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THRESHOLD STUDIO UPDATE
12.10.2011 THRESHOLD are currently at Thin Ice Studios (DRAGONFORCE, PENDRAGON) in Surrey, England to record their ninth studio album. The band have finished pre-production and are now tracking drums. "We've got about 75 minutes of music at the moment so there's plenty to do" said keyboard player Richard West, who is producing the album alongside guitarist Karl Groom. "I'm very pleased with the way this album is coming together" commented Groom. "It is particularly good to see contributions in writing from more band members". The new album sees the return of original THRESHOLD vocalist Damian Wilson (HEADSPACE, STAR ONE) who rejoined the band in 2007 following the departure of Andrew 'Mac' McDermott who sadly passed away on 3 August. THRESHOLD's previous studio album "Dead Reckoning" was released in 2007 and featured guest vocals by Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, BLOODBATH). The album entered the charts at position 64 in Germany, 95 in The Netherlands and 37 in the UK rock chart. THRESHOLD will release their new album through Nuclear Blast Records in 2012. |
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DAMIAN WILSON RETROSPECTIVE
24.09.2011 THRESHOLD vocalist Damian Wilson has revealed the artwork and track listing for the upcoming compilation album "I Thought The World Was Listening 1997-2011". This 31-track, 2-disc album features remastered tracks from throughout Wilson's solo career, re-recorded versions of important songs and previously unreleased new material. "I Thought The World Was Listening 1997-2011" will be released on CD and as digital download. An acoustic solo tour in support of this release is being planned for November. The album can be pre-ordered until 10 October. For more details follow the link below. |
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DAMIAN WILSON TO CO-HOST SHOW ON TOTAL ROCK RADIO
02.09.2011 THRESHOLD vocalist Damian Wilson is co-hosting with Adam Wakeman their own HEADSPACE show on Total Rock Radio on Saturday 3 September 6-9pm (BST). The show will include an exclusive debut from the upcoming HEADSPACE album, due for release early 2012. If you'd like to get involved you can post during the show at the link below: |
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Former Threshold singer Andrew 'Mac' McDermott passes away
04.08.2011 Andrew 'Mac' McDermott, the former lead singer of U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD, reportedly passed away in England yesterday (Wednesday, August 3). Threshold guitarist Karl Groom commented on his passing: "Mac played a large part in the story of Threshold and appeared on 5 studio albums. He also sang on numerous fan club releases and live albums. Although I have not seen him since 2007 for the last video shoot in Leipzig, he still remains in our minds and there is a big sense of loss. I have spoken to and seen ex members of the band over the last two days who are all very saddened by this turn of events. We remember Mac as being so vibrant and full of life, so find this news is hard to accept." McDermott had "serious health problems" in the months leading up to his death, according to a June 2011 statement from the German melodic metal band Powerworld, with whom he recorded the 2010 album "Human Parasite". McDermott performed in clubs in England and tried to establish a band there in his early years before he moved to Germany to join the band Sargant Fury. After three albums, the band dissolved and in 1998 McDermott joined Threshold as lead singer until his departure from the band in 2007. Threshold keyboard player Richard West echoed the sentiments of numerous fans who left messages of condolence on Threshold's Facebook site. "Mac had such a big personality and one of the world's greatest rock voices, it's so very sad that we lost him so young. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones". A condolences page has been launched at this location: |
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Threshold complete summer shows
11.07.2011 Threshold are back from their final shows of the summer, following performances in the Netherlands and at the Night Of The Prog Festival in Germany. The band will now return to the studio to complete work on their forthcoming ninth studio album, due for release through Nuclear Blast Records in 2012. |
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Belgium show cancelled
04.07.2011 We're sorry to announce that Threshold's show on 9 July in Belgium just got cancelled for reasons beyond Threshold's control. The shows in the Netherlands and Germany will go ahead as planned. 07/07 De Pul, Uden, Netherlands 08/07 Night Of The Prog Festival, Loreley, Germany |
