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| Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - Threshold - Muse cover posted online | Threshold have just posted their version of Muse's hit "Supermassive Black Hole" online.
Check it out at the bands MySpace: www.myspace.com/threshold
The song can also be purchased as digital only single including an alternate version of the Song "Slipstream", the opener of their latest effort "Dead Reckoning" here.
Keyboarder Richard West recently stated: ""Supermassive Black Hole" was such a huge hit for MUSE, it's become a modern classic and it's still in the top ten of the UK rock charts after 150 weeks..! I hope MUSE enjoy THRESHOLD's reworking of their song, we've stayed fairly true to the original but with some added THRESHOLD heaviness."
The band will also re-issue their latest effort "Dead Reckoning" including instrumental versions of all songs of the album as a bonus - the digital release of the package is scheduled for mid February!
West states: "We often get requests from fans wanting access to instrumental versions of our songs, so after seeing bands like NIGHTWISH and MASTODON release extended versions of their albums with instrumentals included, it seemed logical for THRESHOLD to do the same with "Dead Reckoning". So whether they're being used for karoake competitions, holiday video soundtracks or just for singing along in the shower, we're happy to make them available."
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| Sunday, October 18, 2009 - New Threshold Singles Collection Box Set Out Now | Threshold's box set Paradox - The Singles Collection is out now. It is a limited edition 8-disc box containing eight singles with rare b-sides and a 20 page booklet and can be purchased at the official website.
The singles are presented in individual sleeves and housed in a black and silver box. The accompanying booklet features a number of previously unseen pictures, sleeve notes on every track and an introduction by Karl Groom. The complete track list is as follows:
CD 1
'Paradox' (radio version)
'Conceal The Face'
'Shifting Sands'
CD 2
'Sunseeker' (radio version)
'Fist Of Tongues'
'Half Way Home'
CD 3
'Virtual Isolation' (radio version)
'Somatography' (alternative version)
'Smile At The Moon'
CD 4
'Freaks' (radio version)
'Voyager II' (urban version)
'Change' (acoustic version)
CD 5
'Light And Space' (radio version)
'Long Way Home' (alternative version)
'Turn On Tune In' (compound version)
CD 6
'Phenomenon' (radio version)
'New Beginning' (alternative version)
'Round And Round' (acoustic version)
CD 7
'Mission Profile' (radio version)
'Flags And Footprints' (acoustic version)
'The Ravages Of Time' (live version)
CD 8
'Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams' (radio version)
'Elusive' (radio version)
'Safe To Fly' (acoustic version)
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| Sunday, May 17, 2009 - Threshold to tour Europe in Autumn 2009 | Threshold will tour Europe in the fall of 2009 and promise a radically different show. The first handful of dates has now been announced with more to follow.
29 Oct 2009: Zeche Carl, Essen, Germany
30 Oct 2009: Colos Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
01 Nov 2009: Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
07 Nov 2009: Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Commented Threshold guitarist Karl Groom: "The tour this Autumn looks like a great opportunity to play some songs I have long looked forward to. Damian took on an enormous task of learning so many lyrics since he rejoined the band, but now we have the possibility to work on a whole new live set before recording a new studio album. With some previously unperformed epics and a new stage show I hope fans will enjoy this tour."
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| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - Threshold to release "Best of" album | Threshold will release their first ever "Best Of" collection in November, featuring over 140 minutes of music from all their studio albums plus some previously unreleased radio edits. The album will be released by Threshold's previous label Inside Out Music. The tracklisting for the compilation, entitled "The Ravages Of Time (The Best of Threshold)", was selected by the band in conjunction with the label. "The decision to include the unreleased single edits was because we know there are a lot of fans who are frustrated when there are edits made but not available on CD", commented Richard West. "Of course there wasn't room for everything but between us we thought it was a good overall list".
The artwork was designed by Thomas Ewerhard, who was responsible for many of Threshold's previous album covers including the iconic Hypothetical and Subsurface. The new cover was originally created for the band's previous album when it had the working title of "Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams". The 24 page booklet will include a new biography written by Trevor Raggatt.
