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Recorded in 1996 and now available for the 1st time ever!

VOYAGER-X ignite a magical mixture of Progressive Metal, Melodic and Hard Rock on their album "Magic", on Dr. Music Records. Listening to the nine songs, the listener literally floats away to times when musical virtuosity and vocal art still harmonized perfectly, and bands such as Van Halen, Survivor, Marillion or Saga dominated the charts. VOYAGER-X skillfully built the bridge from Classic Bombast and Artrock to more modern sounds with their sophisticated Rock music. Actually, the album "Magic" was supposed to have been released in 1997, but shortly after the recording of the songs in Deckelmann Studio in Zirndorf, Germany, the musicians decided to put their band, then still called VOYAGER, on ice due to their life circumstances at that time, taking them all around the globe. The group then awoke from this deep slumber just after the original line-up consisting of singer Mario Gansen, guitarist Stephan Baumgärtner, bassist Jörg Schreiber, keyboardist Christian Mordek and drummer Peter Webert met during an event in 2019, and the idea came up to continue what ended so abruptly 22 years earlier after an exciting decade of intensely lived Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle. Due to other bands using the name in the meantime, the band was renamed to VOYAGER-X. Political and still current events are processed in the lyrics, penned by singer Mario Gansen (ex-Grim Reaper, ex-Dynasty). Therefore, friends of great Melodic Rock in the style of Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, or Savatage can now look forward to the release of the extraordinary album "Magic", which was also remastered by Romin Katzer.

Singer Mario Gansen recorded the album "We Were All Fools ..." with the German Krautrock formation Grim Reaper in 1979 and supported Judas Priest and also Motörhead during their 1980 Bomber tour. VOYAGER-X will convince with their impressive playing skills and the strong songs on "Magic" in the current Melodic Rock scene.

Media

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Sales Points

• Apple Music: 'Don't Lose The Path' placed in Breaking Hard Rock (US +10 Countries) in the album release week!
• Amazon Music: 'Don't Lose The Path' placed in Fresh Metal (Germany) in the album release week!
• Benelux: Tempelores.com Video-Interview + YouTube
• Interview F: Metallian & half page ad
• #10 in Rock It! Magazine (GER) soundcheck issue Feb/Mar 2024
• Interviews Spain: La Heavy magazine, Mariskalrock.com, …
• Airplay USA/UK: Coar Radio Show, TotalRock.com, Forest FM 92.3 East Dorset (Breaking Rock),
• La Heavy: ½ ad in the magazine+ one song in our weekly list in Spotify of recommendations.
• La Heavy/Mariskalrock.com: One post in all social media Facebook, Instagram feed & story, Twitter
• Airplay E: Mariskalrock e-radio, one song in the e-radio talking about the release. 3x/week
• Playlist PR for each single by Dr. Music Promotion (Oversense, Birdeatsbaby, Sortout)
• Interviews G-S-A: Eclipsed, Metal Hammer, Hardline, Break Out, Rock It!, …
• Social Ads on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube & TikTok to increase streams and CD sales - 1.5K budget
• US Radio: PlayMPE 'Classic Rock' radio submission package
• 'Janus Face' clip: https://youtu.be/ph3_yyVaxr4
• Trackplacements: Metal Hammer, Eclipsed (GER), Rock It! (GER), …
• Print/Online & Radio PR via Dr. Music Promotion (Tomorrow's Eve, Visionatica, Rednex)
• Between 1987 and 1997, VOYAGER belonged at the top of the emerging Rock scene around Nuremberg and Southern Germany.
• Digi-CD - no plastic -
• For friends of great Melodic Hard Rock & Progressive Metal in the style of Queensrÿche, Fates Warning or Savatag
• American videographer Wayne Joyner (e.g. Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Alter Bridge) produced a spectacular lyric video for the single 'Janus Face'
• Recorded 1996 at Deckelmannstudio, Germany; Remastered by Romin Katzer
• Bigger PR & Marketing Budget - Ads, Social Ads, Trackplacements, Coop-deals…
• Singer Mario Gansen recorded the album “We Were All Fools …” with the German Krautrock formation Grim Reaper in 1979 and supported Judas Priest and also Motörhead during their 1980 Bomber tour.
• Album teaser for use: https://youtu.be/ktvyyrrjdIA

Press Quotes

A great mixture of catchy, hard rock sounds that meet progressive elements and over which the distinctive, high voice of singer Marco Gansen hovers. [...] 'Magic' has the potential to make it to the top of my personal all-time 100 list.

