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Released September 14th
2007
PAL
VERSION LMDVD214 EAN6419922002148
NTSC VERSION LMDVD215
EAN6419922002155
Following swiftly on the back of
2006’s lavishly acclaimed ‘Walking On H2O’, Swedish
progressive metal masterminds MIND’S EYE return with their
most ambitious and accessible album to date in “A Gentleman’s
Hurricane”. Taking their musical and lyrical vision another
step on, the band has delivered the world’s first cinematic
metal triple pack consisting of CD / Comic Book and ‘making of
DVD’ which portrays the bands latest
concept:
In a dark and foggy day in September, three shots
are heard in the deep dark woods of “The Mother Of Presidents”
state of Virginia. Adam Evangelista, a 53 year old top
assassin whose ice cold walls have now been worn down by his
continuing growing guilt, searches for an answer to it all.
Acknowledging that he can’t continue without finding a way to
ease his mind, he seeks refuge at the town’s church where Adam
meets the now retired head priest Father Cavallero Di Mori,
coincidently visiting his old church and parish. Adam tries to
get into the depths of his own disturbed but genius mind.
Describing his life and assassinations for his new friend
Father Cavallero during sessions of confessions, both men
reveal deep secrets unknown to the outside world - dark
secrets they are both ashamed of. Adam’s sins and stories
stretch from Sweden, Ireland, Italy, France, to the former
USSR , Mexico and the USA. Taking orders from the well known
secret society ‘The Illuminati’, Adam’s “marks” are some of
the most important people in our time. But there is a catch;
only seven days to poor his heart out before his very last job
and time is running out.
Twelve Murders in Seven days. So
little time… So much to tell…
“A Gentleman’s Hurricane” is a
musically and lyrically rich affair offering a quality of
storytelling not heard on a concept album since Queensr˙che’s
1988 classic “Operation: Mindcrime”. “A Gentleman’s Hurricane”
showcases delicious vocal melodies over rich infectious
musical hooks which will appeal to fans from all corners of
the rock/metal market. Each track makes an equally strong
statement as a single entity as when heard in context of the
story.
The Swedish power trio of Andreas
Novak (vocals), Johan Niemann (bass,
guitars) and Daniel Flores (drums, keyboards,
executive producer) have delivered a truly dazzling album that
is set to beat the lavish critical acclaimed garnered by
“Walking On H2O”. “A Gentleman’s Hurricane”
album artwork and comic book have been produced by
leading graphic artist Mattias Norén
visualising the concept and music written by Daniel Flores
adding further flair and depth to the story.
Additionally the band have produced their first
promotional video for the track “Feed My Revolver”
(produced by Fredrik Englund and Viktor Blanke of
AWOL) which features stunning visualisation depicting the
story of Adam Evangelista in the lead up, execution and
aftermath of one of his key “marks”. The promotional video
clip is highly original and has caused a tremendous response
since its appearance on the bands myspace profile
(www.mysapce.com/eyeofthemind) in May 2007. This clip can be
seen on the accompanying “Making of A Gentleman’s Hurricane’
DVD (offered in PAL and NTSC formats which offers an insight
into the production and writing of the new Mind’s Eye
masterwork. | 
