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Upcoming Shows: Taste the new album !

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28th January

Garage

Bergen, N

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Additional act; D'Accord, N

Another No. 1 placement for Magic Pie's third album "The Suffering Joy"at top 10. (NL)
In competition with the legends Steve Hacket (Genesis), YES and URIAH HEEP, (among others) Magic Pie had a close race towards the end against Uriah Heep.
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NO 1 Album 2011 (SE)
Magic Pie The Suffering Joy appointed to No 1 album top 10 2011 at
Artrock.se in competition with YES, Status Quo, Opeth, Antrax and others...
Review: Daniel Reichberg

No. 2 Top 50 2011
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Get in touch with us via JT@magicpie.net
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Have a taste of the band from the new album The Suffering Joy (2011)

...fantastic vocal harmonies!....Plenty of soaring arpeggios flow in unison on the fine instrumental work, tightly flowing guitar phraseology, stellar keyboard and bass lines move swiftly and without flaw over some pretty incredible technical drum playing.

Magazine front covers on Classic Rock Society, UK and Just for kicksmusic, Germany

Magic Pie has probably delivered one of the best (yes, even though we've only got until March!) Norwegian releases, and The Suffering Joy will probably end up on the top list of symphonic prog slices for all progressive journals and web sites when the year will be rounded off. In other words, SMASHING!

Magic Pie har trolig levert en av årets beste (ja, selv om vi bare har kommet til mars!) norske utgivelser, og The Suffering Joy vil trolig ende opp på topplisten over symfoniske progskiver for samtlige progressive tidsskrifter og nettsteder når året skal rundes av. Med andre ord; KNALL!

...This is one of the best releases of recent years in the progressive landscape.

Laten we maar meteen met de deur in huis vallen, dit is één van de beste releases van de laatste jaren in het progressieve landschap.

... "so this band actually gives me a feeling of total euphoria .... such a delicate, clever and wonderful album, you will not find on this side of the millennium. The first and clearest six"

..."så gir faktisk dette bandet meg en følelse av total eufori....et så delikat, kløktig og herlig album finner du ikke på denne siden av årtusenskiftet. Årets første og klareste sekser"

...the band is one of the most musically gifted out there. Add in a terrific production with a professional sound, and you have one of the most aesthetically pleasing prog rock albums in recent memory...the only thing anyone needs to gather from this review can be summed up in one word - MASTERPIECE!

...This is another impressive release from Stenberg and co. demonstrating their acute ability to blend a variety of styles (albeit mostly in a prog vein) into an entertaining whole...Like the two previous Magic Pie releases this comes highly recommended.

"...Et strålende album...tekniske ferdigheter himmelshøyt over gjennomsnittet...bredde og melodiske teft...."

"..A brilliant album...Technical skills sky-high above the average...width and melodic scent..."

"...Wow! Jaw down and take a deep breath.....By The Suffering With Joy the Norwegians have achieved a major breakthrough...Two thumbs up"

"...Wow! Kinnlade runter und mal tief durchatmen...Mit The Suffering Joy ist den den Norwegern ein grosser Wurf gelungen...Beide Daumen hoch."

..Although we are just at the beginning of the year, I have no doubt that this is one of the best albums you'll hear in 2011 a....another masterpiece..."

טורחים לחדש עם השפעות פרוג מודרניות (ניאו פרוג ופרוג מטאל) והכל עם סאונד מודרני
השנה, אין לי ספק שמדובר באחד מהאלבומים הטובים ביותר שתשמעו ב-2011 ואני מקווה שכל מי שקורא את
הסקירה ירכוש את האלבום כי מגיעים לנו עוד אלבומי מופת גם בעתיד

..."the band actually knows how to create a really decent progrock level....."The Suffering Joy" is a very successful album"...unique in its class..."

„The Suffering Joy” jest więc naprawdę udanym albumem. Dla części odbiorów może być to wyjątkowa rzecz, do której ze sporą przyjemnością będą wracać. Nie da się jednak ukryć, że dla wielu innych może okazać się ona substytutem poprzedniego wydawnictwa Magic Pie, lub na odwrót. Na pojawianie się dzieła równie dobrego, ale w swojej klasie wyjątkowego, trzeba będzie poczekać, trzymając przy tym kciuki, oby tym razem Norwegom nic niefortunnego nieoczekiwanie nie stanęło na drodze.

