Want some irresistibly amazing free music? Here's the best news you'll hear in a while. Our favourite UK label Basick Records has been named “label of the month” by no less than Amazon.co.uk. That means for the entire month of November, you can get a ton of Basick releases at a specially discounted price - just £4.49 for albums and £1.99 for EPs.
But the best is yet to come (or this shouldn't be under Free Music Monday). The label is giving a 12 track sampler absolutely free! That includes Misery Signals, Circles, Skyharbor, No Consequence, Glass Cloud, Bear, The Algorithm, Uneven Structure, Aliases, Damned Spring Fragrantia, Dissipate and Chimp Spanner! That's a shit load of amazing free music! You still there? Click on that link!
A year ago... Two record execs discuss the next Glass Cloud release.
"The Royal Thousand was awesome. What can we do to fuck up the next release?"
"I know! Joshua Travis should just dj0nt instead of sounding like Joshua Travis. The kids love that shit. Who needs frets or melody when you have nine strings? Also that Jerry Roush guy should stop singing like Celine Dion and just talk about how much he hates himself."
Yeeeeeah. That scenario was obviously made up but it might as well be true.
It's safe to say Glass Cloud's 2012 debut "The Royal Thousand" was a success. It brought heaviness, some forward thinking, bitter technicality, and absolute creativity while staying accessible to a quickly growing modern metal crowd. Several stand out moments lined the duration, bending minds and steadily building a fanbase beyond those brought in by Joshua Travis (ex-Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza) and Jerry Roush (ex-Sky Eats Airplane).
Soon after, anticipation was mounting to see what they would pull out next. This became especially true when Joshua Travis dropped the final Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza album last year, leaving the Danzanites starving for more content from their savior.
And then the announcement was made. A new EP, "Perfect War Forever", would be coming soon. With said announcement came a single, "Trapped Like Rats". While slightly enjoyable and maybe even impressive in the realm of 0000000, it didn't really live up to expectations. But there was still hope...
And as usual, hope leads to disappointment. Turns out "Perfect War Forever" doesn't hold a candle to it's predecessor. It's really kind of a shame to see a band with so much potential turn in the bulk of their creativity and musicality to sound like just about every other chugfest band out there. Not to say there wasn't plenty of chugfestin' on "The Royal Thousand", but not nearly on the same scale as "Perfect War Forever". The first three tracks, "Trapped Like Rats", "I Dug A Grave", and "How To Survive Suicide" do exactly that. Interesting moments do pop up here and there. For example, low toned singing and melody peep in on "How To Survive Suicide" and Mr. Travis always has the ability to do something awesome on his guitar. But it's nothing to get truly excited over in this case.
Luckily, the tune does change a bit on the last two tracks, "Soul Is Dead" and "Lilac". Introduced and closed by the bells toll, "Soul Is Dead" is easily among the best this EP has to offer. It expands a bit beyond the 00000 assault to wake you up. Especially when it rips out a crazy Danza-esque riff around 1:25 which will make your ears say, "thank god... finally". "Lilac" is probably the best track on "Perfect War Forever". It's just plain filthy in it's heavy attacks, adding in mathcore elements and some energy. It's also one of the only two tracks to feature clean vocals.
On another positive note, I'm sure these songs are a ridiculously fun live. Though I can't vouch for that.
To sum things up... if you're a straight up djent kid, your dreams may have just come true. But if you're looking for something more / if you're a fan of the band's previous work, this will most likely leave you disappointed. All in all, this is a mediocre experience with some redeeming elements. Personally, listening to "Perfect War Forever" just makes me want to listen to "The Royal Thousand" instead. But I'm still looking forward to the future possibilities of Glass Cloud.
THE WITHIN THE RUINS VIDEO IS STILL PROCESSING... 24+ HOURS LATER. YOUTUBE.......
Back in April, there was a massive tour leading up to the northeast's hallowed New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. It was appropriately dubbed "The Road To New England Metal & Hardcore Festival". The 2013 edition boasted a strong line-up with After The Burial, The Contortionist, Within The Ruins, and Glass Cloud wrecking stages nightly.
We have some footage from this tour that never saw the light of day... until now. Better late than never right? Our team actually attended two shows, one in Pittsburgh and one in upstate New York. The following footage is primarily from Pittsburgh, including a video of local heroes Bury Thy Kingdom.
Back with another week of new releases. Go get 'em tiger!
Armed to the teeth, they're back at it again. Today has seen the
release of Reflections' sophomore album "Exi(s)t". This time around, the
band is signed to eOne / Goodfight and obviously somewhat matured. It
should be interesting to see how the final product turns out but one
thing's for damn sure... When the top of the mountain goes, the bottom emerges.
Here's a big one for all the Black Metal fans out there! The man, the myth, the legend - Ihsahn (aka the man behind Emperor) has just released his fifth independent studio album, "Das Seelenbrechen". It was released through Candlelight Records and his company Mnemosyne Productions. This is sure to be one of the best, if not the best, Black Metal release of the year. Get with it or get lost.
The American pioneers of down-tuned, djenty, heavy hardcore are back!
Josh Travis (ex-The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza) and his
irresistible riffs are here again to smash our faces and bring us a
perfect war! "Perfect War Forever" is the title of the new Glass Cloud
EP, released via Equal Vision Records. The battle begins today!
The American pioneers of down-tuned, djenty, heavy hardcore are back! Josh Travis (ex-The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza) and his irresistible riffs are here again to smash our faces and bring us a perfect war! "Perfect War Forever" is the title of the new Glass Cloud EP, scheduled to drop via Equal Vision Records. The battle begins on October 22nd. The band announced this by releasing a new track "Trapped Like Rats" which sounds insanely heavy as usual. Let us hope for an exhaustively heavy EP!
