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17/10/2006	******************************************************************************************************** THE UNDERGROUND UPRISING FESTIVAL IS BORN - DEC 15 LONDON ASTORIA !!! ********************************************************************************************************* PITCHSHIFTER, SIKTH, BREED 77, ARCHITECTS, GALLOWS + SPECIAL GUESTS !!!! Underground Uprising is a ground breaking new event exclusively showcasing UK talent. In an effort to counter the unfortunate demise of the 'Lost Playground' Festival earlier in the year, PSI Records (home of the legendary Pitchshifter and the many-headed-hydra This Is Menace (featuring members of Funeral For A Friend, Hundred Reasons, Sikth, Therapy, Carcass, Killing Joke and Fightstar) has rallied the UK scene to stage an in-your-face Underground Festival that promises to see 2006 out with a bang like no other! Pitchshifter, Sikth, Breed 77, Architects and Gallows (plus special guests) are intent on making this THE event of the year!!!! In addition, all Underground Uprising ticket holders will get an exclusive discount on entry to the after-show party to be held at the Mean Fiddler (next door). Entry for these ticket holders will be just £3! Drink with your favorite bands until someone gets arrested (ticket price does not include legal fees!) To celebrate this unique event further, PSI Records will be giving away a free CD to each member of the audience - a physical memory of the night incase alcohol messes with your neuro-memory! The price is cheap. The location is great. This event may be Pitchshifter' s last outing for 2006, but it's sizing up to be the party of all parties!!! Let the party begin! Event: Underground Uprising Festival 2006 Date: Friday, 15th December 2006. Location: London Astoria. Times: 4:00pm to 10:20pm. Line Up: Pitchshifter, Sikth, Breed 77, Architects, Gallows, + SPECIAL GUESTS Ticket Price: £16.50 advance. Aftershow Times: 10:30pm to 2:00am at the Mean Fiddler. Aftershow Ticket Price: £3 for Underground Uprising ticket holders.
16/10/2006	SENSES FAIL - STILL SEARCHING Vagrant Records are set to release Senses Fail’s second full-length Still Searching. It has been nearly two years since the Bergen County, New Jersey five piece released its debut full-length CD Let It Enfold You (Vagrant) and much has happened for the band in that time. They have seen that CD go on to sell over 300,000 copies; they’ve graced the covers of magazines, performed live on national television and toured the world. Recording for the highly anticipated Still Searching began in May of 2006 with acclaimed producer Brian McTernan (Thrice, Cave-In) at Bearsville Studio in upstate NY. The band entered the studio with a new guitarist, Heath Saraceno. Saraceno joined Senses Fail’s original members, vocalist James "Buddy" Nielsen, guitarist Garrett Zablocki, bassist Mike Glita and drummer Dan Trapp, to create what is the certainly the band’s most adventurous musical effort to date. Still Searching was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, AFI, Stone Temple Pilots). Still Searching features a new musical cohesiveness resulting from hundreds of shows and tens of thousands of miles on the road. “It has been almost three years since we have written a new record and the long wait allowed us to change in ways we never thought possible,” explains Nielsen. “This record is the account of those years. We can’t wait for everyone to hear it." To support the release of Still Searching, Senses Fail will embark on a standing-room-only club tour in late September through the first week of October. Immediately following the club dates the band will fly out to join the Taste Of Chaos Tour for a seven week jaunt through Australia, Japan and Western Europe. UK DATES: Friday 10th Nov Birmingham NIA Sat 11th Nov Glasgow SECC Sun 12th Nov Manchester Apollo Mon 13th Nov Brighton Centre Fri 17th Nov Newcastle Metro Radio Arena Sat 18th Nov London Brixton Academy Mon 20th Nov Nottingham Rock City Tue 21st Nov Cardiff CIA Ecard available here: http://vagrant.com/stillsearchinguk/index.html