..."Magic Pie has done it again, and delivers the natural follow up to "Circus Of life", following the same wonderful path, but without repeating themselves one single second...The music of Magic Pie just makes me incredible happy and in a great mood...."

A sense of enthusiasm comes from listening to this album. This feeling is generated by a permanent rainbow notes and variations which intersect, collide, move apart, converge, disperse ... the whole forming a perfectly mastered blend, which recreates a style without ever being tempted by the facility. Recommented !

Un sentiment d’enthousiasme émane de l’écoute de cet album. Ce sentiment est généré par un arc en ciel permanent de notes et de variations qui se croisent, s’entrechoquent, s’éloignent, se rejoignent, se dispersent… le tout formant un amalgame parfaitement maitrisé, qui réinvente un style sans jamais se laisser tenter par la facilité.

O quase impecável "The Suffering Joy" não se mostra apenas um bom álbum, mas sim um enorme passo na carreira do Magic Pie, que com músicos competendes e grandes composições tem tudo para se tornar um dos principais nomes da música progressiva atual.

The almost flawless "The Suffering Joy" not only shows a good album, but a huge step in the career of Magic Pie, who with great compositions and musicians competendes has everything to become a leading name in progressive music today

..."Well I have to admit that Magic Pie with their new album "The Suffering Joy" has come as something of a surprise to me....this is one great find for me and I can certainly recommend the album"...."you have here a true masterpiece!

..."There's a reason why Norway's Magic Pie have been hailed as one of the greatest progressive rock bands of the modern era. Yes, they are that damn good."

MAGIC PIE interview- with new vocalist Eirikur Hauksson ( Eric )
"Our journey has just began. There is so much left to say and play and we want to do just that in your hometown. And if we stick to our plan - we will have Magic Pie nr. IV already next year... be prepared !"

..."The long wait has been rewarded with a very strong third album that proves that Magic Pie can compete with the very best of (prog)rockbands."

..."Het lange wachten is beloond met een zeer sterk derde album waarmee Magic Pie zich vanaf nu met de top (prog)rockbands mag meten."

..."The Suffering Joy was a long time coming, but is every bit worth the wait. With this album Magic Pie could (and should!) move beyond being the band to watch to being the band that sets the standard. The holidays are over, the diet can wait, we should have another piece of The Pie!"

..."the album is finally out and it has definitely been worth the wait." "If you're a Progressive Rock fan, you'd be a fool not to check out The Suffering Joy.

..."Godt plassert i de dypeste prog-rock skoger - tenk King Crimson, Pink Floyd, og mer polerte Porcupine Tree, med gode doser klassick rock alla Iron Maiden og Deep Purple..."
Complete review (N) Article (N)

..."Jeg synes «The suffering joy» nærmer seg en rockeopera og er et virkelig helstøpt album. Det er ingen tvil om at mossingene med sin vokalist Eirikur Hauksson fra Fredrikstad, tilhører elitedivisjonen i sin klasse."
..."I think "The suffering joy" approaching a rock opera and is a really unified album. There is no doubt that with his vocals Mossing Eirikur Hauksson from Fredrikstad, belong to the elite division in its class."

..."Det går rett og slett et "RUSH" gjennom kroppen - Et musikalsk kinderegg"
..."A "RUSH" through the body - a musical "Kinder egg"

Release party at Queens, Moss, Norway friday 21st. January
An acoustic concert, Pre-sales and listening.
Join the celebration. Free entrance !

Release of album 24th January ! (Reviews)
Read more to listen to promos:

Sadly Magic Pie have to cancel the official release concert at John Dee, Oslo Thursday 27th January. One of the band members has a nasty spinal disc prolapse AND has a broken leg as well, hence the planned concert is impossible to achieve. Note: New concert 10th April and local release party 21th January is confirmed.

“The Suffering Joy” will be released through Progress Records (www.progressrec.com) on January 25th 2011.

Magic Pie Webshop is finally launched and merchandise is now also available from stock in Norway. Note: The new album is only for advance orders. Go to WEBSHOP for more information, and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.