Celebrating the twenty-first anniversary of 'Mezzanine', it has been announced this week that Massive Attack will bring their 1998 masterpiece on the road next year to what has been promoted as both an audio and visual treat, further news that Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser will be joining them on stage has fanned he nostalgic fires. The importance of Fraser is immense as it is both her lyrics and vocals which can be heard on the standout single from 'Mezzanine', the sublime and beautiful "Teardrop".

The album upon release, was hailed as a nighties watermark of experimental-electronica, a trip hop and at times dark journey into the dynamics of a band who were at the very top of their creative game, The fact that 'Mezzanine' reached the top of the charts in four countries is only circumstantial to the gothic, melancholy masterpiece it is which still sounds fresh twenty-years later, the fact it has aged so well is a testament to the longevity of the sounds Del Naja, Marshall and Vowles creared.

This re-imagined version of 'Mezzanine' which will be the focus of the tour has now been re-named 'Mezzanin XX1' will update the albums sound on stage while keeping the original sampled elements very much in place.

The following is the list of European dates for next year, in March Massive Attack will travel to North America to complete what has so far been called the most exciting tour of 2019, lets hope it is a celebration and not a goodbye.

28/01/19 Glasgow, SSE Hydro

29/01/19 Manchester, Manchester Arena

31/01/19 Brussels, Palais 12

01/02/19 Amsterdam, AFAS Live

04/02/19 Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle

05/02/19 Munich, Zenith

06/02/19 Milan, Mediolanum Forum

08/02/19 Rome, Palalottomatica

09/02/19 Padua, Kioene Arena

11/02/19 Paris, Zenith

13/02/19 Nantes, Zenith de Nantes Metropole

14/02/19 Bordeaux, Bordeaux Metropole Arena

18/02/19 Lisbon, Campo Pequeno

22/02/19 London, O2 Arena

24/02/18 Dublin, 3Arena

01/03/18 Bristol, Steelyard

This month it’s 32 years since the English Electro / EBM heads from Nitzer Ebb unveiled maybe one of their most famous and biggest dance-floor classics, Murderous! A bomb of a song that turned out to be the advance single from what would become maybe THE NEB album of all time, That Total Age! An album we still had to wait for until May 1987 and which still can be found on various top-lists of the best industrial albums ever.
The B-side of this 7 "single had the up-tempo track Fitness To Purpose while the 12 " version had also the 'Repetition' version' of Muderous pressed on it.

Where is the youth?

Enjoy!

Murderous (Lyrics)
Where is the youth
Youth
Youth
Youth
Youth
Youth
Youth
It's time to know
It's time to live
It's time to know
It's time to live
Shout golden shouts
Shout golden shouts
Lift up your hearts
Shout golden shouts

www.discogs.com/Nitzer-Ebb-Murderous/release/98088

Today it’s Halloween so it’s the perfect day to remind you of Ministry’s release of the single '(Every Day Is) Halloween'. Originally released by Wax Trax! Records as an non-album b-side for the Ministry “comeback” single 'All Day' after they left Arista Records. The remixed version of 'All Day', titled 'All Day Remix', was featured on Ministry's 1986 album Twitch. '(Every Day is) Halloween' did not make it on this album but was included one year later (1987) on Ministry's compilation album Twelve Inch Singles (1981-1984).
In 2010 '(Every Day Is) Halloween' was re-released as an 6-track digital EP by Cleopatra Records. Besides the original version this EP features also four remixes and one cover version.

Ever since it’s first release (Every Day Is) Halloween has been adopted as one of the anthems of the (American) Industrial and Gothic community.

(Every Day Is) Halloween (Lyrics)
Well I live with snakes and lizards
And other things that go bump in the night
'Cause to me everyday is Halloween
I have given up hiding and started to fight
I have started to fight
Well any time, any place, anywhere that I go
All the people seem to stop and stare
They say "why are you dressed like it's Halloween?
You look so absurd, you look so obscene"
Oh, why can't I live a life for me?
Why should I take the abuse that's served?
Why can't they see they're just like me
It's the same, it's the same in the whole wide world
Well I let their teeny minds think
That they're dealing with someone who is over the brink
And I dress this way just to keep them at bay
'Cause Halloween is everyday
It's everyday
Oh, why can't I live a life for me?
Why should I take the abuse that's served?
Why can't they see they're just like me
It's the same, it's the same in the whole wide world
Oh, why can't I live a life for me?
Why should I take the abuse that's served?
Why can't they see they're just like me
I'm not the one that's so absurd
Why hide it why fight it?
Hurt feelings best to stop feeling hurt
Denials, reprisals
It's the same it's the same in the whole wide world
It's the same it's the same in the whole wide
It's the same it's the same in the whole wide
It's the same it's the same in the whole wide world

COMA ALLIANCE - WEAPON OF CHOICE

After the joint tour of Diary of Dreams and Diorama in 2016 under the title “Coma Alliance” the rumour mill churned: The talk has been of a joint project and an album from Adrian Hates (Diary of Dreams) and Torben Wendt (Diorama).

For decades, their path crossed time and again while touring or at music productions, leading to the decision to finally use the common musical wavelength, forge a new project out of it and give room to something new - COMA ALLIANCE.

A few weeks ago the upcoming tour has been announced already: 9 dates in Germany and Russia as 1 band with 1 joint stage show.

And now also the release date of the long awaited album “Weapon of Choice” has been announced: From 16th November 2018 the album will be available as CD and on all common download and streaming portals.

As a little foretaste Coma Alliance presents their first video today: “Royd” (Watch it below)

Tourdates:

11.01.2019 Oberhausen, Kulttempel
12.01.2019 Hamburg, Markthalle
17.01.2019 Frankfurt, Batschkapp
18.01.2019 Stuttgart, Im Wizemann
19.01.2019 Munich, Backstage
25.01.2019 Berlin, Huxleys Neue Welt
26.01.2019 Dresden, Reithalle
15.02.2019 St. Petersburg, Aurora Concert Hall
16.02.2019 Moskow, Club Theater

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