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| 30/03/2007 |
Hot-ish
on the heels of 3 sold out UK tours (including, most recently, a To coincide with Download and Glastonbury,
Enter Shikari will release a new Enter Shikari are currently in negotiations
for their US album release, as DATES!!! Sat 14th July WALES, Swansea, Fflam Festival Fri 24th Aug UK, Reading Festival (Radio
One/NME Stage)
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| 30/03/2007 |
**************************************************************************** THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND TO SUPPORT WILL HAVEN !! **************************************************************************** Brighton punk rockers, The Ghost Of A Thousand, have been confirmed as special guests to Will Haven on their forthcoming London show. Catch the punk rockers at London's Metro on April 12. The band's debut album 'This Is Where The Fight Begins' is out now on Undergroove. www.myspace.com/theghostofathousand "Absolutely
astonishing" 5/5 Kerrang! |
| 29/03/2007 |
Danava – ‘Danava’ (Kemado Records) Release Date: May 14th 2007
Although Danava (pronounced DON-UH-VUH) play the type of ferociously intense, foundation-rattling, rock and roll that might righteously justify some good old fashioned head-banging, vocalist Dusty Sparkles wants you to know that he doesn’t consider his band a metal outfit.
Nor are they prog-rock, or part of whatever ridiculous, wonky sounding “movement” someone just came up with to try to lump a bunch of disparate bands together. Sparkles has as much use for genre tags as folks on the Titanic did for bottled water. He’s not interested in being part of a scene, and he’s entirely unconcerned about anyone’s reaction to or opinion of his band. “We’re not trying to fit in anywhere specifically,” he drawls nonchalantly. “we aren’t going to do this unless we feel happy about it.”
Danava might create music for themselves, but they’ve connected with an audience hungry for something intelligent, interesting, complex – and heavy. A short three years after forming somewhat casually in Portland, the band is gearing up to release their self-titled debut on Kemado Records. Whether the record’s release will catapult them to fame, fortune and headlining arena tours doesn’t seem to occupy much space in Danava’s collective psyche. The band is too busy focusing on the long-lost arts of musical composition and musicianship, as well as delivering the kind of visceral, epic live show that has already left a broad wake of over stimulated senses and blown minds.
“It’s best not to expect anything from us,” states Sparkles. “We don’t expect to make the same record twice, or do anything other than what we want to do. We’ll either get weirder – or not. We love so many styles of music it’s impossible to say where things will go from here. This record came out this way, but we might all sit down at the keyboards one day and do a record as a fucking synthesizer quartet.” That’s the genius behind Danava – four musicians who strive to combine creativity and musical skills in unique and unpredictable ways. Maybe the only thing it’s safe to expect is that whatever comes next will be as much a surprise to the band as it will be to its fans.
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| 27/03/2007 |
In the seven months since the original release of their incendiary debut album ‘Orchestra Of Wolves’, Watford quintet Gallows have injected excitement, passion and conviction back into rock with a series of ferocious live shows around the country, followed by a storming set of appearances in Texas for SXSW.
Following unprecedented interest from every record label you care to mention, Gallows can finally announce that they have inked a deal for their own Casanova Records imprint through Warner Bros Records worldwide and have signed to legendary punk label Epitaph Records for North America.
June will also see the band back on the road in the UK for another round of live action and rock n’roll kicks before the band head off on the Warped tour throughout July and August.
www.myspace.com/burnthegallows |
| 26/03/2007 | Fast
rising Welshmen KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES certainly won't be seeing much of
their homeland next month, having added more dates to their already busy
schedule.
Oh, and there's also a blink and you'll miss it performance at this years CAMDEN CRAWL FESTIVAL. The bands forthcoming dates in full:
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MAR 30 : ABERDEEN Tunnels
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| 23/03/2007 | Bullet for my Valentine Present Metallica support slots at WEMBLEY!!!! The mighty Bullet for my Valentine have been chosen by the legends Metallica as a support act on both their European stadium dates in July 2007, including a historic show at the newly finished Wembley stadium. DATES ARE:
These will be the first live dates for B4MV since selling out their previous UK, US and European tours, shifting over 750, 000 copies of debut album ‘The Poison’ (including over 250,000 in the US alone), playing main stage at Download 06, touring with Metallica, Guns and Roses and Iron Maiden across Arenas and Stadiums worldwide, AND recording album number 2 in El Paso, Texas, release date TBC. ‘The best British metal band to emerge in years’ - Q Magazine ‘Finally, the music of the beast is playing loud and strong once more’ - Time Out
‘No matter who you compare them to, this record is uniquely Bullet for My Valentine. And that’s the reason why this seemingly late addition to the scene will be here long after the also-rans have called it quits.’ – Kerrang ‘Download is now synonymous with one welsh band of heroes: Bullet for my Valentine’ - NME ‘(B4MV) take on the American metal contingent with magnificent fury………with a grasp of killer pop hooks that bodes well for the future’ – Observer Music Monthly ‘One of the finest debut albums in rock history’ – The Sun
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| 23/03/2007 | ********************************************************************************* BREAKING NEWS FROM THE FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND CAMP !!! ********************************************************************************* Funeral
For A Friend will be playing the following intimate shows... |
| 22/03/2007 |
"Gargantuan
riffs crest and crash over thunderous drums...one gloriously sh*t
stomping debut that'll make you bang your head till it falls off."
KERRANG!
Texan riff masters THE SWORD are set to return supporting the mighty CLUTCH on their twelve date tour of the UK in April. To celebrate this the band are releasing a seven-inch single and download release of the track ‘Freya’ from their critically acclaimed 2006 ‘Age Of Winters’ album, backed by a previously unreleased live version of ‘Iron Swan’ recorded at CBGB’S in 2006.
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| 22/03/2007 | *********************************************************** FLOORS AND WALLS : Welcome To Chav-core !! *********************************************************** 'The Stand' Single released on May 21 & 'What Can We Do Today' Album on June 4 '07 !! What happens when the world of hoodie-sporting chavdom crashes headfirst into big groove, visceral rock music like a joy ridden Honda Civic? Floors And Walls mate. That's what. Looking as likely to mug you as play you a tune, this Brighton based quartet are forging a path into unique and idiosyncratic waters. Some have seen fit to dub it Chav-Core - but you need to hear this band to decide for yourself! They release their second single, 'The Stand', on the 21st of May 2007 on South Coast Sounds. Available as CD and download, it will include a live version of 'Grimey' and a cover of the classic Beastie Boy's track 'Sabotage' (+ the Stand ringtone)! It will be followed on June 4 by the 'What Can We Do Today' album. The band 's limited edition debut single
'Head Access', released in February, created a massive buzz locally
and the band have built up a loyal following, selling out Brighton's
Concorde 2 to over 700 fans! There is a tangible excitement in the audience at Floors and Walls gigs, "I think the best music happens when you combine polar opposites", explains guitarist Dom McNulty, "We sound a bit like Arctic Monkey's on speed!" Because of the band's unique fusion of sounds (a melting pot of rock, MCing and soulful hardhitting lyrics), Floors and Walls have the opportunity to cross over between the usually separate audiences for drum n bass and rock music. "I think everybody can take something from it because it's so diverse," says Ian. "We all bring our own influences to it and see what happens." The band head out on the road in support of the up-coming releases. Catch them at one of the following shows: March
22nd Old Ship, Brighton (Brighton Festival Launch) www.myspace.com/floorsandwalls |
| 22/03/2007 | **************************************************************************************************** FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND'S NEW VIDEO REACHES #10 ON MYSPACE CHART !!! **************************************************************************************************** The video for FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND's imminent new single 'Into Oblivion (Reunion)' was the 10th most played video on MySpace globally yesterday. It was watched a staggering FOURTEEN THOUSAND TIMES in just 24 hours!! (Check it for yourself http://www.myspace.com/funeralforafriend ) In addition the download track the band offered up to fans from their website has had 32,000 rabid takers!! Excitement about the new record is growing at a frightening rate. The single 'Into Oblivion (Reunion)'
