Midnight In America released 20th August 2007 on Equal Vision Records 

“A perfect album… (Modern Life Is War) take Springsteen’s working class poetry and add on 10 pounds of angst” Wonka Vision magazine 

“The most passionate and intense hardcore available for consumption by the public” Punk Planet 

“A modern hardcore masterpiece from the first note to the last” lambgoat.com

Modern Life Is War will release their third album ‘Midnight In America’ on their new home- Equal Vision records, produced by indie-rock legend J. Robbins (Against Me!, Texas Is The Reason, Murder By Death).

The band, which calls Marshalltown, Iowa their home, formed in 2002 by five friends who shared the same dream of starting their own DIY punk/hardcore band and somehow escaping the sleepy town where they all grew up.  By the end of 2003 they had released their own 7”single, recorded their debut album, ‘My Love.My Way’ & built a fan base through constant touring across the US.  In early 2004 Reflections records licensed their debut and sent them on their first ever European tour.  In 2005 the group signed with Deathwish Inc which after more touring led the band to release the highly regarded ‘Witness’.  Deathwish Inc then reissued ‘My Love.My Way’ in the Autumn of 2006. 

Jumping to the present, they inked a deal with Equal Vision earlier this year and ‘Midnight In America’ is their label debut, set to cement them as one of the most important bands in hardcore today.

After successful tours with Converge, Bane, Comeback Kid to name but a few, MLIW will be touring this summer with Southern rock/Post-hardcore bands He Is Legend and Maylene & The Sons of Disaster in the USA and expect to hit the UK soon after.

www.modernlifeiswar.net

*GUILFEST JULY 13/14/15 2007*

***The line up is now complete for GuilFest 2007, which takes place in Stoke Park, Guildford, on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July.***

SuperGrass, Squeeze and Madness headline the main BBC Radio 2 stage, preceded by a host of stellar acts including The Ordinary Boys, Morcheeba, The Magic Numbers, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Jimmy Cliff, Toots and The Maytals, The Hold Steady, Captain, The Dub Pistols featuring Terry Hall, Thirteen Senses, Crazy P, The Icicle Works, Sandi Thom and many more.

Richard Thompson, The Saw Doctors and Uriah Heep headline the second Ents24.com stage, supported by the likes of Newton Faulkner, Ghosts, Duke Special, Cherry Ghost, Damien Dempsey, Ross Copperman, Howling Bells, Tiny Dancers, Charlotte Hatherley, Amy McDonald, Sunny Sweeney, Rory McLeod, The Dykeenies, Simon Friend and more.

The RockSound sponsored Rock Cave stage, dedicated to harder edge rock and metal bands, will be headlined by My Vitriol, Reuben, and YourCodeNameIs:Milo, with acts such as Zico Chain, Hell Is For Heroes, Orange Goblin, Pull Tiger Tail, Beat Union, Six Nation State and many more set to rock the crowd before.

For the first time, GuilFest, which won ‘Family Festival of the Year’ at the 2006 UK Festival Awards, will feature the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra who will perform a stunning two hour classical concert from noon on the Saturday. Also performing at GuilFest for the first time will be the 250 strong Rock Choir, who will be performing a set of mixed pop, gospel and Motown classics on the Sunday at noon.

The Surrey Advertiser and Andertons Music Co are staging the festivals 2 Live Club Stages for unsigned bands. Sikhona, Satellite State, Feel Free Mind, Flyin Ike, Program, BenSem, The Riotous Brothers and Staff Brett, plus over 40 more of the best raw up and coming bands will wow audiences over the weekend on these 2 stages.

eFestivals Cosmic Comedy Tent will be boasting some of the very best comics on today’s circuit. With over 24 comedians confirmed, including Ian Stone, Junior Simpson and Raymond & Mr Timpkins Review, the eFestivals Cosmic Comedy Tent looks set for a riotous side splitting weekend

The Funky End Stage is all set to groove’n’move and will see over 30 of the South’s finest DJs and international renowned DJs, such as the fantastic Stanton Warriors and The Freestylers, hitting the decks.

The Academy of Contemporary Music, Europe’s leading school for rock and pop musicians, is set to present inspiring performances by ACM students and ex students on the Acoustic stage throughout the festival weekend.

UNISON will once again present the UNISON ZONE and provide a packed program of activities including the Unsung Heroes Live Sessions, offering unsigned acts the opportunity to roll up and experience Andy Warhol’s ‘15 minutes of fame’.

