Dublin-based post-rock duo Bicurious have streamed their new video 'We're All Totally F*cked', released on all streaming platforms 9th July.

The single is taken from the band's highly-anticipated debut LP (re)constructed, which will be released 30th July.

You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/fhotWE1zrE0

Pre-save the single here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bicurious/were-all-totally-fucked

Pre-order (re)constructed here: https://bicurious.link/(re)constructed

Bicurious have also announced their (re)constructed Tour (pt. 1):

11/09 The Crown, Bristol (UK)
12/09 Portals Festival, London (UK)
08/10 Ulster Sports Club, Belfast (UK)
09/10 Winthrop Avenue, Cork (Eire)
14/10 Whelans, Dublin (Eire)
15/10 The Live Room Theatre, Waterford (Eire)

After a number of singles, an EP, and over five million Spotify streams, Bicurious are ready to make 2021 their own.

The band have been hard at work on their debut LP since 2019 - (re)constructed will be released 30th July.

A gloriously inventive twopiece, Bicurious stand head and shoulders above the rest of the genre with their brilliant ability to harness melody - hummable hooks buried within mostly instrumental rock. 'Palapalapa' is a glorious example of this - with an instantly catchy tune that guarantees instant repetition.

At once insightful, self-aware, technically proficient but above all immediately accessible, Bicurious are a band with an edge and clear, confident identity. The band are Gavin Purcell (drums) and Taran Plouzané (guitar); a confused, loud, experimental two-piece from Dublin, Ireland and Brest, France. Bicurious’ songs often feature vocal samples from political figures, which aim to bring to light social injustice in Ireland and beyond. The band have built a loyal fanbase through extensive touring and have won over crowds both at home and abroad, establishing themselves as a recognisable force on the European instrumental rock scene.

Known for riff sing-alongs, grooves that open up mosh pits and get heads banging, and the undeniable chemistry between the two remarkable musicians, Bicurious have taken their captivating live show from sweaty private rehearsal rooms to festival stages across Europe for the last four years.

Formed in 2016, Bicurious released their debut singles ‘Sugar Beats’ and ‘T.O.I’ in 2017.
Their debut EP I’m So Confused was crowd-funded by fans through an Indiegogo campaign and a packed-out fundraiser gig in 2017, just a year and a half after the band’s formation. The EP was released in 2018, and the band celebrated the release with a sold-out show in Whelan's, Dublin. The lead single from the EP, ‘Sleep’, has clocked up just under three million streams on Spotify.

In March 2019 the band released the single ‘I Don't Do Drugs, I Just Sweat a Lot.’ They toured the UK and Ireland in support of the release, followed by festival appearances at Knockanstockan, Vantastival, Electric Picnic and more in Summer 2019.

Bicurious embarked on their biggest tour to date in the Winter of 2019, which took them from Ireland to the UK, France and Italy. They were scheduled to appear at ArcTanGent festival (Bristol, UK) and will perform at Portals Festival (London, UK) later this year.

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Spotify
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Youtube
Bandcamp

TRACKLISTING:
1- Intro (Voices)
2- Like We Used To
3- Palapalapa
4- Deconstructed
5- Groundation Intervention (Interlude)
6- We’re All Totally Fucked
7- Mercurial
8- I Can Hear Them Too
9- (re)constructed

New pop-punk group Those Without have revealed their brilliant new single 'Weightless', out now, and taken from their debut album, Bittersweet, to be released 24th September.

Watch the 'Weightless' video here: https://youtu.be/8l6NKxmBXUo

Stream: https://music.thosewithoutband.com/weightless

Pre-order Bittersweet via: www.thosewithoutofficial.com

Those Without have started their life with a bang, finding a breakthrough with the 2020 EP Neon Minds, which placed them at the top of Spotify playlists "Pop Punk's Not Dead", "New Punk Tracks", and catching the attention of legends New Found Glory.

