INTERVIEW: ARCANE ROOTSHaving finally released début album ‘Blood And Chemistry,’ we met up with vocalist/guitarist Andrew Groves to discuss the new album, being compared to Biffy Clyro and more.
INTERVIEW: NATIVESCurrently on tour with The Summer Set and a new EP set to be released soon, we caught
up with New Forest's Natives to talk about the new EP and album, the UK rock scene, the transition from being Not Advised to becoming Natives and much more.
FIVES: THE BEST WONDER YEARS SONGSThis week Lansdale, Pennsylvania’s The Wonder Years released their fourth album - ‘The Greatest Generation,’ a record that sees the pop punk quintet reach their creative peak in a number of ways. With a wealth of material in their discography, Already Heard's Sean Reid and Tom Knott took on the tricky task of picking out the five best songs from The Wonder Years. Find out what we picked and let us know if you agree or disagree?
INTERVIEW: MALLORY KNOXFollowing the release of their superb 'Signals' album, Mallory Knox have certainly become ones to watch in recent months. We caught up with the band to discuss joining Search & Destroy Records, how vital the festival season and touring are, what it feels like to be a part
of the expanding British rock scene and much more.
ALREADY HEARD RECOMMENDS: OVER THE OCEANOver The Ocean have crafted a compelling, brooding record with their latest effort ‘Be Given To The Soil.’ With intense specific precision and delicate accuracy that echoes the likes of Explosions In The Sky and Sigur Ros. Jesse Hill from the band to discusses how the
album came together, the importance of precision, being compared to post-rock pioneers and more.
VERSUS: BRING ME THE HORIZON - 'THERE IS A HELL...' VS 'SEMPITERNAL'After a top ten UK album and an outstanding UK tour with festival dates on both sides of the Atlantic to follow, Bring Me The Horizon are having a fantastic 2013 and are now featured in the latest edition of "Versus." It's ‘There is a Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There is a Heaven, Let’s Keep it a Secret’ vs the bands latest release, 'Sempiternal.'
ALREADY HEARD TRACK GUIDE: ALEXANDER - SAY HELLOWe catch up with Newcastle Indie Rock quartet Alexander to find out more about their debut album 'Say Hello' for a “Already Heard Track Guide” feature.
Billy Talent, Yellowcard, The Wonder Years and More Announced for Warped Tour Holland
Billy Talent, Yellowcard, The Wonder Years and Escape The Fate are amongst the names that have been announced for Warped Tour Holland, which takes place at Eindhoven Klokgebouw on 10th November.
Billy Talent
Yellowcard
Crossfaith
Escape The Fate
John Coffey
Like Moths To Flames
Like Torches
Memphis May Fire
The Charm The Fury
The Wonder Years
We Came As Romans
Live Review: Groezrock 2013 - Meerhout, Belgium - Sunday (28/04/2013)
As the sun rises and the second day of Groezrock 2013 begins, many make their way with the early morning hangover to the Etnies stage. Being the first band of the day, indie acoustic dance punks The Front Bottoms have a lot to prove to get this crowd into the festival mood for another day. And they prove this wonderfully, with their catchy vibes and witty songwriting. It is clear why this band have caused such a commotion in the punk community; once their fourth full length ‘Talon of the Hawk’ drops in June, this commotion can only go one way upwards. (3.5/5)
No festival in the morning is without the early morning clash, as San Franciscan punks Nothington take to the stage. Whiskey soaked vocals and massive choruses allow the band to be well suited on the Monster stage for a band of their size. Based on the cues of approval from the crowd, Nothington are pulling it off profoundly. It wouldn’t be surprising if the band were to become headliners on future Groezrocks to come as they have the songs for it and the gravitational power to pull many heart strings. (4/5)
When the big hand of the clock face hits 11, many walk briskly to the front of the Impericon stage to witness one of the most underrated bands UK hardcore punk has birthed. Welsh quartet Bastions are as eerie as they are cathartic which allows for a chilling and curious set from the band. Wearing pure honesty on their sleeves, Bastions successfully keep their audience in orbit as they plough through tales of demons, in the body and out. The quality of this set is measured once frontman Jamie Burne leaves the stage, calls the loyal fans to the barrier and composes a unified shout filled rendition of fan favourite ‘Augury’. Overall, a rare accomplished feat for such a small British band. (4/5)
Rise Against, Billy Talent , Yellowcard & More Announced for Warped Tour UK 2013
The first announcements for the 2013 edition of Warped Tour UK have been announced with Rise Against, Billy Talent, Yellowcard, Capture The Crown and Crossfaith being just some of the first bands announced.
Vans Warped Tour UKwill take place on November 16th and 17th and will once again take place at London’s Alexandra Palace.
The full set of bands announced for Warped Tour UK 2013 are:
Rise Against
Billy Talent
Capture The Crown
Crossfaith
Itch
Real Friends
Yellowcard
Tickets can be purchased from VansWarpedTourUK.com.
Billy Talent, Pulley, Trash Talk and Narrows Added to Groezrock 2013
Billy Talent, Pulley, Trash Talk and Narrows have been added to the lineup for Groezrock 2013.
Several more additions are expected to be announced on January 30th.
Groezrock 2013 will take place across two days on Saturday April 27th and Sunday April 28th. Visit groezrock.be for more information.
Click read more to view the full lineup for Groezrock 2013.
Live Review: Billy Talent, AWOLNATION and Don Broco - Academy 1, Manchester - 06/11/12
Whilst on one hand you could be sat at home after a hard day at work, university or whatever else you do as part of your daily routine, on the other, you’d be considered foolish for not letting your hair down and set foot towards Manchester Academy for a night of shenanigans with three bands.
