Note: Includes guest vocals by Jon Anderson (Yes)! [New : M/M]
Released: 23/10/2007 Reference: 15027

Track Listing: South Side Of The Sky [9:24] / Sun Song [9:33] / Life By Light [7:29] / Ember Without Name [16:33] / Into Thin Air [19:14] / Rest [6:30]

Review: The brand new album by Glass Hammer, featuring six extraordinaire tracks and guest vocals from progressive rock legend and Yes co-founder Jon Anderson.

It has been well over two years since the release of their critically acclaimed double CD, “The Inconsolable Secret”. At last, Babb, Schendel and company are back with their tenth studio release, “Culture of Ascent”.

“South Side of the Sky” by YES opens the door to ‘Culture’s’ lyrical world of icy landscapes and towering Himalayan summits. The trancy, trip-hop opening arrangement for ‘Culture’s’ first track soon gives way to full-blown progressive-rock bombast, featuring all the trademarks that have kept Glass Hammer fans loyal and begging for more.

But that’s not to say that Culture of Ascent doesn’t take Glass Hammer into new territory. The performances of French guitar-virtuoso David “Shreddy” Wallimann prove the perfect marriage for the highly technical, prog-metal drumming of Matt Mendians who returns for his second GH studio album. This, along with cutting-edge technology and an arsenal of new sounds from Babb and Schendel, gives “Culture of Ascent” a modern edginess– something unusual for a band well known for its mastery of analog gear and seventies retro-proginess.

“Culture of Ascent” will be released on October 23rd in a full-color digipak with custom art by Michal Karcz, and audiophile mastering by Bob Katz of Digital Domain. It’s six epic tracks total over sixty-nine minutes. Glass Hammer’s tenth studio album is a must for fans, and sure to be a hit with connoisseurs of modern-progressive rock.


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[New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2007 Reference: 15123

Track Listing: 1. Time Marches On (Performed Live at ProgDay 1997) (10:41) / 2. Air Born (6:29) / 3. The Narrow Way (12:02) / 4. A is A (4:19) / 5. The Morning Song (5:02) / 6. Heroes and Dragons (Symphonic Version) (5:34) / 7. In the Court of Alkinoos (21:30) / Live bonus track: 8. Through The Glass Darkly (6:49)


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Note: DVD - NTSC RC0 [New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2006 Reference: 15140

Track Listing: 1. Long and Long Ago / 2. One King / 3. Run Lisette / 4. Farewell to Shadowlands / 5. Through the Glass Darkly / 6. Knight of the North / 7. When We Were Young / 8. Having Caught a Glimpse / 9. Heroes and Dragons / Plus: Behind-the-scenes video footage / Rehearsal video footage / Slideshow with commentary / Total Time: Over 250 minutes of content

Review: Line-up:

Steve Babb / bass guitar
Fred Schendel / keyboards
Matt Mendians / drums
David Wallimann / electric guitar
Carl Groves / vocals
Susie Bogdanowicz / vocals
Bethany Warren / vocals
Flo Paris / vocals
Eric Parker / acoustic guitar & steel guitar

With The Adonia String Trio:

Rebecca James / violin
Susan Hawkins / viola
Rachel Hackenberger / cello

And:
150 singers of The Belmont University Singers
and The Belmont Women’s Choir


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Note: Double CD [New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2005 Reference: 14518

Track Listing: Disc 1: A Maker Of Crowns (15:21) / The Knight Of The North (24:39) / Disc 2: Long And Long Ago (10:23) / The Morning She Awoke (5:36) / Lirazel (4:30) / The High Place (3:33) / Morrigan's Song (3:33) / Walking Towards Doom (2:06) / Mog Ruith (2:03) / Through A Glass Darkly (6:55) / The Lady Waits (5:46) / The Mirror Cracks (2:12) / Having Caught A Glimpse (13:23)


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Note: NEW release! [New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2004 Reference: 14364

Track Listing: So Close, So Far (9:50) / Run Lisette (10:30) / Farewell To Shadowlands (7:30) / Longer (9:55) / Behind The Great Beyond (20:26)

