Knight Area looking for roadie

Since we are looking for someone based in the Netherlands this announcement is in Dutch.

Knight Area zoekt met spoed een (on)ervaren gitaar-/basroadie zonder sociaal leven. In het bezit van een tomeloze inzet, goed gevoel voor humor en een uitstekend mentaal incasseringsvermogen. We betalen je in onvergetelijke ervaringen, lauwe maaltijden, fysieke slijtage, slapeloze nachten, afgedankte groupies en onbetaalbare herinneringen. Werktijden variëren, meestal in de weekenden (soms inclusief vrijdagmiddag) en gemiddeld zo één a twee keer per maand (wereld-tournees en doordeweekse inzet in overleg).

Stuur je reactie naar management@knightarea.com of stuur ons een bericht via Facebook of Twitter!

Top entry positions in Dutch charts for Heaven and Beyond!

We are extremely proud to tell you that our new album Heaven and Beyond has entered the charts at position 38 for the cd and position 6 for the vinyl! We would like to thank everyone who has made this possible especially our fans!

Instore gig at Kroese Arnhem at March 25

Knight Area will perform live at the cd store Kroese in Arnhem (Rijnstraat 31) on March 25 around 16:00. It will be a unique event because it is something we haven’t done before, playing in a shop adapted versions of our songs. So if you are looking for a nice place to go shopping and you would like to see something special, check it out! And of course it’s a great opportunity to grab a copy of our new cd or vinyl if you haven’t already done so.

Pre-order for Dutch fans

Voor alle Nederlandse fans die alvast een pre-order voor Heaven and Beyond (cd of LP) willen plaatsen hebben wij een samenwerking met Kroese. Uiteraard zijn de cd en de LP te verkrijgen bij onze album release show op 11 februari in De Boerderij in Zoetermeer maar mocht je daar onverhoopt niet bij kunnen zijn dan kan je via onderstaande links een pre-order plaatsen:
link CD: http://www.kroese-online.nl/artikel/3598237/Knight_Area/Heaven_And_Beyond
link LP: http://www.kroese-online.nl/artikel/3614940/Knight_Area/Heaven_And_Beyond_-hq-

Starlight single out now!

New track “Memories” released!

EXCITING NEWS! We want to do a disclosure of the new album ‘Heaven and Beyond’. A first track, which represents the album very well, is now available for streaming! ‘Memories’ is a typical neo-progressive Knight Area song characterized by heavy but still melodic guitars, a steady rhythm section, fluent synths, and emotional vocals. Listen to it now and let us know what you think.

Tickets for the release show on February 11th are still available here: http://bit.ly/ticketsknightarea

YouTube: http://bit.ly/memories_yout
Itunes: http://bit.ly/memories_itunes
Apple Music: http://bit.ly/memories_apple
Deezer: http://bit.ly/memories_deezer
Napster: http://bit.ly/memories_napster
Tidal: http://bit.ly/memories_tidal

Soon available on Spotify!

Heaven and Beyond vinyl release

This is what we call ‘f*%^ing great news’ from our friends at Butler Records. For the very first time in the history of Knight Area there will be a very special release:

Exciting! The neo-progressive rock album ‘Heaven and Beyond’ by Knight Area will not only be available on CD. On February 10th, Music On Vinyl will release a limited vinyl edition of the album as well. This edition will be pressed on coloured 180 gr. vinyl and includes the original CD artwork. We can’t wait to have the finished products in our hands!

Heaven and Beyond album cover revealed!

We have some exciting news about the upcoming new studio album from Knight Area, “Heaven And Beyond”, which will be released on February 10 2017. We can hereby reveal the album cover. Like Hyperdrive and Hyperlive, the artwork was done by Gustavo Sazes. Please agree with us: he did a great job!

Knight Area signing with Butler Records

New album “Heaven and Beyond” will be released on February 10

Heavy guitars, a thundering rhythm section, smooth synths and melodic vocals, this is the trademark of the Dutch group Knight Area. Presented as both challenging and compact songs, this has already brought the band international success.

Founded in 2004 by keyboard player/composer Gerben Klazinga, Knight Area has grown to be a familiar name in symphonic and (neo-)progressive rock by releasing successful albums and playing live worldwide. On previous albums, the band has cooperated with a.o. Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One, The Gentle Storm) and Charlotte Wessels (Delain), and since the arrival of guitarist Mark Bogert and bassist Peter Vink (Q65, Finch, Ayreon) a close line-up has been formed. And an impressive one! Both on the album as on stage the band is not afraid to show off their technical skills, however always in a functional way.

After having released multiple albums on the reputed American label The Laser’s Edge, the band has now chosen to remain closer to home. The successor to  the previous album “Hyperdrive”, which was mixed by Joost van den Broek (Epica, After Forerver, Wende Snijders), will be entitled “Heaven and Beyond”, and will be released next year on February 10th by Butler Records (Lamb, Anneke van Giersbergen, Ruben Hoeke Band, Donnerwetter), the record label subsidiary of Bertus Distribution.

The album release will be celebrated with a release party on February 11th in De Boerderij, Zoetermeer (NL).

Band line-up:

• Mark Smit – lead vocals / keyboard
• Gerben Klazinga – keyboards / backing vocals
• Mark Bogert – guitar
• Pieter van Hoorn – drums / backing vocals
• Peter Vink – bass

For more information, contact Stefan Hayes / Bertus Distribution:
Stefan.Hayes@bertus.com / 0031 (0)10 2641 589

Knight Area show at Summer’s End festival cancelled

We are sorry to announce that the Knight Area appearance at the Summer’s End festival in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2016 has been cancelled. We will keep you posted on a possible later appearance in the UK!