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Waking Theo unveil new video for ‘To The Lions’‏

Waking Theo Promo shot2 (1)Rising Northern metal combo ‘Waking Theo’ are set to break with their explosive new EP ‘Reborn’ and new video for ‘To The Lions’!

Relentless and uncompromising, soaring and intricate, Waking Theo weld the brutal to the beautiful, creating music that distinctively walks the tight rope between the extreme and the accessible. With a vast cross-section of influences, stemming from classic thrash and metal through to modern-day melodic death and metalcore, Waking Theo carve out a sound that is undoubtedly their own.

The Yorkshire Terriers are set to make their national mark with the release of their brand new video for ‘To The Lions’, which is taken from their forthcoming Ep ‘Reborn’, out this February.

View the view at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5zrSB7fedNA&list=ul and hit up the band’s Facebook page for show updates -  http://www.facebook.com/wakingtheoband

Born in 2006 and busting out of the Yorkshire wilderness, the irrepressible quintet are 100% committed to the execution and construction of their craft. Through extensive gigging and intense rehearsing, Waking Theo have finely tuned their live show, which has led to them being selected for support slots with names such as While She Sleeps, Bleed from Within, Malefice, Trigger the Bloodshed, and many more. Not to mention the fact that the band were hand-picked for this year’s Bloodstock festival, where they eagerly showcased new material to a packed tent of avid metal fans.

But the road to rock stardom is rarely a smooth one, and changes in personnel have slightly hindered Waking Theo’s rise. In early 2012, the band parted ways with their original singer/co-founder soon after the release of their second EP ‘Ghost in the Machine’. The decision was based on the band’s unwavering drive and desire to make a solid impact on the modern day metal scene. Soon after, Waking Theo welcomed aboard Craig Gordon, a passionate and skilled vocalist who now fully completes the current line-up.

Now as an invigorated and revitalised unit. Waking Theo are set to firmly stamp their mark on the Brit metal scene as evidenced by their brand new 3 track EP ‘Reborn’, out this February. From the blistering opening of  their new video single ‘To the Lions’, to the whiplash riffery of ‘Downcast’, onto the track title ‘Reborn’, which heartily displays Craig Gordon’s immense vocal prowess, suitably bolstered by his compatriots’ weighty depth and impressive layering, it’s clear that Waking Theo have arrived. And with a full length album schedule for the later Spring, there’s nothing holding them back this time.

 

BAND MEMBERS: Craig Gordon – Vocals; Ben Wright – Lead Guitar; Chris Town – Rhythm Guitar; Chris Giles – Bass Guitar; Chris Vinter – Drums.

FOR FANS OF: Sylosis, Bleed From Within, Architects, August Burns Red.

 

2013
02/04
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When We Were Wolves ‘Hounds’ Video

 South Welsh post-hardcore nuts ‘WHEN WE WERE WOLVES’ have announced the debut release of their spanking new video.

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 Entitled ‘Hounds’ and featuring Phil Cross, the video is taken from the band’s breathtaking debut EP, ‘The More Things Change, We More We Stay The Same’, which is out in stores on 14th January 2013.
Hit up the video at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcAn_uS4PVQ&list=ul and check out the band’s Facebook page for show updates @ http://www.facebook.com/whenwewerewolves1 

When We Were Wolves have fashioned a brand of post-hardcore that will blast its way through your skull, pull at your heartstrings, and truly make you think, all in one sitting. Displaying a passionate approach to song-writing united with meaningful lyrical content, rhythmic hooks, and tactfully layered, pristinely melodic and aggressively raw vocals, the band are destined for national recognition in 2013.

Now with the release of their debut EP ‘The More Things Change, The More We Stay The Same’ the band are prised to elevate themselves to a national level. From the eerie atmospheric and emotive ‘All Good People Must Come To An End’, to the undeniably powerful and contagious ‘Under The Water’, and from the gut-wrenching shout outs of ‘This Is Where We Belong’, it’s abundantly clear that the band mean every single note, beat, and word that they produce. The record continues in stellar form with the stompingly dynamic ‘Your Sick Fantasy’ before climatically closing with the breathtaking ‘Hounds’, which features Phil Cross teaming up with the band on vocals. Aided with the national release of the EP and with a multitude of touring planned for the rest of this year and into 2013, When We Were Wolves will soar.

