WPCP19 – THE DAY OF LOCUSTS ‘from The Gutter To The Gods’ is now up for Pre-order!
You can see the awesome artwork in the above image and for the first 30 people that get those orders in quick they shall come with this lovely logo patch which can be viewed below:
PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE CD AND LIMITED EDITION PATCH RIGHT HERE
The digital version shall be up to order from here on the morning of the 5th October: www.whenplanetscollide.bandcamp.com
GREAT NEWS in that the first few bands for Desertfest 2016 are now live and what a bunch they are too…
Tickets for the 5th edition of Desertfest are now available and the first batch of bands have been announced. The mighty Electric Wizard will headline Koko on the Sunday 1st May. Also announced are 2015’s buzz band Elder, and no wonder why listening to the current record. Also in the mix for the bank holiday special are scouse monsters Conan along with Raging Speedhorn and Witchsorrow.
Tickets are on sale now for £100 for the 3 day event. As always, this will allow you access to all the venues across the 3 days. This years venues are Koko, Electric Ballroom, Underworld, Jazz Cafe and The hub of the festival, the Black Heart.
THE BEST THING IS THAT TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AND CAN BE GOT FROM RIGHT HERE!
So after a few months of quiet we are back with our new release and after a very successful meeting last night in a top secret London location (The Black Heart) I am over the moon to announce that its the mind blowing Debut album ‘from The Gutter To The Gods’ from London Titans ‘The Day of Locusts’!
Coming on Monday October 5th on jewel Case CD complete with 8 page booklet this debut album is both crushing and mesmerizing in equal amounts and as always those that are quick to the store shall get a Logo Patch thrown in too for just £8.95!
Preorders and more information to come very soon, in the meantime check out track ‘Through The Eyes of Daedalus’
So it is glaringly obvious that there has not been much going on with this site of late but a lot is coming over the next few months. 3 releases are planned, The WINTER WARMER is soon to be announced for 15th and 16th January 2016 and this brand new feature is starting that shall recap the best releases briefly reviewed each month!
One thing that is hard is to keep up on the sheer amount of awesome EPs, Splits and Albums that come out, especially if you are a one man operation and as always I shall be taking a handful of the ones that appeal most to the ethos of WPC and saying my piece. This months one shall show you the best over the last few months starting with:
NOMAD/WORT – SPLIT
Awesome collaboration between 2 previous favourites of WPC, Manchester once again proving that it doe shave a ever growing Sludgy pool of great talent! 3 Songs from each band and they go together very well indeed, WORT being one of the most vicious acts in the UK and their glaringly obvious Weedeater influence is bettered by Collins incredible vocal ability. As for NOMAD they have simple yet brutal Down inspired riffs with yet another gravel swilling vocalist… A great split for fans of filthy hate filled Sludge!
MORASS OF MOLASSES – So Flows our Fate
An interesting first offering from Reading Riffers MORASS OF MOLASSES, these guys have had an incredible start to their career including an appearance at this years Bloodstock Festival. These monstrous chaps are often referred to as a Sludge band and although the influences are there I really think more of bands like Alice in Chains when listening to this offering, Wielding 2 Baritones but no Bassist I feel that it is somewhat lacking with the lack of rumble but the riffs more than make up for that… certainly ones to watch!
VICTORIAN WHORE DOGS – Hobo Chic
What a great EP from yet another Reading based “Sludge” band. Again these guys in VICTORIAN WHORE DOGS have that filthy sludge capacity but with the simplicity of the riff being the key to their charm this reminds me of some of the greater Nu Metal bands of the early 90s.. This is in no way an insult as the groove is mighty but it really proves the similarity between modern sludge and the Nu Metal of old! Danny’s throat slitting vocal style and bizarre stage presence is a sight to behold and I really hope to get these guys to a WPC show soon!
LIMB – Terminal
LIMB are one of the best bands around in our UK scene at the moment and to see them back and bringing their party vibe ridden ‘Goatslade’ sound is a real breath of fresh air, with so much similarity with my own band GURT (we did a fecking Split together for this reason) it is truly heartwarming to see them come back with such a massive improvement on what was an already stonking debut. Definite highlight of this album is the beastly ‘Mortuary Teeth’ which is one of the best heaviest songs to come out this year. Although it was sad to see Jodie depart from the band last year, their new Sticksman Thomas has added more energy and helped create an impressive party inducing vibe within the group.. Long live LIMB!
If you want to hear any of these 4 mighty offerings, click on the band name to link through to the releases, and WPC shall see you in the next month for another few slabs of awesome tunes!!
