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October 21, 2011: Heavy Metal and classic rock strikes back. "Jerusalem", Astral Doors sixth album is more than just an album: -It's a concept; power packed riff oriented music with razor sharp vocals and lyrics in your face. But hey; perhaps you want to know more about Astral Doors?! Don't worry; below you can read the full biography In early 2002, Swedish guitarist Joachim Nordlund, drummer Johan Lindstedt and singer Nils Patrik Johansson teamed up and decided to write some metal songs in the spirit of the old heroes Rainbow, Dio, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. They completed the band...

The name Astral may refer to one of four bands or one DJ: 1) Astral is a dream pop group from San Francisco, California. Astral was formed by singer-guitarist Dave Han and drummer Shawn Poh in 1999; bassist Amy Rosenoff joined them in 2001. Their vocals are frequently compared to those of The Cure; other influences include My Bloody Valentine, Joy Division, and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet. Their music is of an ethereal, melodic nature; this ambient sound is created largely by heavy use of distortion and feedback effects in Han's guitar. Poh's drumming could best be described...

Astral Project is a four-piece jazz ensemble from New Orleans, Louisiana consisting of Steve Masakowski on the seven-string guitar, Johnny Vidacovich on drums, Tony Dagradi on tenor and soprano saxophones, and James Singleton on bass. Astral Project is known for creating memorable melodies such as "Sidewalk Strut" and still incorporating many other influences through improvisation. .

Astral Projection are an electronic musical group producing goa/psytrance music originally formed under the name SFX in 1989, and are based in Israel. Its members are Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter, although they started out with Yaniv Haviv and Guy Sabbag as well. In addition to an extensive discography (mostly with their own record company, "Trust in Trance", which later merged with Phonokol, although they used Transient in the very beginning and for the re-release of "Trust in Trance 3" under their own name), the group has an extensive worldwide touring schedule. They have produced 9 albums, the most recent...

Enveloped in cables and midi controllers, the duo The Astray delivers truly synthetic Electrorock, precisely navigating the edge between mathematical complexity and Depeche Mode-esque hooks. Layers upon layers of melodies and ever-changing soundscapes stem from Matt Duncan (Guitar, Keys, Vocals) and Owen Parker (Bass, Vocals). Founded in early 2009 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the songs they wrote over the years have been collected on their debut album LETTERS (April 2012). Dealing mainly with interpersonal relationships, its songs span calm as well as driving atmospheres. Behind all of this is an analytic and technical approach to making music, with every sound being...