Alt-rockers Liberty Lies have streamed their new video for forthcoming single 'Mouth Breathers', to be released May 04.

First premiering on PlanetRock.com, you can watch 'Mouth Breathers' here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMIhBU25PXE

The new release from a quintet who've previously toured with Shinedown, Halestorm, SOiL, and more, 'Mouth Breathers' sees Liberty Lies further developing their sound. Crossing the line between alternative rock and chest-thumping stadium rock, the band have previously seen support from the likes of Metal Hammer, Kerrang, and Planet Rock. 

‘Mouth Breathers’ was recorded by the acclaimed Romesh Dodangoda (Motörhead, Bring Me The Horizon) and is to be released before the band embark on a headline tour, with support from Kill The Ideal:

They play the following shows:

MAY 2018
Sheffield Corporation – 29th
Manchester Satans Hollow – 30th
Lincoln Liquor – 31st

JUNE 2018
Birmingham Asylum 2 – 1st
Ebbw Vale Viking Fest – 2nd
Bridgewater The Cobblestones – 3rd

Liberty Lies are:
Shaun Richards - Lead Vocals
Josh Pritchett - Guitar / Vocals
Adam Stevens - Drums / Vocals
Liam Billings - Guitar / Vocals
Miles Bagshaw - Bass Guitar

http://www.libertylies.com
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https://www.youtube.com/user/LibertyLiesVideos

Tech metal artist Heptaedium has released a new video for 'Watch Me Break the Neck of the Hypocrites', taken from their new album The Great Herald Of Misery, due May 25th via Apathia Records.

Check out 'Watch Me Break the Neck of the Hypocrites' here : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbIDYoQfX08 

Pre-order the album: https://heptaedium.bandcamp.com

Heptaedium is a musical solo project born in 2012, mixing components of Meshuggah, Igorrr, The Algorithm, Dragon Ball Z and video game music.

Having released 3 LPs (Monochronic Visual Interface, Kawaii!!, How Long Shall I Suffer Now?) and an EP (Underground Business), the band signed to Apathia Records last year, and are ready to take on the world with their new album.

Although a metal record, The Great Herald of Misery revolves around industrial samples, creating a unique sound experience. The record isn't just instrumental - Florent invited his best friend Mickael Ratinaud to sing, and together they explore the never-ending possibilities of making music together. 

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

HEAVY SCOTLAND is returning with a bang in 2018 to Edinburgh's Corn Exchange. Running from Friday 31 August to Sunday 02 September, the festival has announced four new bands: DECAPITATED, EXHUMED, CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR, and DEFACER (this year's Battle of the Bands winner).

These names add to an already thrilling lineup including CARCASS, GAMA BOMB and more. 

Full line-up (*Scottish 2018 exclusive):
CARCASS*
DECAPITATED*
EXHUMED*
GAMA BOMB* 
NERVOSA*
HATE*
CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR
OST+FRONT*
SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION* 
MARTRYIUM*
WHORION*
DEFACER
PERPETUA

Purchase tickets from: http://www.heavyscotland.com/

Under-18 tickets are available now at just £35 and student Weekend tickets at just £50.

The news follows a highly impressive first year from Heavy Scotland, placing Edinburgh on the international metal map. Headliners Behemoth and Arch Enemy topped a stellar bill, which also included the likes of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Destruction, Finntroll, Havok and more. Garnering local and international acclaim, Heavy Scotland is fast becoming Scotland's national heavy metal festival, and is the largest of its kind in the country's capital of Edinburgh. Borne from a love of all things loud and with a passion for the local scene, Heavy Scotland is an event deserving of the attention so far received. Stay tuned for more information as it comes.

For more information:

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UK TECH-FEST have completed their line-up for this year’s festival at Newark Showground from 5th to 9th July 2018.

HEART OF A COWARD have been announced as the Thursday 'Early Bird' Headliner. Also announced are BETRAYING THE MARTYRS, INGESTED, MARTYR DEFILED(farewell show), EMPLOYED TO SERVE, FROM SORROW TO SERENITY, ARCH ECHO, THE HIRSCH EFFEKT, THE DALI THUNDERING CONCEPT, VALIS ABLAZE, RAVENFACE, NOVENA, THE FIVE HUNDRED, EXTREMITIES, LOTUS EATER, TAKEN BY THE TIDE, THE CARTOGRAPHER, MISCREANT, PRAVITAS, EMBODIMENT, FROM EDEN TO EXILE, FROM HER ASHES and, FRACTIONS.

They join Friday night headliners SIKTH, Saturday night headliners THE ACACIA STRAIN, who are appearing at UK TECH-FEST 2018 for their only European show this year, followed by Sunday night headliners PROTEST THE HERO for their Fortressanniversary.

