Mysterious collective SLEEP TOKEN have revealed the video for their brand new single 'Jaws', the first new material since EP Two which was released last year via Basick Records. 

Watch the video for 'Jaws' here: https://youtu.be/sErp9MCXLPs

Stream/purchase 'Jaws' here: http://smarturl.it/STJaws

SLEEP TOKEN have recently played shows alongside Perturbator, Holding Absence and Loathe, and appeared at The Great Escape and Camden Rocks Festival - an impressive feat for a collective who have only performed six live rituals since their inception. The mysterious beings also entered Maida Vale Studios earlier this year for a special performance for the Radio 1 Rock Show, and have been nominated in the Best New Band category at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods. 

Experience SLEEP TOKEN live this summer at one of the following dates: 

08.06.2018 - Download Festival (Ritual VII)
24.08.2018 - Leeds Festival (Ritual VIII)
26.08.2018 - Reading Festival (Ritual IX)

SLEEP TOKEN are an entity unlike any encountered before. Nameless, faceless and shrouded in mystery, SLEEP TOKEN defy definition. Genreless and unbounded by tradition, SLEEP TOKENcreate music for all. SLEEP TOKEN's mission is to project His voice, and create music that conveys our most primal, powerful, and peaceful emotions.
 
SLEEP TOKEN take inspiration from a plethora of artists: Leprous, Agent Fresco, Bon Iver, Meshuggah, and many more filter through the band’s mysterious masked mouthpiece. 
 
Metal Hammer, the Radio 1 Rock Show and Kerrang! amongst others are already initiates of the band, some of the first to ask: who are SLEEP TOKEN? 
 
Life is fleeting and will pass. Sleep is eternal. Worship.

For more information:
https://www.twitter.com/sleep_token
https://www.facebook.com/sleeptoken
https://www.instagram.com/sleep_token

Warning, the following will be incredibly boring however, it's massively necessary that we let you know that Hold Tight PR is compliant with the newly introduced GDRP legislation. We are. No really....we are. Here we go. Try not to fall asleep. 

Commitment Statement

At Hold Tight PR, we believe in putting our clients, media contacts, staff and suppliers experience above all else. With that in mind because of the GDPR legislation that took effect on May 25th 2018, we’ve made some updates to our Privacy Policy to make it easier for you to understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most significant piece of European privacy legislation in the last twenty years and will be one of the strictest pieces of privacy legislation globally. It replaces the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive (European Directive 95/46/EC), strengthening the rights that EU individuals have over their data, and creating a uniform data protection law across Europe. Simply put, EU residents and companies working within the EU or with EU clients, will now have greater say over what, how, why, where, and when their personal data is used, processed, or disposed. Hold Tight PR are compliant with applicable GDPR regulations effective from 25th May 2018.

At Hold Tight PR, we have always honoured our clients and our media contacts right to data privacy and protection. To find out more about how we do this, visit our website here to read our full statement.

London cinematic post-metal quintet THE EVER LIVING have unveiled another stunning video for their latest single 'Incandescent Array'. The track is taken from the band's debut album Herephemine which was released worlwide to critical acclaim on May 4th via Chromism Records. 

Check out the new video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ChTNMOSL3s&feature=youtu.be 

CD & 2XLP - https://goo.gl/TrzpcA
iTunes - https://goo.gl/skwFKF
Bandcamp - https://theeverliving.bandcamp.com/album/herephemine

THE EVER LIVING continue on with their theme of excess through technology in their latest video, which is a follow on piece from previous video 'New Mutiny'.  'Incandescent Array' shows the Herephemine program in action whereby the user gets to experience someone else's life in realtime. Here, the experience is a trippy night out in Tokyo.

As the long awaited follow up to the band’s self-titled debut EP, Herephemine expands on THE EVER LIVING's established sound by further exploring sonic extremes via greater dynamics and deeper production. Clocking in at 66 minutes, THE EVER LIVING fully utilise intensity as much as they do space, creating an immersive world for the listener to explore.

Find out more about the band

Facebook || Twitter || Website

Acclaimed Australian prog-guitar virtuoso PLINI has announced his second European tour, following his June tour with Arch Echo and Mestis. This will be his first time playing in Poland and also his biggest London show to date.

PLINI will also perform at Download, Be Prog! My Friend, Leimentaler OpenAirand Brutal Assault festivals.

Dates: 

10/08/18 - CZE, Musicians Festival, KARLOVY VARY
11/08/18 - CZE, Brutal Assault, FORTRESS JOSEFOV
14/08/18 - HUN, A38 Roof, BUDAPEST
15/08/18 - POL, Alchemia, KRAKOW
16/08/18 - POL, Hydrozadadka, WARSAW
18/08/18 - UK, ArcTenGent Festival, SOMERSET
19/08/18 - UK, Islington Assembly Hall, LONDON
22/08/18 - MLT, IR-Razzett L'Ahmar, MOSTA

Check out PLINI's latest single 'Salt + Charcoal' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6HQNHerp84

Stream/download the track here: https://ffm.to/plini-sc 

The self-produced, self-managed guitarist and composer is riding the waves of critically acclaimed debut LP, Handmade Cities, released at the end of 2016, following tours with Animals as Leaders and Intervals. Acclaimed by Guitar World, Steve Vai, and many more, Plini has has cultivated a worldwide following, with more than ten million views on YouTube.

