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News : Prog rockers Anubis announce new album “Hitchhiking to Byzantium”

By on April 25, 2014

While you might not have heard a lot about Sydney’s Anubis locally, they’re one of those bands that are smashing it over in Europe, and it’s well deserved. Both of their previous albums, 230503 and A Tower of Silence were simply fantastic pieces of prog-rock. Come May 30th, the band will be releasing their third; Hitchhiking to Byzantium.

“The band has gained a keen following worldwide since the release of their acclaimed debut ‘230503’ and the follow up ‘A Tower Of Silence’. 230503 featured in year-end Top 10 lists for a series of international media including ProgArchives and was voted ‘Album of the Week’ by Music Waves (France). Proggies.ch memorably stated ‘…albums like this make you believe in the future of prog-rock.

A Tower Of Silence resonated particularly well with the band’s fan base overseas – just 3 weeks after its release, the album topped the sales charts of German independent distributor Just For Kicks Music, selling hundreds of copies in a matter of days.’”

The new album was self-produced and recorded with guitarist Dean Bennison at Sydney’s Razorback Music Studios. Pre-sales are up now over at the Anubis Bandcamp, and check out an early preview of the album below.

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