Also performing: NORMA JEAN (Redeemer anniversary), THE CONTORTIONIST, BLEED FROM WITHIN, NEXILVA, CYCLAMEN, VOLA, DVSR (EU exclusive debut), JINJER, VOYAGER, TIDES FROM NEBULA, CRYSTAL LAKE, BLOODSHOT DAWN, THE SURREALIST, COGNIZANCE (EU exclusive debut), CONJURER, THE VOYNICH CODE, DAMNED SPRING FRAGRANTIA, CHRIS SCHIERMANN, CREPITATION, DESPITE EXILE, UNPROCESSED, THIS IS TURIN, ARCAEON, PERCEPTION, TIBERIUS, SIAMESE, STOMB, LEECHED, YOU WIN AGAIN GRAVITY.

UK TECH-FEST has been nominated for Best Event in the Metal Hammer Golden Godsand Best Festival in the The Heavy Music Awards. Vote here now:

http://2018.goldengods.teamrock.com/vote/event-of-the-year
https://vote.heavymusicawards.com/

Winspear Instrumental Company, Stage Sight Productions, Dalbello Guitars and Line 6 have come on board as sponsors this year. They join: Zilla Cabs, Strandberg Guitars, Moomin Merchandise, Hands On Printing, Mapex Drums, D'Addario UK, OHMZ Sound Services, Stay Close Clothing, Tired Moon, Loki Films, JWA Creative and Waghorn Guitars.

UK TECH-FEST 2018 continues to grow its most diverse line-up to date, it promises to be another brutally cerebral edition.

Weekend tickets are £79.99 + £20 Camping.

Purchase tickets here: http://uktechfest.gigantic.com

British heavy prog psych band BOSS KELOID have stunned critics with their evolution in sound and style from the band's previously relentlessly heavy psych sludge to a dominant multi-dimensional progressive force. Today the band releases Melted On The Inch via Holy Roar Records, first premiered by Metal Hammer where the band also take the listener on a guide through each track, you can now listen to the album here: 

Stream the record here

The band comments: "For us, Melted On The Inch is a strong progression from Herb Your Enthusiasm. It draws from a much wider pond of influence than our previous. It is more progressive, more uplifting, more melancholic, more emotional, more dynamic, there is a greater emphasis on light and shade, it is heavier, it is more delicate, it has more beauty, it has more darkness.“ 

Body swerving trends once again, Melted On The Inch is six anthemic tracks showcasing a matured, evolved BOSS KELOID, as the Wigan based quintet continue to flirt with new genres. Littered with unmistakably Boss Keloidy riffs, Melted On The Inch continues to disrupt notions of genre and song structure. This is rousing, heavy tinged progressive rock music as Boss Keloid daringly hold, dip and release the reins of the mighty riff whilst Alex Hurst's bellowing, primal vocals, which are more dynamic than ever, enthrallingly envelop each track. These are undoubtedly the biggest, most intense songs BOSS KELOID have ever written. This is their line in the sand and the results are inspiring.

Melted On The Inch is now available from Holy Roar Records in the UK/EU here and Deathwish Inc in the USA here. 

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Danish powerhouse MØL have set the Blackgaze landscape monumentally alight with their refreshing new take on the sound and today have released their unyieldingly stunning  and now critically acclaimed debut album Jord. 

First premiered by The Independent, you can now listen to the album here: https://moeldk.bandcamp.com/album/jord-2 

Comments MØL on Jord: "We are simply overwhelmed by the attention you have given JORD. The kind words so many of you have shared about our debut album has affected us deeply. We are proud to share our two years of hard, yet fulfilling work, with you. With sincere gratitude, MØL." 

Taking the shimmering tropes of Slowdive and seamlessly blending them with a sharp strain of Black Metal to create an exceptional collision of beauty and wretchedness - this instantly deems them as one of the best in their genre and press critics agree.

To celebrate the release of their debut album Jord, MØL recently announced a UK tour supporting Svalbard (24.05.18 - 25.05.18) and Helpless and Monolithian (26.05.18 - 27.05.18).

Jord is released by Holy Roar Records in the UK/EU and Deathwish Inc in the USA on April 13th. UK/EU orders are available here. USA orders are available here. 

Find Out More:
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Tour dates: 

24th May - Black Heart, London with Svalbard
25th May - Soan, Nottingham with Svalbard
26th May - Mother's Ruin, Bristol with Helpless / Monolithian
27th May - Green Door Store, Brighton - Creeping Death Fest 

WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING

“Glacial post rock collapsing into icy black metal blasts. It’s epic and stirring stuff. Absolutely crushing. ”- Daniel P Carter, BBC Radio1 Rock Show

"JORD is one of the most exhilarating taut blackgaze albums to drop in a very long while." - Metal Hammer Magazine

"A profound, all-encompassing sonic maelstrom." - The Independent
 
"Jord may not just be the best debut record of 2018 – it might just end up being the best record of the year full stop." - Distorted Sound Magazine

"This is a record that we’ll still be talking about ten years down the line as a landmark moment in this Blackgaze subgenre." - Ghost Cult Magazine

“By far one of this genre’s strongest, most-accomplished records.“– Kill Your Stereo
 
“Jord is a masterful album that deserves to be talked about alongside the very best examples of blackgaze, and sets a new standard for the genre.”– The Sound Not The Word
 
“A statement both devastating and delicate, this feels like the beginning of something truly special from band equally capable of wrenching the heart and the neck.”– Atomsmasher

“Jord is a spectacular debut album.”– Metal Mance


For more information, interview opportunities or anything else, contact:

Lisa Coverdale - lisa@holdtightpr.com 
 

London cinematic post-metal quintet THE EVER LIVING have unveiled 'New Mutiny', the second single and video which shows the band at their most melodic, ferocious and grand. 'New Mutiny' is taken from the band's debut album Herephemine which is released on May 4th via Chromism Records. 