16/10/2006	February in the UK….it’s dull, rainy, cold and your next batch of Christmas presents is a long way off. Leave it to the heavyweights of pop-punk, then, to turn this traditionally grim time of year into an all-out party. The GET HAPPY TOUR hits the UK in February 2007, headlined by Bowling For Soup and featuring Son Of Dork, Wheatus and Army Of Freshmen. DATES: FEBRUARY 2007 6th Bristol Academy 7th Southampton Guildhall 8th Cambridge Corn Exchange 9th Cardiff University 10th Manchester Academy 12th Glasgow QMU 13th Notthingham Rock City 14th Leeds Metropolitan University 15th Norwich UEA 17th Birmingham Academy 18th London Hammersmith Palais Named after a track on Bowling For Soup’s 2004 album “A Hangover You Don’t Deserve”, the Get Happy Tour recently finished a successful three month trek across the United States and featured BFS and Army of Freshmen along with Lucky Boys Confusion and Punchline. The inaugural UK Get Happy Tour brings together four bands who are guaranteed to beat the winter blues. Regularly selling out UK tours since 2003 and their top ten hit “Girl All The Bad Guys Want”, Bowling For Soup make an eagerly anticipated return to the UK to support their forthcoming album “The Great Burrito Extortion Case”, which promises more of their unashamedly upbeat mix of punk and power-pop. An undeniably fun band whose music wins over even the most die-hard metal fan - just ask anyone at Download 2005! www.myspace.com/bowlingforsoup The Get Happy Tour is the long-overdue live touring debut of Son Of Dork. With two top ten hits under their belts and a second album on the way, former Busted star James Bourne’s band are ready to earn their rock stripes. www.myspace.com/sonofdork Wheatus, the band who brought us the one of the first break-out pop-punk smashes, “Teenage Dirtbag”, are masters of the clever lyric and catchy chorus. Brendan B Brown and co. make a welcome return to this side of the Atlantic with their first tour in support of their critically acclaimed new album "TooSoonMonsoon", hailed by fans as their best yet. www.myspace.com/wheatus With their insanely energetic performances and sublime blend of keyboards and hard rocking guitars, Ventura sixpiece Army Of Freshmen have gained a massive loyal following in the UK. They bring a much needed slice of sunny California to Britain and release their long awaited debut album “Under The Radar” in early February. The album's first single, "Juliet", can be seen on the band's myspace page. www.myspace.com/armyoffreshmen
13/10/2006	******************************************************************************** DISCO ENSEMBLE RELEASE SINGLE, ALBUM & TOUR THE UK!!!! ******************************************************************************** Finnish post-hardcore troop Disco Ensemble will release their 'FIRST AID KIT' album on Nov 6 2006. It will be preceded by the 'BLACK EURO' single on Oct 30. Being a heady mix of Refused meets Jimmy Eat World these releases look set to catapult Finland's best kept secret on to the world !! To support these releases the band head out on the road at the end of this month on the EASTPAK ANTIDOTE TOUR (with Gogol Bordello, Danko Jones and Bedouin Soundclash). Check out the tour e-card - http://antidotetour.com/ecard/ Catch them at one of the following shows: 31/10 Leeds, Uni 01/11 Glasgow, Barrowlands 02/11 Birmingham, Academy 03/11 Manchester, Academy 04/11 London, Brixton Academy 06/11 Brighton, Dome
13/10/2006	The Charlatans New compilation coincides with DVD, single and start of 15-date UK tour The Charlatans - one of the UK’s most significant bands of the past 15 years - celebrate their long and illustrious history with ‘Forever. The Singles’, a unique album and DVD chronicling the band’s story from 1990 to the present day. The album and DVD are released by Island Records on the 6th November. Also released on November 13th is a re-working of The Charlatans’ classic single that never was, ‘You’re So Pretty We’re So Pretty’, this time remixed by Youth. Their release come as the prelude to The Charlatans’ 15-date UK tour which opens on Thursday 23rd November and continues through to Sunday 10th December. ‘Forever. The Singles’ brings together The Charlatans’ recordings from three different labels - Beggars Banquet, Island Records and Sanctuary - for the first time. The album’s release comes ten years after the death of the band’s original keyboard player, Rob Collins. The eighteen-track album features sixteen of The Charlatans’ Top 40 singles and spans the band’s whole career - from their debut single ‘Indian Rope’ (which appears on album for the first time) in 1990 to The Charlatans’ latest release, ‘Blackened Blue Eyes’. Only six songs on ‘Forever. The Singles’ were included on the band’s compilation, ‘Melting Pot’. ‘Forever. The Singles’ will be also available as a limited edition two-CD set containing a bonus CD of rarities. The ‘Forever. The Singles’ DVD features all eighteen of the band’s videos together with television appearances and live footage. There will also be Digital Deluxe release