Metal outfit SKIES IN MOTION are streaming their debut album 'Life Lessons' following its release today (1st September 2017).

The record features the band's singles 'Cascades', 'Happy Families' and the more recent 'When Home Feels Distant And Distance Feels Like Home', which was premiered on Alex Baker's Kerrang! Fresh Blood show. 

Stream the album in full here: https://soundcloud.com/skiesinmotion/sets/skies-in-motion-life-lessons/s-HdMdz

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Purchase Life Lessons here: http://skiesinmotionuk.bigcartel.com/

Skies In Motion have also announced a UK tour in support of the album, which follows their appearance at Macmillan Fest plus shows supporting Kingdom Of Giants and In Hearts Wake. 

Dates are as follows:

02/09 - Macmillan Fest, Nottingham
12/10 - Satans Hollow, Manchester (w/ Kingdom Of Giants)
13/10 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (w/ In Hearts Wake)
14/10 - TBC
15/10 - O'Rileys, Hull
16/10 - The Unicorn (Camden), London
17/10 - TBC
18/10 - Brewdog, Leicester
19/10 - The Victoria, Birmingham
20/10 - B2 Venue, Norwich
21/10 - Vintage Rock Bar, Doncaster

It's not uncommon for bands to wear their heart on their sleeves when writing music, and Skies In Motion are no exception, as they wear theirs with pride throughout the course of their debut album Life Lessons. It's a release that's packed with personal and emotional lyrical content, and offers a hand to their fans to show that they're not alone in this journey called life.

With a brutal and raw tenacity, Skies In Motion combine chugging riffs with glorious breakdowns, taking example from some of the greats including the likes of While She Sleepsand Architects. Their choruses are absolutely staggering, underpinned with furious guitars and a killer groove whilst the energy they create is charged with positivity and hope, a recurring theme throughout the course of the album.

If you're looking for your next favourite metal and hardcore band, look no further than Skies In Motion – with their upcoming debut album and plans to relentlessly tour the UK and Europe, these guys are sure to become one of the hottest unsigned bands on the scene.

For more information:
https://facebook.com/skiesinmotion
https://twitter.com/skiesinmotion
https://www.instagram.com/skiesinmotion

HEART OF A COWARD celebrate the 5th anniversary of their debut album Hope And Hindrance with a remastered re-release and limited vinyl run, available from 24 November via Basick Records.

The debut offering from the Milton Keynes metal heavyweights was originally self-released back in 2012 and, until now, has never been pressed to vinyl. 

Available to pre-order via Basick Supplies as of now, the vinyl comes as a super limited edition run of 500 in transparent orange with black splatter. 

The digital version of the remaster is available from today, check it out on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon or Deezer.

BASICK SUPPLIES: https://basick.supplies/collections/heart-of-a-coward 
iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hope-and-hindrance-5th-anniversary-remaster/id1276687083
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/0iMO9LB75CobO5vvuYPoM2

CKY will return to Europe this autumn, touring in support of their highly acclaimed new album The Phoenix. Check them out on one of the following dates:

11/29 Berlin, GER – Cassioepeia
11/30 Hamburg, GER – Headcrash
12/01 Dusseldorf, GER – Tube
12/03 Weinheim, GER – Cafe Central
12/05 Copenhagen, DEN – High Voltage
12/06 Oslo, NOR – John Dee
12/07 Gothenburg, SWE – Sticky Fingers
12/08 Stockholm, SWE – Klubben
12/09 Zwolle, NET – Hedon
12/11 Utrecht, NET – Tivoli
12/13 Paris, FRA – La Bellinouise
12/14 Milan, ITA – Magnolia
12/15 Vienna, AUT – Arena
12/16 Dublin, IRE – Voodoo Lounge
12/17 Belfast, IRE – Limelight 2

Tickets go on-sale 1 September, 10:00 CET

Check out recent single 'Replaceable' here https://youtu.be/8BJcJalxEdo

The Phoenix was released on 16 June 2017 via eOne / SPV and is the first release from CKYsince they put out Carver City in 2009. The album was engineered and mixed at Rancho De La Luna, the highly regarded recording studio in Joshua Tree, CA.

