Psychorizon – Der Schwesternschaft obskure Ausblicke auf 2019

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Adam Lambert, Black Mirrors, Black Sabbath, Cher, Cherokee, Coven, Dead Lord, Feverdance Rituals, Guns N' Roses, Hällas, Horisont, Jex Thoth, Kadavar, Lucifer, Maggot Heart, Muskelrock på Tyrolen, Obscure Sisterhood, Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, Reveal, Rock Hard Festival, Slægt, Sodom, Spiders, The Oath, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Vintage Caravan, Tribulation, TuRock Open Air, Vulva, Wolf City Fest, Wucan, Yorck Segatz

Hallo 2019! Und Euch allen an den Bildschirmen ein frohes neues Jahr!

Ein spannendes und ereignisreiches Jahr liegt hinter mir und für die kommenden 364 Tage habe ich einiges für Psychorizon geplant. Eine der aufregendsten News kam direkt im Januar 2018 mit dem neuen Lineup der Trashlegende Sodom. Für mich hat dies auch persönlich große Bedeutung, da einer der zwei neuen Gitarristen Teil meines engsten Freundeskreises ist. Und für die Live-Premiere hätte es kein besseres Event geben können als das Rock Hard Festival. Für mich war es nunmehr das zehnte Jahr in Folge und das insgesamt 12 mal, dass ich dort war. Ob ich 2019 auch wieder mit dabei bin, kann ich zur Stunde noch nicht sagen – möglich ist alles.

Tribulation & Turnschuhe beim TuRock Open Air 2018

Insgesamt war das vergangene Jahr fast schon zu entspannt, aber dafür mit einigen echten Highlights erfüllt. Schon die erste Show, die ich besuchte war eine besondere: Maggot Heart – mehr muss ich dazu nicht sagen. Es folgte eine der besten Clubshows seit langem mit Horisont, Spiders und Dead Lord im TuRock. Beim alljährlichen TuRock Open Air gab es zudem ein Wiedersehen mit Tribulation. Und auch eine der größten Enttäuschungen habe ich erlebt: Guns N’ Roses – die Meinungen hierzu gehen so weit auseinander, wie der Körperumfang von Axl Rose bzw. er und Slash auf der Bühne. Direkt am Tag danach haben mich Queen mit Sänger Adam Lambert wieder versöhnt und bisweilen zu Tränen gerührt. Doch die größte Überraschung war mit großem Abstand Ozzy, der wie ein junger Bursche über die Bühne hüpfte und so viel Lebensfreude versprühte, dass ich noch jetzt davon zehre – Wahnsinn!

Wenn fast alle Deine Lieblingsmenschen beim RHF sind

Auch wenn ich gar nicht an frühere Erfolge anknüpfen möchte, so werde ich zumindest zur alten Stärke zurück kehren und wieder mehr für die ursprüngliche Idee hinter Psychorizon stehen. Mit meiner neuen Interviewreihe werde ich wieder dem nachgehen, das mir immer das wichtigste war: Frauen unterstützen, die in der Rock- und Metal Szene aktiv sind. Ihnen widme ich die neue Kategorie “Obscure Sisterhood“.

In diesem Sinne: Auf 2019, es wird legendär!

Und zum Abschluss noch meine Top-Liste aller verpassten Bands & Events 2018 und ein Ausblick auf die bisherige Planung für 2019:

Maggot Heart & Slægt und Lucifer jeweils in Dortmund aufgrund einer Knieverletzung

Muskelrock mit Jubiläums-Lineup…was soll ich dazu sagen?!

Jex Thoth und Coven, weil zu weit weg und zeitgleich zu anderen Events…zum Heulen

The Vintage Caravan, Black Mirrors, Wucan weil wegen blöd und viel zu viele mehr!

Und was steht bisher im Kalender: Mindestens einmal Maggot Heart in Köln, vielleicht auch in Oldenburg. Hällas, Vulva und Cherokee bei der fünften Auflage der Feverdance Rituals im TuRock (!!!), Wolf City Fest und die Smashing Pumpkins beides in Berlin und OMG die göttliche CHER, AUSFUCKINFLIPP! Und ja, ich trage tatsächlich ein Cher-Shirt unter meiner Kutte.

