{"id":6584,"date":"2017-07-05T08:57:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T08:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/07\/05\/styx-the-mission-first-studio-album-in-14-years\/"},"modified":"2017-07-05T08:57:35","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T08:57:35","slug":"styx-the-mission-first-studio-album-in-14-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2017\/07\/05\/styx-the-mission-first-studio-album-in-14-years\/","title":{"rendered":"STYX \u2018THE MISSION,\u2019 FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN 14 YEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abc-pr.com\/Images\/styxCoverTheMissionsm.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" \/><br \/>STYX\u2019s highly anticipated and critically acclaimed  16th studio album, THE MISSION, has officially launched into the sonic  atmosphere around the world on the band\u2019s label, Alpha Dog 2T\/UMe. The first single, \u201cGone Gone Gone,\u201d quickly rocketed up Mediabase\u2019s \u201cClassic Rock\u201d charts.   <!--more-->  Various interview video clips with singer\/guitarist Tommy Shaw and  producer Will Evankovich have premiered all week leading up to today\u2019s  official release on GuitarPlayer.com, BassPlayer.com, ModernDrummer.com  and UltimateClassicRock.com. <\/p>\n<p> THE MISSION&#8211;which was recorded over a two-year period at Blackbird  Studios, The Shop, and 6 Studio Amontillado in Nashville&#8211;displays the  best aspects of the ongoing in-harmony musical intersection of the  six-man STYX team: the aforementioned guitarist\/vocalist Tommy Shaw,  co-founding guitarist\/vocalist James \u201cJY\u201d Young, keyboardist\/vocalist  Lawrence Gowan, original bassist Chuck Panozzo, drummer\/percussionist  Todd Sucherman, and bassist Ricky Phillips.<\/p>\n<p> The new music was created to reflect the viewpoint of the six-person  crew enlisted for the maiden voyage of Khedive, the first entry in a new  fleet of nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft underwritten by the  Global Space Exploration Program (or GSEP, for short). The Khedive team  consists of The Pilot, a fully hands-on, seat-of-the-pants born leader; a  First Officer who serves as the team\u2019s big-brother figure; an Engineer  who is skeptical of every phase of the mission but remains confident in  his own abilities to make the best of any technical situation; and a  Top-Shelf Trio of science, astrophysics, and survivalist experts.<\/p>\n<p> THE MISSION has been racking up many early rave reviews:<\/p>\n<p> \u201cTHE MISSION is right up there with the very best of Styx, a remarkable  achievement considering it\u2019s 45 years since they signed their first  recording contract. No wonder guitarist\/vocalist Tommy Shaw describes it  as the band\u2019s \u2018boldest, most emblematic album since [1978\u2019s] PIECES OF  EIGHT.\u2019\u201d &#8212; Classic Rock<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe concept album is an adventurous, 43-minute thrill ride chronicling  the trials, tribulations and ultimate triumphs of the first manned  mission to Mars in 2033. From the hopeful drive and classic STYX sound  on tracks like \u2018Gone Gone Gone\u2019 and \u2018Hundred Million Miles\u2019 to the  stargazing machinations of \u2018Locomotive\u2019 and the elegiac optimism of the  closing track, \u2019Mission to Mars,\u2019 THE MISSION succeeds in delivering the  good from a band that continues to fire on all cylinders more than 45  years after signing their first recording contract.\u201d Guitar World<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe entire band is firing on all cylinders&#8230;There is a theme and flow  here that is edgy yet comfortable, astral yet grounded&#8230;The band gives  us so many places to live, and we can call each of them home. It may be  too early to call it a masterpiece, but I can safely say that Styx has  released one of the best albums in their catalog, and that\u2019s saying a  whole lot.\u201d &#8212; DrMusic.org<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWith THE MISSION, Styx have taken a trip back in time to when they  flirted with progressive rock and created some of the most adventurous  music on FM radio&#8230;what the band have done here is make a  quintessential Styx record.  From beginning to end, the album runs like a  brilliant movie with great epic moments and captivating urgency&#8230;Good  to see the band back and let\u2019s hope this is just the beginning.