January 2023 – Page 2 – 1st 3 MAGAZINE

LANSDOWNE – Reaching Out

28th January 2023

February 3, 2023 sees Boston-based hard rockers LANSDOWNE release their forthcoming studio album, entitled Medicine, through AFM Records.

Ever since they took the hard rock world by storm, the band built its name the old fashioned way – on the road; having performed countless shows internationally, including a 2007 tour for the troops across Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, and Kuwait, as well as sharing the stage with rock heavyweights such as Theory of a Deadman, Puddle of Mudd, Creed, Black Stone Cherry, Pop Evil, and more.

In their 15+ years as a band, they have achieved two billboard charting radio singles, over 100 million streams and views, and have licensed songs to major brands such as iRobot, the NFL, MTV, and more. Comprised of Jon Ricci (Vocals), Shaun Lichtenstein (Lead Guitar / Vocals), Glenn Mungo (Drums), Josh Waterman (Guitar / Vocals), and Mike LaRoche (Bass), LANSDOWNE has been a force to be reckoned with since emerging into the music scene in 2006.

Gearing up for their upcoming record release and following previously-shared singles, “Burn Brighther”, “Halo” as well as the album title track, today, LANSDOWNE are presenting a brand new music video for rock anthem “Filthy”!

“We’re all affected by addiction, either as the addict or somebody that loves an addict and wants to see them get help,” says singer Jon Ricci. “The world is more connected and yet more isolated than ever. Drugs, alcohol, sex, pain, social media, success – We’re all addicted to something and we’re often alone with our thoughts and problems, when what we really need is a conversation and support. We turn inward when what we really need is to reach out and to be reached out to. Filthy is a look inside those addictions, how they can take over our lives, and what can happen when we try to go it alone.”

Medicine will be out on February 3, 2023 via AFM Records. Pre-order your album copy at THIS LOCATION!

www.lansdownemusic.com
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www.afm-records.de

SHAMBOLICS – Refusing To Compromise

28th January 2023

Music News

Scottish sensations – SHAMBOLICS – have confirmed details of a UK tour for April and May 2023, kicking off in Glasgow. All dates are listed below, with tickets on sale here.

The news follows the release of their courageous single “Living In Shadows” (out now), and the announcement of a new EP: ‘U Serious Boi?!’, which will arrive on 14 April 2023.

A gentle guitar ballad that erupts into an uplifting acoustic anthem by its close, “Living In Shadows” glistens like a reassuring ray of light at the end of the seemingly endless tunnel of mental health struggles.

Arriving as the band announce their signing to Manchester-based tastemaker label Scruff of the Neck Records, vocalist Darren Forbes explains of the new track:

"Living In Shadows” is a song of optimism. It’s a song of hope for anyone going through a dark time. After seeing friends struggle badly with mental health and having gone through a few bad patches in our own lives, we wanted to write a song that was a reminder to people that darkness is only temporary and that there’s always light at the end of the tunnel.”

With tender vocals and shimmering guitar strums, the new track seeks to raise awareness for the mental health struggles many face around this time of year — putting a spotlight on real-world issues while refusing to compromise on their usual charismatic charm.

Following on from earlier singles “What’s Going On In Your Head” and “Like A Breeze”, the track is the third single to be taken from Shambolics new EP ‘U Serious Boi?!’. Produced by Chris Marshall at 7 West Studios, Glasgow, it’s a dynamic extended release that traverses through gritty rock’n’roll, retro-tinted indie, and danceable pop moments. From the hands-in-the-air anthemia of EP opener “Like A Breeze”, through the slick and sparkling 80s grooves of “Take It Or Leave It”, or the feedback-drenched Smiths-y waltzer “Never Gonna Change”; it’s a collection that finds the Shams diversifying their sound, growing in confidence, and at the top of their game. A searing version of fan favourite “Sharp As A Razor” (Live At SWG3 Glasgow) testifies to their unbeatable live gigs too. The EP is set for release on 14 April 2023 on the Scruff of the Neck imprint, with tracklisting as follows:

SHAMBOLICS – ‘U SERIOUS BOI?!’ EP TRACKLIST
1. Like A Breeze
2. Living In Shadows
3. Take It Or Leave It
4. Never Gonna Change
5. What’s Going On In Your Head
6. Sharp As A Razor

Hailing from Fife but having recently relocated to the bustle of Glasgow, Shambolics have made a name for themselves on the Scottish scene and beyond with their infamous live performances and impressive knack for a hook-laden single.

