Prog-Rock Duo McStine & Minnemann Announce III Album and Release "Survive"

PROG ROCK DUO MCSTINE & MINNEMANN

ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM III ARRIVING APRIL 4

COMPRISED OF ACCLAIMED MULTI-INSTRUMENTALISTS RANDY MCSTINE AND MARCO MINNEMANN

DROP LEAD SINGLE “SURVIVE” TODAY

Photo Credit: Joel Barrios

New York, NY (February 5, 2025) – Progressive rock power duo McStine & Minnemann drop their new single, “Survive” with an accompanying music video and announce their third album, III due April 4. [Bandcamp Pre-Save + Pre-Save].

Comprised of acclaimed multi-instrumentalists, Randy McStine and Marco Minnemann, “Survive” builds from a classic hard rock guitar riff and trio arrangement to a layered, shimmery hook driven by an urgent Stewart Copeland-esque groove, before a space jazz interlude and pastoral acoustic passage set up a huge final chorus and epic outro guitar solo. [Listen + Watch].

McStine said, “The song musically condenses many of the elements I gravitate toward in a succinct way. It’s about an individual’s journey in choosing to close out negativity of the past and present or to move towards a better future. The chorus touches on that human feeling of being more present or awake in moments where survival seems uncertain.”

Since forming in 2020, McStine & Minnemann have built a reputation for pushing musical boundaries, blending the duo’s virtuosic musicianship with compelling melodies and lyrical depth. The pair’s perennial influences of Queen, Frank Zappa, and The Police meet a mutual love for XTC, PiL, and Gary Numan on III, as well as more contemplative, overtly melodic singer-songwriter stimuli like Brian Wilson and Tim Buckley. These ostensibly incongruous elements are bound by McStine’s emotive vocals and Minnemann’s rhythmic sense of adventure, their virtuosic musicality connecting through impassioned performances that infuse the duo’s breathtaking technical prowess with resonant humanity.

Recorded with both artists handling all instruments, III explores dynamic shifts between high-energy prog rock and melodic introspection, offering an intense, cohesive listening experience. Minnemann said, “There’s an intensity and energy exchange not found on the first two albums. It throws you overboard a few times and holds your attention, you want to keep listening.”

III Track List

1. Over The Bay

2. Survive

3. Tigress

4. Your Own Decisions

5. Crossing Wires

6. This Time

7. Lines Around You

8. Riding On Clouds

9. Green

10. Free

11. The Unmanned Flight

Randy McStine is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer whose career spans collaborations with members of King Crimson, Joe Satriani, UFO, Tears For Fears, and more. As a solo artist, Randy explores a wide range of genres, including Rock, Progressive, Blues, Folk, Pop, and Ambient music. In addition to his work with McStine & Minnemann, Randy released his latest solo album, Mutual Hallucinations, in November 2024, and tours as a member of Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson’s solo band.

Marco Minnemann is internationally celebrated as one of the world’s top drummers, having performed and recorded with artists such as Paul Gilbert, The Buddy Rich Big Band, Steven Wilson, and The Aristocrats. As a composer and guitarist, Marco has released a vast catalog of solo albums, showcasing his distinctive musical voice. His most recent solo release, Their Colors Fade, came out in 2023.

Having first played together in prog supergroup In Continuum for a pair of shows in 2018, Randy McStine and Marco Minneman discovered commonalities in their musical instincts and diverse listening tastes. They started contributing to each other’s solo recordings, before coalescing as McStine & Minnemann in 2020. Pandemic lockdown helped them focus on honing their sound and second album, II, before making their live debut as a quartet in 2022. But it’s McStine & Minnemann’s III that cements their sonic signature.

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