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New official website for Threshold vocalist Damian Wilson
24.06.2011 Damian Wilson has a new official website at damian-wilson.net where you can find all his latest news, tour dates, merchandise and more. |
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Threshold take studio break for more shows
20.06.2011 Threshold are currently rehearsing for some European summer shows before they return to the studio to complete the recording of their forthcoming ninth studio album. They will play the following shows: 25/06 Redemption Club, Derby, England 01/07 House of Progression @ The Peel, Kingston, England 07/07 De Pul, Uden, Netherlands 08/07 Night Of The Prog Festival, Loreley, Germany 09/07 GC Drieschaar, As, Belgium "We're looking forward to our last live dates before the new album. It's great to shuffle the set again and play different songs", commented guitarist Karl Groom on a setlist containing a number of songs not played during shows earlier in the year. Threshold's forthcoming studio album marks the official return of the band's original vocalist Damian Wilson, who's been back touring with the band since 2007. The album will be released on Nuclear Blast Records in 2012. |
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Richard West interviewed at Belgium show
11.05.2011 Threshold keyboard player Richard West was interviewed by Metal Impressions a few weeks ago during the band's recent European shows, where he talked a little about the upcoming new album. |
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Lost In Thought to support Threshold in Derby
09.05.2011 UK prog metallers Lost In Thought will support Threshold for their upcoming show at Redemption in Derby, England on 25 June. Lost In Thought are currently on tour opening for Delain and Serenity. |
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Threshold announce Derby show
20.04.2011 Threshold have announced another UK summer show. They will perform at Redemption in Derby on Saturday 25 June 2011. |
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Threshold drummer and vocalist involved in UK concerts this week
07.04.2011 Threshold drummer Johanne James will be fronting his own band Kyrbgrinder for two UK shows this week, while vocalist Damian Wilson will be playing three UK shows as frontman for Maiden United. Kyrbgrinder (featuring Johanne James) 07 Apr 2011: The Soundhouse, Leicester, UK 08 Apr 2011: The Old Bell, Derby, UK Maiden United (featuring Damian Wilson) 07 Apr 2011: The Diamond, Mansfield, UK 08 Apr 2011: Snooty Fox, Wakefield, UK 09 Apr 2011: The Peel, Kingston, UK For more information visit the Kyrbgrinder and Maiden United websites. |
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Threshold confirm shows in Kingston, Uden, Loreley and Tongeren
06.04.2011 Threshold have added a show at the House of Progression in Kingston Upon Thames (UK) to their July dates which also include Uden (NL), Tongeren (BE) and the Night of the Prog Festival in Loreley (DE). |
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Threshold complete first shows of 2011
28.03.2011 Threshold have just returned from their first shows of 2011. Their next show will be at the UK's Fused Festival on 2 April, followed by newly announced July dates in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Threshold performed the following set at their recent March shows in the Netherlands and Germany: Mission Profile, Consume To Live, Exposed, Avalon, Eat The Unicorn, Stop Dead, The Ravages Of Time, Hollow, Critical Mass, Smile At The Moon, Long Way Home, Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams, The Art Of Reason. (Encores) Clear*, Slipstream, Paradox* (* not Germany). Threshold's next show will be as headliner of the UK's Fused Festival alongside a wonderful array of bands including Vanden Plas, Kingfisher Sky, Winter in Eden, Toxic Smile, To-Mera, After-Math, Hookah the Fuzz, Day Six, Awake by Design, Hanging Doll, Loreweaver and Haken. |
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Threshold announce Belgium show
12.03.2011 Threshold have announced another European summer show. They will perform at Rockstage in Tongeren, Belgium on Saturday 9 July. |
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League of Lights featuring Threshold, Within Temptation, Fates Warning members
