German multi-instrumentalist and song-writer Markus Pfeffer (Lazarus Dream, Mystery Moon) and his project Barnabas Sky have released their third album ‘Over The Horizon‘ today via Pride & Joy Music.

As usual, the album features several well-know singers in the line-up, i.e. Danny Vaughn (Tyketto), Lee Small (Sweet/ Lionheart), Dirk ​Kennedy (Hittman), Tony Harnell (Tnt), Conny Lind (Amaze Me), David Cagle (Silent Tiger) and Deibys Artigas (Preincarnation).

Tyketto‘s Danny Vaughn again opens the album with the epic track ‘The Sign Of The Wolf‘. He is represented with two songs, as are David Cagle (Silent Tiger) and Dirk Kennedy (Hittman).

Tony Harnell (TNT) enhances the elegiac ballad ‘The Only Way‘ with his unmistakable voice, for which Heart Line keyboardist Jorris Guilbaud contributed a string arrangement.

Lee Small (Sweet/Lionheart) takes on the groovy ‘Lone Wolf’, which is reminiscent of old Queensrÿche, the Swede Conny Lind (Amaze Me) sings about social media on ‘Book Of Faces‘ and the title track is sung by the young up-and-coming talent Deibys Artigas (Preincarnation) from Venezuela, who doesn’t have to hide behind his well-known colleagues with his distinctive voice and impressive vocal range.

Pfeffer combines edgy guitar riffs, filigree solos and shimmering synthesizer sounds with catchy melodies and has several melodic rock earworms on the album, such as ‘Platform Of A Star‘ (David Cagle), as well as overlong tracks such as the title track and the 9-minute epic track ‘Scirocco Sands‘ (Dirk Kennedy).

Despite the different voices and variety, the songs remain stylistically homogeneous and form a well-rounded whole. The mastering by Rolf Munkes (Empire Studios) is responsible for the transparent and powerful sound, while the futuristic cover was created by Argentinian artist Nicolas Oliveros.
 
Mixed & produced by Markus Pfeffer
All music by Markus Pfeffer
Lyrics written by the respective singers

Tracklist:

1. The Sign Of The Wolf (Danny Vaughn)
2. One By One (Dirk Kennedy),
3. Platform Of A Star (David Cagle)
4. Over The Horizon (Deibys Artigas)
5. The Only Way (Tony Harnell)
6. Book Of Faces (Conny Lind)
7. Lone Wolf (Lee Small)
8. Dreams (David Cagle)
9. Fire Falls (Danny Vaughn)
10. Scirocco Sands (Dirk Kennedy)

Line-Up:

Markus Pfeffer: Guitars, Bass, Guitarsynthesizer, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals

Vocals: Danny Vaughn (01/09)

Tony Harnell (05)

Dirk Kennedy (02/09)

Lee Small (07)

David Cagle (03/08)

Conny Lind (06)

Deibys Artigas (04)

Guests:

Drums, Percussions (all Songs): Thomas Rieder 
String-Arrangement (05): Jorris Guilbaud
Additional Synths & FX (01): Thomas Nitschke 

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