{"id":371,"date":"2012-06-03T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T07:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.symfomania.com\/wp\/2012\/06\/03\/latest-news-of-symfomania-50\/"},"modified":"2012-06-03T08:00:10","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T07:00:10","slug":"latest-news-of-symfomania-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.symfomania.com\/wp\/?p=371","title":{"rendered":"News update of SYMFOMANIA Rock Show; Saturday June 16, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NEWS OF THE FLOWER KINGS > NEW CD IS COMING, CALLED &#8216;BANKS OF EDEN&#8217;: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font: 10px helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">After 5 long years \u2013 <strong>THE FLOWER KINGS<\/strong> are back with a new album. They emerged as one of the most famous bands of the early 90\u00b4s Prog scene and became one of the leading new icons together with Porcupine Tree, Spocks Beard and Dream Theater. The new album is called \u201cBanks Of Eden\u201d and will be released on June 18th, 2012 in Europe and June 19th in the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font: 10px helvetica; min-height: 12px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font: 10px helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&#8220;<em><strong>Banks Of Eden<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; was recorded with the band playing live in one room in a studio in January 2012, a recording much like in the old days of classic prog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font: 10px helvetica; min-height: 12px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font: 10px helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&#8220;We aimed for the classic big warm vinyl-sound of old records by Queen, Genesis, Zeppelin or Deep Purple,&#8221;<span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> says Stolt.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font: 10px helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\" size=\"2\"><br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font: 10px helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&#8220;The album is a reflection of my thoughts on the world of today, I would say. I think this is where Roine Stolt as a person stands today. There are elements of both politics and religion, but I try to write lyrics without lecturing the fans. Still I always try to put something of a true wisdom of life or poetic beauty into the lyrics that hopefully stays with them.\u201d<span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> added Stolt.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font: 10px helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font: 10px helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>TOMORROW IN SYMFOMANIA Rock Show SOME NEW TRACKS OF &#8216;BANKS OF EDEN&#8217; > Be there and KEEP ON LISTENING !<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>END<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please remember to send your Prog news to info(a)symfomania.com. News is most wanted in Dutch &#038; English. Thank you!<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoy our facebook page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/symfomania\">www.facebook.com\/symfomania <\/a>and you can invite yourself as a friend of Symfomania Rock Show.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CheerZ! DJGJ (host Symfomania Rock Show)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS OF THE FLOWER KINGS > NEW CD IS COMING, CALLED &#8216;BANKS OF EDEN&#8217;: After 5 long years \u2013 THE FLOWER KINGS are back with a new album. 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