Since the release of the latest album ‘Black Waltz’, Avatar have had massive success all over the world. The singles Smells Like a Freakshow and Let it Burn peaked on #26 on US commercial rock radio charts, where they also stayed for several weeks well ahead of more established bands in the scene. This was followed by extensive and successful US tours.
The band will be on tour in April in Europe as well.
See dates below:
Tour dates:
April 12th - (BE) Maasmechelen, Jan Hertog
April 13th - (NL) Amsterdam, Winston Kingdom
April 15th - (DE) Ravensburg, Studio 104
April 16th - (AT) Vienna, Chelsea
April 17th - (DE) Weinheim, Cafe Central
April 19th - (FR) Macon, Le Sovengard
April 20th - (FR) Éragny, Covent Garden Studios
April 21st - (DE) Cologne, Underground
April 22nd - (DE) Hamburg, Logo
The biggest break through came when Avenged Sevenfold personally picked Avatar as support band on their sold out arena tour in Europe late 2013. Avatar got a reception far beyond expected by the crowds, which resulted in bookings on high profiled festivals such as Download Festival and Rock on the Range in 2014, among own headline dates of which most are soon sold out. More highly profiled tours and festivals are soon to be confirmed.
Now Avatar are up to date for the release of their new album ”Hail The Apocalypse” on May 12th through Gain/Sony in Europe and eOne in USA. The album was recorded in Karma Sound Studios, Bang Saray, Thailand, mixed by Jay Ruston (Stone Sour, Anthrax, Steel Panther) and mastered by Paul Logus (Volbeat, Clutch, Killswitch Engage).
Avatar is by many described as a perfect mix between Rammstein, Alice Cooper and System of a Down – something the band now have developed further with the upcoming video for the title track ”Hail The Apocalypse”. Avatar have gained much attention when it comes to their creativity in videos, always self-produced.
’Hail The Apocalypse’ is certainly an album to look out for, it is a fresh wind in a conservative metal swamp, it stands for something unique, something unexpected and something that’s been missing in the scene for the last decade.
One of the most powerful bands Melbourne has ever produced, presents their dark-yet-somehow-vibrant vision of electronic pop with their debut self-titled album.
Employing the weight of gnarling basslines, shimmering analogue synthesiser, punishing drum machine and the scathing lyrical vision of Jenny Branagan, Nun’s sound flows from sinister drone-orgy and hyperkinetic synth-punk to saturated new wave worship.
An unrelenting aesthetic sense penetrates every aspect of this record, resulting in a remarkably cohesive work of art. Song structures are simple, considered and direct - everything is fine-tuned to ensure maximum sonic devastation. The music is danceable and poppy, it’s sad and incisive, it’s fun, aggressive and heavy as hell. Most impressive of all is its immense force; the effortless delivery belying an overwhelming sense of something very heavy and unpleasant looming just beneath the scintillating pop surface.
Sim Nah will be playing in Antwerp on Friday April 11th together with Anne Clark + herrB
For this occasion we have 5 albums of Simi Nah's "5" to give a way amongst those of you who can answer the question on our contest page before Sunday 6th midnight!
Below is the official video of '100 Visages' taken from the Simi Nah album "5".
Kristy And The Kraks – two-headed love child of eight-legged kraken tag team Kate Kristal & Ana Threat – just released their debut-7inch via Totally Wired Records (Vienna) on March, 28th. A snotty 4-track masterpiece of 2-girl-punk-raunch.
Track listing
1. Loss (Regis version) (new mastering)
2. NCR (Monoton dub)
3. Half a God (Tropic Of Cancer remix)
4. Half a God (Recombinant remix)
5. Cherish 8 (Arnaud Rebotini remix)
6. Half a God (Powell remix)
7. Cherish 8 (The KVB remix)
8. Cherish 8 (Vessel remix)
9. NCR (Bandshell remix)
10. Cherish 8 (Intramoros 100wassers remix)
11. Cherish 8 (Epilektrician remix)
12. NCR (Monoton club mix)
Ike Yard came into being as No Wave passed on, Industrial was in the air and 'proto techno' had yet to be coined. Propulsive, paranoid, aggressive electro minimalism, with as much attention paid to the mixing board and effects processors as to vocals, guitar and synth. At once starker and more fully-formed than virtually all other contemporaneous post-punk music. desire's 2012 edition represents the first ever vinyl reissue of this classic, prophetic album.
This CD only collection is compiling the three different remixes 12’’ that desire released during the last 18 months.
It starts with a new mastered version of now classic Regis version of Loss. It’s followed by Monoton dub version of NCR.
LA own’s Tropic Of Cancer delivers a great ethereal version of Half A God. Camella Lobo signs a rare remix after a series of acclaimed EPs for Blackest Ever Black, Downwards, Mannequin. Former Ike Yard member and synths wizzard Fred Szymanski also reinterpreted Half A God with a unique musique concrète-inspired electronica piece Under his Recombinant guise.
Arnaud Rebotini, head honcho of Black Strobe, signs a long Detroit-inspired techno version of Cherish 8.
Powell (Diagonal Records) follows by doing a great beat-driven rework of Half A God. The KVB delivers a post-punk rendition of Cherish 8. Cherish 8 is also remixed by Vessel of Tri Angle/ Young Echo fame. NCR is also remixed by UK enigmatic industrial/dubstep Bandshell.
The last three remixes are exclusive to this CD. Cherish 8 is remixed by French kraut/electronic producer Intramoros of One Switch To Collision and also by Norwegian electronic veterans Epilketrician. And to close this collection Monoton offers a club mix of NCR.
Ike Yard was originally a quartet comprising Michael Diekmann, Stuart Argabright, Kenneth Compton and Fred Szymanski. The group are active again after a 28 year hiatus, sans Szymanski; their most recent album is 2011's Nord and they are currently working on a final album.
