1st August....Just In:
Radio Caroline
tried to record the
Cambridge
Rockfestival show
probably
for live broadcast.
Unfortunately they were experiencing
technical difficulties
and the broadcast did not happen.
| 10th February Well it is a slow start to our touring schedule this year which is something we really did not want, as we wanted to keep the momentum going that we had with the 2008 European Tour. To say we are disappointed that the USA tour for the early part of 2009 did not materialize would be a huge understatement, but our agent in Los Angeles and New York are still pursuing all the possibilities and hopefully something will come of it. The reaction to Wake The Sleeper worldwide has been terrific and better than we could have possibly imagined, however the music business has gone through a massive change over the last few years and with the advent of the credit crunch it has hit the world for a six. We are confident we can weather the storm and slowly we are putting dates in for this year as we are staying positive and heading toward our 40th Anniversary. I am sure there will be many exciting things ahead and we really want to hit the road and play as many shows as we can. Thanks as always for your continued support and you know just how much we appreciate that. 'Appy days! Mick |
 URIAH HEEP THE DUTCH HORSE WINS!!!!
CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE - THE DUCHESS - YORK UK LIVE REVIEW
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February 2008
 Uriah Heep were the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show ROCKLINE on Wednesday night February 18, 2009 at 8:30pm Pacific Time / 11:30pm Eastern Time. |
Fans
were encouraged and did call
to speak with Mick Box
and Bernie Show
from the band at
1-800-344-ROCK (7625).
www.RocklineRadio.com This show will be streamed for two weeks on the Rockline website. JUST CLICK THE REPLAY BANNER !! |
December 2008
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Wake The Sleeper Holiday Give-a-Way Winners |
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| Over 1,500 names were submitted in our contest from 49 countries... We listed them in our database in the order they were received and used a random number generator 10 times to choose 10 numbers within the 1,500... Congratulations to the winners ! | |
| Ricky Rogers | Wiltshire, UK |
| David Grden | Maryland, USA |
| Karel Dudr | Czech Republic |
| Klaus Zoremba | Herzberg, Germany |
| Jim Russell | Virginia, USA |
| Hannie Verberne | Noord-Brabant, NL |
| Vince Conforti | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Tom Case | Idaho Falls, USA |
| Andy Richter | Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| Doug Southgate | Ontario, Canada |
November 2008
http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/
or
http://competition.futurenet.com/classicrock/
October 2008
 Hello
everyone!Well we have played 4 shows now and the set list is really beginning to bed in now. You probably know by now we are not playing it safe and we are performing the whole of the WTS CD plus some of the classics Heep songs. This is a very brave move but we had to give it a go as we had been playing the last set for quite some time. It was time to stand up and be counted. The set has been very well received so far and the response each night has been wonderful, very warm and very heartfelt. I am sure the people who come to the show can see the effort we have made to get this set of songs as powerful as we can and with a nice balance between the old and new songs. We have even introduced the original intro to Gypsy which Is going down a storm each night and sounds super powerful.  We have been getting on very well with Thin Lizzy and these German shows are a rock night extravaganza for the fans and one they will never forget. Although we have only been on the road for nearly a week the dreaded cold germs have began to surface. First to be hit is Phil and Christos and we can only hope it does not get passed on to everyone. The set is very demanding and very rewarding at the same time. I will be interested to read the reviews as they surface. They certainly cannot deny the fact that we have been brave and not taken the easy option as some bands do and just play a couple of new songs amongst the hits and the classics. The backdrop when we can get the whole thing up looks tremendous and helps give a freshness to how the stage looks and having merchandising is a real plus too. We even have a programme which we have not had for at least 20 years. This is a very exciting phase of our career and there is a genuine buzz and excitement surrounding us at the moment which is very uplifting. We look forward to seeing you all out on the road and a big thanks to all of you that have bought WTS and merchandising so far as we do appreciate your support. ‘Appy Days Mick on the tour bus from Saarbrucken – Nurenburg in Germany (We have just been pulled over by the police on a routine check stop and they were all Heep fans so a couple of signed pictures and we are on our way-how cool is that!) |
September 2008
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Mick Box Interviewed
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Trevor Bolder - 4 page article in October's Bass Player
Mag !
