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Kent Alt-Hardcore Band COVE Unveil New Video SOLIS


Kent’s COVE​ mark their return by unleashing blistering new video SOLIS​ on an unsuspecting world. The track brims with energy and ear for detail, cementing the band as masters of cacophony who are set to make one hell of a dent in British heavy music.

“The meaning of the song Solis is subjective to the listener, everyone in the band helped contribute to it and in a way we all have our own definition of what the song is about. To some it may hint at the idea of when one door closes another opens and to someone else it may point at something far more emotive, the loss of a loved one for example. We feel song values are compromised when the outright meaning is spelled out too easily, it’s like telling someone the end of a film before they’ve watched it. Our way of thinking is that the meaning is personal to the individual/individuals listening at that moment in time. We believe this gives the audience a way to have their own personal connection with a song and not be persuaded into what they should take from it”

Recorded by Tom Keech (We Are The Ocean, Don Broco) in the midst of British winter at a studio that was undergoing construction, the icy and derelict surroundings helped to spawn the creation of SOLIS​. Having spent much of 2017 crafting new music, the track ​is a taster of things to come from COVE​. Comprising of vocalist Ben Shorten, bassist Charlie Smith, drummer Jack Bowdery and guitarists Ben Brazier & Pete Woolven, COVE released their debut effort We Were Once Lost in October of 2016. Widespread praise for the record fuelled a hefty touring schedule, including shows with Blood Youth, Create To Inspire and Holding Absence.

The band will also hit the road at the end of this month throughout August, with two date supporting Holding Absence:
 
7th Jul – The Ex, Corby
26th Jul – Black Heart, London
4th Aug – Forum, Tunbridge Wells (w/ Holding Absence)
5th Aug – The Booking Hall, Dover (w/ Holding Absence)
9th Aug – Sticky Mike’s, Brighton
10th Aug – Subside, Birmingham
11th Aug – O’RIleys, Hull
12th Aug – The Garage Attic, Glasgow
13th Aug – Santiagos, Leeds
1st Oct – Deadbolt Festival, Manchester
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BROKEN HOPE – touring Europe with Cattle Decapitation in September


Chicago’s BROKEN HOPE will be heading back to European shores this September as part of the bone-crushing HELL ON EARTH TOUR 2017 package. The band will be joined by young guns GLORYHOLE GUILLOTINE, Italian tech-heads HIDEOUS DIVINITY and the grindin’ headliner, CATTLE DECAPITATION.

Jeremy Wagner commented on the forthcoming dates, “It’s been a few years since we toured Europe–and BROKEN HOPE is more than excited to come back! And what an amazing way to return, especially with a sick and devastating tour package that has CATTLE DECAPITATION, BROKEN HOPE, HIDEOUS DIVINITY, and GLORYHOLE GUILLOTINE!!! We’re playing some cities we’ve never done before on this run and we look forward to mutilating your ears and minds! We have assembled quite the setlist for this European tour. HUGE thanks to the CATTLE DECAPITATION guys and MAD TOUR BOOKING for having BROKEN HOPE this time! See you soon!”

Here’s how the European / UK dates rack up:
HELL ON EARTH TOUR
CATTLE DECAPITATION
BROKEN HOPE
HIDEOUS DIVINITY
GLORYHOLE GUILLOTINE
01.09. Weinheim – Café Central (Germany)
02.09. Amsterdam – Melkweg (Netherlands)
03.09. London – Underworld (UK)
05.09. Glasgow – G2 (UK)
06.09. Bristol – The Fleece (UK)
07.09. Brussels – Magasin4 (Belgium)
08.09. Torcy – Fall Of Summer (France)
10.09. Geneva – L’Usine (Switzerland)
12.09. Brno – Melodka (Czech Republic)
13.09. Wien – Escape Metalcorner (Austria)
14.09. München – Backstage (Germany)
15.09. Aarburg – Musigburg (Switzerland)
16.09. Brescia – Circolo Colony (Italy)
17.09. Graz – Explosiv (Austria)
20.09. Wiesbaden – Schlachthof (Germany)
21.09. Oberhausen – Helvete Metal Club (Germany)
22.09. Magdeburg – Factory (Germany)
23.09. Flensburg – Roxy (Germany)
24.09. Berlin – SO36 (Germany)
Booking: www.mad-tourbooking.com
 
The tour is in support of the band’s latest twelve track slasher, “Mutilated And Assimilated”, which was released on June 23rd via Century Media Records.

