The game board itself is set in one of six available environments, each with its own unique landscape and presentation features. At the outset of a match things seem quite basic: a 3D game board pits two opponents against each other in a seemingly ordinary game of chess.
MATE is based on the simple yet ingenious concept of creating a fusion between professional chess software and upbeat, combat oriented game mechanics, complete with richly animated game pieces. chessman.Ĭhess – the unrivalled champion of strategy games has been attracting players of all ages for countless centuries. Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await your command! As a Commander, execute skillful maneuvers on the game board and catapult yourself directly into the battle with devastating attacks, chessman vs. MATE calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world. Not one to hang around, Bernie has begun sessions for the next Inspirations album, which will be out in 2022.Commanders, assemble your armies! CHECK vs.
The Inspirations Series is an ongoing sequence of albums released by Conquest Music where Bernie Marsden pays tribute to those whose music shaped his taste and guitar playing. It’s led to a subtle, tasteful and a superbly delivered reimagining of these classic songs. Chess was recorded ‘the old way’: with a band of truly gifted musicians, all in one room, over a handful of days. What’s more, two Bernie Marsden-penned instrumentals appear as bonus tracks on the album. The album features 10 tracks that were originally released on Chess by greats such as Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters & Elmore James. In Kings, Bernie turned the spotlight on Freddie, Albert and B.B King in Chess, he moves focus to tracks and artists on the fabled Chess label. Bernie created the Inspirations Series to showcase the rich veins of music of those who inspired him during his formative years. He’s also a bestselling author, an in-demand writer and producer and has amassed a priceless collection of guitars.Ĭhess is the second album of Bernie Marsden’s Inspirations Series’(a concept sparked by a backstage conversation with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons about influences and heroes). Bernie has written and recorded with some of the biggest names in the industry, and also composed music for film & TV.
King for both his musicianship and innate understanding of the soul and feel of the blues. He is undeniably one of Britain’s premier blues guitarists, praised by B.B. Many will know Bernie Marsden for being a founder member of Whitesnake, co-writing the iconic global smash, "Here I Go Again". You’ll hear his own, nuanced guitar virtuosity and his heartfelt vocals, along with the wonderful synergy with the top-tier musicians he’s brought together for the project.
Listen to each of the Inspirations Series albums and you’ll find more than a carefully curated homage to music that means much to Bernie. Like the previous release in the series, Kings, Chess marks another collaboration between Conquest Music and Bernie Marsden’s Little House Music. The forthcoming 12-track album, Chess, is due out on November 26, available on all digital platforms along with a Special Limited Edition Digipak CD accompanied by a 16-page booklet.Ĭhess is the second album in Bernie Marsden’s Inspiration Series, where he chooses and crafts his own interpretation of the iconic artists and songs that helped inspire and shape his own musical style and taste. Kings reached #1 in the Amazon Blues Chart, #18 in the UK OCC Album Sales Chart and gained fantastic reviews and accolades following its release in July this year.
Marsden formed Whitesnake with Coverdale in 1978 and released five full-length albums with the band before departing after 1982’s Saints & Sinners.Ĭonquest Music has announced the release of Chess, the follow-up album to Bernie Marsden’s superb, chart-topping, Kings.