This weekend, founding Neurosis guitarist/vocalist SCOTT KELLY will take to the road for a four-show California tour in support of his recently released third solo album, The Forgiven Ghost In Me. For the first time, KELLY will be joined on these shows by cohorts Noah Landis and Greg Dale as SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME, bringing his dark Americana to fruition on stage in a whole new way, as they did on the new album.
The action begins this Saturday in San Francisco and play through Oakland, Fullerton and Los Angeles, with opening support from YOB frontman Mike Scheidt.
Stream the title track to the new album “The Forgiven Ghost In Me” via Decibel Magazine’s blog RIGHT HERE.
SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME live performances:
9/29/2012 Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern w/ Mike Scheidt
9/30/2012 Uptown Nightclub - Oakland, CA w/ Mike Scheidt
10/01/2012 The Slidebar - Fullerton, CA w/ Mike Scheidt
10/02/2012 Cineplex at the Silent Movie Theater - Los Angeles, CA w/ Mike Scheidt
Dissimilar to his previous solo outings, on The Forgiven Ghost In Me KELLY sought out additional musicians to help create his vision for this release, recruiting good friends Noah Landis (Neurosis) and Greg Dale, forming SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME. Additionally, Jason Roeder (Neurosis, Sleep) and Josh Graham (A Storm Of Light, Neurosis) make guest appearances on the album. These additional instrumental and vocal contributions add incredible new dimensions to KELLY’s foreboding tales. The eight tracks were recorded by Landis, the album running deep with over forty minutes of foreboding Americana showcasing the ever-evolving artist brandishing some of his most expressive hymns of pain, reflection and redemption to date
Review copies of The Forgiven Ghost In Me and interviews with SCOTT KELLY are available via phone or in-person. In North America contact earsplitpr@aol.com, and elsewhere contact ansgar@community-promotion.com.
As the anticipated tenth album from NEUROSIS nears release at the end of October, today the band have confirmed a record release show for Honor Found In Decay. This sole all-ages release show will take place on November 17th at the Fox Theater in the band’s point of origin, Oakland, California, and will also feature opening support from doom wizards YOB and direct support from progressive thrash legends Voivod!
Presale tickets for this momentous event will go on sale today at 10am PST AT THIS LOCATION, and the general ticket link will go live this Sunday HERE.
Last week the second track from Honor Found In Decay, “At The Well,” was made public worldwide via National Public Radio. The track premiere preceded by a detailed visual trailer for the album created by NEUROSIS’ own visual artist Josh Graham and edited by video architect Kenneth Thomas via Neurot Recordings’ YouTube page.
Set to see release through the NEUROSIS’ own Neurot Recordings, the CD and deluxe download versions of Honor Found In Decay will be unleashed in Germany October 26th, throughout the rest of Europe October 29th, and in North America on October 30th, with their previous label home Relapse Records handling the vinyl edition. Preorders will begin on October 15th via Neurot’s webstore HERE.
NEUROSIS Confirmed Performances:
11/17/2012 Fox Theater – Oakland, CA *Honor Found In Decay release show w/ Voivod, YOB [info]
11/30-12/02/2012 ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas – Camber Sands Holiday Camp, England [info]
12/02/2012 HMV Forum – London, England w/ Godflesh [info]
To AMENRA, aesthetics are not merely supplementary to the musical experience but essential to it, and for their monumental new album MASS V, they have surpassed themselves. Today we can now proudly unveil the artwork for the album which will see the light of day on 26 November on Neurot Recordings.
All pictures supporting the artwork of MASS V were taken by Stefaan Temmerman and the artwork itself was made and assembled by Webecameaware. On the subject of artwork, the band revealed the following personal testimonial about how it came to be...
"In November we went out wandering through our own and neighbouring countries. Looking for the perfect setting for the artwork to the new album. After a couple of days our trail ended at the village of Wissant in North France. The site is a gathering of destroyed bunkers from the second World War. The force and strength coming from these weathered constructions was overwhelming. Concrete blasted to pieces, hundreds of bulletholes everywhere, the salt and sand were once covered in blood. We drew respect from these stone temples, this once, was a world of pain. We stayed overnight at the site and slept on one of the bunkers just so we could get swallowed by the sea as tide came in and when the dawn brought first light, Stefaan Temmerman took the picture we knew was going to be perfect to represent our MASS V. It was a long and cold night." - CHVE
We can also divulge the tracklisting for this colossal album: MASS V
1. Dearborn and Buried
2. Boden
3. A Mon Ame
4. Nowena I 9.10
AMENRA have released yet another trailer video crafted by their very own guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove which offers another brief but tantilising insight into the sounds of MASS V:
And on the subject of the release show, there will be an art exhibition at the AB venue, where Stefaan Temmerman, (amongst other artists including AMENRA bandmembers CHVE and Mathieu Vandekerckhove) will be exhibiting photographs by his hand. More info on this show here.
Here is a reminder of the upcoming AMENRA shows, including the now sold-out release show:
6th of October - Club Fabrica, Bucharest, Romania
27th of October - Amplifest, Hard Club, Porto
3rd of November - Damnation festival, Leeds, UK
22nd of December - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels Belgium - record release show sold out in 4 days!
19th of April - Roadburn festival, Patronaat Church Tilburg, Netherlands
4th of May - Asymmetry festival, Wroclaw, Poland
Don't forget, on 28 September AMENRA will release their first live CD on Consouling Sounds which can be pre-ordered here:http://consouling.be/ra_live.php. Their own webstore address is www.soulslayer.net.