First up on stage and being greeted to a half filled room are rising Brit rock stars Don Broco who come in leaps and bounds with their fun filled catchy dance punk vibes. For an opening band they work well at engaging with the crowd and manage to orchestrate a wall of death and a command for everyone to climb aboard another person’s shoulders. Whilst such results can be admired, there are moments when the band do come off as an annoying sibling that won’t stop pestering you whilst you’re doing an important errand but over time one can warm to them, only ever so slightly. (3/5)
Don Broco & AWOLNATION To Support Billy Talent on UK Tour
Don Broco and AWOLNATION have been announced as support for Billy Talent’s forthcoming UK tour.
November
Tuesday 6 - Manchester Academy
Wednesday 7 - Norwich UEA
Thursday 8 - Nottingham Rock City
Saturday 10 - Birmingham HMV Institute
Sunday 11 - London Roundhouse
Tuesday 13 - Newcastle Academy
Wednesday 14 - Glasgow ABC
Friday 16 - Portsmouth Pyramids
Saturday 17 - Leeds Academy
Sunday 18 - Cardiff University
Monday 19 - Bristol Academy
Weekly US News Round-Up (7/9/2012)
Even though we love our Stateside friends, our main goal here at Already Heard to showcase and highlight the best in established and emerging UK bands.
As a result of this, each week we bring you a concise round-up of news from America.
Nevertheless we will continue to work with bands from overseas in a variety of other ways; reviews, interviews, live photos, acoustic sessions, features and more.
If you have any news to contribute to future US News Round-Up’s, e-mail us at info@alreadyheard.com.
In this weeks round-up, we’ve got new videos from Green Day, Title Fight, The Static Age and The Word Alive, and new material from Billy Talent, Blaqk Audio, and Touché Amoré.
In addition their details on two new signings from No Sleep Records, New Found Glory’s ‘Sticks And Stones’ 10th anniversary tour, The Fest 11 and much more.
The full schedule and list of bands for The Fest 11 has been announced.
Green Day released their new video for ‘Kill The DJ.’ Another new song, ‘Let Yourself Go’ can be heard here.
Broadway Calls have signed with No Sleep Records. The band will release a split EP on October 23rd with Mixtapes. A full length is expected to be released in early 2013.
Title Fight posted the video for ‘Secret Society.’
Billy Talent are streaming their new album, ‘Dead Silence.’
Touché Amoré have released a new song titled ’Whale Belly’, which can be streamed here. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming split release with The Casket Lottery.
The Static Age released their video for ‘Lady Now.’
Vinnie Caruana (I Am The Avalanche, The Movielife), Steve Choi (RX Bandits), Casey Deitz (The Velvet Teen) and Roger Camero (No Motiv, The Warriors) have been revealed as the members for Peace’d Out.
Shop Radio Cast will release Angels and Airwaves’ ‘Love Part I and Part II’ as a 4-LP vinyl set. Product is expected to ship around October 25.
Blaqk Audio’s new album, ‘Bright Black Heaven’ is streaming online here.
The music video for ‘Entirety’ by The Word Alive can be viewed here.
Live Review: Reading Festival 2012 - Saturday (25/8/2012)
Rumours have been rife all weekend about whether the presence of Green Day and the set they would play today. Would it be a ‘Dookie’ album show? Well, no. However, it is a high-energy collection of greatest hits instead. Even if you are not Green Day’s biggest fan, you can no doubt hum one of their songs and if you could hum it, they played it. From ‘American Idiot’ to ‘Basket Case,’ ‘Longview’ to ‘Holiday,’ it is hit after hit in a sweat-soaked, hour-long performance. Billie Joe Armstrong is the consummate front man; he is swaggering, leading the crowd in epic sing-along moments and saying “Wheeyy-ohhh” more times than Freddie Mercury at Live Aid. This is the kings looking to reclaim their throne and don’t be surprised if they come for the headline slot next year.
Over on the main stage whilst all this is going on, Los Campesinos! look a little lonely. They play the opening of their set to very few fans, with most still being captivated by a certain secret guest. However those who are there are treated to a Los Campesinos! greatest hits set. Not quite the universal punk-rock standards of Green Day, but enjoyable nonetheless. Opening with ‘By Your Hand,’ the first track of fourth album ‘Hello Sadness’, Los Camp play with passion and sincerity. There are no gimmicks to their live show, just earnestness, as they bluster through fan favourites ‘Death to Los Campesinos!’ and ‘We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed.’ The recognisable ‘You! Me! Dancing’ (well at least to those who are fans of premier league football and a certain American beer) gets the best crowd response of the afternoon and gets the slowly swelling crowd dancing. Closing with ‘Baby, I’ve Got The Death Rattle,’ a euphoric celebration of morose relationships tops off this celebratory tragic performance. Top stuff.
Billy Talent UK Tour Announced
Billy Talent have announced they will be headlining the Rock Sound Riot UK tour in November.
Support is yet to be announced.
November
Tuesday 6 - Manchester Academy
Wednesday 7 - Norwich UEA
Thursday 8 - Nottingham Rock City
Saturday 10 - Birmingham HMV Institute
Sunday 11 - London Roundhouse
Tuesday 13 - Newcastle Academy
Wednesday 14 - Glasgow ABC
Friday 16 - Portsmouth Pyramids
Saturday 17 - Leeds Academy
Sunday 18 - Cardiff University
Monday 19 - Bristol Academy
Billy Talent Announce London XOYO Show
Following the announcement of two Reading and Leeds warm-up shows in Dublin and Edinburgh, Billy Talent will play a one-off London show at XOYO on Thursday August 16th.
Tickets for the gig go on sale at 9am tomorrow (Thursday) and can be purchased here.
