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Discipline with Starless and Bible Black almost here...

The sixth and seventh releases in the superb King Crimson reissue series.

The edgy Post-Punk 'Rock Gamelan' complexity of 1981's Discipline signified a startling reinvention for this most restless of bands and remains one of the key albums of the early 1980s and one of the most popular and influential in King Crimson's catalogue.

Perhaps the most accurate representation of the band's powerful mid-70's identity, 1974's Starless And Bible Black was an experimental hybrid of live material and studio recordings which came between the landmark releases Larks' Tongues In Aspic and Red.

Featuring the original and new (by Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp) stereo mixes of the albums, both releases are loaded with rare extras (audio and visual) and both come with new 5.1 mixes by Steven Wilson.

Pre-order now for October 3rd 2011 shipping.

Rush Mixes Snakes & Arrows at Ocean Way

Editor's note: The new Rush album will be released as both a cd and the new DVD Album format featuring Hi-resolution 5.1 surround....

Hollywood, CA (March 26, 2007)--Rush has completed its 18th studio album and first new collection of original material in nearly five years. 

Pictured L-R in Ocean Ways' Studio D are co-producer Nick Raskulinecz; engineer Rich Chycki; drummer and lyricist Neil Peart; bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee; and guitarist Alex Lifeson. Photo by David Goggin.

The new album-- Snakes & Arrows--was recorded with Grammy-winning producer/engineer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver) and Rush co-producing, and mixed by engineer Rich Chycki in Ocean Way's Studio D on the Neve 88R console, where the band took full advantage of one of the world's largest collection of vintage outboard gear. 

The new Anthem/Atlantic album will debut on May 1, featuring the single "Far Cry," followed by a major North American tour this summer.

Since releasing its self-titled debut album in 1974, Rush has been regarded as one of the most inventive and prolific groups in rock. The band's extraordinary body of work--which includes albums such as 1976's 2112, 1981's Moving Pictures, 1996's Test for Echo and 2002's Vapor Trails--has achieved worldwide sales exceeding 35 million units.

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