They followed this with 'Good Thyme', and 'Pink Alligator', two highly impressive new singles and a tantalising glimpse into their thrilling upcoming debut Bittersweet. Elements of Boston Manor, Neck Deep, and Trash Boat mark Those Without as newcomers with a surely bright future, and a band already catching the eyes and ears of many.

With strong support already from Alternative Press (Hot New Act, 10 Upcoming Pop Punk Bands You Need To Know About), Those Without's brilliantly direct energetic anthems will surely see them leading the next generation of pop-punk.

Those Without are:
Oskar Westlin (Vocals)
Filip Burman (Bass/Vocals)
Martin Spåman (Guitar)
Felix Lindquist (Guitar)
Dennis Karabegovic (Drums)

www.thosewithoutofficial.com

Tracklist:⠀
1. Happy Ever Disaster⠀
2. Pink Alligator⠀
3. Voodoo Doll⠀
4. Weightless⠀
5. Good Thyme⠀
6. Oblivious⠀
7. Cleopatra⠀
8. Under The Weather⠀
9. A Name For Myself⠀
10. Webspinner

Four years in the making, Impressions II: the official UK Tech-Fest documentary has been unveiled. Released over the weekend UK Tech-Fest 2021 was scheduled, it's a celebration of the vibrant UK tech-metal scene, and the festival that has become the summer highlight for many music fans.

Watch Impressions II here: https://youtu.be/UKoUX-o-4D0

Dutch filmmaker and long time Tech-Fest fan, Arne Seynaeve of Studio Zendeghi, has produced an hour-long documentary featuring interviews with crew, bands and fans along with live performances from the 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019 festivals and even an onstage marriage proposal.

With live audio recorded and mixed by Chris Surgenor Audio, re-live memories of The Acacia Strain, MONUMENTS, The Contortionist, Chelsea Grin, Agent Fresco, Panzerballett, The Algorithm, Borders, Unprocessed and many more bands.

Organiser Simon Garrod commented "The festival was postponed for a second year running due to restrictions and the ongoing pandemic, so this documentary is the closest we're going to get to a Tech-Fest until 2022."

Arne Seynaeve also produced Impressions, the first UK Tech-Fest documentary, which can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/WitvKGVtgoY

UK Tech-Fest postponed this year's event to 2022, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. UK Tech-Fest will now take place on 30th June - 4th July 2022, at the Newark Showground. Tickets for 2021 will be valid for the 2022 event.

Tickets for UK Tech-Fest 2022 can be purchased here: http://uktechfest.gigantic.com/
Facebook event page: https://fb.me/e/3fkMeLirV

UK Tech-Fest online:
https://uktechfest.com/
https://www.facebook.com/uktechfest

About UK Tech-Fest:

Following the huge success of the first UK Tech-Fest selling out in 2012, the festival went outdoors in 2013 hosting headliners Scar Symmetry, Veil Of Maya and TesseracT. 2014 saw UK Tech-Fest move to the prestigious Newark Showground hosting Sikth's second show after their reunion, and the following year UK Tech-Fest 2015 hosted an exclusive UK appearance from Decapitated. UK Tech-Fest 2016 - The Fifth Anniversary - was a milestone in this festival's career, by far their biggest and best edition to date hosting Animals As Leaders and exclusive appearances from Between The Buried And Me and Protest The Hero. UK Tech-Fest 2017 had its heaviest line-up to date, 2018 had its largest ever attendance and in 2019 solidified its reputation as the UK's most forward-thinking metal festival.

Newly signed Swedish modern metal four-piece Eyes Wide Open have released new single 'Burn 'Em' and details new album Though Life and Death, out 12th November via Arising Empire

Watch the video to 'Burn 'Em' here: https://youtu.be/RGFnRgrfaTQ

Stream here: https://EyesWideOpen.lnk.to/burnem

Through Life and Death carries the torch from the Swedish melodic death metal scene, mixing it with modern sounds and new influences inspired by metalcore. Catchy melodies, heavy drumming, pumping rhythms and versatile vocals are merging into their own unique style of metal. The album will be available as CD, coloured vinyl and special bundles via Impericon & EMP.

