BW&BK; has received the following press release:

First a brief note on the album title and its slightly unusual history, because initially, the new THE FLOWER KINGS opus was to be entitled simply Love. Main composer and producer Roine Stolt says… ”I intended to call the recording just ‘Love’ until I read with surprise that THE BEATLES were releasing a new album with that title, so I guess the universe wasn't big for that much ´love` in one year. So by twisting the idea a bit, I came up with the alternative title The Sum Of No Evil, which sort of equals Love. It also gave us a great platform for using some of Ed Unitsky`s surreal art for the cover, that ´fish-bus` is funny and in tune with the hippie and flower power vibe yet a bit of surreal Monty Python style too. There are way too many dark serious melodramatic bands out there, we wanted to be the colourful, friendly alternative.”

Their latest album, The Sum Of No Evil, is a perfect example of a timeless prog rock release that easily lives up to classics such as Lamb Lies Down On Broadway or Yessongs. Stolt refers to the album as ”Flower Kings to the max”, explaining: ”We wanted to make a real hardcore symphonic rock and prog album. We took away all the pop, the jazz and the experimental or ambient stuff and concentrated on the pure prog that we do best” - an apt description of the almost 75 minutes of playing time and the six expansive tracks. ”To make all this a real trip for the prog rock fan we have worked in a studio that specializes on '60s and '70s vintage recording equipment, plus we used lots of real vintage analogue keyboards, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, Rhodes and grand pianos plus lots of Mini Moog and old tube amplifiers for the guitars,” says Stolt.

The discussion about the pure doctrine of prog rock is as old as the genre itself. Starting with KING CRIMSON through CAMEL to MARILLION, it has always been debatable exactly how progressive prog rock should be to deserve its name. For Roine Stolt, guitarist, vocalist and composer with Swedish band, The Flower Kings, all these considerations are unnecessary. Over the years, Stolt has developed his own, unmistakeable songwriting style, a unique signature that garners no doubt and has found countless fans all over the world. Although the contemporary scene may be developing into a tougher direction, The Flower Kings are always at their best when they don’t give a damn about supposedly new trends but simply continue to do what they do best, grand vintage style symphonic prog rock and this album proves that they are indeed the Kings of Prog 2007, by a good margin.

The Flower Kings' The Sum Of No Evil will street on September 25th in North America and October 8th in Europe via InsideOut Music/SPV.