April 2013
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INTRODUCING: The Sun Explodes (Progressive Metal)
  Band name:  The Sun Explodes   Location:  Carlisle, UK   Genre: Prog/Alt/Metal  Links:  http://www.thesunexplodes.com || http://www.facebook.com/thesunexplodes  Tell us a bit about your band – how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve.   We’ve been going almost 4 years in total now. The band started as a result of 2 local bands splitting up (both of...
Apr 18th
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INTRODUCING: The Rocket Dolls (Alt Rock/Metal)
  Band name:  The Rocket Dolls   Location:  Brighton, UK   Genre: Alternative Rock/Metal  Links:  http://www.facebook.com/therocketdolls || http://www.youtube.com/therocketdolls  Tell us a bit about your band – how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve.   We got together in 2008. All we’ve wanted to do is simply tour loads, and create a ‘less is...
Apr 17th
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INTRODUCING: Sleepers Awake...
  Band name:  Sleepers Awake  Location:  Columbus, Ohio, USA.   Genre: Prog/Sludge/Melodic Doom… dunno… Metal works…  Links:  www.sleeperrock.com || http://www.facebook.com/SleeperRock   <a href=”http://sleepersawake.bandcamp.com/track/the-fulcrum-2” data-mce-href=”http://sleepersawake.bandcamp.com/track/the-fulcrum-2”>The Fulcrum by Sleepers Awake</a> Tell us...
Apr 16th
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INTRODUCING: Enochian Theory (Prog)
  Band name:  Enochian Theory Location:  Portsmouth / Brighton, UK  Genre: Progressive / Rock / Alternative  Links:  www.enochiantheory.co.uk || www.facebook.com/enochiantheoryband    Tell us a bit about your band – how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve.   Greetings and salutations, thanks for this little chance to chat about the band and the mechanics of...
Apr 12th
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INTRODUCING: Damned Spring Fragrantia (Progressive...
  Band name:  Damned Spring Fragrantia Location:  Parma, Italy Genre: Progressive metalcore Links:  www.facebook.com/damnedspringfragrantia || www.soundcloud.com/damnedspringfragrantia || http://damnedspringfragrantia.bandcamp.com   &amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=”http://damnedspringfragrantia.bandcamp.com/track/d-m-z”...
Apr 10th
March 2013
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February 2013
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Introducing - Godsized (Hard Rock)
  Band name:  Godsized Location:  South London / South England Genre: Hard Rock Links:  http://www.facebook.com/Godsizedband   Godsized - Moving On by Godsizedband Tell us a bit about your band – how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve.   The band formed in name only in 2005 in Croydon, South London, adding various different band members from further and...
Feb 22nd
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INTRODUCING - Napoleon (Melodic Hardcore)
  Band name:  Napoleon Location:  Exeter, UK Genre: Melodic Hardcore / Metalcore Links:  https://www.facebook.com/Napoleon.Devon   Tell us a bit about your band – how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve.   We’re a 4 piece band based in Exeter, Devon UK and we don’t really know what genre we are. We started in December 2010 and put out a 7...
Feb 19th
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Introducing: The Omega Experiment (prog metal)
  Band name:  The Omega Experiment Location:  Michigan, USA Genre: Progressive Metal Links:  http://www.facebook.com/theomegaexperiment <a href=”http://theomegaexperiment.bandcamp.com/track/gift-teaser” data-mce-href=”http://theomegaexperiment.bandcamp.com/track/gift-teaser”>Gift (teaser) by The Omega Experiment</a>   Tell us a bit about your band – how...
Feb 19th
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INTRODUCING: ODESSA
BAND: ODESSA LOCATION: BIRMINGHAM UK GENRE: METAL / HARDCORE  LINK: www.facebook.com/ukodessa || http://www.odessaofficial.co.uk/ Tell us a bit about your band ­ how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve. We’ve been going since 2010, our aim as a band is to get as many people hearing our music as possible and checking out what it is we do. You...
Feb 7th
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Introducing new client: ALAYA
  photo credit: Kirsten Miccoli Band name:  ALAYA Location:  Chicago Genre: Metal Links:  www.facebook/alayaofficial   Tell us a bit about your band – how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve.   We had been self producing a debut full length for 18 months when BASICK told us they were interested in releasing it.  In talking with them it became clear that they...
Feb 7th
August 2012
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INTRODUCING: The First
BAND: THE FIRST LOCATION: WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE GENRE: MELODIC ROCK   LINK: www.facebook.com/thefirstuk || http://www.thefirstmusic.co.uk Tell us a bit about your band ­ how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve. We’ve been around a while, five or six years I think with various line-ups, Benny joined in 2010 and thats when things really started...
Aug 6th
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INTRODUCING: DreamCatcher
BAND: DREAMCATCHER LOCATION: LEEDS, UK GENRE: MELODIC METAL   LINK: http://www.dreamcatcherofficial.com || http://www.facebook.com/dreamcatcheruk || http://www.twitter.com/dreamcatcheruk || http://dreamcatchermerch.bigcartel.com/ Tell us a bit about your band ­ how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve. [Alex/Guitars] Well it’s been a long time!...
Aug 6th
July 2012
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INTRODUCING: Anuryzm - Progressive metal from...
