After 6 years as a band spent literally smashing their way through venues, mathcore quartet The Colour Line have decided to call it a day. The band have announced a run of final UK shows to commemorate and say goodbye in true TCL fashion, one of which is at this year's UK Tech-Metal Fest. 

The band post the following statement on their Facebook page regarding the split:

"This is the final tour of The Colour Line.

To all of our friends, fans, family, partners, previous band members, reviewers, photographers and the teams behind the scenes, we owe you our lives for what you have all done for us over the last six years.

Thank you for being with us for the ride.

These are the final eight places that we have left to pour out what remains of our love, passion and energy."

Catch The Colour Line for one last time at the following dates: 

30th June - The Frog, Worksop
1st July - Santiagos, Leeds
2nd July - The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow
3rd July - Satans Hollow, Manchester
5th July - Sanctuary, Basingstoke
6th July - Ex Servicemans Club, Corby
8th July - Tech Fest, Newark (Show date TBC)
5th August - Humber Street Sesh, Hull

The band's latest, and final, EP The Long Awaited Seal Of Disapproval, is available to purchase at half price via Basick Supplies: https://basick.supplies/collections/the-colour-line

Listen to The Colour Line's single E = MC Hammered here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBJpS8ETqm8

The Colour Line are:
Sam Rudderforth - vocals
Sam Arundell - guitar
Adam Dowd - bass
James Coggin - drums

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New album Among the Amorphous released 23 June via Long Branch Records

Danish metallers THE INTERBEING have released their second single and stunning video 'Deceptive Signal' from forthcoming new album Among The Amorphous which is released on June 23rd via Long Branch Records.

Check it out here:

Singer Dara Corcoran talks us through the new track:“Deceptive Signal is the second track from our coming concept album about The Interbeing’s struggle with his creators. In this song The Interbeing hears a signal and is drawn to it but it turns out to be a trap made by his creators.

To realise the visual storyline we contacted the gifted Jeb Hardwick and flew him in to Copenhagen to shoot this ambitious video. The countless hours playing in a green screen studio and post production really paid off. Jeb did an amazing job creating this other dimension with us and The Interbeing in it.”
 
THE INTERBEING made a huge impact on the Danish metal scene with their debut album Edge of The Obscure in 2011. Acclaimed Album of the Year by the largest music magazine in Denmark, GAFFA, the album got top marks and massive exposure in some of the biggest metal magazines worldwide.

In the wake of the release, THE INTERBEING played shows all over Europe ranging from Euroblast in Cologne, UK Tech Fest and Copenhell in Copenhagen, and had the honour to be the main support for massive international names such as Stone Sour (US), Meshuggah (SE) and Parkway Drive (AU).

THE INTERBEING reached the other side of the world in 2012 when the album was successfully re-released in Japan. Two tracks from the album were later used as a soundtrack in a Japanese game. Recently in November 2016 the band played a resounding sold out show at the industry festival Hokuo Music Week in Tokyo.

The challenging second album has been underway for some time and the result is the visionary dystopian concept album Among the Amorphous. The songs have a sinister David Lynch feel while the polyrhythmic Meshuggah-inspired sonances envelop the listener; it's an album that lifts the bar of storytelling and songwriting in the tech-metal world.

Among the Amorphous is mixed by the newly talented producer Jonas Haagensen and mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios (Volbeat, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Pretty Maids) and will be released worldwide through Long Branch Records on June 23rd.  It's available for preorder here: https://theinterbeing.lnk.to/amongtheamorphous?mc_cid=9cf1a77145&mc_eid=c0fdde66a9


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Astroid Boys, Stray From The Path, Oceans Ate Alaska, Uprising Festival and many more UK shows included

New music hub MusicPlanet Live is excited to announce the UK’s first ever Mass Music Event and the first 60 gigs to celebrate the full site launch in June. Hundreds of venues and bands will supporting the revolutionary hub that brings artists, venues and promoters together.

One month. One movement. The UK’s largest mass music event.

The announced gigs include Stray From The Path, Oceans Ate Alaska, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Natives, The Red Paintings, Bad Omens, Napoleon and Loathe, as well as Uprising Festival with Primordial, Onslaught, Lawnmower Deth, and Misery Fest with Broken Teeth and Desolated. 