With Arch Echo and Mestis:

9/6/18 - Download Festival, Donington, UK*
11/6/18 - Petit Bain, Paris, France
12/6/18 - Ferrailleur, Nantes, France
13/6/18 - BT59, Bordeaux, France
14/6/18 - Rex, Toulouse, France
15/6/18 - Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France
16/6/18 - Leimentaler OpenAir, Oberwil, Switzerland*
17/6/18 - Antonnoir, Besancon, France
19/6/18 - Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands
20/6/18 - Lux, Hannover, Germany
21/6/18 - Kulttempel, Oberhausen, Germany
22/6/18 - Bastard Club,  Osnabrück, Germany
24/6/18 - Z-Bau, Nuremberg, Germany
25/6/18 - Le Grillen, Colmar, France
26/6/18 - Legend Club, Milan, Italy
28/6/18 - Le Secret Place, Montpellier, France
30/6/18 - Be Prog! My Friend, Barcelona, Spain

*PLINI only

PLINI will end the year on tour in Europe with TesseracT and Between the Buried and Me:

09/11/18 - DE, Cologne, Live Music Hall
10/11/18 - NL, Nijmegen, Doornroosje
11/11/18 - BE, Vosselaar, Biebob
12/11/18 - FR, Paris, Le Trabendo
13/11/18 - DE, Aschaffenburg, Colos-Saal
14/11/18 - DE, Hamburg, Gruenspan
15/11/18 - DK, Copenhagen, Pumpehuset
16/11/18 - NO, Oslo, Parkteatret
17/11/18 - SE, Stockholm, Kägelbanan
19/11/18 - DE, Berlin, Lido
20/11/18 - DE, Stuttgart, Im Wizemann
21/11/18 - AT, Vienna, Flex
22/11/18 - DE, Munich, Backstage
23/11/18 - CH, Aarau, Kiff
24/11/18 - IT, Parma, Campus Industry
25/11/18 - LU, Esch, Rockhal
 

For More Information: 

PLINI Website || PLINI Facebook || PLINI Twitter || PLINI Youtube

UK rockers EMP!RE will release their debut album Glue on 7th September 2018 via Silent Cult. To coincide with the announcement the quintet are streaming their new single 'Sour Tastes'.

"We wanted to put two sides of the tale together, both lyrically and musically," guitarist James L’Esteveexplains of the single. "It was nice to embrace a 'poppier' side to our music as well. Despite any issues you may be having, any times you feel like giving up on something, or you think that it isn't working - sometimes you need to embrace that. Without embracing the chaos, you often don't get to the other side and enjoy the good things about life and the people you meet. We are all different and we should embrace that difference."

Listen to 'Sour Tastes' here: https://soundcloud.com/empireofficialuk/sour-tastes/s-Sy7VN

All pre-orders of 'Glue' will receive an instant download of 'Sour Tastes' and previous single 'My Party, My Rules'. Pre-order the album and stream singles here: http://radi.al/EmpireGlue

With hints of Biffy Clyro and Coheed & Cambria, EMP!RE's debut album is full of huge hooks and soaring moments - from thumping opener 'Colour Of Shame' through to the mesmerising and powerful 'Teeth/Tether', Glue is a testament to the band's impressive craftmanship, showcasing their natural ability to write energy-fuelled and exhilirating rock music. 

Of the album, L'Esteve adds:

"We are so happy to finally release our debut album to the world. It's been a long time in the making and full of blood, sweat, tears and everything in-between. We almost didn't make the record and that is what led to the title, Glue. This album for us is about sticking together, being in this together, despite all the challenges. We have created music that we wanted to hear, carved the songs out of things and influences that we are excited by. We can't wait for you all to hear it!" 

EMP!RE will embark on their UK headline tour this week, with support from KidBrother. 

Dates:

30.05.2018 – Edinburgh, Opium
31.05.2018 – Manchester, Satan’s Hollow
01.06.2018 – Cheltenham, 2 Pigs
02.06.2018 – London, Camden Rocks (EMP!RE only)
03.06.2018 – Nottingham, Red Rooms

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/ShoutEMPIRE/
https://twitter.com/shoutempire

http://silentcult.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thesilentcult/
https://twitter.com/thesilentcult

No-nonsense garage punks PRETTY PISTOL have released their new video for 'Hurricane', taken from their latest EP Welcome To The Dead Club (released 13th April 2018 via SaySomething Records). 