 

MUSKELROCK PÅ TYROLEN 2018 – 10 Years Anniversary Visuals

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About Time, Ann-Sofie Hoyles, Ashbury, Astral Seer, Blood Moon Rise, Bullet, Cirith Ungol, Death Alley, Exterminator, Hällas, Honeymoon Disease, Horisont, Jex Thoth, Killer Machine, Lucifer, Manilla Road, Muskelrock på Tyrolen, Night Viper, Queen of Doom, Queen Of Spades Photography, Rolling Home, Slægt, Spiders, Star Rider, Summon The Dead, The Transecendence, Time Warriors, Två Sidor Av Horisonten

While I was enjoying an extra day off at home right after this years Rock Hard Festival, my partner in crime Queen Of Spades Photography was out and about for some Swedish shenanigans to celebrate ten years of Muskelrock.

Swedish Killer Machine: Spiders

The first edition of this fine event was held in June 2009 and it was a success right from the start. Now it has become a tradition and every year about 1500 headbangers come to the small amusement park Tyrolen to meet old and new friends and listen to good heavy metal music.

Summoning the living: Night Viper

The creators and organizers of the three-day festival have always had a reputation for inviting only the best bands available and this anniversary edition was no exception with legendary acts like Ashbury, Cirith Ungol and Manilla Road garning the line up next to up and coming ones like Death Alley and Slægt. Local bands like Bullet and Horisont shared stages with the likes of Hällas, none of them would miss the chance to play an event like this in their native Sweden. And with Jex Thoth, Spiders, Lucifer, Honeymoon Disease, Night Viper and more, the ladies finally took over!

Star Riders on stage: Hällas

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ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2015 – A Road Trip To Hell & Back

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Black Metal, Black Star Riders, Bobby Liebling, Bolt Thrower, Cronos, Death Metal, Deserted Fear, Entombed, Flash Point, Garage Rock, Kingdom Of Worms, Last Days Here, Motorjesus, My Empire, Obituary, Overkill, Pentagram, Queen Of Spades Photography, Rock Hard Festival 2015, Rock'n'Roll, Shake Electric, Space Rock, Spiders, The Boys Are Back In Town, The Order Of Israfel, Thin Lizzy, Venom

– Friday –

After pretty much THE WORST road trip of my entire life from the deep southern region of Germany to the Ruhrarea in the middle of the middle, I finally arrived at the sunny sight that will be my home base for the next few days. As I’m currently now living anywhere near the city of Gelsenkirchen, for once I’m actually forced to live through a campout among a dozen of eager young and middle-aged metalheats who might consider this the ideal vacation – while I’m taking this as an inevitable necessity. To regain at least a little strength I got my things unpacked quickly and tried to relax – being a person who likes it rather quite and secluded, this kind of surrounding clearly won’t do the trick.

A good view onto the stage from any angle

And while the sun was hardly setting yet, God Dethroned present their blent of blast-infected Death Metal, which would work so much better in a small club with little to no light…talking about that kind of location, today’s co-headliner would feel right at home in such a surrounding. Mainly because booze and drugs are easily available, I guess. They started off in the mid 80s with their eponymous debut “Pentagram”, but never really made it back then. Some 30 years later, specially young fans of the Doom genre seem to hail this band which has rising from its own grave in the new millennium. Some part of this newly found stardom is due to the notorious documentary “Last Days Here”, that portraits Bobby Liebling in the midst of fighting his severe drug addiction…But who am I to complain, Pentagram even released a new album and took The Order Of Israfel on tour as their support.

Setlist Pentagram

1. Sign Of The Wolf
2. Forever My Queen
3. The Ghoul
4. Review Your Choices
5. Starlady
6. Ask No More
7. When The Screams Come
8. All Your Sins
9. Dying World
11. Petrified/ Relentless
12. Be Forwarned
13. Last Days Here

Caught in a mosh during the Overkill show

Yet another band that lives off its own reputation and for naming a complete genre – and YES, Black Metal therefore owes a lot to these veterans – comes from the far north of the British isles. Venom have been around pretty much forever now and its seems there’s no end to their fame, generation after generation. Unfortunately mastermind Cronos looks like a  weirdly aged version of himself nowadays (specially that red tank top does not suit him too well….).

