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Review! Visions - 'Home'
Since the release of their EP, ‘The 33 Sessions’ back in April 2010, Visions have stood out as one of the UK’s most...
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
Tell us a bit about your band – how long have you been going, why you do what you do, what you want to achieve.
Rob and Chris (Thompson) started Sleepers Awake years ago, with roots going back near a decade. The current permutation started in 2008 with the addition of Chris (Burnsides), on drums (also referred to as Ambrose for sake of avoiding the two Chris issue). The first album, Priests of the Fire was released in November 2009. After brief regional touring, our then bassist left the band. Ambrose having played in other musical projects with Kedar asked him to join at bass and from there we spent the next 2 years performing regionally and working on Transcension in one stage or another.
Our music has been an effort to merge many of our different influences into a unified sound. We’ve sought to create a wholly new amalgam of rock and metal stylings, taking nods at Opeth, Mastodon, Queen, QOTSA, and Tool. Lately our writing has leaned a little more towards a variety of technical metal bands, from Uneven Structure and Meshuggah to Intronaut, while also incorporating more of the dramatic, doomy atmospheres of bands like Katatonia. Basically we’re all huge metal wonks and doing our best to fuse together a new and interesting sound.
As far as why we do it, well, we can’t really imagine not doing it. That would be horrible. It’s a multifaceted answer. We do it for all the reasons above but I suppose from a personal perspective it’s just a pure love of performing, creating, and sharing and performing those creations with other people that understand us. We’d be mentally unhealthy without that pursuit. One of the feelings that we live for is that feeling when we hear from someone on the other side of the planet who loves the record. So as far as what we want to achieve it’s a simple extension of why we’re doing it: to communicate our art with others.
You have a new release coming out soon – without giving too much away tell us what listeners can expect from it.
A highly crafted metal epic meant to be played from start to finish that is, at its core, a nod to the grand tradition of concept records. It may be commercially foolish to write “an album” anymore in the age of the single but this is really what we’ve all been fed on and we sought to write a record whose full weight is appreciated when listened to as a whole.
Plans for the next 12 months.
Right now we’re planning a music video for one of the songs on Transcension, setting up Spring tour dates in the US, and continuing to write new material and perform regionally. And then of course world domination shortly thereafter… just as soon as our death ray arrives from Sky Mall Magazine.
Tell us a bit about what it’s like to experience your live show.
Four sweaty meat golems demolishing your favorite club
How does the band prepare for a gig?
Well the first step is practice, practice, practice! After that the next most important element in show preparation is not getting shitfaced before going on the stage. We don’t have any magical incantations or anything awesome along those lines unfortunately. Ambrose seems to have to pee every five seconds right before going on stage, so there is that too.
Name 3 bands you would love to tour with and why
1.) Opeth: Mikael Akerfeldt is fairly high on our list of idols and at the same time he doesn’t seem like he’d be a complete dick to a smaller band. He’s been hilarious and seems pretty down to earth every time we’ve seen them play but at the same time he is probably one of the most musically intimidating people I can imagine meeting. They’re respectable on a lot of levels I think.
2.) Intronaut: They have a really awesome blend of intricate musicianship and raw organic emotionality which, over the course of their career, they’ve found how to do in a way that is wholly their own, and I suppose that is in essence what we’re really aiming for with Sleepers Awake.
3.) Castle: We just played with them the other week when they came through town and they were awesome musicians and awesome people to boot. They have this really cool sort of doom/thrash hybrid with these fantastic image inducing lyrics and Liz has this really haunting voice and stage presence. I think the latent motif here is that we really respect metal bands that have unique structures and musical identities. We like to see devotion to authenticity and experimentation in full stride.
Name a band you’d love to give a shout out to and think people should listen to (not your own band)
Ohio is literally overflowing with talent across the board but as far as metal and rock bands I’d highly suggest people check out Neon Warship, Bringers of Disease, The Black Antler, Red Sun, and Megachurch. As far as we’re concerned these guys have all absolutely achieved what they’re going for and deliver an awesome show every time.
How much has the internet and technology helped your band to get to the point it is today.
A lot of the motivation we have comes from all the support we’ve gotten from around the world. We once had two guys from Florida fly up to see us play a show in a dingy little rock club in Columbus, just for the hell of it. Things like that are all but impossible without the internet and while we love the home town support it really is a crucial factor in our motivation for share our music with a wider audience. After all, the internet is how we met you lovely people at Hold Tight!
What’s in your cd player right now?
