NEWS, 27th July 2010
> EUROPE ANNOUNCE BALLS 'N' BANNERS GIG UK TOUR
Following their triumphant performance at the iTunes Festival at the London Roundhouse, Swedish rockers EUROPE are pleased to announce a nationwide February 2011 UK tour under the heading of the “Balls 'N' Banners" UK tour. Tickets for all UK dates go on sale at 9am on Friday July 30th, the same day that the band will play the Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth, England.
Photo Credit © Christie Goodwin
Full dates for Europe's Balls 'N' Banners 2011 UK Tour include:
Glasgow 02 ABC (Feb 17)
Birmingham 02 Academy (Feb 18)
London 02 Shepherds Bush Empire (Feb 19)
Oxford 02 Academy (Feb 21)
Bournemouth 02 Academy (Feb 22)
Bristol 02 Academy (Feb 23)
Manchester Academy 2 (Feb 25)
Leeds 02 Academy (Feb 26)
Newcastle 02 Academy (Feb 27)
Tickets, priced at £17.50, with the exception of London (£18), and can be ordered from 0844 477 2000 / http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/. Tickets for the Manchester Academy 2 concert can be ordered by calling the following ticket hotline - 0161 832 1111, http://www.ticketline.co.uk/.
The tour follows last year’s critically acclaimed studio album “Last Look At Eden”, which Classic Rock Magazine rated one of the best hard rock albums of 2009. “Europe is one of the few bands around still making consistently thrilling rock records,” says Classic Rock. Metal Hammer Magazine praised Europe for their outstanding live shows – “Europe’s show pulls together all ages and tastes for a feel-good finale that smells like total victory.”
Europe vocalist Joey Tempest believes that it is the strength of the band’s last album that is responsible for their current success. “You can’t make this stuff up,” says Tempest. “Our latest CD ‘Last Look At Eden’ has really turned things around for us. We're going to bring something very special when we return to the UK in February 2011, we're having the time of our lives right now and the audience will experience a Europe-camp that's ON FIRE!”
Visit the official website – http://www.europetheband.com/ and official Media Blog - http://europethebandmedia.blogspot.com/
Sign up to the official Europe Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Europe/7795004209
> UNSUN'S CLINIC FOR DOLLS
UNSUN, band led by ex-Vader guitar player will release its second album “Clinic For Dolls” on October 11th via Mystic Production in Europe. American and Japan release dates will be announced soon.
The cover artwork for UNSUN’s new album was created by Hi-Res Studio. (http://www.hi-resstudio.pl/). The same studio gets the credit for photo session.
This album will feature 10 new songs: 1. The Lost Way, 2. Clinic For Dolls, 3. Time, 4. Mockers, 5. Not Enough, 6. The Last Tear, 7. Home, 8. I Ceased, 9. A Single Touch, 10. Why
The band has recently uploaded second studio report which can be checked at Mystic Production YouTube channel on below:
UNSUN has signed a worldwide deal with Mystic Production (home label of Behemoth and Riverside, among others). The band, who released their debut album, "The End Of Life" in September 2008 via Century Media Records, has entered studio this spring to record sophomore album. Vocal tracks were recorded in Studio X in Olsztyn and soon after Unsun moved to Hertz Studio (Behemoth, Vader, Decapitated) to record all instruments.
Unsun will tour Europe in October with Tristania to promote “Clinic For Dolls” live:
8.10.2010 - Underworld, London (England)
9.10.2010 - Metropool, Hengelo (Holland)
10.10.2010 - Melkweg , Amsterdam (Holland)
11.10.2010 - Glazart, Paris (France)
12.10.2010 - Die Rohre, Stuttgart (Germany)
13.10.2010 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt (Germany)
14.10.2010 - Markthalle, Hamburg (Germany)
15.10.2010 - Alte spinnerei , Glauchau (Germany)
16.10.2010 - Loch Ness , Cracow (Poland)
17.10.2010 - Randal, Bratislava (Slovakia)
19.10.2010 - Exit Chmelnice, Praha (Czech Republic)
20.10.2010 - K 17, Berlin (Germany)
21.10.2010 - Backstage, München (Germany)
22.10.2010 - Z 7, Pratteln (Switzerland)
http://www.myspace.com/unsunmusic
http://www.mystic-production.com/
> DIVINITY CONFIRM TOUR DATES
Preparing for the August 10 release date of their latest album, The Singularity, Canada’s DIVINITY today announce their first live performances to support the album, their first via Candlelight Records. The shows are scheduled pre-release with additional dates in September with full touring planned for October.
Guitarist Sacha Laskow comments, "We are stoked to cross this great, giant country once again to promote the new album release and be a part of some sick shows with some of the best metal bands in the world. We are also so glad to finally have our new album out and available everywhere, so make sure and pick it up August 10th. We spent a year locked in the studio perfecting the album and are extremely proud with the results. It's a snapshot of where we are in time with all the influences the different songwriters bring to the table coming together under one theme."