With their previous and fourth album The Upside Down (2019), they hit like a juggernaut and paved the road to the top tier within the scene. Their music carries the torch from Swedish melodic death metal, mixing it with modern sounds and new influences inspired from metalcore. Catchy melodies, heavy drumming, pumping rhythms and versatile vocals merge into their own style of metal.

Eyes Wide Open are:
Erik Engstrand | vocals
Kristofer Strandberg | guitar
Jesper Lindgren | bass
Lucas Freise | drums

Eyes Wide Open online:
https://www.instagram.com/ewo_swe
https://www.facebook.com/Eyes.Wide.Open.Swe
https://www.e-w-o.net

Through Life and Death tracklisting:

1. World on Fire
2. Devastation
3. Fallout
4. Burn 'Em
5. End of Days
6. Through Life and Death
7. Eraser
8. Brother
9. Wildfire
10. Echoes (feat. Richard Sjunnesson, Jonathan Thorpenberg)
11. Where Death Meets Paradise
12. Bridge to the Future

Photo Credit: Leandra Bohnet

German metalcore quartet Defocus have released their debut album In The Eye Of Death We Are All The Same via Arising Empire. To celebrate, the band have also shared their new single 'In Our Heads'.

Check out 'In Our Heads' here: https://youtu.be/svcLWDtuc3U

Stream/purchase In The Eye Of Death We Are All The Same here: https://defocus.lnk.to/intheeyeofdeath

Founded by Simon Müller, Jeffrey Uhlmann, Jonas Mahler and Marcel "Bambam" Heberling, Defocus spent time making music together before coming to light in early 2019, instantly proving their worth in the scene with their energetic live shows.

Faced with the global COVID-19 pandemic, Defocus got to work on their upcoming record through extensive late-night online sessions, allowing every member to contribute their individual ideas and emotions.

Guitarist Jeffrey Uhlmann comments:

"I remember that when we started to write all this material, everyone was on the same page from the beginning and we knew exactly which direction we wanted to go, but at the same time everyone took inspiration from different sources. Seeing all this material finally come together in the end makes me super happy, because the writing process and everything around it really defined who we are as a band and resulted in a pure milestone everyone in the band can 100% identify with."

The quartet recorded the tracks remotely from home, before they were mixed and mastered by Christoph Wieczorek (Annisokay) from Sawdust Recordings, who truly captured their crushing and impulsive take on modern metalcore.

Now, Defocus enter the metal scene with a record full of heavy, low-tuned guitars and driving rhythms, paired with dark and ambient melodies, creating a melancholic atmosphere for their thrilling sound. A deep-dive into the world we are living in and how we are all affected by it, In The Eye Of Death We Are All The Same is a punishing album deserving of your attention.

Defocus are:

Simon Müller | Vocals
Jeffrey Uhlmann | Guitar
Marcel "Bambam" Heberling | Bass
Jonas Mahler | Drums

For more information:
http://defocusband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/defocus/
https://www.instagram.com/defocus.band/

In The Eye Of Death We Are All The Same tracklisting:

1. Thought of a Vision
2. In Our Heads
3. Immerse Me
4. Common Grave
5. Tides (Interlude)
6. Diverge (Feat. Tom Brümmer)
7. Can You See Me?
8. Disease
9. Shelter

UK metalcore quintet The Five Hundred have released their new single 'Walls Of Jericho', featuring guest vocals from Cabal's Andreas Bjulver. The track is the fourth single from the band's upcoming sophomore album A World On Fire, due for release on 30th July 2021 via Long Branch Records.