The following is taken from the Inside Out press release:
Eight studio albums, two live cuts and several exclusive fan club releases, plus tours alongside renowned acts such as Dream Theater, Psychotic Waltz, Enchant, Pain Of Salvation and Dead Soul Tribe: Threshold have long left their mark on the international rock music scene.
Naturally, The Ravages Of Time includes important compositions and classics by the band, among them the lavish "Sanity"s End", which effortlessly takes the 10-minute hurdle and proves that Threshold always allow their albums enough space to breathe. "You can"t judge our songs with a stopwatch", guitarist Karl Groom explained some years ago, accounting for the fact that expansive arrangements are part of his band"s concept, as numbers such as "Falling Away", "The Art Of Reason", "A Tension Of Souls", "Innocent", "Fragmentation", and the haunting "Oceanbound" with its memorable line "Let the sky become an ocean, pull me in above my head" prove. Then there are previously unreleased radio edits of "Slipstream" and "Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams" from their current album release, Dead Reckoning, which arrived at the stores in spring 2007, plus rare radio versions of the classics, "Pressure" and "Exposed", which confirm that Threshold"s numbers lose none of their fascination even in this condensed format.
CD One: The Latter Years
1. Slipstream (radio edit)
2. Light And Space
3. Mission Profile
4. Falling Away
5. The Ravages Of Time
6. Phenomenon
7. Pressure (radio edit)
8. Fragmentation
9. Oceanbound
10. The Art Of Reason
11. Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams (radio edit)
CD Two: The Former Years
1. The Latent Gene
2. A Tension Of Souls
3. Eat The Unicorn
4. Consume To Live
5. Innocent
6. Exposed (radio edit)
7. Sanity's End
8. The Whispering
9. Voyager II
"The Ravages Of Time (The Best of Threshold)" will be released in the US on 20 November and Europe on 19 November (Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 16 November).
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| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 - Threshold are counting down to their Live Reckoning tour | Threshold are currently making final preparations for their forthcoming European tour starting at the end of August. The tour is being presented by Rock Hard and Eclipsed magazines, and features a strong three band support package featuring Communic, Machine Men and Serenity. The tour takes in Germany, Holland, Czech Republic, Hungary, France, Switzerland and Belgium, with Threshold going on to play further dates in England, Denmark and the US later in the year with the likes of It Bites, Kamelot and After Forever.
Threshold recently experienced the unexpected departure of their singer Mac just days before their first festivals of the year, but fortunately the band's original vocalist Damian Wilson was able to step in for all this year's tour dates. Wilson sang on the band's first and third albums, but apart from a few live UK shows before the release of Wounded Land he has only toured once with the band back in 1997. "Having Damian Wilson back on vocals adds an edge to the shows this time around", says guitarist and founder member Karl Groom. "Fans who have never had a chance to see him perform with Threshold now have a great opportunity we never thought would happen."
Damian Wilson is also currently lead singer of Headspace, a British progressive rock band featuring keyboard player Oliver Wakeman, son of the legendary Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman. Fortunately the Threshold tour dates didn't clash with any Headspace commitments, and after playing two festivals with Threshold in July, Wilson was able to commit to the rest of Threshold's tour schedule. "Playing the festivals was a lot of fun, even without preparation and it was compelling to be greeted with such a positive response. I guess it's the same with most singers; give me a stage and I'm happy, give me an audience and I'm thrilled."
Also new to the band's touring line-up this year is guitarist Pete Morten, filling in for Nick Midson who decided to take some time off from the band last year. "This is a moment in my life that I am very much looking forward to and I don't plan on taking it for granted", says Morten. He also fronts his own band who are currently being produced by Karl Groom. "I see this tour with Threshold as an amazing opportunity to not only play with an amazing band and further my craft as a musician, but see this as a great promotional vehicle for my own band Soliloquy."
This year's set list will include a blend of new songs from the Dead Reckoning album alongside older classics including songs from when Damian Wilson was in the band. "We're doing a few tracks from Wounded Land and Extinct Instinct, but the main focus is to promote the new album." says keyboard player Richard West. "We ended the last two festivals with This Is Your Life (from Dead Reckoning) and Damian really owned it, he gave it a new flavour and it sounded amazing."
