Night Castle

Night Castle is a future release of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra that is currently in production. It will include a version of "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, which was previewed live by the band in 2004.
In an interview with Rockmymonkey.com, Jon Oliva confirmed that he will be recording vocal parts for the album (the last Trans-Siberian Orchestra album to feature Oliva's vocals was 2000's Beethoven's Last Night). Kurdt Vanderhoof of Metal Church will also contribute guitar parts to the album.

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During recent performances of their 2006 tour, Chris Caffery stated that production of the album is currently behind schedule, due largely to the band's perfectionism. This delay echoes the two-year delay in the release of Beethoven's Last Night and the year-long delay in the release of The Lost Christmas Eve. TSO has stated on its website that the album is half finished.

During an early performance of the 2007 tour, the album was not verbally promoted during the concert, as it was in previous years. However, at least three songs were performed that are not on any of their albums to date.

During a 2007 performance in Grand Rapids, Michigan TSO stated that the album would be released in Spring 2008.

During performances in Montreal, Canada; Raleigh, North Carolina; Chicago (Rosemont), Illinois; Worcester, Massachusetts; Hartford, Connecticut; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Washington D.C.;Greenville, South Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Hampton, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati Ohio; Rochester, New York; Birmingham, Alabama; Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania; Erie, Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lexington, Kentucky; and Baltimore, Maryland on the 2007-2008 winter tour, a joke was made on-stage as to what we would be more likely to see in our lifetimes: a McDonald's on Mars, or the release of the long awaited album. This is sometimes followed by the band's performance of 'O Fortuna' which will be on the upcoming album.

In the latest edition of TSO's souvenir program there is a page featuring "excerpts from the lyrics on Trans-Siberian Orchestra's upcoming album Night Castle" copyrighted 2007 Paul O'Neill. The song is titled There Was A Life and is adjacent to a full page photo of Al Pitrelli on the west coast and a picture of Robert Kinkel on the east coast. This song is not one of the three featured in the concert.

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