FROM MICK BOX

Well I do apologise for this information coming late but we have been waiting for the contractual business side to be taken care of before we made the announcement.

We saw a window of opportunity to go into the studio and do some recording to celebrate our upcoming 40^th Anniversary. We have re-recorded some of the classic Heep tracks, added 2 new songs written by Mick & Phil and we are looking at a short bonus DVD of songs that we recorded when we headlined the first day at this years Sweden Rock Festival. Ioannis has jumped at the opportunity to create the cover artwork and we are very happy that he is involved and it will be a continuation of the quality of work that he showed us on Wake The Sleeper.

The 14 tracks (12 old & 2 new) were recorded  in 8 days in Leighton Buzzard at Martin Darvill our managers studio. Once again we used the template of playing the tracks live. This enabled us to record the tracks in the allotted time as playing them live really speeds up the recording process and I feel the band is at its best when we are firing on one pulse. Plus it gives the right balance of excitement and vibe that was required for this project. Mike Paxman picked up the baton once again and has taken on the Producer responsibilities  and he has done a wonderful job of capturing the band in full flight.

We are all very excited about this CD and feel it is a good launch pad to celebrate our 40^th Anniversary and a product that I hope the fans new and old will love. It will be released on the Edel label.

Hi Everyone !

It's getting to be that time of year again and we felt that we would again , like to say "Thank You for all your support" this year as we Woke The Sleeper !

As you can tell if you read the online reviews and magazine articles, "Wake The Sleeper" has met with critical acclaim and rave reviews all over the world and as the band begins the "Wake The Sleeper World Tour", the initial reports have been great.

So, from all of us up here at Heep.com, we felt that it would be a very nice thing to do if we set up a way for 10 lucky visitors to win a signed-by-the-band copy of the "Wake The Sleeper" CD.

All you need to do it fill out the form and press the "Go!" button. In about a month we'll choose 10 of you totally at random, and your signed CD will be on it's way to you.

A nice way to start the "'eepy 'oliday" season we think. Don't You ?

So - fill out that form, and push the button !  We hope you win !
Go to http://www.uriah-heep.com/newa/wtsholidaygiveaway.php

We've launched a new website just for Wake The Sleeper !

Join us won't you ?

www.wake-the-sleeper.com

Universal Music are delighted to announce the  release of a new studio album from British rock  legends Uriah Heep in June 2008. "Wake The  Sleeper" will be Uriah Heep's first studio album  in almost ten years (the first since 1998's
"Sonic Origami") and is set to herald an exciting  new phase for the band. The album see's Uriah  Heep back to their very best and is set to become  a future classic ­ sure to please their dedicated  worldwide fan base and fans of  ogressive rock in general.

Recorded in 2007 the album was  produced by Mike Paxman (Status Quo, Judie Tzuke). In the words of Mick Box, "We are delighted to be reunited with a major label in Universal music. "Wake The Sleeper" is an album
we are incredibly proud of, and one that we hope the fans will see as one of Uriah Heep's best. We can't wait to get back out on the road to showcase the new songs."

The live arena has been vital to the longevity of Uriah Heep. So in addition to album sales of over 30 million worldwide the band have toured in
52 countries and established themselves as consummate live performers. The band has a series of impressive firsts including being the
first British rock band to play Russia in December 1987.

This is the band's first album without their long-standing and original drummer, Lee Kerslake who sadly had to leave the band due to ill health
in January 2007. Filling the drum stool for the very first time is the hugely well respected Russell Gilbrook (Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Van
Morrison, John Farnham and Lonnie Donnegan). Current band line up is Mick Box ­ Guitar, Vocals; Trevor Bolder ­ Bass, Vocals; Phil Lanzon ­ Keyboards, Vocals; Bernie Shaw - Lead Vocals and Russell Gilbrook ­ Drums, Vocals.

Full album tracklisting as follows:
1 ­ Wake The Sleeper
2 ­ Overload
3 ­ Tears Of the World
4 ­ Light Of A Thousand Stars
5 ­ Heavens Rain
6 ­ Book Of Lies
7 ­ What Kind Of God
8 ­ Ghost Of The Ocean
9 ­ Angels Walk With You
10 ­ Shadow
11 ­ War Child

Uriah Heep's progressive heavy metal made the British band one of the most popular hard rock groups of the early '70s. Formed by guitarist Mick Box and vocalist David Byron in the late '60s, Uriah Heep released their debut album "Very 'eavy…Very 'umble" in 1970. Since then the band have released 20 studio albums and played to millions of fans across the globe. Uriah Heep
remain one of British rocks most consistent and long standing acts with album sales of over 30 million worldwide. "Wake The Sleeper" will be
Uriah Heep's 21st studio album.

Wake The Sleeper will also be released on Vinyl as a 12" Limited Edition in a stunning gatefold sleeve.

This is just a short announcement to let everyone know that on the upcoming shows in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany & Switzerland we will be introducing some of the new songs from the "Wake the Sleeper" CD by way of saying thank you to everyone of you that kept the faith.

We will be playing more songs in Germany and Switzerland when we headline than in Finland, Sweden & Denmark due to the fact that we have a shorter set to play when we are special guests with Alice Cooper. As the tour progress's we will hopefully be able to announce other exciting news as it happens.

Onwards and upwards!

'Appy days!

Mick Box

July 5, 2007

Well I can finally report that we have finished the mixing of the new CD.

We found that a good  way of doing this was to let Mike Paxman go in the studio for a few days at a  time and get most of the mix down with a guy called Mark 'Tufty'  Evans.

The CD was mixed in it's entirety at Tufty's studio in Wispington Studios, Berkshire, UK. Tufty is someone Mike has known for a long time and he specialises in just mixing. The template for the mixing became Mike and Tufty getting it all together and then the band received CD's of the mixes in the post and made their comments to Mike who then went back in and tweaked them to every bodies satisfaction. Except for me and Bernie who could not wait and we drove  up there in my car every Friday to pick ours up.

It was a long hard haul of a drive each time to get there on a busy Friday afternoon but well worth it as the journey back we rocked out in the car listening to the mixes which made the return journey so much sweeter and less painful. It was  a good way of working because we had the luxury of being able to play the CD on a variety of Hi Fi and Low Fi systems and add comments.

The end  result is that they all sound FANTASTIC.

The  Mastering will be completed shortly with any luck. Mike has someone he wants to work with on that and all of his decisions thus far have been spot on so we are happy to go with it. As for the cover we are getting ever closer and I am  presently compiling all of the text and lyrics to send to Ioannis in the USA.

'Appy days!
Mick"