Chris Opperman - The Lionheart
Worldwide Release Date: March 2nd, 2010
Pre-orders are still available! There are two options for pre-ordering, detailed below:
1. Pre-order The Lionheart only for $10 including domestic shipping (international orders $15).
2. SPECIAL! Pre-order five copies of The Lionheart for $50 and get the complete full orchestra score (approx. 70 11"x17" pages) to "The Porpentine" FREE!Purple Cow Records is set to unveil Chris Opperman's long-awaited 5th album The Lionheart which features 10 brand new compositions
including "The Porpentine," an epic tone poem for full orchestra plus rhythm section.
The album features Chris's inspired piano playing plus performances by such supremely talented musicians as
world-renowned guitarist Mike Keneally (known for his solo work and his work with Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, and Dethklok),
Grammy-nominated saxophonist Frank Macchia, singer/songwriter Kat Parsons, Chris Spilsbury, Jen Kuhn,
Daren Burns, Craig Bunch, Clark Freeman, Joe Verderese, and many others.
Produced by Chris, the album was beautifully recorded, mixed and mastered by Grammy-award winning engineer Neil Citron.
The stunning artwork was created by Eisner-award winning comic book artists Mark Buckingham (Fables, The sandman, Miracleman)
and D'Isreali (The Sandman) with additional graphic design by Jessica Marini.
Track Listing:
1. Haasis
2. Beware of the Random Factor
3. Miles Behind
4. Gen-Ebulous
5. Telepathy on Mars?
6. Johannah
7. Knight of Winter's Day
8. White Willow
9. Idaho Potato
10. The Porpentine
Produced, composed and arranged by Chris Opperman
Mixed & mastered by Neil Citron
Executive producers for Purple Cow Records: Chris Opperman & Louis Lagonik