Marillion are a rock band formed in Aylesbury, England . Their 30-year career is marked by two distinctive phases; the early years fronted by Fish which saw their greatest commercial success, and much longer period fronted by Steve Hogarth in which the band have constantly re-invented themselves so as to continue to be relevant into the 21st century.

The Fish era is often categorized as neo-progressive. They originally started as "Silmarillion" (from Tolkien's book) with heavy influences from classic Genesis but went on to develop their own distinctive sound. The band was formed in 1979 by Mick Pointer (drums), Steve Rothery (guitar), Doug 'Rastus' Irvine (bass), and others, soon adding vocalist Fish (real name Derek W. Dick), Diz Minitt (bass), and Brian Jelliman. By the time of their first album, 1983's Script For A Jester's Tear, the bass position had been taken over by Pete Trewavas and keyboards by Mark Kelly.

The studio albums Fugazi (1984), Misplaced Childhood (1985), and Clutching At Straws (1987), as well as the 1984 live album Real to Reel all sold respectably, and the band scored a hit single in Britain with Kayleigh in 1985.

When Fish left the band in 1988 after four albums he was replaced by Steve Hogarth. A former member of The Europeans and some-time collaborator with The The and Julian Cope, Hogarth brought a new energy to the band.

Across a further ten albums, Hogarth - along with existing members Rothery, Kelly, Trewavas, and Mosley - have reinvigorated and constantly redefined Marillion's sound. They forged into new musical territories with a succession of inventive, emotional albums, displaying little regard to the vagaries of hit charts or radio playlists.

After the release of 1999's marillion.com the band freed themselves from record company pressure once and for all by launching their own record label, the Intact imprint.

Thanks to their pioneering embrace of the Internet through their website http://marillion.com, Marillion have developed a unique and intimate relationship with their fans. From sponsoring entire tours of the USA to funding the recording of recent albums, Marillion's global fan-base is unique in its affection and dedication. As a result, such passionate, wholesale support has allowed Marillion to step outside of the conventional music industry and find their own path.

In 2001 Anoraknophobia saw Marillion take the groundbreaking step of asking fans to pre-order an album 12 months before release. An amazing 12,000 people signed up, helping to finance the recording. The band once again took pre-orders for the 2004 release Marbles, but this time the money was channelled into a campaign fund to promote its launch. The success of singles Don't Hurt Yourself and You're Gone - the latter making it all the way to number 7 - vindicated the band's independent strategy.

Their 2007 album Somewhere Else reached number 24 in the UK album chart with their most recent single Thankyou Whoever You Are hitting the UK singles chart at number 15. The band shows no signs of fading away after more than 25 years of activity.

Their 15th album, "Happiness is the road", was physically released in October 2008 but was originally available exclusively from the band's website. It was released with little promotion and a deluxe pre-order package was made available as with Marbles. 'Happiness is the Road' is the second studio double album of a long career (2004's Marbles was the other). A UK and European tour followed the album's release, and the band is taking special effort to record every show in the "Happiness on the Road" tour, making the recordings available from the band's website.


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Weighing in at a combined total of 505lbs. and hailing from Atlanta, GA, Sun Domingo is one of the Southeast's most visible touring bands, playing over 200 shows a year throughout the eastern United States and beyond. Known for their melodic guitar arrangements, introspective lyrics, harmonies and driving bass. The band met in Athens, GA at Nuci's Space in late 2002 ... Immediately the members had common musical interests and shared a bond with rhythmical and melodic approaches to songwriting. After going through a few line-up changes and releasing their first EP " Go to bed grinning" in 2006, the band is in full swing with a new attitude and an onslaught on tour dates to celebrate the release of their first full length album, The World's Alive, June 2008!

They often draw comparisons to Wilco , the Shins, Neil Finn (Crowded House), Pink Floyd, the Police, Toad the Wet Sprocket and other artists whose attention to songwriting has earned them accolades among fans and industry professionals alike.

In April 2009 the band opened 2 of the 3 nights of the Marillion Convention in Montreal Quebec Canada. The band was enthusiastically embraced by the progressive rock crowd and now has a strong following among the progressive rock fans. There is now discussion of Sun Domingo opening the next European Marillion tour. Sun Domingo will be supporting John Wesley later in the spring of 2009

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