With the advance tickets to this years SUMMER SIZZLER Sold Out this is looking to be the best yet and here’s 5 reasons why we think its gonna kick serious ass and be the best yet:
1 ENOS and BEHOLDER are headlining! ENOS are stepping up to be the big time headliners and showing us why we have booked them again and again but this time with a mega set of songs old and new! As for BEHOLDER, you only have to look at the picture below to see why we are damn lucky to have such a band perform:
2 – Its DEAD EXISTENCES final show!, which is quite a sad event really but knowing how awesome these guys are its going to be an awesome send off! See the miserable bastards one last time.
3 – A HORSE CALLED WAR ARE BACK! Sludge hardcore crossover bands are a damn good thing and these guys are here to show you why they should never have left, and they are in damn fine company too!
4 – TORPOR are saying goodbye to Nat!!! Which is another sad time but this is one of just a few final shows with the vicious vocalist before TORPOR continue as a 3 piece. We were fortunate to be one of the first to put this band so it means a lot to have the again before she leaves.
5 – THERE ARE 2 DAYS OF FUN!!! This is now a regular thing for the Summer Sizzler but with the first day being tomorrow it means that you have all of Sunday to nurse those hangovers and get to back full strength..
So make sure you get down early folks as it all kicks off at 7pm tomorrow and with the prized BBQ on Saturday and the weather looking good it is sure to be a damn fun weekend… A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE IS STILL ON THE DOOR SO GET DOWN EARLY IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TICKET
Get your wallets at the ready at next weeks weekend of fun as not only will we have the usual Merch corner but it will also feature a return appearance from HEAVY RITUAL RECORDS, bringing you some of the finest selection of Doom, Stoner and Sludge. This is only there for the Saturday so whilst your munching down on a burger and listening to some crushing metal you can buy yourself some lovely new wax to spin when you get home! Just over a week to go!!!
With just 2 weeks to go I am proud to announce the complete times for this years Summer Sizzler, as you will notice all the bands have slightly longer sets than normal meaning more tunes for these awesome bands!!
FRIDAY 24th July – Doors 19:00
ENOS: 22:40 – 23:40
LANDSKAP: 21:35 – 22:20
ELEPHANT TREE: 20:30 – 21:15
MAMMOTHWING: 19:30 – 20:10
SATURDAY 25th July – Doors 16:00
BEHOLDER: 22:30 – 23:45
GURT: 21:25 – 22:10
DEAD EXISTENCE: 20:20 – 21:05
A HORSE CALLED WAR: 19:20 – 20:00
TORPOR: 18:20 – 19:00
WARCRAB: 17:20 – 18:00
With tunes going until 1am on the Saturday it really shall be an epic party and a veru very small handful of tickets are still available too DIRECT FROM HERE AND HERE!
In case you missed it yesterday, we have a fantastic new shirt which may be based on the ‘Mortal Kombat‘ series coming very soon indeed!
To celebrate the bi-annual events of the ‘SUMMER SIZZLER‘ and the ‘WINTER WARMER‘ we have had this awesome shirt designed with the well known ice ninja ‘Sub Zero‘ and fire ninja ‘Scorpion!!
This was once again created by our good friend DOMINIC SOHOR!!
YOU CAN GET PRE-ORDERING THIS BEAUTY RIGHT NOW DIRECTLY FROM HERE and have a good look at the full artwork below…
One of my favourite bands covering another of my all time favourites bands greatest tunes!
And if you have not heard ROLO TOMASSI‘s new album ‘Grievances’ you should, because it a belter!
I am beyond gutted to announce the really shit news that RAGING SPEEDHORN have had to cancel their performance on the Saturday of this years Summer Sizzler, due to circumstances out of our control they can no longer perform but there are talks of a rescheduled show which we shall try to do and will keep you updated on.
For now though THE SHOW MUST GO ON and we are delighted that BEHOLDER have confirmed that they shall jump in the headline slot so you can expect a longer set from those hard rocking titans in what will be an incredible end and a fantastic replacement as headliner.
The rest of the event shall continue as normal so there are 2 days of fun, 10 awesome bands, and 1 mega BBQ to enjoy, but I am aware that some people may want to have their money back so if a refund is required for ticket please contact me on whenplanetscollide@hotmail.co.uk or reply to your original paypal booking to discuss the arrangement s to get your money back to you.
I am truly sorry about this change and I am gutted to say their is nothing I can do and the last thing I want to do is cancel the whole event based on a single band pulling out.
I hope you all understand and look forward to seeing you all in just over a months time!
Gareth
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