FESTIVAL NEWS: 2000 Trees adds 23 more names
Not content with dropping a week’s worth of additions last week, 2000 Trees has grown even bigger with the release of a further 23 bands to the line-up of the 2019 event.
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The Raven Age/Defences/Next Stop Olympus – Bristol, The Fleece – 20 March 2019
Having supported Iron Maiden on the ‘Legacy of the Beast, tour where they played in front of thousands, it must be a bit of a reality check for The Raven Age to play to an audience of 150 or so in a back-street venue in Bristol. However, the show these guys delivered was exceptional! You only get this tight and enthusiastic after doing something like the LoB tour to give you the drive and determination to achieve that recognition again.
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TOUR NEWS: Kris Barras Band announce October run
The ÜR-approved Kris Barras Band have confirmed a run of headline dates for October.
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FESTIVAL NEWS: Bloodstock Adds Eight More Bands
With Bloodstock looming ever closer, the line-up has grown even bigger this week with the addition of a further eight bands to the line-up.
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Whitechapel – ‘The Valley’ (Metal Blade Records)
Whitechapel are back with ‘The Valley’. Offering up ten new tracks with an almost autobiographical angle to the lyrics of Phil Bozeman. The frontman states that the writing takes inspiration from his childhood and reflecting on those memories from now. Since their debut in 2007 with ‘The Somatic Defilement’, Whitechapel have consistently had a dark and intense sound to their music, having grown and evolved but never really deviating from this darker territory. Their last record was a product during inner turmoil for the band, as such they’ve stated that they were not one hundred percent happy with the output, though they still remain proud of 2016’s ‘Mark of The Blade’. ‘The Valley’ sees the band unifying once again and evolving further as a musical force to deliver an intense, emotionally charged album.
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