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AVIAN: Acoustic Version Of 'Beyond The Hallowed Gates' Posted Online

January 22, 2009

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, played a 30-minute "unplugged" set on the "Root Of All Evil" show last Saturday night, January 17 (technically early Sunday morning) on the KFAI radio station in Minneapolis, Minnesota. An acoustic version of the song "Beyond The Hallowed Gates" is now available for download in the "Media" section of the group's official web site. You can access a stream of the entire set at this location (the set begins approximately 52 minutes into the show).

AVIAN has inked a European deal with Germany's Silverwolf Productions. The group's sophomore album, "Ashes and Madness", will be made available on February 27.

The recording lineup for the CD is as follows:

Lance King - Vocals, Keyboards
Yan Leviathan - Guitar, Bass
Jerry B. - Drums
Bill Hudson (ex-CELLADOR) - All Guitar Solos

"Ashes and Madness" track listing:

01. Ashes and Madness (7:38)
02. The Lost and Forsaken (5:08)
03. Into the Other Side (4:35)
04. Esoteric Lies (5:18)
05. Fall from Grace (Instrumental) (1:13)
06. Beyond the Hallowed Gates (5:00)
07. Thundersoul (5:00)
08. All the King’s Horses (5:15)
09. Never Fade from Me (5:11)
10. Time and Space Part II: Unlock the Mystery (10:14)

A video featuring the album's first single, "The Lost and Forsaken", set against some of the artwork that is included in the booklet that was created by Mattias Norén, can be viewed below.

Yan Leviathan assembled AVIAN after being inspired by GAMMA RAY's performance at the ProgPower USA III festival.

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