TRIUMPH: New Audio Interview With MIKE LEVINE Posted Online

June 10, 2008

iConnotations recently conducted an interview with bassist Mike Levine of the reactivated Canadian rockers TRIUMPH. Mike talks about the band's upcoming festival gigs, the possibility of a full-blown North American tour next year and whether there are plans to write and record any new material.

The interview is now available for streaming and download at this location.

TRIUMPHRik Emmett (vocals, guitars),Mike Levine (bass, keyboards) and Gil Moore (vocals, drums),along with Dave Dunlop from Rik Emmett's STRUNG-OUT TROUBADOURS project played its first show since reuniting Saturday night (June 7) at the Sweden Rock Festival in Slvesborg, Sweden.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. When the Lights Go Down
02. Lay It on the Line
03. Allied Forces
04. Never Surrender
05. I Live For the Weekend
06. Blinding Light Show
07. Rocky Mountain Way
08. Magic Power
09. Rock and Roll Machine
Encore:
10. Fight the Good Fight

Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below.

Check out photos of the concert at RockFoto.nu.

As one of the godfathers of prog metal and leading lights of arena rock, TRIUMPH formed in 1975, and built a large and loyal fanbase by the late '70s on the strength of their non-stop touring schedule throughout Canada and the USA and the success of their classic albums, "Rock & Roll Machine" and "Just A Game".

But it was in the 1980s when TRIUMPH truly became a force to be reckoned with, as a string of gold/platinum-certified albums ("Progressions of Power", "Allied Forces", "Never Surrender" and "Thunder Seven") and classic hits ("Fight the Good Fight", "Magic Power", "Lay It On The Line") solidified the group as one of rock's top concert attractions.

"Never Surrender" (clip uploaded by YouTube user "mawi6777"):

"Magic Power" (clip uploaded by YouTube user "erozC"):

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