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The Well announce summer tour dates & premiere video via Revolver Magazine

"Furiously strong... One of our most anticipated heavy albums of 2016." -- Consequence of Sound

Austin trio The Well announce summer headlining North American tour dates today and premiere the official video for "Black Eyed Gods" today via Revolver Magazine. Watch & share "Black Eyed Gods" HERE. (Direct YouTube.) See dates below.

The Well are supporting their recently released, critically-praised album Pagan Science on RidingEasy Records. Consequence of Sound is streaming the entire album album HERE.

The Well has been prominently featured on The Walking Dead star's Ride with Norman Reedus TV show on AMC. Not only did the band compose and record the series' original theme song, they also appeared on the show with Reedus, an avowed fan of the band and all things RidingEasy.

The impressive crux of Pagan Science, the sophomore album by Austin trio The Well, is that It's a multiplicity of itself. From the band's dual male/female vocals to their transcendently timeless sounds and erudite lyrical themes, Pagan Science is crystalline in its complexity and clarity at the same time.

The Well walk an intriguing line between authentic early 70s doom/heavy psych and the more frayed-edge-of-sanity weirdness of their hometown's legendary noise rock scene, whilst also splicing in shades of chamber choir vocals, occult rock and dark folk.

Sonically, Pagan Science picks up where The Well -- bassist/vocalist Lisa Alley, guitarist/vocalist Ian Graham and drummer Jason Sullivan -- left off with their widely heralded 2014 RidingEasy debut Samsara. Here, the band's heavy psych, proto-metal sound growing evermore vast, yet more focused on hooks, and their lyrics more conceptually intricate. Part of a running thread throughout the album's introspective lyrics is the notion that the world outside of one's own mind is also a creation and reflection of the interior world of that mind. And, just like the band's sound is one thing (undeniably heavy) and simultaneously another (dark folk, blues... there's even a Crosby, Stills & Nash cover, "Guinnevere"), it's this multiplicity that makes Pagan Science such a captivating record.

Pagan Science was recorded with producer/engineer Chico Jones at Micro Mega Studio in 2016. Jones also previously engineered the band's debut album Samsara with producer Mark Deutrom [Melvins, Sunn0)))] in 2013. Samsara, released late September 2014 was ranked the #1 debut album of 2014 by The Obelisk and widely praised in the press. Likewise, the band's intense - some even say "possessed" - live performances have earned them featured slots at Austin's Levitation Fest in 2015 & 2016, as well as tours with Kadavar, All Them Witches, Black Tusk and more.

Pagan Science is available on LP, CD and download as of October 14th, 2016 via RidingEasy Records.

THE WELL TOUR 2018:

05/25 Dallas, TX @ Ruins

05/26 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Blue Note

05/27 Kansas City, MO @ Westport Roots Fest

05/28 St Louis, MO @ The Sinking Hole

05/29 Fort Wayne, IN @ The Brass Rail

05/30 Chicago , IL@ Reggie's

05/31 Detroit, MI @ The Outer Limits

06/01 Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar

06/02 Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club

06/03 Montreal, ON @ Crobar

06/05 Boston. MA @ Once Lounge

06/06 New York, NY @ Saint Vitus

06/07 Philadelphia, PA @ Century Bar

06/08 Baltimore, MD @ The Depot

06/09 Atlanta. GA @ TBA

06/10 Lafayette, IN @ Freetown Boom Boom Room

06/11 Houston, TX @ TBA

Artist: The Well

Album: Pagan Science

Label: RidingEasy Records

Release date: October 14th, 2016

01. Black Eyed Gods

02. Forecast

03. Sky bound

04. A Pilgrimage

05. Drug From The Banks

06. Byzantine

07. One Nation

08. Choir of the Stars

09. Brambles

10. I Don't Believe

11. Guinevere

On the Web:

www.thewellband.com

www.thewellaustin.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/thewellband

Cellist Randall Holt (Godspeed Y!BE, Knest collaborator) streaming full album early via Heavy Blog Is Heavy

"Perhaps no musician has contributed to the cello’s prominence and presence in the field of experimental music as Randall Holt...It's a haunting and beautiful album." -- Heavy Blog Is Heavy

"A haunting, moody and gorgeous piece of music, rhythmic yet melancholy, stark yet richly layered." -- Treble

One of Austin's best classical & experimental cellists Randall Holt is streaming his forthcoming solo album in full today ahead of release via Heavy Blog Is Heavy. Hear & share Inside The Kingdom of Splendor and Madness HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)

Ghost Cult Magazine recently shared "I Felt Safe Again and Was At Home" HERE. TrebleZine hosted "Seeds of Light Descend" HERE. PlaylistPlay launched "What Hope We Have, What Hope We Haven't" HERE. And, Scene Point Blank presented "Labyrinths" HERE.

