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Escape Music has the pleasure to announce the release date of the much loved Ten debut album "X" for the first time on Vinyl ! The Vinyl will be a double gatefold limited edition of 500 copies only, “BLADE BULLET” and “GOLD SOLID” colours with five bonus tracks, all will be numbered 1-500, 180g audiophile.
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Release
date: 19th June, 2026 The
Band: Side A: Side C: * Bonus Tracks Produced
by Gary Hughes and Mike Stone Wow, where does the time go? 30 years ago today was a fantastic year for British AOR/Melodic Rock as it saw the release of the debut Ten album (followed 6 months later by ‘Name Of The Rose’). Not only did the album receive rave reviews world-wide but went on to sell 60,000 copies in Japan alone; the Japanese certainly know and appreciate great Hard Rock music! What few people realise is that originally, the Ten project was simply a Gary Hughes solo project that was the follow up to Now & Then Records’ first ever release, Gary Hughes’ self-titled solo debut. The idea was to record two releases: an album of rockers and an album of ballads. However, after bringing in ex-Dare musicians Vinny Burns (guitar), Greg Morgan (drums) and Nick ‘Shelley’ Shelton (bass) to complete the recordings, it soon became apparent that something magical was happening. So, after both albums were completed and after a meeting between all parties, it was decided to mix the recordings together and release TWO band albums, 6 months apart. Thus, Ten was born. Knowing this salient fact, it becomes slightly amusing reading all those opinions saying that Ten became harder on their 2nd release, ‘The Name of the Rose’. So on the 30th anniversary of that truly astounding debut, we can now announce its release on vinyl for the very first time.
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Escape Music is delighted to announce the release date for the much loved Swedish Melodic Rock band M.ILL.ION, titled ‘Legend’!
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Date: 24th April 2026 Track list: 1 Kingmaker 3:38 The Band: Hans Dalzon (Lead Vocals) Produced by M.ill.ion Mixed and mastered by Martin Kronlund
M.ILL.ION - THE BIOGRAPHY They've been called “ the perfect mix of hard rock, AOR and rock`n roll”, their reunion and 30:th anniversary in 2021 was a success. Now in 2026 the Swedish rockers return with the brand new album LEGEND! Produced by the band and mixed by Martin Kronlund the album contains nine melodic hard hitters. Having signed with established label Escape and the management of Dave Tedder, Head First Entertainment, this very inspired band is more than ready to rock! Background Formed In 1989 the original band released their debut “No.1” in 1992. A cult melodic rock album that was mixed in the legendary PUK Studio in Denmark. The debut reached the top 30 in Japan and got great reviews all over. Following their debut the more experimental “We Ourselves & Us” and the very rocking album “Electric” were released. Again – great receptions! All three albums with Hans Dalzon (then Johansson) behind the microphone. In 2000 the band was rebuilt and led by bassist B.J Laneby M.ILL.ION did four more albums “Detonator”, “Kingsize”, “Thrill of the Chase” and “Sane & Insanity” all the way up to 2014. Then M.ILL.ION was put on hold The four original members then reunited in 2020 ahead of M.ILL.ION´s 30:th anniversary. The band released the reunion album “BACK ON TRACK” which included four brand new songs and remixes and remasters from their back catalogue material. Great reception from the media all over, to quote Fireworks Magazine as one example :”An extremely strong melodic rock album! Welcome back M.ILL.ION!” Adding to that, and of course the most important things: the fans' reactions, a totally sold out reunion show followed by very successful touring and gigs with their friends in Magnum and Alien. All led to where we are today. A classic band on fire is back with a brand new album! The whole M.ILL.ION-journey up til now includes album charting, music placed on EA-Games, headlining their own European tours as well as opening for legends like Michael Schenker Group, Magnum, Nazareth and the original members of Saxon. Sweden Rock Festival (SWE), Skogsröjet (SWE), Stockholm Rock Out (SWE), Firefest (U.K ), Rock Over Munich (GERMANY) och Hard Rock Hell (SPAIN) are just some examples of all the festivals M.ILL.ION have rocked.
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Escape
Music has the pleasure to announce the release of much loved vocalist
Bob Catley (Magnum/Avantasia) “Far Away Live in Concert” with artwork
by Rodney Mathews!