Right now I am spinning Castle’s latest album Blacklands. Heavy drums, spooky vocals, sweet riffs. Just a fantastic metal record start to finish.
Ok you have a few lines to tell us why people should listen to your band. GO.
Why should you listen to our band? To paraphrase some famous dead guy “If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to see it, then they’ll probably miss out on a really fucking sweet metal band.”
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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 lisa@holdtightpr.com
ALBUMS
Uneven Structure - Februus
http://www.facebook.com/unevenstructure
Record Label: Basick Records Release Date: 31.10.11
“Mind-bending, left brain turbo-prog space metal - this album is f***ing brilliant!” – Dom Lawson
Metal Hammer Released via Basick Records on 31st October, the album quickly grabbed critical acclaim across the board as one of the best debuts of the year. A double CD packed with progressive metal from France’s finest followed on from a widely received UK tour with TesseracT and Chimp Spanner. Their video for ‘Awaken’ debuted on Metal Hammer’s website following an announcement that in Feb/March next year the band will tour Europe with Protest the Hero. Not only should this album be on your albums of the year lists, but make sure to keep an eye out for what the guys are up to in 2012, this is just the beginning of a beautiful, prog infused adventure.
Heavy Blog is Heavy Review: 5/5
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://youtu.be/bbLz5lNcHi0
LISTEN FOR FREE: http://basickrecords.bandcamp.com/album/februus
Born of Osiris – The Discovery
http://www.facebook.com/bornofosiris
Record Label: Sumerian Records Release Date: 22.03.11
“Born Of Osiris have constructed their strongest record yet” - Richard Cartey, Rock Sound
This dynamic extreme progressive juggernaut smashed 2011 with the release of their 3rd and most successful album to date. It was heavier but still with the infectious groove and challenging technicality that BOO fans have come to know and love. Well received by the press worldwide, the band toured the album throughout Europe with Darkest Hour and Protest the Hero and are shortly due to tour again on ‘The Discovery’ tour.
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://youtu.be/H_rVQiywVw0
LISTEN FOR FREE: https://www.facebook.com/bornofosiris?sk=app_178091127385
The Hype Theory – Glory Days
https://www.facebook.com/thehypetheory
Record Label: Small Town Records Release Date: 10.10.11
“Bubbling with sunshine, melody and above all, talent” Jennyfer J. Walker, Kerrang
The Hype Theory have had a storming year, concluding their whirlwind summer by announcing the release of their highly anticipated debut album ‘Glory Days’ which was quickly followed by a UK tour in October. The band hit the festival circuit during 2011 with appearances at Download, Sonisphere, T in the Park and many more, winning over thousands of new fans with their catchy songs and charismatic performances. The album grabbed the attention of the heavyweights of the music media including Kerrang! and NME who loved the Essex based bands unique brand of uplifting pop punk.
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VqnjQytP6M
LISTEN FOR FREE: https://www.facebook.com/thehypetheory?sk=app_178091127385
Visions - Home
https://www.facebook.com/VisionsUK
Record Label: Basick Records Release Date: 18.07.11
“For a band still in their early twenties there is musicianship on display here which is truly impressive”– Thrash Hits
With an eye for spotting and developing young talent, Basick Records released the debut album ‘Home’ from UK based tech metallers Visions in July this year. Keeping it all very much in the Basick family – the album was engineered by John Browne and Neema Askari of MONUMENTS and mixed by Paul Ortiz from CHIMP SPANNER. The result was a stunning debut of well-considered yet truly organic tech aimed at fans of modern metal who believe that quality in music is delivered through skill and ability. Visions then took to stages across the UK in support of Emmure and later in the year Aliases, rounding off the year with a stellar performance at Euroblast Festival in Germany.
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYHXNZVBpHc
LISTEN FOR FREE: http://basickrecords.bandcamp.com/album/home
TesseracT - One
https://www.facebook.com/tesseractband
Record Label: Century Media Release Date: 22.03.11
“One is certainly going to be in this year’s end of year polls, guaranteed” - Darren Sadler, Terrorizer
It’s be a rollercoaster year for TesseracT. Their debut album released in March via Century Media swept the board with critical acclaim heralding a new era in British progressive metal. The band experienced multiple sell out tours throughout the year in the UK, Australia and USA supporting bands such as Periphery, Protest the Hero and Between the Buried and Me and also managed to fit in their first headline UK tour and an appearance at Download Festival. Riding high on a wave of very positive reviews the band announced that singer Dan Tompkins was leaving, to be replaced almost instantly with Elliot Coleman. Unperturbed the band headed off on tour of the USA and released a stunning video for Eden, featuring new vocals from Elliot. TesseracT have proved to be a progressive titan that will not be stopped and 2012 proves to have even more in store for fans.