online that will include everything from the limited edition set and other rarities. The full ‘Forever. The Singles’ track listing is: Indian Rope (1990) The Only One I Know (1990) Weirdo (1992) Can’t Get Out Of Bed (1994) Just When You’re Thinkin’ Things Over (1995) One To Another (1996) North Country Boy (1997) How High (1997) Tellin’ Stories (1997) Forever (1999) My Beautiful Friend (1999) Impossible (2000) Love Is The Key (2001) A Man Needs To Be Told (2001) Up At The Lake (2004) Try Again Today (2004) Blackened Blue Eyes (2006) You’re So Pretty We’re So Pretty (Youth remix 2006) The UK tour dates for November and December are: November Thu 23rd Halifax Victoria Hall 01422 351 158 Fri 24th Leicester De Montfort Hall 0116 233 3111 Sat 25th Cardiff University Great Hall 029 2078 1458 Sun 26th Reading Hexagon 0118 960 6060 Tue 28th Lincoln Engine Shed 0871 2200 260 Wed 29th Birmingham Carling Academy 0870 771 2000 Thu 30th Portsmouth Guildhall 023 9282 4355 December Sat 2nd Middlesbrough Town Hall 01642 729 729 Sun 3rd Sheffield Octagon 0114 222 8777 Mon 4th Glasgow Carling Academy 0870 169 0100 Tue 5th Newcastle Carling Academy 0870 771 2000 Thu 7th Hull City Hall 01482 226 655 Fri 8th London Brixton Academy 0870 771 2000 Sat 9th Blackpool Empress Ballroom 0871 2200 260 Sun 10th Llandudno Cymru Hall 0871 2200 260 24 hour cc hotline 0871 2200 260 or buy online www.gigsandtours.com. Tickets priced £22.50 except London £25. Support on all dates is The Longcut. www.thecharlatans.net for more information.
13/10/2006	ENTER SHIKARI Enter Shikari upgrade London show / announce more dates Due to phenomenal demand for tickets for their Mean Fiddler date (4th Nov), Enter Shikari have been forced to upgrade to The Astoria for their headline London show!!!!! Tickets for the original venue remain valid etc etc. As well as all that, the band have also added yet more shows for the end of Nov / start of Dec, including their first trip to Ireland. Enter Shikari’s debut single, the double A-side ‘Sorry, You’re Not A Winner’ / ‘Ok, Time For Plan B’ is available from 30th October as a white vinyl 7” or a 3-track Cd single (which also includes new track ‘The Feast’). ENTER SHIKARI on tour Winter 2006 October / November (all dates with :( + guests) Sat 14th - Queens Hall, Narberth Sun 15th - Sugarmill, Stoke Mon 16th - Academy 2, Newcastle (sold out) Tue 17th - Acedemy 2, Liverpool Thu 19th - Tunnels, Aberdeen Fri 20th - Viewfield, Arbroath Sat 21st - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh Sun 22nd - King Tuts, Glasgow Mon 23rd - Roadhouse, Manchester Wed 25th - Komedia, Brighton Thu 26th - First Floor, Derby Fri 27th - Pitz, Milton Keynes Sat 28th - Fibbers, York Sun 29th - Bar Academy, Birmingham (sold out) Mon 30th - Zodiac, Oxford Wed 1st - Barfly, Cardiff Thu 2nd - Cavern, Exeter Fri 3rd - Joiners, Southampton (sold out) *Sat 4th – The ASTORIA, London* additional dates Nov Wed 29th - Arts Centre - Norwich Thur 30th – TJs – Newport Dec Fri 1st - Academy II - Bristol Sat 2nd Speakeasy (afternoon all ages show) - Belfast Sun 3rd Voodoo Lounge (afternoon all ages show)- Dublin Tues 5th - Leadmill - Sheffield Wed 6th - Rock City - Nottingham Thur 7th - Cockpit - Leeds Fri 8th Charlotte - Leicester
10/10/2006	THE YOUNG KNIVES The Decision Transgressive Records October 30th 2005 “An especially English blend of wit, gloom and vitriol with outstanding results” ** Q, “You owe it to Blighty to cock an ear to these perfect gentlemen” , Uncut “By the 20-minute mark, you feel you’re listening to music sprinkled with miracle and wonder” **, Mojo “Staccato nerd-punk!” GQ “A formidable pop-punk outfit” Daily Mail, “The year’s most instantly catchy indie pop punk melodies” Album of the Month, The Fly “They might look like mild mannered geography teachers, but believe, when they hit the stage spittle will fly, glasses will fall and their neatly pressed shirts will become very sweaty indeed” Clash “One of the hot bands of the moment” The Independent ‘The best British album by a guitar band in donkey’s years’ The Observer ‘This years most eccentric pop buttons they might be, but don’t underestimate the young knives might’ NME It’s certainly been an outstanding year for The Young Knives. Their debut album ‘Voices of animals and men’ debuted in the uk charts at number 21, last single ‘Hot Summer’ hit the uk top 40 once again and they triumphed with their live shows at numerous uk and European festivals, highlights including this years V festival where they played to a packed out tent of over 3,000 people spilling out the sides, and more recently in the sun on