     —Juergen Will, Rock It! Magazine

A masterpiece

     —Gerald Siebenmorgen (Publisher), Rock It! Magazine

Great album, a fantastic gem from the past

     —Marcus Wicker (chief editor), Eclipsed Magazine

The songs are so strong - even towards the end the band never runs out of steam - and were recorded with so much fire under their arses that they seem very contemporary. ... crowned by a pleasantly snotty singer

     —Andreas Schiffmann, LEGACY - 12/15 Points

Where the mainstream is now dominated by dregs, junk and simple tunes, Mr. Gansen compulsively catapults you back in time to real rock music. [...] A genuinely magical album that showcases music that has stood the test of time as far as I'm concerned.

     —Joost Aarts , ZwareMetalen.com 85/100 Points

Pure magic

     —Michael Haifl, Saitenkult.de 9/10 Points

it's a cross of the more 80s Toto sound crossed with a bit of Fates Warning and Queensryche, really good album

     —Richard Henry, MetalPlanetMusic.com 9/10 Points

The album is well-executed, and the playing and arrangements are really good.

     —Malcolm Smith, Fireworks Magazine (UK)

A captivating journey into a retro musical realm, showcasing the band's impressive skills in composition and a keen artistic vision. [...]

     —EdgarAllenPoets.com

The CD is a sensational album

     —MetalUnderground.at 4/5 Points

The album turned out very strong; all nine songs are of a high standard [...] everything sounds fresh and unspent, and it's a very well-produced album.

     —Hardline (GER)

Solid Progressive Rock from Southern Germany.

     —Metal Hammer

The truth is that the songs on 'Magic' stand the test of time and prove to be much more enduring than a lot of material presented as the novelty of the century these days.

     —Rock Hard (IT)

Think Saga, a bit of Magnum and a dead ringer for Fish-era Marillion in Mario Gansen's vocals and you can't go too far wrong. [...] These songs are by the book for this type of Melodic Metal, and the arrangements drip the mid-80s from every pore

     —Ever-Metal.com

Airy and melodic, but also sophisticated and solid: 'Magic' presents a beautiful and broad palette of a style defying time and trends, and with musicians of this caliber you can only expect the best. [...] retro-futuristic epic.

     —RocknForce.com

Magic' is an album left on the shelf for far too long. [...] Memories of Marillion, Saga, Queensrÿche and Genesis blend together in my long-term memory and shine through in the nine compositions on 'Magic'.

     —RockPortaal.nl

All in all, VOYAGER-X have produced with 'Magic' an album that can be slightly criticized in individual details but has landed a hit overall in terms of dramaturgy, composition and arrangements.

     —Powermetal.de

Great artwork, a brilliant mix, and an awesome album. VOYAGER-X are going to mark 2024 and stick to music history for this masterpiece. [...] It spreads happiness and goodness.

     —TheMetalMag.com

This album has drive, is fun and invigorates the scene. Mario's voice reminds me of Feargal Sharkey in some passages. Apart from that, it's well-produced and impresses with its tempo, strong rhythm and distinctive voice.

     —Hellfire-Magazin.de

The album is a sensational record that transcends all genres with its enchanting blend of magic, Progressive Rock, Melodic Rock and Hard Rock. [...] Fans of Progressive Rock, Melodic Rock and Hard Rock will appreciate VOYAGER-X's 'Magic'.

     —MetalUnderground.at