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://youtu.be/_4h0rlWX5lM
LISTEN FOR FREE: https://www.facebook.com/tesseractband?sk=app_178091127385
EPs
Mishkin – Row Away From The Rocks
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mishkin/9832875887
Record Label: Self Released Release Date: 06.06.11
“ROW AWAY FROM THE ROCKS is one of the most polished releases by an unsigned act that you are ever likely to hear” –Grumpy Rocker
Unsigned and self funded, Leeds metallers Mishkin released an EP of epic proportions in June this year with stunning artwork completed by Ralph Steadman. The EP received rave reviews across the board, aided by a cartoon video for the song ‘Good Day to Die’ which charted on the Scuzz TV airplay chart. During the summer the band entered and were shortlisted for the top ten bands in the Red Bull Bedroom Jam which won them an appearance at Hevy Fest. Fuelled by their summer success the band took off on a headline UK tour to promote the EP further and finished the year with an appearance in Kerrang! magazine.
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://youtu.be/Z60A_y-1tiA
LISTEN FOR FREE: http://mishkin.bandcamp.com
Blotted Science – The Animation of Entomology
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blotted-Science/78922582770
Record Label: Basick Records Release Date: 28.11.11
“This is progressive music at its finest. Not just in metal. Not just in the subgenres that spiral out of it, but across the board. “ – Metal Reviews
As supergroups go, Blotted Science presents one of the most technically proficient entities out there. Featuring members of Watchtower, Spastic Ink, Cannibal Corpse and Obscura, the band are set to release their second CD ‘The Animation of Entomology’ on 28th November via Basick Records. Already receiving incredibly positive reviews globally, this instrumental project likes to experiment with writing complex pieces of music to sync up with movie sequences using 12-tone writing systems. If you like the idea of extreme progressive instrumental metal delivered with intensity and complexity but more over, inspired by bugs and horror films, then this is the release you’ve been waiting a lifetime to hear.
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://youtu.be/gKkn-YjYmCA
Red Enemy - What We Are Contained In, Is What We Are Worth
http://www.facebook.com/RedEnemy
Record Label: Self Released Release Date: 10.10.11
“Unadulterated metal served as it should be - loud and angry!” - bbc.co.uk
Having conquered their home land, Irish hardcore/tech metallers Red Enemy stormed through the metal press this year with the release of their killer debut EP, ‘What We Are Contained In, Is What We Are Worth’, on 10 October. The band spent a lot of time touring their homeland in 2011 making sure no corner of Ireland was left unturned, supporting bands such as TesseracT and more recently Parkway Drive, as well as their own highly successful headline tour followed by a UK tour.
Terrorizer Magazine Band of the Day
LISTEN FOR FREE: https://www.facebook.com/RedEnemy?sk=app_2405167945
Aliases – Safer Than Reality
https://www.facebook.com/aliasesband
Record Label: Basick Records Release Date: 15.08.11
“Safer Than Reality is a clinically-executed exercise in technique, melody and groove: the ultimate in guitar geekdom and a musical masterclass.” – Smashed Music
Aliases achieved more in their first year as a band than most achieve in a lifetime, including signing to Basick Records, having their debut gig at a large European Festival, writing, recording and releasing a debut EP and touring the UK extensively. Their debut EP ‘Safer Than Reality’ was released in August and inevitably drew comparisons to guitarist Pin’s Sikth heritage. With a Scuzz TV airplay chart position, a channel take over and a video premiere on USA site Metal Injection, the internet quickly exploded with conspiracy theory that there was a girl in the band, and she was playing a guitar (imagine the horror!). Unperturbed, Aliases EP again swept the board with glowing reviews, features and a double page spread in Metal Hammer. Finishing off the year with a UK tour in support of Textures and The Ocean, Aliases came, saw and delivered and are ready to do it all over again, but harder, in 2012.
