JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Announces November + December UK Tour 2022

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Award-winning blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR is pleased to announce a 14-date UK tour in November and December 2022. Planet Rock will start a 48-hour ticket pre-sale at 10am on Wednesday August 3rd at www.planetrocktickets.co.uk.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday August 5th from www.JoanneShawTaylor.com, www.SeeTickets.com and www.Gigantic.com.

The tour starts at Cardiff, Tramshed on November 22, followed by dates at Exeter Corn Exchange (Nov 23), Reading Hexagon (Nov 25), Hastings, White Rock Theatre (Nov 26), The Apex, Bury St Edmunds (Nov 28), Birmingham Town Hall (Nov 30), Newcastle, Tyne Theatre & Opera House (Dec 1), Edinburgh, The Queen’s Hall (Dec 2), Sheffield City Hall (Dec 4), Milton Keynes, The Stables (Dec 5), Portsmouth Guildhall (Dec 7), Stroud, The Subscription Rooms (Dec 9), Ipswich, Corn Exchange (Dec 10), and High Wycombe, Old Town Hall (Dec 11) 

Watch Joanne performing “Summertime” (Live) with Joe Bonamassa HERE. 

Joanne will perform songs from her latest critically acclaimed album The Blues Album which topped Billboard Magazine’s Official Blues Album Chart. The album was also voted #1 Most Played Blues Album of 2021 by the Independent Blues Broadcaster’s Association. Joanne will also dig deep into her rich back catalogue where she will hand-pick songs from her albums Reckless Heart, Wild,The Dirty Truth, Almost Always Never, Diamonds in the Dirt, and White Sugar.

Over the past two decades, Joanne has proven herself as a prolific songwriter, releasing seven acclaimed albums under her belt, each increasingly more successful with her 2019 album Reckless Heart breaking into the UK Top 20 Album Chart and cementing herself as one of the most important guitar exports in British blues-rock.

In 2021, Joanne recorded her seventh studio album The Blues Album, produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith at Oceanway Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was released on Bonamassa’s independent record label KTBA Records on September 24, 2021. The album topped the Billboard Official Blues Chart. The album received across-the-board rave reviews worldwide.

The album features Joanne’s personalised covers of 11 rare blues classics immortalised by Albert King, Peter Green, Little Richard, Magic Sam, Aretha Franklin, Little Milton, and many more.

“I’d known from the beginning of my recording career that one day I wanted to record an album of blues covers, I just wasn’t sure when the right time to do that would be,” says Joanne. “I’ve always found it far easier to write my own material than come up with creative ways to make other artists’ material my own.”

When the pandemic put the brakes on from musicians from touring during 2020 and 2021, Joanne thought it was the right time to head into the studio to record The Blues Album. 

“We wanted to make a tough vocal centric straight blues record that showcased Joanne’s amazing talent but in a slightly different light,” explains Bonamassa. “Josh and I tested Joanne’s limits and pushed boundaries.”

On June 10, 2022, Joanne released the live album and concert film Blues From The Heart Live. Filmed and recorded at The Franklin Theatre in Franklin, Tennessee, the special concert film, and album includes sixteen tracks and features incredible guest performances from Mike Farris, and Joe Bonamassa, plus aspecial guest performance from Kenny Wayne Shepherd. The album topped Billboard Magazine’s Official Blues Chart.

Neil O’Brien Entertainment in association with KTBA Records and Planet Rock presents:

JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – NOVEMBER – DECEMBER UK TOUR 2022

Cardiff, Tramshed
Tuesday 22 November 2022

Exeter, Corn Exchange
Wednesday 23 November 2022

Reading, Hexagon
Friday 25 November 2022

Hastings, White Rock Theatre
Saturday 26 November 2022

Bury St Edmunds, The Apex
Monday 28 November 2022

Birmingham, Town Hall
Wednesday 30 November 2022

Newcastle, Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Thursday 1 December 2022

Edinburgh, The Queen’s Hall
Friday 2 December 2022

Sheffield, City Hall
Sunday 4 December 2022

Milton Keynes, The Stables
Monday 5 December 2022

Portsmouth, Guildhall
Wednesday 7 December 2022

Stroud, The Subscription Rooms
Friday 9 December 2022

Ipswich, Corn Exchange
Saturday 10 December 2022

High Wycombe, Old Town Hall
Sunday 11 December 2022

BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE Announce European Tour Dates

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UK trio BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE have recently announced new European tour dates for September 2022. The band will be traveling throughout the Netherlands and Germany, including a performance at the prestigious Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg! A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.

BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE
20 Sep 22 Rotterdam (NL) V11
21 Sep 22 DE (TBA) Cassiopeia
22 Sep 22 Munich (DE) Kranhalle
23 Sep 22 Koln (DE) MTC
24 Sep 22 Hamburg (DE) Reeperbahn
25 Sep 22 Leipzig (DE) Naumanns

Season of Mist previously announced the signing of BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE. The new album will be released via Season of Mist in 2023.

