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The Vintage Caravan confirm UK dates

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , , on 10th December 2013 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

Iceland’s answer to the likes of Black Sabbath and Led Zeplin, The Vintage Caravan, are finally making their way across the oceans to introduce the UK to their own brand of riffs. And bunny-licking. The three Icelandic youngsters, who are aged 19, 19 and 20, will be touring as support to Grand Magus, in March next year. Their debut album Voyage will be released via Nuclear Blast in January 2014. Bassist Alex comments:

We are so incredibly excited to finally be touring the UK with a great band like Grand Magus, meeting British people, drinking British ales. This is going to be one hell of a trip!

There has been a huge resurgence of ‘retro rock’ over the last few years, but these boys have explored a path that no one else has found yet. Youth is on their side, they have drawn musical influences from the greats of our generation and added to them their acid laced, trippy lyrics, relatable to the silly side that’s hopefully still in all of us. If not, these guys will certainly help you find it!

Tour dates are as follow:

March 12th – Manchester, Sound Control – www.seetickets.com
March 13th – Dublin, Voodoo Lounge – www.ticketmaster.ie
March 15th – Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms – www.tickets.com
March 16th – London, The Underworld – www.seetickets.com

The Vintage Caravan online:

http://www.facebook.com/vintagecaravan

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Apparition announce UK shows with new vocalist

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , , , on 5th December 2013 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

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Gothic metallers Apparition have announced their UK dates with their new vocalist Grace Meridan. The UK shows that will take place in both February and May next year include the fourth edition of the Dames of Darkness Festival. Grace who is apart of the Eve’s Apple group – a network of female vocalists around the world – has also worked with the likes of Vita Nova and most recently Candlelit. Tour dates are as follow:

Saturday 15th February – The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton with Upon Descent
Sunday 16th February -The  Robin 2, Bilston with Edenbridge
Friday 9th May – Camden Underworld, London with TBA
Saturday 10th May -The Robin 2, Bilston for The Dames of Darkness Festival

Apparition online:

http://facebook.com/apparitionband

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Deathstars announce 2014 UK tour

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , , , , on 6th November 2013 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

Sweden’s very own glam-death outfit Deathstars have recently announced a string of UK tour dates in March next year. The tour will be in support of their upcoming, highly anticipated album which is set to be released in February of next year via Nuclear Blast. This will be Deathstars’s first album since their the band’s 2009 release Night Electric Night. The recordings will take place in Studio Bohus with Roberto Laghi who will co-produce the album together with Nightmare Industries. Lead vocalist Whiplasher Bernadotte comments on the forthcoming full-length album:

Deathstars is an adventure for us. It’s as if it is a phenomenon of it’s own, and our forum for destruction, glitter and darkness. We are very excited about the new material and every time we hit the studio we never know what the outcome will be, i mean we have a general idea but we’re never a 100% sure how the final result will be until we’re done and can sit back and listen to it.

Tour dates as follows (Ticket links included):

Tuesday 25th March- London – The Garage

Wednesday 26 March – Manchester – Academy 3

Thursday 27 March – Wolverhampton – Slade Rooms

Deathstars online:

http://facebook.com/deathstars
http://twitter.com/deathstars

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Amaranthe announce three UK dates as part of headline European tour

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , , on 3rd November 2013 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

Known for their mixture of metalcore and pop elements, Swedish band Amaranthe three UK shows as part of their headline European tour. The three UK shows will their first UK shows in support for their latest album The Nexus. Joining Amaranthe on all European dates will be fellow Swedes and label mates Deals Deathand Smash Into Pieces. Guitarist Olaf Morck comments:

At last, the time has arrived to announce our first headline tour of Europe! We are very excited to bring a special, full-length set to our fans throughout the continent! This tour finally includes our first dates in the UK in support of The Nexus.

UK dates are as follow:

05.04.2014 – 02 Academy Islington – London
09.04.2014 – Slade Rooms – Wolverhampton
11.04.2014 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham

In related news, the band also announced that screamer Andy Solveström is no longer in the Amaranthe ranks, and has been replaced by Henrik Englund Wilhelmsson. The band said:

After careful consideration, Andy has chosen to step down as the ‘growl vocalist’ in Amaranthe. His reasons are personal and best expressed in his own words. However, the split is completely friendly – Andy has been a brother through the last two and a half years of craziness, since the release of our debut album, and he will always be a central part of the Amaranthe family – not to mention, a fantastic screamer! We wish him all the best with his future endeavours.

