August 3, 2020

BREAKING NEWS

” Joe Stump’s Tower of Babel “ is excited to announce their new singer Jo Amore (Kingcrown, ex Nightmare). Jo has an exceptional voice, that fits perfectly into JSTOB´s music.

The band said they´ll soon start working on new songs in the studio. Furthermore JSTOB signed with French booking agent “Rock City – Booking Agency!
https://rockcityofficialsi.wixsite.com/rockcityagency

Stay tuned on the official sites of JSTOB:
https://towerofbabelrock.com/ and www.facebook.com/TOBRock

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June 15, 2020

Drum recording video for the Vivaldi Metal Project.

A final cut of the session showing Mark in action.

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May 16, 2020

Drum recording trailer of Mark with the Vivaldi Metal project!

Vivaldi Metal Project once again features Mark on their second album.
He just completed his awesome drum recording session in May 2020.
In this video a few words from Mark himself, a small tour in the studio introducing the staff at Sierra Studios (Greece) and his drum kit. A play-through video will come very soon, stay tuned!

You can pre-order (and support) our new album together with exclusive prizes at https://gogetfunding.com/vmp2

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February 20, 2020

Great News!!

THE FUZES (A tribute to Jimi Hendrix) announce new gigs in Sweden in March.

26.03.20 “TBC” Gothenburg, SE (postponed due to Covid 19)
27.03.20 “HARD ROCK CAFE” Gothenburg, SE (postponed due to Covid 19)
28.03.20 “TBC” Gothenburg, SE (postponed due to Covid 19)

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February 2, 2020

Great news!

We are very excited to have Apollo (ex Firewind, Spiritual Beggars) singer and bassist Gus Macricostas (Biff Byford) on board and now welcome the talented Bill Hudson on guitar to the OE family.

Bill is known for working with Trans Siberian Orchestra, Dirkschneider, I am Morbid, Doro a.o. He also released his first album with his band Northtale in 2019.

Mark added: “ Bill is a longtime friend and we´ve first met and worked on some of his songs together in 2004 in Brazil. I am more than happy to work with him again after so many years and know that this will just sound awesome having him and his magnificent guitar playing on board!

Welcome to the “Ocean´s Eye clan” Bill!”

Stay tuned and visit our social media pages for further updates and upcoming tourdates!

Ocean´s Eye social media:

Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OceansEyeMusic
Official Instagram: the_oceanseye
Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/OceansEye1
Official Mark Cross site: https://mcross.com

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January 19, 2020

Namm Show 2020, Anaheim CA update!

I am very happy to have joined the Jerry Harvey Audio family.
New in ear monitoring underway …. From now on I´ll be working with the massive sounding “Roxanne” model. Simply irresistable!

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January 11, 2020

A quick update!

Mark will be drumming at “METALWORK´s”Maximum Rock on Sunday, January 12th, featturing the mighty Dan Stevens on Guitar (Inglorious) and Gus Macricostas on Bass (Biff Byford) ……

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January 10, 2020

“RISING FROM THE DEEP” announce new UK dates in 2020.
(all dates postponed due to Covid 19)

Mark stated: “It´s great to be part of this great band and play some old Deep Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake stuff for you.
After all, this music has carved our stone and it´s always been a pleasure to be involved playing that music, since my collaboration with Ian Gillan in 1993……. that would be 26 years ago? My god!!”

10.01.20 “The Rigger” Stoke on Trent, UK
09.04.20 “The Grampian Club” Corby, UK
10.04.20 “The Station” Cannock, UK
11.04.20 “The Neon” Newport, UK
12.04.20 “Hangar 18” Swansea, UK
22.05.20 “Epic Studios” Norwich, UK
23.05.20 “Newark Beer Festival” 11.06.20 “Ivory Blacks” Glasgow, UK
29.05.20 “SK Bar” Brentwood, UK
30.05.20 “The Rhonda Hotel” Swansea, UK
11.12.20 “Ivory Blacks” Glasgow, UK
12.06.20 “Bannermann´s Bar” Edinburgh, UK
13.06.20 “Trillians” Newcastle, UK
07.08.20 “O´Rileys” Kingston upon Hull, UK
08.08.20 “Cutler´s Arms” Rotherham, UK
09.08.20 “King Billy Rock Bar” Northampton, UK
09.12.20 “The Carlisle” Hastings, UK

more dates tba soon …..

