Masterplan

[King Of Fools]

Lande on ilmeisesti lähteny jo pidemmän aikaa sitten. Myös Jan lienee lähtenyt.

[Finnish Eddie]

Voi ei kai taas ... Myykö Landen soolot sitten paremmin kuin Masterplanin levyt? Kellään mitään käsitystä?

[Edward Mannerheim]

^Veikkaisin, että myyvät yhtä vähän. Henkilökemioissa lienee syy jos Landen kytkin nousee taas.

[Karpaasi]

Landen soololevyt ovat tasapaksun rockin ruumiillistuma, ja Masterplanin viimeinen julkaisu oli putkeen jo toinen blandi pläjäytys. Suosisin silti, että Lande pysyisi Masterplanissa, sillä siellä miehellä voi olla jotain kantimiakin saada hyvää musiikkia laulettavakseen. Onneksi Sammet kuitenkin buukkaa Landen laulamaan uudelle Avantasialleen, joten ainakin jotain kurkoa on tulossa.

[Hese]

Rick Altzi laulaa ja Jari Kainulainen bassottelee.

[Edward Mannerheim]

Aha.

Uusi levy muuttui pakko-ostoksesta jos/kun jaksaa -hankinnaksi.

[scorpions]

^^Missäs nuo on julkaistu, kun ainakaan facessa ei meikeläiselle näytä mitään uutta Masterplan profiilissa...onko linkkiä?

[Hese]

^^Missäs nuo on julkaistu, kun ainakaan facessa ei meikeläiselle näytä mitään uutta Masterplan profiilissa...onko linkkiä?

Levy-yhtiön facebooksivulla ja siellä kommenteissa.

[Karpaasi]

Kyllä sen itsessä huomaa, että Masterplan kiinnostaa suurinpiirtein yhtä kauan kuin bändissä on Jörn Lande.

[Iron Constable]

^Eipä Lande pelastanut edellistäkään. Itse asiassa MK II oli selkeästi parempi kuin viimeisin. Masterplan teki kaksi loistavaa levyä heti kärkeen, sen jälkeen onkin ollut vähän hiljaisempaa...

Kyllähän debyytti ja Aeronautics palaavat ainakin minulla kuunteluun jatkuvasti, MK II satunnaisesti ja silloin tällöin muistan, että Born To Be King on olemassa, mutta en välttämättä siltikään viitsi kuunnella. Pitäiskö taas kokeilla.

Rick Altzi on kyllä varsinainen "rock-huora", Thunderstone, Sandalinas, At Vance, Epysode, Masterplan ja mitä sitten. Ei sillä, miehen ääni on ok:n ja hyvän välissä, muttei mitään spesiaalia. Kyllä sitä kuuntelee, mutta aika samaan jööttiin hänen laulunsa painuu riippumatta siitä, mille bändille laulaa.

[Jussi K]

^ myös uudempi Accept-veteraani Herman Frankin soololevyistä kannattaa tsekata, sillä Right In The Gutsilla Altzi on palttiarallaa parempi kuin koskaan. Ihan kuten siihen asti viimeisimmällä, kolmannella At Vancella. Mutta eihän se kauhean kauaksi geneerisyydellään riitä. Grapowilla on parempi olla melkoinen Masterplan-best-of biisinippu valmiina, niin homma voi onnistuakin. Muutoin käteen ei jää kuin livetoimintaan nyt (Terranakin kiireinen, kuten ilmeisen selvästi myös Eckert kun ei edes Jalometalliin päässyt IS:n kanssa) vihdoin kykenevä* bändi ja aiempien levyjen hyvät biisit. Kärjessään kahden ekan modernit klassikot.

MASTERPLAN Leader: 'It's Time To Return With Full Force' - Nov. 9, 2012

Multinational melodic metallers MASTERPLAN have revealed their new band lineup. Joining recently announced new drummer Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka (CRADLE OF FILTH) are vocalist Rick Altzi (AT VANCE, SANDALINAS, THUNDERSTONE), who replaces Jorn Lande, and bassist Jari Kainulainen (STRATOVARIUS, SYMFONIA, DEVIL'S TRAIN).

The band is currently recording the follow-up to its 2010 album, "Time To Be King", for a March 2013 release via AFM Records.