the main stage at Bestival, a truly memorable affair. In addition the Knives were last week crowned as 6 Music’s festival band of the year by listeners. Our tweed clad heroes saw their anthemic summer release, ‘Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer)’ become daytime play listed on XFM, MTV2 and Radio 1, reinstating their impact on 2006. With a massive array of amazing press on their debut album under their belt, the band who recently appeared on Channel 4’s Transmission and the Channel 4 breakfast show, are fast getting a reputation as one of the best and most entertaining live acts in the country. Tickets for the band’s October headline are going quickly. Venues which have already sold out (4 weeks in advance) include: London Astoria, Manchester academy 2, Birmingham Academy 2, Oxford Zodiac (first show), York, Leeds. There are limited tickets at the further dates. The Young Knives finish off the year’s success with the return of club hit ‘The Decision’, previously released on limited edition 7” in 2005. Featuring some of the greatest off-kilter lyrics you’re likely to hear this year (key line -”I am the Prince of Wales / And if all else fails / I am the Prince of Wales…”), this is destined to become a true classic. From the moment the first pounding drum rips through the opening guitar line, there’s a sense of urgency at work of almost theatrical proportions. Lead vocal duties are taken by bassist The House Of Lords who delivers a performance quite indicative of his title. There is an untamed ferocity to his delivery on the verses, softened only by brother Henry’s gorgeous, other-worldly melody on the chorus. Much of the song’s character comes from its quintessential Englishness. A subtle eccentricity and a quiet, indefinable sadness to the song that more than any clichéd lyric, or naff fish and chips gesture, creates something of real class and poignancy. ‘The Decision’ could hail as classic pop from any time in the last 25 years, yet somehow fits impeccably now: certainly better than the ill-tailored, tweed suits worn by the band. Pop music, yes. But most certainly not throwaway. The Young Knives tour the UK in October with support from The Grates and Polytechnic
10/10/2006	Visible Noise Presents… BRING ME THE HORIZON Kerrang Award winners Bring me the Horizon Release debut album ‘Count Your Blessings’, 30th October NOW ADDED TO LOSTPROPHETS NOVEMBER UK TOUR 06 ‘Britain’s Most Explosive New Band’ - Kerrang July 06 Following on from their Kerrang Awards Best UK Newcomer victory, October 30th sees the highly anticipated release of the debut full length album on Visible Noise (lostprophets, Bullet for my Valentine) from one of THE hottest new bands in the UK at the moment, Sheffield’s own Bring Me the Horizon. The release date is a day before their biggest headline show so far, a massive Halloween special at the Mean Fiddler on the 31st Oct. This debut album is a real shot of much needed youth and adrenaline for the UK metal scene and follows on from the 2006 re-release of the highly acclaimed ‘This is what the edge of your seat was made for’, that was originally put out through top independent label 30 Days and Nights Records in 04 The album is full of what people have already come to expect from Bring me the Horizon, breakdowns, massive riffs, time signatures, tempo changes, immense vocals, shredding solos, blistering percussion, etc. BUT, the experience of working with top producer Dan Sprigg (lostprophets, Cradle of Filth) has brought a new found maturity out of the guys, a more solid direction and focus in song writing and structure. All the ingredients are there to see ‘Count Your Blessings’ set Bring me the Horizon as a real bench mark band for 2006 and beyond!!! RAWWWRR indeed!!!! 2006 really has seen the BMTH guys grow up in public, from being a new, riotous and exciting underground act, to being a Download slaying, Bleeding Through and Killswitch Engage touring, Kerrang Award winning, rock press covered full on massive metal band all of their own. They have also slayed the Kerrang day of Rock, Collision Course, Ghost Fest, a sold out summer UK tour, dates with Aiden and a Radio 1 Rock Show Session, and of course, beating the likes of Brigade, The Automatic and Enter Shikari to win the Kerrang Best Newcomer award in August 06. The guys also have a MASSIVE UK headline tour in October and November AND will now also be on the LOSTPROPHETS November/December UK tour!!!! Miss this band at your peril, ‘Count Your Blessings’ is THE UK metal record of the year!!! Bring me the Horizon are: Lee Malia – Guitar Oli Sykes – Vocals Curtis Ward – Guitar Matt Nicholls – Drums Matt Kean - Bass