Threshold's "Live Reckoning" tour kicks off in Germany on 31 August 2007.
Full tour dates
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| Friday, July 27, 2007 - Damian Wilson to stand in for all of Threshold's 2007 tour dates | Threshold's original vocalist Damian Wilson has confirmed that he'll perform with the band for all their tour dates this year following the departure of previous vocalist Mac. Damian already stood in earlier this month for the band's performances at Slovenia's Metal Camp and Germany's Earthshaker Festival.
Damian Wilson sang on Threshold's early albums Wounded Land and Extinct Instinct. He is currently lead singer for the band Headspace who recently supported Ozzy Osbourne for UK shows including Wembley Arena.
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| Sunday, July 22, 2007 - Mac issues statement | It seems that Mac has left Threshold for good. Here is a statement he posted yesterday at the official Threshold forum:
"Sorry it took so long to give this stament. But, I`m also sorry it took me so long to realise I had to get on with the rest of my life and eventually make a decent living. I know the timing was bad and I`m very grateful to Damian for standing in for me. Unfortunately it`s absolutely impossible to live on fresh air alone. Next time you listen to a Threshold album picture my girlfriend having to work overtime to make it possible for me to go on tour, not to mention all the jobs I chose to give up to continue with Threshold. Once again, the timing was bad.... I was up all Friday night (13.07.2007) considering this and decided it was time to support my family 100%. For all the Fans out there take what you have and enjoy it (I know I was devasted when Led Zeppelin came to an end). Thanks for all your support, all the best for Threshold and Threshold Fans for the future,
Cheers Mac"
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| Monday, July 16, 2007 - Threshold singer pulls out of upcoming festival shows | News from Threshold:
Threshold's singer Mac has astonished his fellow band members by deciding not to perform at this weekend's Metal Camp and Earthshaker festivals in Slovenia and Germany.
Fortunately the band's previous singer Damian Wilson has come to the rescue and will perform at the festivals with the band for the first time since 1997.
Damian Wilson is currently lead singer for the band Headspace who recently supported Ozzy Osbourne for UK shows including Wembley Arena.
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| Monday, April 2, 2007 - Threshold confirmed for first ever ProgPower Scandinavia festival | Following the success of the ProgPower brand in Europe, the UK and US, the first ever ProgPower Scandinavia will be staged on 9-10 November with Threshold co-headlining the first night. The festival will take place in Denmark, with other confirmed bands so far including Mercenary, Circus Maximus and Andromeda.
Threshold will also perform at this year's sold out ProgPower USA on 5-6 October with bands including Sonata Arctica and After Forever. Threshold have previously performed at all three of the Europe, UK and US ProgPower festivals.
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| Monday, February 12, 2007 - Threshold travel to Germany to film new promo video and release new song online | Threshold will travel to Leipzig in Germany next week to shoot a video for the song Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams, taken from their forthcoming album Dead Reckoning. The song has been edited by producers / band members Karl Groom and Richard West at Thin Ice Studios down from a length of 9.44 to just under 4 minutes for the video version.
The video will be produced by Film-M, who's previous credits include Disillusion, Amon Amarth, Dew-Scented and Dead Soul Tribe. The band were meant to shoot the video this week, but snow at London's airports made it impossible to travel.
Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams will also be released as a download single on 5th March. The track list for the single will be:
1. Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams - radio version (3.53)
2. Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams - album version (9.44)
3. Elusive - radio version (3.53)
Under new chart rules the single should qualify for the official UK singles chart on downloads alone.
Threshold's forthcoming album Dead Reckoning will be released on 23 March (US 20 March, UK 26 March) through Nuclear Blast Records.
Head to Threshold's MySpace page to hear the radio version of the new song Slipstream.
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| Saturday, December 30, 2006 - Threshold album news | Swedish multi-instrumentalist/producer Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Nightingale, Second Sky, Bloodbath) has laid down backing vocals on the new album from U.K. progressive metallers Threshold, entitled Dead Reckoning. Swanö guests on the opening song of the album Slipstream and the third song Elusive.