Making waves with key tastemakers, the band have attracted extensive radio support from the likes of BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Scotland, Radio X, Talk Sport and more, whilst receiving praise from tastemakers including Clash, Gigwise, Tenement TV, Louder Than War and many more.

Having played countless major festivals across the UK including TRNSMT, Stockton Calling and Sound City, while also supporting Richard Ashcroft (The Verve), The View, and Embrace; the band have a reputation for a transcendental live show.

“We love experimenting and being creative in the studio,” Darren adds. “But that’s only half the story for us. Our shows are a collective experience, so if a song gets people going mad at a gig then we’ve got a winner.”

Playing a homecoming gig at PJ Molloys in Fife in December, which raised over £700 for Kirkcaldy Foodbank, the band are now gearing up for a full UK tour this Spring. Kicking off with what promises to be another SOLD OUT show in their new stomping ground of Glasgow on 15 April, full dates and details are below.

SHAMBOLICS UK LIVE DATES 2023
APRIL
15 GLASGOW The Garage
20 MANCHESTER Deaf Institute

MAY
4 HULL Adelphi
5 YORK Fulford Arms
12 WREXHAM The Rocking Chair
13 STOCKTON ON TEES Ku Bar
14 LEEDS Oporto
18 SCUNTHORPE Cafe Indie
19 LIVERPOOL EBGBS
20 LONDON Sebright Arms
21 BIRMINGHAM Dead Wax

Tickets sale now:
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Tomio Seike – A Gentle Eye

27th January 2023

Photography News

Tomio Seike: Eighty features a selection of unique, platinum palladium prints and vintage, toned gelatin silver prints.

The subjects include portraits of artist Zoe Leonard which was one of Seike’s first series.

His intimate photographs, taken as they traveled through Tokyo, London, Paris and New York, give a rare insight into her youth and the series brought him significant recognition as a photographer. The exhibition also presents Seike’s later works of figurative nudes, along his other series such as ‘Paris’ and ‘Waterscapes’, which enhanced his reputation as a contemporary master working in a classical style.

Tomio Seike was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1943. After graduating from The Japanese Photographic Academy (1970), he went on to work freelance in fashion and portraiture before moving to England. Seike has since moved back to his native country and continues to hand print his works in Japan.

Primarily known for his black and white photographs, he has also made landscapes in colour. His sensitive play on light and composition adds a serenity to his images which defines his style and adds beauty to scenes of everyday life. By expertly balancing the abstract and traditional, using only natural light, he manages to capture the quiet moments in life most people fail to notice. These exquisite small format prints further highlight the intimacy of the scenes he captures, drawing the viewer closer to absorb every detail.

Seike’s oeuvre is widely recognised and featured in numerous international collections. His work has been exhibited throughout Europe, Japan and The United States, and reside in a number of private and public collections including; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris Tate Modern, London and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris amongst others.

Tomio Seike remains one of Hamiltons Gallery’s longest standing represented artists.

Hamiltons Gallery

Tomio Seike – Overview | Hamiltons (hamiltonsgallery.com)

Demonstealer – A Real Hard Hitter

27th January 2023

Mainly Metal

Indian metal veteran Demonstealer announces new album "The Propaganda Machine"; Releases first single "Monolith Of Hate"!

Hailing from Mumbai, India, metal veteran Demonstealer has announced its brand new full-length record “The Propaganda Machine”, which will be coming out on March 31st via Swedish label Black Lion Records.