Randall Holt is a member of Knest (with Thor Harris & Jonathan Horne) and Horne + Holt. Randall has also played in Reverend Glasseye and has collaborated with a wide range of artists including Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Yann Tiersen, Eric McFadden Trio and jazz composer Adam Rudolph.

Recorded with Chico Jones at Ohm Recording Facility in Austin TX, Inside The Kingdom of Splendor and Madness is an evocative & emotive cello showcase, lulling you in with "I felt safe again and was at home" into the howling strings of "Wandering: Mountain pass"; continuing the tension-and-release of an epic journey, each song a chapter from Holt's cinematic imagination, drawing to the inevitable yet joyfully prolonged ending of a fond goodbye in "Bid Farewell, Without End!"

Originally released digitally in March 2016, the album will be available on cassette and CD on Friday, April 20th, 2018 via Self Sabotage Records. Pre-orders are available at selfsabotagerecords.bigcartel.com

Artist: Randall Holt

Album: Inside The Kingdom of Splendor and Madness

Record Label: Self Sabotage Records

Release Date: April 20th, 2018

01. I Felt Safe Again and Was At Home

02. Wandering: Mountain Pass

03. Seeds of Light Descend

04. Revolution Weariness

05. What Hope We Have, What Hope We Haven't

06. Labyrinths (and other writings)

07. Lost In The Funhouse

08. Cool Over the fields

09. Bid Farewell, Without End!

On the Web:

randallcello.com

selfsabotagerecords.bigcartel.com

Svvamp premiere new single from upcoming RidingEasy sophomore album via The Obelisk

"A near-perfect debut record." -- New Noise Magazine

"There isn't one song that wouldn't work as a 45rpm single. And perhaps the band's greatest strength lies in their utter lack of pretense." -- The Obelisk

"Arguably the band of the year." -- Doom Charts

Jönköping, Sweden trio Svvamp premiere a new single from their forthcoming sophomore album Svvamp 2 today via The Obelisk. Hear and share "Hillside" HERE. (Direct YouTube.)

Paste Magazine recently launched the lead single, "Queen" HERE.

Svvamp’s self-titled debut was a breath of fresh air -- unpretentious and free, primordial homespun classic rock that landed in the Top 20 Albums of 2016 in the Doom Charts consortium of writers and radio. The most common remark being just how genuine and uncontrived it sounded, unlike most bands that posture and mimic the sounds of yesteryear.

So, it may be hard to grasp how fully realized the band sounds on Svvamp 2, while still sounding as laid back as their debut. Perhaps it can be partly attributed to Svvamp’s jump from self-recording on a 4-channel cassette deck to self-recording on a comparatively expansive SIX-channel system. That’s two whole more tracks to fill up, folks! The obvious comparison to the groundbreaking psychedelic albums of the late 60s, when artists began experimenting with studios moving from 4, to 8 to 16 tracks, is fitting here, too.

“On Svvamp 2 the sound is more raw in the sense that it’s stripped,” vocalist/ drummer Adam Johansson explains. “So the music is more bare. We make sure all of the instruments are treated equally, they all have their place in a song. Obviously, with 6-tracks now available we’ve had a bit of fun with that.”

Svvamp is three friends -- Johansson, Henrik Bjorklund and Erik Stahlgren, all of whom share lead vocal duties -- drawn together for the sake of jamming and a love of rock, folk and blues. Their resulting heavy psych sound bears hints of Cream, Eric Bell-era Thin Lizzy, CCR and Crazy Horse.

Svvamp 2 opens with a lightly plucked electric guitar line that Clapton would be proud to claim his own, before quickly launching into the heavy riff anthem “Queen”, echoing the bare chested bravado of Grand Funk Railroad. “Sunshine Street” is charmingly unapologetic garage pop reminiscent of Big Star. “The Wheel” is a hook-loaded bluesy rocker, while “How Sweet It Would Be” hearkens to the glazed zombie drive of Canned Heat’s “On The Road Again.” Elsewhere, “Alligator” brings on a showstopping stomp of dueling guitars, syncopated drums and wailing, distorted vocal howls to close out the proceedings with fitting aplomb.

“We definitely wanted to mix styles and genres, so the music stays interesting for the band, like the first record,” Johansson says. “Our approach is still fairly straightforward and live. And, all of us sharing lead vocal duties solidifies that the band consists of three equal members.”

Svvamp 2 will be available on LP, CD and download on June 8th, 2018 via RidingEasy Records. Preorders are available at www.ridingeasyrecs.com.

Artist: Svvamp

Album: Svvamp 2

Label: RidingEasy Records

Release Date: June 8, 2016

01) Intro

02) Queen

03) The Wheel

04) Sunshine Street

05) How Sweet It Would Be

06) Hillside

07) Surrender

08) Out Of Line

09) Blues Inside

10) Alligator

On The Web:

ridingeasyrecs.com

www.facebook.com/svvampband

www.svvamp.bandcamp.com

The Quietus streaming 'Brown Acid: Sixth Trip' compilation of rare 60s-70s pre-metal singles in full ahead of 4/20 release

"So rare that diehard fuzz junkies say you'd have a better chance of winning the lottery than finding a physical 45 rpm single by one of the bands featured on their latest installment." -- Dangerous Minds

"Will do for hard rock, proto-metal and heavy psych what Nuggets did for garage rock, and bring it to a wider audience of collectors and music fans." -- The Guardian

"We're huge fans of the Brown Acid series... Think of it as a companion to the essential Nuggets compilation but covering artists and records that never made it out of their hometowns." -- Ultimate Classic Rock

The forthcoming latest edition of the popular compilation series of long-lost vintage 60s-70s proto-metal and stoner rock singles, Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip, is streaming in full via The Quietus ahead of its April 20th release date. Hear & share Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip HERE. (Direct YouTube.)

Ultimate Classic Rock recently premiered "Inferno" by Heat Exchange HERE. Paste Magazine launched the first single, "No Parking" by Gold HERE. CvltNation also shared "Luvin', Huggin' & More" by Flight HERE. The series is curated by L.A. label RidingEasy Records and retailer/label Permanent Records.

About Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip:

This time around we have 10 deep cuts from across the continental US of A and one from our neighbors up North. This Trip kicks off with an outrageous number from Gold out of San Francisco circa 1970. The band used to open their sets with this over-the-top frantic jammer which is absolutely mind-blowing and also leads one to believe that the only band that could've held a candle to Gold back in the day would've been the mighty Blue Cheer.

As we delve deeper into the depths, Canadians continue to prove that they could bang heads with the best of 'em! Heat Exchange from Toronto released the rollicking ripper "Inferno" on the Yorkville label way back in 1968 and it's still thumping almost 50 years later! Missouri isn't a state that brought us a lot of heavy 45s, but there are a handful of outstanding tracks from the Show Me State, one of which is the funk-laced anthem "Give Me Time" by Backwood Memory from Kansas City.

The longer we do this, the more we begin to believe that Youngstown, Ohio was the Hard Rock Mecca back in the day. Travis is yet another Youngstown group that aimed to get asses out of seats and out in the streets. "Lovin' You" is a groovy banger with a sultry riff originally released on the prolific Starshine Productions imprint. Six years prior to his Arcadian synth-funk novelty hit "Space Invaders" from 1980, Victor "Uncle Vic" Blecman took Flight into the studio with a list of relationship requirements. Amongst which are his need for "Luvin', Huggin', & More", with emphasis on the "More" part if we're to believe the urgency with which he delivers this fist-pumper.

If you don't immediately recognize the Truth & Janey moniker, you need to get with it and familiarize yourself with their incredible 1976 LP No Rest For The Wicked. It's a proto-metal masterpiece that's been reissued on Rockadrome. Released four years earlier than their debut LP, "Midnight Horseman" is a 45-only track backed with a cover of "Under My Thumb". Another Iowan group, West Minist'r, self-released three 45s between 1969 and 1975. They're all great in their own way, but "My Life" hit the crunchy sweet spot in '71 with vocals sounding like a fresh from primal scream therapy John Lennon over a zonked-out Hendrix groove. You can count on hearing more from West Minist'r on future Trips.

