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The Word Alive – News! Contributed by Alex Bock

November 4, 2016

Yesterday, The Word Alive released a statement on their facebook page stating that Luke Holland, their drummer, will be leaving the band at the end of 2016. He’ll be with the band throughout the whole Overdose tour. It’s the last chance to catch him live with the band. Luke is an ambitious young musician, working very hard and always striving to get better. This sure won’t be the last thing we hear about him. Read the full statement of the band Dearest TWA friends and fans, We’re writing you this afternoon with some bitter sweet news. After almost 5 years of being a part of the TWA family, Luke Holland will be saying goodbye at the end of this year. The Overdose Tour will be his final tour. We’ve been through so much together, and that is a bond that will last a life time. However, it’s time for Luke to explore other musical endeavors and pursue passions outside of The Word Alive. We wish him nothing but the best, and sincerely support him [Read More]

William Control releases new video for his song, Confess

October 26, 2016

William Control aired a new video today for the song ‚Confess’. It’s the second release from ‘Revelations – The Pale EP’. The video was directed by Kenneth Fletcher. Check it out here: ‘The Pale’ is out for about two weeks now and it already entered several charts and could even settle on some #1 positions. Congratulations to that! There are also some US tour dates announced for November 2016. Make sure to catch William and the Neuromantic Boys live. Tickets are already on sale. VIP tickets can be purchased at http://www.controlmerch.com/ For further informations go to William Control’s social media www.facebook.com/williamcontrolofficial http://www.williamcontrol.com http://twitter.com/williamcontrol http://williamcontrol.bigcartel.com www.controlmerch.com ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

William Control announces US west coast dates for Synth & Sinners tour

October 21, 2016

William Control just announced some tour dates for the west coast of the US in November . MXMS will be joining him. Tickets are already available. VIP tickets will be available tonight at 8 pm on www.controlmerch.com. There’s no Northern California date set so far, so keep your eyes peeled for that. About a week ago William Control released the first of 4 EP’s called The Pale. It also includes the recently released song ‘The Monster’, which you can check out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leLjRIK-nwc Go get the EP and grab your tickets. You won’t regret it. For further informations go to William Control’s social media www.facebook.com/williamcontrolofficial http://www.williamcontrol.com http://twitter.com/williamcontrol http://williamcontrol.bigcartel.com www.controlmerch.com ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

William Control – ‚The Pale‘ EP out now!!

October 17, 2016

This weekend on October 14th ‘The Pale’ EP, part one of the newest masterpiece ‘Revelations’ by William Control, was released. There are four songs on it 1- The Monster 2- Confess 3- When The Love Is Pain 4- Mother Superior The first song on the record ‘The Monster’ has already been released as a video on youtube a few weeks ago. Check it out here: You can order the record online via www.controlmerch.com or get it on iTunes or amazon. Either way, make sure you give it a listen. After a short tour through the UK it was planned to tour the US. So far there’s only a few dates set for this week. Catch them today at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Oct. 18th at JBL in Chicago and on the 19th they’ll be in Cleveland. For further informations go to William Control’s social media www.facebook.com/williamcontrolofficial http://www.williamcontrol.com http://twitter.com/williamcontrol http://williamcontrol.bigcartel.com www.controlmerch.com ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

AshesToAngels announce new EP

October 16, 2016

Ashes ToAngels just announced on facebook, that they are currently working on a new EP, that is set to be released on December 13th. No title yet, but songs are already chosen it seems… Their recent full length ‘How To Bleed’ was released just six months ago. This band seems to be on fire. There’s just no stopping them. After a headliner tour through the UK in April, Adam Crilly, their singer, went out on the road with William Control for a few dates. Not many bands have two releases in one year. More information on the new record will be due in the next few days. Check out their latest release from the record ‘How To Bleed’ called ‘ I Could Never Miss You’ AshesToAngels will also play at FVK’s farewell show on October 30th at the Camden Underworld in London. Don’t miss this! To keep updated on everything Ashes To Angels’ related, check out their social network http://www.ashestoangels.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/ashestoangels/timeline https://twitter.com/ashes_to_angels https://www.instagram.com/ashesgram/ https://www.youtube.com/user/crillyashestoangels/videos ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp

Concert Review: Vlad In Tears, Nox Interna, The Pussybats in Munich. By Alex Bock

October 3, 2016

Munich, Backstage, Sept. 23rd, 2016 On August 12th ‘Vlad In Tears’ 5th studio record ‘Unbroken’ was released. Four months prior to that the ‘Unbroken’ headliner tour was announced. So almost half a year later the bands’ fans gathered at the Club, one of the smaller venues at the Backstage in Munich. With them they brought along The Pussybats and Nox Interna. All three bands are Germany based, but not all of them started out here. The Pussybats are from Stuttgart. According to their facebook page their sounds is described as Dark Glam Rock, which probably sums up their style best. They have some very catchy songs and they did well in transferring the fun they had onstage to the audience. Check out their latest music video for the song ‘Sidney Fears’ Nox Interna was formed in Spain by Richy Nox, the only remaining member of the original line-up. With their 2nd record the band started to write most of the songs in English. Richy moved to Berlin where he re-formed the band with new [Read More]

William Control – pre-order for new EP starts tonight.

September 22, 2016

Pre-orders of the physical copy of ‚The Pale‘, the first of 4 EP’s. will commence tonight. There will be exclusive packages with pins, t-shirts and other stuff. The release date is set for October 14th. It’ll also be available on Spotify and iTunes. The record consists of the following songs The Monster 2. Confess 3. When the Love is Pain 4. Mother superior Pre-orders can be placed at http://www.controlmerch.com/. Also check out the recently released first single ‘The Monster’ For further informations go to William Control’s social media www.facebook.com/williamcontrolofficial http://www.williamcontrol.com http://twitter.com/williamcontrol http://williamcontrol.bigcartel.com www.controlmerch.com ~ Contributed by Alex Bock, https://twitter.com/abphotomjp