“The Propaganda Machine” is the 4th full-length album from Demonic Resurrection frontman Demsontealer and the upcoming album features an elite ensemble of some of the best metal musicians out there. The 8 track album is relentless in it’s brutality while still remaining melodic. Lyrically the album is a hard hitting take on the polarized world today and one that speaks truth to power. In support of the new album, Demsontealer has unleashed the first single “Monolith Of Hate”

Demonstealer on "Monolith Of Hate": "This song speaks about how our world is becoming more and more hateful and intolerant over time. Perhaps we were always this way and perhaps the internet has just pushed it to the forefront. Living in India I’ve seen the rise of hate and violence over the last few years and that has pushed me to voice my concerns over this growing monolith. Musically having a drummer like James Payne allowed me to write some of the fastest and more brutal riffs but at the same time I retained the melody. Both Martino Garattoni (bass) and Anabelle Iratni (Keys) just accented those melodic elements giving the song it’s signature sound. And true to my nature I always believe there is hope for a better world and I like to ask the questions that leave us hopefully thinking about our actions."

1. The Fear Campaign(Hannes Grossmann, Dominic ‘Forest’ Lapointe, Anabelle Iratni & Dean Paul Arnold)2. Monolith Of Hate(James Payne, Martino Garattoni & Anabelle Iratni)3. The Propaganda Machine(Ken Bedene, Stian Gundersen & Anabelle Iratni)4. The Art Of Disinformation(Sebastian Lanser, Kilian Duarte, Alex Baillie & Anabelle Iratni)5. Screams Of Those Dying(Hannes Grossmann, Dominic ‘Forest’ Lapointe & Anabelle Iratni)6. The Great Dictator(James Payne, Martino Garattoni & Anabelle Iratni)7. The Anti-National(Sebastian Lanser, Kilian Duarte & Anabelle Iratni)8. Crushing The Iron Fist(Ken Bedene, Stian Gundersen, Sanjay Kumar & Anabelle Iratni)

The artwork has been done by Daemorph Art and the album has been mixed and mastered at Hertz Studio in Poland (Decapitated, Hour Of Penance, Vader, Behemoth). “The Propaganda Machine” will be coming out on March 31st and is now available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION

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THE VEILS – Healed With Love

26th January 2023

Music News

THE VEILS ANNOUNCE UK/EU TOUR AND RELEASE ‘BULLFIGHTER (HAND OF GOD)’ TAKEN FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM ‘…AND OUT OF THE VOID CAME LOVE‘ OUT 3RD MARCH ON BA DA BING!

Finn Andrews on the track ‘Bullfighter (Hand of God)’ – During a non-covid related flu earlier last year, I was struck down with a debilitating 40° fever. While the fever was at its height I hallucinated I was a lumbering, wounded bull being cajoled by a sinewy figure dressed all in red. As I limped around the burning arena, he threw his knives into my back as my temperature went higher and higher. Needless to say, it was a bit of a rough night. Once my temperature dropped and I got some presence of mind back again, I wrote this song as a way to remember him.

Following the release of Total Depravity, Andrews released a solo album and began a worldwide tour. One night, while lashing out at a particularly intense moment on piano, he broke his wrist on stage. “It sounds wild and Jerry Lee Lewis-esque, but it was an absolute fucking nightmare,” Andrews says. He played on and finished the rest of the tour, but it wasn’t until he got it examined much later that he realized what a bad move that was. “The scaphoid bone in my wrist had died, which I didn’t know was possible. My sister said that at least it was a really ‘on brand’ injury for me.”

Finn’s convalescence meant a lengthy hiatus from touring, so he did what he does best and stayed at home and wrote songs. “I was in a cast and couldn’t use my right hand. I sang the melody lines, then recorded the right hand piano part, then the left hand part. It might have been an interesting, avant-garde process if it wasn’t also just profoundly annoying.”

Just when his hand had healed sufficiently for him to play again, The Veils found themselves in need of a new record label but Finn set about starting to make a new record regardless. Producer Tom Healy invited Finn to his small studio underneath the old Crystal Palace ballroom in Mount Eden, and they listened through the legions of songs he had amassed throughout the previous year.

