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  • Evil Island Debut “T-Hexx” Music Video Featuring Rare Guest Vocals From Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto

    A music video for “T-Hexx” from Evil Island has newly emerged online, helping usher in the screamo/post-hardcore supergroup’s debut album, “Terraform The Afterlife“. Evil Island features current and former members of The Blood Brothers, OFF!, Glassjaw and more. The group also secured a special cameo on this particular track in the form of the f… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Alien Weaponry – Review – ALBUM OF THE WEEK!

    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Alien Weaponry                   p(doom) Records All Formats Out Now Album number 28 (that’s TWENTY EIGHT) from Melbourne’s most prolific globetrotters reveals itself as a beautiful technological monster, complete with 90s rave sounds and a wall of Roland-adjacent noise. MK Bennett remembers […]

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  • Wage War Premiere New Single & Music Video “Sweet Dreams” From Upcoming New EP “IT CALLS ME BY NAME”

    Melodic metalcore outfit Wage War‘s brand new single “Sweet Dreams” went online, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The track, which has emerged on its own following the band’s “IT CALLS ME BY NAME” EP from this past spring, arrives with a music video directed by Errick Easterday (Mastodon, Boundaries). The band off… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  • Reminitions Premiere New Single & Music Video “Hellraiser” From Upcoming New EP “Death Cult”

    A music video for “Hellraiser” from Southern Californian deathcore outfit Reminitions‘ forthcoming EP “Death Cult” has newly premiered online. Seek & Strike will have “Death Cult” out on September 04th. The band offered the following commentary on the track: Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  • Kaonashi Premiere New Single & Music Video “Typing…”

    Philadelphia mathcore band Kaonashi have unveiled a new single titled “Typing…“. Randy LeBoeuf (The Acacia Strain, Gideon) handled production duties for the new track, which sees the band moving beyond their ‘Lemon House High’ saga. Midvessel directed the accompanying music video, which premiered alongside the single. The group’s tou… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  • The Saints Announce Summer Tour

    The Saints 73-78 are marking the 50th anniversary of I’m Stranded with an Aussie tour this summer.

    Following their successful international jaunt which saw Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay touring Saints songs together for the first time, the band will burn through January and February along the east coast and over to Perth.

    Ahead of that, they’ll tour the UK with The Damned, and release Live at Club ’76 on November 20 thru thesaints73-78.com/.

    Tickets for the Australian tour are on sale from /www.feelpresents.com/

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  • Living Weapon (Vein.fm, Fleshwater Etc.) Premiere New Single & Music Video “In Loving Memory” From New Album “Death In The Family”

    With their debut album “Death In The Family” set to arrive imminently, mathcore outfit Living Weapon have premiered a new music video for their track “In Loving Memory“. The band’s lineup features members of Vein.fm, Fleshwater and more. Their aforementioned debut record is due out today via Closed Casket Activities. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  • Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible Premieres Cover Of Korn’s “Freak On A Leash”

    Slaughter To Prevail vocalist Alex Terrible has unveiled a full stream of his cover of Korn‘s 1998 nü-metal classic “Freak On A Leash“. The Russian deathcore star first teased his rendition on social media roughly a month ago, at the time drawing a reaction from Korn guitarist/vocalist Brian “Head” Welch. The complete cover can now be viewed be… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
  • Doris Troy’s British 1960s tours

    Doris Troy, 1969

    Soul and R&B singer/songwriter and pianist Doris Troy is perhaps best known for her hit “Just One Look” and as a session singer after she relocated to Britain in 1969.

    Her popularity in Britain prompted her first tour in the summer of 1965. It isn’t clear who backed on these dates so we’d welcome any further information in the comments below.

