Prog Rockers MAGIC PIE Sign With Karisma Records
March 23, 2015, 9 years ago
Karisma Records have inked a deal with Norwegian prog rockers, Magic Pie, and are set to release the band's fourth full-length album on May 25th. As well as the new album, information about which will be released shortly, Karisma will also be re-issuing the band's three previous albums - 2005's Motions Of Desire, 2007's Circus Of Life and 2011's The Suffering Joy - later this year in both CD format, and, for the first time, in vinyl format as well.
Formed in 2001 in Moss, Norway, Magic Pie has become a household name to Prog fans around the world with their blend of classic prog and hard rock inspired by bands such as Spock’s Beard, Dream Theater, Genesis, Pink Floyd, The Flower Kings, Transatlantic, Kansas, Deep Purple, YES, etc.
Magic Pie's lineup consists of songwriter and producer Kim Stenberg on guitars and vocals, lyricist and melody co-writer Eirikur Hauksson on lead vocals and guitar, Eirik Hanssen on vocals and guitar, Jan Torkild Johannessen on drums, Erling Henanger on keyboards and backing vocals and Lars Petter Holstad on bass and backing vocals. It's a lineup where experience and superb musicianship combine to create epic prog rock with top notch vocal harmonies.
Fan-filmed footage of Magic Pie performing at ROSfest can be seen below:
