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Review! Visions - 'Home'
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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.
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 awesome music. We’ve been on tour with TesseracT for the Lowering the Tone tour and enjoying catching Between the Buried and Me / Animals as Leaders as they hit UK shores. Check out news about our bands below and keep your eyes peeled - October/November are looking to be our busiest months yet with a lot of new clients coming on board, major releases set to drop from the labels we work with and all this before we even get time to start thinking about our Christmas shopping!
Lowering the Tone Tour - Tesseract / Chimp Spanner / Uneven Structure
Kerrang! - Check out the Lowering the Tone tour preview!
REVIEWS! Leeds || Cardiff || London || Manchester || London || London || Manchester || Birmingham || Glasgow || Birmingham
7 Horns 7 Eyes - Seattle, USA (Basick Records / Century Media)
Seattle Tech Deathers release their debut single ‘Convalescence’ on iTunes
REVIEW! 7 Horns 7 Eyes single review by Ringmaster Reviews - “Convalescence is a strong and pleasing release that increases anticipation for the band’s debut. “
REVIEW! 7H7E reviewed by Mind Equals Blown zine - “With slow, epic buildups and devilish vocals, how can anyone not like this? Haunting guitars, unrelenting bass, and spot-on drumming will keep this track forever in my head.”
REVIEW! 7H7E reviewed by Battlehelm - “As a three track taster this works like a charm. Can’t wait to hear a full album”
NEWS! 7 HORNS 7 EYES Release Digital EP & Posts Album Trailer
Acoda - Midlands, UK (Small Town Records)
LIVE REVIEW! Check out the current issue of Kerrang! for a 4K live review for the band
TOP 10 Best Unsigned! Kerrang! place the band in their top 10 best unsigned acts
Aliases - Manchester, UK (Basick Records)
On tour in Sept! Check here for dates…and find out more about the tour here
FEATURE! Pick up this months Metal Hammer for a double spread feature on Aliases
Choice Cut! - Pick up this months Terrorizer for a half page interview with the band
TOUR! Cack Blabbath report on the forthcoming Aliases and Visions tour
INTERVIEW! Thrash Hits catch up with the band before they head off on tour
INTERVIEW! Guitaris Pin is interviewed by The Charge Metal show, listen in to the podcast
REVIEW! Battlehelm looks over the latest release from Aliases
REVIEW! Planet Loud review the latest release from Aliases ”..Aliases, on Safer Than Reality show young pretenders exactly how to sound chaotic and mesmerizing at the same time.”
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘What’s Left for Us?’ now on Scuzz TV
TOUR! Get tickets for the forthcoming Aliases / Textures / The Ocean Tour
FREE TRACK! Basick Records give away a free track from Aliases new album
BETRAEUS- Manchester, UK (Siege of Amida Records)
NEWS! Siege of Amida Digital to release debut EP from UK progressive metal outfit BETRAEUS
PHOTOS! BETRAEUS release photos from their forthcoming video for ‘Towards The Sun’
Chimp Spanner - UK (Basick Records)
FEATURE! Pick up Classic Rock Presents Prog this month - they have a 3 page feature on TesseracT, Chimp Spanner and Uneven Structure ahead of their tour.
INTERVIEW! The band members from Chimp Spanner discuss their recent tour on the Basick Records blog
INTERVIEW! One Metal chat to Chimp on the Birmingham leg of his UK tour
LISTEN FOR FREE! Check out Chimp’s last release - At the Dream’s Edge, free on the Basick bandcamp
Circles - Melbourne, Australia (Basick Records)
Australian metallers Circles continue to wow with their latest release ‘The Compass’
REVIEW! Ringmaster Reviews say: “It is basically simple, The Compass is easily one of the very best releases so far this year and Circles will be one of the most respected bands of all time in what could be on this evidence, the very near future.”
SPOTIFY! Listen to the album ‘The Compass’ for free on Spotify
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘Clouds are Gathering’ on Scuzz TV
Ghost Music - Leeds, UK
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE!
New Record label launched Read more…
Ghost Music announces first signing Read more…
NEWS! Metal Underground: Silent Screams sign to Ghost Music
NEWS! Heavy Petal discuss Ghost Music’s latest signing
TOUR! Ghost Music announces recent signing Silent Screams to tour - check out dates here
Jerzey Street Band - Manchester, UK
REVIEW! “Having listened to this I can’t wait for their new abum, Breaking Radio Silence to be released this autumn.”
REVIEW! “…a glorious homage to vintage Americana, the kind of music they just don’t make any more.”
RADIO! JSB were featured on Radio 2 with Bob Harris.
