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ENSIFERUM – FINNISH HEROIC METALLERS POST A 24HR STREAM OF NEW ALBUM ‘UNSUNG HEORES’…

TO CELEBRATE the release of brand new album ‘Unsung Heroes’, Ensiferum, the highly visual troupe who’ve long been a market leader when it comes to stirring, armour-plated anthems, will post a stream of the album in its entirety, available to listen to for 24 hrs.

http://soundcloud.com/spinefarmrecords/sets/unsung-heroes/

The Finnish quintet return to UK soil in September as part of the extensive European ‘Bearers Of The Sword’ tour, accompanied by special guests and fellow Spinefarm artists, Profane Omen.

September 2012:

18 – O2 Academy, Islington, London
19 – Moho, Manchester
20 – Button Factory, Dublin, Ireland
21 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

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EP release: Tiny Teardrops by Lizzie Nightingale
Release date: 6 August 2012
Listen: Click here for Lizzie’s Bandcamp page
Video: Footsteps

”I think it’s a really strong EP, Alone for me being the stand out, grandiose, triumphant and almost cinematic. She has got one damn strong voice.” – Ally McRae, BBC Radio 1

After a successful stint working alongside Libertine Gary Powell, Scottish singer-songwriter Lizzie Nightingale has decided to spread her wings and go solo for the release of her forthcoming E.P Tiny Teardrops, which is available on Lizzie’s Bandcamp page.

Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, Lizzie spent her early years doused in the edgy sounds of Eurythmics, Kate Bush and Bowie as well as a few Motown classics courtesy of her mother (who was a singer and performer)...

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Goodbye, Labrador release a free download of ‘Memoir’ from their EP, A Thousand Times Before (out August 6th).

With roots in Brooklyn, Barcelona and Prague, the band blend stateside harmonies with distinctly European nostalgia. A Thousand Times Before, their second record, is a dreamy, guitar-driven collection of skilfully textured melodies matched with creative lyrics.

Guitarist Phil says – ”Memoir is a song that really changed and developed throughout the writing process, more than many of the others. The theme was first written in Brooklyn but it didn’t start taking shape until later in Barcelona where we started getting a feel for the rhythms and drones...

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Mode Moderne Announce UK/EU Tour
Album Strange Bruises out September 3rd on Light Organ Records

“Particularly shadowy…” – Pitchfork

”A classic blend of beauty and darkness” – This Is Fake DIY

‘Upcoming ’Strange Bruises’ could be set to push the band to wider acclaim. At times pitch black, their noir songwriting is dominated by shimmering harmonies and guitars that veer out into a universe of fuzz.’ – Clash

‘Gloom pop Canadian bunch Mode Moderne…Artrocker’s very excited’ – Artrocker

Canada’s gloom poppers Mode Moderne have announced the dates of their upcoming EU/UK tour –

September:
18 – Paris – Espace B
20-22 – Hamburg, Reeperbahn
23 – Glasgow – 13th Note
25 – Cardiff – Buffalo Bar
26 – London, Queen of Hoxton
27 – London, TBA

The band formed in late 2008, when ...

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Ladies and Gentlemen…. MR B.B. KING – OUT 24TH SEPTEMBER 2012 ON UNIVERSAL

In celebration of B.B. King’s 50th Anniversary signing to ABC-Paramount Records in 1962, comes this multi-format career retrospective, leading the way with a slick 10-CD, 194 track collection chronicling his entire career from his first recordings in 1949 through to his most recent studio album all housed in a beautiful luxe box including a 72-page silver gilded hardback book, featuring essays from Ashley Kahn and Dick Shurman. The set is also packed with glorious images and memorabilia, illustrating this incredible career, all lovingly assembled and engineered by Grammy Award-winning consultant Bill Levenson.

The title is also being released on a 4-CD Cutdown Version and Digital Deluxe (mirror of 4-CD physical...

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Guitar maestro Gwyn Ashton’s back with Radiogram, a hard-driving renegade rock and blues album. On this outing, he’s joined by some big names in rock and roll history.

A truly accomplished master of electric, acoustic and slide guitars, singer / songwriter / guitarist Ashton was voted third place as “Guitarist of The Year 2001” by French readers of Guitar Part magazine, behind Jeff Beck and Gary Moore at number one and two. Ashton’s abilities have been acknowledged by Italian company Liutart, which recently presented him with his own signature model guitar.

Radiogram boasts nine self-penned tracks plus a phat groove version of Willie Dixon’s “I Just Wanna Make Love To You” and has the Ashton trademark stamped all over it...

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From their early roots touring with The National and Gang Of Four, to releasing their debut with an elaborate 80-page flipbook hand designed and put together by band member Danny Seim, they have always had the creative intent to match the music. On their breakthrough record, ”Friend and Foe”, and the first through Barsuk, they celebrated the release of the album with Justin Harris assembling a 25-member choir who he taught the various vocal layers of the new material with the help of his mother Diane, a trained opera singer. The album received 8.5 on Pitchfork and went on to sell well worldwide. The artwork on the album was from the wonderful graphic novelist Craig Thompson, he of Blankets and this year’s Habibi, and it was subsequently nominated for a Grammy for ”Best Recording Package”.

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Nico’s 1974 album, The End, was her fourth solo release, her fifth collaboration with John Cale (including The Velvet Underground & Nico) and her third with him as producer. John Cale had signed a new contract with Island records in 1973 and Nico was also brought to the label by A&R man Richard Williams, although The End would be only full album she recorded for the label.
The album was recorded in 1973 at Sound Techniques in London, with John Wood (who had also engineered the earlier Desertshore) and Cale. He chose Brian Eno and Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music to work on the album with him; between them providing the entire instrumental framework to Nico and her harmonium...

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MOTÖRHEAD – THE COMPLETE EARLY YEARS

19TH NOVEMBER 2012
Sanctuary / UMC

In celebration of over 35 years in the business for Motörhead, Sanctuary/UMC is very excited to officially announce the release of Motörhead’s, The Complete Early Years boxed set. This limited collector’s edition, housed in a unique Motörhead case, is a truly remarkable set, containing eight albums, seven singles and a 7” vinyl.

Also included is a limited edition family tree plus a photo book and collectors guide, making the The Complete Early Years box set a must-have for any Motörhead fan. Excitement has already been growing amongst fans as they have been speculating and discussing the set on sites and forums.

Motörhead’s iconoclastic frontman, Lemmy formed the group following his unceremonious sacking f...

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ENSIFERUM, THE highly visual troupe who’ve long been a market leader when it comes to stirring, armour-plated anthems, have unleashed their brand new video for ‘In My Sword I Trust’; this is the lead track from the Finnish outfit’s forthcoming fifth studio album, ‘Unsung Heroes’, set for release via Spinefarm Records on August 27th.

You can watch the video below

Recorded in Wrocklaw, Poland, and directed by Rafal Szermanowicz for Grupa#13, the clip – according to Ensiferum – “Tells how ordinary town people rebel against a greedy and cruel king and the upper classes. There are swords, corpses and drinking; pretty much all you need for a great video! We are looking forward to playing this new Ensiferum anthem to our fans around the world. Folk on!”

The Finnish quintet r...