SHINING LINE - ST (2010)

THE PROJECT:
It’s about so many years that "they" costantly consider AOR on the way to extinction, if not quite dead; but in spite of all, AOR music is without doubt alive again.
It's a scene that counts on records passed to the history of rock music, and is still able to produce great works and forge musicians ready to capture the admiration of many true fans all over the world, the die hard ones that keep alive this genre with their unconditional and infinite faith.

Along this fairy tale, a new sensational project called SHINING LINE were born.
Founded by drummer and songwriter Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti (founding member of italian hard 'n' heavy band Sovversivo, whom he recorded together three demos and opened for well-known names of the international heavy metal scene just like Virgin Steele, Omen, Labyrinth, Extrema and many others), that found his ideal partner in his longtime friend and bass player Amos Monti, Shining Line project shared immediately a real and unquestionable attitude in trying to build a real monster album, created both to pay tribute to the great sonorities of the golden era, and offers to all the loyal fans of the immortal adult oriented melodies a deep and real feeling to thanks them for keeping alive the flame.
Just a brilliant sensation born from fans for all the fans.

THE GUESTLIST:
There is no serious melodic rock addicted in the world that, today, hasn't into his personal discography albums performed by worldwide known talents such as Robin Beck, Harry Hess, Michael Bormann, Bob Harris or Michael Voss.
Every name involved as guest into the line-up of Shining Line project provided a top class performance, giving to every single song an invaluable artistic touch.
An honourable mention deserve also the presence of the best artists of the italian hard-rock scene, all reunited together in a real dream line-up.

THE PRODUCER: "When I decided that was time to open the doors of my melodic creativity" - says Zorro - "I had absolutely no doubt concerning the choice of the producer for a so important adventure: Alessandro Del Vecchio, a longtime friend and invaluable musician, shared through the world his great ability of singer, songriter and performer thanks to acclaimed works with his personal project Edge Of Forever, and his collaborations with true legends like Glenn Hughes and Ian Paice (along also with the two renowned releases as Moonstone Project), becoming through the years an unquestionable reference for a new generations of hard-rock bands, that chosen him behind the mixing desk to be sure to get the real rock sound they were searchin' off".
The involving into the line-up of the legendary american hard-rock band Axe in 2009 was another confirm of his growing and respectable reputation, culminated the same period with the call of Michael Eden that asked him to became the new official member in the line-up multi-national rockers Eden's Curse.

MIX & MASTERING: Top melodic rock and AOR music is represented, from the golden era, by three main elements: great vocals, catchy melodies and bombastic sound.
For this reason, who better than Michael Voss (Mad Max, Casanova, and winner with Chris Laussman of the important Alumni Award in Germany for the astonishing "Voices Of Rock" project) could have been called to treat the fundamental role of mix & mastering sessions?
Michael assembled all the elements with his great experience and magical touch building a real monster sound, perfect to combine roaring guitars, angelic keyboards and killer melodies into an unique top-notch quality result.



TRACKLIST:

01 - "HIGHWAY OF LOVE"
Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T.): Lead & Backing Vocals
Tank Palamara: Guitar Solo
Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

02 - "AMY"
Harry Hess (Harem Scarem): Lead & Backing Vocals
Michael T. Ross: Ending keyboards Solo
Mario Percudani: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

03 - "STRONG ENOUGH"
Robbie LaBlanc (Blanc Faces): Lead & Backing Vocals
Brian LaBlanc: Backing Vocals
Tommy Ermolli (Kymera): Guitar Solo
Douglas R. Docker: Ending Keyboards Arrangements
Mario Percudani: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

04 - "HEAVEN'S PATHS" (Instrumental)
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards

05 - "HEAT OF THE LIGHT"
Robin Beck: Lead Vocals
Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

06 - "CAN'T STOP THE ROCK
Mikael Erlandsson (Last Autumn's Dream): Lead Vocals
Michael Voss: Guitar Solo
Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

07 - "THE MEANING OF MY LONELY WORDS"
Michael Shotton (Von Groove): Lead Vocals
Elisa Paganelli: Backing Vocals
Ivan Varsi: Guitars
Mario Percudani: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

08 - "THE INFINITY IN US"
Michael Voss (Casanova): Lead & Backing Vocals
Carsten "Lizard" Schulz: Backing Vocals
Vinny Burns (Dare, Ten, Asia): Guitar Solo
Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

09 - "STILL IN YOUR HEART"
Bob Harris (Edge Of Forever): Lead & Backing Vocals
Sue Willets: Lead Vocals
Tim Manford (Dante Fox): Guitar Solo
Mario Percudani: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

10 - "HOMELESS' LULLABY"
Ulrich Carlsson (M.ILL.ION): Lead Vocals
Carsten "Lizard" Schulz: Lead Vocals
Johan Bergquist: Backing Vocals
Marko Pavic: Guitar Solo
Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

