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RIK PRIEM’S PRIMEMay 23rd 2014 the debut album of RIK PRIEM’S PRIME was released through Avenue Of Allies. Several familiar names of the international Hard and Heavy scene were involved in this recording and the production process of guitar player Rik Priem’s band project.

The German musicians Carsten ‘Lizard’ Schulz (Dead End Heroes, Frozen Rain, Lavalle, Evidence One, Midnite Club) on lead vocals and Rami Ali (Freedom Call, Iron Mask, Lavalle, Frontline, Evidence One) on drums are well known faces in the recording studio and on stages around the world. The band is completed by bass player Vincent De Laat (Manic Movement, Frozen Rain), and Keyboard player Geert Margodt.

Producer Steffen Seeger (Iain Ashley Hersey, Midnite Club) oversaw the recordings, before the finishing touches to the album were put on the recordings in the German Empire Studios by Rolf Munkes (Dead End Heroes, Empire, Razorback, Tony Martin), who handled the mix and the mastering of the tracks.

Reading the names of everyone involved in RIK PRIEM’S PRIME it becomes obvious what to expect from the record, a hard rockin’ slice of energetic Heavy Rock. The breath taking musical performances of each musician combined with Carsten’s vocals on each song of the album will attract any fan and follower of the previous and current bands and projects of the participating musicians to RIK PRIEM’S PRIME.

Sunset Over Agartha

Album trailer

Official Video: Babylon Rising

Buy Rik Priem’s Prime online

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[img width="186" height="210" src="file:///C:/Users/JURGEN~1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image016.jpg" align="left" hspace="12" v:shapes="Afbeelding_x0020_11">Rik Priem is a well-known name on the Belgian rock guitar scene. His technical and musical skills on the instrument makes him a very popular guitar teacher and studio musician.

You can call Rik a down-to-earth guitar virtuoso. He blends neoclassical licks with an earthly blues-rock feel. This makes his sound unique, full of groove, complex yet seemingly easy.

Being co-writer and member of Frozen Rain (Ahead of Time - 2012) was not only the starting point for a further co-operation with Carsten, who was the vital spark for RIK PRIEM’S PRIME as a band project, but it also opened the door to work on the debut of the Swedish AOR band Sapphire Eyes as a guest musician.

Rik Priem's guitar skills are not left unnoticed. Since 2014 he's endorsed by Optima Strings.

Rik ‘s tune Optimizer written for Optima Guitar Strings

Rik plays exclusively Optima Prime Hybrid Strings

More info @ Optima website

RIK PRIEM'S PRIME: Live @ De Kreun

Highlights @ De Kreun

Run Angel Run

Child of Anger

PRESS RESULTS

Rock Tribune - Metal Temple – Dangerdog Music Reviews – Metal Forces Magazine – Rock Report - Rocktopia - Musikreview- Woody’s Rock Review - The Dedicated Rocker Society Music Magazine – AOR Heaven - Hallowed – Rockgig Review – The Rockpit – Rock United – Power of Metal – Mother of Love Music - Snoozecontrol - Keysandchords – Rockemotions - Music in Belgium – Live Reviewer – Keys & Chords – Pictures by J Scheffers -

CONTACT

rik.priem@telenet.be – +32 (0)497 40 42 74

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