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Frontiers Records has announced the release of LANA LANE's brand new CD/DVD package celebrating her first 10 years of recording.

After 10 years of recording CDs, LANA LANE proudly releases her "10th Anniversary Concert" DVD containing the full concert from her final show in Tokyo on the LANA LANE 10th Anniversary Tour. Recorded on June 30, 2005, the two-hour dual layer "DVD-9" disc contains all 19 songs from the concert along with a Video Tour Diary containing candid "behind-the-scenes" footage of the entire tour from Europe to the USA to Japan. Both stereo and the wonderful sounding DTS 5.1 surround audio tracks are offered. The DVD will be released worldwide in NTSC format in Region 0, to ensure maximum compatibility.

The "10th Anniversary Concert" package also includes a bonus 78:54 audio CD that contains most of the concert. Due to the space limitations of the CD medium, the songs "Astrology Prelude" and "Secrets of Astrology" were cut from the audio CD. Producer Erik Norlander explains in the booklet's liner notes that he and Lana made this decision since live versions of these two songs already appear on the "Return to Japan" CD released in 2004

The "10th Anniversary Concert" is the perfect companion to Lana's "Storybook" DVD released in 2004 which was more of a documentary release. Since the "10th Anniversary Concert" contains one complete concert performance, the two DVDs go hand in hand with no redundancy. Lana and husband/producer Erik Norlander chose the 10th Anniversary Tour set list carefully to add many new songs never before played live. With stellar vocal and musical performances along with brilliant visuals and production, this title is a must–have release for all fans of LANA LANE.

LANA LANE "10th Anniversary Concert" DVD track listing:

DVD tracks:

01. Astrology Prelude (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
02. Secrets of Astrology (Erik Norlander)
03. LIAA Overture (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
04. Into the Ether (Lana Lane / Erik Norlander)
05. Curious Goods Part One (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
06. Emerald City (Lana Lane / Erik Norlander / Neil Citron)
07. Athena's Shadow (Lana Lane)
08. Nevermore (Lana Lane)
09. Garden of the Moon (Erik Norlander)
10. In the Hall of the Ocean Queen (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
11. Souls of the Mermaids (Lana Lane / Danelle Kern)
12. Romeo and Juliet (Lana Lane / Erik Norlander)
13. The Vision (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
14. Redemption Part One (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
15. Tears of Babylon (Lana Lane / Mark McCrite)
16. Someone to Believe (Lana Lane / Neil Citron)
17. December Moon (Erik Norlander)
18. Destination Roswell (Erik Norlander)
19. Symphony of Angels (Erik Norlander / Neil Citron)
20. Terminus Pro Tempore (Erik Norlander) used in "Video Tour Diary"
21. Avalon Reprise (Erik Norlander / Mark McCrite) used for end titles / credits
22. Adrift on the Fire Seas of Orion's Shield (Erik Norlander) used as menu soundtrack

CD tracks:

01. LIAA Overture (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
02. Into the Ether (Lana Lane / Erik Norlander)
03. Curious Goods Part One (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
04. Emerald City (Lana Lane / Erik Norlander / Neil Citron)
05. Athena's Shadow (Lana Lane)
06. Nevermore (Lana Lane)
07. Garden of the Moon (Erik Norlander)
08. In the Hall of the Ocean Queen (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
09. Souls of the Mermaids (Lana Lane / Danelle Kern)
10. Romeo and Juliet (Lana Lane / Erik Norlander)
11. The Vision (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
12. Redemption Part One (instr.) (Erik Norlander)
13. Tears of Babylon (Lana Lane / Mark McCrite)
14. Someone to Believe (Lana Lane / Neil Citron)
15. December Moon (Erik Norlander)
16. Destination Roswell (Erik Norlander)
17. Symphony of Angels (Erik Norlander / Neil Citron)

"10th Anniversary Concert" will be released in Europe in March 2006 on Frontiers Records.

After a four-year break since her last album, LANA LANE is back with her most powerful release to date, El Dorado Hotel. The veteran symphonic rock diva delivers a 10-song tour-de-force of finely crafted original tracks in an audiophile production by husband/keyboardist, Erik Norlander.

El Dorado Hotel hosts Lane's usual broad spectrum of musical styles and genres with a cohesiveness that fans of the artist will recognize instantly. The opener, 'A Dream Full of Fire', is a new Lana Lane classic that blurs the line between prog metal and jazz stylings in a mélange that only she can deliver. 'Maybe We'll Meet Again' is a European-styled melodic AOR radio anthem blending classic rock with modern sensibilities. The song, 'El Dorado', is a Lana Lane epic with a soaring chorus reminiscent of her classic, 'Queen of Ocean'. The robust 'Darkness Falls' introduces an Irish folk style combined with a gothic metal element with its haunting choral vocals and arena-crafted chorus. Then 'Hotels' is an acoustic track that evokes jazz standards like 'Autumn Leaves'. The tracks, 'Believe', 'Life of the Party', 'Gone Are The Days' and 'Moon God' add further threads to the El Dorado Hotel tapestry. The album closes with the 11-1/2 minute opus, 'In Exile' that producer Erik Norlander describes as a "vintage progressive rock epic."

The musicians of El Dorado Hotel are a top-notch group of artists including both new and familiar faces.

Lane says about the musicians, "Both Freddy DeMarco and Mark Matthews did some fantastic work on Erik’s solo project, The Galactic Collective. I then had the opportunity to play with them both during some live appearances in 2011 when I sang with the band. After having played with the guys and getting to know them, I knew that I wanted them to be a part of this project as well. Then for John Payne, Jay Schellen, Guthrie Govan and Bruce Bouillet (ex-RACER X), as you know, Erik has playing with John Payne for about 5 years now. When the original 1982 lineup of ASIA reformed a few years back, John Payne formed his own separate band to continue all the work that he had done with Asia during his 14-year run and many albums with them. So John and Erik tour as “Asia Featuring John Payne,” and they’ve probably played over a hundred shows together. Jay is the drummer in the band, and both Guthrie and Bruce have been the guitarists. Bruce is working with them currently. I of course go to a lot of their shows and have become friends with all of them. It is a great group of people, and they are all very talented musicians. Since we see them so much and Erik plays with them constantly, it was only natural to work with them on this album. And then finally for Mark McCrite, Neil Citron and Don Schiff, all three of them have been on so many Lana Lane albums going all the back to my very first album in 1995. It’s great to continue working with them through all these years."

Songs for El Dorado Hotel were written by Lana Lane, Erik Norlander and longtime collaborator, Mark McCrite, who comments, "My favorite songs on the album are 'El Dorado' (with the fantastic Spanish guitar) and 'A Dream Full Of Fire' - that's a really killer 'classic' Lana Lane track."