CKY are currently playing the entirety of the 2017 Vans Warped Tour and is the band's first time retuning to Warped Tour since 2000. Before that, CKY finished a highly successful thirteen show run of the UK, most of which were sold out.

For more information:
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http://twitter.com/ckymusic
http://instagram.com/ckymusic

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2017 will be a massive year for CKY, who have sold north of a million albums over the course of their nearly-20-year career. Fans can expect new music and more tour dates from a band that is re-energised and refreshed, and emerging with a career-defining effort that will prove to be worth the wait. 

Chad I Ginsburg, the band’s guitarist and singer, steps into the frontman role with charisma, charm, and bravado, confidently delivering a diverse performance as he claims a position that was clearly rightfully his to own. 

He’s joined in enduring partnership and musical and personal chemistry by fellow CKY cofounder, Jess Margera, the drummer whose extracurricular work in projects like The Company Band (with guys from Clutch and Fireball Ministry) expanded CKY’s horizons as much as Ginsburg’s solo work has as well. The duo returned to their primary project refreshed and reenergized, with bassist Matt Deis (ex-All That Remains), who first joined CKY in 2005. 

Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, and Deftones have all personally invited CKY on tour, cementing a legacy as a hard-charging live act. CKY built a worldwide fanbase of dedicated acolytes, friends, and supporters, lovingly dubbed the CKY Alliance, with a broader group of musicians, athletes, and other creative types in the CKY family, both literally and figuratively. 

“We’re grown adults now with an eagle-eye perspective on who we are, what we do, and how to do it right,” Ginsburg declares, with matter-of-fact certainty. “None of us are out there in the clouds. We’re pretty well-grounded people that have an honest perspective on where we’re at.”

SKYWALKER are streaming their new EP Sugar House to celebrate its release tomorrow (1st September 2017). The five-track record features the band's singles 'Caffeine' and 'Blood'.

Listen to the EP in full here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA6nJ_9r2hkWNooRskqbbAoqjQ3BUtihq

Throughout Sugar House the Liverpool-based four-piece crush speed and aggression with melodic hooks and bouncy choruses. They firmly put themselves in the skate punk scene, taking their emotional post-hardcore inspiration from the likes of Crooks and Counterparts, whilst retaining the strength of their massive pop-punkesque choruses that wouldn't look at out of place in a Neck Deep track.

Unstoppable drive and determination has quickly built SKYWALKER a strong fanbase across Europe, and earned them shows alongside the likes of NOFX, Madball, Anti-Flag, Limp Bizkit and more. 

Purchase Sugar House here: http://skywalkermerch.bigcartel.com/

The band begin their tour this week which sees them appear throughout Europe and the UK in support of the new EP. They will be joined by LANDMVRKS (02/09-09/09) and Coast To Coast (11/09-17/09). 

See SKYWALKER live at one of the following shows:

01.09 - JKZ Scheune, Ibbenburen (DE)
02.09 - Fallen Fortress Open Air, Bad Durkheim (DE)
03.09 - Pogo, Gorinchem (NL)
04.09 - Palazzo, Chur (CH)
05.09 - La Marquise, Lyon (FR)
06.09 - The Factory, Verona (IT)
07.09 - Dasbach, Vienna (AT)
08.09 - Badehaus, Berlin (DE)
09.09 - Hirsch, Nuremberg (DE)
11.09 - Underground, Plymouth (UK)
12.09 - Bar Forty Two, Worthing (UK)
13.09 - The Black Heart, London (UK)
14.09 - The Sun Flower Lounge, Birmingham (UK)
15.09 - The Pit, Swansea (UK)
17.09 - Broadcast, Glasgow (UK)

For more information:

http://skywalkerhc.com
https://www.facebook.com/skywalkerhc
https://twitter.com/skywalkerhc

First album in 13 years following 2004's Suffer, Survive

After a lengthy hiatus hardcore outfit NO WARNING are back with their third album Torture Culture, their first since 2004's Suffer, Survive. 