The band comments: “We’re super excited about our new partnership with Season of Mist! Michael and his dedicated team share our passion for incredible heavy music and have an inspiring vision about where we can take the band. We can’t wait for the next chapter of Black Orchid Empire to unfold.“

For a glimpse of things to come, check out BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE on Spotify HERE

BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE create huge, memorable rock music that combines heavy-hitting savagery with intense melodic beauty. Their technical, fearlessly complex grooves and gigantic sing-along choruses have already earned them a widespread fanbase. 

A ferociously tight live band, BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE have toured Europe and the UK extensively, supporting Skunk Anansie, HED p.e, INME and Black Map as well as festival slots at Download, Standon Calling and Planet Rockstock. Black Orchid Empire have sealed the bands reputation as a force to be reckoned with.

Having released their debut album ‘Archetype’ (2016) to universal acclaim, Black Orchid Empire signed with German label Long Branch Records to release the follow up albums ‘Yugen’ (2018) and ‘Semaphore’ (2020). Both albums received stellar reviews and over 1,000,000+ combined streams.

The band are now looking ahead to the future with their next album, which will be released by Season of Mist, that sees them continue to push the musical envelope.

Line up:
Paul Visser: Vocals / Guitar
Dave Ferguson: Bass / Vocals
Billy Freedom: Drums

BURDEN OF THE SKY Release Official Music Video for ‘The Flood’; Announce Tour with SEVENDUST

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BURDEN OF THE SKY released the official music video for their single “The Flood.” The band will be touring on Sevendust’s “Animosity Tour” in September of 2022.

“When we began writing ‘The Flood’ we were in a dark headspace. We were angry and mournful after the passing of our guitarist and founding member Bradford Shaw. Our only goal was to write a song that we could pour our soul and emotions into in honor of our fallen brother. Once we had a demo put together, we reached out to Blake (SAUL) and Morgan (Sevendust) and told them our story. We asked them to contribute their own experiences and emotions to the song and the result was better than we could have ever asked for,” says Scottie James.

He adds, “’The Flood’ is symbolic of all of the struggles in life, our demons that try to bring us down and swallow us whole; the ever-looming darkness and misery that is held back by our own will that inevitably will come crashing through the second we let our guard down. This song is our way of saying we will stand our ground — strong, fierce, and determined — in solidarity against anything life throws our way; even though we know we cannot win, we will fight for what we believe in until our last breath.”

WATCH Burden of the Sky – “The Flood” (Official Music Video):

Burden of the Sky Link Tree: linktr.ee/burdenofthesky

Having hit the stage with acts such as Sevendust, Ice Nine Kills, A Day To Remember, I Prevail, Nothing More, Asking Alexandria and more, the band continues to show they belong on the big stage. Their debut album, Cinis Ad Cinis, featured the single “Same Old Page”, which has amassed millions of streams since its 2017 release. Sophomore album Sine Timore was led by “Sirens”, which was featured on many top Spotify playlists, gaining over a million streams. Most recently, the band released a cover of Ellie Goulding’s “Lights”, as well as original single “Whiteout”, which was featured on Apple Music’s “Breaking Hard Rock” playlist.

2022 will bring multiple single releases that were produced and co-written with the likes of Morgan Rose (Sevendust) and Ricky Armellino (Ice Nine Kills, Hawk), including the newest single “The Flood” featuring Rose and Blake Bedsaul (Saul).

Burden of the Sky is:
Scottie James – Lead Vocals
Josh Appel – Guitar
TJ Duckwiler – Guitar/Vocals
Rick Streeter – Drums
Dustin Tritsch – Bass
Mike Mahoney – Keys

HIEROPHANT Share New Single ‘Devil Incarnate’

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Italian death metal band HIEROPHANT will be releasing a brand new full-length, ‘Death Siege,’ on August 26, 2022 via Season of Mist! The band is now sharing the second new single, “Devil Incarnate,” at THIS LOCATION. 

HIEROPHANT comments on the track: “Devil Incarnate. Eternal death descending on us. Gathering forces to the victory. Eternal death forever.“

Pre-orders are now available from the Season of Mist shop HERE. The album can be pre-saved on your preferred streaming platform HERE.

The cover artwork for ‘Death Siege’ was created by Abomination Hammer.

