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Date Posted: 10:52:25 04/07/04 Wed
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Sweden's EVERGREY Releases Ambitious The Inner Circle & Embarks on Extensive Spring North American Tour with Iced Earth and Children of Bodom
The career of Swedish melodic metal outfit EVERGREY is a far-reaching journey; a kaleidoscopic expedition that ventures deeper into the human psyche with each progressing release, while simultaneously broadening the band's sphere of musical vision. April 27th, 2004 will see EVERGREY enlighten the world with The Inner Circle, an adventurous conceptual album exploring the nuances of religious cults and the depth of EVERGREY's expanding musicianship. The album will be released through Inside Out Music America.
The follow-up to 2003's lauded Recreation Day (which yielded 2 videos still in rotation on MTV2's Headbangers Ball: "I'm Sorry" & "Blinded"), The Inner Circle sees EVERGREY intensifying their musical ability with the utilization of a string quartet, courtesy of the Gothenburg Symphonic Orchestra, as well as handling all of the production duties themselves. The band (vocalist/guitarist Tom S. Englund, guitarist Henrik Danhage, bassist Michael Håkansson, keyboardist Rikard Zander, and drummer Jonas Ekdahl) unleashes an album that retains EVERGREY's signature brand of infectious songwriting while experimenting with new ideas, thoughts, and sonic imagery. Englund explains, "We never had any plans to go in any direction, and it is one of the things that makes Evergrey unique. We have always tried to be a complex band, but we have always maintained a "pop-structure" to the songs. We are happy that we are evolving as songwriters, and we are fortunate not to repeat ourselves. With Recreation Day, we wrote recorded and released it within 5 months. With this one, we took a lot more time with it."
Englund also offers a brief synopsis of the encompassing plot of The Inner Circle:
"It is a conceptual album about being caught up within a religious cult, viewing how you deal with it and how others around you deal with it. It is told from everyone's point of view, and shows how you fall deeper and deeper into a state of apathy, losing more and more control and power over yourself and dreams; eventually giving yourself over to the cult. It is about fanatics, not specific to a religious group; it can relate to Christians, Muslims, Satanists, Jews, it doesn't really matter."
The tracklisting for The Inner Circle includes:
A Touch Of Blessing
Faith Restored
Ambassador When the Walls Go Down
In The Wake of the Weary
Harmless Wishes BONUS TRACKS:
Live & Acoustic In France
Waking Up Blind
I'm Sorry
More Than Ever Recreation Day
The Essence of Conviction Madness Caught Another Victim
Where All Good Sleep
Audio clips for "A Touch of Blessing" and "More Than Ever" can be sampled here: http://www.evergrey.net/audvid.php
In bringing the complex and evocative endeavor to life, not only was the Gothenburg Symphonic Orchestra employed "to make the production more interesting, more organic and dynamic," but Englund also enlisted the services of his wife Carina to perform angelic, choir-like vocal melodies throughout the album. Carina Englund has actually appeared on every EVERGREY studio album to date.
InsideOut Music America, in recognition of EVERGREY's achievements and potential, has recently reissued the band's first two stylish and inspired albums, Dark Discovery (1998) & Solitude Dominance Tragedy (1999), neither of which have been previously domestically available. These editions feature new liner notes by Tom S. Englund, and each contains an exclusive video track (Dark Discovery features "For Every Tear That Falls" and Solitude Dominance Tragedy features "The Masterplan").
Due to the success of EVERGREY's videos from Recreation Day, the band is planning to film two new videos to promote The Inner Circle, "A Touch of Blessing" and "More Than Ever". This time around, 3 reputable directors are queuing to work with the band, one of whom is Stakka Bo, known for his directorial work on Madonna's "Nothing Really Matters", Kylie Minogue's "Love at First Sight", and Chris Cornell's "Can't Change Me" videos.
EVERGREY has quickly joined the ranks of Scandinavian metal bands that have been breaking massive ground in the American music scene. Englund offers his theory on the situation, "Scandinavian people are very determined people. When we want something, we kinda go for it entirely. So it does not surprise me that bands like Arch Enemy, In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, and Opeth are getting noticed in America. Especially us, Evergrey, now, with all of the MTV attention; it's absolutely amazing. We're just grateful for everything that comes our way."
EVERGREY will soon show fans their appreciation in mid-April when they cross the Atlantic to join fellow melodic metallers Iced Earth and Children of Bodom for a full North American tour. This will be EVERGREY's second foray into American touring. Tom expresses his excitement, "This tour is really designed for us; all the bands on it are quite melodic. What we are really looking to come of this is to influence people into checking us out; that is really what matters. The last tour with Arch Enemy was great, but this one definitely seems custom-tailored to our style of music. It's going to be a lot of fun."
Tour dates include:
Sunday, April 18th Cleveland, OH The Odeon
Monday, April 19th Sauget (St. Louis), IL Pop's
Tuesday, April 20th Chicago, IL Metro
Wednesday, April 21st Minneapolis, MN Quest
Friday, April 23rd Milwaukee, WI The Eagle's Club
Saturday, April 24th Detroit, MI Harpo's
Sunday, April 25th Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Monday, April 26th Toronto, ON, Can. The Guvernment
Wednesday, April 28th Montreal, QC, Can. The Medley
Thursday, April 29th New York, NY BB King's
Friday, April 30th Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Saturday, May 1st Worcester, MA The Palladium
Sunday, May 2nd Springfield, VA Jaxx
Tuesday, May 4th Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Wednesday, May 5th Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
Friday, May 7th New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Saturday, May 8th Houston, TX Engine Room
Sunday, May 9th Austin, TX The Back Room
Monday, May 10th Dallas, TX Deep Ellum Live
Wednesday, May 12th Denver, CO Ogden Theater
Friday, May 14th Vancouver, BC, Can. Commodore Ballroom
Saturday, May 15th Seattle, WA Graceland
Monday, May 17th San Francisco, CA Avalon Ballroom
Tuesday, May 18th Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Wednesday, May 19th Scottsdale, AZ Cajun House
Friday, May 21st West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
www.evergrey.net
www.insideoutmusic.com
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