Other festival attractions include the Calypso Cocktail bar, EA Games Area and living up to their reputation for fun, the organizers are proud to present the inaugural Cheesy Disco pumping out ‘classic’ tunes.  Children will find the KidZone, the biggest to date, great fun and as usual the massive 150’ long bar means nobody has to wait very long for refreshment – though if further replenishment is needed the vast array of international catering on offer will do the trick

The festival caters for visitors with disabilities – both the Radio 2 main and the Ents24 stages have viewing platforms and the festival also provides a dedicated camping area and excellent toilet facilities.  Car parking is right next to the festival site so there are no long walks heaving camping gear.

Facilities adjacent to Stoke Park include The Guildford Lido which is only 2 minutes walk and The Spectrum Leisure Centre, great for hot showers, sauna or a swim.  The historic town is itself only 10minutes walk away and has shops, cafes restaurants, bars and pubs galore; Guildford even has its own castle!

For a full line up of bands, attractions and facilities visit www.guilfest.co.uk

Ticket Hotline: 0871 4240050

Book tickets via the website: www.guilfest.co.uk

Visitor information: 01483 454159

Bullet for my Valentine

Win Best British Band at Metal Hammer awards for the 2nd year running!!!!

 At this years star studded 2007 Metal Hammer Awards, Welsh heroes

Bullet for my Valentine once again, for the 2nd year in a row, walked away with one of THE awards of the night, Best UK Band, beating the likes of their idols, the magnificent Iron Maiden!!!!

 Bullet for my Valentine, who have been hard at work wrapping up their 2nd full length album, follow up to the million selling ‘The Poison’, were also in attendance to pick up the award and take part in the issues cover shoot.

 The awards (that held for the 2nd year running at London’s KOKO venue) were a real who’s who of the world of Metal, with personal appearances from the likes of Slash from Velvet Revolver, Mastodon, Aiden, Saxon, Slayer, Dee Snider from Cheap Trick, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath amongst the throng. The attendee’s were treated to performances from the likes of Machinehead and Lamb of God.

   BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE ARE:

Vocals – Matthew 'Matt' Tuck

Guitar – Michael 'Padge' Paget

Drums - Michael 'Moose' Thomas

Bass – Jason 'Jay' James

Tellison Debut Album ‘Contact! Contact!’

Released September 3rd 2007

"This band deserve your love" - ROCKSOUND

Tellison are a band you need to know. A band you should know.

It’s always difficult to write a press release for a band you’re a fan of, love and admire, and have been listening to constantly for the past two months, but it’s my job so here it goes.

So at the most basic, Tellison are four scruffy, awkward and terribly disorganised young lads from West London who play disarming, heartfelt and habit forming independent popular music. Their debut full length ‘Contact! Contact!’ is a vital and wonderful record set for release on September 3rd on Gravity DIP. It was recorded in characteristically fractured and disjointed fashion - in locations four hundred miles apart, with two different producers, over a period of six months and has been over a year in the making.

The songs on ‘Contact! Contact!’ place emphasis and focus on elements musical contemporaries often lose sight of– great songs, intelligent lyrics, stoic melodies sweeping guitar hooks and vocals to make your heart burst. ‘Contact! Contact’ is an amalgam of songs reviewing anticipation lost to fear, thoughts past, disasters, apologies, battles, hope and introspection, inhibiting the intangible creative space somewhere beyond the realms of contemporary popular music and yet somehow sitting in the midst of an existing musical landscape. Forward thinking, yet somehow at odds with the everyday, the album is filled with sparks and moments.

 ‘Hanover Start Clapping’ kicks off the album with velocity, layered vocals and a melodic sense of urgency that resonates throughout the whole album. Upcoming single ‘Gallery’ is an all encompassing tectonic testament to lost adventures and ideals, mixing in bleeping electronics to the bands guitar, bass and drums blueprint.  

‘New York, New York, New York’ is the records centrepiece, an absolute audience anthem with an urgent, mile high chorus that reaches self toppling heights and invites you to feel it’s intensity when reaching it’s final hyperbolic calls of “Let’s move to New York, New York’. The album comes to a close on a poignant note with the reflective ‘Disaster, Disaster’ and the silencing ‘Hospital’ a delicate and moving song sung in hushed tones, with subtle instrumentation that is simply stunning.