Track-list
1. Mortem Aeternam (1:20)
2. Seeds of Vengeance (4:26)
3. Devil Incarnate (4:23) [LISTEN]
4. Bloodbath Compendium (4:04)
5. Crypt of Existence (4:08) [LISTEN]
6. Interlude (1:09)
7. In Chaos, In Death (3:54)
8. Abysmal Annihilation (4:21)
9. Death Siege (5:43) [WATCH]
10. Nemesis of Thy Mortals (6:29)
Total: 39:57

“Controlled chaos?” Lorenzo pauses for a song before finally looking right through you with his piercing eyes and slowly answering: “yes, I like the sound of that, it sums up pretty much what they stand for. Chaos with a sense if you will.”
 
The guitarist and vocalist of the Ravena-based band HIEROPHANT isn’t one to bury you under bigmouth statements and empty words. But when he says he thinks Death Siege is “the best thing we ever did and the one album when HIEROPHANT really comes on its own”, you know he means it.
 
Since their previous album, and first for SEASON OF MIST, Mass Grave in 2016 – originally described as a “vicious” mix of black sludge and death metal – many things have happened. It started with the release two years later of a two-track EP called Spawned Abortions “a good indication of where we were going but still not quite there”.
 
The band’s fourth full-length Death Siege was written during the first months of the pandemic, from March 2020 until May 2021, a dark period described by Lorenzo as a “long fucking long process but it was worth it. Until then, we were maybe missing a bit proper song structures and arrangements. In retrospect, Mass Grave is more grind-ish whereas the new is far more metal and riff-oriented. The songs are longer and have more things happening in them, the album is overall far more ambitious and more, well, musical
 
He concedes that HIEROPHANT started out more or less as “some kind of hardcore band, but with metal influences”, especially since Lorenzo has been also playing bass for THE SECRET since 2011, even if they haven’t been “very active” for a couple of years. “With HIEROPHANT, we actually signed our first contract originally with a hardcore/punk focused label called BRIDGE NINE. Originally, we had another line-up with a fulltime singer and we sounded like a very pissed off D-beat/crust band. But already in the back of my head, I had other plans. And when our frontman left in 2015, I took over the microphone as well and that’s when we started to evolve. To me, Mass Grave was a transitional record, it caught us midway if you will. But now with Death Siege we’ve finally reached our destination. And while we made a name of ourselves in the scene, I believe it’s truly the album that will take us a step further.”
 
Death Siege is full of war metaphors, lyrics about complete annihilation (‘Seeds Of Vengeance’, ‘Devils Incarnate’, Bloodbath Compendium’ etc.) and “fire, hatred and endless void. The sub-title for it could have been ‘impending doom’, it’s like you know something awful it’s going to happen and sweep the plate clean but no matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to stop it. That’s how I want the listeners to feel when they listen to this record.” He pauses before adding with his iron will look, “one could say that the album general state-of-mind is ‘no mercy, kill everybody’. Yep, that sums it up about right.” Are you ready?

Recording Line-up:
Lorenzo Gulminelli: Rythm guitars, vocals
Fabio Carretti: Lead guitars
Gianmaria Mustillo: Bass
Alessandro Vagnoni: Drums
 
Line-up:
Lorenzo Gulminelli: Rythm guitars, vocals
Fabio Carretti: Lead guitars
Gianmaria Mustillo: Bass
Ben Tellarini: Drums
 
Recording Studio:
‘Death Siege’ has been recorded in Italy between June and July 2021.
Drums at Duna Studio, Russi (RA). Guitars, Bass and Vocals at SNK Studio, Ferrara (FE).

Produced by: Hierophant & Alex Conti + Recorded by Alex Conti
Mixed by: Alex Conti

SAINT DIABLO Ask What It Means to Be a Real Patriot in New ‘Odio’ Music Video

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Revolutions begin with whispers in the wilderness… so if/when the 1st shot of the second American Civil War is inevitably taken, which side of the battle will you be on? Savage Latin metal band SAINT DIABLO have just revealed a new music video and single entitled “Odio“, which asks tough questions like what it means to be a patriot addressing societal issues currently dividing the United States of America. The video was directed by Hunter Chapman at Veterans Coastal Media.

“We wrote this song about the uneasy division within our American Society beginning in early 2017 through present time” says lead vocalist Tito Quinones. “We have witnessed a lot of ups and downs in our American Zeitgeist but had never witnessed the closest thing to a second American Civil War. At first, we thought things would settle down and the song would be less of a reflection of us as Americans. Unfortunately, the cultural temperature just kept rising. We saw people on both sides of the political spectrum making the same arguments about what it meant to be a patriot and what it meant to simply be a good person.”

Guitarist Justin Adams explains further, “Odio (or hatred) is the poison we are all chocking on, and it seems to be the most constant catalyst that leads society’s collective behavior. At times it feels like the only way to survive and overcome generations of abuse and injustice is to start using the techniques strategies of the perceived enemy. This is further antagonized by the idea that those with little to lose have everything to gain. As a result, extremism on both ends of the spectrum quickly starts to become the default position. In doing so however, all we do is feed the Odio and increase the temperature of the modern drama and leaves blood and death on all our hands. There has to be a better way to stand to against our confused brothers and sisters and plead to their better angels without destroying them or each other in the process. Because if not, all we are doing is just feeding the Odio until there is nothing left to feed it.”

