Transatlantic reunion

[Spudman]

WOW! Super big news!! This is huge. Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For Immediate Release
April 16th 2009

TRANSATLANTIC FLIES AGAIN!!!

PROGRESSIVE ROCK SUPERGROUP
REUNITES FOR NEW STUDIO ALBUM.
POSSIBLE LATE 2009 RELEASE PLANNED.



TRANSATLANTIC, the progressive rock "supergroup" comprised of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Pete Trewavas (Marillion), Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) and Neal Morse (ex-Spock's Beard), have reunited after a 7 year hiatus to begin work on a brand new studio album.

The band began work on the album in early April in Nashville and are expected to have it released by year's end if all goes as planned.

TRANSATLANTIC have previously released two studio albums to tremendous critical and fan acclaim: 2000's SMPTe and 2001's Bridge Across Forever. The band toured on the heels of each release with an American Tour in 2000 and a European Tour in 2001 and released subsequent Live DVD's/CD's from both tours before going their separate ways for an indefinite hiatus which lasted almost the entire decade.

 

[Jimi75]

Spud, I have just read this over at MP's forum. Man this is so great!!!!!

:AOK:

 

[Robert]

Cool, that should be one awesome group!

 

[Spudman]

Cool, that should be one awesome group!

They ARE and have been for 2 studio albums and 2 concert tours.

 

[Jimi75]

I was just rewatching some clips over at youtube...this is such a great band :master:

The songwriting is phenomenal, you can hear that these guys have been listening to a lot of Beatles stuff and 70 progressive rock.

 

[Spudman]

Roine just mentioned that he was told not to say a word about it. That is why we got the "white lie". Apparently they needed to work out some details before the announcement and it's now official. There will be a new record and possibly a tour. Why wouldn't they?:AOK:

Roine's new name is Dr. Pinocchio.

 

[Spudman]

TRANSATLANTIC: Well, it was bound to happen someday. Voted the best thing to happen to prog in the last decade by readers of DPRP, Transatlantic is finally back together again for a new studio album, due out later this year.
Transatlantic, the progressive rock "supergroup" comprised of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Pete Trewavas (Marillion), Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) and Neal Morse (ex-Spock's Beard), have reunited after a 7 year hiatus to begin work on a brand new studio album.

The band began work on the album in early April in Nashville and are expected to have it released by year's end if all goes as planned.

Transatlantic have previously released two studio albums to tremendous critical and fan acclaim: 2000's SMPTe and 2001's Bridge Across Forever. The band toured on the heels of each release with an American Tour in 2000 and a European Tour in 2001 and released subsequent Live DVD's/CD's from both tours before going their separate ways for an indefinite hiatus which lasted almost the entire decade.

 

[Spudman]

This is a hilarious interview with the guys from Transatlantic. It's refreshing to find guys that don't take themselves too seriously.

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/garbage-day/transatlantic-prog-whirlwind.php