NEWS
9 February 2000:
The ARK is gonna land in Paris, France, Friday the 11th of
February. The band is gonna meet with the French press, organised by their french company N.T.S. The very first live appearance of ARK on earth
will take place at Radio Aligre Studios the 11th for radio broadcast. This session will be accustic. Further, interviews will
take place up until departure Monday 14th.
The ARK album has succsessfully been launched in Norway, Sweeden and Denmark through
FaceFront / Voices Of Wonder. The first print is sold out just after two weeks, and the album has received fantastic
reviews. Look out for a review section to be added to the site!
30 January 2000:
The ARK is moving on. They just closed a deal with
Rising Sun, a German company for releases in Europe except France, where
N.T.S. is the name of the company they signed to, and Scandinavia. The album was released Monday 17 Jan in Norway, Monday 23 Jan in
Sweden and Denmark. In Germany the "Ark" album is Import Tip of the month in
Rock Hard and Break Out, which are among the most important magazines. Rock Hard gave 9 out of 10 points to the album. Not bad! People seem to freak on this album!!!! Anyway, the release plan for Germany, Italy etc. is now March. Also started negotiations with an US company for release in North-America.
December 1999:
ARK will be launched in Scandinavia the 17th of January
2000 through the label FaceFront / Voices Of Wonder. The launch in France is planned for March 17 on N.T.S. Release in the rest of Europe, USA and South America is planned between February and April. Stay tuned for further
details.
The group teams up again in Oslo to continue the development of the second album to be entitled
“There’s No Concern On The Outer Shield”. A bassist is
recruited, and the full band has been involved in the songwriting, taking the style of ARK to new
levels. Drums and bass has been recorded in ARK Studio D.
October 1999:
A further songwriting and recording session takes place in New York. The basic songwriting for the second album is now completed, and the band is spending some days in Uptime Studio, Manhattan.
September 1999:
ARK’s self titled debut album is launched in Japan and Southeast Asia on the label Marquee/Avalon. The album received a warm welcome among the Asian music fans and press.