is released on May 7 on Atlantic Records. The album 'Tales Don't Tell
Themselves' follows on May 14. |
| 20/03/2007 |
Fresh from the success of their debut album ‘Take To The Skies’, released this week on Ambush Reality records, Enter Shikari are set to get back in the van for another batch of dates. Before that they’ll be making two instore appearances at the following: Wed 21st - HMV - London Oxford St @ 6pm Fri 23rd - HMV - Manchester @ 6pm Here are the remaining tour dates:
Further reading on the subject of Enter Shikari can be found at: www.entershikari.com or www.myspace.com/entershikari |
| 19/03/2007 | ********************************************************************************************** FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND ANNOUNCE TRACKLISTING FOR NEW ALBUM !!! ********************************************************************************************** Funeral For A Friend - Two Gold Selling Albums. 7 Smash Hit Top 20 Singles. 15 Front Covers. FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND have been described as 'the hottest band on the planet' by Kerrang and 'So addictive they need to be cut out of your hair like bubblegum!' by NME. This Welsh quintet have spearheaded the post-millennial rock renaissance that has swept the UK. Their eagerly anticipated third album 'Tales Don't Tell Themselves' is released on May 14 and looks set to send the guys stratospheric. The tracklisting for this momentous offering is: 1. Into Oblivion (Reunion) The
album is preceded by a single 'Into Oblivion (Reunion)' on May 7 2007. |
| 16/03/2007 | *************************************************************************** DALLAS CRANE PLAY ONE-OFF UK SHOW ON MARCH 27 !!! *************************************************************************** "..drive, edge and absolute commitment.."
Rolling Stone Australian rockers DALLAS CRANE have just announced they'll be playing ONE UK show on their way back from the States after their (sure to be!) blinding success at SXSW. Big news in their native Australia DALLAS CRANE offer up prime slabs of bluesy rock which are as infectious as bird flu! Their only UK release so far, album 'Dirty Hearts' which was released at the end of last year, went gold in Oz and won them a mass of British fans. Catch the guys while you can.... March
27 London, Barfly |
| 16/03/2007 | ******************************************************************************************************** FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES ANNOUNCE UK TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM !! ******************************************************************************************************** Long Island rockers FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES have just announced an eight-date tour of the UK in support of the release of their new album 'Holding A Wolf By The Ears' due out on April 9 through Vagrant Records, "...this is the way our band was always supposed to sound, " comments Deneeve. "It's taken over 6 years and 4 records but this is the most significant thing we have ever done." Produced by Brian Mcternan (Thrice, Senses Fail, Hot Water Music, Moneen) the music FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES created on Holding A Wolf By The Ears heralds a new beginning for the New York-based band. "I want to do everything I can to get people to realise that this is really like a new band," says Mark. The most recognizable sign of this reinvention is Mark's recent shift from drummer to drummer and full-time vocalist, a result of the departure of former lead singer Benjamin Perri. But over the course of the album's 12 tracks, it becomes clear that for the band more has changed than just a voice. Catch the guys at one of the following shows: 20-May Cardiff, Barfly * From Autumn To Ashes have sold over
300'000 albums in US alone. |
| 12/03/2007 | Rising
pop-rockers, Kids In Glass Houses, have uploaded a brand new demo to their
MySpace page! Check out 'Pick Flowers, Not Fights' @ http://www.myspace.com/kidsinglasshouses
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| 12/03/2007 |
Mark Ronson - ‘Stop Me’
New Single Released April 9th on Columbia Records Album ‘Version’ Released April 16th