September 5
Hi
! My name is Michael Cheprasov, I live in Russia, in
Kaliningrad city. At 08/30/2008 Uriah Heep was in my
city and did a concert. The day before
me with my girlfriend Inna Novozylova had a great
meeting with band in "Triumph palace" hotel. see
picture above.
August 14 th
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Press Reports (German - PDF)
FAZ
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Stuttgarter Nachrichten
Legendary British Rock Band Uriah Heep played one of the most
unusual shows of their illustrious
career July 24th when they performed
a free gig for the inmates of Rottenburg prison in Germany.
Housed in a former castle, the
prison also acted as the location
for the German launch of Uriah Heep's first new album for ten years
"Wake The Sleeper".
The concert was being funded by the
local city administration said the
prison's director Wolfgang Willard.
The band played for 1 hour in front
of about 500 prisoners, and actually
had declined to receive a concert
fee.
Uriah Heep have been successful
since the beginning of the 70s, with
hits like "Lady in Black" and more.
"Considering the number of prisoners
attending this gig, this can be
considered a first", said Willard,
who also emphasized the important
meaning of such an event for them.
20th
July Clam Castle, Klam, Austria
Newspaper clippings
Here and
Here and
Here
From OÖ. Nachrichten
Click on the image for a great serie of Heeppics ( Assen gig june 27 NL )
August 13th
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Uriah Heep in Break Out Magazine ( Germany )
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Uriah Heep in
Berlin August 2 - Pictures of the bikers
event
here
Newpaper report of the Clam Castle festival
Flyer of the Uriah Heep signing session at the Berlin Mediamarket
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On this site Uriah Heep is number 1 of the most downloaded artsists... http://www.we7.com check the left side.
July 26
At the
recent gig at the Clamm Castle Uriah Heep made a new
fan: the legendary
Kris Kristofferson!
He stayed for half of Heep's set on the side of the
stage and when they came off Mick Box was given this
very cool
handwritten letter.
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Legendary British Rock Band Uriah Heep will be
performing one of the most unusual shows of their
illustrious career next week when they play a free gig
for the inmates of Rottenburg prison in Germany.
Housed in a former castle, the prison will also act as
the location for the German launch of Uriah Heep's first
new album for ten years "Wake The Sleeper". The
concert is being funded by the local city administration
said the prison's director Wolfgang Willard last
Wednesday in Rottenburg (District of Tübingen).
The band will play for 1 hour in front of about 500
prisoners, and actually had declined to receive a
concert fee.
Uriah Heep have been successful since the beginning of
the 70s, with hits like "Lady in Black" and more.
"Considering the number of prisoners attending this gig,
this can be considered a first", said Willard, who also
emphasized the important meaning of such an event for
them.
This news was published in several places, including the Classic Rock magazine's website
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One
more live date in the UK added:
Nov 16th
in Cambridge.
For the complete listing please click
here!
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July 16 - New photos from the Dutch June 27-28 gigs here & here
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Mick Box's statement about Jimmy Page's legacy can be found on the Imhotep website in Norway. Click here to read it.
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"Wake The Sleeper" has been charting on Amazon.fr as well! Check it out here. The actual position has been oscilating each day but WTS has already made it to the Top 10! Thanks to Philippe Compagnon in France for the info.
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Mick Box and Bernie Shaw interview and discuss all things Heep with Paul Anthony of 106.1 Rock Radio!
Click the
Pick to hear the interview!
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July 5th best sellers in music!! Click on the
graphic to enlarge!
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July
3rd
Finnish Heepster Martti Suhonen
driving a bus and talking about Wake The Sleeper
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July
2th
Heep.com
webmasters car
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July
1th
Wake the Sleeper at Kerrangs top
10 songs you must hear..