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Release date: 24th April, 2026 TRACK LISTING 1. The Light 8:37
THE BAND Executive producers: Bruce Mee & Khalil Turk Born in Aldershot on 11 September 1947, Catley's family moved to the Tile Cross area of Birmingham when he was young. He went on to attend the nearby Central Grammar School for Boys (Birmingham) and left to start an apprenticeship at the GPO before deciding on a musical career shortly after meeting similarly minded individuals at college. Whilst at college he joined several bands, such as The Smokestacks (Jeff Clark-guitar, Ron Savage-guitar, Derek Danks-bass & Brian Worrell-drums, Life and Clearwater). His first professional band was when he joined local outfit The Capitol Systems. The initial line-up was Bob Catley (vocals) Paul Sargent (guitar) Paul Whitehouse (bass), Dave Bailey (keyboards) and Bob Moore (drums). Shortly afterward they changed their name to Paradox, inspired by a science-fiction novel. A one-off deal was arranged with Mercury after Paradox had come to the attention of Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt. The tracks were "Ever Since I Can Remember", backed with "Goodbye Mary". In addition, they recorded "Mary Colinto" and "Somebody Save Me". All of these songs were written by Dave Morgan. Paradox played festivals in the Netherlands and Italy before splitting up upon their return to the UK in 1970. Formed in 1972, Magnum throughout the next 16 years consisted mainly of Bob Catley on vocals and Tony Clarkin on guitar. Magnum began as the house band at Birmingham's famous Rum Runner night club (later the home of Duran Duran). They began to develop their own style by playing Clarkin's songs at a residency at The Railway Inn, in Birmingham's Curzon Street, in 1976. Joining Clarkin and Catley were drummer Kex Gorin and bassist Dave Morgan (later a member of ELO). Their most notable success during these early years was the Jeff Glixman produced Chase The Dragon (1982) which reached No. 17 in the UK, and included several songs that would be mainstays of the band's live set, notably "Soldier of the Line", "Sacred Hour" and "The Spirit". Their breakthrough album came in 1985 with On a Storyteller's Night which featured the single "Just Like an Arrow". This success continued in the following years with the Roger Taylor (Queen) produced Vigilante in 1986, the top 5 album Wings of Heaven in 1988, and the Keith Olsen produced Goodnight L.A. reaching No. 9 in the UK album charts in 1990. Subsequently, Clarkin decided to maintain a tighter control, and after their initial mainstream success, the band lost their major label backing and returned to a more personal level of production. This finally found the band splitting and the formation of Hard Rain in 1995, which saw Clarkin pursue a more Pop orientated direction with a band that included Sue McCloskey on lead vocals. This new direction didn't sit well with Catley, and after a headline performance at The Gods in the late 90s, a conversation with Bruce Mee of Now & Then Records saw Catley agree with a decision which eventually led to his debut solo album, 'The Tower'. This release was completely written by Gary Hughes of Ten, with the writing completely decided to be in the vein of classic Magnum. The album itself was recorded by various members of Ten, including the amazing Vinny Burns (Dare) on guitar. On release, the many positive reviews concluded that the release of 'The Tower' had succeeded beyond its wildest imagination... ..and Bob Catley's solo career had been launched with amazing success!! After the great success of 'The Tower', Bob and Gary got together again for the follow-up - 'Legends '. While not a full-blown concept album, each track was written about legendary figures from literature, mythology and real-life. Where else would one see songs about Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe standing should to shoulder with tales of Dracula, the Phantom of the Opera, Medusa and the Hydra amongst others. It was during the tour to support 'Legends' that Bob played at the renowned Lokerse Festival in Belgium, using members from Native Cain, along with Paul Hodson (Hard Rain/Ten) on keyboards, as his backing band. With a set consisting of tracks from his first two solo albums, as well as a fair amount of Magnum classics, this was a show to go down is history - and the fervent crowd certainly added to the spectacle!! The release is on both CD and also double vinyl, adorned with artwork by the legendary Rodney Matthews. As a fitting end to our collection of Bob Catley albums, this is one release that fans of Magnum, and quality Melodic Rock, should certainly add to their collection
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Release Date: 20th March 2026 TRACK LIST 1 TAKE ME INTO THE FLAMES 4:14 All lyrics by Francis Soto Band are: Francis Soto - Vocals and Guitar Francis Soto is a German rock and metal vocalist and songwriter whose musical career began in the His musical roots trace back to Sanvoisen, where he was part of the original lineup from 1990 to One of the most important and defining chapters of his career followed in the mid-1990s with the The band’s sound rooted in powerful Hard Rock with Melodic Metal elements
gave Soto the perfect framework to expand his vocal range, emotional depth, and dynamic expression. This era is widely Now is the time for Francis Soto to put all these years of musical experience to use and finally create
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Escape
Music has the pleasure to announce the release date for Saracen,
title of the album
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Date: 20th March 2026 SARACEN are: Vinyl
Track-list CD Track-list When Saracen released their debut album ‘Heroes, Saints & Fools’ back in 1981, the UK Rock scene certainly took notice. Their combination of Magnum-like melodies and Uriah Heep intensity and vocal stylings immediately endeared them to fans of the NWOBHM scene, and fans of classic British Rock in general. All songs and lyrics were written by lead guitarist Rob Bendelow, who left prior to the release of their second album, ‘Change Of Heart’, in 1984. While this sophomore effort still contained a few Bendelow songs, the band had changed direction, moving away from the almost Pomp and NWOBHM of the debut for a more polished and Melodic Rock direction. Unfortunately, this new direction didn’t resonate with the fans, and the band broke up not long after. However, Bruce Mee of Now & Then Records had always been a massive Magnum and Saracen fan. Having already convinced Bob Catley to start a solo career in the late 90s, he also had very productive talks with Rob Bendelow. This great friendship resulted in the band reforming and the release of ‘Red Sky’ in 2003. Rob Bendelow and Saracen were back. Later signing to Escape and releasing several more great albums, Rob Finally retired from the music scene a few years ago, but the band gamely soldiered on, keeping his songs and legacy alive for their many adoring fans. In an instance of total cosmic kismet, that same Bruce Mee was also co-organiser of the inaugural ‘Tower of Fire’ UK festival, and in 2024 invited Saracen to play the event along with other well recognised names of the scene such as Nitrate, Remedy, Atack, White Skies and Gabrielle de Val. The event was multi-track recorded, and the results of the Saracen set were so good that it was decided to release a very first live album. The title of the live album is taken from the name of their crushing opening song: ‘Crusader’. And in a further act of unbelievable karma, the magnificent album artwork and design are created by Sebastian Kozak, the very same creative artist responsible for the brilliant artwork on the band’s come-back album ‘Red Sky’ back in 2003. All but one of the songs that day were from that incredible debut and those 5 songs, along with 3 others previously recorded live by the band, make up this totally amazing live album. For fans of Saracen and NWOBHM, this is a moment we never thought we’d ever see: a brilliant live Saracen album with vocalist Steve Bettney sounding as incredible as he did over 40 years ago.
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