Eloy - what's next?

[Hour Candle]

I'm a great fan of Eloy and have heard/read about a future project/album. As I'm not on Facebook..what's the latest on this? Been a fan since 1978 and love the band to bits...

[Hour Candle]

Well, I do know about The Pyre & The Sword, but what's the latest?

[Bruno Sampaio Barbosa]

Dear ELOY friends,
Following a long period renewed radio silence I’m happy to be able to inform you that following two years of intensive composition and lyric-writing on my part and constant parallel recording sessions with all the musicians the production for the first of the two albums of The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre will soon be finished.
This obviously refers to my long-announced rock opera on the subject of Jeanne d´Arc, which is by far the most elaborate and ambitious that I’ve ever tackled, and one that has now been realised for the first time in a particular version with the band. The release of Part 1 (which alone contains around 1 hour of music!) is planned for the beginning of 2017.
The extremely time-consuming complete realisation of this complex project demanded another year of additional production time and forces us to release the work on two consecutive albums. Nevertheless, I’m convinced that this creative effort, in which the band once again performed at the best of their capabilities, has been worth it.
The stated goal is to serve you the absolute culmination of our musical creativity with this work. Even though I have penned the work exclusively, and it is to be presented as a spectacular stage version, there was no shortage of creative contributions from other band members. What awaits you then is a work with a sound absolutely typical for ELOY members with lots of surprises, and also a conceptual musical experience, which is sure to remind you of the many highlights of the band’s long history.
Get ready to be surprised!
Yours,
Frank

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

I'm intrigued

[arise_shine]

yes pls
Nearfest 2017 plssss

[kenschwartz]

yes pls
Nearfest 2017 plssss

well, how about RoSfest?

i'm betting that would sell a few tickets. it would certain push me to the 'buy' side of the fence that i'm straddling given the bands announced so far this year.

[JKL2000]

"This obviously refers to my long-announced rock opera on the subject of Jeanne d´Arc, the first volume of which will be called Ocean 3."

[Hour Candle]

Oh'boy, I'm being utterly amazed by these news Can't wait for these two projects. Thanks alot!! So great to see Frank still kicking, writing and playing. Bring on 2017..

[JKL2000]

Oh'boy, I'm being utterly amazed by these news Can't wait for these two projects. Thanks alot!! So great to see Frank still kicking, writing and playing. Bring on 2017..

Yeah, I'm looking forward to hearing this!

[dropforge]

[Hour Candle]

Can't wait to hear this new stuff. I've been a fan of Eloy for so many years..the music...the lyrics... Wow, amazed. Tomorrow I plan to go through Inside up until and through Visionary.. What a blessing and being free from the office, what a way to celebrate :-) Just one question.. Are there any good Eloy live recordings laying around? I do have and love those officials...