By the time the songs had been recorded, it was clear that arranging the album into two halves best suited such varied material – but the meaning of the songs as a whole still eluded Andrews. “Then my daughter was born, and suddenly the whole record made sense to me,” he says. The music was telling a story, and somewhat strangely for The Veils, it seemed to have a happy ending.

The result of all these years of questioning, confinement and precarious uncertainty is the magnificent new double album from The Veils … And Out Of The Void Came Love. It is an album intended to be listened to in two sittings with a short break in the middle, or as Andrews instructs: “Make a coffee or smoke a cigarette – but don’t mow the lawn or go to the movies or something, that takes too long.”

Track listing

1. Time

2. No Limit of Stars

3. Undertow

4. Bullfighter (Hand of God)

5. The World of Invisible Things

6. Epoch

7. Diamonds and Coal

8. Rings of Saturn

9. Made from Love with Far To Go

10. The Pearl (Part II)

11. Someday My Love Will Come

12. The Day I Meet My Murderer

13. Between the Ocean and the Storm

14. I’ve Been Waiting

15. Cradle Song

UK/EU Tour

“We are delighted to be returning to Europe and the UK again after all these grey and mournful years! We intend to inject some life and colour into proceedings along with ample quantities of sweat and clamour! Join us!” – Finn Andrews

Thurs 8 June, Deaf Institute, Manchester (UK) – Tickets

Fri 9 June, Lafayette, London (UK) – Tickets

Sun 11 June, Botanique, Brussels (BE) – Tickets

Mon 12 June, Petit Bain, Paris (FR) – Tickets

Wed 14 June, Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL) – Tickets

Thu 15 June, Tivolivredenburg, Utrecht (NL) – Tickets

Fri 16 June, Mezz, Breda (NL) – Tickets

Sat 17 June, Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL) – Tickets

Tue 20 June, Frannz Club, Berlin (DE) – Tickets

Wed 21 June, Molotow, Hamburg (DE) – Tickets

Thu 22 June, Bumann & Sohn, Cologne (DE) – Tickets

Sun 25 June, Mouco, Porto (PT) – Tickets

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Adam Harpaz – A Captivating Sensation

25th January 2023

Music News

Australian singer-songwriter Adam Harpaz and UK-born producer Pastel Jungle have teamed up to create their latest single ‘Other Than Orange’, which was released on the 18th of January via Pastel Jungle + Adam Harpaz.

The record marks the first time that either musician has collaborated with another artist on a release. In the press, Adam has been supported by noteworthy publications Daily Telegraph, Forte Magazine, and Roadie Music and received spins from the esteemed Australian radio station ABC’s triple j.

Having accumulated 2 million streams across platforms, he has sold 10,000 physical copies of his records and landed features on well-known Youtube channels alexrainbirdMusic, Sofar Sounds, Mahogany, and Apeiron among others. A growing name, Pastel Jungle has been aired on BBC Music Introducing a number of times and has been featured in music publications Music Geeks UK and Right Chord Music, while on Youtube, he has repeatedly had his music appear on David Dean Burkhart, The Daily Dose, and BIRP!. The collaboration is reminiscent of Angus & Julia Stone and Vance Joy.

Born in Sydney, and residing in Byron Bay, Australia, Adam Harpaz is an independent singer-songwriter and producer who relocated, on a whim, from urbanised Sydney to the nature-abundant Northern Rivers of New South Wales in late 2015 for a slower-paced lifestyle and to be surrounded by artists who inspire his creativity. Adam started street performing to support himself, taking a grassroots approach to growing his music and improving his craft. The experience shaped his sound and musical ethos into what it is today. Over the years, Adam has become somewhat of a troubadour, having played over 1500 shows to date, toured Europe twice, America once, Australia four times, and New Zealand once.