But life goes on, and we are not planning to slow down, so… please welcome a new member to the family! Many of you have already seen and met Henrik Englund Wilhelmsson (Scarpoint), who filled in for Andy on our latest European & American tours! Henrik has real stage presence, tons of charisma and a great voice, and he’s already showed that he’s up to the extremely high standards we always strive for with Amaranthe.

Andy comments:

The time has come for me to move on. Myself and the guys have been through a lot over the past five years – traveled the world, played arena shows, done tons of gigs and picked up gold records, and all this in just two albums… amazing! I´m glad and humble to have had the chance to experience all of that, and now that I have chosen to move on, I want to thank the guys for the good times and the memories, and of course all the fans out there, too. You are, and always will be, in my heart. I hope to see you again soon.

Amaranthe online:

http://www.amaranthe.se
http://www.facebook.com/AmarantheBand

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Grand Magus announce UK and Ireland 2014 tour dates

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , on 10th July 2013 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

After the highly-celebrated release of sixth studio album, The Hunt, Swedish gods of the riff Grand Magus are heading back to the UK and Ireland to embark on a 5 date tour in March 2014. The Swedish trio have always stuck to their own path of natural evolution – they’ve never casted off their early days’ groove nor their love for epic doom and extreme metal. These trademarks are now being paired with traditional riffs and melodies that rock in the same qualitative league as Judas Priest or Dio.

With a new album due for release early 2014, this will be a great time to catch these Vikings at their finest! The band had a few words to say about this upcoming tour:

Warriors! When we last ventured across the sea to bring our steel to the UK and Ireland, our hearts were filled with joy from your response. It gave us such a rush that we wanted to come back as soon as possible. Well… We’ll be back in March! Expect the most ferocious viking power shattering the clubs and the, for us, aptly-named Hammerfest! Valhalla awaits!

The tour dates are as follow – Click the links for tickets!

12-Mar-14 UK NQ MANCHESTER

13-Mar-14 IRE The Pint DUBLIN

14-Mar-14 UK HAMMERFEST

15-Mar-14 UK Slade rooms WOLVES

16-Mar-14 UK UNDERWORLD LONDON

Grand Magus online:

http://www.grandmagus.com/
http://www.facebook.com/grandmagusofficial

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Finnish rockers Reckless Love announce headline UK tour

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , on 5th June 2013 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

The flamboyant rockers from Finland, Reckless Love have announced a headlining UK tour in October, later this year. The tour follows on from the Finnish quartet’s month long UK tour in autumn last year.

Tour dates are as follow:

1st October – Manchester – Academy 3
2nd October – Newcastle – Academy 2
3rd October – Glasgow – Cathouse
4th October – Leeds – Cockpit
5th October – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
6th October – Wolverhampton – Slade Rooms
8th October – Norwich – Waterfront Studio
9th October – Bristol – The Fleece
10th October – London – Islington O2 Academy

Reckless Love’s single Night On Fire is out now via Spinefarm Records. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming album, which is currently untitled. The video for Night On Fire can be viewed below.

Reckless Love online:

http://www.recklesslove.com
https://www.facebook.com/RecklessLove

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Grand Magus announce 2013 UK tour

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , on 21st September 2012 by Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet

After this summers highly celebrated release of sixth studio album, The Hunt, and a storming set at Bloodstock Festival, Swedish riff gods Grand Magus are heading back to the UK for a comprehensive 10-date tour!
The dates are as follows:

  21/02/13 – The Fleece – Bristol
22/02/13 – The Cathouse – Glasgow
23/02/13 – Stiff Kitten – Belfast
24/02/13 – The Pint – Dublin
26/02/13 – Mohu – Manchester
27/02/13 – Bogiez – Cardiff
28/02/13 – Slade Rooms – Wolverhampton
01/03/13 – The Pavillion – Weymouth
02/03/13 – Talking Head – Southampton
03/03/13 – Underworld – London

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