Setlist Venom

1. Rise
2. Hammerhead
3. Bloodlust/ Black Flame (Of Satan)/ Bloodlust/ Die Hard
4. Long Haired Punks
5. Buried Alive
6. The Evil One
7. Welcome To Hell
8. Antichrist
9. Countess Bathory
10. Flight Of Hydra
11. Death Of Rock’n’Roll
12. Grinding Teeth
13. Pedal To The Metal
14. Warhead
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15. Black Metal
16. In League With Satan
17. Witching Hour

The Boys Are Back In Town

– Saturday –

Kicking off day two with some good Old School Death Metal in the vein of Entombed, Bolt Thrower or Obituary is a save way to get people awake and cure even the worst hangover instantly. Deserted Fear are not only a fan favourite, but also a band that earned some praiseful words from Rock Hard magazine itself for their 2012 debut “My Empire” saying “…simply amazing how the whole albums offers it´s permanent hit potential. If it´s allowed to say so within the death metal world. Great start!” With their sophomore attempt “Kingdom of Worms” (2014), Deserted Fear are set to tear the place apart in a most brutal and joyful manner.

Setlist Deserted Fear

1. Forging Delusions
2. Battalion Of Insanities
3. Kingdom Of Worms
4. Nocturnal Frags
5. Wrath On Your Wound
6. Field Of Death
7. Mortal Reign
8. Bury Your Dead

Three years ago, another German band was opening the second festival day and to call them a “crowd pleaser” would be the understatement of the decade: Motorjesus have been enlisted by an independent voting, started by their fan club and delivered to the festival organisers and how could they ever say no to this much dedication?! It was the right choice and re-inviting them was a great decision. During all those years I’ve been at Rock Hard Festival, I can’t remember any saturday morning being so well-attended than the one in 2012. And today it seems like everyone just waited three years for the band to return to play a set of honest and handmade Rock’n’Roll. Way to go, guys!

Setlist Motorjesus

1. Motor Discipline
2. Trouble In Motorcity
3. Speed Of The Beast
4. Fuel The Warmachine
5. Fist Of The Dragon
6. King Of The Dead End Road
7. Return Of The Demons
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8. A New War

Swedish Space Rock in broad daylight: Spiders

– Sunday –

After missing the final opening act of the festival, I can’t wait to see Spiders again! With their positive energy and space Garage Rock these sweet Swedes are not only easy on the eyes. Catchy riffs and sing-along lyrics garnished with their stage appearance, mainly Ann-Sophie’s acting in those VERY TIGHT PANTS is simply irresistable – and I’m saying this as a woman. Equipped with their latest record “Shake Electric” (2014) as well as the previous release “Flash Point” (2012), Spiders got me rocking and dancing all through their set, making them my personal highlight of Rock Hard Festival 2015. TAKK ALLA!!!

Setlist Spiders

1. Hang Man
2. High Society
3. Mad Dog
4. Control
5. Hard Times
6. Only Your Skin
7. Give Up The Fight
8. Rules Of The Game
9. Shake Electric
10. Fraction
11. War Of The World

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SPIDERS – The Easy Way To Rock With ABBA On A Cemetery

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ABBA, Ann-Sofie Hoyles, Axel Sjöberg, Crusher Records, David Paul Seymour, European Tour, Festival Season, Flash Point, Graveyard, Heavy Tiger, Joakim Nilsson, John Hoyles, Jonathan Ramm, Matteo Gambacorta, Muskelrock, Ricard Harryson, Rikard Edlund, Spiders, Tiger Bell, Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats, Why Don't You

 – Yorck Segatz for Psychorizon –

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats teaming up with Sweden’s finest Spiders: Definitely one of the most exciting tour packages throughout the past year! The gig at club Luxor in Cologne, was just the right opportunity to discuss the latest development and future prospects with Spiders’ guitarslinger John Hoyles. The subjects range from jailhouse rock to hidden merchandise treasures… So read for yourself!

Hi John! Since it’s just you for the Interview, we have to skip the cross-introduction, so could you introduce yourself?

My name is John Hoyles and I play guitar in Spiders! We’re on tour now with Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats for about a month.

How’s that going for you?

