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Gilbert Marshall leaves the band

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:41:00 AM +0100

MAGIC PIE regret to inform that original keyboard player/singer/songwriter GILBERT MARSHALL has left the band. There is no drama in Gilbert's decision and he is leaving the band as a friend. Gilbert has been in Magic Pie since the earliest formation of the band. As a keyboard wizard, excellent songwriter, a phenomenal singer and friend, Gilbert has been a vital part of creating the unique sound Magic Pie is known for. Gilbert will be missed in the band - both by the other five guys and by friends and fans of the band. Magic Pie will start the difficult hunt for a new band member shortly. Gilbert says:

Always stay tuned by QR-code

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:16:00 PM +0100

STAY TUNED - QR-KODE QR-code reader for iphone QR-code reader for Android What is QR code

Poll results "The Suffering Joy"

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:44:00 PM +0100

No.1 Album at Sea of Tranqulity poll (USA) No. 1 Album at Paperlate.nl (NL) NO 1 Album 2011 at Artrock.se (S) No. 2 Top 50 2011 The Richter Scale

Images from the concert in Gothenburg 12th November

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:55:00 PM +0100

http://artrock.se/magic_pie_2011.htm Get in touch with us via JT@magicpie.net We' like to hear from you ! Have a taste of the band from the new album The Suffering Joy (2011)

USA - Interview by Music Street Journal

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:50:00 AM +0100

USA - The fantastic music of Magic Pie! Review by Music Street Journal

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:35:00 AM +0100

...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.

UK / Germany - Magazine front covers

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:37:00 AM +0100

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

Live Prog (NL) Video review The Suffering Joy - "Amazing..."

Wed, 18 May 2011 02:35:00 PM +0100

CD Review Tarkus (N) - "Smashing"

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:00:00 AM +0100

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!

CD Review Prog-Nose (NL) Rating 10 / 10

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 08:40:00 PM +0100

...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.

CD Review Scream Magazine (N) Rating 6 / 6

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:22:00 AM +0100

... "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"

CD Review Progarchives - Rating 5 / 5

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:55:00 AM +0100

...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!

CD Review Dutch Progressive Rock Page (NL) - Rating 8 / 10

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:10:00 PM +0100

...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.

CD Review PULS (N)

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:08:00 PM +0100

"...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..."

CD Review - Das Schweizer Progressive Rock Portal - Rating 4,5/5

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:43:00 PM +0100

"...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."

CD Review Official Israeli Dream Theater fanclub Rating 9/10

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:55:00 PM +0100

..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

CD Review Mały Leksykon Wielkich Zespoł�w (PL)

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:11:00 PM +0100

..."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.

CD Review Eternal Terror (N) Rating 5.5 / 6

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:32:00 PM +0100

..."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...."

CD Review Prog-mania (F) Rating 5/5

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 05:36:00 PM +0100

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.

CD Review Metal Is The Law (POR) Rating 9,5/10

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:02:00 PM +0100

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