Starsoup "Castles Of Sand"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Metalism Records (MR 026-17)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 20, 2017 (digital), December 1, 2017 (CD)
Tracklist: 
1. The Catcher In The Lie (4:00)
2. Into The Woods (3:52)
3. Brother's Plea (5:53)
4. Your World Is Dead (5:56)
5. Rumors Of Better Love (3:37)
6. Escapist (3:44)
7. Winter In Shire (2:15)
8. Castle (6:42)
9. The World That Has Moved On (1:36)
10. Moon On The Shore (4:56)

Total Time 42:31

Line-up: 
Alexey Markov - guitars, vocals, sound effects
   With
Mike Sorokin - drums (1,4,6)
Ivan Izotov (Epidemia, Garage Dayz) - bass (1, 3, 4, 7), orchestra (1), keyboards (3,4,7)
Dmitry Ignatiev (Tantal) - guitar solo (1,4)
Kirill Babiev (Timesquare) - vocals (1)
Sergey Serebrennikov (ex-Paul di Anno/Blaze Bayley) - drums (2,3,7)
Oleg Mishin - flute (3, 4)
Vladimir Shevyakov - guitars (6), guitar solos (8, 10)
Evgeny Nesterov - bass (6)
Rustam Akhmatgaraev - keyboards (1, 6), piano (9, 11, 12)
Artem Molodtsov (Distant Sun) - bass (8, 10), guitars (8)
Anton Yalovchuk (The Barber) - drums (8)
Vladimir Shulepin (Solar Wind) - keyboards (8, 10)
Daria Naumenko vocals (9)
Alex Dyachenko (Solar Wind) - drums (10)

Description/Reviews: 

Markov traverses diverse genres, like progressive metal to AOR melodic rock to classical music, with inventive creativity and sublime ease.

Read the full review by Craig Hartranft at dangerdog.com

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Forces United "III"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: Metalism Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 20, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. More Real Than We All (feat. Jarkko Ahola) 04:55
2. We Fly Away (feat. Mark Boals & Keskiviikko) 03:42
3. How Should We Know? (feat. Nookie) 05:01
4. Be Careful What You Wish For 2 (feat. Keskiviikko) 04:20
5. Go Back (feat. Andy Vortex) 06:17
6. United Force (feat. Andy Vortex, Eugene Egorov & Petr Elfimov) 04:45
7. Why? (feat. Nookie) 03:52
8. More Real Than We All 2 (feat. Jarkko Ahola) 05:35

Line-up: 
Kirill Nemolyaev (Boney’ NEM)
Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni, Ahola, ex-Dreamtale) — vocals
Keskiviikko — vocals
Daria "Nookie" Stavrovich (The SLot) — vocals
Mark Boals  — vocals
Andy Vortex — vocals
Eugene Egorov — vocals
Petr Elfimov — vocals

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Forces United "II"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: Metalism Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 1, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. We Cry (feat. Nookie, Samosvat & Bazhin) 06:00
2. Speaking to Yourself (feat. Ahola) 04:04
3. If We Want It (feat. Samosvat & Vortex) 03:41
4. Immortality (feat. Vortex) 05:13
5. Digital World 3 (feat. Ahola, Nemolyaev & Yasinsky) 04:24
6. We Cry 2 (feat. West) 04:58
7. If You Are Happy 3 (feat. Elfimov) 04:18

Line-up: 
Kirill Nemolyaev (Boney’ NEM) — music, vocals
Konstantin Seleznev (Factor Strakha, Trizna) — guitars, bass, keyboards
Sergey "ID" Bogolubskiy (The SLot, ex-DAI) — guitars, bass, keyboards
Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni, Ahola, ex-Dreamtale) — vocals
Max Samosvat (ex-Mechanical Poet, ex-Epidemia) — vocals
John West (ex-Royal Hunt, Artension) — vocals
Daria "Nookie" Stavrovich (The SLot) — vocals
Andrew Lobashev (Arida Vortex) — vocals
Petr Elfimov — vocals
Jukka Koskimäki — drums
Alexander Karpukhin (ex-Master) — drums
Mark Zonder (Warlord, ex-Fates Warning) — drums
Oleg Izotov — guitars
Vladimir Bazhin (ex-Hard Day, GAiN) — vocals
Vlad Yasinsky (Simantika, Viper Inc.) — lyrics, vocals
Sergey Erokhin (Boney’ NEM) — arrangements, keyboards

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