Cloudscape To Begin Recording In Late December

Sweden’s CLOUDSCAPE have issued the following update via their website:

“It's been a while since the Cloudscape camp had any "news" to share but, in order to give you some kind of "life-sign" from Cloudscape there are a few things to make official plus a "live review" from Progpower Europe.

The recording sessions for the second Cloudscape album will start the 26th of December in the Roasting House studio. We do not have an exact release date yet but, the European label (Metal Heaven) will release it during June 2006 for sure. In Japan/Asia the album will be released during spring 2006. An album title is also decided but, Cloudscape will wait a month or 2 to reveal the title since it's nearly 8 months left to the European release. The sales of their debut has been very good and they of course hope that their second album will sell even more;). Once again the producers will be Anders "Theo" Theander and Pontus Lindmark. Mattias Norén will handle all artwork.

In other news Mike has finished the pre-production of the 7 songs that will be included in "Silent Memorials" second album. The recordingsession of the vocals for this album will take place in the Roasting House studio during the first week in February 2006.

A few reviews about the performing bands at Progpower Europe 2005 is online on the internet but, most of them is written in Dutch or German but, we found one written in English by Marlies at www.morrigans-pit.org so, read and enjoy (below).

‘Hard to imagine that this was Cloudscape's first gig outside of their home country Sweden. A very solid show with melodic, slightly progressive metal and definite roots in classic hardrock bands. They have a very strong singer in Mike Andersson, not only shown in their own songs, but also in the amazing cover of WHITESNAKE's ‘Still Of The Night’. Hey, didn't we hear that before (see Mind Key review), haha! This version was much more professional and closer to the original though. Most of the songs played were of course from their great self-titled debut album, but they also played one new song, ‘Demon Tears’, off the next album, to be released in June, 2006. Not as progressive as most of the other bands on the bill, but to many the power of these Swedes was a welcome and successful change. Class gig!’ (Marlies)

The setlist: ‘As The Light Leads The Way’, ‘Aqua 275’, ‘Witching Hour’, ‘The Presence Of Spirits’, ‘Everyday Is Up To You’, ‘Slave’, ‘Still Of The Night’, ‘Demon Tears’, ‘Under Fire’, ‘In These Walls’.

Source: BWBK