MYSTERY MOON – Shine [CD version +1] (2024)

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Kaiserslautern based guitarist and songwriter Markus Pfeffer (LAZARUS DREAM / ATLANTIS DRIVE) actually only wanted to record a single song with Swedish singer Rob Lundgren (MENTALIST) for his all-star project BARNABAS SKY. But then everything turned out quite differently… After the two of them met in person at a MENTALIST gig and immediately hit it off, it was clear that it couldn’t just be one song – a whole album was needed.
Mastered by ex- King Kobra JK Northrup, to be released next November 22 on Pride & Joy Music, “Shine” is the debut album by MYSTERY MOON, where Pfeffer and Lundgren embark on an 11-song musical journey towards melodic hard rock with its own touch and one or two surprises, such as the subtle use of actual flute melodies in the heavy rocker “Mindset” and the ballad “Nature’s Way”.
Pfeffer’s groovy, edgy guitar riffs are heavier than ever, yet they are always combined with prominently shimmering keyboards that create an AORish mystical atmosphere.

While MYSTERY MOON overall sound is very melodic and accessible, this is not a band going for commerciality. As a proof, the album opener is a 7-minute track. Titled “Now’s The Time”, its a wonderful song with a lot of music going on, and ends with an opulent and impressive a capella part with over 100 vocal tracks.
“The Hidden Magic” captivates with oriental harmonies and hard-hitting riffs, the catchy power ballad “Moment Of Life” is an ode to life and birth, while the steam hammer “Sudden Rupture” is a deliberate reminiscence of the JUDAS PRIEST albums of the late 1980s.

In the 8-minute closing epic “Stars A Million Miles Away” Rob Lundgren tells of a very personal, life-changing experience in his early youth, when he rode his bike across a field at night and perceived and felt the universe in its incomprehensible infinity for the very first time.
“Shine” was engineered & mixed by Markus Pfeffer himself, a somplete debut from taking influences from the ’80s / ’90s wide hard rock / metal / AOR / melodic hard rock spectrum.
Highly Recommended

01 – Now’s The Time
02 – Shine
03 – The Hidden Magic
04 – The Mystery
05 – Moment Of Life
06 – Mindset (Road I’m On)
07 – Crossroad In My Heart
08 – Sudden Rupture
09 – Nature’s Way
10 – Frustration
11 – Stars A Million Miles Away
12 – Moment Of Life (Piano-Version) [Bonus track]

Rob Lundgren: Vocals, Backing Vocals
Markus Pfeffer: Guitars, Bass, Synths, Backing Vocals

GUESTS:
Drums, Percussions: Thomas Rieder
Keyboards: Thomas Nitschke
Piano in “Moment Of Life (Piano Version)”: Jorris Guilbaud
Backing Vocals: Sabrina Roth, Stephan Hugo, Jürgen Walzer

Pre order:
www.amazon.co.uk/Shine-Mystery-Moon/dp/B0DJ1TRZ65/