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Tribute to Peter Banks’ EMPIRE Gets A Second Chapter

February 13, 2025

A few months ago, when arrived of Mark Murdock launching another project, EMPIRE IN RUINS, to continue what he started as a drummer of Peter Banks’ EMPIRE and his own THE NEW EMPIRE, it seemed like a one-off endeavor, its … Continue reading

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Mark Murdock Pays Homage To Peter Banks On New Set Of Pieces

November 2, 2024

“The halls of faded figures”: this is the first line of the first song on the “Mark V” album by EMPIRE IN RUINS, a new project by Japan-based multi-instrumentalist Mark Murdock who once upon a time was a drummer in … Continue reading

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THE NEW EMPIRE – Second Lifetime

December 7, 2020

Forward Motion 2020 Homage to a progressive rock father figure turns into a promising project to stitch time and carry on reigning. It was always unfinished business with EMPIRE – the ensemble formed by Peter Banks, when he had left … Continue reading

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THE NEW EMPIRE Strike Forward

August 26, 2020

If there ever was an ensemble in need of closure, it’s EMPIRE. Formed in 1973 by Peter Banks, when the guitarist had left behind both YES and FLASH, and Sidonie Jordan, who performed under nom de guerre Sydney Foxx, this … Continue reading

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EMPIRE – The Complete Recordings

February 15, 2018

Cherry Red 2017 Featuring Peter Banks and Sydney Foxx, the entire output – or, rather, input – of the most unfortunate, if enduring, offshoot of a prog institution. With none of their albums landing a proper release and having a … Continue reading

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