It’s going great, a lot of people are coming to see the shows.

How did you organize the tour? Did you come up with that package?

No, their booking agent asked us if we wanted to tour with them. So we jumped at the idea. It fits very well!

During this year’s summer period, you did quite a lot of festival appearances and some headlining gigs on your own.

Yes, I think in may we were on tour for week or so, then we did loads of festivals mainly in Sweden. There are a lot of festivals coming up there lately.

Do you recognize an increase in popularity?

Yeah, all the time! It’s building up more and more, also since we’ve released our new EP “Why Don’t You”. People start to recognize us.

Did you write the songs especially for this release or were they unused material from the last album?

No, we wrote them especially for the EP. I had the idea for quite a long time. It has two of our own songs on it and one ABBA-cover.

That’s quite Swedish! You also released a video for one of the tracks.

Yes, for the title track. It’s a live performance from a former prison actually. It’s closed down since a few years and they turned it into a youth centre.

In January 2016, you will embark on a US Tour with Graveyard. How did that come together?

Basically, Ann-Sophie (Hoyles, John’s wife and singer/2nd guitar player in Spiders) and me were sitting in a pub when we heard that Graveyard would go on a US tour. I just told Ann-Sophie that I was going to send Axel (Sjöberg, Graveyard drummer, former drummer for Spiders) a text if they would take us along. The next day their manager phoned us and now we’re on the tour!

Wow, that’s easy!

Yes! Sometimes it’s helpful to know the right people. Especially when you’re not a bigger band.

What’s the most important thing/device in your suitcase on tour?

Tough question… Apart from my stage clothes I’d say my toothbrush! And fresh underwear. You don’t get to shower often, so you have to try and keep up appearances…

The band has been around for quite a while now. What has changed for you since the beginning?

Well, we’re making some money now, but we still have to work when we are at home. Fortunately, we have bosses that let us take time off from work in order to go on tour. It’s our dream to do this full-time, we’ll see in the future…

Do you still own your very first instrument?

I gave it to my brother, now my mother keeps it in the attic. It’s still there, but damaged, so you can’t play it anymore. I had quite a few guitars since then.

When I took a look at your merch booth, I noticed some different styles regarding the artwork. Who comes up with the ideas a how do you choose the artists?

It’s difficult, because one wants to have shirts that one likes oneself, but at the same time you have to sell. It has taken us some time to figure out the style that suits us. We’re big fans of Alan Forbes and this guy called David Paul Seymour, he’s very talented, too. We used to have some designs in the past where we were like “This is great!”, but it hasn’t sold anything…

So you have some precious left overs at home?

Yes, we have some at our rehearsal space. Maybe we’ll bring that on tour some day in the future…

A main topic with your last Interview for Psychorizon was of course the situation of female fronted bands. The interview took place in 2012. Has anything changed since then?

I think in Sweden it’s becoming bigger and bigger with women playing in rock bands. I.e. Heavy Tiger and Tiger Bell… But it’s still difficult and harder to break for a band if it’s female fronted.

I thought it was the other way round, because women attract more attention,

That’s what I thought as well!

I have one last question for you: If the band could star in a movie, what kind of movie would that be? Would you be the good guys or the villains?

Hm… I like war films and history… So it would be us playing the good guys in one of these!

Thanks a lot for taking the time!

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PURSON – Announce UK Tour & Album Release Date

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PURSON welcomes you to Desire’s Magic Theatre… a technicolour trip through the mind’s eye of songstress / vocalist / guitarist Rosalie Cunningham, whose signature approach to her craft stands boldly centre- stage, blending progressive dexterity and cabaret romp into a compelling, multi-faceted rock ‘n’ roll show.

Photo by Peter Brenchley

Desire’s Magic Theatre draws inspiration from the rock operas of the late sixties and early seventies; musically, visually and lyrically, it touches on a variety of realms, including folk, prog, psychedelic, gothic & classic rock, making telling use of classical instruments and complex arrangements, and fully exploring the outer limits of reel to reel tape.

Says Cunningham: “Desire’s Magic Theatre has turned out to be everything I’d imagined and more! My world has been so consumed by it that I’ve barely been able to reflect on what it has become: a technicolour variety show, a playful display of the musical whims only briefly hinted at in our previous work; a psychedelic rock opera dedicated to our good friends Sarge Pepper and Zig Stardust.”