LISTEN: Adam Harpaz x Pastel Jungle – ‘Other Than Orange’

Stream ‘Other Than Orange’ on Spotify – iTunes

From Chichester, England, based in Byron Bay, Australia, Kees, better known as Pastel Jungle, conjures warm productions with soothing, intimate melodies and carefully-contemplated lyrics. Though his sonic history is brief compared to similar artists in the emerging Indie scene, Kees is well-versed in music, owing the majority of his musical understanding to his studies undertaken at the renowned UK art university Falmouth University. In 2018, Kees made a split decision to take himself, a laptop, and a copy of Logic as far from home as he could. After releasing an EP and two singles, Kees returned home in 2020 with a broader understanding of his craft and a drive to progress.

A harmonious agreement between their different backgrounds, Adam Harpaz and Pastel Jungle’s new collaboration ‘Other Than Orange’ ripples with warm, crackling Rhodes keys and cosy guitar accents that drive toward acceptance of forlorn desires. Lyrics dissect the alluring lie that the grass is always greener on the other side. Floating melodies drift around a sonic metaphor to illustrate the constant yearning for a stronger feeling.

Adam Harpaz and Pastel Jungle tell us: “This first collab of many more to come is an alluring journey into the depths of longing for fonder memories. We wanted to capture that oddly captivating sensation of replaying those perfect memories, so often poisoned by the idea that you might never experience them the same way"

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UNLOVED – Diving In The Dark

25th January 2023

Music News

UNLOVED announce Polychrome LP, due For Release February 24, 2023 via Heavenly Recordings.

“Polychrome,” the title track from the latest album by UNLOVED (who provided the musical atmosphere for BBC’s critically-hailed series Killing Eve), starts with a murmur of percussion and a metallic grind, as if the in-house band on a space station were warming up for the last show of the night.

As phased vocals zoom through the heart of the track, “Polychrome” builds and builds to create a swooning hypnosis that’s part Tropicalia, part BBC Radiophonic Workshop and part psilocybin swoosh. Disorientating, strange, compelling, “Polychrome” is the opener for Unloved’s first album of 2023 which will be released on February 24, 2023 via Heavenly Recordings. The first single and video “I did it” is out now.

Over the last few years, Unloved have developed their own uniquely cine literate sound that draws a straight line from the moody, doom obsessed girl group records of the early 1960s to the sonic experiments of electronic pioneers like Delia Derbyshire and Silver Apples via the darkest corners of David Lynch films and the crisp, mono beauty of the French New Wave. Polychrome sees the band take a deeper dive into their world, with eight new tracks recorded at the same time at the band’s recently released third long player, The Pink Album, along with a welcome reappearance of “Far from here”, a glorious widescreen tower of sound originally recorded and released as part of the band’s first EP, 2015’s “Guilty of Love.”

Unloved are Jade Vincent, Keefus Green and David Holmes. Formed in California and located in L.A. and Belfast, they have previously released three albums – 2016’s Guilty of Love, 2019’s Heartbreak and 2022’s The Pink Album. Their music has featured heavily in each series of the internationally successful BBC TV series Killing Eve.

Unloved’s Polychrome LP is due for release February 24, 2023 via Heavenly Recordings.

Pre-Order Polychrome LP HERE

TRACK LISTING
1. Polychrome
2. Thrill me.
3. I did it.
4. Thank you for being that friend, you know, the one you never want to say goodbye to
5. I just stop.
6. It’s hard to hold you close when the world keeps turning.
7. Only for you.
8. Far from here
9. Rain on my parade.

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DAVID KITT – Creative Glimmering

24th January 2023

Music News

A fuzzy, lo-fi cut that flutters with a gentle sense of magnetism, “Wishing Well” is the first single to be taken from ‘Idiot Check’.

This is an ambient and atmospheric new LP that sees David Kitt put an eclectic spin on traditional folk music.

Of the new track Kitt explains:

“Wishing Well” relates to the void left by the decline of religious institutions and what we turn to in the absence of faith and superstition. These are the themes that recur throughout the record on both micro, personal levels and macro, societal levels.”