Check out the video for 'Walls Of Jericho' here: https://youtu.be/QxFxpnqD7gE

Stream 'Walls Of Jericho' and pre-order A World On Fire here: https://smarturl.it/aworldonfire

The Five Hundred comment on the new single:

"It’s fair to say that not a single one of us in the band is religious, but the biblical battle of Jericho bears some significance… in that it reminds us that our enemy cannot be defeated with physical weapons, but rather by a crowd of loud voices."

Andreas Bjulver adds:

"My band Cabal is on the same label as the boys in The Five Hundred, so they've been on my radar for a while now and I really like what they do, so when they asked me to jump on a track with them, it was an absolute no-brainer for me."

The Five Hundred have also announced a run of live shows in support of their new album.

Dates:

July 25 - Nottingham - The Sal (A World On Fire album launch show)
Aug 20 - Gibraltar - Fairground
Sep 4 - Essex - Marine Metal Festival
Sep 16 - Gloucester - Dick Whittington's
Sep 17 - Stoke - The Underground
Sep 18 - Chesterfield - County Music Bar
Sep 19 - Birmingham - Dead Wax
Oct 16 - Derby - Alt Fest 
Nov 18 - Peterborough - Met Lounge
Nov 19 - Birmingham - Asylum
Nov 20 - Weymouth - Finns
Nov 21 - Exeter - Tavern
Dec 2 - Brighton - Komedia
Dec 3 - Nottingham - Billy's
Dec 4 - Kingston - Fighting Cocks
Dec 5 - Brigwater - Cobblestones

Aggressive yet euphoric, empowering yet simultaneously enslaving, The Five Hundred are renowned for overcoming adversities and laying siege to every stage they play.

Their critically acclaimed debut album, Bleed Red, told the story of a band struggling with Tourette’s, OCD, and drug addiction. It's now time to share with the world how they’ve battled through their vices and come out on top.

After successful tours up and down the UK, Eastern Europe / Russia and an appearance at the iconic Download Festival in 2019, the quintet are back and angrier than ever with their follow-up album.

As the world closed its frontiers, boarded up their cities, and locked themselves inside, The Five Hundred closed themselves off from the rest of society for six months to write their fitting sophomore album, A World On Fire.

In May 2020, only a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, The Five Hundred released the album’s first single, ‘Black Dogs’, a song about isolation and the plague of mental health, which spreads through society like a contagion of anxiety, paranoia and suicidal ideations.

Follow-up single ‘The Rising Tide’ offered a glimpse into what has become a central theme to the band and their music in this coming cycle: environmental devastation, rising sea levels, climate disaster, and the ensuing loss of entire ecosystems, cities and millions of human lives. The album concept weaves through various aspects of a generation-defining crisis, from flood to furnace… a fitting soundtrack for the coming apocalypse.

More info:
https://www.facebook.com/wearethefivehundred
https://www.instagram.com/thefivehundred_
https://twitter.com/thefivehundred_

A World On Fire tracklisting:

1. Black Dogs
2. The Rising Tide
3. Our Demise
4. The Warmth
5. Walls Of Jericho feat. Andreas Bjulver
6. Your Apocalypse feat. Jeremy Gomez
7. With Scars
8. Our Curse
9. Agony
10. A World On Fire

Melbourne progressive instrumental trio The Omnific - featuring the unique line-up of two bass players and a drummer - have announced their long-awaited debut LP Escapades, to be released 10th September via Wild Thing Records.

Pre-order: https://smarturl.it/theomnific

Watch the album teaser here: https://youtu.be/Ds7C-X0Rnwc

Watch previous single, 'Antecedent', featuring Clay Gober of Polyphia, here: https://youtu.be/co2vlSu2Gow

The band comment: "Writing music is always full of opportunity. As a band, we feel like Escapades explores a diverse range of moods that represent who we are and where we’re going."