Commented Swanö: "My backing growls on the upcoming Threshold album are the most brutal thing you will hear from me in quite some time. Tore my throat apart for these guys!!"
'Dead Reckoning' is due for release through Nuclear Blast Records on 23 March 2007.
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| Monday, October 9, 2006 - News from Threshold | Threshold are currently recording the follow-up to their award winning 2004 album Subsurface. Recording is taking place at Thin Ice Studios and Bray Studios in the south of England, produced by Karl Groom and Richard West.
The new album has a working title of Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams, and the song titles are: 'Slipstream', 'This Is Your Life', 'Elusive', 'Disappear', 'Fighting For Breath', 'Hollow', 'Safe To Fly', 'One Degree Down', 'Landing Lights'.
Mac, in the middle of vocal sessions at Bray, said: 'If I thought it would be this good I'd have joined Threshold sooner! I've got a good feeling about this album. I think things are going to snowball for us next year, I thought so even before I heard the demos. I'm having brilliant time!'
Recording and mixing of Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams is expected to be complete in November, with a release planned for early in 2007 via Nuclear Blast.
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| Friday, July 7, 2006 - Threshold sign with Nuclear Blast | Threshold have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records.
The band says: "We're delighted to join Nuclear Blast. It's a really positive move for us and we're looking forward to reaching a lot more fans across the world. The label has a fantastic roster of bands and it's exciting to be part of the family. Watch out for great things ahead!"
Threshold will enter the studio in August and October to record their new album, due to be released in early 2007. A tour is scheduled for next spring.
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| Saturday, April 16, 2005 - Threshold fan club CD | Threshold plan to release a new fan club CD in the summer, featuring the band's concert in Switzerland last September. The album is expected to be a double CD featuring the following setlist:
Mission Profile
Ground Control
Freaks
Into The Light
Echoes Of Life
Long Way Home
Opium
The Art Of Reason
Pressure
The Ravages Of Time
Light And Space
Flags And Footprints
Fragmentation.
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| Sunday, May 2, 2004 - Threshold news | Threshold's new album Subsurface has now been mixed at Thin Ice Studios and is due for release through Inside Out Music in July. The track listing will be:
Mission Profile, Ground Control, Opium, Stop Dead, The Art of Reason, Pressure, Flags and Footprints, Static, The Destruction of Words.
An extra song called "What About Me" is also slated as a bonus track for the Limited Edition version of the album.
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| Sunday, January 4, 2004 - Threshold news | Inside Out plan to reissue Threshold's 1997 album Extinct Instinct in the near future. The band is currently sourcing tour photos from that year to include in the booklet. They are also compiling the music which is expected to include remastered versions of two tracks from Decadent as well as the original Japanese bonus track Mansion.
Threshold will be back in the studio soon to record the follow-up to their 2002 album Critical Mass. The band is currently busy writing the music and expect a summer release for the CD.
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| Sunday, November 2, 2003 - Threshold DVD news | Production work for the forthcoming Threshold live DVD and double CD Critical Energy is now complete. The following feature list has been confirmed for the DVD:
- Complete concert footage filmed in Holland (18 songs, 118 minutes)
- Selected ProgPower USA 2002 concert footage (3 songs, 24 minutes)
- Critical Moments tour documentary (12 minutes)
- Photo gallery
- Stereo and 5.1 surround sound
- Commentary by Karl Groom and Richard West
The ProgPower USA footage features three songs: Light And Space, The Latent Gene & The Ravages Of Time.
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| Tuesday, March 4, 2003 - Threshold News | Threshold secretly gathered at Thin Ice Studios last month to record some acoustic songs. The results of the sessions will be released on a fan club album called Wireless - Acoustic Sessions in a couple of months.
The selection of material spans the band's entire back-catalogue, including two previously unreleased songs written before Threshold signed their first recording contract. Here is the track listing: Fragmentation, Consume to live, Seventh Angel, The Sheltering Sky, Part of the Chaos, Innocent, Falling Away, Conceal the Face, Lovelorn, Narcissus.
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