Fusing gentle acoustic sensibilities with flickering electronics and earnest storytelling, he adds:

“The song is about being on the run from your memories and your past, and those memories fading, morphing and appearing in dreams. Are you running from yourself or something other than yourself? Some ghostly spectre that you can’t really pinpoint?”

‘IDIOT CHECK’

OUT 31 MARCH 2023

PRE-ORDER HERE

LISTEN TO THE NEW SINGLE NOW:

“WISHING WELL”

A unique and sincere songwriter with an expert ability to meld inspirations, eras and sounds, David Kitt’s music glimmers with a sense of timelessness well-earned after over twenty years immersed in music and new LP ‘Idiot Check’ is no different.

Produced and recorded by Kitt himself using his “Breaking Bad mobile studio set-up”, the album was written between 2016 and 2022 in Dublin, Paris and eventually the remote town of Ballinskelligs in south-west Kerry, where the artist moved during the pandemic and has stayed ever since.

As Kitt explains:

“The lack of environmental noise and distractions, and being 30 seconds from the Atlantic Ocean all created the perfect environment to get the job done. It still continues to be a source of great inspiration, succour and the principal driving force in what’s been a genuine purple patch for me.”

Blending acoustic and electronic elements with deft precision, the record showcases both the diverse circumstances of its inception and Kitt’s personal breadth as a songwriter and producer.

The artist adds:

“Many of the songs were started in a pre-Covid world, but when Covid happened it gave the half-finished songs a new hue as if they were from some former version of reality, and this led to all sorts of creative inspiration that was quite unexpected. The pandemic gave everything the quality of a remote dream that was somehow really healthy for my imagination and made finishing them much easier and more creative than expected.”

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Exploring a range of themes from the breakdown of relationships, to socio-political issues and the absence of religion, ‘Idiot Check’ feels like a record that is undeniably current, yet glints with a permanence that ensures its tracks will stand the test of time.

The new album also sees Kitt joined by a number of special guests including Dylan Lynch of Dublin alt-pop band Soda Blonde on drums on “Wave of Peace” and regular collaborator Katie Kim providing backing vocals on several tracks including “‘Till The End”. In a real coup, he also managed to enlist the services of reclusive Canadian singer-songwriter Mary Margaret O’Hara on “Oh Folly’, with her vocals providing a spooky foil over the haunting track.

With “Idiot Check” confirmed for release on RE:WARM Records in March 2023, David Kitt will also be heading out on an extensive UK and Ireland tour this Spring. With a run of headline dates alongside support shows with David Gray, find full dates and details below.

DAVID KITT UK AND IRELAND LIVE DATES 2023

FEBRUARY

27 LONDON Union Chapel

MARCH

01 CORK Opera House*

02 WEXFORD National Opera House*

04 DUBLIN National Concert Hall*

05 DUBLIN National Concert Hall*

07 LONDON Union Chapel*

31 CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach

APRIL

01 BOURNEMOUTH Bad Hand Warehouse

02 BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds

03 MANCHESTER Yes

04 LEEDS Headrow House

05 NEWCASTLE Cluny 2

06 EDINBURGH Sneaky Petes

07 GLASGOW Nice N Sleazy

15 DUBLIN Whelans

20 GALWAY Roisin Dubh

21 CORK Coughlans

22 WATERFORD Electric Avenue

23 DUNDALK Spirit Store

29 BELFAST The Duncairn

30 DERRY Echo Echo Dance

MAY

05 LEAP Connollys

06 KILKENNY Cleeres

11 BRISTOL The Love Inn

12 BRIGHTON The Great Escape

13 BRIGHTON The Great Escape

14 SHEFFIELD The Yellow Arch

17 LONDON Jazz Cafe

27 BALLYCOTTON Sea Church

*supporting David Gray

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Melonball – Beasts Of Burden

23rd January 2023

Music News

Melonball will be dropping their debut album BREATHE on March 31st via Thousand Islands Records/Lockjaw Records.

