Welcome to the Loving Tongue. Life started back in 1994 in Adelaide, South Australia. The Band’s first two CD’s "Is Anyone Listening" from 1995 and "Sea of Lights" from 1997 touched on Blues, Rock, Funk, Metal, Ambient and Progressive styles. This was followed by a short tour of America’s West coast in March and April of 1999 for interest generated from it’s "Sea of Lights" EP, which also scored airplay on American college and Alternative radio and was syndicated across 20 states. The Band has also had airplay in Brazil and Europe.
The original Loving Tongue trio of Honey Boy Jim (guitar/Vox) Big Tom (bass/vox) and Paul Deeble recorded it’s first two releases. Christian Jones joined in 1998 and was part of the Tongue’s 1999 tour of America. Paul Deeble returned to record the Loving Tongue’s 3rd CD "Distand Dreams" in late 1999-2000. The Band changed direction incorporating a classic hard rock progressive metal sound with doses of world music. After the band changed studios in late 2000, they began work with Gavin O’Loghlen at Banjo Frog studios (Locrian Records) set in the mystical valleys of the Adelaide Hills with much soul searching and abundance of material, the band has recorded a double CD "Distant Dreams". "Distant Dreams" is a Journey which weaves it’s way through epic rock metal and a tapestry Romanticism, Celtic organic and ambient themes. Added to their Power trio format was Keyboards and Irish whistle provided by Gavin O’Loghlen and Zithar from Vlad. The Band has created a mythical, mystical journey through it’s many themes including Latin and Slavic vocals and mixing operatic and Death vocals on a track.
Shades of Led Zepplin, Tea Party, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, rainbow, Jimi Hendrix, Uriah Heep can be heard tastefully in it’s own exciting sound and melting pot of real life and fantasy lyrics.
distant dreams recived fantastic reveiws and sales in europe,u.s.a,south america,asia and australia,the band is currently working on there new album to be released in 2007 it will continue from distant dreams with a harder heavier direction with progresive influences and epic rock and metal honey boy jim and big tom recently played a loving tongue set with specail guest dimitirios of zemail,agatus,and alpha centuari on drums at hells pleasure festival possneck germany and hard and heavy summer nights festival in euskchrichin germany wher the band won over many new fans with there epic rock metal sound played with hear and soul the band wish to thank the many fans and freinds made in europe the band hope to return to europe in 2008 and also play u.s.a ,south america and ther homeland of austrlia in the near future for now keep rocking and stay freeContact Information or CD ordersPostal Address
P.O. Box 158
Henley Beach SA 5022, AustraliaEmail:
[email protected]/thelovingtonguewww
.locrian.com.au/dreams
