Death Alley Sign to Century Media; New Song Posted; On Tour Now
Heartfelt congratulations are in order for Amsterdam’s Death Alley. The four-piece, who issued their Live at Roadburn (review here) live album earlier in 2017 via Suburban Records and Tee Pee Records, have had a tumultuous year, including an unceremonious separation in April with bassist Dennis Duijnhouwer and the subsequent bringing-aboard of Sander Bus as his replacement as well as former In Solitude drummer Uno Bruniusson to join the remaining founding duo of guitarist Oeds Beydals and vocalist Douwe Truijens. The news this time is mind-blowingly good, however, as the band have signed to Century Media for the release of their next album.
Currently on tour with Kadavar, the veterans of Psycho Las Vegas 2016 — who also stopped by Brooklyn to play The Obelisk All-Dayer (video here) — released their debut, Black Magick Boogieland (review here), via Tee Pee in 2015, and aside from reaffirming once more that New York label’s tastemaker stature (let’s not forget the likes of Kadavar and Graveyard and Earthless, let alone High on Fire, are Tee Pee alums), their signing to Century Media represents the next step in an upward, forward trajectory that’s been blasting out ever since. An absolutely scorching live act, Death Alley blend space rock and heavy psych with motor-fueled charge in their studio material, and one can hear shades of both represented in the new track “The Sewage, Pt. 1,” which is streaming now at the bottom of this post.
Am I stoked at the prospect of a new Death Alley record tracked once again by Pieter Kloos (ex-35007, producer for Motorpsycho, Dool, Beaver, Monomyth, 7Zuma7, Celestial Season, Spoiler, and so, so many others) at his The Void studio in Eindhoven? Well that’s kind of a stupid question. Yes I fucking am. Right onto the list of 2018’s most anticipated albums Death Alley‘s Century Media debut goes, where it will remain until I actually get to hear the thing and proclaim it one of the year’s best records (no pressure; ha). Won’t happen nearly soon enough, as far as I’m concerned.
Announcement from Century Media from the PR wire, Death Alley‘s current remaining tour dates, and of course that song stream follow here. Dig it:
DEATH ALLEY Sign Worldwide Deal with Century Media Records; Premiere New Song, “The Sewage”
Dutch destroyers DEATH ALLEY already raised attention with their debut album, “Black Magick Boogieland”, in 2015. The band, revolving around former The Devil’s Blood guitarist Oeds Beydals, singer Douwe Truijens, Swedish drummer Uno Bruniusson (ex-In Solitude) and latest addition Sander Bus on bass, mainline an unorthodox cross contamination of psychedelic hard rock and punk, played with excellent precision and power. The spirit of Bad Brains and King Crimson, Hawkwind and Poison Idea, and hints of The Stooges and Black Sabbath-worship form the fundament for DEATH ALLEY’s solid rock and roll presented with metal finesse and a pitch black psychedelic soul cherry on top.
Since their debut release, DEATH ALLEY have relentlessly toured the world. From the smallest underground venues to the bigger stages at festivals like Psycho Las Vegas, Hellfest in France, and multiple Desertfests, the band has been leaving a lasting impact with their energetic performance. Their show at the prestigious Roadburn Festival resulted in a critically acclaimed live album, released earlier this year.
The ink on their new deal with Century Media Records isn’t dry yet and they just left the Moon Studios where they recorded their sophomore album with producer Pieter Kloos (Motorpsycho, The Devil’s Blood, Dool, etc.). Right now, they are hitting the road again with their friends Kadavar with whom they release a very special tour split 7”.
“The Sewage” is also available as a digital single on all streaming and download platforms.
The band comments: “We’ve been sailing the sewage for quite a while now, and time has come to harvest the gold and offer it to you on a silver platter. We can spend much time and effort describing the feeling of the new music, the upcoming record, and the European tour with Kadavar, but that will always be just a faint shadow of showing it: so just come to the shows and blast the new song with volume at 11 – that’ll say more than the dozens of synonyms for ‘stoked’. Let us feast on it.”
DEATH ALLEY live:
KADAVAR / MANTAR / DEATH ALLEY
16.10.2017 Antwerpen (BE), Desert Fest
17.10.2017 Strassbourg (FR), La Laiterie Club
18.10.2017 Paris (FR), Le Trabendo
19.10.2017 Rennes (FR), L’Ubu
20.10.2017 Bordeaux (FR), La Krakatoa
21.10.2017 Madrid (ES), But
22.10.2017 Barcelona (ES), Bikini
24.10.2017 Lyon (FR), Feyzin
25.10.2017 Monthey (CH), Pont Rouge
26.10.2017 Aarau (CH), Kiff
27.10.2017 München (GER), Backstage
28.10.2017 Wien (AT), Flex
29.10.2017 Graz (AT), PPC
30.10.2017 Zagreb (CRO), Mocvara
01.11.2017 Budapest (HU), A38
02.11.2017 Warschau (POL), Progresja
03.11.2017 Krakau (POL), Kwadrat
04.11.2017 Prag (CZ), Nova Chmelnice
05.11.2017 Nürnberg (GER), Hirsch
07.11.2017 Amsterdam (NL), Paradiso Noord
08.11.2017 Hannover (GER), Capitol
09.11.2017 Copenhagen (DK), Pumpehuset
10.11.2017 Stockholm (SV), Debaser
11.11.2017 Oslo (NO), BLA
12.11.2017 Gothenburg (SV), Pustervik
13.11.2017 Deventer (NL), Burgerweeshuis
15.11.2017 Köln (GER), Stollwerck
16.11.2017 Wiesbaden (GER), Schlachthof
17.11.2017 Stuttgart (GER), LKA Longhorn
18.11.2017 Berlin (GER), Columbiahalle
DEATH ALLEY is:
Douwe Truijens – vocals
Oeds Beydals – guitar
Uno Bruniusson – drums
Sander Bus – bass
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