12.03.2011 League of Lights, consisting of Threshold's Richard West and vocalist Farrah West, have announced details of their forthcoming debut album featuring members of Within Temptation and Fates Warning. On guitar is Ruud Jolie from multi-platinum selling Dutch symphonic rock act Within Temptation, on drums is Mark Zonder from US progressive metallers Fates Warning, and on bass is Jerry Meehan best known for his work with UK vocalists Robbie Williams and Bryan Ferry. The League Of Lights album is out on 11 April 2011 and available for pre-order now. An audio preview is also available on the website. |
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Maiden United announce more European shows
11.03.2011 Maiden United, the band fronted by Threshold vocalist Damian Wilson, have announced more shows to promote Mind The Acoustic Pieces, an album of acoustic arrangements of classic Iron Maiden songs. The band features Damian Wilson (Threshold), Ruud Jolie and Mike Coolen (Within Temptation), Joey Bruers (Up The Irons) and Marco Kuypers (Cloudmachine). 07 Apr 2011: The Diamond, Mansfield, UK 08 Apr 2011: Snooty Fox, Wakefield, UK 09 Apr 2011: The Peel, Kingston, UK 10 Apr 2011: Mezz, Breda, NL 13 Apr 2011: De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, NL 15 Apr 2011: Auw Kerk, Bunde, NL 16 Apr 2011: De Kade, Zaandam, NL 17 Apr 2011: De Splinter, Venlo, NL 23 Apr 2011: De Pit, Terneuzen, NL 24 Apr 2011: Paaspop, Schijndel, NL 04 Aug 2011: Wacken Open Air, Wacken, DE |
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New issue of Threshold fan club magazine out now
01.03.2011 Issue 6 of Threshold's online fan club magazine Beyond is out now, featuring interviews, tracks in the spotlight and all the latest news from the world of Threshold. |
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Threshold confirmed for Night Of The Prog Festival
15.02.2011 Threshold will perform at the 2011 edition of Night Of The Prog Festival in Germany on 8-9 July. Other bands include Dream Theater, Anathema, IQ, RPWL, Eloy, Riverside and more. |
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Threshold's Pete Morten announces pre-order package for My Soliloquy album
26.01.2011 Threshold's guitarist Pete Morten has announced a pre-order offer for his upcoming My Soliloquy album, including a collectable slip case edition of the CD, a personalized thank you card and a free EP. The first 25 customers will also be offered free admission to the release party. My Soliloquy's debut album The Interpreter is set for a summer release through Sensory Records. |
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Day Six to support Threshold for March shows
14.12.2010 Dutch progressive metal band Day Six will support Threshold for their shows in Holland and Germany next March. Day Six are currently promoting their new album The Grand Design out now on Lion Music. |
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New issue of Threshold fan club magazine out now
10.11.2010 As Threshold start work on a brand new album for 2011, Threshold's online fan club magazine Beyond takes a look at some of the side projects that occupied band members during 2010. |
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Threshold start work on new album
05.11.2010 UK progressive metallers Threshold have started writing material for the follow up to their last album Dead Reckoning. The new album is due for release through Nuclear Blast Records sometime in 2011. Threshold will record the new volume at Thin Ice Studios in the UK, with production as usual by Karl Groom and Richard West. The band's last studio album Dead Reckoning was released in 2007 and enjoyed chart success in the UK, Germany and Holland. Threshold have since released a double album compilation The Ravages Of Time and a box set entitled Paradox - The Singles Collection. |
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Threshold announce first 2011 shows
26.10.2010 Threshold have confirmed their first shows of 2011, with dates in the Netherlands and Germany followed by a festival headline show at a new UK progressive and symphonic metal festival called Fused. |
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Damian Wilson DVD available for pre-order
13.10.2010 Threshold vocalist Damian Wilson has been documented in DWB: Cheers Lads! 20 Years Of Avoiding A Job. The DVD set includes live performances, a conversation with Damian, a tour documentary and extras. Damian Wilson's career has taken him across the world fronting for international acts including Rick Wakeman's The English Rock Ensemble, Threshold, Landmarq, La Salle and Arjen Lucassen's Star One. As a solo artist Damian has released 4 albums. The DVD set will be released early 2011. |
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New Kyrbgrinder album featuring Johanne James out tomorrow