 Tellison have won over many friends and fans across the country, logging miles touring with Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, The Audition, Kubicheck, Walter Schreifels, Frank Turner, Hell Is For Heroes, Good Shoes and more. Their future touring plans include a headline UK tour with Encyclopedia that runs from the 14th of July to the 7th of August (London show at The Barfly on Monday July 23rd), a host of festivals and a September tour with Dartz!

So Tellison, just four boys with Drums, Bass, Cowbells, Keyboards, Two Broken Guitars, Four Broken Voices, One Wounded Laptop, some Extra-Curricular instruments with pure, wild-eyed, old-fashioned fight.

Tellison are a band you need to know. A band you should know.

"Their treble-layered harmonies and quirky energetic songs recall the sense, if not the sound, of The Get Up Kids in their early days... a wonderful sense of hope, regret and youthful abandon" - KERRANG!

 Tellison is-

Henry Danowski – Drums, Percussion

Stephen Davidson – Vocals, Guitar

Peter Phillips – Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards

Andrew Tickell – Bass, Vocals

“Contact! Contact!” Tracklisting

1. Hanover Start Clapping

2. Reader

3. Gallery

4. Tender Is The Night

5. Fire

6. New York New York New York

7. Amory

8. Ambulance

9. Architects

10. Henry Goes To Paris

11. Disaster, Disaster

12. Hospital

www.myspace.com/tellison

www.tellison.co.uk

GUILFEST 2007.
Press Release 08/06/07 for immediate release

The line up is now complete for GuilFest 2007 which takes place in Stoke Park Guildford on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July.

An eclectic mix of musical styles grace the six stages of live music whilst theatre, comedy, cutting edge DJ’s and classic disco add even more variety to this national award winning event. (Family Festival of the Year 2006 – UK Festival Awards.)

The line-up for the BBC Radio 2 Main Stage will feature headline bands SuperGrass, Squeeze and Madness supported by The Ordinary Boys, Morcheeba and The Magic Numbers. Performing as special guests this year will be Rodrigo Y Gabriela and legends of Reggae, Jimmy Cliff and Toots and The Maytals.

For the first time GuilFest will feature the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra who will perform a stunning two hour classical concert from noon on the Saturday. Also performing at GuilFest for the first time will be the 250 strong Rock Choir, who will be performing a set of mixed pop, gospel and Motown classics on the Sunday at noon.

Ents24.com return to sponsor the second stage which is simply heaving with songwriting talent – from the established figures of Richard Thompson and The Saw Doctors to the emerging talents of Ghosts, Cherry Ghost, Ireland’s Damien Dempsey and Ross Copperman.  The Sunday bill culminates with Prog rock legends Uriah Heep who are supported by a fabulous host of pure talent, including Duke Special and the awesomely talented Simon Friend. Local legends Redwood are to reform for a one off GuilFest performance and will rock the Ents24 stage on the Sunday afternoon.

The RockSound stage having proved immensely popular in 2006, has pulled out all the stops with My Vitriol, Reuben, Orange Goblin, Your Code Name Is: Milo and Six Nation State leading a stellar line up of rock bands; nearly all of whom are making their debut at GuilFest this year.

UNISON will once again present the UNISON ZONE and provide a packed program of activities including the Unsung Heroes Live Sessions, offering unsigned acts the opportunity to roll up and experience Andy Warhol’s ‘15 minutes of fame’.  Organizers are keen to encourage new talent – we may sneak a glimpse of a future headliner.

The Surrey Advertiser and Andertons Music Co are staging the festivals 2 Live Club Stages for unsigned bands. Sikhona, Satellite State, Feel Free Mind, Flyin Ike, Program, BenSem, The Riotous Brothers and Staff Brett, plus over 40 more of the best raw up and coming bands will wow audiences over the weekend on these 2 stages.

eFestivals Cosmic Comedy Tent will be bringing you some of the very best comics on today’s circuit. With over 24 comedians confirmed, including Ian Stone, Junior Simpson and Raymond & Mr Timpkins Review, the eFestivals Cosmic Comedy Tent looks set for a riotous side splitting weekend

The Funky End Stage is all set to groove n move and will see over 30 of the South’s finest DJs and international renowned DJs, such as the fantastic Stanton Warriors and The Free Styles, hitting the decks.  Also appearing will be winners of the Funky Ends DJ Sam Competition – watch this space!