Commented MASTERPLAN guitarist/leader Roland Grapow: "The last years have not been easy for MASTERPLAN. Because of several factors, we have been unable to play festivals and tours — even though we had plenty of offers. But this will definitely change now.

"I'm very happy to welcome Rick and Jari on board now. Beside their undoubted musical qualities, they both fit perfectly into our team.

"We feel a huge motivation to get things going now.

"2013 will be see a new MASTERPLAN album, several festivals and a tour! It's time to return with full force."

First confirmed MASTERPLAN gigs for 2013:

* Wacken Cruise
* Rocknacht Tennwilm (Switzerland)
* Norfest (Portugal)
* Masters Of Rock (Czech Republic)

MASTERPLAN's new lineup:

Rick Altzi - vocals
Roland Grapow - guitars
Axel Mackenrott - keyboards
Jari Kainulainen - bass
Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka - drums

Back in March, Grapow revealed that he had 15 songs written for MASTERPLAN's next album. He added, "We are looking for a more powerful album this time... still with great melodies and feelings, but also with more orchestration and faster stuff again… just more metal."

[scorpions]

Mitäköhän naksuja tuo Rolle on napsinut, liittyen tuohon kommenttiin lopussa...

Interview With MASTERPLAN Mainman Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow started playing guitar at the age of 12, his teacher told his father that he wouldn’t be a good guitarist, but as nobody can read the hand writing of destiny, Roland said NO and he made it. He is leading one of the best active power metal bands, MASTERPLAN, and also he was a part of legendary power metal generators HELLOWEEN for 12 years. A very successful and shining career is the result of that saying NO and his determination to continue.

Metal Shock Finland‘s Chief Editor Mohsen Fayyazi has recently conducted an interview with Roland and asked him several questions which were answered by some interesting stories. An excerpt can be read below:

Roland answered the question about what happened with the band and the new line-up, especially about Jorn with the following:

“Everybody always expects something special from Jorn, but it’s a very unstable situation. To keep happy it’s not easy and to be honest I’ve not heard from him for 2 years. Don’t get me wrong, we’re still friends but we just don’t have much contact.”

When Roland was asked if he thinks Jorn will go back to the band, he stated:

“No, as much as I love Jorn as a singer and he has an incredible voice and great ideas, we need to move on … I wanted Jorn back on the last album, but it was a compromise… We went more rock or AOR rock, but I want to get back to where we came from, more metal and melodic style.“

Roland commented about the upcoming MASTERPLAN album:

“We are not leaving the Masterplan path too much, but everything we have – the melodic part and a little bit progressive, I would say we’re a little bit more powerful and I’m also mixing the album this time. I want to get a little bit more modern, as the sound we have was created 10 years ago.

I’m really looking forward to presenting a new band and a new start with Masterplan. We’re still having the typical sound with melodies, but the drummer is amazing and plays a lot of crazy shit!

The music is first, then comes the creative stuff like artwork.“

When discussing with Roland about when he and Uli were fired from Helloween due to musical and personal differences, and what he thinks about Helloween in general, he answered:

“Statements from bands and managers always have to say something like that, but basically it was just some personal kind of problems we had. I felt very secure in Helloween. In the middle of the tour I said something to Michael and Markus and I said my opinion about something. I wanted to make something the best for the band and I think they misunderstood me, like I wanted to be leader. I was telling the truth and that’s how I am… It was a great time in Helloween … but I am happy when I left the band after “Dark Ride” because it’s one of my favourite albums, It changed my life totally … To be honest the first line up of Helloween was the best but of course I have to say when I was in the band, it was a great line up as well … I was very disappointed when I saw that they changed the style to get into the Chameleon direction, I think Helloween would be much bigger if they would continue with the style of Keepers albums, I think Helloween could be as big as Metallica today.“

[Iron Constable]

^It´s just IMO ! Sanottu yhteen hengenvetoon, kaippa Roland itsekin tajuaa, ettei moinen olisi ollut mahdollista, tai mistä sen tietää, miten tähdet olivat siinä vaiheessa, kun Metallicasta tuli jotain elämää suurempaa ? It´s all just a matter of luck...

[Graphics]

Kummalinen jätkä tämä Rolle. 10 vuotta on kulunut hänen lähdöstään ja edelleen jaksaa olla katkera. Käytännössä jokaisessa haastattelussa jaksaa ruotia Helloween asioita vähän negatiiviseen sävyyn, vaikea käsittää. Ei ilmeisesti kovin tyytyväinen omaan orkesteriinsa edelleenkään, vaikka joka vuodatuksen jälkeen muistaakin mainita lähtönsä Helloweenista olleen parasta mitä elämässään on tapahtunut.