It's nearly impossible that Dayton, Ohio's Purgatory didn't seize the "Strange Days" and join "The Soft Parade" while "Waiting for the Sun". And although "Polar Expedition" wears its influences on its sleeve, 1969 would have been at least a little worse off if the band hadn't self released this single. Johnny Barnes was definitely "smokin' that reefer" and "drinkin' that wine" when he released "Steel Rail Blues" in 1976. The label states that you could order a copy of this 45 for by sending $1 to a PO Box in Boston and it's the only record on the Brown Acid series that seems to be obtainable currently for about the same amount it was sold for over three decades ago. That said, it's doubtful that it will remain so cheap for much longer.

With a track as heavy as "Is There No Peace" it's easy to let the name of the label on this 45 slide. In Chicago in 1970 PSLHRTZ seemed like as good a label name as any for the guys in Zendik to release this insane recording on. Halfway through the track you might be wondering to yourself, "How was this not a hit?", and then you hear the lyrics to the last bit of the song and understand.

About the Brown Acid series:

Some of the best thrills of the Internet music revolution is the ability to find extremely rare music with great ease. But even with such vast archives to draw from, quite a lot of great songs have gone undiscovered for nearly half a century -- particularly in genres that lacked hifalutin arty pretense. Previously, only the most extremely dedicated and passionate record collectors had the stamina and prowess to hunt down long forgotten wonders in dusty record bins -- often hoarding them in private collections, or selling at ridiculous collector's prices. Legendary compilations like Nuggets, Pebbles, ad nauseum, have exhausted the mines of early garage rock and proto-punk, keeping alive a large cross-section of underground ephemera. However, few have delved into and expertly archived the wealth of proto-metal, pre-stoner rock tracks collected on Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip.

Lance Barresi, co-owner of L.A./Chicago retailer Permanent Records has shown incredible persistence in tracking down a stellar collection of rare singles from the 60s and 70s for the growing compilation series. Partnered with Daniel Hall of RidingEasy Records, the two have assembled a selection of songs that's hard to believe have remained unheard for so long.

"I essentially go through hell and high water just to find these records," Barresi says. "Once I find a record worthy of tracking, I begin the (sometimes) extremely arduous process of contacting the band members and encouraging them to take part. Daniel and I agree that licensing all the tracks we're using for

Brown Acid is best for everyone involved," rather than simply bootlegging the tracks. When all of the bands and labels haven't existed for 30-40 years or more, tracking down the creators gives all of these tunes a real second chance at success.

"There's a long list of songs that we'd love to include," Barresi says. "But we just can't track the bands down. I like the idea that Brown Acid is getting so much attention, so people might reach out to us."

Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip will be available everywhere on LP, CD and download on April 20th, 2018 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available for digital (with immediate download of the first single) at Bandcamp, physical pre-orders at RidingEasy Records.

Artist: Various Artists

Album: Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip

Label: RidingEasy Records

Release Date: April 20, 2018

01. Gold "No Parking"

02. Heat Exchange "Inferno"

03. Travis "Lovin' You"

04. Enoch Smoky "It's Cruel"

05. Backwood Memory "Give Me Time"

06. Flight "Luvin, Huggin & More"

07. Truth & Janey "Midnight Horsemen"

08. West Minst'r "My Life"

09. Purgatory "Polar Expedition"

10. Johnny Barnes "Steele Rail Blues"

11. Zendik "Is There No Peace?"

On The Web:

www.ridingeasyrecords.com

Cellist Randall Holt - Godspeed Y!BE, Knest collaborator - shares first track from upcoming album

One of Austin's best classical & experimental cellists Randall Holt shares the first track from his forthcoming solo album today via Ghost Cult Magazine. Hear and share "I Felt Safe Again and Was At Home" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)