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EVERY TIME I DIE ANNOUNCE UK & EU TOUR FOR THIS WINTER EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM OUT NOW VIA EPITAPH


After stage destroying performances at this years UK & EU festivals and a few secret shows, Every Time I Die have announced a return to the UK and European shores this November. The band will be sharing the state with Canadian favourites, Comeback Kid  as well as Knocked Loose and Higher Power

You can see Every Time I Die at the following dates: 

11th November Riverside Newcastle
12th November Tunnels Aberdeen
13th November Garage Glasgow
14th November Opium Rooms Dublin
15th November Rescue Rooms Nottingham

16th November Trix Antwerp (Comeback Kid Headline)
17th November Kulttempel Oberhausen (Comeback Kid Headline)
18th November Conne Island Leipzig (Comeback Kid Headline)
19th November Zoom Frankfurt (Comeback Kid Headline)
20th November Backstage Munich (Comeback Kid Headline)
21st November SO36 Berlin (Comeback Kid Headline)
22nd November Markthalle Hamburg (Comeback Kid Headline)
23rd November Helling Utrecht (Comeback Kid Headline)

24th November Koko London*
25th November Concord Brighton*
26th November Bierkeller Bristol*
27th November o2 Institute 2 Birmingham*
28th November Academy 2 Manchester*
*w/ Comeback Kid as support

General On Sale – Friday 7th July – 9am UK (BST) time / 10am CET time

www.seetickets.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Watch Every Time I Die’s latest video for ‘Map Change’ taken off the bands eighth studio album ‘Low Teens’ here or by clicking the image below.

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Enter the 13th Hour with Raven Black on Their Hex O’Clock Tour!


LA based Alternative Metal Band Raven Black has announced that they will be hitting the road for their Hex O’Clock Tour. Launching July 8th in Guadalajara, MX, the tour winds through the Midwest and up the East Coast before finishing up in Las Vegas, NV.

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The Hex O’Clock Tour Dates:
07/08 @ Voodoo Roadhouse Bar – Guadalajara, MX
07/14 @ Jack’s Patio Bar – San Antonio, TX
07/15 @ Dirty 30 – Dallas, TX
07/16 @ Thunder Alley – Oklahoma City, OK
07/17 @ The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
07/18 @ Phoenix Lounge – Sioux Falls, SD
07/19 @ Lookout Lounge – Omaha, NE
07/20 @ The Back Bar – Janesville, WI
07/21 @ Top Fuel Saloon – Chicago, IL
07/22 @ The Token Lounge – Detroit, MI
07/23 @ MUSIC LYNX (NEW) – Mentor, OH
07/25 @ The Autograph Rehearsal Studio – Murfreesboro, TN
07/26 @ Hi Ton – Memphis, TN
07/27 @ Purgatory in The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
07/28 @ The Haven – Orlando,FL
08/01 @ RiffHouse Pub – Chesapeake, VA
08/02 @ The Depot – Baltimore, MD
08/04 @ Blackthorn 51 – New York City, NY
08/05 @ Pineapple Jack’s – Rochester, NY
08/06 @ Fete Music Lounge – Providence, RI
08/08 @ Opinion Brewery – Minneappolis, MN
08/10 @ Moon Room – Denver, CO
08/11 @ Club X – Salt Lake City, UT
08/12 @ Dive Bar – Las Vegas, NV

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Track List:
1. twinkle twinkle little scars
2. still healing
3. voices
4. blackening
5. damaged
6. seven sins
7. 13

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Anneke van Giersbergen’s VUUR launch album contest; further live dates announced


Anneke van Giersbergen’s VUUR are pleased to announce the release of their debut album ‘In This Moment We Are Free – Cities’ for the 20th October 2017 worldwide through InsideOutMusic. Each track on the new album is named after a city that made an impression on Anneke while touring the world, and to celebrate the release they have launched a contest where fans can guess each of the locations featured on the album, and win exclusive and rare merchandise.

Head to http://vuur.insideoutmusic.com to take part.

Anneke comments:
“Often I have a strong feeling for a city where I perform. It can be anything, sometimes I visualize a city as a man or a character, or sometimes something happened in that city that I want to write about. All 11 songs on the album pay tribute to a certain city and with this contest we’d like to give our fans the opportunity to guess which cities will be featured on the album and win some unique items.”

The band also recently announced they will team up with Scar Symmetry for a short co-headline tour in December. Opening act for these exclusive shows will be My Propane.

Anneke had this to say: “We’re very excited to present our debut album live and hit the road this December. Scar Symmetry and VUUR will each be playing full sets every night. VUUR’s setlist consists of mostly new material, but the audience will get to hear some of my previous outings and collaborations as well”.