Torture Culture is due for release via Last Gang/SPV on the 13th October and is available to pre-order here: http://smarturl.it/tortureculture

To coincide with the announcement NO WARNING have released new single 'In The City' which was originally premiered via The Fader. Check out the single here: https://soundcloud.com/badactorsinc/no-warning-in-the-city

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"We have attempted to express the condition of the human mind that is an outcome of being brainwashed by corporate controlled social media, through a modern and classic feeling hardcore album,"explains Ben Cook of the band. "Kind of like the scene in Clockwork Orange, when Alex has the lid locks over his eyes and is being forced to watch horrific footage over and over again. We are trying to manifest that torturous feeling; that in a time like this even if you want to look away you can't escape the propagandized media, especially amidst the thick of an overpopulated garbage pumping world. The evolution we have experienced both mentally and physically, and the day-to-day panic and anxiety that we feel is actually a result of our own species' selfish and repulsive impulses."

On September 8th NO WARNING will set out on a North American tour, playing 20 shows before the tour's conclusion on October 1st.

Torture Culture tracklisting: 

1. Headless
2. In The City
3. Unreality
4. Beyond The Law
5. Total Surrender
6. Hell Realm
7. Like A Rebel
8. Alleys Of Mind
9. Sanctuary
10. Animal
11. No Influence (From The Outside World)
12. Torture Culture

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/nowarning666

Torture Culture tracklisting: 

1. Headless
2. In The City
3. Unreality
4. Beyond The Law
5. Total Surrender
6. Hell Realm
7. Like A Rebel
8. Alleys Of Mind
9. Sanctuary
10. Animal
11. No Influence (From The Outside World)
12. Torture Culture

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/nowarning666

CLAIRVOYANT DUE OUT SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Progressive rockers THE CONTORTIONIST have released a new music video today for their track “Return To Earth” exclusively via PROG MAGAZINE. 

Watch it here: http://www.teamrock.com/news/2017-08-25/the-contortionist-return-to-earth-video

The video comes ahead of the band's stunning new LP Clairvoyant, released on 15 September via Entertainment One Music / Good Fight Music.

As vocalist Michael Lessard explains: “When making the 'Return to Earth' video we wanted to make sure it was cohesive in concept with 'Reimagined,'" says vocalist Michael Lessard.
“We made sure we took our time with the process. This video picks up where Reimagined left off, and can actually be played in succession with it. We couldn't be more pleased with the continuity and end result!” Directed by Erez Bader and produced by Lessard himself, the video is the band’s second from their forthcoming LP.

The new LP is the highly anticipated follow up to Language, the genre defying LP that continues to garner critical acclaim. Clairvoyant, which reunited the band with producer Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, Through The Eyes Of The Dead), takes the best elements of The Contortionist’s past and reshapes them as the band follows their individual creative muses toward the future.

The band wrapped up a European tour with PERIPHERY earlier this summer highlighted by their first ever Download Festival performance. This fall the band will support BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME on the “Colors Ten Year Anniversary Tour.”

Pre-order Clairvoyant here: 
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/clairvoyant/id1239969068

The tracklist for Clairvoyant is as follows:

1. Monochrome (Passive)
2. Godspeed
3. Reimagined
4. Clairvoyant
5. The Center
6. Absolve
7. Relapse
8. Return to Earth
9. Monochrome (Pensive)

Night Sky due for release November 17

'Stick this lot in your ears immediately' - Kerrang!

UK rockers Of Allies are streaming their new single 'Glass House', ahead of their debut LP, to be called Night Sky and to be released November 17 2017.

Watch the thumping new track here: https://youtu.be/9fBDu7bVc0w

Of Allies have already caught the eyes and ears of the UK press, including Kerrang!, Metal Hammer and Marshall Amps, as well as radio play on Huw Stephens’ Radio 1 show and BBC Introducing. The band have also found success on Spotify Official playlisting with recent singles '17' and 'Lost Not Found': Rock United, New Noise, Rock Your Block, New Rock Now playlists, amongst others.

This comes as no surprise as the band boast an undeniably British stamp; a thick, multi-layered sound that is fast becoming Of Allies' trademark. For fans of Twin Atlantic, Lower Than Atlantis andFightstar, Of Allies tread the lines between alternative rock, melodic rock and UK rock whilst always hinting at something darker.

Having recently played a hometown show with TesseracT, Withernsea Festival and Humber Street Sesh Festival, the band are booking in shows for the Autumn. Stay tuned for more news.