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EP TRACKLISTING: 1. All Good People Must Come To An End; 2. Under The Water; 3. This Is Where We Belong; 4. Your Sick Fantasy; 5. Hounds (featuring Phil Cross).

BAND MEMBERS: Mitch Bock – Vocals; Steve French – Guitars; Rhod Evans – Guitars; Ben Taylor – Bass; Josh Baker – Drums.

FOR FANS OF: Of Mice & Men, A Day To Remember, Parkway Drive.

2012
12/10
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Catch the Cellophane Flowers live this Winter

The Cellophane Flowers are about to embark on a mini tour over the next month to showcase some new and old material in celebration of their new album, Staring at the World, which is set to be released December 3rd.

The band are a wonderful spectacle live, so if you’re around the gig venues on the below dates, make sure you get out of the cold and into the warmth and bask in the glow of gorgeous live music performed by the impeccably talented The Cellophane Flowers.

  • Brixton Village: Friday 9th November 2012
  • Kilburn Powers Bar: Saturday 10th November 2012
  • Album Launch Party // Paper Dress London: Thursday 6th December 2012
  • The Standards presents @ The Constitution: Sat 23 Feb 2013

The Story:

The Cellophane Flowers are the masters of female-fronted, driving, quirky pop, sometimes styling their sound as “psychopop” in interviews. The Cellophane Flowers songs reflect an eclectic array of influences, from tribal drumming, to alt-rock, to dark tinged 80’s pop and have name checked Siouxsie, Sonic Youth, The Stone Roses and Throwing Muses as influences. Time and again The Cellophane Flowers throw in hook after hook to support the sublime vocals of Francesca Corradini.

The Cellophane Flowers have recently completed the recording of their debut albumStaring At The World which is being released digitally on December 3rd 2012. The ten tracks of Staring At The World were recorded and produced by David M. Allen. Dave’s extensive discography covers The Cure, Depeche Mode, Human League and The Charlatans. Mastering was by Barry Grint (David Bowie, I Blame Coco) at Alchemy Studios.

Previous releases include the If I Was A Girl EP, which was played on BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music with Tom Robinson, local radio and numerous radio stations in the US, and the ‘Freeze Me’ single which gained airplay on Absolute Radio, BFBS and Recharged radio.

Praise for The Cellophane Flowers:

Gold Flake Paint - “a fresh-faced blast of subtle art-rock driven forward by the charmingly unique vocals of Francesca Corradini”

For Folk Sakes – “It has a homage to Phil Spector…then morphs into a haze of lo-fi production which is lovely to fall into.”

Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music -“Female-fronted slightly offkilter driving pop from London.”

Electric Banana – “Staring At The World is an eclectic collection of everything right within indie music. From mysterious otherworldly swells to the no nonsense drive of honest rock The Cellophane Flowers enlists a great future promise” 5/5

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2012
11/09
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Baddies Farewell Gig!

After the release of their excellent second album Build, UK alternative rock band Baddies have brought an end to their creativity as a band.

The press statement from the band is blow:

Baddies have decided to call it a day. We’ve had some truly great times, but we have also undeniably struggled in the face of indifference, bad luck and a changing industry, and feel that we can’t struggle any longer. We leave behind us a trail of carnage from live shows across the world and 2 albums of which we are insanely proud.

We have decided to do one final show. We owe it to our fans (and ourselves) to bow out in style.

The only place this was ever going to happen was Chinnerys, in our hometown of Southend. The show will take place on 26th October – one day short of the 4-year anniversary of the original release of Battleships.

There will be no support band, just a night of Baddies goodness. We will be playing both Do The Job and Build in full. Both the band and our friends from We Have Your Children will spin tunes until 2am.

