’70s Chicago-area based bandApocalypseused their double-neck guitars to create chamber prog suites about faraway castles. Their lost 1976 LP (used as a demo), with male/female harmonies, violin, mellotron, and fuzzed-out guitars/keys has been unearthed bySteve “Plastic Crimewave” Krakow. With their lengthy and tuneful musical odysseys, Apocalypse conjures the golden mid-70s progressive period ofRenaissance,Soft Machine,ELP,Gentle Giant, andGenesis. Travel back in time with theSalvatorifamily. Way back to 1976, when he was in high school,Tom Salvatoriteamed up with older brotherMichael Salvatori, Michael’s wifeGail Salvatoriand Tom’s classmateScott Magnesen. As Apocalypse they recorded an album of pure progressive rock magic calledThe Castle. Although the five-song, 38-minute demo was an amazing showcase for their collective progressive rock leanings,The Castleremained an unreleased artifact until 2021 when the reel-to-reel master tape of the presumably long-lost relic was rediscovered by Michael in a dusty old basement storage bin. Music fans can be thankful that Michael’s rediscovery of the Apocalypse master tape has now led to a vinyl-only reissue ofThe Castle. Sourced from the original masters. Insert with photos and liner notes by Plastic Crimewave. Artwork bySara Gossett.
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