The official MPL launch party will be a FREE event at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth with Astroid Boys, Heck, Shields and Create To Inspire plus more acts to be announced soon. Check the event page to register for tickets.

A full list of the MusicPlanet Live Mass Music Event shows can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/259217574545855

Many more venues, promoters and artists are already setting up further  MPL Mass Music Event shows in support of the campaign, with the second huge announcement set for 29 May.

MusicPlanet Live connects everyone and anyone with an interest in live music from grassroots up – all venues and promoters are welcome to put on an Mass Music Event show, be it a local upcoming act to a big tour package in any genre. Details on how to support and get involved throughout the UK can be found on the sites website http://www.musicplanetlive.com/page/mass-event

MPL founder Richard Taylor explained the site approached the Wedgewood Rooms to host the official launch event as they were the very first venue to sign up to the site. “The main purpose of the site is to get more people away from their sofas and laptops and to live shows. With the multitude of summer festivals these days, these showcase events are to remind people just how awesome the live venue experience can be and how important it is to continue to enjoy, support and attend.” 

MusicPlanet Live is a UK founded social music site designed by music fans, artists and venue owners around the entire needs and requirements of the music community, but with one main aim, to keep live music thriving.

Sean Midson, vocalist for Create To Inspire, who are performing at the official launch, says of MusicPlanet Live: "Music Planet Live is something I and many musicians have been waiting for, for quite some time. To have a free & accessible social media/networking site purely for musicians to utilise is a blessing, and we cannot thank the awesome people that head MPL enough for getting us involved and making everything music-related that little bit easier."

Mass Music Event Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/259217574545855
 
Official Wedgewood Rooms launch party Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/445015309184328/

SIKTH release new single 'Golden Cufflinks' 

- The Future In Whose Eyes? out 2nd June via Millennium Night
- Download Festival main stage confirmed

SikTh have released their new single 'Golden Cufflinks' ahead of their highly anticipated new album The Future In Whose Eyes?

Due to be released on 2nd June on Millennium Night, the newly created label imprint from Snapper Music, home of Peaceville Records & Kscope, The Future In Whose Eyes? is the band's first full-length release since 2006's Death Of A Dead Day.

Given a world exclusive premiere on the Radio One Rock Show on Sunday (14th May) check out the video for 'Golden Cufflinks', which was produced and directed by vocalist Mikee W Goodman, via the band's website: www.sikth.band

[For a WAV or MP3 of 'Golden Cufflinks' please email hannah@holdtightpr.com]

He says of the track:

"The song is very melodic and is a very different type of song for SikTh fans to hear . Even though there are extremely aggressive moments on the new album. This song has a real epic and melodic feel to it."
 
SikTh will return to Donington Park on the 10th June for Download Festival, this time on the main stage.

Full live dates are as follows:
 
07/06/17 – UK - Bournemouth, Sound Circus
10/06/17 – UK - Donington, Download Festival (main stage)
9-12/08/17 – CZ - Brutal Assault Festival
17-19/08/17 – UK – Bristol, Arctangent Festival

Of the new record Dan Weller, SikTh’s guitarist and producer, says:

"Ever since SikTh was formed way back at the turn of the century we've tried to self improve as musicians and as song writers. We take our music very seriously. This record feels like the one we've always wanted to make. We spent over a year writing it and pushed ourselves extremely hard - sometimes too hard. Opacities was the rebirth of SikTh but 'The Future...' is our statement - I want this album to define us. I don't care how over ambitious it sounds - we want this record to be heard by every metal fan on the planet."

The Future In Whose Eyes?  features the first ever guest vocalist on a SikTh album: Periphery vocalist Spencer Sotelo joins Mikee W Goodman on 'Cracks Of Light', following the band's support slot on Periphery's US arena tour in 2016 . “They’re really nice people, everyone on that US tour felt it was the best one they’d been on,” Mikee explains. “We actually got him down to R&R Studios in Uxbridge where we made the album. I really like Periphery and especially love Spencer’s voice, he’s not your usual djent singer, and he’s very much a spiritual man. He knows his and mind well and so we nailed the song really quicky”.

