IRON TONGUE: Arkansas Southern Rock Miscreants Join Neurot Recordings | Album Details Revealed

Photo by Zech McGhee

Neurot Recordings is pleased to release the debut from Arkansas southern rock collective IRON TONGUE! Fronted by Chris “CT” Terry, the founding frontman of sludge legion Rwake, IRON TONGUE formed when a group of veteran players with diverse musical backgrounds found a common interest in the need to get down and dirty and way, way gone.

Churning a soulful blend of girthy, heavily amped, blues-based rock, IRON TONGUE aren’t singing of magical moonlit escapades. The band offer up songs of pain, regret and heartache that recall everything from the proto-metal stomp of Blue Cheer and Grand Funk to the darkest hours of Kiss, Deep Purple, Buddy Guy and ‘Skynyrd. Having spent over three years performing steadily throughout the South, IRON TONGUE has traversed the Midwest and East Coast with Memphis kindred spirits The Dirty Streets, in addition to sharing bills with the likes of Black Tusk, Scott Kelly, The Sword, High on Fire, Crowbar, The Body, Lita Ford and fellow Arkansans Pallbearer. A split 7” with The Dirty Streets, featuring a ballsy version of KISS’s “Two Timer” served as a precursor to the creation their debut full-length for Neurot.

Entitled The Dogs Have Barked, The Birds Have Flown, the seven track offering was recorded and produced by soundsmith Billy Anderson (Melvins, Sleep, Neurosis, etc) at IRON TONGUE guitarist Jason Tedford’s Wolfman Studios. Called “a solid slab of balls to the wall shameless rock, with a power and an edge and soul that rarely exists in music today,” by Neurosis’ Steve Von Till, The Dogs Have Barked, The Birds Have Flown is set for release via Neurot Recordings on May 27th in Europe and May 28th in North America.

Comments drummer Stan James of joining the Neurot family: “IRON TONGUE is excited and honored to be a part of the Neurot team! We are looking forward to working hard every step of the way and we are committed to making music that everyone will be proud of.”

The Dogs Have Barked, The Birds Have Flown Track Listing: 

1. Ever After
2. Witchery
3. Skeleton
4. Moon Unit
5. Lioness
6. Seven Days
7. Said ’n’ Done



IRON TONGUE:
Jason Tedford - Guitar
Mark Chiaro - Guitar
Andy Warr - Bass
Stan James - Drums
JR Top - Keys
CT - Vocals
Stephanie Smittle - Backing Vocals







Further info on IRON TONGUE, including tour dates, will be announced in the coming weeks.

http://www.facebook.com/Irontongue

http://neurotrecordings.com/artists/irontongue

NEUROSIS Announces European Tour In Support Of Honor Found In Decay

Photo credit Tim Bugbee, Tinnitus Photography

Following massive sporadic live performances across the United States throughout the end of 2012 and first two months of 2013, today NEUROSIS confirms an extensive European tour in support of their acclaimed tenth LP, Honor Found In Decay.

With a total of eighteen shows confirmed at press time, such an extensive continental tour is a rare occurrence for NEUROSIS. But from late May through early July the band will forge through Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland, performing at festivals including Primavera Sound, Hellfest, Bravalla and Eurockeennes along the way.

NEUROSIS released Honor Found In Decay worldwide at the end of October via their own Neurot Recordings, followed by a 2xLP version released collaboratively with Relapse Records.


NEUROSIS HONOR FOUND IN DECAY TOUR DATES:

• Fri 24 May 2013 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival 2013
• Sat 25 May 2013 - Paris, France - La Grande Halle de la Villette - NEUROSIS w/ Swans
• Fri 21 June - Clisson, France - Hellfest
• Sat 22 June - Lint-Antwerp, Belgium - Eurocam Media Center
• Sun 23 June - Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage
• Mon 24 June - Berlin, Germany - SO 36
• Tue 25 June - Copenhagen, Denmark - Grey Hall / Christiania
• Wed 26 June - Oslo, Norway - Betong
• Thu 27 June - Trondheim, Norway - Byscenen
• Fri 28 June - Norköpping, Sweden - Bravalla Festival
• Sun 30 June - Warsaw, Poland - Palladium
• Mon 1 July - Prague, Czech Republic - Lucerna Music Bar
• Tue 2 July - Leipzig, Germany - UT Connewitz
• Wed 3 July - Leipzig, Germany - UT Connewitz
• Thu 4 July - Milano, Italy - Magnolia
• Fri 5 July - Genf, Switzerland - L'Usine
• Sat 6 July - Zürich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
• Sun 7 July - Belfort, France - Eurockeennes Festival