The Academy of Contemporary Music, Europe’s leading school for rock and pop musicians, is to present inspiring performances by ACM students and ex students on the acoustic stage throughout the festival weekend.
 
Other festival attractions include the Calypso Cocktail bar, EA Games Area and living up to their reputation for fun, the organizers are proud to present the inaugural Cheesy Disco pumping out ‘classic’ tunes. As usual the massive 150’ long bar means nobody has to wait very long for refreshment – though if further replenishment is needed the vast array of international catering will do the trick.

Children will find the KidZone the best to date with loads of fun, games and activities, not to mention the face painting!

The festival caters for visitors with disabilities – both the Radio 2 and the Ents24 stages have viewing platforms and the festival also provides a dedicated camping area, toilet facilities and stewards to facilitate your enjoyment of GuilFest.  Car parking is right next to the festival site so no long walks heaving camping gear for anybody. Visitors with disabilities are recommended to visit the Accessibility pages on the festivals web site.

Facilities adjacent to Stoke Park include The Guildford Lido which is only 2 minutes walk and The Spectrum Leisure Centre, great for hot showers, sauna or a swim.  The historic town is itself only 10minutes walk away and has shops, cafes restaurants, bars and pubs galore; Guildford even has its own castle!

For a full line up of bands, attractions and facilities please visit our website www.guilfest.co.uk  

GuilFest 2007 looks set to be the most successful to date and tickets are selling fast so get your tickets quick!

Ticket Hotline: 0871 4240050. Book tickets via the website: www.guilfest.co.uk
Visitor information: 01483 454159            

The GET HAPPY TOUR is back!!
OCTOBER 2007
Bowling For Soup announce UK headline tour.

Following the massive success of their Get Happy Tour this February,  Bowling For Soup return in October to play their biggest UK headline gigs to date.  Kicking off on October 16th  in Newcastle, the tour also features special guests Bloodhound Gang, Zebrahead and Get Happy Tour co-founders Army Of Freshmen.

Bowling For Soup are second to none when it comes to catchy, upbeat pop-punk  and their new single “I’m Gay” takes a fun swipe at the legions of  emo bands and “serious” rockers currently filling the airwaves.   Released on June 11th, the single is the second to be taken from the band’s latest album “The Great Burrito Extortion Case”.

TOUR DATES:

Oct 16th                       | NEWCASTLE ACADEMY
Oct 19th                       | SWINDON OASIS
Oct 20th                       | BRIGHTON CENTRE
Oct 21st                       | BOURNEMOUTH SOLENT HALL
Oct 22nd                      | LONDON BRIXTON ACADEMY
Oct 23rd                       | WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC HALL
Oct 24th                       | MANCHESTER APOLLO
Oct 25th                       | NEWPORT CENTRE
Oct 26th                       | PLYMOUTH PAVILLION

After a year‘s hiatus, Bowling For Soup returned to Download Festival this weekend, the scene of their triumphant 2005 performance where they provided a welcome interlude to the relentless aural assault of the day’s metal bill.   Their main-stage on Saturday saw the band play to one of the largest crowds of the weekend and earned them a 4K review in Kerrang Magazine.    Meanwhile, the video for their single "I'm Gay" is currently riding high in the music TV request charts.

THE FINAL ALBUM
TWILIGHT OF THE INNOCENTS
out July 2nd 2007

Band announce radical new music industry business model

International rock band Ash, have announced bold new plans to cease releasing future albums in the traditional way.

On the eve of what will become their final album, ‘Twilight Of The Innocents’, the band have taken the decision to only release singles in the future.

Known for consistently writing hit singles since the early 90’s (17 top 40 hits, an Ivor Novello award and five Top 10 albums), the band feel it is time to make a stand in the future digital arena by only releasing singles. Periodically, the band will release compilation CDs featuring the aforementioned singles.

Famously known for their pro-active stance on the internet (the band were the first to cultivate a huge loyal following using their online message board, were the first to use the internet via a fledgling nme.com, to get fans to vote for which tour towns they should play and had the first ever number one single in the download charts), the band feel it is now time to fully embrace the digital future of the music industry. 

Owning their own recording studio means that the band will be able to write, record and release their music almost instantly, their fans will then benefit from not having to wait the usual ‘years’ between albums.