Saint Diablo have chosen to pledge allegiance to the revolution and the resistance (la Resistencia – la Revolución), fighting alongside those who are champions of inclusivity and warriors for equity and social justice and they’re taking it to the streets this month on a short run of live dates with Artusha and The Plan. See below for dates and ticket information.

Download / Listen to Odio at https://ffm.to/stodio

Saint Diablo tour dates
Aug 12 – Salem, VA @ Aberation Live w/ Artusha, The Plan
Aug 13 – Concord, NC @ Amicis Sports Bar w/ Artusha, The Plan
Aug 14 – Chesapeake, VA @ Riff House w/ Artusha, The Plan
Aug 19 – Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz w/ Artusha, The Plan
Aug 20 – Lebanon, PA @ The Church w/ Artusha, The Plan
Aug 21 – California, MD @ VFW Pavilion w/ Artusha, The Plan
Aug 26 – TBD
Aug 27 – Richmond, VA @ Another Round Bar & Grill w/ Artusha, The Plan
Sep 02 – Martinsburg, WV @ Bad Habits w/ Artusha, The Plan

Sin Quirin’s SIGLOS Release Music Video for ‘Morir Para Vivir’

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Two-time Grammy nominated guitarist, Sin Quirin, continues to forge epic percussive singles with his new band, SIGLOS. SIGLOS features the transcendent strings of Sin Quirin, former iconic Ministry band member of 15 years, and the demanding vocals of Pedro Sanchez from the band Transtorno.

Their latest single, Morir Para Vivir, is a rhythmic, explosive song reminiscent of tribal chants that harken to the band’s Latin heritage. This song ramps up the bloodstream and differs from their first single in the undeniable heaviness it induces in listeners. The song was written by Sin Quirin, with lyrics written by Pedro Sanchez, and was produced, mixed, and mastered by Alex Crescioni at Stygian Sound. The video was directed by Matt Zane, DP/ Colorist James Smith. 

Listen to Morir Para Vivir on Bandcamp: https://siglos.bandcamp.com/releases

Also watch the official music video for Por Los Siglos at https://youtu.be/4CE4Bl4Ka9w

What the music industry is saying about Sin Quirin (SIGLOS)

“Sin is a singularly unique talent, underrated guitar hero, and a key dynamic member of every project he’s done, and I can’t wait to hear what he does next! I know it’s going to be stellar!”

Gary Holt

“Sin has been a solid back bone to everything he’s been involved in and it’s great to see him stepping out now to do his own thing. He is a true rockstar in every sense of the word”

David Ellefson

“SIGLOS, Dark, Powerful, Magic!

Listening to SIGLOS brings all this and more weaving through the stories of old and bridging through to the world of today. Hypnotic vocals and entrenching melodies prove SIGLOS to be a Dark Force for the future worldwide.”

Por Los Siglos is representative of a rebirth, akin to a heavy metal big bang. Pedro Sanchez says of the single, “The time is now and our ancestors have been waiting for this. For the ages, Por Los Siglos. For the ages to break ourselves free and in doing so, we are able to free our ancestors and future generations from the chains of our past karmas.”

The dawn of SIGLOS is the result of divine timing and the unyielding will to have a hand in cosmic creation without rules. In the words of Sin Quirin, “The music from SIGLOS comes from the cosmic world, where the stars have aligned and not just by coincidence. My vision and understanding of this project is that it’s a divine timing and we have messages, perceptions, emotions to be shared, to be touched by the masses…The music resonates in me and I am able to express and speak in the language of the soul.” Pedro Sanchez feels the same, calling it “Magic that he and Sin are able to create together as a band and as a tribe”. He comments, “It’s a great pleasure and honor to be picked up and be chosen to do this collaboration. We are both hard workers, creators of reality, and believers of the work we do.”

The raw chords and heavy compositions of SIGLOS are influenced by every sight, sound and emotion ever experienced by Sin.. Experience the relentless fervor of SIGLOS in their first single Por Los Siglos can be found on all streaming platforms. SIGLOS continues to work on new music. Expect to hear more from them soon.

About SIGLOS:

SIGLOS is a heavy metal band combining aspects of Black Metal, Doom Metal, and Industrial Metal. It features Sin Quirin from Ministry, RevCo, American Head Charge, Society 1 and 3 Headed Snake and Pedro Sanchez from Transtorno. The pair blend their Mexican and Spanish roots to the lyrics, rhythms, and music, creating heavy metal riffs with a raw intensity unlike any before.

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