Mishkin - Leeds, UK
LIVE REVIEW! “I’m still baffled why Mishkin are still unsigned and on this showing I guess the only answer is to keep going until someone signs them up.”
INTERVIEW! Mishkin interview with Ringmaster
INTERVIEW! 4 page feature with Elite magazine
RED ENEMY - Dublin, Ireland
FEATURE! Check out Rock Sound magazine for an Exposure article and track on the current covermount CD
INTERVIEW! Planet Loud catch up with Red Enemy
REVIEW! Planet Mosh review the new EP
REVIEW! Live Music Scene review “..this is some of the best hardcore the UK has to offer.”
REVIEW! Room 13 review the new EP ”..these Irishmen are bound to build a UK following to rival the following they have back home.”
TesseracT London, UK (Century Media)
Progressive metallers TesseracT gear up for their October European tour with Chimp Spanner
FEATURE! Pick up Classic Rock Presents Prog this month - they have a 3 page feature on TesseracT, Chimp Spanner and Uneven Structure
FEATURE! Pick up this month’s Terrorizer for a double page spread on Tesseract
LIVE REVIEW! Pick up this month’s Kerrang! to read a 4K live review
INTERVIEW! One Metal catch up with TesseracT on their recent UK tour
INTERVIEW! Brit Events catch up with TesseracT on tour
INTERVIEW! Jay and James speak to Deaf by Dawn
INTERVIEW! Soundshock catch up with new frontman Elliot Coleman
REVIEW!Sonic Shocks caught TesseracT’s secret show
GOOGLE!TesseracT are featured on Google Music’s first ever Metal Scanner sampler! Sign up and get it for free.
The Hype Theory - London, UK (Small Town Records)
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE! Read more…
VIDEO! Rock Industry look over the new video ‘Kid at Heart’
INTRODUCING! Planet Loud interview the band to find out more
Threads - London, UK
RADIO! Threads track ‘Surgery’ appears on BBC Introducing playlist
Uneven Structure - France (Basick Records)
FEATURE! Pick up Classic Rock Presents Prog this month - they have a 3 page feature on TesseracT, Chimp Spanner and Uneven Structure
INTERVIEW! Brit Events caught up with the band on their recent UK tour
RADIO! Uneven Structure were interviewed on the Metalheadz show for Calon FM
ALBUM! The band announce full details for their forthcoming debut album ‘Februus’
ALBUM! Information on the forthcoming debut release ‘Februus’
Visions - Peterborough, UK (Basick Records)
UK tech metal rising stars Visions get ready for their ‘Safer than Home’ tour with Aliases - find out where to catch them
DJENT! Got Djent take a look at the playthrough from Visions guitarist, Jake.
NEWS! Planet Mosh post news about Visions forthcoming tour
INTERVIEW! Thrash Hits catch the band before they head out on tour
REVIEW! Deaf By Dawn review the debut album from Visions “The young band’s grasp of how to shape their mind boggling technical skills into enjoyable pieces of music is an incredible accomplishment.”
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘Desinent’ on Scuzz TV
LISTEN FOR FREE! Check out the debut album, for free!
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 Internet exploding in conspiracy theory, by Tuesday it became clear that the beautiful Dan Tompkins had left, leaving a giant hole to be filled by none other than Haunted Shores own Elliot Coleman - cue mass fan hysteria, then we watched as Metal Sucks vs Century Media vs Sumerian Records back and forth war of words erupted around the Spotify debate, meanwhile Storm troopers, rebels, Klingons, and the fashion police hunted rubber faced dicator Muammar al-Gaddafi in Libya - it’s all going on. Luckily we were face down in the Dillinger Escape Plan and Scale the Summit, busy working on tour press for all our Autumn tours, booking some fab new clients and generally figuring out that if you mix ginger beer with a cosmopolitan cocktail it becomes the stuff that legends are made of. So internet, chill out a bit, it’ll be ok. It’s Friday, chow down on our bands, get a ginger cosmo on the go and just relax.
STOP THE PRESS….STOP THE PRESS…..STOP THE PRESS…..
Basick Records / Hold Tight! PR token girl member Lisa was featured in this month’s Metal Hammer on page 24 alongside Blasko (Rob Zombie/Ozzy Osbourne) and Daniel Regan (Textures Manager) - see below for a sneaky peak of Lisa discussing which current band she has her eye on.
STOP THE PRESS….STOP THE PRESS….STOP THE PRESS…
SCUZZ TV are sponsoring the upcoming ‘Lowering the Tone’ tour featuring Tesseract, Chimp Spanner and Uneven Structure. To win tickets to the tour, an Ibanez 7 string and bags of merch watch the video below and get involved.