Review: Once again Glass Hammer has delivered a wonderful album that all lovers of superb, melodic symphonic rock will enjoy to the fullest. Listening to all the material on Shadowlands, it’s like listening to Yes and Kansas in one studio, so if you’re a fan of one of them or, better still, both of these icons, then you’re in for a real treat! (Progressive World)


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[New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2000 Reference: 14158

Track Listing: All In Good Time – Part One (Empty Space / Revealer / An Eldritch Wind / Revelation / Chronometry / Chronotheme) / end part one / All In Good Time – Part Two (Shapes Of The Morning / Chronoverture / The Waiting / Watching The Sky)


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[New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/1993 Reference: 14155

Track Listing: Shadow Of The Past / Something’s Coming / Song Of The Dunadan / Fog On The Barrow-Downs / The Prancing Pony / The Way To her Heart / The Ballad Of Balin Longbeard / Rivendell / Khazad-Dum / Nimrodel / The Palantir / Pelennor Fields / Why I Cry (Arwen’s Song) / Anduril / Morannon Gate / The Return Of The King / Why I Cry (Single Edit)


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[New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2002 Reference: 14264

Track Listing: Good Evening (0:51) / Tales Of The Great Wars (10:42) / One King (6:07) / Further Up And Further In (15:13) / Intermission (1:08) / Music For Four Hands (And Temporal Anomaly) (2:19) / A Cup Of Trembling (7:50) / Centurion (7:47) / When We Were Young (9:53) / Goodnight (1:11) / Heroes And Dragons (3:45)


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Note: DVD - NTSC RC0 [New : M/M]
Cat No: DV8 SR7112 Released: 01/01/2004 Reference: 14388

Track Listing: 1. Chronotheme (Chronometree - 2000) / 2. Tales Of The Great Wars (Lex Rex - 2002) / 3. One King (Lex Rex - 2002) / 4. Further Up And Further In (Lex Rex - 2002) / 5. A Cup Of Trembling (Lex Rex - 2002) / 6. Chronos Deliverer (Chronometree - 2000) / 7. When We Were Young (Lex Rex - 2002) / 8. Heaven (Perelandra - 1995) / DVD - Bonus - Material
9. Rehearsal Footage / 10. "Private" Concert / 11. DVD-Release-Party / 12. Video "Tales Of The Great Wars" / Total Time: 122:00

Review: NTSC Region Free DVD from the premiere symphonic rock band in the US. Pro-shot concert performance draws material from Perelandra, Chronometree and Lex Rex. Two hours of prog heaven.


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[New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/1997 Reference: 14263

Track Listing: Domain Walls / Arrgh! / Something's Coming / What The Public Wants / Song Of The Dunadan / Cheese / Time Marches On / Throw It Away / Stranger From The Sky / The Wind / True Love / Somewhere Out There / Hearts / Science Fiction

[New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2004 Reference: 14483

Track Listing: Greetings Ladies And Gentlemen (1:36) / Chronotheme (5:06) / Tales Of The Great Wars (10:26) / One King (6:12) / Further Up, Further In (14:28) / Cowboys And Mendians (2:42) / A Cup Of Trembling (8:03) / Portrait (He Knew) (6:27) / Chronos Deliverer (5:16) / When We Were Young (8:14) / Heaven (4:08)


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[New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/2001 Reference: 14262

Track Listing: Elrenn and Endereth (2:33) / The Old Troll (1:56) / The Old Troll and the Maiden (5:58) / Dwarf and Orc (3:53) / The King's Beer (2:41) / The Ballad of Balid Longbeard (4:11) / The Man in the Wood (3:27) / Mirkwood (2:12) / As I Walk (2:34) / The Last Ship (2:41) / Mithrandir (This Fading Age) (5:08) / Sweet Goldberry (4:41) / No Crown for Balin (3:07)


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[New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/1998 Reference: 14157

Track Listing: On To Evermore / The Mayor Of Longview / The Conflict / Muse / Arianna / Only Red / This Fading Age / Junkyard Angel / Twilight On Longview


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[New : M/M]
Released: 01/01/1995 Reference: 14156

Track Listing: Now Arriving / Time Marches On / Lliusion / The Way To Her Heart / Felix The Cat / Now Departing / Perelandra / Le Danse Final / That Hideous Strength / Enda The Lion / Into The Night / Heaven