Posts Tagged ‘cruel hand’

Prying Eyes

// May 22nd, 2011 // No Comments » // Misc

Phantoms

// May 22nd, 2011 // No Comments » // Misc

Sydney’s Phantoms will be in Byron in June on tour with Cruel Hand. The band released ‘As Above, So Below’ through Trial And Error Records in late 2010 and have spent the last year touring the release with bands such as Miles Away & I Exist. Check them out.

Cruel Hand add shows & announce supports

// May 7th, 2011 // No Comments » // Shows, Tours

Sunday 12th HQ Leederville, Perth AA (Day)
With – Blkout, Statues, Ruthless + TBA
Tickets from Moshtix on 1300 438 849, www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix Outlets
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Saturday 11th June TBC, Perth 18+ (Night)
With – Blkout, Into The Sea, Resistance + TBA
Tickets from Moshtix on 1300 438 849, www.moshtix.com.au and Moshtix Outlets
Wednesday 15th June Byron Bay YAC, Byron Bay AA
With – Third Strike, Shackles, Face Hate
Tickets Sold on the door.

Thursday 16th June Boys And Girls, X+Y, Brisbane 18+
With – Third Strike
Tickets Sold on the door.

Friday 17th June Sun Distortion Studios, Brisbane AA
With – Marathon, Milestones, Thick Skin
Tickets Available from Kill The Music
Saturday 18th June Hermanns Bar , Sydney 18+
With – Relentless, Endless Heights, Civil War
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Sunday 19th June Blacktown Masonic Hall, Blacktown AA
With – Relentless, Renegade, Pledge This, Avalanche
Tickets Sold on the door.

Monday 20th June Oasis Youth Centre, Wyong AA
With – The Hollow, Mark My Words, Revived, Make No Mistakes
Tickets sold by bands and on the door.

Wednesday 22nd June Bar 32, Canberra 18+
With – Venom Eyes
Tickets Sold on the door.

Thursday 23rd June NEXT Nightclub, Melbourne 18+
With – Warbrain, Our Solace
Tickets Sold on the door.

Friday 24th June Fitzroy Bowls Club AA
With – Iron Mind, Warbrain, Outright
Tickets from Oztix on 1300 762 545, www.oztix.com.au and Oztix Outlets

Saturday 25th June Black Market, Adelaide 18+ (Night)
With – Bloodsport, Machete
Tickets Sold on the door.

Cruel Hand Australian Tour

// April 18th, 2011 // No Comments » // Shows, Tours

Maine’s hardest hitting sons, Cruel Hand, return to Australia this June to show why they have been heralded as the future of hardcore. Last seen in Australia for the 2009 Hardcore Festival, Cruel Hand have grown into a force to be reckoned with. Their 2010 album, Lock & Key, has earned them the title of “one of the most important young bands waving the flag of East Coast hardcore”.
Taking equal influence from across all eras of hardcore and throwing in elements of thrash metal, Cruel Hand are a band that have made waves, impressing everyone in their path. Reminiscent of the likes of early Madball, Leeway and Suicidal Tendencies, all of these influences can be heard in Lock & Key. Produced by Jay Maas (Defeater, Shipwreck, Carpathian) and released by Bridge 9 Records last year, the album has earned them places on stage alongside everyone from Terror and Madball, to The Acacia Strain and Evergreen Terrace.
The “hoods from the woods” will return to Australia to leave their mark on the scene once again this June. Taking in venues from Brisbane to Adelaide, Cruel Hand will bring their intense live performance to the stage, pummelling audiences with hard hitting riffs, infectious speed and maybe a Metallica cover or two. The bands well rounded hardcore has lead them to tour the world endlessly since the release of Lock & Key, they will finally give Australia a chance to witness what everyone else has been talking about.
Cruel Hand will be taking on the road with them Sydney’s furious ball of aggression, PHANTOMS.
In 2010, the band caught everyone’s attention with the release of their debut album As Above, So Below and through playing with bands the likes of Miles Away, Fireworks, Evergreen Terrace, Casey Jones and Mindsnare. In 2011, Phantoms haven’t slowed down, releasing and touring their Bad Romance Split 7-inch with Canberra’s I Exist and venturing to play shows all across the country. They will join Cruel Hand in what will be their biggest tour to date.

Cruel Hand New Album

// May 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // Misc

Poised to be one of the hardest records of 2010, Lock & Key is Cruel Hand’s third full-length and will be available on July 27th, 2010. Full of just as many catchy, metallic riffs as mosh parts, Lock & Key is a heavy mix of Madball, Leeway, Cro-Mags, Metallica, Suicidal, Obituary, etc., and is one of the most well-rounded hardcore albums in recent memory. Lock & Key was recorded last month in Wakefield, MA with producer Jay Maas (Verse, Bane, Defeater) and illustrates what Cruel Hand is capable of both lyrically and musically.

Vocalist Chris Linkovich said, “Lock & Key is definitely not a ‘Prying Eyes Part 2′. It’s not just a progression either, we feel like this is our defining release. We weren’t scared to bring all of our influences to the table, no matter what the genre of music. We spent a lot more time with guitar sounds, a lot of layering and melody and other second guitar work. As far as lyrics, I reached my goal of working with a lot of different subject matters and also using a little bit of melody with different vocal patterns and delivery. The record is ill and we listen to it every day.”

Since the release of Cruel Hand’s Bridge Nine debut, Prying Eyes, in 2008, the band has been a relentless touring machine and one of the tightest bands in the hardcore world. Cruel Hand has shared the stage with bands like Have Heart, Bane, Terror, Death Before Dishonor, and more, and will continue to tour the globe non-stop in support of Lock & Key.

Let’s hope for a tour soon!