For more information: 

http://ofallies.com/
https://www.facebook.com/OfAllies/
https://twitter.com/weareofallies

Self-titled LP out now

Talented youngsters FACES OF EVE are streaming their self-titled debut album, which was released today (25th August 2017). 

Originally premiered via Impericon UK, check out the album in full here: https://soundcloud.com/facesofeve/sets/album/s-9pb3s

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Purchase Faces Of Eve here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/faces-of-eve/id1272738346

The quartet also released the video for new single 'Rail/Grit/Line' through Metal Hammer this week, a track about the dangers of substance abuse. 

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/rHVcqFZ3s44

See FACES OF EVE live at one of the following shows: 

Sep 30: The Castle, Luton, UK
Nov 17: Sticky Miles Frog Bar, Brighton, UK

FACES OF EVE are a band who stand above their peers in the British progressive metal scene. Melding elements of technical post-hardcore, metalcore, and tech metal, the young band are back with their Faces of Eve LP. 
 
Reminiscent of Exit Ten, Emarosa, and Coheed and Cambria, FACES OF EVE are led by Benjamin Black’s expressive clean vocals, and backed by the band's wickedly tight and furiously frenetic rhythm section. Unafraid at times to demonstrate a more pop and soulful sound, the band have a full-range of emotion on display on this fine debut. 
 
Recorded with Timfy from Hacktivist, the band are certainly not slacking. A co-headline run with Lincoln tech-metallers Borders completed in the Spring; FACES OF EVE then went on to a short headline run at the end of June, along with a show supporting Drewsif Stalin in London. A further headline tour is pending for late summer.
 
A band who’ve previously played alongside Holding Absence, Napoleon, Crazy Town, Martyr Defiled, Slaughter To Prevail and more, FACES OF EVE could well be a band to watch in future.

For more information:

https://facebook.com/facesofeveuk/
https://twitter.com/facesofeveuk
https://facesofeveuk.bandcamp.com/

Faces of Eve tracklisting:

SANCTUARY FOR HΞAVY HΞARTS
DRΞAM CATCHΞR
COLOURS
IV
THΞ BIRD CAGΞ
LOVΞLΞSS
RAIL/GRIT/LINΞ
AS ABOVΞ
SO BΞLOW

Canadian progressive metallers ONI have released a cover of 'A Place For My Head' byLinkin Park as a tribute to the late Chester Bennington. 

Listen here: https://youtu.be/fGiXU-JrIQ8

Chester and the band were a vital influence on ONI, as frontman Jake Oni explains: "Linkin Park were the first band that introduced me to heavier music which led me down my path of metal. Chester Bennington's voice and lyrics affected so many people, especially me. The world will not be the same without him. We decided to record this cover as a tribute to LP & Chester. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and fans."                
  
ONI spent the summer in Europe touring their stunning debut album Ironshore, which included performances a tUK Tech Fest, Bloodstock and select dates with Death Angel. 

Purchase Ironshore here: http://www.metalblade.com/europe/releases/oni-ironshore/

More information on ONI:

In Japanese folklore, the Oni is a malevolent shape-shifting demon, able to take on many guises as it spreads pain and misery. The constantly shifting, ever-evolving sound of Ontario, Canada's Oni is no less elusive, though unlike their namesake, amidst the brutality and violence, they weave great beauty, and a breadth of heartfelt emotion. 

With their influences rooted in progressive metal, Oni's sound can be compared to the genre's heavy hitters - The Human Abstract, Protest The Hero and Between The Buried And Me - yet they remain truly unique. With Jake Oni handling vocal duties, Martin Andres and Brandon White on guitar, Chase Bryant on bass and Joe Greulich on drums, they are also perhaps the first metal band to feature a Xylo-synth player, in the form of Johnny D, which adds an intriguing dynamic to the nine tracks found on their full-length debut, Ironshore.

Presiding over the Ironshore sessions was producer Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, Gojira), who immediately understood what Oni was trying to achieve. Through this connection, the band was able to reach out to Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythe, who contributes his inimitable style to 'The Only Cure' - one of Ironshore's heaviest moments, as well as naming the record.

With their debut album release now under their belts, the band has now set their sights on conquering the music world, one show at a time.