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STEVE HACKETT ANNOUNCES NEW SOLO STUDIO ALBUM ‘WOLFLIGHT’

OUT ON 30^TH MARCH

Music pioneer Steve Hackett has announced the release of his new solo album Wolflight. According to the man himself, this “wild pack of tracks – starting with a wolf cry – will be unleashed on the unsuspecting on 30^th March 2015.”    

From a plaintive wolf cry to Steve embracing real wolves (see sleeve above), exploring dark caverns, ancient ruins and tropical lagoons, primal energy is at the root of this album as a springboard to an exotic and exciting adventure.

Wolflight is Steve’s first original solo studio album since Beyond The Shrouded Horizon in 2011.  Primal and orchestral, it retains the Hackett trademark as electric guitar runs right the way through with a regular sprinkling of acoustic.  The concept behind it is a new unexplored chapter in the guitarist’s career.

The ten tracks take the listener through a journey in space and time looking at the different faces of the endless fight for freedom. Wandering between parallel universes, Hackett explores contemporary and ancient cultures, from Greece (Corycian Fire) to the Far East (Wolflight), the USA and Martin Luther King (Black Thunder), but also his very own childhood memories (The Wheel’s Turning) and the unresolved drama of domestic violence (Love Song to a Vampire).

An excited Steve Hackett tells us more about the record: “My new rock album Wolflight is at the ready and lying in wait. It reflects everybody's struggle for freedom on a journey travelling through both inner and outer space. It explores sounds from as far afield as Greece, Azerbaijan, the deep American South, Sahara desert and beyond, from all our yesterdays, evoking the ancient past”.  

Steve Hackett's electric guitar plays a powerful role, whilst we also hear him on acoustic guitar, Arabian lute and twelve string, along with his strong lead vocals.  Guest Musicians include long time collaborators Roger King (Keyboards & programming), Gary O’Toole (drums), Rob Townsend (sax, duduk), Nick Beggs (bass & stick) and Amanda Lehmann (harmony vocals).  Malik Mansurov on tar and Sara Kovaks on didgeridoo add an extra exotic element, plus YES bassist Chris Squire plays on Love Song to a Vampire and Hugo Dagenhardt plays drums on Dust and Dreams.   The innovative song writing team includes Steve Hackett, his wife Jo Hackett and also Roger King.

Track list as follows:

1.    Out of the Body

2.    Wolflight

3.    Love Song To a Vampire

4.    The Wheel’s Turning

5.    Corycian Fire

6.    Earthshine

7.    Loving Sea

8.    Black Thunder

9.    Dust and Dreams

10.  Heart Song

Let Steve Hackett’s magic guitar lead you like Pan’s flute through a primordial dream of love, struggle and liberation.  Take the journey to freedom with Wolflight; taking off 30^th March.

Steve will embark upon his Acolyte To Wolflight with Genesis Revisited Tour in October 2015, with 19 UK shows. Hackett states: “I'm excited to embrace Genesis Revisited once more on my tour whilst also celebrating 40 years of Voyage of the Acolyte, playing several Hackett favourites and introducing my new Wolflight album.”

Full Dates Are:

October 2015

Tue 6^th           GUILDFORD            GLive                                          0844 249 4300

Wed 7^th          LONDON                  O2 Shepherds Bush Empire      0844 477 2000

Fri 9^th             NORTHAMPTON     Derngate                                     01604 624 811

Sat 10^th          CARDIFF                 St David’s Hall                             02920 878 444

Sun 11^th         SOUTHAMPTON     02 Guildhall                                 02380 632 601

Tue 13^th         BASINGSTOKE       The Anvil                                      01256 844 244

Wed 14^th       YORK                        Barbican                                       0844 854 2757

Fri 16^th           ABERDEEN              Music Hall                                    01224 641 122

Sat 17^th         GATESHEAD            The Sage                                      0191 443 4661

Sun 18^th        GLASGOW                Royal Concert Hall                       0141 353 8000

Tue 20^th         LEEDS                      Town Hall                                     0113 224 3801

Wed 21^st        LLANDUDNO            Venue Cymru                               01492 872 000

Fri 23^rd           LIVERPOOL              Philharmonic                               0151 709 3789        

Sat 24^th         LEICESTER              de Montfort Hall                            0116 233 3111

Sun 25^th        SALFORD                 The Lowry                                    0843 208 6000

Tue 27^th         IPSWICH                  Regent Theatre                            01473 433 100

Wed 28^th        BRISTOL                  Colston Hall                                  0844 770 1797

Fri 30^th            BIRMINGHAM          Symphony Hall                            0121 345 0602

Sat 31^st          SOUTHEND              Cliffs Pavilion                               01702 351 135

Tickets for all shows (apart from London) £29.50, £27.50; London: £37.50 level one, £33.50; (All tickets subject to booking fee).  24-hour ticket hotline 0844 338 0000 and Online: BookingsDirect.com.   Showtime will be 7.30pm (plus support).

The album will be released in the following formats:

Special edition CD & Blu-Ray mediabook 0507070

2LP & CD Gatefold vinyl 0507071

CD Standard Jewelcase 0507072

Digital Download 0507076

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