Artist: Randall Holt

Album: Inside The Kingdom of Splendor and Madness

Record Label: Self Sabotage Records

Release Date: April 20th, 2018

01. I Felt Safe Again and Was At Home

02. Wandering: Mountain Pass

03. Seeds of Light Descend

04. Revolution Weariness

05. What Hope We Have, What Hope We Haven't

06. Labyrinths (and other writings)

07. Lost In The Funhouse

08. Cool Over the fields

09. Bid Farewell, Without End!

On the Web:

randallcello.com

selfsabotagerecords.bigcartel.com

The Elephant Parallax premiere hook-laden track via Metal Sucks, LA alt post-metal quartet

"Has elements of Karnivool's love of delay pedals, the spastic stylings of The Mars Volta, and maybe a touch of the vocal work you'd heard in 3. So everything good about progressive rock, basically!" -- Metal Injection

"An interesting beast that defies easy categorization. Fans of quirky, tight bands with lots of attitude and nuance like Biffy Clyro and Dredg should find a whole lot to like here." -- Metal Sucks

The Elephant Parallax premiere the epic closing track from their forthcoming EP Loam & Sky today via Metal Sucks. Hear & share "Incenfeminalgia II" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)

Metal Injection recently shared the hook-laden single "The Conscious" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud and Bandcamp.)

The Elephant Parallax is a heavy eclectic band native to Los Angeles. Its members include David Renteria on guitars, Stephen Charouhas on bass, and Paul Charouhas on drums. Vocals are shared by all members.

Loam & Sky is the sonic exploration of earthly lows and divine highs, the microcosmic space of thoughts and dreams, devastating loss, love, and ability to evolve through time. A paradigm-shifting, range broadening release that leaps forward into new sonic spaces for The Elephant Parallax. It was recorded at L.A.'s legendary Ocean Way Recording (Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Tom Petty) which contributes to the massive and classic sound of the songs.

David Renteria formed the concept for the band in 2007 as a musical symposium of united outcasts, and found Stephen and Paul to complete the group. The band started working on arranging complex and challenging material, with a frontiersman approach, where each member's influences and musical personalities were explored. The group completed a demo in late 2007 entitled Apes Who Looked Up followed by their debut album, the Elephant Parallax, released in 2010. The band's live performances showcase their diverse musicianship, intense energy, and raw passion forged and driven by sound, in full spectrum.

Loam & Sky will be available on CD and download on May 18th, 2018. Pre-orders are available HERE.

THE ELEPHANT PARALLAX LIVE:

06/14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Redwood

Artist: The Elephant Parallax

Album: Loam & Sky

Label: Self-released

Release Date: May 18th, 2018

01. The Conscious

02. Star Stuff

03. Ohrei

04. Incenfeminalgia II

On The Web:

theelephantparallax.bandcamp.com

facebook.com/theelephantparallax

Crystales (Burger Records) stream full album of shoegaze pop charm ahead of release

"A dreamy debut album full of shimmering surf riffs and sunny melodies." -- PopMatters

Los Angeles shoegaze pop quartet Crystales are streaming their forthcoming debut full length in its entirety ahead of release beginning today via PopMatters. Crystales is out Friday the 13th on Burger Records (Ty Segall, The Growlers). Hear and share full album HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)

Named after the famed glass cathedral in Orange County, the L.A. shoegaze pop band Crystales evoke the California coast with their distorted surf riffs and Beach Boys-inspired melodies. Songs like the dreamy "Boring" and kaleidescopic "Seance" combine deep distortion a la My Bloody Valentine with touches of Phil Spector's wall of sound, the Smiths' jangle pop and Spanish music, while songs like "Shoggoth" are darker and heavier, revealing a sound closer to Nirvana or Sonic Youth.

The album was recorded by Joel Jerome (Dios) in Highland Park, Calif., and come from the band's forthcoming debut LP, to be released on Burger Records on April 13th, 2018.

After all playing together in various configurations over the years, Crystales formed in 2012 by brothers Nick and Billy Gil (guitar/vocals), cousin Tony Infante (bass) and neighbor Jason Hanakeawe (lead vocals/drums). They've played all over L.A. at venues like the Echo, the Smell and at Make Music Pasadena, with like-minded acts like Roses, Dunes, Moaning, Post Life, Joel Jerome and others. The band has released two digital 7"s and in 2015 released a self-titled EP, recorded by Alex DeGroot (Zola Jesus).