10/10/2006	************************************************************************************************************** :::The Liquidisco Academy Awards 2006...from 450 bands only 12 remain.Come to the nationalgrand final and get yourself into the Guinness Book of Records::: ************************************************************************************************************** What are the Academy Awards? (The LAAs) A ground breaking national music event in its third year dedicated to supporting musicians under the age of 18. Faculty member Mark Clayden / 'Pitchshifter' said, "Battle of the Bands competitions have become a joke. The LAA's are an awesome multi-level voting system in which the bands receive votes from a live audience, an Internet audience and a professional music industry panel. We test a bands determination and give them a real insight into making it in the business. There are some amazing bands out there and we have set up the Academy Awards to support them." Four Hundred and Fifty (450) bands from across the UK registered for this years event, one hundred (100) bands were selected by the Liquidisco faculty members, eighty seven (87) bands competed in regional heats across Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, The North, The North West, East Anglia, South Central, South East, South West, The East and West Midlands. Twelve (12) bands are set to play the grand final. The grand final is the opportunity of a lifetime for talented young bands to perform their own songs in front of an audience of thousands at a world-class venue and to a panel of industry professionals. Grand final prizes include: a mini UK tour, a week in a recording studio, 1000 CD's pressed and the coveted Title Trophy. ITV and Kerrang Radio are providing media coverage at the event. There will also be tons of giveaways including goodie bags from the Atticus clothing co. free tickets for the mighty Download Festival and signed guitars from Nottingham's Pitchshifter. The audience are also being asked to set a Guinness World Record. Upon entry to the venue each member of the public will be asked to write down his or her name. The winning band's CD will then be released with every single name on the thanks list (included in the CD booklet artwork pages). Making it the biggest thanks list in the world (the previous record is set at 1500 names). The LAA's Grand Finals will be staged at Nottingham's 2300 capacity Royal Concert Hall on Saturday 14th October, doors open at 6pm. See you down the front. If you missed out a chance to compete this year go to www.liquidisco.com
10/10/2006	PANIC AT THE DISCO Single: ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’ Release Date: 30th October 2006 Label: Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen Las Vegas quartet Panic! At The Disco are set to release their third single from their debut album 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out'. ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’ will be released on 30th October and available on CD and limited edition 7'' picture disc & gatefold 7'' vinyl. ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’ was released digitally back in February shortly before their debut album 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out' hit the stores. The album has already gone gold in the UK and is still flying off the shelves...the band have also announced four headline dates at Brixton Academy this Autumn, all of which are already sold out!. Last week saw the boys come through as the underdogs of the night at the recent VMA Awards held in NY, where they put on a spectacular performance of the single, and scooped up the top award of the night 'Video Of The Year' for '‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’ beating of competition from Red Hot Chillie Peppers, Christina Aguilera and Madonna. Panic’s popularity is not only resident to the UK, album sales figures are now in the region of 1.2 million copies worldwide, seeing them go Platinum in the U.S and Canada. And the bands forthcoming Australian tour dates sold out within a matter of minutes, (6 minutes in the case of the Sydney venue) This combined with the amazing UK live reaction and the online-buzz around the band means the music is spreading across the globe in high speed, and that certainly includes the UK!. Sat 21 Oct London, Brixton Academy – SOLD OUT Sun 22 Oct London, Brixton Academy - SOLD OUT Mon 23 Oct London, Brixton Academy - SOLD OUT Tues 24 Oct London, Brixton Academy - SOLD OUT