11 - "FOLLOW THE STARS" (European Bonus Track)
Phil Vincent (Tragik): Lead & Backing Vocals
Matt Filippini: Guitar Solo
Michael Voss: Guitar Solo
Mario Percudani: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

12 - "UNBREAKABLE WIRE"
Brunorock: Lead & Backing Vocals
Jack Meille: Lead & Backing Vocals
Graziano De Murtas: Lead & Backing Vocals
Walter Caliaro: Guitar Solo
Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

13 - "UNDER SILENT WALLS" - Part I
Blossom: from night to dawn (Instrumental)
Marco Tansini: Intro lead guitar
Mario Percudani: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

14 - "UNDER SILENT WALLS" - Part II
Alone
Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart): Lead & Backing Vocals
Mario Percudani: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion

15 - "UNDER SILENT WALLS" - Part III
Overture: Death Of Cupid (Instrumental)
Mario Percudani: Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards
Amos Monti: Bass
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion



SHINING LINE IS:
Pierpaolo "Zorro11" Monti: Drums & Percussion
Amos Monti: Bass

with:
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards & Vocals
Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea: Guitars
Mario Percudani: Guitars

THE ROYAL CAST:
Bob Harris (Axe, Edge Of Forever)
Brian LaBlanc (Blanc Faces)
Brunorock
Carsten "Lizard" Schulz (Evidence One, Domain, Midnite Club)
Douglas R. Docker (Biloxi, Docker's Guild)
Elisa Paganelli
Enrico Sarzi (Midnite Sun)
Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T.)
Frank Law (The Pythons)
Gabriele Gozzi (Markonee)
Graziano "Il Conte" De Murtas (Wine Spirit)
Ivan Varsi
Harry Hess (Harem Scarem)
Jacopo Meille (Tygers Of Pan Tang, Mantra, Fool's Moon)
Johan Bergquist (Elevener, M.ill.ion)
Josh Zighetti (Hungryheart)
Luke Marsilio (Lizhard)
Marco Tansini (Big Sur)
Marco Sivo (Planethard)
Marko Pavic
Matt Albarelli (Homerun)
Matt Filippini (Moonstone Project)
Michael Bormann (Rain, Charade, Jaded Heart, The Trophy, Redrum, Zeno)
Michael Shotton (Von Groove, Airtime)
Michael T. Ross (Hardline, Lita Ford, Angel)
Michael Voss (Mad Max, Voices Of Rock, Casanova, Demon Drive)
Mikael Erlandsson (Last Autumn's Dream, Salute)
Phil Vincent (Tragik, Circular Logik)
Robbie LaBlanc (Blanc Faces)
Robin Beck
Sue Willetts (Dante Fox)
Tank Palamara (The Lovecrave, Oxido)
Tim Manford (Dante Fox)
Tommy Ermolli (Khymera)
Ulrich Carlsson (M.ill.ion)
Vinny Burns (Dare, Ten, Asia)
Walter Caliaro (Edge Of Forever)


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TRAGIK - And We All Turn To Dust (2010)

Phil Vincent’s band TRAGIK comes with a new album, a collection of tunes that visits an eclectic variety of styles from milder AOR and melodic rock to metal-like hard rock.

The opener ‘Overture 3′ provides a point of difference to what you’d normally find opening up a hard rock CD, with a symphonic and at times bombastic opening instrumental sequence.
Boston meets Mastedon perhaps? of course they did something equally unusual on last years album too.

Movin’ on, ‘Jaded’ is the first rocker to land on our plate, an uptempo rocker with good use of vocal harmonies and hard driving drum work.
‘Can’t Find The Words’ is an intense mid-tempo affair with a (dare I say it) House Of Lords styled thickness applied.
‘Black And White’ is for all of those who are spectrally challenged, a fast paced rocker that is quite sad-sack in terms of the lyrics.. it’s about a guy who’s lost his missus… ‘all the color is gone in my life.. all I see is black and white’.
‘At The Shore’ is quite a cruisy number, lots of flanging guitar and seashore sound effects, occasionally it’ll beef up a bit.
‘Before It’s Gone’ is a pleasant number, ‘Long Way From Home’ is a bit slower tempo with AOR ideals, topped off by Phil’s Rik Emmett’s flavored mid-range falsetto.
The closer ‘Nothing’ features Billy Roux on most of the instruments, Billy has appeared on some of Phil’s previous recordings.

Tragik continues to deliver some quality material, and even though the lider Phil Vincent considers themselves to be the best unknown band around, you’ll find that continued exposure on sites like this plus other similar sites, will make that statement redundant over time.

01 – Overture III
02 – Jaded
03 – Can’t Find The Words
04 – Black & White
05 – Giving In
06 – At The Shore
07 – Before It’s Gone
08 – Long Way From Home
09 – Shadows Of Loneliness
10 – Nothing

Phil Vincent – vocals, bass, keyboards
Damian D’Ercole – guitars, percussion
Dirk Phillips – drums, keyboards
Billy Roux – guitars, bass, drums on ‘Nothing’

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