10.10.2010 Kyrbgrinder, the London based hard rock trio fronted by Threshold drummer Johanne James, will release their second album Cold War Technology tomorrow. The album will be available in CD format as well as digital download. Kyrbgrinder will perform a number of UK dates later this month, starting at Monto Water Rats in London on 20 October, which will also be the official launch of the new album. For more information visit the official band website. |
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New Star One song featuring Damian Wilson available for streaming
24.09.2010 A new song from Dutch composer/multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen's Star One project is available for streaming at Noisecreep. The track comes off the new Star One album Victims Of The Modern Age which is due for release at the end of October. As well as Threshold vocalist Damian Wilson, the Star One album features guest singers Dan Swanö (Nightingale, Second Sky, Edge of Sanity) who appeared on Threshold's Dead Reckoning, Russell Allen (Symphony X), Floor Jansen (Revamp, After Forever) and Tony Martin (Black Sabbath). |
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Threshold keyboardist taps Within Temptation, Fates Warning members for new project
09.06.2010 Threshold keyboard player Richard West has enlisted the services of guitarist Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation) and drummer Mark Zonder (Fates Warning) for the recording of a new currently unnamed project fronted by vocalist Farrah West. The project was first planned in 2002 when Farrah and Richard moved from their UK home to the Czech Republic to find time and space to record their debut album, with guest musicians including guitarist Tore Østby (Ark, Conception). However the project stalled and Richard West spent the following years concentrating on progressive metal band Threshold (Nuclear Blast/Warner), clocking up European chart success with two albums and scoring a motion picture soundtrack slot for his song Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams. In 2009 Farrah and Richard started to focus once again on the project, co-writing a new album of songs and enlisting the services of legendary Fates Warning (Inside Out) drummer Mark Zonder and guitarist Ruud Jolie from the multi-platinum group Within Temptation (Sony/Roadrunner) for the recordings. The album is currently in the final stages of production, with an expected release later this year. |
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Karl Groom extends Ibanez deal
02.06.2010 Threshold guitarist Karl Groom will continue his endorsement deal with Ibanez guitars for a further two years. He will now be represented by the Dutch branch of the guitar company following Threshold's most recent show in Zoetermeer. Karl's next model will be a white Ibanez RG2550Z. Karl commented "I look forward to continuing with the great team at Ibanez and thank them for their support so far". |
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New issue of Threshold fan club magazine out now
30.05.2010 Issue 4 of Threshold's online fan club magazine Beyond is out now. Content includes an interview with Threshold bassist Steve Anderson, a piece about Karl Groom's guitar setup and an in-depth look at the song Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams. |
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Threshold in latest issue of Classic Rock Presents Prog
27.05.2010 A review of Threshold's new box set Paradox (The Singles Collection) is featured in Issue 15 of the UK magazine Classic Rock Presents Prog. Also included is a concert review of Kyrbgrinder, the band fronted by Threshold drummer Johanne James. The magazine's half page review of the box set informs that "Threshold have such a rich and varied back-catalogue that both die-hards and more casual fans will appreciate this selection," and muses that the band are "on the threshold of a long-awaited and hugely deserved major breakthrough". For the full review you can buy the magazine at all major UK outlets. |
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Threshold's Paradox (The Singles Collection) released online
04.05.2010 Threshold's new box set Paradox (The Singles Collection) is now available as a digital download from iTunes and other major outlets. The 24 song compilation contains many previously unreleased b-sides which can now be bought individually or as part of the whole album. As well as Threshold's eight radio singles, Threshold's Paradox (The Singles Collection) is also available as a collector's 8 disc box set with a 20 page booklet from Threshold's online store. |