Artist: YARGOS [ex-THRESHOLD]
Album: MAGICAL CARMA (CD)

Year: 2012
Media type: CD

Following their much-noted debut album “To Be Or Not To Be” (AFM, 2005), which was lauded by the  international music press and sold an impressive number of copies, YARGOS are ready to release a  powerful successor, entitled MAGICAL KARMA.

“A phat sound package featuring distinct prog and art rock quotations,” comments the music magazine, home-of-rock.de. YARGOS is the band surrounding multi-instrumentalist and mastermind Wieland “Wielo” Hofmeister, former  THRESHOLD shouter Andrew “Mac” McDermott and Osssy Pfeiffer (drums, grand piano, B3 Hammond organ), who  recorded this album with an unaltered line-up. Bassist Peter Pichl (Running Wild, Nektar) is also back, as are Andreas  Kienitz (guitars) and Anca Graterol (vocals, backing vocals). Lars Lehmann guested on bass.

Stylistically, YARGOS have basically remained faithful to their style, although unmistakably tough elements have been  added. Producer Christian Lanz (Produkton Entertainment studios, Hanover), whom “Wielo” aptly refers to as a “young  savage,” has forged MAGICAL KARMA into an impressive concept album which covers a wide range of themes, from life  and its emotional and social abysses through doubtful happiness to enlightened self-discovery.

“MAGICAL KARMA”, observes the rock magazine ECLIPSED, “definitely aspires to higher things!”  A sad marginal note: “Magical Karma” is the last album featuring the exceptionally gifted vocalist Andrew “Mac”  McDermott. He died of kidney failure on 3 August 2011, only two months after the recordings had been completed.

TRACKLIST:

1. OUT OF HELL (INTRO)
2. ALIEN NATION
3. WHERE IS THE POINT
4. I' M A STRANGER
5. LONELINESS
6. PAY THE PRICE (WHY?)
7. LOSING YOUR WAY
8. MASTER'S GAME
9. FREE FOR LIFE
10. BAD RELIGION
11. CALL HOME
12. THE WOLVES HOWLED (AND YOU PRAY)