CRYSTALES LIVE:

05/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Resident w/ Feels

Artist: Crystales

Album: Crystales

Label: Burger Records

Release Date: April 13th, 2018

01. Boring

02. Seance

03. Kate Blanchett

04. Lie Awake At Night

05. Shoggoth

06. When It's Over

07. Ariel

08. Donkey

09. I Don't Care

10. Agrias

11. Honora

On The Web:

facebook.com/crystalesLA

crystales.bandcamp.com

Mike Spine shares lead track from forthcoming double album anthology via XS Noize

Seattle/Europe based troubadour Mike Spine premieres the lead track from his forthcoming double album anthology today via UK outlet XS Noize. Hear and share "Delirious" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)

Mike Spine is a critically acclaimed Seattle born and Seattle/Europe based musician known for his captivating live performances, intelligent songwriting and support of humanitarian issues. He has played hundreds of shows in five continents since 1995 and has received press and radio airplay throughout the US, Europe, UK and Asia.

Forage & Glean, Volumes I & II, is the 10th full-length studio album for Mike Spine. It is a 32 track double album, an anthology containing the best of Mike's songwriting and recordings from the last two decades.

Volume I is a collection of Spine's best work of folk rock and rock songs, including the memorable and more relevant than ever "Crumble", personal political songs such as "Meteorite", and the labor themed "Sand in Your Teeth". There's also a hauntingly beautiful version of "The French Girl" and the stripped down "Black Diamond", the lyrically dense and moving tale of families immigrating to work in the coalmines outside Seattle in the early 1900's.

Volume II contains Spine's more explosive rock and punk material. It opens with the dynamic anti-war song "Kiss and Remember" and then launches into fiery, complex and catchy rockers like which touch on the themes of global warming with "Second Hand", empire "Transylvania" and the anti-corruption song, "Power Broker", before transitioning into the hook filled songs like "Iron Lake" hybrid country punk song "Another Day" and the rocker version of "Meteorite".

For twenty years, Mike Spine bounced between the worlds of folk rock, underground rock and punk, while simultaneously working as an inner city language arts and social studies teacher in Seattle, Portland, New York and London.

Since retiring from public school teaching in 2011, Mike has spent his time focused on music, having performed hundreds of concerts and benefit shows in multiple continents, ranging from Italy to Vietnam, Cambodia and Costa Rica. The last few years he has split his time between the US and Europe, touring extensively throughout the EU and often living out of a motorhome for months at a time.

Credits:

The songs on Forage & Glean were predominantly recorded and mixed at Haywire Recording in Portland, Oregon with longtime engineer Rob Bartleson (Wilco, Pink Martini, Pond, etc.). The album was mastered by Ed Brooks (Pearl Jam, REM, Heart, Fleet Foxes, Death Cab for Cutie, etc.) at RFI/Resonant in Seattle, Washington.

The recordings were made with a highly talented pool of band mates from Seattle, Portland and Italy over the last decade.

Core musicians on Volume I include Joey Prude and Chris Croft on Drums, Martin Flores on guitars, Katie Toft and Ali Ippolito on piano, accordion and backing vocals, Amelia Claire on backing vocals, Robert Bartleson on electric bass, Brian Casey on upright bass, Barbara Luna on violin and Mike Spine on guitars, vocals, songwriting, arrangements, etc.

Core musicians on Volume II include: Jeff Gall and Chris Croft on drums, Martin Flores on guitars, Richie Parish on guitar and bass, Jack Peters on bass, Amelia Claire on backing vocals and Mike Spine on guitars, vocals, etc.

Forage & Glean, Volumes I & II will be available on CD and download on June 1st, 2018. Pre-orders are available HERE.

MIKE SPINE LIVE:

04/11 Copenhagen, DK @ Drop Inn

04/12 Odense, DK @ PaTaget

04/13 Aalborg, DK @ Thylejren

04/14 Hals, Nordjylland, DK @ Kaelderen

04/18 Dresden, DE @ Wulbert's cafe & Bar

04/20 Berlin, DE @ Madame Claude

05/23 Milan, IT @ Al Baggese

06/02 Lake Como, IT @ Mountain Lake Music Festival

06/03 Lake Como, IT @ Mountain Lake Music Festival

Artist: Mike Spine

Album: Forage & Glean, Volumes I & II

Label: Global Seepej Records

Release Date: June 1st, 2018

01. Delirious

02. Meteorite

03. Sand In Your Teeth

04. The French Girl

05. Crumble

06. Sinaloa

07. La Frontera

08. Primrose Hill

09. Nora

10. Mouth of Hell

11. Razors

12. The Beautiful Sunset

13. Cutter

14. Black Diamond

15. The Accordion

16. Spanish Anarchy

Volume II

01. Kiss and Remember

02. Second Hand

03. Transylvania

04. Power Broker

05. Iron Lake

06. Another Day

07. Meteorite (Rock Version)

08. Lick and Squeal

09. Miklukho-Maklay

10. La Frontera (Rock Version)

11. Mott Haven

12. First Day of Spring

13. Mouth of Hell (Rock Version)

14. The Ointment

15. Joys of Oil

16. Battle in Seattle

On The Web:

www.mikespine.com

facebook.com/mike-spine

mikespine.bandcamp.com

Death Wheelers premiere gritty bikespoitation video & new single from upcoming RidingEasy debut album

"Sounds like it belongs in a scene out of Easy Rider.... Like what would be played during the epic bank robbery climax scene." -- Metal Injection

Canadian heavy rock instrumentalists The Death Wheelers premiere the song & official video for "13 Discycles" from their forthcoming full length debut I Tread On Your Grave today via Brooklyn Vegan. Watch & share "13 Discycles" HERE. (YouTube.)

Metal Injection recently shared "Black Crack" HERE. (Direct YouTube.) And, CvltNation previously hosted the title track, "I Tread On Your Grave" HERE.

Heavily inspired by the aesthetics and ethos of bikesploitation movies such as The Wild Angels, Werewolves on Wheels and Psychomania, The Death Wheelers seek to glorify this unsung era of movie making through their sordid sounds. Taking musical cues from rock's greats such as Davie Allan, The Cramps, Motörhead, The Stooges and Grand Funk Railroad, the Death Wheelers perpetrate the tradition of heaviness by making zero compromises when it comes to laying down the groove. Through their bare bone, stripped down, jammy approach of their very own brand of sleaze n' roll, this instrumental Canadian quartet pushes the listeners to their deepest, filthiest carnal/sexual desires.

I Tread On Your Grave is more than just an album -- it's devised to serve like the soundtrack to a wild B-movie in your mind, following this truly awesome plot synopsis:

Decimated in 1972 by local authorities, all members of The Death Wheelers, a notorious motorcycle club, have been buried at the Surrey cemetery. But the time has come and they have risen for their last ride. They're back from the grave and they're hungry for blood! Nothing can stop this gang of living dead from recruiting new members as they travel coast to coast to find the filthiest, nastiest, trashiest individuals to join their ranks. Their goal, assemble a legion of 13 "discycles" (disciples+cycles) to seek revenge on the pigs that dismantled the club and send them to their graves. The cycle of violence continues...

Yes, please! Their debut LP, a sonic desecration dedicated to the dead, is an ode to the earlier days of rock 'n' roll when lust and danger were an integral part of the scene and culture. This violent offering of pure aural aggression, recorded full band with no bells and whistles or studio trickery, is a testament to what The Death Wheelers stand for: rawness and power.

I Tread On Your Grave will be available on LP, CD and download on May 11th via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available at RidingEasyRecs.com.

Artist: The Death Wheelers

Album: I Tread On Your Grave

Label: RidingEasy Records

Release Date: May 11th, 2018

01. I Tread On Your Grave

02. 13 Discycles

03. Roadkill

04. Sleazy Rider Returns

05. Deaf Wheelers

06. Black Crack

07. Moto Vampiro

08. Purple Wings

09. Backstabber

10. RIP (Last Rie)

11. Moby Dick 1

On The Web:

ridingeasyrecs.com

facebook.com/thedeathwheelersband

HERE LIES MAN announce new album & share single, Antibalas members "if Black Sabbath played Afrobeat"

Los Angeles quintet Here Lies Man announce their forthcoming sophomore album today, sharing the first single "Fighting" via Bandcamp and YouTube. The album, You Will Know Nothing will be released June 15th via RidingEasy Records.

Here Lies Man play the prestigious Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain in May before hitting the road with Earthless in June. Later in Fall, the band hits the massive Desert Daze festival in Southern California. Please see current dates below.