Premiered via LouderSound, you can now watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1KniR9MoOc

Speaking of the video, the band comment: "'Hurricane' is about channelling your inner dark side and embracing it. It's about finding that inner power, it's a massive fuck you."

Order Welcome To The Dead Club here: www.prettypistol.co.uk

Sitting somewhere between Gallows, Be Your Own Pet, Milk Teeth and The Kills, Pretty Pistol are made up of Laura Le Rox's vicious vocal attack, and backed by Emma Waller(drums), Billy Larsen (guitar), Rich Cooper (bass). Having recently supported punk legends Penetration as well as Crazytown, the four-piece sold out their last two London shows at Birthdays and The Black Heart, and received support from the likes of Down For Life, Metal Hammer, and TeamRock/LouderSound, who made Pretty Pistol their band of the week.

Catch the band playing live:

30.05 Lock Tavern, London (w/ CLT DRP, Wolf Cellar)

HEAVY SCOTLAND 2018 completes its lineup announcing the final two headliners, CHILDREN OF BODOM, and ENSIFERUM. They're joined by BLEED FROM WITHIN for the festival at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange, from Friday 31 August to Sunday 02 September. Tickets from only £35.

Full line-up (*Scottish 2018 exclusive):
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CARCASS*
ENSIFERUM
DECAPITATED*
BLEED FROM WITHIN
EXHUMED*
NERVOSA*
HATE*
GAMA BOMB* 
CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR
OST+FRONT*
MARTRYIUM*
SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION* 
WHORION*
PERPETUA
DEFACER

Purchase tickets from: http://www.heavyscotland.com/

Under-18 tickets are available now at just £35 and student Weekend tickets at just £50.

The festival have also announced their partnership with Haymarket Hub and Code Hostel. Buy the hotel ticket on http://www.heavyscotland.com/hotel-deals/ and you receive a discount code for the weekend.

The news follows a highly impressive first year from Heavy Scotland, placing Edinburgh on the international metal map. Headliners Behemoth and Arch Enemy topped a stellar bill, which also included the likes of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Destruction, Finntroll, Havok and more. Garnering local and international acclaim, Heavy Scotland is fast becoming Scotland's national heavy metal festival, and is the largest of its kind in the country's capital of Edinburgh. Borne from a love of all things loud and with a passion for the local scene, Heavy Scotland is an event deserving of the attention so far received. 

Progressive quartet DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE have launched a PledgeMusic campaign for their third studio album. 

On offer to pledgers are exclusive items including signed drumsticks, signed handwritten lyrics sheets and even a personal concert.

Guitarist Save Addario comments:

“After many months of writing as well as working on a detailed pre production, we are delighted to have finally completed work on our 3rd studio album, ‘Yet to be named’. 

"We have evolved, progressed once again, stretching our creative wings and pushed the envelope like never before, balancing infectious melodies with heavy groovy guitars, crazy driving bass lines melted within pounding drum beats. We are looking forward to sharing new music with you soon.”

Pledge here: https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/deadly-circus-fire-new-album 

In December, the band revealed their new track 'Ghost', which is expected to appear on the new album. The new track questions the meaning of forgiveness and greed through cinematic soundscapes and lyrical ambiguity.

DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE recently welcomed their new vocalist David Pear and toured the UK in February.

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/deadlycircusfire
www.deadlycircusfire.co.uk
https://twitter.com/deadlycircus
 

UK progressive metal band DIVIDIUM have released their new single/video 'Satisfaction Guaranteed', taken from their new EP T.H.R.E.E., to be released June 1st.

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY1LofB1_mY 

About the song, vocalist Neil Bailey said: ''I was always interested in the idea of a single moment being the focus for a song; essentially micro-fiction. I decided to focus on the idea of epiphanies: single moments of crystal clear clarity or a sudden realisation. Satisfaction was the first song I wrote with the idea of experiencing an epiphany.''

'Satisfaction Guaranteed' is the second in a series of six videos that chronicle the exploits of a group who are on a path of self-destruction and chaos. This video shows a theft by one of the characters of an important item that’s coveted by the rest of the group, resulting in a furious chase between two members of the group. The idea behind this video was the concept of ‘magic doors’, or doors that allow people to move through space. This is pretty integral to the story and the chase and sets the stage for the next four videos. 

Often compared to their key influences TesseracT and Protest The Hero, vocalist Neil Bailey's unique vocal style has often had the band's sound described as Iron Maiden meets The Dillinger Escape Plan.

DIVIDIUM have supported many acts passing through their hometown including Tesseract, Malefice, Valis Ablaze, Exist Immortal, toured the UK with The Colour Line and played Tech Fest 2016, which has enabled them to refine their incredible live show. Tour dates for the summer will be announced soon.

For more information:
https://www.dividium.co.uk/ 
https://www.facebook.com/DividiumBand/ 
https://twitter.com/dividiumband 
https://www.instagram.com/dividiumband/