    Record Retailer, 8 April 1965

    This isn’t a complete list

    Tour dates:

    11 June 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (two sessions including an all-nighter) (Melody Maker)

    12 June 1965 – Oasis, Manchester with Alexis Korner Blues Incorporated (Manchester Evening News)

    13 June 1965 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with Alexis Korner & His Blues Incorporated (Evening Sentinel/Staffordshire Newsletter)

    18 June 1965 – Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland with The Rolling Stones, The Hollies, The Cannon Brothers and The Shades (Dundee Courier & Advertiser)

    23 June 1965 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London (Melody Maker)

    23 June 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and Herbie Goins & The Night-timers (Melody Maker)

     

    23 July 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Melody Maker)

    23 July 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds and The Shevells (All-nighter) (Melody Maker)

    For this second British tour, promoter Roy Tempest used northwest London group Bluesology who featured a very young Elton John known as Reg Dwight at the time to back Doris Troy. It’s not clear whether Bluesology backed her on all the gigs, so we’d welcome any further information on this.

    At the time, Bluesology comprised Stu Brown (guitar/vocals); Reg Dwight (keyboards/vocals); Rex Bishop (bass); Pat Higgs (trumpet); Dave Murphy (sax); and Mick Inkpen (drums)

    This isn’t a complete list

    Tour dates:

    4 February 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Wembley, northwest London (Melody Maker)

    4 February 1966 – In Place, Baker Street, central London (Melody Maker)

    4 February 1966 – Flamingo All-nighter, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Chessmen (Melody Maker)

    5 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Bluesology Incorporated and The Move featuring Carl Wayne (Birmingham Evening Mail)

    7 February 1966 – Cavern, Liverpool with Bluesology, Earl Prestons Realms and The Fix (Liverpool Echo)

    9 February 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham with Julian Covey & The Machine (Nottingham Evening Post)

    9 February 1966 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London (Melody Maker)

    10 February 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (https://garagehangover.com/blue-moon-cheltenham-gigs-july-1965-may-1967/)

    11 February 1966 – Cue Club all-nighter, Paddington, west London with Herbie Goins & The Nightimers (Melody Maker)

    11 February 1966 – El Partido All-nighter, Lewisham, southeast London with Duke Lee (Melody Maker)

    12 February 1966 – Oasis, Manchester with Bluesology and Manchester Playboys (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

    12 February 1966 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester with Alan Bown Set and Bluesology (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

    13 February 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Chessmen (Melody Maker)

    18 February 1966 – Club West Indies, Stonebridge, Harlesden, northwest London with The Caribbean Show Band (Melody Maker)

    18 February 1966 – Refectory, Golders Green, north London (Melody Maker)

    18 February 1966 – Flamingo all-nighter, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with John McCoys Crawdaddies (Melody Maker)

    According to an article in the Neath Guardian, dated 11 February, Bluesology Incorporated backed Ben E King on a tour that ran from 18 February to 6 March. I have located some of these dates but they don’t list Bluesology. However, it’s not clear whether Bluesology backed Doris Troy on the following dates that clash with this period or whether it was another band

    19 February 1966 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hants with The Trekkers (Aldershot News)

    19 February 1966 – New All-Star Club, Artillery Passage, Bishopsgate, east London with Captain Fish (Melody Maker)

    20-21 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Bluesology Incorporated and The Move featuring Carl Wayne (Birmingham Evening Mail)

    22 February 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Spencer Davis Group (London Live book by Tony Bacon)

    26 February 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

    Record Retailer lists her latest single “I’ll Do Anything” in its 23 October 1968 issue on page 22 (see above)

    In 1969, Doris Troy relocated to London and recorded for Apple Records. She also became an in-demand session singer. While based in Britain, she played live and this is one advertised show I’ve found.

    Doris Troy signs with Apple as reported in Melody Maker, 20 September 1969 on page 2

    15 June 1969 – Cue Club, Praed Street, Paddington, west London with Billie Preston (Melody Maker)

    We’d welcome any further information below

  • Burn Party – Queens of the Shiloh

     

     “Queens of the Shiloh” by Houston’s Burn Party is a gritty slice of Texas roots rock, mixing Americana, alt-country, and Southern rock into a story about late nights and the regulars who make a local dive feel like home.

    Driven by awesome guitars, a rock-solid rhythm section, and a raw live-band energy, the track captures those blurry nights where everyone has a story and the regulars turn into local legends. It’s just a super fun, infectious track to listen to, fantastic guitar work throughout (check out the solos!), and that chorus will be stuck in your head all day!

    Give it a go by clicking on the Spotify player below and follow Burn Party if you like what you hear.