At a time when the music industry is in flux and with record sales at an all-time low, marketing music in the traditional sense is becoming increasingly less financially viable. The band hope that by harnessing the power of the internet and by being more creative in the way their singles are marketed, the record company can maximise sales, increase profits and enhance their already impressive 13 year career. 

Tim Wheeler from the band: 

“The way people listen to music has changed, with the advent of the download the emphasis has reverted to single tracks. It hasn't helped that most people have forgotten how to make a decent album. I'm constantly disappointed with records I buy.

I believe our new album is the pinnacle of everything we've done thus far, and I'm proud that this will be remembered as our last album. The future lies elsewhere and we can have a lot of fun by changing things up. It's like the Wild West at the moment,  a time to take chances and try out new ideas.

When you're tied to the album format, you find yourself waiting six months between finishing a record and releasing it. By leaving this behind we can enter a new phase of spontaneity and creativity. We have our own studio in New York, we can record a track and release it the next day if we feel like it, give it to people while it's fresh. We're the first band to do this , but I very much doubt we'll be the last.

We've been one of the best singles bands of the last two decades and we're still younger than a lot of bands on the current scene. I’m excited to push this claim further by dedicating ourselves wholly to the art of the single for the digital age.”

Following the band's recent return to chart action - the single 'You Can't Have It All' went Top 20, Ash continue their aural onslaught with news of a new single and album. The track, entitled 'Polaris', is slated for June 18th and is followed by their fifth and final album, Twilight of the Innocents, on July 2nd.

The band will be undertaking live commitments as follows:

July
3rd London Koko
4th London Koko
5th London Koko
6th London Koko

August
Headline the Radio 1 stage at Reading (Friday) and Leeds (Saturday)

JOSH PYKE
new single: “Private Education” out July 2nd (dig.), July 9th (CD & 7” vinyl)
Josh makes Glasto debut June 23rd

On 2nd July ’07 Island Records will release the new single by rising Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke.  Entitled “Private Education” it is written and performed by Josh Pyke.  Recorded in Sydney and New York it was produced by Wayne Connolly and Josh Pyke. 

A story of a doomed love affair, “Private Education” is taken from Josh’s recently released debut album “Memories & Dust” which he recorded as pretty much a one man band -  “I play pretty much everything - guitars, bass, piano, keys, a bit of banjo….I’d be the string section if I could, anything to bring it closer to the sounds and sensibility I’m hearing in my head. ” “Private Education” is a crafted, honed song which reveals new layers on each listen. “Lyrics intrigue me. I love story-tellers like John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Jack London, the Australian writer Tim Winton. I like books where nothing seems to happen at all, and yet you’re completely engaged…”

Before the release of “Private Education”, Josh Pyke will make his UK festival debut on at the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday 23rd June. After his performance on the The Park stage, Josh will pick up a crate of beer and his acoustic guitar, and head out into the campsite to perform some songs and have a drink with one lucky competition winner and their friends. To enter the competition and be in with a chance of winning your own private Josh Pyke show, visit: http://www.joshpyke.com/glastonbury/  

Check out the official website: http://www.joshpyke.com/
And, of course, JoshSpace: http://www.myspace.com/joshpyke

PARAMORE

NEW SINGLE ‘Misery Business’ out June 18

NEW ALBUM ‘Riot!’ out June 25

Tennessee 4-piece Paramore will release their new single Misery Business on June 18th on Fueled By Ramen records. This is the first release from their forthcoming new album ‘Riot!’. The single will be available to download from June 11th.

Since the release of the band’s debut album All We Know Is Falling in early 2006, Paramore have been causing a stir with riotous performances on the Vans Warped Tour and at their own sold out shows on both sides of the Atlantic.  After two years of constant touring, the band took out six months to write and record the new album, and are currently back on the road in the US.

Misery Business is the first single to be taken from Paramore’s much anticipated sophomore album Riot! and sees Josh (guitar), his brother Zac (drums) and Jeremy (bass) providing an effortlessly blistering soundtrack for singer Hayley’s colossal voice and ineluctable straight talking lyrics.

Track-listing:

CD SLIM - 075678998157

1. Misery Business 2. Stop This Song (Love Sick Melody)

7” (disc 1) - 075678998164
A. Misery Business B My Hero (electronic mix)

7” (disc 2) - 075678998133
A. Misery Business B. Sunday, Bloody Sunday

The single precedes the band’s new album Riot! which is released on Fueled by Ramen on June 25th.

