Carsten 'Lizard' Schulz known from bands like Domain, Evidence One and Midnite Club. So far Carsten has recorded lead and backing vocals for six songs and we're all very pleased with the results. Carsten has the perfect voice for the new material and did a fantastic job. It's an honour for the band to be able to work with such a talented vocalist.
Guitar player Rik Priem and photographer Eddy Meuwese are working hard on a brand new site where you will find more info about Rik his guitars, videos, lessons and all kinds of technical stuff. As soon as the site comes online you will find the link here. In the meantime you can also check out the brand new website of Eddy Meuwese with more information about his work as a rock photographer.
We have finished the writing for the second Frozen Rain album. This summer we will continue with the recordings. There's a new site online for all AOR & melodic rock fans called 'Always on rock'. There you can find interesting news, reviews, video clips, a member section, a forum & much more. Check it out !!
9 tracks for the next album are written so far and the band is recording song nr. 6 so things are going pretty well. You can expect some very melodic stuff. On Saturday April 3 the fifth Eddy Christiani Award took place in Vlissingen, Holland. This year guitarist Steve Lukather (Toto) received the award. We all know Steve Lukather for his versatile, creative and sublime way of playing the guitar as Toto’s guitarist, as a studio musician and in his solo projects. Kurt &
Rik went to the show and had the chance to meet and talk to Luke in person.
Being a fan of Toto we don't have to tell you it has been a wonderful
evening...
We would like to wish all Frozen Rain fans & visitors of the site a very happy New Year. May the new year bring for you a lot of happiness. At this moment the band has recorded the musical parts of 5 tracks for the second album. Things are going pretty well but we still need to write a few tracks so it seems 2010 will be a year full of writing and recording.
Several new reviews have been added. Read what Dreun, Heavy Sound, Heavy Law, Melodic Rock Fanzine, Music in Belgium, Rock Realms & Rock Tribune have to tell about the album. We're also happy to inform you that the album is available in many European countries now. The album is distributed in Germany, Austria & Switzerland (H'ART) Belgium, The Netherlands & Luxembourg (Bertus/Rock Inc.) France (Underclass) Greece (Soundforge Music Group) Italy (Frontiers Records) Sweden (Sound Pollution) United Kingdom: (Cargo Records Ltd./ARfm) During the summer the band took a small break but from now we will work further on several new songs for the second album so stay tuned for more news.
We have just finished the recordings of a third new song for the next Frozen Rain album. Only the vocals still need to be recorded but that will be done later. Very soon we will start to work on song number 4. We're very pleased with the new material so far and can't wait to let you hear it. You can expect melodic & powerful music... Since Frozen Rain has become a real 'band' the biography page has been updated. There you can read more info about all the members. Kurt has done an interview with Breakout Magazin. The interview will appear in the next issue but you can also read it here.
The site of our label 'Avenue Of Allies Music' is online since a while. To visit it, just click on the logo below.
We're also happy to tell the album is available now in the U.K. ARfm, in conjunction with Cargo Records, will take care of the distribution.
"Burrn!" Magazine, the most famous HM/HR magazine in Japan has reviewed the Frozen Rain album. We're very happy to see the album received a score of 88 which is extremely good. Frozen Rain already has some faithful fans in Japan. Let's hope more people there will discover the album now. You can find the translated review here.
In the reviews section some more reviews have been added from Allaradio.org & Hardrock80.com. I'm also happy to tell that the Frozen Rain CD has reached the number 8 position in the 'Album Rock' charts of top selling albums at CD Baby. From now on the album is also available at CD Universe. At the end of the month, the 27th of February, my label Avenue of Allies Music will release the Ron Bolton band album on CD.