The band previewed the track via Nine Circles earlier this week, with the video premiere appearing via Metal Injection on Thursday.  

Check out the new video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5VHUYyVwxo

The 'New Mutiny' video is highly immersive: the story of a child who spends his days watching his family consumed by the Herephemine system, a virtual reality platform. Feeling so strongly that he wants to create rather than consume, he escapes from home and wanders through the city, joining a group of young creators. He ends up co-directing a video for THE EVER LIVING before trouble arrives in the form of a law enforcement officer who is hunting him down.

Keyboardist / vocalist Chris Bevan Lee explains: "I felt like I had a lot to say so there are a few things going on in the video, from the feeling of wanting to create than to consume to the reality of artists having to do a lot more for a lot less for an audience who want everything for free. Setting it in the near future and using technology as a device is a way of exaggerating those concerns."

The video complements the band's debut album Herephemine, a 12-track transcendental journey through darkness, euphoria and dense atmosphere.

Pre-order here:

CD & 2XLP - https://goo.gl/TrzpcA
iTunes - https://goo.gl/skwFKF

As the long awaited follow up to the band’s self-titled debut EP, Herephemine expands on THE EVER LIVING's established sound by further exploring sonic extremes via greater dynamics and deeper production. Clocking in at 66 minutes, THE EVER LIVING fully utilise intensity as much as they do space, creating an immersive world for the listener to explore.

Known for their engrossing performances, THE EVER LIVING will unveil their new live experience at their album launch show on 17 May at Boston Music Room. The band will take the show nationwide later this summer, dates to be announced soon.

Find out more about the band

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For more information or to request a press kit please contact
Lisa Coverdale - lisa@holdtightpr.com

British redneck sludge duo St Fenton The Tainted have delved straight into the bowels of hell and surrendered their latest video 'Death Wanders Home' on an unsuspecting world. 

Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/6yK7Sp0rStY
 
'Death Wanders Home' is the second single to be released from the truly harrowing, unpleasantly listenable album Jaw of The Tyrant Hills by St Fenton The Tainted, which was premiered via Doomed and Stoned before its release on the 6th April via Hibernacula Records to some applause, minuscule fanfare and a buffet. 
 
Comments ramblin’ frontman Fenton T:

“Our original plan for the video was to have a high budget affair and script it out. The idea was that Death was to be played by Brad Pitt and we would place him in a sack and drive him far out into the wilderness and leave him there dressed in nothing but the top half of a badly soiled black unicorn onesie, (try hailing a taxi dressed like that!) Then we would film his trials and tribulations as he tried to find his was home. Sadly, Mr Pitt got wind of our idea and increased his security so we couldn’t do it. So we did this instead.” 

Spread across six agonising tracks of suffocating hatred, Appalachian murder ballads and droning swamp rock, Jaw of The Tyrant Hills is the product of deranged, outback rage featuring some of the most downtuned, spirit-breaking, crusty sludge to emerge from Hertfordshire. 

Jaw of the Tyrant Hills is out now via Hibernacular Records. Buy it now via Bandcamp

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UK metalcore newcomers CUT SHORT will release their debut EP Impersonal on 15th June 2018. Produced by Timfy James of Hacktivist at Old School Studios, Impersonal is a concisely crushing introduction to a violently hungry band set to make big waves in 2018.

Watch the video for 'Solitary', the first single taken from the EP, here: https://youtu.be/QwYsAhvwcIM

From the darkest depths of the North, CUT SHORT are exploding onto the scene with a sound like no other metalcore presence around. Their unique blend of raw emotion and ferocious hooks have left music fans with a firm stomp between the eyes, and mesmerised by their entrancing atmospherics. Comparisons could be made to the likes of Heart of a Coward and Northlane, but they also possess flair and energy that's distinctly their own. 

Vocalist Harry Benyon explains: "This release is heavy, melodic and ambient. I have always believed in having melodies to compliment brutal riffs so that neither is too isolated. Each track has a slightly different vibe, so there should be something for everyone. This release also has a strong message/story behind it which is based on personal experience; hopefully this comes across to the listeners as I have put my heart and soul into it."

Formed in January 2018, CUT SHORT are rapidly building a name as one of the UK's most exciting live acts. They have already toured with Remenitions and will soon announce a UK tour to support the release. Dates to be announced in due course.

CUT SHORT are:

Harry Benyon – Vocals
Mikey Anderson – Guitar    
Roland Walet – Bass
Kalvin Walton - Drums

For more information:
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