Apocalypse 'The Castle' - symphonic prog

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Now posted on PA - our 1976 prog rock reissue - "The Castle" LP by Apocalypse released on Guerssen Records, Spain, March 25, 2022.
Michael Salvatori - Band Leader, Composer, Lead Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Recorder
Gail Salvatori - Keyboards, Synths, Violin, Backing Vocals
Tom Salvatori - Bass, Electric and Classical Guitar, Recorder
Scott Magnesen - Drums, Percussion

For more detailed information and to listen online: https://salvatoriproductions.com/apocalypse 

Some early press review highlights:

 “The songs have it all, clever compositions with interesting arrangements, a superb sense of melody, with odd time signatures and rhythms mixed in, suites with numerous sections, superb harmonies throughout. The execution is brilliant and flawless.” - Peter Thelen
— Expose.org

“Demo it may be but the recordings’ quality is quite brilliant as befits a concept album where the siblings’ progressive leanings meet folk sensibilities on a stunning array of mini-epics whose motifs flow into each other logically and melodically...” - Dmitry Epstein
— DMME.net

“...while the musicianship is very much of the highest order, it is the songs which really makes this...an incredibly enjoyable album which certainly would have done well if it had seen the light of day and been given the right promotion back in the day. Any fan of “traditional” prog would do very well indeed to seek this out.” - Progtector
— Progressor.net

“...completely realized songs on an epic scale. “The Spirit” and “All the People” clock in at nearly seven minutes and more than ten minutes, respectively, and both share features with the golden-era output of UK band Renaissance, who made several albums of delicate chamber prog in the mid-70s: harpsichord, Mellotron, spindly fuzz-guitar guitar leads, and lovely harmonies that blend male and female voices. The sprawling “Only the Children Know” starts acoustic before taking off for the stars with a massive Moog solo, and “The Castle” highlights Gail’s beautiful violin before stepping off into thick, distorted keys and expanding into a sprawling suite worthy of comparison to 70s Genesis.” - Steve Krakow (Plastic Crimewave)
— The Chicago Reader

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	Now posted on PA - our 1976 prog rock reissue - "The Castle" LP by Apocalypse released on Guerssen Records, Spain, March 25, 2022. Michael Salvatori - Band Leader, Composer, Lead Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Recorder Gail Salvatori - Keyboards, Synths, Violin, Backing Vocals Tom Salvatori - Bass, Electric and Classical Guitar, Recorder Scott Magnesen - Drums, Percussion For more detailed information and to listen online: https://salvatoriproductions.com/apocalypse Some early press review highlights: “The songs have it all, clever compositions with interesting arrangements, a superb sense of melody, with odd time signatures and rhythms mixed in, suites with numerous sections, superb harmonies throughout. The execution is brilliant and flawless.” - Peter Thelen — Expose.org “Demo it may be but the recordings’ quality is quite brilliant as befits a concept album where the siblings’ progressive leanings meet folk sensibilities on a stunning array of mini-epics whose motifs flow into each other logically and melodically...” - Dmitry Epstein — DMME.net “...while the musicianship is very much of the highest order, it is the songs which really makes this...an incredibly enjoyable album which certainly would have done well if it had seen the light of day and been given the right promotion back in the day. Any fan of “traditional” prog would do very well indeed to seek this out.” - Progtector — Progressor.net “...completely realized songs on an epic scale. “The Spirit” and “All the People” clock in at nearly seven minutes and more than ten minutes, respectively, and both share features with the golden-era output of UK band Renaissance, who made several albums of delicate chamber prog in the mid-70s: harpsichord, Mellotron, spindly fuzz-guitar guitar leads, and lovely harmonies that blend male and female voices. The sprawling “Only the Children Know” starts acoustic before taking off for the stars with a massive Moog solo, and “The Castle” highlights Gail’s beautiful violin before stepping off into thick, distorted keys and expanding into a sprawling suite worthy of comparison to 70s Genesis.” - Steve Krakow (Plastic Crimewave) — The Chicago Reader