“Never A Good Day To Die”

British metallers ABSOLVA have released a second music video from their forthcoming album “Never A Good Day To Die”. The song this time is the title track from the album, which is set for release via Rocksector Records on 12th October 2015.

Check it out below:

The album is co-written by brothers Chris Appleton (Absolva vocalist / guitarist and Blaze Bayley guitarist) and Luke Appleton (Iced Earth bassist and Absolva rhythm guitarist). The Absolva line-up is completed by drummer Martin McNee and bassist Karl Schramm. The band has been prolific since inception in May 2012 – the new record is their third studio album, preceded by “Flames Of Justice2 (2012) and “Anthems To The Dead” (2014), plus the “Beyond Live” live album and DVD (2013).

Absolva‘s touring commitment has been equally prolific, and the upcoming UK and European Tour is no exception with the following dates confirmed….

October
16th : UK : Hastings : The Carlisle
17th : Belgium : Genk : Rebel Rock Festival
23rd : UK : Stoke : The Rigger24th : UK : Burnley : Sanctuary
25th : UK : Kendal : Bootleggers
28th : Netherlands : Geleen : De Meister
29th : Germany : Hamburg : Bambi Galore
30th : Netherlands : Den Helder : Rockcafe De Engel
31st : Germany : Norden : Jugendhaus
November
1st : Netherlands : The Hague : Musicon
6th : France : Luynes : Le Korigan
7th : Switzerland : St-Maurice : Manoir Pub
8th : Germany : Balingen : Sonnenkeller
11th : France : Colmar : Grillen
12th : France : Arras : Blue Devils Bar13th : Germany : Herdorf : Rattenloch
14th : Netherlands : Rockcafe Backstage
15th : Belgium : Roeselare : De Verlichte Geest
20th : UK : Great Yarmouth : Haven
21st : UK : Oxford : The Cellar
22nd : UK : Wakefield : Snooty Fox
27th : UK : Swindon : The Vic
28th : UK : Oldham : Whittles

The band has also already been announced for these festivals in 2016….
March 19th : Belgium : Lotenhulle : Wizzfest
July 9th : Belgium : Namur : Rock Festival
August 28th : UK : Northwich : RockWich

The new album is available to pre-order now at the band’s website http://www.absolva.com , as well as Amazon and iTunes.

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British metal band ABSOLVA have revealed ‘No One Escapes’ as the first video and song from the forthcoming “Never A Good Day To Die” album which is set for release on 12th October. The video includes live footage taken during the band’s European Tour earlier this year, plus footage from the recent studio sessions for the recording of the new album.

The video is available to watch below:

The song is also available for free download here https://soundcloud.com/rocksector/absolva-no-one-escapes

The band also reveals the full track listing for the new album:
1. Disguise
2. Killer Within
3. No One Escapes
4. The Light
5. Never A Good Day To Die
6. How Black Is My Heart?
7. Transform
8. No Tomorrow
9. Warrior, Soldier
10. Orphan Of God
11. All Alone

Fans will recognise the aggressive, muscular groove of ‘No One Escapes’ from the last tour when the song became a regular in the band’s setlist.

“Never A Good Day To Die”, co-written by frontman Chris Appleton and brother Luke – also of American metallers ICED EARTH– is available for pre-order now at http://www.absolva.com , & features powerful riffs, incredible light and shade, plus contemporary traces, in a combination which is elemental to the Absolva sound.

Chris Appleton has this to say…. “We’re completely knocked out by the number of pre-orders so far & we thank each & every fan for their amazing support. Heart & soul has gone into this album; there’s a lot of lead guitar on it, which is what fans tell us they want to hear from us, & the riffs are aggressive & punchy. I think it’s a very natural step forward from the last record. It’s been fantastic to be able to work with Luke again this year; he’s become a gifted songwriter & his last 3 years experience with Iced Earth shines through. Martin has delivered outstanding drum parts once again & Karl’s studio debut has been a revelation.”

Meanwhile, the band has added these shows to the upcoming tour schedule…. a South Wales date on 25th September & a Colmar (France) show on 11th November. Luke adds…. ‘As I’ll be returning to Iced Earth in the early part of 2016 & the rest of the guys will be with Blaze, this makes the upcoming European Tour very special for Absolva. It’s probable that this will my last chance to play with Absolva for quite some time’

The full tour listing is available now at http://www.mwaweb.com/absolva_tour.htm

Absolva is also thrilled to be returning to co-headline Wizzfest, in Belgium, on 19th March for what is expected to be a single exclusive show for the first 5-6 months of 2016. The first half of next year for Chris, Martin and Karl, is mainly to be spent touring as Blaze Bayley‘s backing band for an extensive European Tour, whilst Luke will be returning to Iced Earth after their recent hiatus.

The band line-up for “Never A Good Day To Die”:
Chris Appleton : lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Martin McNee : drums
Luke Appleton : rhythm guitar, harmony lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Karl Schramm : bass, backing vocals

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