Mitä tulee Helloweenin uusiin maistiaisiin....-> http://rautaneito.com/bb/viewtopic.php? ... 14#p328314

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Unohtui, että tämä on Masterplan ketju Siirretään vuodatuksia Helloween puolelle.

[Jussi K]

Onko se Rolle viimein leikannut otsiksensa? Lähestyy uuden Masterplaninkin julkaisu pikapikaa:

Multinational melodic metallers MASTERPLAN will release their new album, "Novum Initium", on April 26 via AFM Records.

The band earlier in the month filmed a video for an as-yet-undiclosed new track in the Luftverteidigungsbunker Erndtebrück, also called "Bunker Erich."

A photo of MASTERPLAN's new lineup can be seen below. Joining drummer Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka (CRADLE OF FILTH) are vocalist Rick Altzi (AT VANCE, SANDALINAS, THUNDERSTONE), who replaces Jorn Lande, and bassist Jari Kainulainen (STRATOVARIUS, SYMFONIA, DEVIL'S TRAIN).

Commented MASTERPLAN guitarist/leader Roland Grapow: "The last years have not been easy for MASTERPLAN. Because of several factors, we have been unable to play festivals and tours — even though we had plenty of offers. But this will definitely change now.

"I'm very happy to welcome Rick and Jari on board now. Beside their undoubted musical qualities, they both fit perfectly into our team.

"We feel a huge motivation to get things going now.

"2013 will be see a new MASTERPLAN album, several festivals and a tour! It's time to return with full force."

MASTERPLAN's new lineup:

Rick Altzi - vocals
Roland Grapow - guitars
Axel Mackenrott - keyboards
Jari Kainulainen - bass
Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka - drums

Back in March 2012, Grapow revealed that he had 15 songs written for MASTERPLAN's next album. He added, "We are looking for a more powerful album this time... still with great melodies and feelings, but also with more orchestration and faster stuff again… just more metal."

In an August 2011 interview with the Czech web portal Kultura21.cz, Grapow stated about the status of the songwriting sessions for the next MASTERPLAN album, "This time we tried not to make demo productions, which have a poor sound — so we wanted to make really nice pre-production [recordings] which sound very close to the album sound, which is very easy [to do] in my studio now. I think we have many, many new ideas which, I guess, are a little bit more modern and more aggressive as well. So we try not to follow any trends of MASTERPLAN — I'm not saying we're reproducing the first album or the third one or the fifth one. I think we always have to try to make some surprises for the people. The 'Time To Be King' album is great, but this new album sounds a bit different again. I always want to do this, because I'm not that kind of guy who wants to make every year the same album."

On the topic of MASTERPLAN's numerous lineup changes, Grapow said, "I think it's always difficult in this band, I guess. If you see, the first album just came out after a big turbulence — leaving HELLOWEEN, Uli [Kusch, drums] and me. I think this band always needs some very bad moments to some great songs. [laughs] And it looks like MASTERPLAN, basically, is my main band, and whoever will sing and whoever will play in the band, I'm happy with. But, basically, at the moment, I'm thinking the main songwriters are Axel now and me. So whatever happens, this band will continue. It's very important for me to show that we still have the power and the ability to write beautiful melodies and some aggression and rock and metal songs. Whatever we do, we want just to make good-quality stuff."

MASTERPLAN's last CD, "Time To Be King", was released on May 21, 2010 through AFM Records. The CD's first single, "Far From The End Of The World", was issued on April 16, 2010.

[Hese]

^vaikka osaavaa väkeä levyllä niin jotenkin aika nollissa odotukset tuon suhteen.

[Jussi K]

vaikka osaavaa väkeä levyllä niin jotenkin aika nollissa odotukset tuon suhteen.

Jep, saa Roland melkoisen Masterplanin best of:in (alla! ) väsätä rungoksi, että uppoaa tänne.

