Manchester’s Oceansize have made the 1st track available off their upcoming album ”Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up“. Just head over to www.superballmusic.com/specials/oceansize to download an MP3 of “Superimposer” as well as a personal message from the band. The only thing you need to do is posting that you downloaded the track via facebook or twitter.

The new album is scheduled for September 3rd in GAS, for September 6th in Europe and North America for September 14th 2010. The band will tour Europe in support of “Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up” between mid September to mid November 2010, so please make sure to check the band’s or SuperBall Records’ websites for frequent updates: www.myspace.com/oceansizeuk & www.facebook.com/oceansizeuk

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Superball Music are pleased to announce the imminent release of a new studio album from Oceansize, “Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up”. It is scheduled for September 3rd in GAS, for September 6th in Europe and North America for September 14th 2010. Click the cover for a bigger pic. www.myspace.com/oceansizeuk

One of the UK’s true innovators, Oceansize have carved a unique place for themselves in the music scene. Previous albums “Effloresce, “Everyone Into Position” and “Frames”, recent DVD “Feed To Feed” and a series of EP’s have been hugely critically acclaimed. This acclaim, in part recognition that Oceansize look to do things differently to the mainstream. Oceansize are a hugely accomplished live act – supporting acts as diverse as Porcupine Tree, Coheed & Cambria, Smashing Pumpkins and Biffy Clyro in addition to sold out headline shows.

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Here’s a message we recently received from Pure Reason revolution:

“Afternoon! It may have been a long time coming but as a gift for your patience the 3rd album sampler is now up at our myspace page! Also just a quick note to say we have re-signed and extended our deal with Superball/Century Media to now include North America, this means that the album will now be released worldwide in the Autumn. Until next time…”

- Jamie / Pure Reason Revolution

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Six Gallery regrets to announce that singer Daniel J Francis will be parting ways with the band: “We are all thankful for the time and effort Dan contributed to the Six Gallery, but unfortunately, a change like this needs to happen sometimes.  Daniel Erb, lead singer of the Columbus indie rock act Afortiori, will be replacing Daniel Francis.”

In order to give their fans the best show possible Six Gallery decided to rather lock themselves up for rehearsals and hence postpone their European tour that was scheduled for May.

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UK’s Pure Reason Revolution are proof that a band can be influenced by ELO, Smashing Pumpkins, Soulwax and The Beach Boys all at once and yet make sense of a vision that brings those disparate voices together – because all those different elements are actually part of the same whole, and part of the same breathing, spatial mass that Pure Reason Revolution have turned into a record.

Listen to their current album “Amor Vincit Omnia” (out on Superball Music) and make sure to catch them live on one of their dates together with Riverside:

23.04.2010 – 013 – Tilburg (NL) (w/ Riverside)
24.04.2010 – Turbinenhalle – Oberhausen (D) (w/ Riverside)
25.04.2010 – Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg (D) (w/ Riverside)
26.04.2010 – Z7 – Pratteln (CH) (w/ Riverside)

More info on their Superball artist page here.

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With influences ranging from Thrice, Jimmy Eat World and Brand New to Hot Water Music, Ceasars Rome from Wales achieve a “wall of sound” with catchy verses followed by anthem-like choruses. Since their foundation in 2007 they have kept their consistent line-up featuring Jonathan Hopkins (guitar/vocals), Kyle Smith (guitar), Richard Berry (drums) and Ashley Cocco (bass).

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“The musical machine gun of Will Vokac and Ben Schreiber’s finger-tapped guitars is still there, but the addition of Daniel Francis’ fervent vocals has pushed the group into uncharted territory. One could go on and on about the ways in which Francis bounces from expression to expression, often ripping into a soulful cry before sinking into a whisper (give the standout “Built to Last” a try). His rambling lyrics drop facts, allusions, secrets, and tall-tales with equal earnestness and we’re not sure whether to believe all of it or none of it. The sheer excitement his stories offer sprints arm-in-arm with the sparkling guitars with an incredibly balanced, energetic effect.” – Absolutepunk

Superball Music (home to celebrated acts such as Oceansize and Trail Of Dead) is pleased to announce their first worldwide signing of an American artist, Columbus Ohio’s Six Gallery.

Often compared to contemporaries such as Minus The Bear, Maps and Atlases, and Aereogramme, Six Gallery will be re-releasing their debut album, “Breakthroughs In Modern Art”, on March 22rd 2010 in Europe and March 23 2010 in North America. The band is currently on their “Weekend Warrior” tour and will be playing a special show at Spike Hill in Brooklyn, NY on December 12th with friends Aficionado.

Six Gallery have also premiered the first track, “Bermuda Triangles” off the band’s new album, currently streaming on their myspace page and be sure to look out for more information and album details including track list and cover art coming soon!

Watch the making of Six Gallery’s new album, “Breakthroughs In Modern Art,” here.