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January 8, 2020

WOLPAKK release their debut video of “Lone Ranger” from the forthcoming album “Nature strikes back”, featuring Mark on the video and recording.

The album will be released by Massacre Records on January 24, 2020.

View the video HERE

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January 4, 2020

RISING FRON THE DEEP announce another show at “The Rigger” in Newcastle under Lyme, UK on January 10, 2020.

Click on the event HERE

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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!!

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December 23, 2019

NEWSLETTER

As previously stated, Mark Cross launches a new adventure.
With former band mates he presents a “Best of …..” live concept featuring music of the bands he has worked with, as well as new material.
Tour dates are planned for 2020.

Mark says: “It is a *Mark Cross & Friends* thing, yes, but calling it like that, sounds too cheesy. I am a band guy and not really the solo artist running an ego trip, know what I mean? We´re a bunch of old band mates and everyone deserves a piece of the cake and decided to go with a band name…… OCEAN´S EYE!

And where does Ocean´s Eye come from? “Ah yes…..one of my passions is diving and last summer, I fished out a nice big mussel shell on the island of Evia, Greece and there it was hiding inside, that beautiful orange eye-shaped gem! A greek fisherman said it´s called “Mati tis Thalassas”, which means ocean´s eye. Make sense? Perfection and beauty ….. guess I found a new necklace!

I am also very proud to announce that I´ll be working again with Apollo, Firewind´s former singer (also Spiritual Beggars), who will take over the vocal duties whenever he is available. He´s a fantastic singer and frontman,. The perfect choice for us and exactly what the fans deserve.
On bass duties, the position goes to London based Mr. Gus Macricostas. For all Saxon fans, Gus filled in for Nibbs Carter in 2016 and played the bass on Biff Byford´s recently released solo album “School of hard knocks”.

I am very pleased to re-unite with both of them. Apollo and I have spent the most important years in Firewind together and with Gus we´ve played in bands back in the 90´s and London based band “Metalworks” since 2012. Metalworks also featured Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest) and Davey Rimmer (Uriah Heep).
It’s all shaping up nicely and I will announce more musicians involved very soon.

Live we will slam a set featuring music of my time in Helloween, Firewind, Metalium, Kingdom Come a.o., just to name a few, and also some of my new material, which I am recording at the moment.”

In the new year we will announce our first tour dates and the rest of the band!

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Official FB page: https://www.facebook.com/OceansEyeMusic
Official Instagram: the_oceanseye
Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/OceansEye1
Official website: www.oceanseye.net (coming soon)

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December 1, 2019

Legendary Romanian rock band RezidentEX returns for one show to Timisoara on December 28.

Mark added: “After spending almost 4 years with RezidentEX, the time has come to play for you again this Christmas.
We´ll bring a bit of rock´n roll to the great city of Timisoara…… See you there.
Merry rockin´Christmas to ya all!”

www.facebook.com/RezidentEx
https://www.facebook.com/events/518154999041278/

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November 24, 2019

The cat is out the bag.. December 14th at The Neon in Newport, Wales, UK.
Rising From The Deep with support from our good friends Beyond Priest. 7pm till late.
A VERY Metal Xmas! Please check the link for tickets. www.theneon.co.uk

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November 23, 2019

GREAT NEWS!!

Wolpakk´s new album coming your way…… Among the league of great musicians, Mark laid down drums on the song “Lone Ranger”, featuring the magnificent Michael Borman on vocals!!

Wolfpakk (heavy metal) just released all the information about their next album.
It is called “Nature strikes back” and will be released on January 24 via MASSACRE RECORDS.