THE WHO
THEN AND NOW
Revised Version Of The Very Best Of The Who
Released 11/06/07

To coincide with their 2007 European tour and headlining slot at the Glastonbury Festival, The Who have revamped their critically acclaimed best of package ‘Then And Now’.

As well as featuring the band’s best known songs such as ‘My Generation’, ‘I Can’t Explain’, ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ and ‘Pinball Wizard’, the new version now includes ‘Baba O’Riley’ completing the triumvirate of CSI/CSI New York/CSI Miami theme songs featured on the CD.

Also featured is ‘It’s Not Enough’ a stand out track from the band’s most recent album ‘Endless Wire’ which was their first new studio album in two decades.

2007 sees The Who at the height of their powers, on an explosive live and creative roll since their triumphant show stealing performance at Live 8 in July 2005.

Seemingly unstoppable, the band are currently touring Europe playing to sold out houses across 10 countries including headlining shows at the aforementioned Glastonbury, the legendary Roskilde festival in Denmark and a two night stand at London’s Wembley Arena.

THEN AND NOW 2007 TRACKLISTING

THE WHO UK AND IRELAND TOUR 2007

JUNE
23 CHESHIRE Knowsley Hall
26 LONDON Wembley Arena
27 LONDON Wembley Arena
29 DUBLIN Marley Park
30 CORK Live At Marquee
           

New Single: Song For The Fields – 18th June 2007
+ Very Special London Show – 18th June 2007

Fields release a new single Song For The Fields on 18th June 2007, through Atlantic Records.  The single is taken from the bands debut album Everything Last Winter released in April this year. Both album and single were produced by legendary producer Michael Beinhorn (Soundgarden & Marilyn Manson) at Sun Studios, Dublin.

Song For The Fields will be available as a 7” and as a download. 

After a hit performance at Coachella Festival and a, month long sold out US tour, Fields fly home to play a special live show at London’s ICA venue on 18th June. The first half of the show will be performed with a string quartet, with arrangements by legendary composer Todor Kobakov. Tickets are £10 and available from the following outlets:

ICA Box office 0207 930 3647
Ticketweb 08700 600 100
Seetickets 0870 060 3777
Rough Trade Shops Covent Garden 020 7240 01051

The band will also be playing a one off show at London’s Chalk Club at The Scala on Saturday 2nd June.

Fields released there singles last year, Song For The Fields (March 20th), 4 From The Village (July 10th), If You Fail We All Fail (20th November) and this year Charming The Flames (26th March) followed by the album Everything Last Winter (2nd April), which has been described by the NME as ‘one hell of a call for arms’ and   ‘Breathtakingly beautiful’ London Paper.

Fields are lead vocalist / guitarist Nick, vocalist / keyboardist Thorunn, vocalist / drummer Henry, bassist Matty and guitarist Jamie.

www.myspace.com/fieldsband
www.fieldsband.com

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FICTION PLANE RELEASE NEW ALBUM & SUPPORT THE POLICE ON THEIR WORLD TOUR !
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Transatlantic rockers (2 x Brits, 1 x Yank!) FICTION PLANE release the
'Two Sisters' single on July 30 on Bieler Bros. Records.

Taken from their new album 'Left Side Of The Brain' (itself due for
release on August 20), it is a potent mix of jagged melody and infectious
grooves.

The band are also supporting The Police on their world tour, including the
much anticipated UK dates throughout Sept and October 2007.

Produced by Paul Corkett (Radiohead, Björk, The Cure), it is the formal
debut of the band as a three piece - Joe Sumner on bass and vocals, Seton
Daunt on guitar and Pete Wilhoit on drums - with the departure of
keyboardist/bassist Dan Brown to raise a family.

"In a way, this album is about us letting it all hang out," says Daunt.
"It's a bit more bold and obnoxious, guitar wise. It's louder and
prouder." "It's sort of a coming out party for us," says Wilhoit. "We sort
of unleashed the animal within."

Sumner talks about the meaning behind track "Death Machine" - war: "I
really understand the desire to protect your country, and the desire to
fight for what you believe in, but the people who are telling you what you
should do in order to do it, I just don't trust."

Nepotism, meanwhile, is at the heart of "Running the Country": "It
discusses how unqualified and possibly unsuitable people can be, who find
themselves in positions of power because of who they are." says Sumner.
It's a track that surely has relevance to the precarious position he finds
himself in being the son of one of rock's biggest superstars: Sting. That
lineage is one that Sumner has grappled with all his life, trying to
establish himself as both his own man and his own musician.

