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YOB announce new US headline tour dates

13/01/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Infamous Portland-based doom metal merchants YOB have announced a series of headline tour dates across the US.

The band will be touring in support of their critically acclaimed album Clearing The Path To Ascend, released last autumn.

In addition to supporting black metal band Enslaved throughout March, YOB will be travelling through numerous cities in March and April in a headline capacity. Support for the shows will come from Witch Mountain and Ecstatic Vision.

The extensive list of confirmed shows, including those supporting Enslaved, is as follows:

04th Mar: Press Club – Sacramento, CA w/ Will Haven
05th Mar: Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
06th Mar: Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
07th Mar: Slim’s – San Francisco, CA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
09th Mar: Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
10th Mar: Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
11th Mar: Corazon – Seattle, WA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
12th Mar: Crazy Horse – Boise, ID w/ Ecstatic Vision
13th Mar: Bar Deluxe – Salt Lake City, UT w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
14th Mar: Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
16th Mar: Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
17th Mar: Thaila Hall – Chicago, IL w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
18th Mar: Ace Of Cups – Columbus, OH w/ Ecstatic Vision
19th Mar: Opera House – Toronto, ON w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
20th Mar: Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
21st Mar: Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
22nd Mar: Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
23rd Mar: Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
24th Mar: Sinclair – Boston, MA w/ Enslaved, Ecstatic Vision
26th Mar: King’s Barcade – Raleigh, NC w/ Witch Mountain
27th Mar: The Hideaway – Johnson City, TN w/ Witch Mountain
28th Mar: The Earl – Atlanta, GA w/ Witch Mountain
29th Mar: Hi-Tone – Memphis, TN w/ Witch Mountain
30th Mar: Siberia – New Orleans, LA w/ Witch Mountain
31st Mar: Walter’s – Houston, TX w/ Witch Mountain
01st Apr: Red 7 – Austin, TX w/ Witch Mountain
03rd Apr: Launch Pad – Albuquerque, NM w/ Witch Mountain
04th Apr: The Flycatcher – Tucson, AZ w/ Witch Mountain

Rolling Stone awarded YOB’s Clearing The Path To Ascend the No.1 spot on their list of Best Metal Albums of 2014, noting: “The seventh album from Oregon doom metal sky-gazers, YOB … makes perfect bedfellows of volume and beauty, pain and transcendence.”

Gallows announce new album and share new single

12/01/2015 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Photo (C) Derek Bremner photography

Gallows have released details of their forthcoming new album Desolation Sounds.

Their fourth studio LP will be released on the 13th of April via Venn/Play It Again Sam Records. Pre-order packages are available now via Gallows’ official website.

Says founding member Laurent ‘Lags’ Barnard of the new album: “I think the album sounds really fearless. It’s the sound of a band that’s comfortable with playing music together, rather than trying to fit into a certain scene or zeitgeist or any preconceived notion of what the band should be. We just ignored the outside music world and made an album that felt good in our guts.”

To coincide with the announcement, Gallows have also shared their new single, “Bonfire Season”. You can watch the video for the new track below:

As if that wasn’t enough, Gallows will also play a short headline tour with Baby Godzilla in May, with confirmed dates as follows:

22nd May: Glasgow, Cathouse
26th May: London, Garage
27th May: Manchester, Sound Control

Blues Pills confirm UK headline tour

10/12/201410/12/2014 by skinbackalley, posted in News

Blues Pills have confirmed that they are to return to the UK for a headline tour next April.

The announcement comes after the band completed a run of live dates across the UK last month. They are currently playing support slots on tour with Rival Sons.

The quartet released their eponymous debut album in July of this year via Nuclear Blast. The band themselves described it as: “ten songs filled with feelings of love and hate, joy and sadness, relaxation and frustration, all balancing together to form a whole picture.”

Say frontwoman Elin Larsson and colleagues of the new tour dates: “We can’t get enough of the UK so we’re coming back for another tour. See you there!”

Tickets for the shows will go on sale at 9am this Friday the 12th of December, with confirmed dates as follows:

Apr 22nd: London O2 Academy Islington
Apr 23rd: Cardiff Globe
Apr 24th: Manchester Club Academy
Apr 25th: Dublin Voodoo Lounge
Apr 27th: Belfast Limelight 2
Apr 28th: Glasgow Cathouse
Apr 29th: Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Apr 30th: Bristol Bierkeller

You can watch Blues Pills’ video for recent single “No Hope Left For Me” below:

In This Moment announce UK headline tour

26/11/2014 by skinbackalley, posted in News

US metal group In This Moment have announced their first ever headline tour of the UK.

Maria Brink and band are currently on the road in support of their fifth studio album, Black Widow, which was released earlier this month via Atlantic.

Says guitarist Chris Howarth: “We can’t believe it’s actually happening. This is the first time we’ve been able to bring a headline show to our fans in the UK and Europe.

“And this isn’t just any show – we are bringing you the Black Widow Tour. Get ready to be infected!”

Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10am on Friday the 28th of November via Live Nation and Ticketmaster.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Feb 28th: Glasgow Garage
Mar 01st: Leeds Metropolitan University
Mar 02nd: Manchester Academy 2
Mar 04th: Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
Mar 05th: London Koko