09/10/2006	***************************************************************************************************************** THE ABOMINABLE IRON SLOTH / THE GHOST OF A THOUSAND UK tour starts THIS WEEK !! ***************************************************************************************************************** 'Utterly, evilly, awesomely crushing. The soundtrack to a house falling on you. Repeatedly ' 5/5 Kerrang! 'Sludge metal with teeth!' 8/10 Rock Sound 'This is the hirsute sound of glorious malice. Get involved.' 8/10 Terrorizer Sacramento noise behemoths The Abominable Iron Sloth begin their first UK tour this week on what¹s expected to be the heaviest, nastiest tour of the year! The band fronted by the gigantic Justin Godfrey unleashed their Eric Stenman (Will Haven/ Deftones) mixed self-titled debut earlier this year to massive critical acclaim including FULL Marks in Kerrang! magazine. This week the 'Sloth begin their first trek around our UK shores! Joining the savage Sloth beast are new label mates The Ghost Of A Thousand. These Brighton punk rockers have just finished recording their debut album 'This Is Where The Fight Begins' mixed by Converge's Kurt Ballou in Boston, USA. Already the quintet have played high profile shows with the likes of Aiden, This Is Menace and My Ruin. Making the London show even more terrifying will be Stoke sludgers Charger who have recently re-joined the Undergroove family and will be releasing their new album 'Spill Your Guts' early next year. THE ABOMINABLE IRON SLOTH Special Guests: The Ghost Of A Thousand and Charger* (London Only) October 10th - Plymouth, The Hub 11th - Southampton, Joiners 12th - Cardiff, Barfly 13th - Reading, Face Bar 14th - London, Barfly* 15th - Birmingham, Barfly 16th - Sheffield, Corporation 17th - Glasgow, Barfly 18th - Nottingham, Junktion 19th - Bradford Rios 20th - Leicester, Charlotte 21st - Kingston Peel 22nd - Harlequin, Red Hill (Supporting Skindred - alldayer)
09/10/2006	Paramore SINGLE ‘Pressure’ Released on October 30th 2006 Tennessee 5-piece Paramore will release their single Pressure on October 30th through Fueled by Ramen records. This will be a download release only. The track is taken from their debut album ‘All We Know Is Falling’, which was released earlier this summer. Paramore describe their music simply as energetic, emotional and fun and Pressure gives off these in equal measure, demonstrating a chemistry that clearly sets this young 5-piece apart from their peers. The band was born of the friendship between 17 year old vocalist Hayley Williams and brothers Josh and Zac Farro (lead guitar and drums respectively) and is completed by bassist Jeremy Davis and guitarist Hunter Lamb. All precociously talented musicians, the kinetic rhythms and surprisingly intricate guitars provide the perfect foundation for Paramore’s infectious pop hooks and Hayley’s disarmingly honest vocals. Their live show is an explosion of high energy that showcases the band’s relentless drive and desire to connect with and entertain the audience, and their enthusiasm is catching. Having made their debut appearance in the UK earlier this year, at the Give It A Name festival, wowing UK audiences all over the country, Paramore are set to return to these shores for a headline tour in October. Dates are as follows: October City Venue Ticket Price Thu 05 Cardiff Barfly £8 SOLD OUT Fri 06 Oxford Zodiac £8 Sun 08 Newcastle Northumbria University £8 Mon 09 Glasgow Garage £8 Tue 10 Birmingham Academy 2 £8 SOLD OUT Thu 12 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms £8 Fri 13 Manchester Academy £8 SOLD OUT Sat 14 Leeds Cockpit £8 Sun 15 London Mean Fiddler £10
04/10/2006	****************************************************************************************************************** EASYKILL release 'National Record Of Achievement' mini album on UglyTruth/Sony BMG on Nov 13 2006. ******************************************************************************************************************* "Young Cornish band Easykill sound like a nascent Warrior Soul, and at this early stage in their career that is praise indeed. Definitely ones to watch" - Kerrang! "Record companies are sniffing around the foursome's ankles, mainly thanks to their Deftones guitars and the poses thrown by singer Kye Blackett" - NME "Solos like Jerry Cantrel wrestling Tom Morello's guitar and a vocal delivery like an evil Dave Grohl out-shouting Kurt Cobain" - Metal Hammer "A great debut single (Think It Over), a set of riff heavy songs influenced by Foo Fighters, Fugazi and Soundgarden, an