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| Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - Gary Hughes | Gary Hughes, the mastermind behind TEN, spent the entire year of 2002 writing and recording his most ambitious project to date: an immense rock opera entitled "Once and Future King" in two cds based on the myths and legends of King Arthur.
For this task he has put together a tremendous cast of characters which - as of today - includes: Harry Hess (Harem Scarem), Lana Lane, Sean Harris (Diamond Head), Dougie White Rainbow/Cornerstone/Malmsteen and now Praying Mantis!), Bob Catley (Magnum) and special guest Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) on keyboards. Further guests will be confirmed in the next couple of weeks. The music has been supplied by the various bandmates in Ten, meaning that this release will be the first time to sample the recorded delights of new guitarist Chris Francis within the frame of the band.
The album will be mixed during the spring in Germany by Tommy Newton, the man behind the mix of the last Ten opus, "Far Beyond The World") as well as working with the likes of Helloween and Ark.
Cover artwork will be supplied by the legendary Chris Achilleos. This will be the first album artwork he has done since Whitesnake`s "Lovehunter" in 1979. He was so impressed with Gary`s work that he decided to get involved despite saying he wouldn`t do anything directly music related again.
Chris`s work has included book covers for authors Edgar Rice Borroughs, Micheal Moorcock, Robert E. Howard, J. R. R. Tolkien etc., from Dr. Who to Star Trek. In the motion picture world he was 'discovered' through his work with the cult animated film Heavy Metal in 1980. Since then he has worked with animator Ray Harryhausen on Clash of the Titans and with Ridley Scott on Blade Runner. Chris also produced concept designs for the films Heavy Metal and Willow.
"Once And Future King" will be released as two separate CD`s with a gap of a few months between them. An exact release date for the first offering from this very special project will be announced soon. |
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