Here you will find an archive of news posts from the Winter In Eden website.
They are historical posts taken from the previous incarnations of the Winter In Eden website formats between 2013 and 2019.
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2019
It is with great sadness that we announce that our guitarist Samuel Cull has decided to leave the band after 10 years together.
We part as friends and wish him all the best for the future. His departure is with immediate effect which means that Sam will not be performing with us at our forthcoming shows. However, 'the show must go on' and we are thrilled to announce that we have our 6th member, Benji Lynch stepping in on guitar. We previously worked with Benji when he played bass for us on our Holland and Belgium tour dates and we look forward to working with him again.
On top of that, Ian is unable to join us at Cambridge Rock Festival this year so we would like to extend a warm welcome to Dave Anderson who is stepping in to help out with bass guitar duties. We are so grateful to Benji and Dave for agreeing to play with such a limited time for rehearsals. This will be a new era for the band as Sam has played every gig with us to date. The new album will still be released but we cannot provide a timescale at this stage. We are sorry we cannot provide you with happier news but hope to see you at our upcoming events
Thank you so much for your ongoing support.
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We are pleased to announce that Steve J is now an official Quiklock endorsee. Steve said " I have used Quiklok products in the studio for many years and they are still going strong, I am excited to be able to try out some new products on stage". Big thanks to Jon Green at Freestyle Music Products.
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Congratulations to our drummer Steve Hauxwell who has signed an endorsement deal with UK drum manufacturer Liberty who supplied him with a custom made kit to his specific requirements. Steve had this to say: "I'm totally blown away by the quality and sound of the kit, and the team at Liberty are outstanding. I can't wait to take this out on the road". Now visit their website
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Excellent news, we were featured on BBC Radio 2 Sunday morning. On his latest show, Radio 2 DJ Bob Harris had Steve Pilkington from the UK's Classic Rock Society in the studio to talk about the Society, the Magazine and all things Rock. If you missed the show, it can be streamed from the BBC's website until the end of May. Follow this link, we feature around 1:46hr into the show. Many thanks to Bob and Steve for their continued support of UK music.
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Regretfully we have to cancel our show at Rebellion in Manchester on June 6th. This is completely out of our hands as the venue has indicated that they will be undertaking a change in direction and may no longer be a venue for live gigs around that time. Apologies for anyone who may have pre-purchased tickets but you will be able to obtain a full refund from either the venue or skiddle.com.
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New dates added to the tour schedule. Newcastle upon Tyne (supporting Coma), Manchester, Edinburgh, FoxRox Festival Leicester and Aberdeen. Click HERE for more info.
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Winter in Eden will perform at Ridgefest on May 2nd in Ormskirk.
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We wish to thank everyone for their support during the past twelve months and wish all our fans, old and new a ‘Happy New Year’ and all the best for 2015.
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Another great festival announcement. We are appearing at The Dames of Darkness Festival, Sunday 10th May 2015, tickets available now. Really looking forward to appearing alongside some of the best bands from the UK, Europe and the USA
Album now available worldwide. Previously, Court Of Conscience was only available directly from the website in either CD or digital formats as a pre-release special for Winter In Eden Fans. Now though, thanks to Cherry Red Records, it is available worldwide. To celebrate this, the band have decided to give away some free stuff! The first five people to send a ‘selfie’ of themselves clearly holding a copy of Court of Conscience in their local music store, will receive a free Winter in Eden T-shirt, signed poster and some other goodies!!
Send your photos to pictures@winterineden.com to be in with a chance of claiming your freebies … but be quick.
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Winter in Eden are to headline the UK’s first ever Symphonic Metal festival. The event, to be held at the recently refurbished Venue in Selby, North Yorkshire on Saturday 4th April 2015, is the first of its kind in the UK and will bring together some of the best Symphonic Metal acts around today. Winter In Eden are delighted to be asked to head-up such a fantastic event and are looking forward to seeing you there. Visit the festivals’ facebook page for up to date ticket information and line-up announcements.
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Court of Conscience scores full marks in October's Powerplay Rock & Metal magazine. Martin Howell has given the album ten PowerPoint's in his review and says 'this is the sound of Winter in Eden coming of age'. The band would like to thank Martin and everyone Powerplay for such a great score.
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We are thrilled that Classic Rock Magazine has reviewed ‘Court of Conscience’ in their latest, October 2014 issue. Geoff Barton commented: ‘Winter in Eden are the best female-fronted symphonic rock band Britain has to offer right now‘. Well we won’t argue with that! Grab your copy now.