The Word magazine WTS Features here
and here
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MAGAZINE NL WTS FEATURE
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Heep's Wake The Sleeper on #7 on Endangered CDs Top 10 chart! Also the song Overload is #33 on their Top 40 chart!
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A time
change for the june
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ASSEN NL TT FESTIVAL
URIAH HEEP on stage at
22.30
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A brand new interview where Mick Box talks about the new album is now available online at Melodic.net! Click here to read it.
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Wake The Sleeper is hitting the charts in Sweden as well! The album is right now in #55 on the top selling list and #8 in the hard rock listing! Thanks to Lasse Lundberg for the info.
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Wake The Sleeper already charting in Switzerland! Number 55 so far... Check it out by clicking on the image below, as well as on this link (thanks to Mike Taylor for the info).
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On June
15 the Brazilian radio rock program "Backstage" (on KISS
FM radio) will present Wake The Sleeper as their main
attraction, as well as Judas Priest's Nostradamus and
much more. Listen to it tomorrow, Sunday 15th from
10pm to midnight (local time), at:
102,1
FM - São Paulo & Grande SP
107,9 FM - Campinas/SP & vicinities
90,1 FM - Baixada Santista
94,1 FM - Brasília/DF & vicinities
Also available online at
www.radiobackstage.com and
www.kissfm.com.br .
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June 13-14: New stunning reviews for WTS are added to the review pages. Follow the link below this window...
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| June 10 | USA Press Release |
| June 3 | Cancellation of Russia Tour |
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Universal Music are
delighted to announce the release of a new studio album
from British rock legends Uriah Heep in June 2008.
"Wake The Sleeper"
will be Uriah Heep's first
studio album in almost ten years (the first since 1998's
"Sonic Origami")
and is set to herald an exciting new phase for the
band. The album sees Uriah Heep back to their very best
and is set to become a future classic
- sure to please their dedicated worldwide fan
base and fans of progressive rock in general. Recorded
in 2007 the album was produced by Mike Paxman (Status
Quo, Judie Tzuke). In the words of Mick Box,
"We are delighted to be
reunited with a major label in Universal music.
'Wake The Sleeper'
is an album we are incredibly proud of, and one that we
hope the fans will see as one of Uriah Heep's
best. We can't wait to get
back out on the road to showcase the new songs."
The live arena has been vital to the longevity of Uriah Heep. So in addition to album sales of over 30 million
worldwide the band have toured in 52 countries and
established themselves as consummate live performers.
The band has a series of impressive firsts including
being the first British rock band to play Russia in
December 1987.
This is the band's first album without their long-standing drummer, Lee Kerslake who sadly had to leave the band due to ill health in January 2007. Filling the drum stool for the very first time is the hugely well respected Russell Gilbrook (Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Van Morrison, John Farnham and Lonnie Donnegan).
Current band line up is Mick Box – Guitar, Vocals Trevor Bolder – Bass, Vocals Phil Lanzon – Keyboards, Vocals Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals and Russell Gilbrook – Drums, Vocals
Full album tracklisting as follows:
1 Wake The Sleeper
2 Overload
3 Tears Of the World
4 Light Of A Thousand Stars
5 Heavens Rain
6 Book Of Lies
7 What Kind Of God
8 Ghost Of The Ocean
9 Angels Walk With You
10 Shadow
11 War Child
Uriah Heep's progressive heavy metal made the British
band one of the most popular hard rock groups of the
early '70s. Formed by guitarist Mick Box and vocalist
David Byron in the late '60s, Uriah Heep released their
debut album "Very
'eavy...
Very 'umble"
in 1970. Since then the band have released 20 studio
albums and played to millions of fans across the globe.
Uriah Heep remain one of British rock's
most consistent and long standing acts with album sales
of over 30 million worldwide. "Wake
The Sleeper" will be Uriah Heep's 21st studio album.
Wake The Sleeper will also be released on Vinyl as a 12"
Limited Edition in a stunning gatefold sleeve.