Please join us to one final time to celebrate the life and death of Baddies.

http://www.seetickets.com/Event/BADDIES/Chinnerys/656737

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2012
09/14
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UNEVEN STRUCTURE kick off European tour with PROTEST THE HERO

UNEVEN STRUCTURE kick off European tour with PROTEST THE HERO by posting a video of their live rig set up 

After releasing their debut album ‘Februus‘ to widespread critical acclaim in 2011, getting ambient in a forest for their debut video ‘Awaken‘, touring with Chimp Spanner and TesseracT, and raising the roof at the Basick Records/HMV label showcase in London in February, French progressive heroes,UNEVEN STRUCTURE, are set to embrace Europe when they hit the road for the first time in 2012 in support of PROTEST THE HERO, which kicks off tonight in Stuttgart.
In preparation for tonight’s opening show, the band have released tongue in cheek, stress relieving footage of their live rig set up, during pre-tour rehearsals from deep within a nuclear bomb shelter in Switzerland, which can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/9OlivkOLxZM
Showcasing one of the main reasons which makes UNEVEN STRUCTURE rise head and shoulders above their contemporaries, is video footage of their world class vocalist, Matthieu Romarin, rehearsing during a one shot, live vocal performance, to their track Buds which can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/dZx1jKUDfJo
The seventeen date tour w/ Protest The Hero, Long Distance Calling, Blood Command and Uneven Structure kicks off tonight in Stuttgart and visits the following places:
29/02 Universum - Stuttgart, Germany
01/03 Trix – Antwerp, Belgium
02/03 CF10 University - Cardiff, UK
03/03 0² Academy 2 - Birmingham, UK
04/03 Corporation - Sheffield, UK
06/03 Whelans - Dublin, Ireland
07/03 Club Academy - Manchester, UK
08/03  O² ABC2 - Glasgow, Scotland
09/03 O² Academy Islington - London, UK
10/03 Helling - Utrecht, Netherlands
11/03 Logo - Hamburg, Germany
12/03 Chez Heinz - Hannover, Germany (only with Long Distance Calling)
13/03 Festsaal Kreuzberg - Berlin, Germany
14/03 Arena Wien - Bezirk-Landstrasse, Austria
15/03 Backstage Halle - Munich, Germany
16/03 Conne Island - Leipzig, Germany
17/03 Colos Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany
18/03 Matrix - Bochum, Germany
UNEVEN STRUCTURE will then tour throughout their native France, with TEXTURES on the following dates:
28/03 La Laiterie - Strasbourg, France
29/03 Secret Place - Montpellier, France
01/04  Connexion Café - Toulouse, France
2012
02/29
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Always The Quiet Ones to release ‘Freak show’ EP 5th March February 2012

Ascending skewed-up rock crew ‘Always The Quiet Ones’ unveil their brand new EP ‘Freak Show’ on Monday 5th March 2012, through all digital stores.

 

Sounding like an early hybrid of Biffy Clyro dishing out dirty messed-up grooves and breeding with the spawn of Tool, Always The Quiet Ones are here to make their twisted mark on the UK scene, and these wired Liverpudlians have the perfect bait in the shape of their new record, suitably titled ‘Freak Show’, coming to treat your ears this spring.

Hailing from Liverpool and taking their moniker from graffiti showcased in the local dockyards, Always The Quiet Ones were born in the later part of 2010 by five sharp forward-thinking individuals: Blas Barragan Jr. (vocals), Joe Danher (guitar), Adam Lucas (guitar), Chris Nicholls (bass) and James Lorenzo (drums). The enterprising quintet soon embarked on a series of frenetic live shows supporting such artists as Deaf Havana, Mojo Fury, Axis Of and Turbogeist, and quickly began garnering strong praise and notoriety from fans and many sectors of the underground press for their own unique brand of off-kilter alt-rock.

Always The Quiet Ones pull from a span of notable influences ranging from the likes of A Perfect Circle, Deftones and Biffy Clyro, through to Oceansize; however the dynamic fivesome undoubtedly manage to stamp their very own indelible mark on proceedings.