PURSON – Cunningham, George Hudson (guitars), Samuel Robinson (keyboards), Justin Smith (bass), Raphael Mura (drums) – have recently returned from a six-week tour of North America Special Guesting with GHOST, following on from a stint on the Kiss Kruise IV plus a sold-out Los Angeles debut at the notorious Viper Room.

Desire’s Magic Theatre is set for release on March 25^th 2016 under the Spinefarm / Machine Elf banner, supported by a headline UK tour plus selected European shows; summer festivals and visits to Australia and Japan will follow.

UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES
March 09 Bristol, THE LOUISIANA
March 10 Nottingham, ROCK CITY
March 11 Norwich, WATERFRONT STUDIO
March 12 Milton Keynes, THE CRAUFURD ARMS
March 16 London, 100 CLUB
March 24 Exeter, THE CAVERN CLUB
March 25 Plymouth, THE JUNCTION
March 26 Southampton, JOINERS
March 27 Brighton, THE HOPE & RUIN
March 30 Birmingham, THE SUNFLOWER LOUNGE
March 31 Manchester, NIGHT & DAY
April 01 Glasgow, AUDIO
April 02 Leeds, THE BRUDENELL

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BLOOD CEREMONY – New Album Announced For Early 2016!

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Adriana Iris Boatwright, Alia O'Brien, Ann-Sofie Hoyles, Blood Ceremony, Carl McGinley, Chase Rudeseal, Crusher Records, Edley O'Dowd, European Tour, Exhausting Fire, Flash Point, Freak Valley Festival 2014, Jimmy P Lightning, John Edwards, John Hoyles, Kylesa, Laura C. Bates, Laura Pleasants, Let It Come Down, Living With The Ancients, Lucas Gadke, Matteo Gambacorta, Michael Carrillo, My Demon Brother, New Album, Phillip Cope, Rise Above Records, Sean Kennedy, Season Of Mist, Spiders, The Eldritch Dark, Ukulele Of Doom, Völur

Two years after the release of their third, most highly acclaimed full-length record “The Eldritch Dark” and several successfull live rituals – including their performance at the 2014 edition of German Freak Valley Festival and a European tour with Swedish Garage Rockers SPIDERS, Canada’s finest BLOOD CEREMONY now announce a new album to be out in early 2016. “The Eldritch Dark”was released via Rise Above Records/Metal Blade in May, 2013, to great response from both critics and fans alike.

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In the wake of its release, the band joined KYLESA on a six-week North American tour. After co-headlining Rise Above Records’ 25th anniversary show in London, UK, the band released a 7″ titled “Let it Come Down“.

BLOOD CEREMONY’s distinct style of flute-tinged witch rock evolves from an infernal marriage of occult-inspired acid folk and vintage hard-rock riffing. After a mind-numbing study of hundreds of trashy witchcraft films, the group began to pour their energies into crafting songs, transforming their fascination for horror into a profane musical vision.

Their sound bears witness to the heavy bands of yesteryear, fusing progressive rock elements with folk and an early ’70s downer vibe. Invoking the mischievous Pipes of Pan, BLOOD CEREMONY songs are distinguished by singer Alia O’Brien’s flute solos – accenting an instrument long-associated with a list of devilish figures.

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ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2015 – Retro In Reverse

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Air Raid, Ann-Sofie Hoyles, Architects Of Chaoz, Avatarium, Black Star Riders, Channel Zero, Deserted Fear, Doro Pesch, Entombed, Flotsam And Jetsam, God Dethroned, Kataklysm, Kreator, Michael Schenker, Morbid Angel, Motorjesus, Overkill, Pentagram, Refuge, Rock Hard Festival, Sanctuary, Sinner, Space Chaser, Spiders, Temple Of Rock, Thin Lizzy, Venom, Voivod, Warlock

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One month in counting before the annual pentecost festivities will take place with another outstanding line-up. Apart from some of the “usual suspects” such as Essen’s very own KREATOR who will be playing for the third time since Rock Hard Festival started in 2003 – originally planned as a one-off birthday-bash celebrating the 20th anniversary of German Rock Hard magazine. Also returning to the stage on the waterside, will be MOTORJESUS whose first appearance was mainly due to a readers’ petition in 2012.

