Masterplan

Comme vous le savez peut-être, Jorn Lande a quitté Masterplan pour de vagues raisons de "divergences musicales"....et c'est bien dommage pour le groupe

Masterplan "back for my life" vidéo


http://www.tele-premiere.com/reportages/masterplan.htm

une photo du dernier recent gig incluant Jorn

http://www.ulikusch.de/Images/MASTERPLAN%2008.08.06%20%2855%29.JPG

Si non l'enregistrement du "eme album a debuté avec Uli Kusch (drums) et Roland Grapow (guitar; les 2 ex-HELLOWEEN). Le nom du remplaçant de Jorn devrait être annonçé très bientôt.

Uli Kusch, batteur de Masterplan (et ex-Helloween), vient de quitter le groupe, pour une raison encore inconnue. Après le départ de Jorn Lande en mai, deuxième coup dur pour le groupe de Roland Grapow...

MASTERPLAN Confirm RIOT Vocalist MIKE DiMEO As New Singer, Drummer ULI KUSCH Replaced By MIKE TERRANA

According to a post at the official MASTERPLAN website, RIOT vocalist Mike DiMeo has replaced Jorn Lande as the band's new singer. And, in a surprise move, RAGE drummer Mike Terrana has been announced as the band's new drummer, replacing Masterplan co-founder Uli Kusch.

As it stands now, Masterplan's line-up is as follows:
Mike DiMeo (vocals),
Roland Grapow (guitars),
Mike Terrana (drums), Jan S. Eckert (bass)
Axel Mackenrott (keyboards).
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la nouvelle de voix de Masterplan peut être écoutée sur le myspace
http://www.myspace.com/lizardsruleofficialpage

Le groupe va sortir un MCD, "Lost And Gone", le 26 janvier, chez AFM Records avec le nouveau line-up :
Mike DiMeo (RIOT, The Lizzards/vocals),
Roland Grapow (ex-HELLOWEEN/guitars),
Mike Terrana (AXEL RUDI PELL, ex-RAGE/drums),
Jan S. Eckert (bass)
Axel Mackenrott (keyboards).

L'album devrait sortir en février 2007.

MASTERPLAN - Lost And Gone EP Audio Sample Online

Posted on Friday, December 15, 2006 at 16:53:42

AFM Records has posted a sample from the upcoming MASTERPLAN EP, Lost And Gone, due out on January 26th. The sample can be found here (player is located in top right hand corner).

As previously reported, Lost And Gone will be the band's first release with their new line-up featuring Mike DiMeo (RIOT/vocals), Roland Grapow (guitars), Mike Terrana (ex-RAGE/drums), Jan S. Eckert (bass) and Axel Mackenrott (keyboards). Their fulll length studio album will be released in February; a concrete date is expected to be revealed soon.

As previously reported, DiMeo replaces Jorn Lande and Terrana replaces Masterplan co-founder Uli Kucsh.

Un avant goût du prochain MASTERPLAN

Les fans de MASTERPLAN peuvent déjà se faire une idée de la performance de Mike DiMeo (RIOT) - le remplaçant de Jorn Lande au poste de chanteur - en se rendant sur le site du label AFM, où le nouveau titre Lost And Gone est proposé à l'écoute.
http://www.afm-records.de/de/bands/bands-Masterplan.html

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le 26 janvier, sortie du single Lost And Gone. L'album qui s'appelera MK2 sortira en février.

Voici le track listing du nouveau MASTERPLAN "MK II" à venir le 23 Février 2007

-Phoenix Rising
- Warriors Cry
- Lost and Gone
- Keeps me burning
- Take me Over
- Im Gonna Win
- Watching the world
- Call the Gipsy
- Trsut in you
- Masterplan
- Enemy
- Heart of Darkness
A signaler qu'il y aura 3 éditions proposées : Cd Jewel case / Digipack ed. limitée / Tinbox version limitée

en concert en France en Mars avec Saxon

un nouveau morceau de MKII ici :

http://www.myspace.com/candlelightrecordsusa

The group will issue their new album, MK II, on February 23rd via AFM Records. It will be the band's first album to feature the new line-up of Mike DiMeo (ex-RIOT/vocals), Roland Grapow (guitars), Mike Terrana (ex-RAGE/drums), Jan S. Eckert (bass) and Axel Mackenrott (keyboards).

The tracklisting:
'Phoenix Rising',
'Warrior's Cry',
'Lost And Gone',
'Keeps me Burning',
'Take Me Over',
'I'm Gonna Win',
'Watching The World',
'Call The Gypsy',
'Trust In You',
'Masterplan',
'Enemy',
'Heart Of Darkness'.



maintenant la video du single lost and gone :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kulzHdbvJY

MASTERPLAN's Roland Grapow - "Uli Kusch Started Fighting About Business And Not Music"

Psted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 08:55:36 EST

The following report is courtesy of Adam Harrold from rocksomething.com:

“Usually bands try to hide a new line-up, but we are pushing it because this is a great album,” MASTERPLAN founder Roland Grapow confidently declares. It’s a statement that you wouldn’t argue with either, because let’s face it, when your lead singer and drummer depart in quick succession – as was the case for Grapow’s melodic battalion – it’s hardly a sign of strength and unity is it? Yet Masterplan clearly aren’t worried about things like that, something instantly determinable by the name of their new album, “Mk II”. But hang on a minute… surely the departure of their vocalist, Jorn Lande, could be seen as quite a blow?

“Of course I was a little bit insecure at first and I have to admit that I was frightened about how things would go, but Mike DiMeo (Lande’s replacement - ex-RIOT) is very easy to work with and he has a great voice,” the guitarist chimes. “Jorn left because of musical differences, he felt the song writing wasn’t in his style and that the songs were making him sing too high, or whatever.”

We get the impression that Roland is actually trying to convey that Lande was holding Masterplan back, but is being diplomatic instead of just spitting it out.

“No… he wanted to do more basic rock material – like his solo work,” Grapow pauses before continuing carefully, “He has to look after himself and he thought that in 10 or 20 years time he wouldn’t be able to sing them any more. Jorn’s a great singer and it was really hard because there was no solution as we liked the Masterplan style. So Jorn left and I was sad about that, but we remain good friends which is really nice.”

If the departure of Lande hasn’t ruffled Grapow too much, the acrimonious split with drummer Uli Kusch certainly has. The duo had worked alongside each other for seven years in Helloween before they left to form Masterplan in 2001, but despite their lengthy history of playing together, it’s clear that the two aren’t on speaking terms.

“The situation with Uli left me feeling alone,” admits Grapow. “Uli started fighting about business and not music until it got to a stage where I just didn’t want to work with him any more. There’s still a bad feeling, but he was being destructive so it had to be done.”

Indeed when talking about new drummer Mike Terrana (ex-RAGE) it’s hard to know whether the axeman’s comments are solely designed to praise his new sticks master, or to have a dig at his former friend. “The drumming is more basic than before, we have a rock drummer who isn’t trying to be too tricky or elaborate,” he informs us, “His style gives space to the music, he’s more of a Cozy Powell or Jon Bonham style drummer.”

To read the entire interview head to this location.