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The multi-national band THE SAMURAI OF PROG is back with a double-album, putting its own spin on classic Progressive rock tunes plus new compositions. Performances and recordings are of the highest quality, and the CDs are accompanied by a beautiful forty-page booklet. This is a lovely homage to many of Progressive rock music's great works, some well-known and some lesser-known gems. We also see the band maturing into their own identity, as this, their second album, finds them penning fresh original tunes as well. THE SAMURAI OF PROG is joined by a bevy of guest artists, making "Secrets Of Disguise" (Musea, 2013) a rich and textured feast for the ears. Guests include Jon DAVISON (YES), Roine STOLT (FTHE FLOWER KINGS), Guy LeBLANC (CAMEL), Robert WEBB (ENGLAND), David MYERS (THE MUSICAL BOX), Mark TRUEACK (UNITOPIA), Phideaux XAVIER, Kamran Alan SHIKOH (GLASS HAMMER), Linus KASE (ANGLAGARD), Mento HEVIA (CRACK), Lalo HUBER (NEXUS), Srdjan BRANKOVIC, Akos BOGATI-BOKOR (YESTERDAYS), Stefano VICARELLI, Risto SALMI, Octavio STAMPALIA (JINETES NEGROS), Matthijs HERDER, Andrew MARSHALL (WILLOWGLASS)... And many more !


2011-Undercover 

01. Before the Lamia
02. Tha Lamia
03. Starship Trooper
04. World of Adventures
05. Assassing
06. Gravita
07. Jerusalem
08. Dogs
09. The Promise
10. ...Zap
11. Resistor: Stranger
12. Costa & Mariotti: Blood Sacrifice
13. Roz Vitalis: Asylum
14. Contrarian: Prisoner of the World



2. 2013-Secrets of Disguise (2CD) 


CD1:

01. Three Piece Suite (England)
02. *Sweet Iphigenia
03. Descenso en el Maelstrom (Crack)
04. *Before the Dance
05. Dancing with the Moonlit Knight (Genesis)
06. Aspirations (Gentle Giant)
07. Traveler (PFM)
08. Sameassa Vedessa (Matti Jrvinen)
09. One More Red Nightmare (King Crimson)
10. To Take Him Away (Sandrose)
11. Time and a Word (Yes)

CD2:

01. Singring and the Glass Guitar (Utopia)
02. Darkness (Van Der Graaf Generator)
03. Jacob’s Ladder (Rush)
04. *The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (alternative mix)



3. 2014-The Imperial Hotel 


01. After The Echoes (8:43)
02. Limoncello (7:58)
03. Victoria's Summer Home (2:54)
04. The Imperial Hotel (28:10)
05. Into The Lake (8:43)



Line up:

Undercover:

- Marco Bernard / bass
- Steve Unruh / vocals, guitars, flute, violin
- Kimmo Prsti / drums, percussion
With:
- Anita Aronen / harp
- Thomas Berglund / guitars
- Guy Le Blanc / keyboards
- Akos Bogati-Bokor / guitars, vocals
- Srdjan Brankovich / guitars
- Alfio Costa / Mellotron
- Jon Davison / vocals
- Jaan Jaanson / guitars
- David Myers / piano
- Esa Lehtinen / flute
- Zoltan Kolumban / bass
- Michael Manring / bass
- Richard Marichal / keyboards
- Jonas Reingold / bass
- Risto Salmi / saxophones
- Eduardo Garcia Saluena / keyboards
- Elina Sipil / cello
- Virginia Splendore / stick
- Roine Stolt / guitars
- Jan-Olof Strandberg / bass
- Stefano Vicarelli / keyboards
- Resistor
- Costa & Mariotti
- Roz Vitalis
- Contrarian

Secrets of Disguise:

Marco Bernard - Bass
Kimmo Prsti (Mist Season) - Drums, Percussion
Steve Unruh (Resistor, solo) - Vocals, Guitars, Violin, Flute

With:

Mimmo Ferri - electric piano on track 6
Beatrice Birardi - vibraphone on track 6
Jan-Olof Stranberg - fretless bass on track 6
Jon Davison (Yes),
Roine Stolt (Flower Kings),
Guy LeBlanc (Camel),
Robert Webb (England),
David Myers,
Mark Trueack (Unitopia),
Phideaux Xavier,
Kamran Alan Shikoh (Glass Hammer),
Linus Kse (Anglagrd),
Mento Hevia (Crack),
Lalo Huber (Nexus),
Srdjan Brankovic,
kos Bogti-Bokor,
Stefano Vicarelli,
Risto Salmi,
Octavio Stampalia,
Matthijs Herder,
Andrew Marshall (Willowglass)

The Imperial Hotel:

Marco Bernard - Bass
Kimmo Prsti (Mist Season) - Drums, Percussion
Steve Unruh (Resistor, solo) - Vocals, Violin, Flute, Guitar

With:
Robert Webb (England) - Keyboards, Vocals
Octavio Stampalia (Jinetes Negros) - Keyboards, Vocals
Linus Kase (Brighteye Brison, Anglagard) - Keyboards, Vocals
David Myers (The Musical Box) - Piano
Kamran Alan Shikoh (Glass Hammer) - Guitars on The Imperial Hotel
Yoshihisa Shimuzu (Kenso) - Guitar on Limoncello
Johan ijen - Guitar on After the Echoes
Kristofer Eng - Guitar on Into the Lake
Maria Kvist - Vocals on Into the Lake
Martin Henderson - Background Vocals on The Imperial Hotel