Acoda - Midlands, UK (Small Town Records)
LIVE REVIEW! Hit the Floor magazine catch up with the live final of the Red Bull Bedroom Challenge “Leading man Damon Tang owned the crowd, with his flawless vocal and his band mates surrounding him, they were utter perfection.”
VIDEO! Live coverage of the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Final - Acoda kick off about 3 mins in.
Aliases - Manchester, UK (Basick Records)
REVIEW! ROCK SOUND (UK) review 7/10 -“a promising start for a potentially excellent band.”
REVIEW! - METAL HAMMER (UK) review 8/10 - “Graham Pinney has returned to show the young pretenders how it’s done…..it’s as if SikTh never went away.”
INTERVIEW! FEMALE FIRST (UK) catch up with guitarist Leah Woodward to discuss the bands new release, metal being a male dominated genre and the mercury music prize.
TOUR NEWS! Aliases announces UK Tour Dates with Visions
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘What’s Left for Us?’ now on Scuzz TV
TOUR! Get tickets for the forthcoming Aliases / Textures / The Ocean Tour
FREE TRACK! Basick Records give away a free track from Aliases new album
Circles - Melbourne, Australia (Basick Records)
Australian metallers Circles continue to wow with their latest release ‘The Compass’
RADIO! Listen in to the White Noise Podcast to hear Dave and Ted from Circles discussing their current release, tours and future plans for a full length release.
FEATURE! ROCK SOUND (DK) - Pg 32 - check out this month’s issue of Rock Sound Magazine to read an ‘Exposure’ feature on Circles and turn to pg 78 for a review (8/10) “Whether it’s the deep girth of the djent sound, or the soaring melodies, Circles are here to make a point.”
SPOTIFY! Listen to the album ‘The Compass’ for free on Spotify
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘Clouds are Gathering’ on Scuzz TV
Ghost Music - Leeds, UK
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE! Read more…
NEWS! GhostFest founder launches new record label: Ghost Music
NEWS! New record label launched by GhostFest
Mishkin - Leeds, UK
INTERVIEW! Mishkin interview with Room 13 (UK)
NEWS! The Yorkshire Evening Post reviews Metal Fringe Festival
LIVE! Video footage of Mishkin from Metal Fringe, Leeds 2011
REVIEW! Rock Industry review Metal Fringe, Leeds 2011
TesseracT London, UK (Century Media)
Progressive metallers TesseracT announce new vocalist
Official Press Release! Read here…
INTERVIEW! Bass player Amos Williams talks to Metal Sucks about their new vocalist and forthcoming tours.
RADIO! Got Djent have a copy of the band’s interview with Maz Star from Total Rock where new vocalist Elliot Coleman is introduced to the world.
NEWS! Metal Hammer reveal details of the bands new singer
WIN! Scuzz TV give away an Ibanez and tickets to Tesseract’s Lowering the Tone tour
GEAR! Guitarist James Monteith discusses his favourite gear, guitars and geekdom with Thrash Hits.
The Hype Theory - London, UK (Small Town Records)
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE! Read more…
NEWS! Rock Industry look over Glory Days and discuss tour dates
INTRODUCING! Planet Loud interview the band to find out more
NEWS! New album and tour news from Newlyfresh
Visions - Peterborough, UK (Basick Records)
UK tech metal rising stars Visions release debut album ‘Home’
REVIEW! THIS IS NOT A SCENE (UK) take a look at the bands debut album - “A young British band on a forward-thinking independent label, with involvement from members of other notable bands from the scene all points to a bright future for UK metal. “
INTERVIEW! Italian website Fire Alive catch up with Visions
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘Desinent’ on Scuzz TV
LISTEN FOR FREE! Check out the debut album, for free!
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
REVIEW! 7 Horns 7 Eyes single review by Metal Army - “Far from easily definable, some may struggle to stick a label on this band since they are so talented. I have a label for them to get you started: utterly brilliant.”
RADIO! 7H7E track featured on Scottish Radio Magnetic - listen to the Podcast
NEWS! 7 HORNS 7 EYES Release Digital EP & Posts Album Trailer
Acoda - Midlands, UK (Small Town Records)
Acoda continue on the festival circuit after their Red Bull Bedroom Jam win
KERRANG! 3KKK review from their Sonisphere set
VIDEO! Check out Acoda playing on the Metal Hammer boat at the Golden God Awards
SHOWS! Find out where to catch Acoda this summer
SCUZZ! Head over to Scuzz TV on Facebook or Twitter and request ACODA / Finding Your Feet - to see the band on the TV
HEVY! Catch the band live at Hevy Fest at 9.30pm, Saturday on the Red Bull Stage
Aliases - Manchester, UK (Basick Records)
With only a few days until their debut release, ALIASES announce UK tour with label mates VISIONS
REVIEW! Heavy Blog (UK) review -“Whoever continues to whine about Sikth being disbanded after hearing Safer Than Reality gets a punch in the dick.”
