With assistance from ex-Flower Kings member Zoltan Czorsz and jazz fusion luminary Dave Weckl and a host of other musicians, this CD promises to engulf us in the sounds of Weather Report, Return To Forever and the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

The CD is released on 5th October, but pre-orders are being taken at: http://reingoldrecords.se.

You can hear some samples at the band’s MySpace page.

We’ll be featuring a track from this CD in next month’s Progzilla podcast.

THE WHIRLWIND is a 77-minute piece of music that is sure to satisfy the band’s legions of fans that have patiently waited almost the entire decade for the reunion of these 4 musicians.

THE WHIRLWIND will be available in two (NOW THREE!!) formats:
A Regular Edition Single CD of the entire 77 minute Epic as well as a 2-CD Special Edition containing a Bonus Disc with 8 newly recorded Studio Tracks.
(4 new Transatlantic compositions and 4 Cover Songs)

This just in! THE WHIRLWIND will now also be available in a 3 DISC Deluxe Edition!! The Deluxe edition contains the Special Edition as well as a 105 minute long “Making Of” DVD and comes in a box with special artwork. This is the ultimate Transatlantic experience. Watch them make the album as you listen to it!

SPECIAL OFFER:
Be among the first 200 people to pre-order from radiantrecords.com and enter a drawing to win the Transatlantic “Whirlwind” Note board. This is the board that Mike Portnoy wrote sections of the album on as they were writing it.

To own this little piece of rock history, pre-order now!! Drawing will take place on October 27 2009.

ANOTHER SPECIAL OFFER!!
Pre-order Transatlantic’s THE WHIRLWIND from Radiant Records and receive a FREE DOWNLOAD of their version of the Genesis classic “Return of the Giant Hogweed”.

The Track Listing for the Special Edition is:

Disc One:
THE WHIRLWIND

Disc Two:

1. SPINNING
2. LENNY JOHNSON
3. FOR SUCH A TIME
4. LENDING A HAND
5. THE RETURN OF THE GIANT HOGWEED (Genesis)
6. A SALTY DOG (Procol Harum)
7. I NEED YOU (America / The Beatles)
8. SOUL SACRIFICE (Santana)

TRANSATLANTIC’S THE WHIRLWIND is currently scheduled for the following release dates:

October 23rd 2009: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
October 26th 2009: Europe
October 27th 2009: North America

There are two CDs of Kevin’s singer/songwriter material, entitled ‘Nuts’ & ‘Bolts’ and a live DVD called ‘Welcome to Joytown: Thud Live at the Troubadour’.

This great package contains both the recording of the band’s gig in London last year, an extensive documentary and several extras.

For more info: http://www.no-man.co.uk

Parallel Or 90 Degrees new CD is called ‘Jitters’, while The Tangent are releasing a CD called ‘Down And Out In Paris And London’.

Pre-orders are being accepted or both these releases now at: http://po90.com

Entitled 2032, it continues the ‘Flying Teapot’ mythology and has been receiving many positive reviews from around the intertubes! B->

It has been described as ‘exhilarating, compelling and other-worldly’ – you can be sure it will be fun – just check out this photo from NearFest.

Photo by Matt Urban