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMF41D8h1kE
LISTEN FOR FREE: http://basickrecords.bandcamp.com/album/safer-than-reality
https://www.facebook.com/listentocircles
Record Label: Basick Records Release Date: 16.05.11
“Circles manage to seemingly effortlessly strike a balance between muso-stroking technical facility and crowd-pleasing accessibility - resulting in a record that could well vault them into ‘djent’ superstar status.” – One Metal
Progressive metallers CIRCLES exploded from the depths of the Australian underground in 2011 to hit the Scuzz TV chart at no1, with two releases in the Australian iTunes chart at no1 and no5 simultaneously and the release of one of the most critically acclaimed debuts of the year with the ‘The Compass’. Features in all major UK and European magazines followed, as did a single and debut video release which was premiered on Metal Hammer. With singer Perry Kakridas likened to a modern, more progressive (is that even possible!?) Mike Patton the band enjoyed a year of positive reviews, worldwide interviews, video debuts and lots of drunken texts and phonecalls to their record label. 2012 is proving to be even bigger for the antipodeans with rumours of a summer UK/European tour in the works; however this may be delayed due to the impending apocalypse which is set to destroy up to 80% of humanity.
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4NOM5IItes
LISTEN FOR FREE: http://basickrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-compass
Betraeus – Towards The Sun
http://www.facebook.com/betraeus
Record Label: Siege of Amida Release Date: 14.11.11
“It’s great to have underground bands like Betraeus breaking through” - Kerrang! Radio
Manchester based progressive death metallers Betraeus have gone from strength to strength in 2011, developing their unique brand of melodic death metal and releasing their EP ‘Towards the Sun’ on Siege of Amida Records. Fusing brutality with beauty the EP debuted to an array of positive reviews which was the perfect end to an already blistering year. Appearing on the Pepsi Max stage at Download Festival this year and with several high profile support slots with the likes of Blaze Bailey and Beholder under their belt, the band are set to tour the UK in November and December in support of the EP.
WATCH THE VIDEO: http://youtu.be/kXfHJfkW2s0
LISTEN FOR FREE: http://youtu.be/np78NH3Bhj8
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 lisa@holdtightpr.com
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 love with the forthcoming release from Uneven Structure which we think will hit many of the albums of the year lists, because it geniunely is that epic. Floyd meets Meshuggah via a small cuddle from Devin T. All this and we’ve still found plenty of time to seek solace at the bottom of a barrel of Jagermeister, get some old school surfing in and also do epic shit like playing the Top Gun theme tune whilst heavily drunk at a wedding. Yeah, you heard. Here’s James HT!PR sozzled out his twang and pulling many Vai faces.
Acoda - Midlands, UK (Small Town Records)
LIVE REVIEW! Room 13 catch up with the live final of the Red Bull Bedroom Challenge “The quartet impress with conviction.”
HEVY FEST! Bring the Noise cover the band at Hevy Fest.
VIDEO! Live coverage at Planet Loud of the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Final - Acoda kick off about 3 mins in.
Aliases - Manchester, UK (Basick Records)
On tour in Sept! Check here for dates…
REVIEW! ALT SOUNDS (UK) review 81% -“Each listen reveals new subtleties to the playing, a cheeky little guitar trick here, a piano line there, sweeping and haunting atmospherics underlying the whole thing which you probably won’t notice on the first listen as you’ll be pinned against the wall with your face melting.”
REVIEW! - DON’T COUNT ON IT review 7/10
REVIEW! THE WHITE WALL review 5/5 “Bottom line is that Aliases kick insurmountable amounts of ass and Safer Than Reality is a strong contender for album of the year.”
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
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! got-djent.com catch up with the band exclusively online with a pre-tour interview as they get ready to hit venues across the UK with Uneven Structure and TesseracT
LISTEN FOR FREE! Check out Chimp’s last release - At the Dream’s Edge, free on the Basick bandcamp
SHOWS! Find out where to see Chimp Spanner on tour
Circles - Melbourne, Australia (Basick Records)
Australian metallers Circles continue to wow with their latest release ‘The Compass’
INTERVIEW! THRASH HITS (UK) catch up with Perry Kakridas from Circles
RADIO! Circles - The Clouds are Gathering was played on Triple J - Australias national radio station on the Home and Hosed show
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.”
REVIEW! MASS MOVEMENT MAGAZINE (UK) - “Six amazing landslide inducing songs that could change the genre known as rock.”
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
Jerzey Street Band - Manchester, UK
REVIEW! 4 star review in Maverick Magazine for Haigy’s Girl / Wasting Time single
Mishkin - Leeds, UK
INTERVIEW! Mishkin interview with Room 13 (UK)
PHOTOS! Live at Metal Fringe
TesseracT London, UK (Century Media)
Progressive metallers TesseracT gear up for their headline UK tour
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! Bass player Amos Williams talks to Metal Sucks about the future of the music industry and Spotify.