Producer supreme Mark Ronson marks his comeback with the stunning new album ‘Version’ on April 16th, with 12 classic tracks that he has re-created into visionary floor-fillers. The album’s first single, an immaculate spin on The Smith’s ‘Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before’ which blends in The Supreme’s ‘You Keep Me Hanging On’, hits the shops on April 9th and has been personally approved by Morrissey himself. Featuring the vocals of Australia’s star-in-waiting Daniel Merriweather, who is signed to Mark’s Allido label, it’s a soulful tour de force that sets the tone for what’s to come on the new album. It is also a chance for you to be re-introduced to the man who has been producing for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Ghostface and his Allido protégé Rhymefest in the last year. Using his own unique re-interpretive style, Mark has set out to demonstrate pop voyeurism and experimentalism are not alien forms. Here his eclectic taste has allowed him to pick and rework songs he has loved in a new, original and refreshing format. Internationally renowned as one of the worlds finest DJs, he’s joined on ‘Version’ by an array of singers; including the irrepressible musical talents of Dirt McGirt aka ODB (R.I.P) spitting verse on Britney’s ‘Toxic’, Robbie Williams nailing The Charlatans’ seminal ‘Only One I Know’ as if it was his own, in fact making it his own, and then there’s Lily Allen on a phenomenal interpolation of The Kaiser Chiefs ‘Oh My God’. ‘Stop Me’ is currently on rotation on many National radio stations including the b-list at BBC Radio 1. We are expecting this to be one of this year’s anthems here at Division, get on this now or miss out! Please note that Mark Ronson’s brand new website has just gone live at – www.markronson.co.uk –
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album ‘Version’ is released on April 16th via Columbia Records |
| 07/03/2007 | ************************************************************************************************** AUSSIE ROCKERS KARNIVOOL RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM IN UK ON APRIL 9 !!! ************************************************************************************************** Aussie heavy rockers KARNIVOOL see their debut album released in the UK on April 9 2007. Entitled 'THEMATA' it features twelve tracks of twisting heaviosity! With a sound that combines the dynamics of Tool with the intensity of System Of A Down, the band are award winning artists in their native land. KARNIVOOL's powerful homeland reputation is backed by the intensity of their live performances. Notable performances include playing twice at their hometown festy, The Big Day Out, as well as performing at the Rock It Festival and the MS Fest in 06' alongside Silverchair and others. Wanna check 'em out for free? Click on this ECARD to hear two tracks: E-card - http://bielerbros.com/media/karnivool/ecard/karnivool-ecard.html Watch
out for UK tour dates to be announced shortly!! |
| 05/03/2007 | SOUNDS
LIKE VIOLENCE
Acclaimed Swedish Burning Heart artists Sounds Like Violence are due to make a rare visit to the UK this month with a one-off show at The Borderline in London this coming Sunday March 11th. "Soul-crushingly magnificent...these tracks are positively compelling. KKKKK." - Kerrang "From the first note to the last...explosive, original and simply mind-blowing." - Absolute Punk "Giving vehemence a new voice, Sounds Like Violence is vital." - Rock Sound SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE WITH BLOOD ON MY HANDS With Blood On My Hands is a fitting title for SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE's long-awaited full-length debut. There's blood alright…and it's coursing like venom through every song on the album. It's smeared on the walls, dripping on the floor, oozing from frayed arteries and drowning lead vocalist Andreas Söderlund's damaged, scarred psyche. It's the blood that's filling the hole where his heart used to be...and inciting the band's frantic, downright explosive sound. If catharsis was the main theme of SLV's critically-acclaimed debut CDEP The Pistol, then With Blood On My Hands takes it a step further by manifesting the unflinching, searingly-honest imagery of a man struggling with the demons of "black love" as Söderlund describes it. Whether it's an affair that's exciting-yet-destructive or simply the bitter condemnation of an ex-lover, With Blood On My Hands is a raw, exposed nerve revealing unhinged pain and jagged tension through its dynamic songwriting. As a whole, With Blood On My Hands follows a trajectory similar to that of a destructive relationships, beginning with a steady, nervous beat and gradually erupting into a buzzsaw of guitars and percussive stomp. Blasting out unpolished, gritty pop hooks that drive the stake deeper and deeper with each crushing riff, With Blood On My Hands gushes more and more until it finally reaches a critical level with the incredible the album closer "The Greatest." It never felt this good to be on life support.
SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE is Andreas Söderlund (vocals, guitar), Philip Hall (guitar), Daniel Teodorsson (bass, vocals) and Daniel Peterson (drums). With Blood On My Hands was recorded and produced by the band at Mission Hall Studio in Sebbarp, Sweden. For more information: |
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