MASTERPLAN: Fan-Filmed Footage Of ProgPower USA XV Performance
September 20, 2014
Fan-filmed video footage ofMASTERPLAN's September 13 performance at theProgPower USA XVfestival in Atlanta, Georgia can be seen below.
MASTERPLAN's new album,"Novum Initium", was released in June 2013 viaAFM Records.
Joining guitaristRoland Grapow(ex-HELLOWEEN) inMASTERPLAN's current lineup are drummerMartin "Marthus" Skaroupka(CRADLE OF FILTH), vocalistRick Altzi(AT VANCE,SANDALINAS,THUNDERSTONE), who replacesJorn Lande, and bassistJari Kainulainen(STRATOVARIUS,SYMFONIA,DEVIL'S TRAIN).
In an interview withUber Rock,Altzistated about the band's new CD: "We decided to start afresh, not changing the wholeMASTERPLANtrademark too much, but also not trying to think so much about the past. It was really more looking forward into the future. I think it was a very important decision not trying to copy the old style, but look forward and make something really good."
Speaking toMyglobalmind,Grapowsaid aboutMASTERPLAN's numerous personnel shuffles: "I think that it's basically hard to explain why we always had singer changes. When we startedMASTERPLANwithJorn[Lande], a lot of people had warned me to be careful saying that he was very difficult. That he was never happy or satisfied with things. I think that the only thing that he really was concentrated on was trading on a solo career calledJORN. Everything else for him was just a side project; he never sawMASTERPLANas his main band. It was especially bad for me as I had put so much love, work and so much feeling for this band. I had given everything to make the band big.Jornnever did anything for us for this band. He never even said anything great aboutMASTERPLAN. That is not nice; you need a really good team behind you which loves this work. It's the same as a company - if someone is not dedicated totally 100%, it doesn't matter what a great voice he has. You stay on the same level, but now with a totally different lineup, we have a really big chance of getting further now. We can play live again. That just wasn't happening for about six years, which was quite terrible, to be honest."
MASTERPLAN's current lineup:
Rick Altzi- vocals
Roland Grapow- guitars
Axel Mackenrott- keyboards
Jari Kainulainen- bass
Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka- drums
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