TURISAS maniacs take heed! Grab a pint of blood, black paint or shoe polish, put on something furry and get your warpaint in shape as a massive touring campaign by Finnish folk metal masters TURISAS are in the UK. It will take your beloved, brave warriors first through UK/Ireland in September/October, then the US & Canada in November/December until the final leg of the tour hits mainland Europe in early 2009. The band will be direct support for Dragonforce, so get ready for one hell of a party!
Vocalist Warlord Nygard states:
“Fresh from the first show in Oxford, we're sitting here in backstage drinking the first beers! The gig was awesome, and we're really glad to be on tour once again. The summer was very busy - after having got used to spending our summers at festivals around Europe for years, we faced an exciting change as this summer with most of the festival shows taking place in our home country Finland. The whole summer was caught on film and the result is our new DVD: the festival performances, the behind the scenes material, and also some interviews and other summer activities around Finland.
We also made a re-recording of the track “Battle Metal” and did a video clip to it based on material our fans had sent us. If you want, you can keep on sending us links to what ever material you come up with and we’ll put them up on our site. Or if you want to send us something by snail mail, you can find the postal address on our site.
The tour with Dragonforce is very extensive, and will keep us busy for the coming months and take us from Britain to North-America and all across Europe. We'll try to post some blog material for you to see on our video blog at http://www.royalartistclub.com/turisas so check it out and come down to the shows!"
The brilliant new video for “Battle Metal 2008” has been launched now. It is high time to finally have an official video-clip for this battle hymn which is also a tribute to the band’s dedicated fans (without whom there is obviously no such thing as a crowd favourite). So, watch this now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8EDgekt6M0
The audio version of “Battle Metal 2008” will only be available on the limited edition of TURISAS first ever DVD release “A Finnish Summer With Turisas”, which will be released in the UK on 3rd November
Oct 1st
I Am Ghost
Streaming "So I Guess This Is Goodbye"
Los Angeles based dark-rock group, I Am Ghost, who release their much anticipated sophomore album, Those We Leave Behind, on October 6th. are streaming the video for the track So I Guess This Is Goodbye'
Those We Leave Behind, seamlessly melds elements of metal, melodic-hardcore and screamo with sweeping sing-along choruses to startling effect. Blending fantasy and reality in his twisted tales of death and tragedy, I Am Ghost revel in showing the world’s beauty in decay on songs like the massive anthem “Don’t Wake Up,” the ode to the fallen “Those We Leave Behind” and the heart wrenching tale of “The Saddest Story Never Told.” Those We Leave Behind is a sonic stake in the heart of safe, conformist music, defiantly confirming I Am Ghost’s place among the scenes most elite bands.
With a reenergized passion and energy, I Am Ghost, are set to unveil their new music to their legion of fans on the band’s European tour this winter.
Dec-03 Milton Keys The Pitz
Dec-04 Cardiff Barfly
Dec-05 London Uni of London
Dec-06 Plymouth White Rabbit
Dec-07 Wrexham Central Station
Dec-08 Liverpool Barfly
Dec-09 Glasgow Cathouse
Dec-10 Birmingham Barfly
Dec-11 Nottingham Rock City
Dec-12 York Fibbers Barfly
Dec-13 Brighton Concorde2
Dec-14 Poole Mr. C's
Sept
30th
Judas Priest
Return To The UK
Following on from their appearance at this year's Download Festival Judas Priest are to return to the UK early in 2009 for a series of Arena shows. Joining the legendary UK metallers on the trek will be thrash titans Megadeth & Testament. The full list of dates currently confirmed for the tour are:
Sheffield Arena - 13th Feb
Birmingham NEC - 14th Feb
Glasgow SECC - 16th Feb
Manchester MEN - 17th Feb
Nottingham Arena - 18th Feb
Cardiff CIA - 20th Feb
Wembley Arena - 21st Feb
Sept
30th
Fish
Caledonian rocker Fish is to release a brand new single, entitled Zoe 25, taken from his critically-acclaimed album 13th Star, on Monday October 6th 2008. Alongside are two exclusive live tracks recorded in Amsterdam this year, namely Dark Star and 13th Star. There’s further good news in the shape of a twelve-date UK tour in November. The dates are as follows:
NOVEMBER
11th - Runcorn Brindley Theatre
12th - South Shields Customer House
14th - Penzance Acorn Arts Centre
15th - Frome Chees & Grain
16th - London Shepherd's Bush Empire
18th - Bolton Albert Halls
19th - Pontardaw Arts Centre
20th - Norwich Waterfront
22nd - Glasgow Academy
23rd - York Opera House
25th - Telford Oakengates Theatre
26th - Buxton Opera House
Sept
30th
Eastpak Antidote
Tour Is Back
Eastpak, one of the world’s most popular street fashion brands, famed for their tough backpacks and luggage, announces the latest edition of its innovative international music tour.
The Eastpak Antidote Tour is headlined this year by Flogging Molly, whose current album ‘Float’ debuted in the US Billboard Hot 100 at No.4 recently, and at No.1 on the US Billboard Independent Chart. Known for their spirited music, rousing anthems and energetic stage shows, Flogging Molly have built a huge live following around the world, and they have been working with Eastpak for the past 3 years, since making an appearance on the first ever Eastpak Antidote Tour in 2005. As well as headlining this year’s Eastpak Antidote Tour, the band will also have a signature bag out in stores world-wide to coincide with the tour. The bags are strictly limited edition and available via the best Eastpak retailers worldwide from September.
Also featuring on the tour are three acts known for their body rocking performances. With Boston punkrockers Street Dogs delivering powerful and passionate hymns, the UK based ragga-punk outfit Skindred adding a beatsy edge and Time Again adding their own distinctive brand of adrenaline-fuelled street punk to this tight line up, the tour promises to deliver a rousing live music experience for all gig goers at every show. Tickets are on sale now, buy ‘em now and don’t miss out!
02-Nov Newcastle Academy
03-Nov Glasgow Barrowlands
05-Nov London Astoria
06-Nov Manchester Academy
07-Nov Dublin Ambassador
08-Nov Birmingham Academy
09-Nov Bristol Academy