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November 15, 2019

“The Fuzes”, a tribute to Jimi Hendrix announce another gig in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 28 at the “Viva Bar”.
Don´t miss this magnificent talented trio “The Fuzes”! Ah yes, they´ve also got their own beer brand….

click here….. The Fuzes live at the “Viva Bar”

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October 20, 2019

“The Fuzes” a tribute to Jimi Hendrix featuring, Martin Dagger (Guitar/Vocals); Magnus Rosen /Bass) and Mark Cross (Drums) will play their debut show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 14.
Avaliable tickets directly at the HRC.

HRC Gothenburg
Kungsportsavenyn 10
41136 Gotheburg, SEP: +46 31 10 23 30
E: goteborg@hardrock.se
W: HRC Gothenburg

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October 2, 2019

NEWSLETTER

Pure creativity!

Best known for working with the rock bands Firewind, Tainted Nation and filling in for the Scorpions at the Grand Prix in Bahrain on 5^thApril 2014, Mark Cross, groovy and hard-hitting veteran drummer launches a new adventure.

The line-up is selected from the league of past band mates, a powerful team of world class players to represent Mark´s work; a ‘best of works’ from his collaborations with bands and artists on stage and in the studio, past to present, with a perfect setlist for a spectacular show.

Mark says: “This whole thing is brand new and has already gained great feedback. In brief, after a long pause it is time to get back on stage and play for ya!

Playing music live nowadays means so much more than burning thousands of pounds for recording and throwing a new production on the market that never really reaches the masses.

This show is not only about drumming, of course it plays a major role, but is mainly focused on the music, good playing and performance. Every involved musician´s talent will make this a great sounding and unforgettable experience.

It is great to work with top musicians, who have also been involved with all these bands and projects.

A very versatile set indeed with many surprises.
Soon I will let you all know the line-up and name of the band!
Horns and thumbs up boys and girls ….. ”

Source by Gordeon Music Promotion

MC SOCIAL MEDIA:

Official FB page: www.facebook.com/MarkCrossDrums/
Official Instagram: markcrossdrums
Official twitter: www.twitter.com/markcrossdrums
Official website: https://mcross.com

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September 6, 2019

Vivaldi Metal Project is excited to announce the release of “THE FOUR SEASONS – LIVE CONCERT PREMIERES 2018” DVD boxed set! This special feature is now available for PRE-ORDER!

This is a LIMITED EDITION set, with only 300 copies available!

When you pre-order your copy, you will receive 1 DVD and 2 CDs, highlighting our exciting performances from Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Avezzano (Italy) and Kitee (Finland).

The official release date is set for November 29th 2019, by Sifare Music Publishing.

Visit www.vivaldimetalproject.com/dvd-premiers2018-preorder to pre-order your copy now!

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Abigail Stahlschmidt – Angel Wolf – Black – Dimitar Belchev – Katerina Simeonova – Ida Elena – Nicoletta Rosellini – Official – Tsena Stefanova Kercheva – Leonardo Porcheddu – Michele “Dr.Viossy” Vioni – Official– Quentin Cornet – Dino Fiorenza – Joonas Tuuri – Musician – Mark Cross

NINE LIVES Entertainment – Chiara Pellegrini
Radio Tangra Mega Rock – Vassil Varbanov
PHM Events – Diego Fiordigigli – Chiara Masciovecchio
Kitee International Music and Art Festival – Plamen Dimov
Artesonika Recording Studio – FLAREvideo Produzioni

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September 4, 2019

EXCITING NEWS!!

Tower of Babel are back!!

After a long pause and silence we’ve decided to get busy again and started writing and recording a second album.
We’ve all been very busy throughout the year with other projects, Joe with Alcatrazz, Mark and Mistheria with the Vivaldi Metal Project and MC´s God´s Army and his Studio, Nic with Vanishing Signs and his Jazz projects and Ruben with his bands and shows.

Now the time has come and we’re absolutely stoked to get back in the game with a new album and play shows in the nearest future.

Stay tuned, more news coming soon …….

JSTOB

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August 10, 2019

Mark gave an exclusive interview about drumming and features in “Greek Metal Drummers”!