REVIEW! - Thrash Hits (UK) review - ”..a cracking debut by a band who will hopefully be flying the flag for UK metal for a long time to come.”
REVIEW! Hard City (GR) review
REVIEW! Music Review (ZA) - ”..will leave you with severe cramps and muscle spasms, as you struggle to contain yourself from headbanging like a beast to its infectiousness.”
REVIEW! New Breed of Metal (BA)
TOUR NEWS! Aliases announces UK Tour Dates with Visions
Pre-Orders go on sale for their forthcoming release ‘Safer Than Reality’
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘What’s Left for Us?’ now on Scuzz TV
TOUR! Get tickets for the forthcoming Aliases / Textures / The Ocean Tour
FREE TRACK! Basick Records give away a free track from Aliases new album
Born of Osiris - USA (Sumerian Records)
Find more BORN OF OSIRIS songs at Myspace Music
REVIEW! Metal Hammer give ‘The Discovery’ 8/10
REVIEW! Rise Metal (UY)
Circles - Melbourne, Australia (Basick Records)
Australian metallers Circles continue to wow with their latest release ‘The Compass’
VIDEO! Circles sneak out news about a new video
REVIEW! Kill Your Stereo Review (AU) - “The time seems right for Australia to offer its own musical versions to challenge the already thriving overseas ‘djent’ contingent and Circles may be one of the groups to kickstart this push.”
REVIEW! Audiopinions Review (USA) - “Great timing along with the superb music presented on The Compass should see Circles becoming a rising star in the next year or so.”
FEATURE! Circles picked for The Firing Range as ‘Ones to Watch’ by Alex from Scuzz TV in this months Metal Hammer
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘Clouds are Gathering’ on Scuzz TV
Meeting of Styles - UK
This annual event has grown from 15 artists and one main wall in it’s first year to a full scale outdoor block party and street exhibition. Part of a global calendar of events which produce the biggest aerosol and graffiti jam in the world.
TIME OUT! - Listing
FEATURE! - World’s biggest graffiti festival returns to London
FEATURE! - International Meeting of Styles graffiti street festival returns to The Studios
PREVIEW! - Meeting of Styles Graffiti Festival Returns
PREVIEW! - Unfolded check out the Festival
Mishkin - Leeds, UK
Leeds based metallers appearing at Hevy Fest this weekend
HEVY FEST! Mishkin take to the Red Bull stage at 3pm on Saturday.
One Minute Silence return to the studio to record live album of classic tracks
ACOUSTIC! One Minute Silence to release live album of classic tracks
PLEDGE! One Minute Silence ask fans to get involved in the making of the new album
VIDEO! One Minute Silence release acoustic video for Pledge Music drive
Senser - London, UK (Imprint Music)
Senser rip it up LIVE in a series of dates throughout July
Find more Senser songs at Myspace Music
LIVE! Senser announce tour
TesseracT London, UK (Century Media)
Progressive metallers TesseracT announce more tour dates!
TOUR! New USA tour dates announced with BTBAM and Animals as Leaders
LIVE REVIEW! Live review from their recent tour of Australia with Periphery
LIVE REVIEW! Room 13 catch the band at Sonisphere Festival
NEWS! TesseracT Comments on Aussie & BTBM Tours
INTERVIEW! Interview with Amos on Hard Rock Haven
EUROPEAN TOUR! Tesseract discuss their forthcoming EU tour
PHOTOS! Photos from their recent Australian Tour with Periphery
INTERVIEW! Sonic Shocks catch up with TesseracT
SHOUT OUT! TesseracT are featured in this months issue of Classic Rock Prog with news about their forthcoming ‘Lowering the Tone’ tour with Chimp Spanner and Uneven Structure
The Hype Theory - London, UK (Small Town Records)
The Hype Theory continue to break hearts at festivals this summer after their Red Bull Bedroom Jam win
REVIEW! Cack Blabbath review the bands latest single
REVIEW! Female First review the new single - “Letting the music speak for itself, no-one would bet against this band becoming a big deal.”
