NEWSDESK, 10th February 2010
> U.D.O. TO HEADLINE SWEDEN ROCK WEDNESDAY
Former Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider is one of the most acknowledged characters in hard rock and never fails to bring down the house at SRF. No wonder; heavy metal doesn't get much better than the immortal Accept classics everybody wants to hear and nobody gets tired of...along with the best pieces from U.D.O.'s own catalogue (twelve studio albums to date).
The latest U.D.O. release, Dominator, has been lauded as one of the band's finest for many years. Here is something that maybe isn't mentioned often enough: a U.D.O. concert is not only a good place to rediscover old fave-tracks...but a great place to discover new ones too!
> JAKKS COVER ARTWORK UNVEILED
Z-Records are pleased to be able to unveil the cover artwork for Jakks' debut album Fire which will be released on April 26th. Material can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/zrockrecordsuk.
http://www.myspace.com/jakksrock
> SACRED MOTHER TONGUE RELEASE IN FRANCE
Sacred Mother Tongue have announced that their critically acclaimed album The Ruin Of Man will have a full release in France on March 3rd 2010. The album will be distributed by La Baleine who’s pedigree includes releases for classics such as Testament, Manowar and Saxon as well as more contemporary metallers like Killswitch Engage, Poison the Well and Architects. Sacred Mother Tongue will also be in the company of various other Brit breakthrough bands including BMTH, Sylosis and Annotations of an Autopsy who feature on the distribution roster.
The bands’ killer debut album The Ruin Of Man has sold extremely well in their native UK and earned much praise from press and fans alike particularly for the skills of their world class guitarist Andy James who is rapidly being recognised as one of the best shredders on the planet. SMT played a string of very high profile UK dates in the support of the album including Download (2nd Stage), Hard Rock Hell, Hammerfest, Hellfire Festival as well as their own 2 month headline tour. The band have confirmed that they will be playing some very special dates in France allowing them to get up close and personal with French fans, details of these shows will be announced shortly.
Sacred Mother Tongue are currently holed up in the studio working on their second and even more hotly anticipated album which will be completed in the latter half of 2010.
http://www.myspace.com/sacredmothertongue