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May 14

Here is one of Mark´s latest participations and Studio recordings on the debut Album for “VANISHING SIGNS”, a great Band and creation of Neil Ottupacca, former Hammond master of Swiss Rock Gods Gotthard.

This is a massive sounding Album with great Music, performed by an extraordinary league of Musicians and a killer singer!
For all AOR and Classic rock Fans…….. This Album is first class!!

Get yourselves a hardcopy by the end of the month or purchase digital on Amazon or iTunes!

Vanishing Signs on FACEBOOK

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March 27

God´s Army have secured their second show in Belgium once again at the THE RAGANROK LIVE CLUB in Bree supporting their second Album release “Demoncracy”.

Click here for the event …..

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March 25

Thank you Bulgaria!
IT’S BEEN AN EPIC NIGHT!! Here’s a first gallery from the concert in Sofia on March 22.
. Thanks to everyone who attended our show at “Mixtape 5”, you were AMAZING!!

Thanks to: Vassil Varbanov and staff at Radio Tangra Mega Rock for inviting us and the great organization; Vasko Raykov for stage sound and direction; our sound engineer Desislav Velchev; “Mixtape 5” for hosting us; Alexander Kalanov at Studio Pacific; Chiara Pellegrini at our agency NINE LIVES Entertainment and photos taken by Dimitar Aleksov Photography , radiotangra.com and Laurie Stahlschmidt.

We love you all and will see you all soon again![Show slideshow]

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February 25

GOD´s ARMY announces show in Belgium @ THE RAGANROK LIVE CLUB in Bree on March 10, 2019.
Click HERE for the Event…..

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February 4, 2019

The next VMP show will be in Bulgaria, in Sofia on March 22nd.!
Get your tickets here!

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January 26,2019

Some shots from last night’s concert at the “Thrash Speed Burn Festival III” in Oberhausen, Germany at the Kulttempel.
Thank you Martin Sosna for bringing us up!!

We will be gearing up with more shows soon!! [Show slideshow]

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January 18, 2019

A last minute booking for GOD´s ARMY came in for February 25 to play at the “Thrash Speed Burn Festival” in Oberhausen, Germany at the Kulttempel.
See you all there ….

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December 31,2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!

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November 13, 2018

Mark inked an endorsement deal with “Kelly SHU™ System Kick Drum Microphone Shock-Mounts”. Mark stated: “I am excited and very happy to use these great Mic mounts on my drums. This is a fantastic invention and everything a drummer truly needs on the road or in the Studio!”

Website: www.kellyshu.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kellyshuguy
Facebook Product Page: www.facebook.com/thekellyshu

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November 1, 2018

Thank you Avezzano, Italy for a spectacular show!!

VMP´s premiere Italian show in Avezzano has been a great success and we promise to be back in 2019.
Thanks to this incredible talented band, production, PHM Events, Chiara Masciovecchio and Diego Fiordigigli thank you for your hospitality and organisation.

Thanks to all the fans, new friends and all our supporters!!

www.vivaldimetalproject.com [Show slideshow]

Have a look at some of Mark´s latest drumming with the Vivaldi Metal Project!

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October 12, 2018

Today God´s Army´s “Demoncracy” hits the streets!!
Get yourself a CD or Vinyl in Black or English green!

The album can be ordered here:

http://bit.ly/GA-Demon-mm
http://bit.ly/GA-Demon-roar[Show slideshow]

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October 5, 2018

God´s Army have released a new lyric video for “Before The Fall” and has reached over 22K so far….. Keep up with the clicks!

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September 29, 2018

Vivaldi Metal Project is excited to announce the participation in the next edition of Dokk’em Open Air!

The festival will take place on June 28th and 29th 2019. Tickets are now available via www.dokkemopenair.eu (weekend: € 42,- / day: € 28,-).
Follow the event at www.facebook.com/events/2108890046047682

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September 24, 2018

Thank you Plovdiv! Blagodarya Bulgaria!
You’ve been amazing, we’ll never forget this epic evening and promise to be back.