Visions - Peterborough, UK (Basick Records)
UK tech metal rising stars Visions release debut album ‘Home’
NEWS! Visions and Aliases announce UK tour
REVIEW! Musings of a Djentleman (UK) review the new release - “Visions are a shining light in the British Tech Metal scene”
FEATURE! Check out this months Rock Sound magazine for an exposure piece on the band
FREE TRACK! Basick Records give away a free track from Visions new album
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘Desinent’ on Scuzz TV
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
INTERVIEW! Interview with Bass Player Brandon Smith
BRAVEWORDS! 7H7E release first single
Acoda - Midlands, UK (Small Town Records)
Acoda continue on the festival circuit after their Red Bull Bedroom Jam win
VIDEO INTERVIEW! Acoda catch up with Hit the Floor at Download Festival
VIDEO INTERVIEW! Acoda catch up with Crave Metal at Sonisphere Festival
PHOTOS! Rock Sound feature photos from Acoda live at Sonisphere Festival
NEWS! Perthshire Advertiser feature Acoda ahead of T-in the Park appearance
SHOWS! Find out where to catch Acoda this summer
Aliases - Manchester, UK (Basick Records)
Manchester based Tech masters Aliases unleash their debut video ‘What’s Left for Us?’
PREMIERE! Metal Injection premiere online the new video from Aliases
FEATURE! Metal Sucks discuss the debut video from Aliases
FEATURE! Impericon Clothing explore the birth of the new wave of Tech
INTERVIEW! Mind Equals Blown catch up with Aliases ahead of their debut release
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘Safer Than Reality’ now on Scuzz TV
TOUR! Get tickets for the forthcoming Aliases / Textures / The Ocean Tour
FREE TRACK! Basick Records give away a free track from Aliases new album
Circles - Melbourne, Australia (Basick Records)
Australian metallers Circles continue to wow with their latest release ‘The Compass’
RADIO 1! Circles get some Rock Show loving from Daniel P Carter
FEATURE! Circles are in the incoming section of this months Metal Hammer
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘Clouds are Gathering’ on Scuzz TV
Mishkin - Leeds, UK
Leeds based metallers keep hold of the Scuzz vid Top 10 with their new video
CHART! Mishkin cling on in the top 10 vids on Scuzz TV with ‘Good Day to Die’
REVIEW! Mishkin EP ‘Row Away From the Rocks
PHOTOS! New promotional photos by photographer Mark Latham
One Minute Silence return to the studio to record live album of classic tracks
KERRANG! One Minute Silence to release live album of classic tracks
BLABBERMOUTH! ONE MINUTE SILENCE To Release ‘Live In The Studio’ Album
PLEDGE! One Minute Silence ask fans to get involved in the making of the new album
Senser - London, UK (Imprint Music)
Senser rip it up LIVE in a series of dates throughout July
LIVE REVIEW! Circle Pit caught Senser LIVE at the 100 Club
TesseracT London, UK (Century Media)
Progressive metallers TesseracT pack the tent at Sonisphere and get ready for Australian tour!
VIDEO INTERVIEW! Crave Metal catch up with TesseracT at Sonisphere Festival
VIDEO INTERVIEW! Metalheadz catch up with James from Tesseract at Sonisphere
REVIEW! Metal Hammer check out TesseracT live at Sonisphere Festival
REVIEW! Terrorizer Magazine check out TesseracT live at Sonisphere Festival
SHOUT OUT! TesseracT are featured in this months issue of Classic Rock Prog with news about their forthcoming ‘Lowering the Tone’ tour with Chimp Spanner and Uneven Structure
BLABBERMOUTH! Gateway last month conducted an interview with U.K. progressive metal hopefuls TESSERACT when the band played in Chatham, Ontario, Canada on May 9
The Hype Theory - London, UK (Small Town Records)
The Hype Theory continue to break hearts at festivals this summer after their Red Bull Bedroom Jam win
VIDEO INTERVIEW! The Hype Theory catch up with Hit the Floor at Download Festival.
INTERVIEW! Angel of Metal caught up with The Hype Theory at Download Festival
NEWS! Perthshire Advertiser catch up with The Hype Theory ahead of their appearance at T in The Park
FEATURE! Tech Music School look at what graduates The Hype Theory have been up to
Visions - Peterborough, UK (Basick Records)
UK tech metal rising stars Visions release debut video
PREMIERE! Rock Sound give the internet the first glimpse of the new Visions video
INTERVIEW! Brit Events catch up with Visions ahead of their debut album release
INTERVIEW! Alternative Matter catch up with Visions
REVIEW! British Tech Metal check out Visions debut album ‘Home’
FREE TRACK! Basick Records give away a free track from Visions new album
SCUZZ! You can request the video ‘Desinent’ on Scuzz TV
