{"id":1850,"date":"2019-09-19T19:16:02","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.steelgallery.com\/sgr\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2019-12-13T18:18:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T16:18:35","slug":"the-return-of-the-legendary-hellenic-progsters-from-thessaloniki-with-the-release-of-their-third-album-skeleton-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steelgallery.com\/sgr\/the-return-of-the-legendary-hellenic-progsters-from-thessaloniki-with-the-release-of-their-third-album-skeleton-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"The return of the legendary Hellenic progsters Horizon&#8217;s End with the release of their third album &#8220;Skeleton Keys&#8221;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steelgallery.com\/sgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/09\/Horizons-End-Skeleton-Keys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"709\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steelgallery.com\/sgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/09\/Horizons-End-Skeleton-Keys.jpg 709w, https:\/\/steelgallery.com\/sgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/09\/Horizons-End-Skeleton-Keys-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/steelgallery.com\/sgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/09\/Horizons-End-Skeleton-Keys-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/steelgallery.com\/sgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/09\/Horizons-End-Skeleton-Keys-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/steelgallery.com\/sgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/09\/Horizons-End-Skeleton-Keys-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/steelgallery.com\/sgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/09\/Horizons-End-Skeleton-Keys-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Band: Horizon&#8217;s End<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Album: Skeleton Keys<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Out: October 31st 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vsgrmqceMjk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Traveler, (Steel Gallery Records) 2018 (opens in a new tab)\">Ocean&#8217;s Grey HD<\/a>, (Steel Gallery Records) 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4uZY6LdiVp8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forming Fantasies HD<\/a>, (Steel Gallery Records) 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelgallery.com\/metal-store\/product\/horizons-end-skeleton-keys-cd-pre-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ORDER HERE (opens in a new tab)\">ORDER HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The return of the legendary Greek progsters!<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HORIZON&#8217;S END new album, after 18 years, is called &#8220;Skeleton Keys&#8221; and it will be released on 31st of October 2019 via Steel Gallery Records.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Featuring a stellar line-up consisting of keyboard player SAKIS BANDIS (HAIL SPIRIT NOIR, STAR.GATE, UTHULL), vocalist VASSILIOS TOPALIDES (also of CROSSWIND), guitarist KOSTA VRETO and drummer STERGIOS KOUROU (of WARDRUM fame) and bassist KOSTAS SCANDALIS (ex-WARDRUM) who&#8217;s also responsible for mixing and mastering.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The new album consists of 7 songs which amount to 73 minutes of epic, progressive and multi-layered music bound to thrill and delight music lovers of almost any genre.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An outstanding piece of art that brings into the foreground the HORIZON&#8217;S END legacy. A lyrical connection to the past, a bright look into the present, a wave to the future. The music of this album is like a heartbeat: it delivers life and meaning to the musical quest of each and every one of us.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Featuring guest vocalist YANNIS PAPADOPOULOS (BEAST IN BLACK, ex-WARDRUM, ex-UNTIL RAIN).<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Also featuring guest appearances from MANOLIS PILIDIS (ex-HORIZON&#8217;S END) and SOTIRIS GOGOS (ex-STAR.GATE) on guitars.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Track listing:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1. Alpha 07:07<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2. Forming Fantasies 10:47<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3. The Land Of Decay 06:40<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4. Dreamer&#8217;s Hands 08:57<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">5. Ocean&#8217;s Grey 08:43<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">6. Who&#8217;s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf 08:45<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">7. Be 22:47<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Line-up:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vassilios Topalides &#8211; Vocals<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kosta Vreto &#8211; Guitars<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kostas Scandalis &#8211; Bass<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stergios Kourou &#8211; Drums<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sakis Bandis &#8211; Keys &amp; Backing Vocals<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yannis Papadopoulos (Track 2 &amp; 7)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Manolis Pilidis &#8211; Additional Guitars &amp; Guitar Solo (Track 7)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sotiris Gogos &#8211; Guitar Solo (Track 6)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nikos Spyridakis &#8211; Additional Vocals (Track 6)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All music written and arranged by Sakis Bandis<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All lyrics by Sakis Bandis<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Produced by Sakis Bandis and Kostas Scandalis<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mixed and Mastered by Kostas Scandalis at Infinity Studio, 2019<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cover Artwork\/Layout by Panagiotis Sifakis<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Discography:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sculpture On Ice (WMMS, 1998) CD<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Concrete Surreal (Steel Gallery Records, 2001) CD<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Skeleton Keys (Steel Gallery Records, 2019) CD<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Connect with Horizon&#8217;s End:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/horizonsendband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/horizonsendband\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWifRPt7LESz_vhS8BJz2vQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Horizon&#8217;s End YouTube Channel<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;Email:\u00a0<a href=\"horizonsendband@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">horizonsendband@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Connect with Steel Gallery Records:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;Official Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/steelgallery.com\">www.steelgallery.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Arkeyn-Steel\">www.facebook.com\/Arkeyn-Steel<\/a><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KAthanasoglou\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/KAthanasoglou<\/a><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;YouTube:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SteelGallery\">www.youtube.com\/user\/SteelGallery<\/a><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;Email: <a href=\"mailto:kostas@steelgallery.com\">kostas@steelgallery.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Band: Horizon&#8217;s End Album: Skeleton Keys Out: October 31st 2019 Ocean&#8217;s Grey HD, (Steel Gallery Records) 2019 Forming Fantasies HD, (Steel Gallery Records) 2019 ORDER HERE \u00a0 The return of the legendary Greek progsters! 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