Formed in London in 2012 out of the expatriated ashes of French psychedelic rock band Soul Manifest, Bright Curse is a band that requires little introduction to anyone that has kept a close ear to the underground in recent years.
This May, the trio ' featuring guitar player and vocalist Romain Daut, drummer Zacharie Mizzi and newest member Max Ternebring on bass ' will follow up on their 2013 self-titled EP with the release of their full-length debut,Before The Shore, on HeviSike Records. Another rising star and staple of the subterranean/heavy-psychedelic set that has been making a noteworthy name for itself of late with releases from Dead Feathers, Prophets Of Saturn and Elevators To The Grateful Sky.
Recorded and produced by the band with J.B Pilon at Rock Of London Studios and mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano at Orgone Studios,Before The Shoredives headfirst into the deep and darkened sea of brooding rock 'n' roll. Still riffing epic spectrums of dark and light but trading in the extended jams and out-and-out sounds of space rock, doom and metal found on theirBright Curse EP, for a more measured, and ultimately stunning approach. An approach that brings with it the hypnotic soul of David Gilmour-esque guitar solos, blustering Iommi riffs and stirringly effective Deep Purple key sections. All of which pull Bright Curse up through the surface at a rate of knots and out into the open waters of contemporary rock 'n' roll greats such as Graveyard, Kadavar and Colour Haze.
Having played live with the likes of Earthless, Naam, Mars Red Sky and Pentagram at festivals such Glad Stone Fest (France), Up In Smoke Fest (Switzerland) and more recently Desertfest (London), Bright Curse hit the road next month as part of a co-op tour with France's Space Fisters (see dates below) ahead of the release of Before The Shore Slayerhave returned with a violent and visceral new video that prequels their hugely popular, gore-filled 'Repentless' clip that has to date, racked up over 7.5 million views on YouTube.
In'You Against You,' vocalist Tom Araya screams; "Your perfect world isending this day, So what? I wouldn't have it any other way." And so, from the very first frame of the band's 'You Against You' video, the gore, the violence, the projectile-blood-spewing and carnage begins...and just never ends. Check out the video here -https://youtu.be/2zhi3FmTUFg.
As with "Repentless", which was shot in an LA prison, "You Against You" was directed by BJ McDonnell, stars Jason Trost (Hatchet III) as the eye-patched rebel inmate, Wyatt, and tells the story of the circumstances that led to Wyatt's erroneous arrest and imprisonment featured in "Repentless". Slayerfrontman Tom Araya comments, "After the 'Repentless' video, BJ delivers again with 'You Against You.' Fucking awesome!!!!"
Slayer's performance of 'You Against You' was shot in California's Mojave desert earlier this year in a graveyard of jets, airliners, and helicopters.
"Repentless",Slayer's 12th studio album, was released on 9/11/2015 and made numerous career-high official album chart debuts, both in the UK (#11). USA (#4) and across the world, for new record label, Nuclear Blast. In addition, 'Repentless' received spectacular press response - "Metal Album of the Year" (Guitar World), "...prime fucking Slayer..." (Metal Hammer), "...thrash redefined, upgraded and reborn, a return to the essence of who Slayer is." (Houston Press)
Slayerare currently in the final weeks of its winter 2016 North American tour and will make a return to Irish and UK shores this Summer. The band will headline the Sunday night of Bloodstock Festival in the UK in August (www.bloodstock.uk.com). US/Eire/UK dates run as follows.
Slayer Tour Dates 2016:
17 March -Revolution Event Center, Boise, ID
19 March - The Paramount, Seattle, WA
20 March - Roseland Ballroom, Portland, OR
22 March - Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA
23 March- Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA
25 March- Rabobank Theatre, Bakersfield, CA
26 March- The Joint, Las Vegas, NV
14 June- Olympia, Dublin, Eire
15 June- Marquee, Cork, Eire
14 Aug- Bloodstock Festival, Catton Park, Derbyshire, UK