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The Burnley and York shows have been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. Those that have bought tickets already will receive a full refund. Check the 'Live' section for more info about the new show at Fibbers in York on December 13th.
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‘Court of Conscience’, will be available worldwide from 6 October 2014 Read more >>
We are pleased to announce that we have made Radio Carolines A list. The track 'Before it Began' from the new album, is receiving regular airplay on the radio station and is proving popular with the listeners, You can hear it for yourself HERE
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Radio show
We are appearing on VbnavRadio.com on July 29th from 19:30 (UK time).Tune in HERE
New video online
Click the Media tab to watch.
Court of Conscience
The new album will be out soon. Read all about this release and the pre-order packages by clicking HERE
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Winter In Eden Live
A string of tourdates throughout the UK has been announced. Read all about it by clicking HERE
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Mastering time!
Stefan has now finished mixing our third album just in time for him starting the Within Temptation world tour. He has done an awesome job! The album is now being mastered by world renowned Sterling Sound in the US! We will keep you posted :) In the meantime our web shop is closed but we will be launching a new look website and shop shortly :)
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More Album News!
Some more exciting news! Mr Stefan Helleblad (Within Temptation) will shortly be starting to mix our new album :))
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Third Album
We have now finished writing our third album and are thrilled to announce that the producer of the album will be Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation/For All We Know). The recording will start next week in The Netherlands. We will also be supporting Stream of Passion and Maiden uniteD in The Netherlands and Belgium this month.
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Skinflick Remixes
We are proud to release a 4 track EP entitled ‘Hard As Ice’, comprising of remixed and reworked tracks from the last album, Echoes of Betrayal. Take 4 of WIE’s most popular tracks and give them to Underground Industrial/dance producer ‘Skinflick’ and you get symphonic rock with a hypnotic driving beat. Having already put his mark on songs by Britney Spears, Sigue Sigue Sputnick, Attrition and many more, he now extends his unique style to Winter in Eden. These version are different to what you are used to from WIE but we think they bring a whole new feel to the tracks. They are available to preorder now from iTunes and Amazon, and officially released on Monday 2nd September.
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JBM Events International Showcase
We are thrilled to announce we will be headlining this event on 15th September at Extase, Tilburg, Netherlands. This will be a night to remember! http://www.jbmevents.com
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LESFEST
Our performance at Lesfest has been changed for reasons out of our control to Sunday 30th June. We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes. We will be on stage at 1.40pm. Hope to see you there!
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CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY
Posted on, April 14, 2013 The Classic Rock Society gig has been rearranged for 1st June. Support from The Room. Full information is provided at http://www.classicrocksociety.co.uk/gig-guide/
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STREAM OF PASSION
We are thrilled to announce we will be supporting Stream of Passion in Holland on Sep 6th, 2013 at P60, Amstelveen and on Sep 7th, 2013 at Atak, Enschede Follow the link below for further details http://www.streamofpassion.com/tour.php
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Hi everyone, Well it’s nearly time for us to get back on the road and do some gigs! Next month is a busy one for us. It will see us playing in the Lancashire area in the UK for the first time as well as our first overseas shows with three dates in the Netherlands. We then come back at the end of the month to play for the Classic Rock Society. All of the shows are headlined by us with various fabulous support acts along the way.
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!
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Hey everyone! Well the festive season is upon us and we would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your support this year. There have been too many highlights to mention! We wish you all a very Merry Xmas and a wonderful New Year. We can t wait to get back on the road in 2013. In the meantime we are busy writing album number 3 :) Have a good one people!
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Extra date for 2012!
We had such a great time at Leamington Spa that we have added an extra date to our gigs this year. We are very pleased to announce we will be special guests of Karnataka on the final night of their tour @ Scala in London on December 13th. Tickets are available from the following link http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/KWI1312
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CRS gig 2013
We can now confirm that we will be performing a headline gig for the Classic Rock Society on 23rd March 2013 at The Wesley Centre, Maltby, Rotherham. More details to be confirmed soon!
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Netherlands Tour
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will be performing in the Netherlands next year. The dates and locations are :- 15 March 2013 - Little Devil, Tilburg 16 March 2013 - The Lane, Oostburg 17 March 2013 - De Boerderij, Zoetermeer More details soon!
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Busy Week!
There is lots happening this week and we wanted to keep you posted! First of all, there is Chebfest this Saturday at The Empire in Leeds. This is a female fronted metal/rock/burlesque/festival all in aid of charity. We are on stage around 9.35pm.