@HackettOfficial new solo album #Wolflight and #tour #Gateshead 17th Oct

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Steve Hackett - Wolflight Trailer  Released 

12th FEBRUARY 2015

Music pioneer Steve Hackett recently announced the release of his new solo album Wolflight.   According to the man himself, this “wild pack of tracks – starting with a wolf cry – will be unleashed on the unsuspecting on 30th March 2015.”

A teaser trailer for the album, featuring the first exciting snippets of new music plus some insight from Steve himself, can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/DxyAU_MfgvA

From a plaintive wolf cry to Steve embracing real wolves (see sleeve below), exploring dark caverns, ancient ruins and tropical lagoons, primal energy is at the root of this album as a springboard to an exotic and exciting adventure.


The album will be released on the following formats:

Special edition CD+Blu-ray Mediabook incl. 5.1 mix, interviews & two bonus tracks
Standard CD jewelcase
2LP Gatefold vinyl
Digital download

A short video message from Steve about the album can be viewed here:
http://youtu.be/shO2GYUiREI

Wolflight is Steve’s first original solo studio album since Beyond The Shrouded Horizon in 2011.  Primal and orchestral, it retains the Hackett trademark as electric guitar runs right the way through with a regular sprinkling of acoustic.  The concept behind it is a new unexplored chapter in the guitarist’s career.

The ten tracks take the listener through a journey in space and time looking at the different faces of the endless fight for freedom. Wandering between parallel universes, Hackett explores contemporary and ancient cultures, from Greece (Corycian Fire) to the Far East (Wolflight), the USA and Martin Luther King (Black Thunder), but also his very own childhood memories (The Wheel’s Turning) and the unresolved drama of domestic violence (Love Song to a Vampire).
An excited Steve Hackett tells us more about the record: “My new rock album Wolflight is at the ready and lying in wait. It reflects everybody's struggle for freedom on a journey travelling through both inner and outer space. It explores sounds from as far afield as Greece, Azerbaijan, the deep American South, Sahara desert and beyond, from all our yesterdays, evoking the ancient past”.

Steve Hackett's electric guitar plays a powerful role, whilst we also hear him on acoustic guitar, Arabian lute and twelve string, along with his strong lead vocals.  Guest Musicians include long time collaborators Roger King (Keyboards & programming), Gary O’Toole (drums), Rob Townsend (sax, duduk), Nick Beggs (bass & stick) and Amanda Lehmann (harmony vocals).  Malik Mansurov on tar and Sara Kovaks on didgeridoo add an extra exotic element, plus YES bassist Chris Squire plays on Love Song to a Vampire and Hugo Dagenhardt plays drums on Dust and Dreams.  The innovative song writing team includes Steve Hackett, his wife Jo Hackett and also Roger King.
Track listing as follows:

1.    Out of the Body                    
2.    Wolflight
3.    Love Song to A Vampire
4.    The Wheel’s Turning
5.    Corycian Fire
6.    Earthshine
7.    Loving Sea
8.    Black Thunder
9.    Dust and Dreams
10. Heart Song
Steve will embark upon his Acolyte To Wolflight with Genesis Revisited Tour in October 2015, with 19 UK shows. Hackett states: “I'm excited to embrace Genesis Revisited once more on my tour whilst also celebrating 40 years of Voyage of the Acolyte, playing several Hackett favourites and introducing my new Wolflight album.”
Full Dates Are:

October 2015

Tue 6th                        GUILDFORD            GLive                                                  0844 249 4300
Wed 7th                      LONDON                   O2 Shepherds Bush Empire        0844 477 2000
Fri 9th                          NORTHAMPTON     Derngate                                           01604 624 811
Sat 10th                      CARDIFF                   St David’s Hall                                 02920 878 444
Sun 11th                     SOUTHAMPTON      02 Guildhall                                      02380 632 601
Tue 13th                     BASINGSTOKE        The Anvil                                            01256 844 244
Wed 14th                    YORK                         Barbican                                            0844 854 2757
Fri 16th                        ABERDEEN              Music Hall                                         01224 641 122
Sat 17th                      GATESHEAD            The Sage                                          0191 443 4661
Sun 18th                     GLASGOW                Royal Concert Hall                          0141 353 8000
Tue 20th                     LEEDS                       Town Hall                                          0113 224 3801
Wed 21st                    LLANDUDNO           Venue Cymru                                   01492 872 000
Fri 23rd                       LIVERPOOL              Philharmonic                                    0151 709 3789       
Sat 24th                      LEICESTER              de Montfort Hall                                0116 233 3111
Sun 25th                     SALFORD                 The Lowry                                         0843 208 6000
Tue 27th                     IPSWICH                   Regent Theatre                                01473 433 100
Wed 28th                    BRISTOL                   Colston Hall                                     0844 770 1797
Fri 30th                        BIRMINGHAM           Symphony Hall                                 0121 345 0602
Sat 31st                      SOUTHEND                         Cliffs Pavilion                                   01702 351 135

Tickets for all shows can be found at www.hackettsongs.com


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