STEEL PROPHET Releases

STEEL PROPHET has released today a 10-min video/audio teaser for its upcoming album Omniscient, which will hit the streets on July 8 in the U.S. and July 11 in Europe.

Check out the trailer at this location.

Omniscient marks the return of the originators of the 'Progressive Power Metal' movement  10 years after their last full length studio recording. It features the powerful metal melodies of founding members Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor and Rick Mythiasin.

This teaser follows the release of two video clips, both filmed by Agent Steel guitarist Bernie Versailles and featuring original artworks by acclaimed German artist Timo Würz. View the video clips at the links below:

666 Is Everywhere (the Heavy Metal Blues)

Tree of Knowledge

Besides working on the album's cover artwork, Würz has painted 12 originals panels to illustrate the story narrated in Omniscient. The album's concept is actually based on an original story written by STEEL PROPHET guitarist Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor. The limited edition 36-page digibook features the entire story, while the regular edition compact disc only has its introduction. Omniscient will also be released on digital and Gatefold double LP edition later this year. The album also features a cover of QUEEN's classic "Bohemian Rhapsody" which the band successfully presented  on the Keep It True Festival's stage last year. 

  

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STEEL PROPHET Premieres "The Tree of Knowledge" Video at Apochs.net

Progressive/power metal mavens STEEL PROPHET and Cruz Del Sur Music have joined forces with Apoch's Metal Review for the exclusive world premiere of the official music video for "The Tree of Knowledge." 

"The Tree of Knowledge" comes off the group's upcoming full-length Omniscient, their eighth since forming back in the mid-eighties, and just a taste of what the band has in store for their fans this time around. STEEL PROPHET return to their Progressive Power Metal roots in full force this time with a conceptual album based around an original Science Fiction story by founding member Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor with ties to reality.

Omniscient will be released in North American on July 8 as a limited edition 36-page digibook, regular compact disc, limited gate-fold double LP and digital download. For release information, pre-orders and all else in the world of Cruz Del Sur Music, visit www.cruzdelsurmusic.com/store.

"It is good to see this great band re-emerge a decade from their last release and deliver such a killer return. I'm sure they will pick up some new fans and please the old ones with this powerful disc!" - [9/10] Metal-Temple.com

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STEEL PROPHET: "Omniscient" Coming July 8 on Cruz Del Sur Music; New Video Posted

Cruz del Sur Music is proud to announce the July 8 release of Omniscient, the first new studio albums in 10 years from originators of the U.S. Progressive Power Metal Movement STEEL PROPHET. The band returns with their classic sound led by Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor (guitarist and founding member) and by veteran metal singer Rick Mythiasin.  The recording lineup is completed by Vince Dennis (bass), Chris Schleyer (guitar), and Jimmy Schultz (drums); after the recording original drummer John Tarascio, and guitarist John Paget returned to the band together.

Omniscient is composed of 12 songs based on an original story written by Kachinsky.  The idea of telling a story throughout a whole album is similar to STEEL PROPHET's 1999 classic Dark Hallucinations, which featured the "Fahrenheit 451" story by Ray Bradbury. Famous German Artist Timo Würz was hired to create the amazing cover artwork, and 12 original booklet illustrations to go with the lyrics and story itself. The album also contains a 13th song, a cover of QUEEN's "Bohemian Rhapsody," which was successfully presented by the band at the 2013 edition of the Keep It True Festival in Germany; a video clip of the event will see the light shortly before the release of Omniscient. The album will be released in limited edition 36-page digibook, regular compact disc, limited gate-fold double LP and digital download.

A new video for album cut "666 is Everywhere (The Heavy Metal Blues)" has just been released and can be viewed at this location. 

Although STEEL PROPHET is not well known for always being humorous, the whimsy of the lyrics is reflected in the video clip shot by AGENT STEEL/REDEMPTION guitarist Bernie Versailles. About the song Kachinsky says "Steel Prophet knows metal fans have a fascination with the numbers "666". And when you're in a metal band trying to make a living, sometimes it seems like 666 is Everywhere!"

Chariots of the Gods

The Tree of Knowledge

When I Remake the World (A Key Flaw)

911

Trickery of the Scourge

Through Time and Space

Aliens, Spaceships and Richard M. Nixon

Oleander Deux

666 is Everywhere (The Heavy Metal Blues)

Bohemian Rhapsody

Call of Katahdin

Funeral for Art

1984 (George Orwell is Rolling in His Grave)

Transformation Staircase

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STEEL PROPHET: Cruz del Sur Music to Release "Omniscient" in June

STEEL PROPHET's long-awaited new album, entitled Omniscient, will be released by Cruz Del Sur Music in June on CD and vinyl formats.

A living reference for all fans of American Heavy Metal, STEEL PROPHET needs no introduction to the metal world. With a long history, the band is particularly known for the technical and versatile guitar work of founding member Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor. Let's not forget the soaring vocals of Rick Mythiasin, who has returned to sing with the band for the first time since  2002's Unseen.

Omniscient is a conceptual, sci-fi themed album, textured with with a heavy dose of unusual philosophies and ideas that will appeal to fans of early STEEL PROPHET material, especially the Dark Hallucinations era.  Omniscient will have a visually-striking package that will read like a graphic novel to highlight the story that underlines the music.

STEEL PROPHET is currently planning a European tour to coincide with the album's release. Stay tuned for more updates as the release of Omniscient nears!  

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