Blow Your Winds
Keeps Me Burning
I'm Gonna Win
Falling Sparrow
Wounds
I'm Not Afraid
Crimson Rider
Kind-Hearted Light
Soulburn
Through Thick And Thin
Heroes
Spirit Never Die
tribuuttihenkinen bonus: Kisses From You

Jos pitää hypoteettisesti vars. raitaluvun 12:ssa, niin olipa hankalaa jättää Crystal Night tai Back For My Life pois, kuitenkin sellaisen tason suuria suosikkejani, että huh.

[Hese]

vaikka osaavaa väkeä levyllä niin jotenkin aika nollissa odotukset tuon suhteen.

Jep, saa Roland melkoisen Masterplanin best of:in (alla! ) väsätä rungoksi, että uppoaa tänne.

Blow Your Winds
Keeps Me Burning
I'm Gonna Win
Falling Sparrow
Wounds
I'm Not Afraid
Crimson Rider
Kind-Hearted Light
Soulburn
Through Thick And Thin
Heroes
Spirit Never Die
tribuuttihenkinen bonus: Kisses From You

Jos pitää hypoteettisesti vars. raitaluvun 12:ssa, niin olipa hankalaa jättää Crystal Night tai Back For My Life pois, kuitenkin sellaisen tason suuria suosikkejani, että huh.

Tuohon oma suosikkini Kind-Heartedin lisäksi olisi Sail On mutta ei tuo mitenkään tule kahdelle ensimmäiselle pärjäämään. Jos nyt edes MKII päihittäisi niin hyvä suoritus jo sekin.

[scorpions]

Jos nyt edes MKII päihittäisi niin hyvä suoritus jo sekin.

Totta, edellinen oli kyllä aikamoinen pettymys vaikka oli Jörni messissä...ei vain tainnut olla enää kuitenkaan Jörnin "sielu" messissä Masterplanissa.

[scorpions]

Ruma kuin perkele, mutta niinhän ne kaikki masterlevyjen kannet ovat olleet.

[Jussi K]

^ minusta Aeronautics on ollut aina säväyttävä ja täten hieno.

Biisilistakin on julkaistu ja kolmosesta kuvattu video helmikuussa. Eka on varmaan intro, eli 10 vars. raitaa kuulostaa ihan sopivalta.

"Novum Initium" track listing:

01. Per Aspera Ad Astra
02. The Game
03. Keep Your Dream Alive
04. Black Night Of Magic
05. Betrayal
06. No Escape
07. Pray On My Soul
08. Earth Is Going Down
09. Return From Avalon
10. Through Your Eyes
11. Novum Initium
12. 1492 (digipack bonus track)
13. Fear The Silence (digipack bonus track)

[Edward Mannerheim]

Masterplan - The Game

No joo, ei mikään erikoinen biisi. Aika tylsä itse asiassa.

[Karpaasi]

Laulumelodiat menettelivät, mutta muuten oli vähän harmaa kipale, varsinkin kitaroinnin osalta.

[Hese]

Perus Masterplan biisi, ei mikään ihmeellinen vaan "ihan ok"

[scorpions]

Muutama kerta pyöräytetty tämä uusin Masterplääni ja kuten muutkin ovat jo todenneet, ei mikään kummoinen teos ja mielestäni huonoin laulaja mitä tähän mennessä masterplanissa on ollut...eipä ne odotukset levyn suhteen tämän biisin perusteella ainakaan kasva.

EDIT: Varsin asiallinen kommentti Blabbermouthissa liittyen uuteen Masterplaaniin....levystä nyt ei tietysti voi sanoe mitään, ennenkuin on kokonaan sen kuullut,mutta aikankin tämän yhden biisin perusteella..

Was holding out hope ,but if the last album was "Time To Be King," this one should be "Time To Call It A Day."

This song isn't terrible it's just . . . it's just an OK approximation of material from the first two and only Masterplan albums that matter . . . with a bunch of fairly obvious, cliched attempts at injecting "modern metal" elements.

I really think this band was destined one of those brief, one-off "project bands" that catches lightning in a bottle and then goes away. It just hasn't worked as a long term project. They produced an inspired debut album and one masterpiece in Aeronautics. Everything since (even with Jorn back last time) has just been trying resurrect the magic of the first two, but the songwriting combination has just not been there since Kusch left.

"Lost and Gone" was a decent single from the 3rd album, that's been about it IMO. Too bad the original lineup couldn't have stayed together and maybe produced another quality album.

And goes without saying the new singer, while not a slouch, just can't hold a candle to Lande---very few can.