After releasing three stunning EPs the band have attracted interest and fans from all corners of the globe clocking in over 5 million Spotify streams and 2 million views on their Youtube channel. The Omnific’s accessible style is for all music lovers; from those seeking to be challenged to those who wish to be blanketed by atmosphere, creating an identifiable sound and diverse international fan base. With swirling textures, syncopation, euphoric highs and melancholic lows; The Omnific are truly captivating.

The band have established working relationships with reputable companies Darkglass Electronics, Neural DSP and Dingwall Guitars, seeing them represent the brands with performances at the Melbourne Guitar Show, bringing attention amongst the ‘Gear-Nerd’ community. Coupled with their online play-through, gear demo and music videos, the band’s reach is beyond what many would expect from this impressive Melbourne trio so early in their career.

They are also no stranger to the live circuit with a stack of domestic and international touring under their belt, having toured with Between the Buried and Me (Australian Tour) Cog (Sold Out Australian Tour), Intervals & Sithu Aye (European Tour), several of their own headline Australian tours as well as supporting Ne Obliviscaris, Galactic Empire, Circles and others.

Follow The Omnific:
Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp

Follow Wild Thing Records:
Web | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | YouTube

London-based experimental/noise rock band TAYNE have revealed their new single 'Corrupt', to celebrate the release of their brand new EP Coherent, out today (2nd July 2021) via Armalyte Industries. For fans of HEALTH, Code Orange, Nine Inch Nails and Author & Punisher, the EP features new material and two remixes, by JESU and Poisonous Birds.

Check out 'Corrupt' here: https://youtu.be/cekylX_wYpQ

The band comment on their new single:

"This is the most 'jam band' sounding track we’ve ever written, it’s one big arch and is the first time we have come together as a band to contribute equally to a track. Themes deal with exhaustion of failure and lack of willingness to better situations."

Stream/purchase the Coherent EP here: https://linktr.ee/Tayneband

TAYNE's concept originated as a satire on contemporary pop music. With heavier music seeping into the mainstream, TAYNE was formed to try and test the limits of "pop music" ideologies. Heavy, industrial soundscapes serve as a juxtaposition alongside calculated, overproduced sounds and vocals with the classic verse-chorus-verse pop structures.

TAYNE’s music has been described as an aural assault, welding atmospheric vocals, punishing guitars and pulsating electronics to create immersive and intense sounds. The band released their album BREATHE in 2018, with themes exploring self-doubt and insecurities. Since then, TAYNE have gone on to share the stage with the likes of HEALTH and Acid Mothers Temple.

The band's new material was recorded and produced with Wayne Adams of PETBRICK / BIG LAD in his studio in London.

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

2021 marks 10 years since the release of We Are The Ocean's brilliant second album, Go Now And Live. Celebrating the occasion, Go Now And Live had its first ever vinyl release on 30th April via Hassle Records. 

After instantly selling out, a second pressing has now been announced. Limited to just 500 copies, the second press is a turquoise marble colourway, in a hand-numbered sleeve, and will be released 6th August. 

Vocalist/guitarist Liam Cromby has also recorded an acoustic version of fan favourite 'Now & Then'.

Pre-order Go Now And Live and stream here 'Now & Then' here: https://smarturl.it/WATO_NowAndThen 

Featuring long-term fan favourites 'The Waiting Room', 'What It Feels Like' and 'Now & Then', the LP also includes the rare bonus track 'Distances'.

Vocalist/guitarist Liam Cromby has taken this opportunity to look back at the album's initial release, and subsequent impact:

"Before beginning to write Go Now And Live, we had just released a 4 track EP with some of our most melodic songs so far, 'Lucky Ones' and 'Playing My Heart'. We had also been on the road with bands like Funeral For A Friend, People in Planes, Mayday Parade, Canterbury, Straight Lines - bands that had big, melodic anthems. We also had a new touring crew with us at the time, which brought new music to our ears, listening to bands like The Draft and Hot Water Music. We were also listening to The Police and The Beatles a lot at the time. Inspired and hungry to grow as a band, we fearlessly set out to write our most melodic material so far. Not only were we set on writing big anthems, but we had also matured individually and collectively, and felt the need to write more direct and honest lyrics.

