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Vista Chino Announce Album Title, Unveil Artwork

Vista Chino, the new outfit formed by former Kyuss men John Garcia and Brant Bjork, have unveiled the album title and the cover art for their debut record.

Entitled Peace, the album is due later this year via Napalm Records, with the artwork (below) created by California art collective The Date Farmers.

 

Drummer Brant Bjork commented: “The Date Farmers are native to the desert where we are from. It is an honor to work together with such prolific artists!”

Vista Chino, also featuring guitarist Bruno Fevery, will make their North American live debut this Sunday, June 9th at the Metallica-curated Orion Festival in Detroit, MI.

The band will hit the UK this October and November, with dates as follows:

October 2013
30th        MANCHESTER – The Ritz
31st         BIRMINGHAM – The Institute

November 2013
1st         BRISTOL – O2 Academy
2nd        LONDON – Roundhouse
4th         GLASGOW – Garage
5th         NOTTINGHAM – Rock City
6th         NEWCASTLE – O2 Academy

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Årabrot prep new album

Norway’s noise-rock miscreants Årabrot will release their sixth album in August, via long-term home Fysisk Format.

The latest, self-titled album follows 2011’s Steve Albini-produced Solar Anus, which earned the band a Norwegian Grammy.

The album features collaborator Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh/4AD) on bass, recording and mixing duties, and contributions from Lasse Marhaug (Jazkamer/Jazzkammer etc) and Erland Dahlen (Nils Petter Molvær/Madrugada)

The band have posted the first single Blood On Bunny on YouTube. Check it out below:

Photo by Tarjei Krogh

ISIS To Reissue Celestial This July

Post-metal legends ISIS will reissue their landmark full-length debut, Celestial, on July 9 via Ipecac Recordings.

The long out-of-print record, originally released in 2000 on Escape Artist/Hydra Head Europe, was recently remastered by James Plotkin and will be reissued with new artwork (above) from frontman Aaron Turner.

Celestial track listing:

1.     SGNL>01
2.     Celestial (The Tower)
3.     Glisten
4.     Swarm Reigns (Down)
5.     SGNL>02
6.     Deconstructing Towers
7.     SGNL>03
8.     Collapse and Crush
9.     C.F.T. (New Circuitry and Continued Evolution)
10.  Gentle Time
11.  SGNL>04 (End Transmission)

ISIS were on the cover of Rock-A-Rolla issue 19 (Mar/Apr 2009), available in our back issues store: www.rock-a-rolla.com/backissues.htm

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High On Fire to release two live albums in July

California giants High On Fire will release two live albums, Spitting Fire Live Volumes 1 & 2, this July.

Spanning the band’s history, the album tracks were culled from live sets recorded at The Music Hall Of Williamsburg and The Bowery Ballroom, both in New York City. The live album was later mixed by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, CA with additional engineering by Kurt Ballou of Converge.

Both volumes of Spitting Fire Live will hit the stores on July 1st via Century Media. The full track listing is as follows:

Volume 1:
1. Serums Of Liao
2. Frost Hammer
3. 10,000 Years
4. Devolution
5. Last
6. Fertile Green
7. Speedwolf

Volume 2:
1. Rumors Of War
2. DII
3. Fury Whip
4. Madness Of An Architect
5. Face Of Oblivion
6. Hung Drawn and Quartered
7. Blood From Zion
8. Snakes For The Divine

Cult Of Luna added to Damnation Festival

Last issue cover stars Cult Of Luna have been added as headliners to this year’s Damnation Festival.

Taking place at Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 2nd, the ninth instalment also sees the addition of Liverpool’s crossover thrashers SSS and London’s black metal outfit Voices.

They join the previously announced Carcass, Crippled Black Phoenix, Moss, Negură Bunget and Vallenfyre, with yet more names to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets for Damnation Festival 2013 are on sale now. Rock-A-Rolla issue 42, featuring Cult Of Luna on the cover, is on sale here: www.rock-a-rolla.com/backissues.htm

Baroness Set For European Tour, Release Limited Edition EP

Photo: Doug Seymour

Savannah, GA titans Baroness will return to Europe this September and October, and are set to release an EP – Live At Maida Vale – on July 22 (UK/World), July 19 (Germany/Benelux) and July 23 (North America) via Relapse.

The four-song EP features material from Baroness’ July 12, 2012 performance at Studio 4 (Maida Vale) on BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show, and will be available digitally and as a highly limited edition 12”, with a B-side featuring a silkscreen of John Baizley’s iconic swan image.  Pre-orders are available via Relapse.

The Live At Maida Vale track listing is as follows:

1.     Take My Bones Away
2.     March To The Sea
3.     Cocainium
4.     The Line Between

The European trek begins on Sept 27th at 013 in Tilburg, Holland, with four UK dates (w/ Royal Thunder):

October 19     Wolverhampton   Slade Rooms
October 20     Glasgow  Cathouse
October 22     Manchester  Club Academy
October 24     London  Electric Ballroom

The band have recently released an interview clip where they share their thoughts on the Summer 2012 tour bus accident and reveal the first rehearsal footage with new bassist Nick Jost and drummer Sebastian Thomson. Check it out below:

 

 Baroness were featured on the cover of Rock-A-Rolla issue 38 (Jun/Jul 2012)! Available to order here: www.rock-a-rolla.com/backissues.htm

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Vista Chino Sign With Napalm Records

Photo: Alex Woodward


Vista Chino, formed by Kyuss/Kyuss Lives! men John Garcia and Brant Bjork, have signed with Napalm Records.

The debut set from the outfit, also featuring guitarist Bruno Fevery, is due in early fall. The album title, artwork and track listing will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Vocalist John Garcia commented: “Kyuss Lives! is now Vista Chino!… It feels great just to write that…. and to say it out loud feels even better. Now that our relationship with Napalm Records is official, it’s time to forget about the past year, move forward, and execute our original plan, which was to make kickass music and tour the world!” Drummer Brant Bjork added: “We look forward to working with Napalm Records and we anticipate great support in rolling out the Vista Chino rock.”

The first song, entitled ‘Dargona, Dragona’, taken from Vista Chino’s first full-length album,  is now available as an exclusive stream on the band’s Facebook Page.

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Leeds label Brew to call it a day

More sad news: Leeds label Brew will close its doors after 6 years in the biz.

The noise/prog/rock label has put out 27 releases over the years, including the likes of Kong, Humanfly, Blacklisters, Castrovalva, Hawk Eyes and That Fucking Tank.

The official statement reads: “We’ve had the pleasure of releasing some incredible records over the years and have been fortunate to work with so many amazing people. We’d like to thank everyone that has ever supported us, bought a record or a t-shirt and spread our music in general. Humanfly’s Awesome Science is our final release and we couldn’t think of a better record to go out on which sums up what we love about physical records both musically and aesthetically. The label will still remain active for a while as we wind things down and continue to take and fulfill orders.”

Check out some of the label’s finest below: