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Death Alley to Release Live at Roadburn 2016 Feb. 24; Preorder Available

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If you think preordering a live album is going a little overboard, you probably weren’t in the room when Death Alley played Roadburn 2016 this past April. On Feb. 24, the Amsterdam heavy rockers will issue their set from the Green Room, the second day of the fest (review here), for which they were joined by Ron van Herpen (Astrosoniq, ex-The Devil’s Blood, currently of ZooN) and Jevin de Groot (ex-Mühr) to fill out a six-piece lineup whose output from the stage was as massive and overwhelmingly immersive as fest organizer Walter Roadburn describes it in his liner notes below, which he posted via social media and which I snagged to put here as much for posterity as for the info and perspective they provide.

Death Alley were supporting and continue to support their 2015 Tee Pee Records debut, Black Magick Boogieland (review here), but I wouldn’t be surprised if they started to move further past it in the New Year. Already this past summer they had new material on-hand at The Obelisk All-Dayer in Brooklyn, which as it happens was captured on video by Frank Huang.

Covering the US and Europe, respectively, Tee Pee Records and Suburban Records are collaborating on the release. Whether you preorder or wait until February, don’t be a chump and miss out:

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Death Alley – Live at Roadburn 2016

Death Alley to release ‘Live at Roadburn 2016’ on February 24 via Suburban (Europe) and Tee Pee Records (USA).

We’ll be releasing our ‘Death Alley – Live at Roadburn’ early next year on Suburban Records & Tee Pee Records!

Pre-order Europe: http://hyperurl.co/DA-LAR-EU
Pre-order USA: http://hyperurl.co/DA-LAR-USA

Show dates include:
12 January 2017 – VERA, Groningen (Eurosonic festival)
4 March 2017 – Scumbash Festival, Rotterdam
9 March 2017 – EKKO, Utrecht (Death Alley6: Roadburn release show)
10 March 2017 – Neushoorn, Leeuwarden (Death Alley6: Roadburn release show)
31 March 2017 – Gebouw T, Bergen op Zoom
…and (many) more to be announced.

Liner notes by Walter Roadburn:

Sweet music can move you, captivate you, stop your motion, bring you to your knees, and make you cry. This all happened to me when Death Alley & Friends took it to the stage at Roadburn 2016 on Friday, April 15 – and that has all been captured on this record, Death Alley’s first ever live-album.

Normally, I don’t see that many bands at Roadburn, let alone a full show, because I’m too busy behind the scenes. Sometimes I allow myself to see a little bit, and it’s no secret that I love Death Alley, so I took the liberty to watch as much of their set as I could.

The moment I got in the Green Room, Death Alley floored me – their performance was magical. The entire audience were nodding their heads in unison, and it seemed to me that everything that Death Alley had envisaged over the past few years fell into to place that very moment.

It was such an emotive performance, particularly when they invited Astrosoniq-guitarist Ron van Herpen (formerly of The Devil’s Blood), and Mühr’s Jevin de Groot to join them. Meanwhile, I heard the production staff calling me in my headset, but instead of responding, I turned it off – nothing could keep me away from this, and I moved down the front to totally immerse myself in the amazing jams, imagining that those who saw the Allman Brothers Band, Grand Funk and Grateful Dead in the early 70s felt the very same.

Seeing Oeds and Ron (and Jevin too) trading those amazing solos, brought back so many memories about The Devil’s Blood, and for many in attendance, it seemed that Selim Lemouchi’s spirit loomed large over the Green Room – so many tears were shed, including from yours truly. But it was tears of joy as well, as I simply couldn’t believe how much Death Alley have matured since their incarnation, and they have become such an exciting band to watch.

I felt so immensely proud of them, but was also very moved that they played this pivitol set at Roadburn – it was such a personal highpoint of the 2016 festival for me. Dennis, Douwe, Ming and Oeds Beydals– thank you from the bottom of my heart for being part of Roadburn’s legacy, bringing out Ron and Jevin, and feeling so inspired by the festival. You guys inspire me so much as well, and that inspiration spurs me on with Roadburn.

Every time when I listen to the album, I will remember clearly the moment I looked Douwe straight in the eyes during the show. I won’t forget seeing so many people surrounding me being fully entranced by the show. For those listening to the album right now – I hope you feel equally inspired by Death Alley, as their music is all about communication, and feelin’ good – just as it should be! Please embrace this gift – it’s rare!

Walter/Roadburn, November 2016.

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Death Alley, “It’s On” live at The Obelisk All-Dayer

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