The wirey upstarts are now armed with their exciting new EP ‘Freak Show’ and it swerves and pulls the listener right from the get-go. The record is rammed with skewed riffs, intriguing time-signatures and infectious melodies that will leave you pining for more. Never ones to rest on their laurels, the animated rock crew also plan to release a killer new double-A-single which is waiting in the wings for late April 2012.  It’s evident that Always The Quiet Ones are destined for great things. So, look out – Always The Quiet Ones have arrived.

“Its heavy, melodic and catchy, its something that Biffy Clyro used to do in their earlier albums, except these guys do it better. They rip up the rule book and have created something special” CIRCLEPIT.TV

2011
12/07
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Ayah Marar Announces live dates

Ayah Marar - Announces live dates with Camo & Krooked including Brixton Academy, London on 30thSeptember

 Ayah Marar has been confirmed as the special guest of drum ‘n’ bass duo, Camo & Krooked on the upcoming Hospitality UK tour. Ayah Marar appears as guest vocalist on two tracks from the duos new album, ‘Cross The Line‘ and will be performing a live PA of both. Ahead of the tour, Ayah will play a variety of additional dates, including a Notting Hill party at The Paradise, London where she will be joining Ms Dynamite.

Ayah Marar LIVE:

28 Aug – Notting Hill Carnival @ The Paradise w/Ms Dynamite (10pm)

19 Sept – Leeds University

22 Sept – Yo Video Homecoming Show @ Plan B, Brixton

24 Sept – Last Day Of Summer Festival, Manchester

29 Sept – Bournemouth Freshers Fair, Bournemouth

 Ayah Marar on the Hospitality Tour, w/Camo & Krooked:

30 Sept – Brixton Academy, London

1 Oct – Masque, Liverpool

7 Oct – Motion, Bristol

8 Oct – Digital, Brighton

14 Oct – o2 Academy, Leeds

21 Oct – The Plug, Sheffield

22 Oct – Warehouse Project, Manchester

29 Oct – The Regal, Oxford

5 Nov – The Great Hall, Cardiff

Born in Jordan and with little exposure to underground dance music, Ayah Marar moved to the UK when she was 17 and proceeded to immerse herself in the drum ‘n’ bass scene: starting her own label, putting on clubnights including a residency at Herbal and touring as an MC. Alongside adding guest vocals to tracks on Hospital Records and the Metalheadz label, after meeting Calvin Harris in a record shop, she collaborated with him on his early singles and then joined Paul Epworth in the studio whilst adding vocals to Jack Penate’ssecond album. Ministry of Sound releases her single, Yogi ft. Ayah Marar ‘Follow U’ on September 26.

http://ayahmarar.com/

http://www.hospitalitydnb.com/

2011
08/25
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AS I LAY DYING receives San Diego Music Awards nomination!


AS I LAY DYING and CATTLE DECAPITATION have once again been recognized by their hometown of San Diego. Both bands have been nominated in the ‘Best Hard Rock’ category for the 2011 San Diego Music Awards.

AS I LAY DYING are no strangers to being honoured at the awards having taken home the ‘Artist of the Year’ award on three separate occasions in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

The awards show will take place on August 8th at Humphreys By The Bay in San Diego, CA. Tickets to the show are available through the San Diego Music Foundation.

AS I LAY DYING have a show in the UK with AMON AMARTH
October 23rd         LONDON – Forum

CATTLE DECAPITATION has also been previously recognized by the awards winning the ‘Best Hard Rock Album’ in 2004 and 2005 for To Serve Man and Humanure, respectively, as well as ‘Best Hard Rock” awards in 2006 and 2007.

All of the genre categories are voted on by the public. All of the album categories are voted on by members of the San Diego Music Academy, who are listed on the San Diego Music Awards website. Fans can vote for their favorites now @ http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sdma2011

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http://www.facebook.com/cattledecapitation 

2011
07/05
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