An Ayreon live event is not just any concert. It’s a monumental occasion where the highest-calibre musicians and an enormous production come together to forge a bombastic spectacle. The rarity of these shows only adds to their uniqueness. In September 2023, Arjen Lucassen‘s ‘01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves‘ sold out five performances at Poppodium […]
17th May will see the release of Lucassen & Soeterboek’s Plan Nine album ‘The Long-Lost Songs‘ via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. To go with the album announcement, they have revealed the video for ‘Before The Morning Comes‘. Listen – here It was the early nineties, and musical polymath Arjen Lucassen had begun […]
Yngwie Malmsteen has revealed ‘(Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum‘, the new song taken from his upcoming album ‘Parabellum‘ – released 23 July via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. The album will be available on CD, Red Transparent LP and digitally and you can pre-order itHere. Talking about the song, Malmsteen says; “The album title ‘Parabellum‘ is Latin, translating as ‘Prepare For War‘. There’s a track on the album called ‘(Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum‘. This translates as ‘If you want peace, then prepare for war’. It was a last minute decision to make this the album title. But I think it fits very well.” The name of Yngwie Malmsteen has always stood for uncompromising excellence. In a career that now spans more than 40 years […]
Yngwie Malmsteen has revealed ‘Relentless Fury‘, the new song taken from his upcoming album ‘Parabellum‘ – released 23 July via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. The album will be available on CD, Red Transparent LP and digitally and you can pre-order it here. Talking about the song, Malmsteen says; “Here’s ‘Relentless Fury‘. It’s a good example of how you can take a simple groove and melody and take it to a […]
If the bedrock of progressive rock is to throw caution to the wind and to indulge your wildest musical flights of fancy, then Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a modern-day titan of the genre. On March 27, Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group release ‘Ayreon – Electric Castle Live And Other Tales’, a 3 LP/2CD+DVD/BD set of […]
Jan Akkerman will be releasing ‘Close Beauty‘, his first studio album in 8 years and his first on Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group on 25th October 2019. At 72 years old, the supremely gifted guitarist is equalled by very few and his legendary ability makes him impossible to pigeon hole. His position as […]
Jason Becker is thrilled to reveal the official video for his brand new song ‘Hold On To Love’ featuring singer Codany Holiday, taken from the new album ‘Triumphant Hearts,’ which will be released on 7 December 2018 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. Jason Becker’s story is one of brilliance, talent, determination, adversity, and, ultimately, […]
Jason Becker will release a brand new album, ‘Triumphant Hearts’ on 7 December 2018 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. The album features Marty Friedman, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Neal Schon, Steve Morse, Paul Gilbert, Joe Bonamassa, Uli Jon Roth, Richie Kotzen, Gus G., Jake Shimabukuro, and many more. Pre-Order Live Here: http://smarturl.it/JasonBecker Jason Becker’s […]
2018 marks the 20th Anniversary of the phenomenal ‘Into The Electric Castle’ by Ayreon and to celebrate this Arjen Lucassen has remixed the entire album, which will be released on various formats on 26th October 2018, via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. After ‘The Final Experiment and Actual Fantasy (Revisited)‘, it’s time for part 3 in the […]
Internationally acclaimed guitar hero Michael Romeo has dropped his brand new video for ‘Djinn‘. The epic, theatrical rock roller coaster on which the rhythm section of John “JD” DeServio (bass) and John Macaluso (drums) provides a muscular backdrop for the guitarist’s elastic soloing and Castellano’s full-throated vocal chops comes from his upcoming solo album, ‘War of the Worlds / Pt. 1‘. The album […]
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