Simonetti and Guarini live at the "Shock Stock 2012".

The 14^th of april Guarini and Simonetti have shook the foundations of the Rum Runners, during a special concert that was part of the convention 'Shock Stock 2012' in London, Ontario. The duo was supported by Chris Gartner and Bob Scott, the expert musicians that play with Guarini in the (occasional) live performances on the Canadian soil (the keyboardist, wisely, moved from Italy to Canada more than a decade ago ), so, to be pedantic, was an exhibition of Orco Muto featuring Simonetti!

The online version of Fangoria announced for that night even a live performance of a suite from 'Dracula 3D' by Simonetti and some songs from Fulci/Frizzi films by Guarini, but the concert focused on the Goblin / Simonetti repertoire with this set list:

L’alba dei morti viventi, Mad puppet, Dr. Frankenstein, Zombi, Simonetti classical solo, Phenomena (guest Gina Ferrugia), Profondo rosso, Tenebre. Encores: Demons, Halloween, Opera, Tubular Bells (the last one improvised by Simonetti but well played by the band).

Audience happily shocked, crowded room and very positive comments.

The performance of Joanna Angel, the tattooed porno actress who was supposed to introduce the performance of Simonetti and Guarini with a "zombie dance", was although preventively stopped by the police.

The local authorities decided to censor her show, a decision surely not welcomed by the Shock Stock staff and by the audience. Maybe they had a point ...

Some news from Goblin world.

On April 14, Claudio Simonetti and Maurizio Guarini will held an unique live performance. "The Goblin Keys" will take part in the Canadian horror convention SHOCK STOCK. The concert will take place at 185 Queens Ave, London, Ontario.

New Goblin some months ago announced their return on the stages but until now the only confirmed date (not by New Goblin but by the organizers) is the 5th of June 2012 in Brussels. Here is the link for more information:

http://www.abconcerts.be/fr/concerts/p/detail/goblin-profondo-rosso-05-06-2012
The show will be held at the historic club AB, the "Temple of rock music" in Brussels

Marangolo and Pignatelli, the two leaders of Goblin Rebirth, will held a master class titled “Goblin sound. Il progressive nelle colonne sonore” ("Goblin sound. Progressive rock music in film scoring") the 12th of May 2012, from 4 pm to 7 pm, in Trani, Italy. The seminar is part of the activities of the 'Scuola sul mare' a school for musician which counts among the teachers even Agostino Marangolo. For more info:

http://scuolasulmare.com/master-class/12052012-goblin-sound/

New Goblin "Live in Roma" and "Two concerts in Tokyo".

The label No Music No Life has published on the 6th of march the New Goblin album "Live in Roma". The double digipack CD, distributed by Self, is sold at major stores and soon will be available on vinyl as a double LP published by BTF / AMS.

A band self-produced Canadian edition of “Live in Roma” is now available at the New Goblin site. The double CD has a slightly different cover than the Italian edition with the band logo drawn in silver.

"Live in Roma" will be released even in Japan April 18, 2012.

On the New Goblin official site is now available the DVD "Two concerts in Tokyo" that features the two concerts held by New Goblin in Kawasaki, 4 and 5 November 2011 during the 'Italian Progressive Rock Festival'. It is an 'official bootleg' release, an amateur shooting filmed with a single camera and without any editing but it’s approved by the band. The DVD has a length of 193 minutes.