"We were on the road endlessly at the time and so had to take whatever writing opportunities whenever, and wherever, we could . 'What It Feels Like' was the first idea to come through - a song written as a conversation with myself. 'Runaway' was written in the front room of our tour manager's house in Leeds (we stayed there a lot during this time). With Leeds being the home of Slam Dunk, bands from the scene were coming through all the time, most of them staying at this house. We were in the thick of it!

'"Trouble Is Temporary, Time Is Tonic' came a week before heading to the studio. With the material we had so far we knew we had to have a strong opener that would match with the rest of the record, and so came the opening line "I would like to say some things and get them off my chest". We decided to record at Middle Farm Studios; tucked away from the world in the hills of Devonshire, it was a new studio run by producer Peter Miles. Pete had come to a show some months before, where we had an opportunity to chat and share ideas for the upcoming record. It was there that we decided to record with him, and so in the middle of December, snowed in, we began to record our second album, GNAL. Pete is a musical genius, whom I respected greatly, and studied from the get-go. During the recording process we still had a couple of songs to write, and subsequently it was in the studio that both 'Now and Then' and 'The Waiting Room' came to life. The latter would be an expression of the frustrations of a young man wanting to reach great heights.

Hassle had backed us and put faith in us to write and record a follow up to 'Cutting Our Teeth'. During the first playback session the songs were blasting through the Hassle office speakers; those guys were as happy as we were at how well the songs had come together in the studio. They were excited and the band was buzzing... we couldn't wait to release the album!

"It would catapult the band into Radio 1 playlists. I'll never forget hearing our songs on Radio 1, it was like the scene from the movie "That thing you do." . It also bagged us a spot on the main stage at Reading and Leeds festivals. An absolute dream come true!

"Recording Go Now And Live at Middle Farm Studios is one of my fondest memories, and set us up for the band's most successful years. Forever thankful for Pete Miles, Hassle Records and my bandmates, Dan Brown, Jack Spence, Tommy Moosh and Alfie Scully."

Hassle Records' label boss Wez also took the time to look back at the album's initial release:

“We went into the second We Are The Ocean album excited and nervous at the same time. The first album Cutting Our Teeth was (is!) great. Really good songs from a young band literally cutting their teeth.

"We met with the band at their rehearsal space in Essex a couple of times during the writing process to go through demos and make suggestions about what parts of songs worked well, what worked OK, and what didn’t. The guys in the band were always good at listening and taking onboard what we hoped were constructive thoughts.

"The debut album had done well. The band were on the rise in their scene. It sold well, but it didn’t really make a mark outside of specialist radio and press. The potential tunes we heard on the demos for the second record were a massive step up. It’s what you hope to see in a band; progress and growth.

"Peter Miles produced the album at his excellent Middle Farm studios and a visit to the studio proved to be as satisfying as we hoped. The songs were excellent.

"We collectively decided to put 'Trouble Is Temporary, Time Is Tonic' right at the top of the record as a statement of intent. A hard-hitting song with bollocks and melody, which was the perfect statement for what was to come on rest of the album. And the songs just keep on coming. From first single of the campaign 'What It Feels Like', to the excellent 'The Waiting Room' and onto the classic 'Now & Then'. We felt the band had delivered an amazing album. And Radio 1 in the UK agreed, as they playlisted three of the tracks from the album. Everyone's hard work was starting to pay off.”

Photo Credit: Ashley Maile

Tracklisting:

A1 Trouble Is Temporary, Time Is Tonic 

A2 What It Feels Like 

A3 The Waiting Room 

A4 Runaway 

A5 Trials and Tribulations

A6 Overtime Is A Crime 

B1 Godspeed 

B2 Now & Then 

B3 Follow What You Need 

B4 Before I Die 

B5 Distances