\u201d <br \/> &#8212; Progreport.com<\/p>\n<p> \u201c&#8230;shining brightest among the set \u2013 a pair of perfect gems. \u201cRadio  Silence\u201d is cut from the same stylistic fabric as their 1976 FM staple,  \u2018Crystal Ball\u2019 \u2013 an engaging, arena-worthy earworm, indeed. But wait,  that track has an even sexier big sister \u2013 seemingly sprinkled with  aural cocaine, \u2018Locomotive\u2019 proves simply irresistible. Driven by Shaw\u2019s  honest and pure vocals and accented by a splash of \u2018Have a  Cigar\u2019-inspired guitar swagger, \u2018Locomotive\u2019 is not only the pick of  this particular 14-pup litter, it\u2019s one of the band\u2019s absolute ALL-TIME  best&#8230;.THE MISSION still stands tall as a powerful collection of rock  solid songs. Hence, when band members tout the record in the press as  being their best work since PIECES OF EIGHT, you can believe the hype.\u201d  &#8212; Ink19.com<\/p>\n<p> In touring news, STYX is teaming up with REO SPEEDWAGON and very special  guest star DON FELDER\u2014formerly of the Eagles\u2014for the \u201cUnited We Rock\u201d  U.S. summer tour, which kicks off in Ridgefield, WA on June 20. Produced  by Live Nation, tickets for various cities are on sale now. A video  trailer can be seen here. <\/p>\n<p> Check out STYX at any of the following tour stops:<\/p>\n<p> DATE\t\tCITY\t\t\tVENUE\t\t\t\tCLOSER<\/p>\n<p> \u201cUnited We Rock\u201d tour:<\/p>\n<p> Tue 6\/20\tRidgefield, WA\t\tSunlight Supply Amphitheatre\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Wed 6\/21\tAuburn, WA\t\tWhite River Amphitheatre\tSTYX<br \/> Fri 6\/23\t\tConcord, CA\t\tConcord Pavilion\t\tSTYX<br \/> Sat 6\/24\tLos Angeles, CA\tGreek Theatre\t\t\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Sun 6\/25\tPaso Robles, CA\tVina Robles Amphitheatre\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Tue 6\/27\tSalt Lake City, UT\tUSANA Amphitheatre\t\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Thu 6\/29\tDenver, CO\t\tPepsi Center\t\t\tSTYX<br \/> Sat 7\/1\t\tTinley Park, IL\t\tHollywood Casino Amphitheatre\tSTYX<br \/> Sun 7\/2\t\tMaryland Heights, MO\tHollywood Casino Amphitheatre\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Tue 7\/18\tTampa, FL\t\tMIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amp.REO Speedwagon<br \/> Wed 7\/19\tWest Palm Beach, FL\tPerfect Vodka Amphitheatre \tSTYX<br \/> Sat 7\/20\tJacksonville, FL\t\tDaily\u2019s Place\t\t\tSTYX<br \/> Sat 7\/22\tNashville, TN\t\tAscend Amphitheatre\t\tSTYX<br \/> Sun 7\/23\tAlpharetta, GA\t\tVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre\tSTYX<br \/> Tue 7\/25\tDetroit, MI\t\tDTE Energy Music Theatre\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Thu 7\/27\tIndianapolis, IN\t\tKlipsch Music Center\t\tSTYX<br \/> Sat 7\/29\tHouston, TX\t\tCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Sun 7\/30\tDallas, TX\t\tStarplex Pavilion\t\tSTYX<br \/> Mon 7\/31\tCedar Park, TX\t\tH-E-B Center\t\t\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Fri 8\/11\t\tBethel, NY\t\tBethel Woods Ctr. for the Arts\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Sat 8\/12\tAtlantic City, NJ\t\tBorgata Event Center\t\tSTYX<br \/> Sun 8\/13\tBristow, VA\t\tJiffy Lube Live\t\t\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Tue 8\/15\tGilford, NH\t\tBank of NH Pavilion\t\tSTYX<br \/> Wed 8\/16\tWantagh, NY\t\tNorthwell Health at Jones Beach Theater STYX<br \/> * Fri 8\/18\tNiagara Falls, NY\tSeneca Niagara Events Center\tSTYX\/REO Speedwagon only<br \/> Sat 8\/19\tSyracuse, NY\t\tLakeview Amphitheatre\t\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Sun 8\/20\tBangor, ME\t\tDarling\u2019s Waterfront Pavilion\tREO Speedwagon<br \/> Tue 8\/22\tHolmdel, NJ\t\tPNC Bank Arts Center\t\tSTYX<\/p>\n<p> Headlining tour:<\/p>\n<p> Thu 8\/24\tTrois-Riviers, QUE.\tTrois-Pivieres en Blues<br \/> Fri 8\/25\t\tPointe-Clare, QUE.\tFairview Shopping Centre<br \/> Sat 8\/26\tSt. Joseph de Beauce, QUE.\tAccelleration de Camion de St.Joseph<br \/> Sun 8\/27\tChicoutimi, QUE.\tLe Centre Georges &#8211; Vezina<br \/> Sat 9\/9\t\tHinckley, MN\t\tGrand Casino Hinckley Amphitheatre<br \/> Sun 9\/10\tMankato, MN\t\tVetter Stone Amphitheatre<br \/> Fri 9\/15\t\tRancho Mirage, CA\tAgua Caliente Casino<br \/> Sun 9\/17\tJackson, CA\t\tJackson Rancheria Casino Resort<br \/> Sat 11\/11\tWisconsin Dells, WI\tCrystal Grand Music Theatre<br \/> Tue 11\/14\tLima, OH\t\tVeterans Memorial Civic Center<br \/> Wed 11\/15\tKalamazoo, MI\t\tState Theatre<\/p>\n<p> Source: www.styxworld.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STYX\u2019s highly anticipated and critically acclaimed 16th studio album, THE MISSION, has officially launched into&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}