You can select from a number of pre-orders for "Perfect War Forever" on the appropriately titled website www.perfectwarforever.com. One package even includes a Josh Travis Signature Series 9-String Guitar!
Check the new song down below along with the brilliant artwork. The declaration has been made. The war is soon to follow...
It looks like Canada is in for a good time very soon. Beginning at the end of April, The Canadian Forgiveness Tour will be crossing the nation. It will be headlined by Veil Of Maya who are bringing some truly great special guests with them - The Contortionist, Glass Cloud, and on a couple of selected dates, Beyond The Shore!
Veil Of Maya is currently on tour in North America with Parkway Drive, The Word Alive, and While She Sleeps. At the same time The Contortionist is touring the US as well with After The Burial, Within The Ruins, Glass Cloud and City In The Sea on "The Road To New England Metal & Hardcore Festival Tour". As soon as they get back from their respective tours they'll immediately leave for Canada to bring some madness up there too! Keep updated on the bands' pages because more dates should be announced shortly!
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The bands on the tour are After The Burial, Within the Ruins, The Contortionist, Glass Cloud, and City in the Sea.
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There's a massive tour headed through the States leading up to the massive New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. This is The Road To New England Metal Fest. Probably the coolest Festival Tour idea ever.
Starting April 12th, After The Burial, Within The Ruins, The Contortionist (unfortunately without Johnathan Carpenter... read why here), Glass Cloud, and City In The Sea will raise hell through America leading up to the big event, and perform at the Festival itself on the 20th. You can read all about the massive event right here. Metal Fest runs from April 19th to the 21st, but the tour will run all the way until the 27th. Go ahead and check the dates along with music from all the bands down below.
In case you missed it, Glass Cloud recently dropped a brand new live music video for the track "She Is Well And Nothing Can Be Ill". This is the third music video released in support of their debut album, "The Royal Thousand". And it's a good one! The video really captures the high energy of the bands live performance and brings it right to your screen. Go ahead and watch it below along with the videos for the hard hitting "If He Dies, He Dies" and "Ivy & Wine". Great stuff.
Ohhhhhh yeeeeaaaah. New Glass Cloud music video is on the way. "She Is Well And Nothing Can Be Ill" will be hitting the internet 12/13/12 and it's gonna hit hard. Check out the preview, the latest music video for "If He Dies, He Dies", and the last live music video Glass Cloud dropped for the ridiculously heavy track "Ivy & Wine". These guys bring high level energy every time, ensuring the new music video to be a spectacle.
This year's Alternative Press Tour is looking a lot more solid than years past (with the exception of the year August Burns Red headlined, cause they always wreck places). The lineup includes The Ghost Inside, Miss May I, Glass Cloud, Like Moths To Flames, and The Amity Affliction. The pits are probably gonna get pretty big on this one. The AP tour kicks off next month. If this sounds like a show for you, check out the flyer, the dates, and the music we have under that.
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10/16 — New Haven, Ct. — Toad’s Place
10/17 — New York, N.Y. — Irving Plaza
10/18 — Boston, Mass. — Royale Night Club
10/19 — Philadelphia, Pa. — Theatre of the Living Arts
10/20 — Sayreville, N.J. — Starland Ballroom
10/21 — Baltimore, Md. — The Recher Theatre
10/23 — Norfolk, Va. — The Norva
10/24 — Charlotte, N.C. — Amos’ Southend Music Hall
10/25 — Atlanta, Ga. — The Masquerade
10/26 — St. Petersburg, Fla. — State Theatre
10/27 — Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — Revolution)
10/28 — Orlando, Fla. — House of Blues
10/30 — Houston, Texas — House of Blues
10/31 — Dallas, Texas House of Blues
11/01 — San Antonio, Texas –Backstage Live
11/03 — Mesa, Ariz. –The Nile
11/04 — San Diego, Calif. — House of Blues
11/06 — Los Angeles, Calif. — House of Blues
11/07 — Anaheim, Calif. — House of Blues
11/08 — Sacramento, Calif. — Ace of Spades
11/09 — Portland, Ore. — Hawthorne Theater
11/10 — Seattle, Wash. — El Corazon
11/12 — Salt Lake City, Utah — In The Venue
11/13 — Denver, Colo. — Summit Music Hall
11/15 — Minneapolis, Minn. — Station 4
11/16 — Sauget, Ill. — Pops
11/17 — Chicago, Ill. House of Blues
11/18 — Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Intersection
11/20 — Pittsburgh, Pa. — Altar Bar
11/21 — Cincinnati, Ohio — Bogart’s
11/23 — Detroit, Mich. — St. Andrews Hall
11/24 — Cleveland, Ohio — House of Blues
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Joshua Travis of the Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza joined forces with Jerry Roush (Ex-Sky Eats Airplane, Of Mice And Men) to create Glass Cloud. The band released their intense debut "The Royal Thousand" a few months back. They now officially have two music videos in support of that record, one of which just came out. You can watch the new video for "If He Dies, He Dies" right here. And below that we have the Glass Cloud live video for "Ivy & Wine". These are definitely worth checking out.
Want some irresistibly amazing free music? Here's the best news you'll hear in a while. Our favourite UK label Basick Records has been named “label of the month” by no less than Amazon.co.uk. That means for the entire month of November, you can get a ton of Basick releases at a specially discounted price - just £4.49 for albums and £1.99 for EPs.
