Saturday, April 7, 2012

Wolfsbane announce October UK tour

Wolfsbane were originally founded on the notion that kick-ass music and good drunken times are our best defence against life's shittiness and, 17 years after their split, the band's credo has not altered one jot. In fact, 'Wolfsbane Save The World' may be their finest album to date. Blistering performances from all concerned, and a revitalised Blaze Bayley in particular, ensure that this is a thrilling ride from start to finish. But it's the sheer, life affirming quality of these songs that seals the deal: from the serotonin of the opening 'Blue Sky', the priapic pummel of 'Teacher' and 'Starlight''s sublime muscular balladry through to the scything hooks and rambunctious spirit of 'Live Before I Die', the mad-eyed Meatloaf-punk of 'Illusion Of Love' and the sardonic grind'n'swagger of 'Did It For The Money', this is both exactly what the metal doctor ordered for these grey days and one of the finest and most joyous British rock albums in recent memory. Holy Shitting Christ, how we've missed them! 9/10.' (Dom Lawson, Metal Hammer, February 2012.The original line up of mighty British Heavy Metal band Wolfsbane, who reformed in 2011 to record their first studio album for 17 years, 'Wolfsbane Save The World', released in January 2012 to huge acclaim, have confirmed a nine date October UK tour. Dates are:-
Weds. Oct. 17th - The Musician, LEICESTER www.themusicianpub.co.uk
Thurs. Oct. 18th - Bootleggers, KENDAL www.bootleggersbar.com
Fri. Oct. 19th - Eric's, LIVERPOOL www.ericslive.com
Sat. Oct. 20th - The Attic, RUSHDEN www.theatticlive.co.uk
Sun. Oct. 21st - The Corporation, SHEFFIELD www.corporation.org.uk
Weds Oct. 24th - Fibbers, YORK www.fibbers.co.uk
Thurs. 25th - The Garage, LONDON www.thegarage.co.uk
Fri. Oct. 26th - The Cathouse, GLASGOW www.cathouse.co.uk
Sat. Oct 27th - Robin Hood 2, BILSTON www.therobin.co.uk

Wolfsbane Save The World', the group's effervescent, hard driving, melodious, hard riffing, joyous, totally uplifting fourth studio opus, is, to put it quite simply, the album the band always threatened to make, but never actually achieved. None of the producers on the band's 3 earlier albums was ever able to harness Wolfsbane's unrelenting live sound onto a studio album ' even including Rick Rubin himself ' but, 17 years on, the band themselves have done it. 'Wolfsbane Save The World' was recorded, engineered and produced by guitarist Jase Edwards at his studio 'Majestic Splendour', where he has produced a number of 'name' bands in the past.

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