"I spent many years lying about it, and avoiding it," he says. "Even if I
took a job in a pub in the middle of nowhere, someone would figure it
out." His desire to step out from that shadow loomed large in the band's
decision whether or not to take the offered opener's slot on this summer's
massive Police reunion tour. To be blunt, in the end, Sumner just said
f**k it: "I just figured if it's gonna happen anyway, I might as well take
full advantage. I think we're ready, we've got a great band and great
songs."

Check out their new single 'Two Sisters' on their Ecard :

http://www.bielerbros.com/media/fiction_plane/ecard/fictionplane-ecard-mini.html

Catch the guys at one of their up-coming UK shows:

Sep 04 Birmingham, NIA
Sep 05 Birmingham, NIA
Sep 08 London, Twickenham Stadium
Sep 09 London, Twickenham Stadium
Oct 06 Dublin, Croke Park
Oct 15 Manchester, MEN Arena
Oct 16 Manchester, MEN Arena
Oct 19 Cardiff, Millennium Stadium


www.myspace.com/fictionplane

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THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND CONFIRMED FOR DOWNLOAD !!
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Brighton punk rockers The Ghost Of A Thousand have just been confirmed to
play at this year's Download Festival!

The band will play the Tuborg Stage on Sunday June 10, second on the bill.

The guys are currently on the road, and begin their tour with Gallows the
day after Download.

The Ghost Of A Thousand's debut album 'This Is Where The Fight Begins' is
out now on Undergroove!

JUNE
Cannock Edward Street WMC 1
Middlesborough live music festival 3
London XFM show @ Metros 4
Donnington, DOWNLOAD 10
Sheffield Leadmill w/ Gallows 11
Leeds Cockpit w/ Gallows 12
Aberdeen Tunnels w/ Gallows 16
Newcastle Academy w/ Gallows 17
Bristol Bar Academy w/ Gallows 18
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms w/ Gallows 19
London Kings College w/ Gallows 21
JULY
London Underworld Subverse (afternoon) Barfly (evening w/ *shels) 1
Minifest Trowbridge 15
Newquay Red Square 26
London Dome 28

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DISCO ENSEMBLE CONFIRMED FOR GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL & HIT THE ROAD WITH HELL
IS FOR HEROES !!
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"Fucking awesome!" 5/5 Kerrang!
"These songs marry skyscraping melodies to punk rock dynamics as ferocious
as past hardcore masters At The Drive-In and Refused!" NME


Finnish post-hardcore troop DISCO ENSEMBLE have been confirmed to play the
John Peel Stage at this years Glastonbury Festival !!

Being a heady mix of Refused meets Jimmy Eat World these guy's brand of
rock excess is wildly exciting....YOU HAVE TO SEE THEM LIVE!!!

Along with their appearance at Glastonbury the guys have a string of UK
shows lined up with fellow rockers Hell Is For Heroes !!

Catch them at one of the following shows:

June 18th CARDIFF, BARFLY w/ Hell Is For Heroes
June 19th LIVERPOOL, BARFLY  w/ Hell Is For Heroes
June 20th YORK, FIBBERS w/ Hell Is For Heroes
June 21st BIRMINGHAM, BARFLY w/ Hell Is For Heroes
June 22nd GLASTONBURY,  FESTIVAL (John Peel Stage)


LOVE FOR DISCO ENSEMBLE:
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"This is thrilling, edgy post-hardcore with huge choruses and colossal
vats of energy. Fucking awesome!" KERRANG! KKKKK
"These songs marry skyscraping melodies to punk rock dynamics as ferocious
as past hardcore masters At The Drive-In and Refused!" NME
'At The Drive In meets modern punk rock aggression and soaring choruses!'
ROCKSOUND
"These Finns plough a furious furrow of post-hardcore riffery and staccato
punk rock tightness. You really should not miss this band." DROWNED IN
SOUND
'. so worthy of attention! A loud, posthardcore noisefest!' - THE FLY

'Brimming with the kind of energy and dynamism that echoes the likes of
Sparta and At The Drive In.' THE METRO
'Kicking out the jams in a melodic hardcore kinda way. And praise be for
that.' BIG CHEESE
" a post hardcore groove that is endearing, energetic and damn catchy."
CLASSIC ROCK

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