The Future In Whose Eyes? will be released on deluxe 12" hardbook, CD, gatefold 180g heavy weight vinyl and digital download, with 'Vivid' and 'Golden Cufflinks' available as instant downloads. Pre-orders are available here: http://found.ee/The_Future_In_Whose_Eyes

For further information:
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https://www.facebook.com/sikthofficial
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New album Transitions will be released 30 June

Dubai based rockers JAY WUD prepare to take on the world with their new album Transitions, which is set for release on 30 June.

The band have announced the new album with the release of new single 'Empire'. Boasting chunky riffs and a huge chorus, 'Empire' serves as a great introduction to the band's mix of metal, flamboyant rock, and infectious hooks.

Check it out streaming here:

With members from Lebanon, Serbia and Latvia, JAY WUD are a truly international hard rock phenomenon whose Middle Eastern success has seen them support the likes of Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe and Skunk Anansie, and become headliners in their own right.

Fronted by Lebanese singer / guitarist and namesake Jay Wud, whose addictive combination of thrashing riffs, shredding solos and powerful hook-laden vocals define the band’s scorching metal-tinged hard rock sound. 

With the help of an impressive crowdfunding campaign that raised over $30,000, they were able to complete recording Transitions with Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson (Seether, My Chemical Romance, Theory of a Deadman) in Los Angeles. 

This third JAY WUD album marks a new beginning for the band as they venture into much darker, heavier and more explorative territory. Having honed their craft since 2013, they have emerged as one of the flag-bearers for the Middle Eastern scene that is quickly putting itself on the global rock and metal map.

Pre-order Transitions here: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1233872102?ls=1&app=itunes

Manchester musical activists HOMETRUTHS have revealed a drum play-through for 'Vigilante', taken from their debut EP Open Your Eyes.

Check out drummer Alex Mac's impressive chops on the track here: 

The quintet have also announced the following shows:

27 May, The Boulevard, Wigan - with Martyr Defiled, Death Remains, Sworn Amongst
17 June Satan's Hollow, Manchester - with Oceans Ate Alaska, Napoleon, Carcer City

Born out of five friends’ collective anger and frustration at the state of the world, Mancunian musical activists HOMETRUTHS play passionate groove-laden hardcore, with a strong message of social change. 

Musically they could be likened to contemporaries While She Sleeps, Sylar and Stray From The Path, but also nod to HC masters Madball and Biohazard, and with an added technical flair, their sound is as fresh as their passion is raw. 

The debut EP ‘Open Your Eyes’ is a to-the-point statement of intent, as front man Gaz Davies  explains:  
'The purpose of the record is to educate and enlighten people to what is going on in the world. Far too often people choose to turn a blind eye to these issues but with such a direct, in your face message people will find it hard to remain ignorant. People need to wake up’ 

The band actively promote peace and unity but are also unafraid to voice their anger at the broken systems that allow the corrupt elites to repress and divide society for their own gain. They are angry, and quite rightly, but they also hope to inspire others to take a stand together in the fight against the ills that plague our world today. 

Gaz continues. ‘If you disagree with the current political climate, refugee crisis, religious hate crimes, or any injustice that has taken place is the last eighteen months then then you are amongst like minded people when listening to our record. It’s time to stand together not against each other, join us.'

For more information:
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NO SIN EVADES HIS GAZE are streaming their stunning new album Endless Disconnect, ahead of its release tomorrow, 12th May.

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Comments drummer Theo Harvey: "Endless Disconnect is the result of 18 months of discerning work together as a band to create a diverse record without filler, containing the best music we can give. We have developed our sound by condensing our initial writing into what we felt were the best aspects of it. You’ll find a mixture of catchy choruses, heavy riffs, interesting drum parts and hints of subtly placed orchestral/synth writing. We explored new harmony & counterpoint to boost creativity around guitar parts and vocally we pushed ourselves hard beyond our comfort zone. 
All in combination to give what we felt was a clear difference in maturity between the first and second albums, to provide fans with something we hope was worth waiting for. We hope you enjoy listening." 

Featuring a plethora of technical polyrhythmic wizardry and elements of groove, prog and metalcore, Endless Disconnect is about as ripe for the pickings as can be. Musically, the band have matured and progressed since debut album Age Of Sedation, with the ebbs and flows pieced together much more organically, and with an exceptionally down-tuned demonic undertone.