energetic live show and a rapidly growing fanbase" - Sunday Times Culture Punk/grunge/alternative noiseniks Easykill release their debut mini album 'National Record Of Achievement', on November 13 on UglyTruth/SonyBMG. For the first new material since their warmly received download-only single Think It Over, the young Cornish band have teamed up with The Subways' producer Jon Gray, who produced and mixed the 7 track release in a no frills, bank-manager friendly 12 day session in London's Fortress Studios. Since emerging from Cornwall in 2005 playing their first gigs alongside names such as Hell Is For Heroes, Armor For Sleep, Fightstar and Hundred Reasons, the band have kept on the road in their post office van, pausing only long enough to do enough gardening to pay the cost of the petrol. With a sound described as "Rage Against The Machine meets Fugazi", Easykill's punk spirit runs deep throughout their heavy grunge-influenced sound, which looks set to do for Cornwall what Funeral For A Friend and Lostprophets have done to put Wales on the musical map. The nucleus of the band - guitarist/vocalist Sean Lascelles (22), drummer Rich White (22), bassist Vasey (22) - have been jamming together since their early teens. But their line-up as Easykill was only completed in 2005. Sick of treading water in their hometown of St Agnes in Cornwall, Sean, Vasey and Rich jumped a ride to London in the summer of 2005, taking up residence in a one-room Streatham basement. Meanwhile Kye Blackett (also 22) was on the gigging circuit with his old band all over London's network of live venues. Fast forward 5 months to a North London pub, a disagreement, a chat, some common ground, a lot of drinks, numbers exchanged. Jamming sessions under the arches at Waterloo, in a Streatham basement and on the Aggie surf shop steps set the foundation of the band's sound. With songs coming in thick and fast, the band prepared for their first gig supporting The Rakes. All that was needed was a name. When everyone is an easy target, easily dispensable, easily replaceable, easily hurt, easily pleased, easily led and easily replicated, then it's not an easy time to live in. Everyone is an easykill, and enemy lines are a whole lot closer... Catch the band at a special Halloween headline show to launch their new album: October 31 Cornwall The Acorn Theatre (Headline)
02/10/2006	DALLAS CRANE release 'Dirty Hearts' album TODAY !!!! The 'Dirty Hearts' album is released TODAY October 2nd 2006 on Albert Productions UK. "..drive, edge and absolute commitment.." Rolling Stone "..Aussie rock minus the prima donna factor.." Kerrang "..a gritty, dirty, mongrel piece of rock.." Brag Australian rockers Dallas Crane are all set to blaze a trail in Blighty with the release of their 'Dirty Hearts' album TODAY!!! Already big news in their native Australia (their last Oz released record sold a blistering 25,000 copies, and the new album looks set to go Gold), they offer up prime slabs of bluesy rock which are as infectious as bird flu! With a sound that owes as much to Small Faces as AC/DC, the quartet began their journey to become an "overnight sensation" when they met while working in Melbourne! Dave Larkin (vocal, guitar), Shan Vanderwert (drums, vocal), Pete Satchell (guitar, vocal) and Chris Brodie (bass) spent the next two years playing gigs and taking their show on the road with several of Australia's largest alternative acts. After touring to the point of exhaustion the band hit the studio. Bluesy romps like "Sit On My Knee" and "Sweet FA" became instant live favourites while "Sold Me" showcased their sublime song writing skills. "No Through Road" brought Pat Bourke (bass) into the fold and the band embarked on another extensive tour which culminated with their appearance at Australia's premier Oz only music festival - Homebake. Not long after their blistering set at The Big Day Out, the band signed a recording and publishing deal with Australian iconic label, Albert Productions, and headed straight to the studio with producer Wayne Connolly to record their self-titled album. Scooping 3 ARIA nominations for Best Rock Album, Breakthrough Artist Single, and Breakthrough Album the album featured 'Numb All Over' and 'Dirty Hearts' which also claimed two spots on the JJJ Hottest 100. All this while the band continued a relentless touring schedule including several trips to both sides of the continent with The Living End and Jet. Now 'Dirty Hearts' will offer UK audiences a chance to hear what all the fuss is about. This early taster of the DALLAS CRANE experience should be grabbed with both hands!