After a quarter of a century the Ron Bolton Band finally rises like a phoenix from the ashes of the high quality Melodic Rock obscurities. The sound of the band is deeply rooted in the AOR of the Eighties, enriched by a touch of Pomp Rock, Westcoast and Power Pop. The official CD release of the ultra rare vinyl private pressing will cast a spell over fans of Toto, Dakota, Preview, Keane, 707 and the B.E. Taylor Group as well as over friends of Franke & The Knockouts, Le Roux, Automatix, Balance, 38 Special and the Michael Stanley Band. San Diego in sunny Southern California is the point of origin of the Ron Bolton Band. In the early Eighties the band was working hard to earn a good reputation as a live band. At first the gigs were performed by the trio of Ron Bolton (vocals / guitar), George Kosta (drums) and Robin Henkel (bass), about a year later Mike Peters joined on keyboards. The final line-up of the band was found when Robin Henkel left the combo and Dean Schulenberg took over the position as a bass player. Previously Dean was in a band called Prisoner, which was signed to Warner Curb, but they never released an album. The singer of Prisoner was James House whose solo debut for Atlantic is also a highly prestigious item among AOR connoisseurs. Over the course of the next couple of years the Ron Bolton Band strengthened their great renown as a live band, playing their set of original and cover songs in sold out venues all over Southern California. At that time some of the multi-platinum Rock acts of the era like Foreigner, Loverboy and Def Leppard were among the musical favorites of the band members. In 1983 the band finally entered the studio, recording ten of their original songs. The final result was incorporating different styles of Rock and setting great value upon elaborate, varied arrangements and vocal harmonies. The boys took the pressing and the distribution of the vinyl into their own hands, they sold it from the stage and through the local Tower Records stores. The opener of the disc, “Maybe I’m Dreamin’”, is the dream of every 80s AOR lover. Stunning vocals with a catchy hookline, a perfect balance of rocking guitars and punchy keyboards, accompanied by a Rock solid rhythm section. The icing on the cake are Ron’s terrific guitar solo and an awesome recurring guitar riff in the background. The song got a lot of local Radio Airplay and to this day fans of acts like Dakota and Preview rave about it. The AOR show goes on with the equally memorable midtempo tune “Do It All For Love” with which the band stakes out their claim in the territory of Franke & The Knockouts. With a certain Southern Californian nonchalance “Friends” is following on, before “Search Of The Kind” presents a composition back from Dean’s days with Prisoner. Written by himself together with Tony Talbot and James House, the track’s musical focus lies on Mike’s organ play and Ron’s guitar licks. Now it’s time for perfect Pomp AOR, delivered by the number “21” with its spacy keyboard solo and lots of “guitar action” towards the end of the cut. This is the perfect soundtrack for a trip to a gambling El Dorado. A high light of the disc is without a doubt “Livin’ On The Line”. Ron’s vocals are particularily versatile on this highly melodic Rock song and while George’s drum beat pushes on the track, you will enjoy the mighty guitar riffs, that Steve Lukather also preferred during Toto’s “Turn Back” era. After this adrenalin attack the AOR-Meets-Westcoast- Ballad “Midnight Lover” is very welcome. Introduced by a delightful keyboard intro and featuring a captivating instrumental arrangement and irresistable vocal harmonies, the song has “Radio Airplay” written all over it. Coming up next is “Little Girl”, which heads more into the Power Pop direction, while “Play Your Game tonight” takes us back to the realms of Pomp AOR. “We’re Gonna Make It” is the rocking finale, showcasing again an impressive combination of rocking guitars, tasteful keyboards and polished harmonies, displaying the musical assets of the ensemble for one last time. After the release of their sole album the band successfully continued to play live for a couple of years before they broke up in the second half of the Eighties. Tracklist: 1) Maybe I’m Dreamin’ 2) Do It All For Love 3) Friends 4) Search Of The Kind 5) “21” 6) Livin’ On The Line 7) Midnight Lover 8) Little Girl 9) Play Your Game Tonight 10) We’re Gonna Make It Street Date : 27th of February 2009
Last year has been very important for me with the release of the first Frozen Rain album. The album is still available at Target Records, AOR Heaven & CD Baby. I would like to thank all the fans, magazines & radio stations for the great support last year. The Frozen Rain album ended on the 13th place in the annual poll of Rock Report. It's nice to see that the album has been received so well.
Recently I also did a very long interview for Lords Of Metal. You can read the interview here. If you're interested in Frozen Rain you can find information and news on other pages on the internet as well. You can visit us at My Space, Facebook, Vi.be & TMF. I also want to invite all fans of AOR & Westcoast to take a look at Westcoast/AOR Music. It's a new network for Westcoast/AOR music friends. You can make your own page, leave comments, add photos & videos. Check it out.
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