Still to come from AMENRA, full details of the new album Mass V and much more exclusive audio and visual footage, so stay tuned.
With the new studio full-length from NEUROSIS set to erupt in late October, today the first track of the massive Honor Found In Decay to be made publicly available has been set loose via National Public Radio. The pyroclastic surge of “At The Well” coalesces the emotive and expansive elements of the act into a ten minute hymn, which helps reaffirm why NEUROSIS remain one of the most important heavy acts in existence.
Experience the slow burn of “At The Well” via NPR RIGHT HERE.
The fifth NEUROSIS album to be handled by engineering sorcerer Steve Albini, the hour-long Honor Found In Decay is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated albums of 2012. The seven tracks harnessed within this release capture the unit’s output at its most emotional and diverse yet, forming what the band members themselves are referring to as their pinnacle studio effort. NEUROSIS recently unveiled a visual trailer for the album using imagery shot and created by their own visual artist Josh Graham, and edited together by video architect Kenneth Thomas, who directed their 2007 Given To The Rising documentary. For the first time in the band’s history, intimate details of the handcrafted cover artwork have been made publicly available, allowing the installation to be viewed in motion, not just still photographs. View the trailer and more on Honor Found In Decay below.
Set to see release through the NEUROSIS’ own Neurot Recordings, the CD and deluxe download versions of Honor Found In Decay will be unleashed in Germany October 26th, in the rest of Europe October 29th, and in North America on October 30th, with their previous label home Relapse Records handling the vinyl edition. Preorders will begin on October 15th via Neurot’s webstore HERE.
NEUROSIS confirmed UK performances:
11/30-12/02/2012 ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas – Camber Sands Holiday Camp, England [info]
12/02/2012 HMV Forum – London, England w/ Godflesh [info]
Anticipation is really starting to build as plans come together for the release of Mass V, the titanic new album from AMENRA which will see the light of day on Neurot Recordings in UK/EU on 26 November. Today we can reveal plans of upcoming live performances including one spectacular release show in their home country Belgium.
Here are the new and recently announced shows for AMENRA this year and next:
22th of Sept - An Club, Athens, Greece
6th of October - Club Fabrica, Bucharest, Romania
27th of October - Amplifest, Hard Club, Porto
3rd of November - Damnation festival, Leeds, UK
22nd of December - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels Belgium
19th of April - Roadburn festival, Patronaat Church Tilburg, Netherlands and excitingly, just announced: 4th of May - Asymmetry festival, Wroclaw, Poland
AMENRA's activity for 2012 will culminate in an umissable record release show on 22 December at AB in Brussels. Supporting them will be Church Of Ra bands, Oathbreaker and TBHR, with a very special after show by Scott Kelly. Edwin Pouncey will be speaking about subterranean metal and there will be a very special Church of Ra art exhibition including monumental art, video, photography and more… this is not your average release show! Fans will be able to purchase a limited exclusive version of the album with coloured CD and limited art which will only be available at this show and through their own webstore.
NEUROSIS today proudly reveals a brand new visual trailer created for their anticipated tenth studio full-length, Honor Found In Decay.
Using imagery shot and created by Neurosis' visual artist Josh Graham, video architect Kenneth Thomas (also responsible for producing the mini-documentary for NEUROSIS’ 2007-released Given To The Rising) has masterfully edited together an intense look into the new opus. For the first time in the band's history, intimate details of Josh Graham's hand crafted artwork have been made publicly available, allowing the installation to be viewed in motion, not just still photographs. The video also includes personal commentary from guitarists/vocalists Scott Kelly and Steve Von Till on the creation of Honor Found In Decay, as well as the first brief moments of audio to be publicly unleashed.
States Steve Von Till in the early moments of the preview, "A legacy can only be assured if we continually burn down the past and plant seeds in the ashes to grow new, greater things," and is followed by founding member Scott Kelly, who boldly affirms, "If you don't make a record that you think eclipses your previous record, then... you've failed."
In addition to their imminent performance at ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas in England – the lineup culminated by Steve Albini’s band Shellac, and including Wire, Mission of Burma, Oxbow, Melt Banana, Shellac and more – another UK NEUROSIS performance has been confirmed to take place just days later. The extraordinary performance will devastate the HMV Forum in London alongside the almighty Godflesh on December 2nd, as the only other UK concert in support of Honor Found In Decay. Stated Von Till about this appearance: “Neurosis and Godflesh together is long overdue! We have been admirers of Godflesh since their first recordings. Streetcleaner changed heavy music forever. I don't think anyone can argue that this will be an extremely powerful and special night for all of us."
Honor Found In Decay will reaffirm to the planet why NEUROSIS remain one of the most important heavy acts in existence. The album will emerge through the band’s own Neurot Recordings, in Germany October 26th, in the rest of Europe October 29th, and in North America on October 30th, with their cohorts at previous label home Relapse Records confirmed to handle the vinyl release of the album.
For all press inquiries on NEUROSIS and Neurot Recordings, in North/South America and Australia contact Earsplit PR [earsplitpr@aol.com], in Germany contact Community Promotions [ansgar@community-promotion.com], and in the rest of Europe contact Rarely Unable [rarelyunable@yahoo.co.uk]. NEUROSIS confirmed performances:
11/30-12/02/2012 ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas - Camber Sands Holiday Camp, England [info]
12/02/2012 HMV Forum - London, England w/ Godflesh [info]
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