The band is unveiling the album’s fourth single “Sicker” with a video coming soon.

Of the song, the band says, “Certainly the most personal song for Oli. It is about the fact that– while for many, “family” means support and positivity– for some, it can also be a burden that you carry with you throughout your life.”

Breathing is everything – life, the essence of existence and the focus on the existential. With their debut album BREATHE, Melonball hit pretty deep. Ten songs full of punch, anger, criticism, and emotion
are released by the skate punk band from Nuremberg on two labels, Thousand Islands Records and Lockjaw Records, that are well known for their good sense when it comes to the punk radar.

According to singer Oli, BREATHE collects social and system-critical topics, channels and breaks them down to the human feelings that are left at the end and can make you despair sometimes: “It’s at least comforting and often even life-saving to know that you’re not alone, that you’re not the only person feeling overwhelmed by injustice, abuse of power and all the shit that happens everywhere, but that you’re among like-minded people who share the same attitude and morals.”

Since their formation in 2019, Melonball have been traveling quite a bit, (except during the pandemic) and have been able to establish a name for themselves in the scene. Whether at Punk Rock Camp, Punk Rock Holiday, KNRD Fest or in front of audiences at shows with A Wilhelm Scream, Punk Rock Factory or Belvedere.

Stream “Sicker” and pre-order ‘Breathe’ here:https://bfan.link/Melonball-Sicker

Lineup:

Oli (vocals)

Basti (guitar/ backing vocals)

Mally (guitar)

Jens (bass)

Julian (drums/backing vocals)

After the album release party on April 1st the quintet goes directly on tour to the legendary Manchester Punk Fest where they also make stops in Saarbrücken, Antwerp, Brighton and London. In addition to numerous indoor concerts, the band will also play shows at this year’s Punk Rock Holiday in Slovenia and at the warmup show for Mission Ready Festival.

Upcoming shows:

23/03/24 – Erfurt GER, with Drunktank

23/03/25 – Aachen GER, with March

23/04/01 – Nuremberg GER, “Breathe” Album

release show with Drunktank, Heathcliff

23/04/02 – Saarbrücken GER, with Drunktank,

Heathcliff

23/04/03 – Antwerp BEL, with Heathcliff

23/04/05 – Brighton UK, with Heathcliff

23/04/06 – London UK, with Heathcliff

23/04/7-9 – Manchester UK, Manchester Punk Fest

23 23/04/12 – Munich GER,

23/04/14 – Fürth GER, with Chris Magerl, The

Bloodstrings

23/05/13 – Regensburg GER, Punk for Paws Fest

23/06/17 – Bad Laasphe GER, Festival

23/06/30 – Giebelstadt GER, Mission Ready Fest

Warmup Show

23/08/8-11 – Tolmin SLO, Punk Rock Holiday

Instagram: www.instagram.com/melonball.punkrock

Facebook: www.facebook.com/melonball.punkrock

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC5l5uEeNtIjeYqtqKSnIQkQ

Bandcamp: https://melonball.bandcamp.com

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/melonball

The Banishment – Expanding The Boundaries

22nd January 2023

Music News

The Banishment began in the mid-2010s as a collaboration between guitarist George Lynch (Lynch Mob, The End Machine, ex-Dokken) and programmer/multi-instrumentalist Joe Haze (Primitive Race, Lords of Acid), with artist and vocalist Devix Szell joining the duo in 2020.

Their debut album, ‘Machine And Bone’, will be released on 10th March via Frontiers, with a single and video from it for the song ‘Got What You Wanted’ available from today.

‘Machine And Bone’ is a brooding album of industrial rock and dream punk that nevertheless is peppered with explosive and psychotic yet bluesy guitar licks. It features guest vocal appearances by Tommy Victor (Prong) and Richard Patrick (Filter). The former even provided The Banishment with their name, which is also the title of a Prong song.