VOIDVOD – Picture by Valerie Gagne

The German “Fräuleinwunder” of Metal, DORO PESCH will play a special set featuring songs from her early days…do I sense some WARLOCK tracks here? More reminiscence comes from the legacy of legendary Irish Classic Rockers THIN LIZZY. Their so-to-speak “Alter Ego” BLACK STAR RIDERS are up to pleasing fans of both bands this May. Classic acts seem to be somewhat of a Leitmotiv at this years’ Rock Hard Festival: Doom legends PENTAGRAM and Black Metal veterans VENOM will headline the first festival day, while Canadian masters VOIDOD deliver a nice mid-day Thrash fest on saturday.

Of course, there will also be fresh blood to share: Swedish foursome SPIDERS have overcome their newbie-status by now, with their laid-back Hard Rock sound driven by the voice of Ann-Sofie Hoyles. At the other end of the sonic scale, German trio DESERTED FEAR got what it takes to please your taste for death, blood & gore in the vain of the mighty MORBID ANGEL & ENTOMBED!

DESERTED FEAR – advertising for their idols

Friday – May 22nd

21:30 – 23:00 – VENOM
19:45 – 21:00 – PENTAGRAM
18:15 – 19:15 – GOD DETHRONED
17:05 – 17:50 – FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
16:00 – 16:40 – ARCHITECTS OF CHAOZ
15:00 – 15:40 – SPACE CHASER

Saturday – May 23rd

21:30 – 23:00 – KREATOR
19:45 – 21:00 – DORO (Early Days Metal Show!)
18:15 – 19:15 – SANCTUARY
17:00 – 17:45 – KATAKLYSM
15:50 – 16:35 – AVATARIUM
14:45 – 15:30 – VOIVOD
13:45 – 14:25 – MOTORJESUS
12:45 – 13:23 – DESERTED FEAR

Sunday – May 24th

21:30 – 23:00 – BLACK STAR RIDERS (incl. THIN-LIZZY-Classics)
19:40 – 21:00 – OVERKILL
18:00 – 19:10 – MICHAEL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK
16:30 – 17:30 – REFUGE
15:15 – 16:00 – CHANNEL ZERO
14:05 – 14:50 – SINNER
13:00 – 13:40 – SPIDERS
12:00 – 12:40 – AIR RAID

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SPIDERS – Confirmed To Play Rock Hard Festival 2015

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SPIDERS was formed in Gothenburg in February 2010. A few months later the band appeared at one of Sweden’s most successful music festivals, Way Out West. It was around this time SPIDERS for the first time as a band stepped into the studio with producer Don Ahlsterberg (THE SOUNDTRADK OF OUR LIVES, THE INTERNATIONAL NISE CONSPIRACY) and started recording.

Photo by: Josefine Larsson

By the end of January 2011 SPIDERS released their debut record, a 10” vinyl EP on Crusher Records containing four tracks. The self-titled release was very well received and noticed in Record Collector as well airplayed on Sweden’s largest radio channel P3. In March 2011 those four previously released tracks came to be released in the USA as two separate 7” singles, one on Kemado Records the other on Valley King Records, the latter with an artwork made by well-known artist Alan Forbes.

Around this time drummer Axel Sjöberg, former drummer, left SPIDERS to work full time on GRAVEYARD and came to be replaced by Ricard Harryson. In May 2011 SPIDERS stepped into the studio for the second time recording a two track single to be released on vinyl by De:Nihil Records in August and digital by Crusher Records in September.

In June 2012 SPIDERS began recording songs for their debut album. In early October the very same year the album, entitled “Flash Point”, was released. The album immediately reached the Sverigetopplistan, the Swedish Sales Charts of most sold albums. In November and December SPIDERS went on European tour together with GRAVEYARD. By the end of the same year SPIDERS’ debut album was nominated by P3 Gold (Swedish Radio Award) for best Rock/Metal of the Year. In 2013 the band appeared on Sweden Rock Festival, toured Scandinavia, Spain and Portugal. Enter 2014 – On May 27th the new single “Mad Dog” was released on Reaktor Recordings / Universal Music. After touring in support of KVELERTAK in Scandinavia and BLOOD CEREMONY throughout Europe, SPIDERS have now been confirmed to play at Rock Hard Festival 2015, alsongside PENTAGRAM, AVATARIUM, VENOM, MOTORJESUS and many more!

