HOT! HOT MILK

HOT MILK have today released their debut album "A CALL TO THE VOID" and a new single "OVER YOUR DEAD BODY".  

"A call to the void represents the dichotomy of life, the comedy and the tragedy of being a human alive on this floating rock. Two minds became one through this record.  We opened our chest 'n it’s time for you to devour it. Hot Milk is an emotion." says the band

LISTEN TO "OVER YOUR DEAD BODY" HERE - it is a perfect combination of honest lyrics underlined by a bass line that will blow your socks off. We cannot wait to hear this song live!

Photo by Frank Fieber

HOT MILK have been one of the hardest working bands we have ever had the pleasure of following. They have left nothing to chance and with their determination and discipline have landed not only well deserved fans, but supporters in the industry both behind the scenes but also on stage, where they have supported no other than Foo Fighters to touring with bands like Pale Waves and their own headline sold-out shows to over 50 million streams of the EPs alone.

The band recorded the album between Manchester, Los Angeles and Stockholm and Jim Shaw produced the majority of the record himself, again, a token to their drive and direction.

In French, the phrase, “J’appel du vide”, means the brain’s trick of spotting opportunities to die, that bridge which looks big enough, that building that looks high enough to jump off, but I see “A CALL TO THE VOID”, the English translation, not as a negative jolt, but a reminder that life is, indeed, finite.

Han has been very open about her emotions and her connection to music as a vent.

“Live is where I’m happiest, live is where it’s home,” says Han. “We wrote songs with the intention of people going off, making you feel good, opening the pit up, letting go, crying, getting on your mate’s shoulders.  It’s Church for us.”

Rockculture® Nicole Smith

Listen to HOT MILK’s music and you will be able to relate - go and see them live to immerse yourself into their gospel.

Rockculture® Nicole Smith

A CALL TO THE VOID - album tracklisting

WELCOME TO THE…

HORROR SHOW

BLOODSTREAM

PARTY ON MY DEATHBED

ALICE COOPER’S POOL HOUSE (feat. Alice Cooper)

ZONED OUT

OVER YOUR DEAD BODY

MIGRAINE

BREATHING UNDERWATER

AMPHETAMINE (Feat. Julian Comeau of Loveless)

FORGET ME NOT

Remaining Summer shows + Acoustic performances/signings:
25 August 2023 - Leeds Festival, Leeds UK
26th August 2023 - Yes, Manchester*
27 August 2023 - Reading Festival, Reading UK
28th August 2023 - Fighting Cocks, Kingston*
29th August 2023 - Jacaranda, Liverpool*
30th August 2023 - Rough Trade, Nottingham*
31st August 2023 - The Key Club, Leeds*
5th September 2023 - Signature Brew, London^
6th September 2023- HMV, Birmingham*
7th September 2023-HMV, Cardiff*
8th September 2023- HMV, Newcastle*

*Acoustic Performance and Signing  ^Acoustic and Album Release Party

HOT MILK- HEADLINE TOUR

10th November 2023 - Tilburg Hall Of Fame, Netherlands
12th November 2023 - Hamburg Headcrash, Germany
13th November 2023- Berlin Badehouse, Germany
15th November 2023- Cologne MTC, Germany
16th November 2023 Paris Le Etoiles, France
18th November 2023 - SWG3 Warehouse, Glasgow (LOW TICKETS)
19th November 2023 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (SOLD OUT)
21st November 2023 - The Trinity Centre, Bristol (LOW TICKETS)
22nd November 2023 - O2 Kentish Town Forum, London
24th November 2023 - O2 Institute 2, Birmingham (SOLD OUT)
25th November 2023 - Manchester Academy, Manchester

Tickets on sale now HERE

W/ Foo Fighters 2023
 4th December 2023 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
 9th December 2023 Accor Stadium, Sydney Australia 
12th December 2023  Suncorp Stadium,  Brisbane Australia 

W/ Foo Fighters 2024
22nd June 2024 - London Stadium, London
27th June 2024 - Villa Park Birmingham

A CALL TO THE VOID is released today on 25th August 2023 on Music For Nations. 
Pre-order the album HERE

HAPPY RELEASE DAY TO WAGE WAR!

It’s 1st October today and guess what?! Florida hard rock quintet WAGE WAR — Briton Bond [lead vocals], Cody Quistad [rhythm guitar, clean vocals], Seth Blake [lead guitar], Chris Gaylord [bass], and Stephen Kluesener [drums] — release their fourth and brand-new album ‘Manic’  TODAY!

