Mike Levine from one of Canada most loved Classic Rock bands TRIUMPH talks about the new Greatest Hits Remixed CD & DVD package.
Heavy Metal Optimists
Toronto seems to be Canada’s home for heavy metal. Now it’s time to watch out for Triumph. Every sign points the band to the top of the heap in a competitive, noisy struggle for the affections of a young audience. There have been four albums, so far – the fifth is due in mid-July. The first, Triumph, went gold, and the three since, Rock and Roll Machine, Just a Game, and Progressions of Power, have all gone platinum in Canada, and selling close to 400,000 copies each in the U.S. All the albums have been produced by Levine – and their success has led to several requests to undertake productions projects for other major acts – requests he’s declined, so far, to devote his full energies to his own band.
Record From Hell
Whoever invented the term “Rock -n- Roll Machine” must have had a band very much like Triumph in mind. Triumph relentlessly churns out a style of music that the experts regularly pronounce to be deader than a doornail. And if it weren’t for the millions of people who regularly buy Triumph records and attend Triumph concerts, the experts would be right.
MetalAssault Interviews Mike Levine (23:00)
Nov 9th 2010, Mike talks in detail about the reissue and remastering of the band’s catalog in Europe, the “Greatest Hits remixed” compilation, how the band reunited in 2008, …
How to Survive as a Rock & Roll Musician in the ’80s
Written by Gil Moore, How to Survive as a Rock & Roll Musician in the ’80s was intended to share some of the secrets of the rock & roll trade with Triumph fans. The toughest question that I get asked by musicians starting out trying to hit big time in the rock n’ roll business is: “What’s the secret to ‘making it’ .”
Edge of Excess (nolifetilmetal.com)
Triumph – Edge of Excess (Virgin) 1993 Picked this one up used and despite the fact that I had never heard it, thought I’d give it a shot. I …
King Biscuit Flower Hour (nolifetilmetal.com)
Triumph-King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert) (King Biscuit) 1996 1. “Tear the Roof Off” (5:01) 2. “American Girls” (4:52) 3. “Lay It on the Line” (4:54) 4. “Allied Forces” (3:48) …
The Sport of Kings (nolifetilmetal.com
Triumph – The Sport of Kings (MCA) 1986 1. Tears in the Rain (3:54) 2. Somebody’s Out There (4:05) 3. What Rules My Heart (3:54) 4. If Only (4:00) 5. …
Surveillance (nolifetilmetal.com)
Triumph – Surveillance (MCA) 1987 1. Prologue: Into The Forever (1:01) 2. Never Say Never (3:36) 3. Headed For Nowhere (6:07) 4. All The King’s Horses (1:47) 5. Carry On …
Thunder Seven (nolifetilmetal.com)
Triumph – Thunder Seven (MCA) 1984 1. “Spellbound” (5:12) 2. “Rock Out, Roll On” (5:10) 3. “Cool Down” (4:49) 4. “Follow Your Heart” (3:32) 5. “Time Goes By” (5:57) 6. …