Pride & Joy Music News: Mystery Moon, No Favors
Pride & Joy Music have released the new albums by German/ Swedish Hard Rock band Mystery Moon and British Hard Rock band No Favors today!
Mystery Moon - Shine
Kaiserslautern based guitarist and songwriter Markus Pfeffer (LAZARUS DREAM, ATLANTIS DRIVE) actually only wanted to record a single song with Swedish singer Rob Lundgren (MENTALIST) for his all-star project BARNABAS SKY. But then everything turned out quite differently...
After the two of them met in person at a MENTALIST gig and immediately hit it off, it was clear that it couldn't just be one song - a whole album was needed. The first song the creative duo wrote together, "The Mystery", is therefore also the first video track as well as the deciding factor for the band name.
With MYSTERY MOON, Pfeffer and Lundgren embark on an 11-song musical journey towards melodic hard rock with its own touch and one or two surprises, such as the subtle use of flute melodies in the heavy rocker "Mindset" and the ballad "Nature's Way".
Pfeffer's groovy, edgy guitar riffs are heavier than ever, yet they are always combined with prominently shimmering keyboards that create a very own mystical atmosphere.
The seven-minute opener "Now's The Time" ends with an opulent and impressive a capella part with over 100 vocal tracks, "The Hidden Magic" captivates with oriental harmonies and hard-hitting riffs, the catchy power ballad "Moment Of Life" is an ode to life and birth, the steam hammer "Sudden Rupture" is a deliberate reminiscence of the JUDAS PRIEST albums of the late 1980s and in the 8-minute closing epic "Stars A Million Miles Away" Rob Lundgren tells of a very personal, life-changing experience in his early youth, when he rode his bike across a field at night and perceived and felt the universe in its incomprehensible infinity for the very first time.
Line-up:
Rob Lundgren: Vocals, Backing Vocals
Markus Pfeffer: Guitars, Bass, Guitar Synths, Synths, Backing Vocals
Guests:
Drums, Percussions: Thomas Rieder
Keyboards: Thomas Nitschke ("The Mystery", "The Hidden Magic", "Nature's Way")
Piano in "Moment Of Life (Piano Version)": Jorris Guilbaud
Backing Vocals: Sabrina Roth, Stephan Hugo, Jürgen Walzer
Flute: Sabrina Roth
Production & Mix: Markus Pfeffer
Mastering: JK Northrup, Alien Productions Music Studio
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mysterymoonofficial
No Favors - The Eleventh Hour
Hailing from Stoke-on-Trent, England, close to the cradle of heavy metal in Birmingham, No Favors are a testament to classic rock's relentless spirit. The band was formed in the '80s by a group of local musicians, which included current guitarist Carl Ogden, who has maintained a strong and constant influence on the band since it's inception.
From the early days, playing alongside such acts as Saxon, Magnum and Wishbone Ash, to the present, which sees the band revitalised for today. Carl and new members Dani J Rankin, Tom Bevan, Pete Challinor and Dan Ogden have created an album of fresh, Classic Rock songs, inspired by and incorporating the timeless sounds of their history, that also speaks to many of the issues currently of concern to people around the world.
In early 2024, the group went to the studio and recorded “The Eleventh Hour” which will be released on Pride & Joy Music on November 22nd, 2024. The album was engineered, produced and mastered at Lower Lane Studios, Stoke-on-Trent England, by Johnny Price.
No Favors are:
Dani J Rankin – lead vocals and keyboards
Carl Ogden – rhythm guitar
Dan Ogden – Lead guitar
Pete Challinor – bass and backing vocals
Tom Bevan - drums
Quelle: GerMusica Promotion