"Another spiritual journey into the very heart of mankind. Completely and utterly mind-blowing."
 – Metal Hammer

“The most stunning aspects of'Honor Found In Decay come from Neurosis' grasp of dynamics...as ever, in the hands of these uncompromising sorcerers, true heaviness can be as much about the directness as disorientation, and as much about the sinister rumble as an unearthly roar. 5/5”
  – Terrorizer

"Those who prefer their epics harrowing, their atmospheres apocalyptic and their metaphorical gut punches landed squarely on the emotional solar plexus will not be disappointed."  – Decibel

“…officially upped the ante for all the post-metal bands who ought to be paying these guys royalties for their patent on psychedelic purgation...” – Spin

"For 27 years, the members of Neurosis have demonstrated what metal can be and what it can aspire to: transcendent, cathartic, graceful, innovative."  – National Public Radio

"...doesn't abandon the moody sprawl of the band's last few full-lengths, but it does help restore urgency to an aesthetic that seemed in danger of growing soporific... It's a record that proves these grizzled artisans still know how to flex their muscles. 7.9/10"  – Pitchfork

SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME: West Coast Tour Begins Today

While NEUROSIS continues to dominate massive venues in support of their acclaimed tenth studio endeavor, Honor Found In Decay, founding guitarist/vocalist SCOTT KELLY has been touring smaller clubs with his more personal solo material amidst the shows. In addition to his recent American performances as part of CORRECTIONS HOUSE, and recent tours stateside and in Europe as SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME, the latter act will perform a new string of West Coast shows beginning today.

At the firs of the dozen newly confirmed gigs, SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME will perform this Thursday, February 28th on NEUROSIS’ native soil in Oakland, alongside Eugene Robinson (Oxbow) as well as a screening of the DIY record industry film Blood, Sweat & Vinyl. Performances in Santa Cruz, Freson, Santa Ana, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Boise, Spokane, Bellingham, Vancouver, Seattle and Portland will follow.

Dissimilar to his previous solo outings, KELLY sought out additional musicians to help create his latest musical vision, recruiting good friends Greg Dale and Noah Landis (Neurosis), forming SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME. The first album by this trio, The Forgiven Ghost In Me, flows 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 also features guest contributions from Jason Roeder (Neurosis, Sleep) and Josh Graham (A Storm Of Light, ex-Neurosis).

Stream the title track to The Forgiven Ghost In Me via Decibel RIGHT HERE, and watch the official and video for the album’s somber “The Sun Is Dreaming In The Soul” and more AT THIS LOCATION.

SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME West Coast Winter Tour:

• 2/28/2013 1-2-3-4 Go Records - Oakland, CA w/ Eugene Robinson,
  Blood, Sweat & Vinyl screening [info]
• 3/01/2013 Metavinyl - Santa Cruz, CA [info]
• 3/02/2013 Audies Olympic - Fresno, CA (happy hour show, 6pm)
• 3/03/2013 Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA [info]
• 3/04/2013 Rhythm Room - Phoenix, AZ [info]
• 3/05/2013 *house show - Salt Lake City, UT
• 3/06/2013 Visual Arts Collective - Boise, ID [info]
• 3/07/2013 Mootsys - Spokane, WA [info]
• 3/08/2013 The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA
• 3/09/2013 Railway Club - Vancouver, BC [info]
• 3/10/2013 The Highline - Seattle, WA [info]
• 3/11/2013 White Owl Social Club - Portland, OR

"The trio keeps the vibe slow, stark and intimate throughout, with Kelly's acoustic guitar and weathered voice front and center. He wields the latter like a favorite stiletto... 8/10" - Decibel

"With raw, organic production letting you feel that Kelly and co-conspirators Noah Landis and Greg Dale are in the same room as you - if not actually taking residence somewhere inside your head - the is something achingly frank and grittily real about every note... 9/10" - Outburn

"Kelly’s solo work is no less ominous or atmospheric than his regular gig. He sounds like an apocalyptic troubadour playing in a dusty cowboy bar at the end of the world." - The Onion's A.V. Club

"The Forgiven Ghost in Me does well to move beyond some of the Townes van Zandt-ery of Kelly’s prior solo work – especially that one where, you know, he covered those Townes van Zandt songs – and somehow it makes sense that with the input of the others who appear here, Kelly should wind up with his most human and individualized outing yet." - The Obelisk

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.

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