George Lynch is a world renowned guitarist who made his name with hard rockers Dokken, subsequently sustaining his successful career with Lynch Mob, solo albums, plus a wealth of collaborations that have included KXM, The End Machine, Sweet & Lynch, Ultraphonix and Dirty Shirley. The Banishment sees the six-stringer continuing to expand his creative boundaries, pushing himself into darker, subliminal and chaotic territory.

MACHINE AND BONE
TRACKLISTING
1 Reaction
2 Max Pain (feat Richard Patrick)
3 Right (feat Tommy Victor)
4 Lost Horizon
5 The Dread (feat Jason Charles Miller)
6 Reunion
7 Terra Nullius
8 Got What You Wanted
9 Terror (feat Tommy Victor)
10 Machine And Bone

With rock, industrial, jazz, pop and reggae studio production credits to his name, the versatile Joe Haze has worked prominently with the industrial supergroup Primitive Race, initially as a remixer and then producing their second album, ‘Soul Pretender’. He also served time in the live line-up of electronic act Lords of Acid prior to the pandemic and has recently been working on an album by the late Chuck Mosley, who was the vocalist in Primitive Race but was best known as the first full-time singer in Faith No More.

Devix Szell is a Los Angeles-based artist, singer and actor who spent his adolescence performing experimental noise shows with local punk bands before featuring in other acts that included ex-members of Samhain and Christian Death. He has composed music for Catherine Hardwicke’s psycho thriller rock opera ‘Plush’, Jamie Deacon’s ‘Way To Blue’ (also acting in it) and Susanne Landau’s ‘Stick and Poke’, making his directorial debut with the promo clip for ‘Got What You Wanted’. As a performer, Szell is earnest and chaotic, with a hauntingly powerful, soul-stirring voice and a stage presence that is dramatic and mesmerising.

THE BANISHMENT
Devix Szell – vocals
George Lynch – guitars
Joe Haze – synth, programming, engineering, mixing

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Monthly Archives: January 2023

LANSDOWNE – Reaching Out

February 3, 2023 sees Boston-based hard rockers LANSDOWNE release their forthcoming studio album, entitled Medicine, through AFM Records.

SHAMBOLICS – Refusing To Compromise

Scottish sensations – SHAMBOLICS – have confirmed details of a UK tour for April and May 2023, kicking off in Glasgow. All dates are listed below, with tickets on sale here.

Tomio Seike – A Gentle Eye

Tomio Seike: Eighty features a selection of unique, platinum palladium prints and vintage, toned gelatin silver prints.

Demonstealer – A Real Hard Hitter

Indian metal veteran Demonstealer announces new album "The Propaganda Machine"; Releases first single "Monolith Of Hate"!

THE VEILS – Healed With Love

THE VEILS ANNOUNCE UK/EU TOUR AND RELEASE ‘BULLFIGHTER (HAND OF GOD)’ TAKEN FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM ‘…AND OUT OF THE VOID CAME LOVE‘ OUT 3RD MARCH ON BA DA BING!

Adam Harpaz – A Captivating Sensation

Australian singer-songwriter Adam Harpaz and UK-born producer Pastel Jungle have teamed up to create their latest single ‘Other Than Orange’, which was released on the 18th of January via Pastel Jungle + Adam Harpaz.

UNLOVED – Diving In The Dark

UNLOVED announce Polychrome LP, due For Release February 24, 2023 via Heavenly Recordings.

DAVID KITT – Creative Glimmering

A fuzzy, lo-fi cut that flutters with a gentle sense of magnetism, “Wishing Well” is the first single to be taken from ‘Idiot Check’.

Melonball – Beasts Of Burden

Melonball will be dropping their debut album BREATHE on March 31st via Thousand Islands Records/Lockjaw Records.

The Banishment – Expanding The Boundaries

The Banishment began in the mid-2010s as a collaboration between guitarist George Lynch (Lynch Mob, The End Machine, ex-Dokken) and programmer/multi-instrumentalist Joe Haze (Primitive Race, Lords of Acid), with artist and vocalist Devix Szell joining the duo in 2020.

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