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PURSON – To Play Desertfest Belgium & Freak Valley Festival 2015

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Named after a demon and fronted by the bewitching Rosalie Cunningham, PURSON is the latest psychedelic proto-doom band with a mesmerizing female vocalist to cast a spell over everyone who hears them.

With elements of ’70s progressive and heavy rock, PURSON is in league with BLOOD CEREMONY and JEX THOTH, conjuring visions of Hammer horror and pagan rituals. What sets them apart are the incredibly catchy pop-like arrangements inspired by former bassist and founding member Ed Turner and Cunningham‘s borderline obsessive love of The Beatles. It only took a couple of songs on Soundcloud / Facebook to capture the attention of illustrious Rise Above Records and DARKTHRONE’s Fenriz, one of metal’s favorite arbiters of taste, made them band of the week!

Furthermore with a UK tour and the release of their new EP “In The Meantime” only a few weeks away, it is time for a gentle reminder… Tickets are available online through several ticket websites and most likely from the venues themselves. They are selling fast so snap them up now or regret it later!

A first taste of the EP is already available with the song ‘Danse Macabre’. Stated the band on its’ Facebook page: “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages… We proudly present to you ‘Danse Macabre’ the first track to be taken from our forthcoming Extended Player ‘In The Meantime’. We hope you all enjoy…“

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BLOOD CEREMONY – Release Of “Let It Come Down” Announced

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Alia O'Brien, Ann-Sofie Hoyles, Annick Giroux, Axel Sjöberg, Blood Ceremony, Cauchemar, Ian Blurton, Iron Claw, John Hoyles, Karmazid, Let It Come Down, Living With The Ancient, Loving You, Lucas Gadke, Matteo Gambacorta, Michael Carrillo, Nick Blagona, Ricard Harryson, Rise Above Records, Sean Kennedy, Spiders, The Eldritch Dark

With their European headlining Tour kicking off two weeks from today, Canadian occult revere Doom Rockers BLOOD CEREMONY have just announced to release of a new Single called “Let It Come Down”, following the success of last years globally acclaimed third album, “The Eldritch Dark”. The 7″ will be released on April 28 in Europe (North American release date to be announced soon!) via Rise Above Records and contains a cover version of “Loving You”, originally recorded by early 70s obscure Scottish proto-metal legends, IRON CLAW. “Let It Come Down” is already available at the Rise Above YouTube channel.

 

“Let It Come Down” was recorded by Ian Blurton, featuring a Cover drawing by Karmazid and design layout by Annick Giroux of CAUCHEMAR. Alongside BLOOD CEREMONY will we Swedish Rock outlet SPIDERS, who will be opening on most dates.

02 BRISTOL, UK – Temples Festival*
03 NOTTINGHAM, UK – Bodega
04 GLASGOW, UK – Stereo
05 MANCHESTER, UK – The Deaf Institute
06 LONDON, UK – Borderline
07 PARIS, FR – Batofar
09 MEZZAGO, IT – Bloom Club
10 RONCADE, IT – New Age
11 MÜNCHEN, DE – Strom
12 VIENNA, AT – Arena
13 WARSAW, PL – Progresja
14 PRAGUE, CZ – 007 Klub
15 BERLIN, DE – Magnet
16 COPENHAGEN, DK – Loppen
17 STOCKHOLM, SE – Debaser Strand
20 MOSCOW, RU – Volta*
21 HELSINKI, FI – Nosturi
23 OSLO, NO – BLÅ
24 GOTHENBURG, SE – Truckstop Alaska
25 HAMBURG, DE – St. Pauli Rock Café
26 FRANKFURT, DE – Nachtleben
27 ZÜRICH, CH – Hafenkneipe
29 GEISELWIND, DE – Out & Loud Festival*
30 NETPHEN, DE – Freak Valley Festival*
31 NIJMEGEN, NL – FortaRock Festival*

*BC only

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