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September 21, 2018

Rock/Metal dynamic act God’s Army featuring current and former members of Helloween, Axel Julius Scanner, Firewind, Outloud, Vivaldi Metal Project, Joe Stump’s Tower of Babelhave released a video for their first single “Free Your Mind”, from their upcoming second full length album ‘Demoncracy‘, out on October 12th, 2018 via ROAR – rock of angels records. The album will be available as Digipack CD, Black Vinyl & Green Vinyl (limited to 200 copies worldwide).

The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/8kEuH2m1l8k

Get “Demoncracy” here:

http://bit.ly/GA-Demon-mmhttp://bit.ly/GA-Demon-roarhttp://bit.ly/GA-Demon-amzn

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September 12, 2018

More shows announced for VMP!
Italy, get ready for a spectacular evening …….

We’re beyond excited to make the announcement of the ITALIAN PREMIER of our Electric Show!

Organized by PHM Events, the concert will take place at the wonderful Teatro dei Marsi in AVEZZANO (L’Aquila) on October 31, 2018 – 21:00h.

Book your ticket now at: https://bit.ly/2oYkYCl

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August 30, 2018

GREAT NEWS!

Rock/Metal dynamic act God’s Army featuring current and former members of Helloween, Scanner, Firewind, Outloud, Vivaldi Metal Project, Joe Stump’s Tower of Babel will release their second full length album ‘Demoncracy’ on October 12th, 2018 via ROAR – rock of angels records.
The album will be available as Digipack CD and Black Vinyl (limited to 300 copies worldwide).
For more details click HERE

The album can be pre-ordered here:

http://bit.ly/GA-Demon-mmhttp://bit.ly/GA-Demon-roar

Digipack CD track listing:

You Are You
2. Free Your Mind
3. Enemy Maker
4. Final Destination
5. Games Without Frontiers
6. The All Seeing Eye
7. Before The Fall
8. The Replicant
9. Heroes & Demons
10. My Way

Black Vinyl track listing:

Side A
1. You Are You
2. Free Your Mind
3. Enemy Maker
4. Final Destination
5. Games Without Frontiers
6. The All Seeing Eye

Side B
1. Before The Fall
2. The Replicant

GOD’S ARMY is:

John ABC Smith – Vocals/Bass guitar
Mark Cross – Drums/Backing vocals
Ian O´Sullivan – Guitar/Backing vocals
Eddie van Dahl – Guitar

www.facebook.com/Godsarmymusic
www.godsarmymusic.net

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August 27, 2018

Here is some Drum footage of Mark performing “Maniac” with Belgium band LOUDFIRE at Fox Rock Festival in Vossem, Belgium on August 24.

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August 23,2018

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Vivaldi Metal Project is extremely proud and excited to announce our ELECTRIC SHOW WORLD PREMIERE! The show will take place on September 23, 2018 in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and will be part of the eighth “Sounds Of The Ages” festival.
The antique Roman amphitheater will be the magical location of Vivaldi Metal Project’s “THE FOUR SEASONS” exclusive event!

Here’s the event page to join our epic show, see you in Plovdiv!

We are also extremely proud and thrilled to announce that the “The Four Seasons” ELECTRIC SHOW WORLD PREMIERE at the magnificent Roman Theater in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) on September 23rd will be filmed for a LIVE CD+DVD release!

This exciting package will be published by Pride & Joy Music in Summer 2019. Be part of this epic event!! Do not miss it!

An event by Radio Tangra Mega Rock
http://www.radiotangra.com/news/read/32257.html

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August 19, 2018

God´s Army update!

We’ve been quiet for a long time, which means we’ve been busy! ……

God’s Army’s forthcoming, second album ‘Demoncracy’ has received the mastering treatment from none other than renowned audio genius, Ade Emsley of Table of Tone Studios, London, U.K.
Ade’s most recent credits include Iron Maiden’s ‘Book Of Souls’ and ‘Book Of Souls – Live Chapter’………

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