NO SIN EVADES HIS GAZE are relatively new on the scene but have backed an immense following from tech metal fans across the world, and are known for unleashing a belter of a live show. With appearances at UK Tech-Metal Festival, Bloodstock Festival, Mammothfest and Euroblast under their belt, NO SIN EVADES HIS GAZE are poised for further excellence on stages across the country if this album is anything to go by. They have previously shared the stage with other tech metal mainstays SikTh, Carcer City, Martyr Defiled and No Consequence.

Endless Disconnect is released tomorrow. Order the album here: http://hyperurl.co/EndlessDisconnect

Find out more: 
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New song comes ahead of EP release - Parturition out June 02 via Basick Records

UK groove death metallers A TRUST UNCLEAN have streamed a new track from their highly anticipated new EP Parturition on Basick Records on June 02nd.

To listen to 'Dominion Over Bone' head to:
http://www.basickrecords.com/news/view/a-trust-unclean-premiere-new-single-dominion-over-bone

Hailing from Oxford, UK, A TRUST UNCLEAN have quickly made their mark on the UK death metal scene with their own brand of groovy, technical death metal, performed with sheer precision. A band that brings fun back into live music, via explosive riffs delivered with a smile.
 
The quintet released their critically acclaimed EP Reality Relinquished in August 2015 which was received tremendously amongst press and fans alike. Following a successful UK tour with Osiah the band went on to share stages with the likes of Aversions Crown, Rings Of Saturn, Black Tongue and Ne Obliviscaris, as well as performing at UK Tech Metal Fest with bands such as Decapitated, Heart Of A Coward, Monuments and many more.
 
After unfortunately parting ways with their vocalist Joe and drummer Scott in late 2016 during the writing process of their new release Parturition (translates to the act of giving birth), the band have since recruited Kyle Lamb on vocals and Noah Plant on drums. With the line-up now stronger than ever, A TRUST UNCLEAN have undergone a fresh start, a re-birth, and are ready and determined to take their new music as far and wide as possible.

Catch the band live: 

23.05.17 Sticky Mikes - Brighton
24.05.17 Blue Line Studios - Bournemouth
25.05.17 Meze Lounge - Newport
26.05.17 The Victoria - Swindon
27.05.17 Eiger Studios - Leeds
28.05.17 Jumpin' Jacks - Newcastle
29.05.17 Subside - Birmingham
30.05.17 Audio - Glasgow
31.05.17 The Westcoast Bar - Margate
02.06.17 Boston Music Room - London

Watch the band's most recent video 'To Encompass and Eclipse' here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po7fXOFaD18

Pre-order Parturition here:
https://basick.supplies/collections/a-trust-unclean

"Musicians will envy them and non-musicians will adore them" - Metalsucks
"A band with an exciting future ahead" - Metal Hammer

Acclaimed French post-prog metal band RIVIẼRE have announced their debut UK tour, supporting progressive instrumentalist Sarah Longfield.

Dates:

11.07.2017 Glasgow Audio
12.07.2017 Newcastle Jumpin' Jacks
14.07.2017 Leeds Hyde Park Book Club
15.07.2017 Manchester Satan's Hollow
16.07.2017 Basingstoke Sanctuary
18.07.2017 London Surya
19.07.2017 Bournemouth Anvil
20.07.2017 Brighton Sticky Mike's

The tour comes after the band's highly regarded debut LP Heal, released via Basick Records in January. 

The Toulouse four-piece are an impressive cross-genre blend. Their roots firmly in progressive metal and post-rock, the band also display strong elements of post-hardcore, alternative metal and - staggeringly - 80s electro. For fans of Karnivool, Deftones, Tool, Thrice and more, RIVIẼRE's material makes for an immensely interesting and satisfying listen. 

A completely new act on the scene, RIVIẼRE have spent the last two years working tirelessly on their debut release, and it shows. Acclaimed by Metalsucks, SkullsnBones, It Djents and more, the future is bright for this unique and highly talented band, already starting to attract heaps of attention.

For more information:
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https://twitter.com/RIVIERE_band
http://riviere.bigcartel.com/

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