STUDIO FOOTAGE! Metal Hammer discuss the new footage as TesseracT hit the studio
REVIEW! ONE METAL (UK) 4/5 - have clearly been living in a cave and only just gotten around to reviewing the release from the band. Phil W we love you, we really really do! ;) “Tesseract’s debut stands as a powerful, absorbing and engrossing entry into the modern progressive/technical metal canon.”
NEWS! Blabbermouth bring news from the Studio.
GEAR! Guitarist James Monteith discusses his favourite gear, guitars and geekdom with Thrash Hits.
VIDEO STUFF! Dat Metal Youtube show discuss Dan leaving Tesseract.
The Hype Theory - London, UK (Small Town Records)
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE! Read more…
VIDEO! Dead Press look over the new video ‘Kid at Heart’
INTRODUCING! Planet Loud interview the band to find out more
NEWS! New album and tour news from Rock Realms
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 ahead of their tour.
INTERVIEW! got-djent.com catch up with the band exclusively online with a pre-tour interview as they get ready to hit UK shores with Chimp Spanner and TesseracT
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.
VIDEO! Guitar Noize webzine feature the latest playthrough video from Jake Monson.
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
NEWS! 7 Horns 7 Eyes release singles / album preview
NEWS! 7H7E release first single
7 Horns 7 Eyes, 7 Jaws 7 Boners! Heavy Blog is Heavy fall in lust with 7H7E
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 INTERVIEW! Acoda catch up with Bring the Noise at Sonisphere Festival
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
RED BULL BEDROOM JAM! The band check in on the website as their summer of festival fun continues
PHOTOS! Dead Press feature shots from Acoda set at Sonisphere
Aliases - Manchester, UK (Basick Records)
Manchester based Tech masters Aliases unleash their debut video ‘What’s Left for Us?’
RADIO 1 ROCK SHOW Radio 1 Rock Show premiere an exclusive new track from Aliases
XFM - Ian Camfield blasts out some new Aliases on his show
VIDEO! Underground TV feature the new video from Aliases
NOIZZ! The Spanish webzine features the new Aliases video
RADIO! Metal Meltdown feature Aliases tracks on their Thursday night show
HEAVY! Heavy Blog is Heavy wade in with their thoughts on the video
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
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! “…like the musical equivalent of a five-course fine French cuisine experience when all you regularly eat is brown beans fried in lard and served with medium-rare chicken gut.” - 8.5/10
REVIEW! Awesome review by German blogger Christian Eichlinger
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
PHOTOS! Mishkin photos from their recent appearance at Make a Scene Festival
HEVY FEST! Mishking have been confirmed to appear at Hevy in August
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
RADIO! Maz at Total Rock Radio will be joined in the studio by Massy, who will be performing a couple of acoustic tracks, as well as discussing the band’s return to the scene on July 26th
Senser - London, UK (Imprint Music)
Senser rip it up LIVE in a series of dates throughout July
Find more Senser songs at Myspace Music
VIDEO NEWS! Senser release winning video
LIVE REVIEW! Planet Mosh review Senser @ The 100 Club
VIDEO NEWS! Circle Pit TV discuss Senser’s new video
TesseracT London, UK (Century Media)
Progressive metallers TesseracT get ready for Australian tour!
PHOTOS! This is Not a Scene catch the band at Sonisphere
LIVE REVIEW! Strictly Sonisphere review the bands set at the festival
REVIEW! Kerrang! Magazine award the band 5K’s for their stellar performance at Sonisphere
INTERVIEW! Hit the Floor chat to TesseracT at Download Festival
TOUR RUMOURS! Will they or wont they!
AUSTRALIAN TOUR! Loud magazine catches up with TesseracT before they hit OZ
INTERVIEW! Sonisphere TV catch up with James and Jay at the fest
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
SCUZZ! Scuzz TV discuss the upcoming TesseracT UK tour
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
FEATURE! Check out this months FRONT Magazine - Lady Garden feature
RADIO! Alex Baker from Kerrang! Radio spins the new single ‘Kid at Heart’
REVIEW! Live review from their recent Sonisphere Festival appearance
Uneven Structure - France (Basick Records)
ALBUM UPDATE! got-djent.com feature news about the bands progress towards their forthcoming release
UK TOUR INFO the band are set to hit the UK with TesseracT and Chimp Spanner in September
Visions - Peterborough, UK (Basick Records)
UK tech metal rising stars Visions release debut album ‘Home’
REVIEW! Thrash Hits take a look at the bands debut album - “Dear god, the riffs are clever”
REVIEW! Mind Equals Blow review the new release - “Right away you hear the true musicianship and work that was put into this album.”
VIDEO! Rock Sound debut the online version of the bands video for Desinent
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