BAND: ANURYZM LOCATION: DUBAI, UAE GENRE: PROGRESSIVE METAL  ALBUM: WORM’S EYE VIEW  LINK: www.facebook.com/anuryzm || www.anuryzm.com FOR FANS OF: Opeth, Textures, Obscura  &lt;a href=”http://anuryzm.bandcamp.com/track/fragmenting-the-soul” data-mce-href=”http://anuryzm.bandcamp.com/track/fragmenting-the-soul”&gt;Fragmenting The Soul by...
Jul 19th
May 2012
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INTRODUCING: Karybdis - Melodic Death Metal from...
BAND: KARYBDIS LOCATION: LONDON, UK  GENRE: MELODIC DEATH METAL  ALBUM: FROM THE DEPTHS  WHEN: 2ND JULY 2012 LINK: www.facebook.com/karybdis.band || www.Karybdis.com FOR FANS OF: Lamb of God, Black Dahlia Murder  &amp;amp;lt;a href=”http://karybdis.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-depths”...
May 11th
March 2012
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INTRODUCING: ELYSIAN - melodic death metal from...
BAND: ELYSIAN LOCATION: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA GENRE: MELODIC DEATH METAL  ALBUM: WIRES OF CREATION  WHEN: 26TH MARCH 2012 LINK:  http://www.facebook.com/ElysianMetal?sk=app_178091127385 http://www.reverbnation.com/elysianaus http://www.youtube.com/user/ElysianAus?feature=g-u-u FOR FANS OF: Arch Enemy, Opeth, Lamb of God ;) REVIEW! - “Musically, Elysian bring a ferocious combination...
Mar 22nd
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INTRODUCING: Absolace - progressive rock from...
BAND: ABSOLACE LOCATION: DUBAI, UAE GENRE: PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUM: FRACTALS WHEN: 26TH MARCH 2012 LINK: https://www.facebook.com/absolace FOR FANS OF: Tool, Porcupine Tree, Karnivool, A Perfect Circle FRACTALS REVIEW: “..where Absolace really come into their own is with their sense of texture and measured dynamics” FRACTALS REVIEW: “..this is a phenomenal album, leading...
Mar 21st
November 2011
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Top Releases of 2011 - add these to your end of...
RELEASES OF THE YEAR! For a full list of releases this year from the House of Hold Tight visit here. For a snapshot of our most critically acclaimed albums, videos and EP’s of the year – take a look below and consider them for your lists of ‘Best of 2011’ If you are press/media and would like to request any of the press/ album promo packs for any of the artists featured below please contact...
Nov 18th
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October 2011
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Oct 5th
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Oct 3rd
September 2011
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Friday Mixdown: 23 Sept
What happened in the world of Hold Tight! PR this week - we bring you a brief look at what our clients have been up to. The entire team at Hold Tight! PR are working non stop to keep up with the amount of releases, festivals and press that we’re working on. You’ll find our bands have major features in all of the mags this month and next month - we’re really packing in some...
Sep 24th
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Sep 5th
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Friday Mixdown: Sept 2nd
What happened in the world of Hold Tight! PR this week - we bring you a brief look at what our clients have been up to. Another busy week in the office for all of our clients. We’ve helped to launch a new record label, Ghost Music, we’ve been booking our touring clients with tour press all across the globe for their autumn and winter schedules and we’ve been falling heavily in...
Sep 3rd
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August 2011
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Friday Mixdown: Aug 26th
What happened in the world of Hold Tight! PR this week - we bring you a brief look at what our clients have been up to. WOW! It’s been a week full of drama, tears, tantrums, break ups, wars and internet implosions. We kicked off the week watching the Internet rumour mill going into warp drive with the shock appearance of Elliot Coleman at TesseracT’s show in Milton Keynes, cue the...
Aug 26th
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Friday Mixdown: Aug 19th
What happened in the world of Hold Tight! PR this week - we bring you a brief look at what our clients have been up to. This week has been brought to you via buckets of Jagermeister, epic amounts of Mongolian jazz, excitement about the West Memphis 3 are FREE news and many many conversations about the ridiculousness of crabcore and bands who jog on the spot. We’re now working on Winter...
Aug 19th
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The Friday Mix Down : 5 August
What happened in the world of Hold Tight! PR this week - we bring you a brief look at what our clients have been up to. 7 Horns 7 Eyes - Seattle, USA (Basick Records / Century Media) Seattle Tech Deathers release their debut single ‘Convalescence’ on iTunes ...
Aug 5th
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July 2011
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The Friday Mix Down : 22 July
What happened in the world of Hold Tight! PR this week - we bring you a brief look at what our clients have been up to. 7 Horns 7 Eyes - Seattle, USA (Basick Records / Century Media) Seattle Tech Deathers release their debut single ‘Convalescence’ on iTunes ...
Jul 22nd
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Jul 22nd
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What happened in the world of Hold Tight! PR this week - we bring you a brief look at what our clients have been up to. 7 Horns 7 Eyes - Seattle, USA (Basick Records / Century Media) Seattle Tech Deathers release their debut single ‘Convalescence’ on iTunes  Official Press Release INTERVIEW! Interview with Bass Player Brandon Smith BRAVEWORDS! 7H7E release first...
Jul 14th
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