About.com calls Canadian modern metal juggernaut DIVINITY “a band to keep an eye (and ear) on.” Following their debut album, Allegory (2008, Nuclear Blast), the Alberta-based five-piece have crafted another polished album of melodic death/thrash that is sure to further their already growing fanbase. “The more I listen to The Singularity, the better it gets,” says MetalSucks on an early review of the album. “It’s complex, it’s progressive, it’s deep, it’s brutal, it’s shreddy, it’s hooky, it’s artsy… it’s everything you want a metal record to be.”
Armed with an arsenal of growls, high-pitched screams, and melodic clean vocals, The Singularity successfully works through an amalgamation of crushing thrash, complex progressive metal arrangements and brutal death metal overtones. It should easily qualify as one of the year’s more memorable aural assaults. The poise of each song’s shifting time signatures and their unpredictable rhythmic insanities alone are devastating. Lyrically tackling the themes of mindless consumerism, survival in the midst of adversity, the chaos of existence, and humanity’s battle against technology, DIVINITY deliver a rock-solid audio palette. Songs “Monsters Are Real,” “Emergent,” “Beg to Consume,” and “Lay In The Bed You've Made” unquestionably exhibit the band’s dynamic and ferocious range.
DIVINITY, featuring vocalist Sean Jenkins, guitarists James Duncan and Sacha Laskow, drummer Brett Duncan and bassist Nick Foster, have performed alongside Cannibal Corpse, Overkill, Into Eternity and others. They were a participant on 2008’s Canadian Summer Slaughter Tour.
The Singularity Track Listing: 1. Abiogenesis, 2. Beg to Consume, 3. Lay in the Bed You've Made, 4. Emergent, 5. Transformation, 6. Monsters Are Real, 7. Embrace the Uncertain, 8. Formless Dimension, 9. Approaching the Singularity
DIVINITY live appearances:
8/06/2010 Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
8/07/2010 Legion Hall - Calgary, AB
8/25/2010 Noctis Valkyries Metal Fest - Calgary AB w/ The Devil's Blood, Sodom, Ex-Deo, etc.
8/30/2010 Le Bunker - Chicoutimi, QC w/ Beneath the Massacre
10/01/2010 Bar le Trash - St-Hyacinthe, QC w/ Beneath the Massacre
10/02/2010 L’Evasion - Victoriaville, QC w/ Beneath the Massacre
10/08/2010 FouFounes - Montreal, QC w/ Beneath the Massacre
10/01/2010 Trois Rivieres Metalfest - Trois-Rivieres QC w/ Despised Icon, Misery Index
http://www.myspace.com/divinitymetal
> CORROSION OF CONFORMITY AND RIGHTEOUS FOOL 7" RELEASES
Southern Lord is pleased to announce the release of the new recordings from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's legendary Animosity-era lineup featuring drummer Reed Mullin, bassist/vocalist Mike Dean and guitarist Woodroe Weatherman! The "Your Tomorrow” (Parts 1 & 2) 7″ single includes an exclusive new track and artwork by John Moore all on black 180-gram wax. In addition, Southern Lord will be releasing the first 7" from RIGHTEOUS FOOL, the new band featuring Mullin, Dean and guitarist Jason Browning.
Both releases will coincide with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's upcoming live dates which include a headlining spot on the recently announced Southern Lord West Coast mini tour from August 8 - 12 with Eagle Twin, Black Breath, the return of Goatsnake and RIGHTEOUS FOOL opening.
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY 2010:
7/30/2010 Stella Blue - Asheville, NC
7/31/2010 The Pour House - Raleigh NC
8/08/2010 Echo and Echoplex -The Power of the Riff Fest - Los Angeles, CA
8/10/2010 DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA
8/12/2010 Neumo's - Seattle, WA
8/13/2010 Emo's - Austin, TX
8/14/2010 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
> LUXX DO THEIR BIT
As the world watches the events unfold of the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, bay area rock group Luxx has launched a creative campaign to help clean up the Gulf.
The group has written a song, “Black Water” and made it available on ReverbNation today for download. All 100% of the net proceeds of the single's sales will go toward helping the impacted wildlife in the gulf. Contributions will be divided between two organizations that are actively involved in the effort: the National Wildlife Federation and the Audubon Society.
“The size and scale of the gulf disaster are so large, one can feel helpless wondering about how to make a difference,” said David Szabados, spokesman and guitarist for Luxx. “But the truth of the matter is that taking action is the key. The National Wildlife Federation and Audubon Society are working tirelessly to help the creatures in need and it’s imperative that we do whatever we can to support them.”
“Black Water” is available today to download at the band's ReverbNation Luxx store at http://www.reverbnation.com/store/index/artist_876982
For more information about the band, its music, and additional causes, visit the band's Facebook page at http://www.hs.facebook.com/pages/Luxx/141896992493685
