Darby Todd

Frost* are back in action once more, with their fourth studio album ‘Day And Age’. Formed in 2004 by keyboard player Jem Godfrey, the band have so far released 3 studio albums, and most recently the career-spanning ’13 Winters’ collection. Now the band have returned as the 3-piece of Godfrey alongside longtime collaborators John Mitchell & Nathan King. “We were quite energised by the change to be honest”, says Godfrey, “it gave us a much broader palette of options in compositional terms, we would write a song and say, “Let’s imagine drummer x has joined the band, what would he do here? It led us off in some interesting new directions”. In the end, three drummers became part of the recording project : Kaz Rodriguez (Chaka Khan, Josh Groban), Darby Todd (The Darkness, Martin Barre) and Pat Mastelotto (Mister Mister, King Crimson). “Each musician brought a very different style of playing to the music,” says John Mitchell, “and we tailored the songs to suit them.”

This epic piece makes melodic rock dreams come true and sounds modern while traditional at the same time. Kee Marcello (ex-Europe) is a genius in his field and carries that certain something in his blood, so wonderfully and emotionally implented by Tommy Heart‘s (Fair warning) vocals. OUT OF THIS WORLD is the new star in Melodic Rock heaven, a liaison that has yet a lot left in store. New Melodic Rock All Star Band Feat. Key-members Kee Marcello (ex-Europe) and Tommy Heart (Fair Warning) Additional members Darby Todd (ex-Gary Moore, The Darkness) and Ken Sandin (Alien). Mixed by Ron Nevison (Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne a.o.) Guest Keyboards by Don Airey (Deep Purple) on four songs Named after the Europe album "Out Of Thids World", which sold + 3 million copies by now 7-Song Live bonus CD and LP incl. classics from Europe a.o.

Martin Barre has announced that he’ll release his new album later this year. It’s titled Roads Less Travelled and it’ll arrive on October 12 via Cleopatra Records.

After an exceptionally long year of personal change and near-manic creative activity, Canadian musician Devin Townsend releases the follow-up to his highly acclaimed album "Empath" in 2019. Compiled from a flood of material written during the pandemic, 'Lightwork' represents a new level and has become one of the most accessible, yet ambitious releases of his storied career. A project Devin has had in mind since his teenage years (and has flirted with throughout his career), it's a more melodic and direct album with a great producer backing him up. That's where Garth Richardson comes in: a Vancouver-based producer with a long CV and a long-time friend of Devin's. And the goal? To create something beautiful, cathartic, powerful and clear. A sense of optimism and strength in a time that can commonly be described as "depressing". It's about strength, love, acceptance, fear and overcoming together.