Here Lies Man took the music world by storm in 2017 with their self-titled debut positing the intriguing hypothesis: What if Black Sabbath played Afrobeat?

Rough Trade named Here Lies Man in their prestigious Top 10 Albums of 2017. BBC 6 & Classic Rock Magazine deemed it among the year's best, as well as countless other press outlets singing its praises.

This June, the L.A. band comprised of Antibalas members quickly follow their auspicious debut with the even more thoroughly realized album You Will Know Nothing. Its 11 tracks expand upon the band's exploration of heavy riff-based rock and psych within the ancient rhythmic formula of the clave.

"We're very conscious of how the rhythms service the riffs," explains founder and vocalist/guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Marcos Garcia (who also plays guitar in Antibalas) of the band's sound. "Tony Iommi's (Black Sabbath) innovation was to make the riff the organizing principle of a song. We are taking that same approach but employing a different organizing principle: For Iommi it was the blues, for us it comes directly from Africa."

Sonically, on You Will Know Nothing the dynamic range is thicker, crisper and more powerful. It glistens as much as it blasts. The songs are even catchier, more anthemic, and the production reflects that of a band truly come into its own. Lyrically, it's an equally more conceptualized effort that reflects upon states of being and consciousness - a driving force that carries throughout the words and moods of all of the band's releases, interconnected to their trancelike music. Here Lies Man have honed their sound and their focus, and soon, you will truly know Nothing.

"We wanted to go deeper with the sonic experience," says Garcia. "Even though it sounds more hi-fi than the first record, it was important that it didn't sound too polished."

While You Will Know Nothing certainly maintains its gritty grooves, there's an interesting conceptual mathematics to the entire proceedings. "There are interludes between each song that are 2/3 to 3/4 of the tempo of the previous song," Garcia says. "The reason it breaks down to 2 over 3 or 3 over 4 is that everything in the music rhythmically corresponds to a set of mathematical algorithms known as the clave. The clave is an ancient organizing rhythmic principle developed in Africa."

"We dove deep into the texture of the music, beyond the groove and the riff," says HLM cofounder and drummer Geoff Mann (former Antibalas drummer and son of jazz musician Herbie Mann.) "Although something might sound like one instrument, there are subtle layers shifting through. It's definitely a headphone album."

Garcia and Mann recorded the album much like they did the debut, at their own L.A. studio on a Tascam 388 8-track tape machine. Congas were later recorded by percussionists Richard Panta and Reinaldo DeJesus. Then, Garcia went to NY to record interludes with former Antibalas keyboardist Victor Axelrod. Mixing took the most time in order to find the proper sonic space for each layer of musical detail, with first album engineer Jeremy Page mixing the drums and the band tackling the remainder while also juggling a hectic touring schedule.

Here Lies Man has already spent much of early 2018 on tour, with dates supporting Antibalas and Fu Manchu as well as a headlining trek through the EU & UK. Many summer festival dates and headline tours await later in the year as Here Lies Man continues its infectious charge onward.

You Will Know Nothing will be available on LP, CD and download on June 15th, 2018 via RidingEasy Records.

HERE LIES MAN LIVE 2018:

05/31 Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound Festival

06/05 Asheville, NC @ Mothlight *

06/06 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade *

06/07 Spartansburg, SC @ Ground Zero *

06/08 Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub *

06/09 Tallahassee, FL @ The Wilbury *

06/10 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon *

06/12 Houston, TX @ White Oak Upstairs *

06/13 Austin, TX @ Barracuda *

06/14 Ft Worth, TX @ Ridgela Room *

06/15 Memphis, TN @ Growlers *

10/12-14 Lake Perris, CA @ Desert Daze 2018

* w/ Earthless

Artist: Here Lies Man

Album: You Will Know Nothing

Label: RidingEasy Records

Release Date: June 15, 2018

01. Animal Noises

02. Summon Fire

03. Blindness

04. That Much Closer

05. Hell (Wooly Tail)

06. Voices At The Window

07. Taking the Blame

08. Fighting

09. Floating On Water

10. Memory Games

11. You Ought To Know

On The Web:

hereliesman.com

facebook.com/hereliesman

hereliesman.bandcamp.com

ridingeasyrecs.com

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