They spoke to us about the upcoming album, “after a long wait, and endless hours of work, we could not be more ecstatic to announce our new album Manic. We've spent the entire last year working so hard to bring you the best Wage War yet, and we've never been more sure that we've accomplished that.“ 

Their first single of the record ‘Circle the Drain’, “is a song about learning from past mistakes and accepting responsibility in a world that needs change. It starts with us deciding to be a part of the solution.” Listen the ‘Circle The Drain’  HERE.

The new album on a whole has been long awaited by fans and industry alike. The drummer, Steve Kluesner comments, 
"’Manic’encompasses everything we’ve gone through as musicians in the last year-and-a-half. The whole industry halted, and we technically lost our jobs. Our scene was among the first to leave and the last to come back. The album captures the whole period."
Cody Quistad adds saying, "’Mania’ is a wild emotion. The last year was all severe highs and lows. We had some victories, but we've also had so many low points. We've built this thing for the last 10 years and put all of our chips into it. We've missed birthdays and funerals, but we've done some extraordinary things. Last year, we found ourselves wondering if it would ever come back. That's really what the album is about."

Judge for yourselves- I believe Wage War’s new album is a continuation of 2019’s ‘Pressure’, which landed on Loudwire’s ’50 Best Metal Albums of 2019’. With this new collection they will reach new heights and we are looking to seeing them live again real soon.

‘Manic’ is out now on Fearless Records and can be ordered here.

Happy Release Day! 

MANIC  TRACK LISTING:
Relapse
Teeth
Manic
High Horse
Circle the Drain
Godspeed
Death Roll
Slow Burn
Never Said Goodbye
True Colors

ARCHITECTS - BUILDING HOPE WITH A NEW ALBUM

ARCHITECTS have released their ninth studio album For Those That Wish To Exist this week and I couldn’t be happier.

Singer Sam Carter, drummer Dan Searle, bassist Ali Dean and guitarists Josh Middleton and Adam Christianson have tackled questions facing the future of our planet with some of their most elaborate tunes, including horns, choirs and even orchestral strings. Self-produced and limitless in its originality they’ve depicted their journey from post-metalcore to an absolute sonic masterpiece.

The songs give the listener hope, even in these bleak times. We can all make a difference, as they clearly suggest in the song For Those That Wish To Exist. ARCHITECTS  have always been outspoken about their much loved causes, from organisations like Sea Shepherd, to opposing fox hunting, and who have always focused on sustainability in everything from their touring to merch production. 

The album’s singles “Meteor,” “Dead Butterflies,” “Black Lungs,” and colossal single “Animals” have amassed 30M+ streams and 13M+ YouTube views. 

EARLY REVIEWS FOR 'FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO EXIST' HAVE INCLUDED

"For Those That Wish To Exist is a long and constantly shifting album. It also sounds like it could be a crucial one in Architects’ ongoing evolution."
Kerrang!, (5/5)

"With a cleaner sonic palette and orchestral flourishes, it's proof of their enduring creativity" - NME (4/5)

"Put simply, ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ is the most textured, thoughtful and utterly fearless Architects have ever been, and kicks off a new bright and boundless new chapter for one of the UK’s most incredible and intoxicating bands."
Rock Sound (Album of the Month)

"thoughtful, interesting, finely wrought compositions and gleefully hulking exercises in metal" - The Guardian

"They’re too good a band for us to keep to ourselves forever, and with For Those That Wish To Exist, a lot more people are going to discover just how great Architects are."
Metal Hammer (8/10)

"Cohesive, coherent and demanding of us an explanation, ‘For Those’ shall not relent until wrongs have been righted, and being this righteous never sounded so good."
Dork Magazine (4/5)

 

'FOR THOSE THAT WISH TO EXIST' TRACK LISTING 
Do You Dream of Armageddon?
Black Lungs
Giving Blood
Discourse Is Dead
Dead Butterflies
An Ordinary Extinction
Impermanence ft. Winston McCall (Parkway Drive)
Flight Without Feathers
Little Wonder ft. Mike Kerr (Royal Blood)
Animals
Libertine
Goliath ft. Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)
Demi God
Meteor
Dying Is Absolutely Safe
 

THIS ALBUM WILL BE MY REFUGE DURING THESE WEIRD AND NOT SO WONDERFUL TIMES.