Dec 07, 2017 Le Trabendo Paris (FRA)
Dec 08, 2017 Biebob Vosselaar (BE)
Dec 09, 2017 The Dome London (UK)
Dec 10, 2017 TivoliVredenburg Utrecht (NL)

As well as this, in May 2018 Residentie Orkest The Hague will host an encounter with Anneke van Giersbergen. Both nights will feature a career-spanning concert with orchestral arrangements. The song selection will even include material from her yet to be released VUUR album.

Anneke comments: “It’s such an honor to be backed by these grand classical musicians with strings and brass interpreting my music. The material will be an interesting cross-section of my career. Some reworks will be a contrast from the original and some, for instance like the song ‘Travel’, will be given a treatment that is a logical extension of the The Gathering’s original album arrangement. “

May 18, 2018 013 Tilburg (NL)
May 19, 2018 Paard The Hague (NL)

VUUR recently released ‘Days Go By – London’, the first track taken from their forthcoming debut album out later this year.

 

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VUUR begin playing live this Summer, and have also been confirmed as main support to EPICA in late 2017. You can find the full list of confirmed live dates below:

14th July – Masters of Rock, Vizovice – Czech Republic
15th July – Dynamo Metal Fest, Eindhoven – the Netherlands

VUUR as main support to EPICA

9th November – Klub Studio, Krakow – Poland
10th November – Masters of Rock Café, Zlín – Czech Republic
12th November – Kesselhaus, Berlin – Germany
13th November – Markthalle, Hamburg – Germany
14th November – Essigfabrik, Cologne – Germany
15th November – La BAM, Metz – France
17th November – Stereolux, Nantes – France
18th November – Krakatoa, Bordeaux – France
20th November – La Riviera, Madrid – Spain
24th November – Razzmatazz, Barcelona – Spain
25th November – Le Moulin, Marseille – France
26th November – Le Transbordeur, Lyon – France
29th November – Backstage Werk, Munich – Germany
1st December – Estragon, Bologna – Italy
2nd December – Z7, Pratteln – Switzerland
3rd December – L’Aéronef, Lille – France

VUUR are:
Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering) – vocals
Ed Warby (Hail of Bullets, Ayreon, ex-Gorefest) – drums
Jord Otto – guitars (My Propane, ex-ReVamp)
Ferry Duijsens – guitars
Johan van Stratum (Stream of Passion) – bass

Look out for more information in the coming weeks!

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Sólstafir release new live-dates for Europe


SÓLSTAFIR are announcing the second leg of their 2017 European tour in support of their latest full-length ‘Beyrdreyminn’. The enigmatic Icelandic rockers will be joined by MYRKUR at most shows.

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SÓLSTAFIR
14 Sep 17 Santiago de Chile (CL) Teatro Nescafé de las Artes

SÓLSTAFIR tour
+MYRKUR
17 Nov 17 London (UK) Heaven
18 Nov 17 Leeuwarden (NL) Neushoorn
19 Nov 17 Lille (FR) Maison Folie Beaulieu
20 Nov 17 Paris (FR) Alhambra
21 Nov 17 Rennes (FR) Antipode MJC
23 Nov 17 Bilbao (ES) Santana27
24 Nov 17 Madrid (ES) Caracol
25 Nov 17 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz2
26 Nov 17 Marseille (FR) Jas Rod (without Myrkur)
27 Nov 17 Milano (IT) Circolo Magnolia
29 Nov 17 München (DE) Theaterfabrik
30 Nov 17 Salzburg (AT) Rockhouse
01 Dec 17 Bologna (IT) Locomotiv
07 Dec 17 Budapest (HU) A38
08 Dec 17 Wien (AT) Arena
11 Dec 17 Praha (CZ) Roxy
12 Dec 17 Berlin (DE) Heimathafen
13 Dec 17 Köln (DE) Kantine
14 Dec 17 Osnabrück (DE) Rosenhof (without Myrkur)
15 Dec 17 Rotterdam (NL) maasSilo
16 Dec 17 Bruxelles (BE) VK
18 Dec 17 København (DK) Pumpehuset
20 Dec 17 Stockholm (SE) Debaser Strand

SÓLSTAFIR festivals
08 Jul 17 Neskaupstaður (IS) Eistnaflug Festival
28 Jul 17 Balve (DE) Balver Höhle (Prophecy Fest 2017)
29 Jul 17 Neuensee bei Lichtenfels (DE) Rock im Wald
11 Aug 17 Rasnov (RO) Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2017 (exact date tba)
18 Aug 17 Borre (NO) Midgardsblot Festival 2017 (exact date tba)

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