Six Gallery Live:

04.12.2009 (USA) 123 Pleasant St. Morgantown, West Virginia w/ It’s Birds and The Christmas Lights
05.12.2009 (USA) V Club Huntington, West Virginia w/ Down Goes Frazier
09.12.2009 (USA) The Bug Jar Rochester, New York w/ Aficionado
10.12.2009 (USA) Valentine’s Albany, New York w/ Aficionado and Foreman
11.12.2009 (USA) All Asia Cambridge, Massachusetts w/ Aficionado and Quixote
12.12.2009 (USA) Spike Hill Brooklyn, New York w/ Aficionado
19.12. 2009 (USA) Skully’s Music Diner Columbus, Ohio w/ Phantods, The Receiver, The Alphabets

For more information, visit: www.superballmusic.com, www.myspace.com/superballmusiclabel or www.youtube.com/superballmusicTV

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It hasn’t been easy weeks for UK’s InMe: First second guitarist Ben Konstantinovic and drummer Simon Taylor got involved in a car crash right before their last UK tour. However, when the core of InMe played their tour as the 3piece they have been for the majority of their career it turned out that the spark was still there among the three of them, so they decided to carry on as power-trio:

“Me, Greg & Si have come to the decision to continue without Ben Konstantinovic in the band. This was a hard choice to make as we’re all good friends but InMe requires a level of absolute commitment that Ben couldn’t give. I sat down & personally discussed it all with Ben & it was totally amicable & open. He is an amazing guitarist & it’s a pleasure performing with him & I’ll continue to do so outside of InMe. We will remain a 3 piece for the foreseeable future & will not be rushing into anything. The album is doing well & things are on the up! We wish Ben the best of luck with all his other musical ventures.” ~ Dave Dave McPherson (vocals & guitar)

However, the current developments fit the overall tone of their current album Herald Moth which is to never allow things to get you down and just grow stronger with every hardship:

“I’ve had a particularly tough couple of years. Not to say I feel sorry for myself but things haven’t been particularly easy. Part of that was I gave in too much, became too weak and let everything get on top of me. The main theme throughout ‘Herald Moth’ is adversity really. It gave me a therapeutic outlet to spit out all the darker, negative things within me to become stronger at the end of it.”

The band’s 4th album, Herald Moth is a record which reveals a band matured, one who has clearly shaken off the early ‘emo’ trappings of their 2003 debut.

“We wanted to create lots of technical layers with an edge; to heavy, melodic tunes. With ‘Daydream Anonymous’ we established a more mature sound and pushed our abilities as musicians. Now we’ve really stepped that up. The new album is darker, more epic and grander than we’ve ever been.”

Harald Moth is out all over Europe NOW! InMe are currently looking into touring for the beginning of 2010.

Check out the video for the amazing Single Of The Weak or visit InMe’s website or their myspace page.

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Gaahl, one of the most interesting frontmen in today’s black metal scene, is taking a break from metal for personal artistic reasons. God Seed’s debut album is postponed until 2010. There’s no bad blood between Gaahl and co founder of God Seed King, and King will now focus on other music projects until time is due for God Seed again. Indie Recordings  and Petting Zoo Propaganda wish Gaahl all the best with Wardruna, and hope to see him back in the metal scene in the nearest future!

Today, August 20, Terrorizer magazine in the UK published an interview with Gaahl on their website. Click the link to read the entire story on Terrorizer’s website or check out some excerpts below.

So, we’ve all heard by now, officially, that you’ve left God Seed, after weeks of rumours, is that the truth?

“Yes, I would say that I’ve basically retired from metal, or at least metal appearances.”

But not from music?

“Yes, I would exclude Trelldom since that I’ve never considered that metal either, but I guess for people it does fall into the same genre. Of course that’s my lifetime project.”

What was the impetus behind this decision, the happenings about the God Seed/Gorgoroth came that last year must have taken their toll?

“Well, it’s been something I’ve worked on for quite a while in a way, already since the firing of Infernus basically. I did try to make it work but I just decided to obligate it [God Seed] I wasn’t sure where it was going, but I decided basically to carry on then. I don’t think that [the court case over the same for 'Gorgoroth'] has anything to do with that, it’s just that for me it’s not heartfelt any more and if it’s not heartfelt you shouldn’t do it. I could have done it and and achieved something that I myself wouldn’t put myself into and that would be wrong. I wouldn’t do anything half-hearted.”

But will God Seed and King Ov Hell carry on regardless, without you?

“I don’t know what he does [laughs]. I know that they came with a statement but I gave my interview to Rock Hard [French metal magazine] a month back so I don’t know if that’s been published yet, so I basically don’t know, it’s not like I check up anything on the internet or follow the media so…”

Hole In The Sky Festival is next week in your hometown of Bergen, will you attend, will you take this ‘retirement’ to withdraw completely from the scene?

“It’s not like I will cut out my metal friends because of this, it’s not like that, my friends are still my friends. This decision just basically deals with my own art I will put out that I feel is right. There is very little honesty in music, it doesn’t seem like people are interested in the concept or the cult of music anymore.”

Ghaal, the personality, has become a cult of sorts in a way. You’ve almost become a larger than life character that extends beyond your music. People seem to be more intersted in Gaahl the man, instead of Gaahl the musician? Has this affected your decision?

“I’ve just been myself. But I noticed this when I lived in Spain for two months and got away from every person in the world, apart from Robin, who of course came with me, no phones or no connections to the outside world. It was a feeling that I needed to be away from absolutely everything and I think that made my decision even easier, even though I was supposed to have the last show before I moved there. I was thinking of having the last show in Finland, but there was circumstances and certain things so we didn’t manage to pull that show off so we had to do two God Seed concerts in the summer time so otherwise this would be old news by now.”

Will you find it hard to not have any creative outlet now you’re not working with God Seed? You’ve always been prolifically and creatively active.

“I will definitely [have other projects], but I’ve not been able to do them this last year because it’s been too hectic. Such as my paintings, I’m working on an exhibition that will hopefully take place in the beginning, well spring time next year.”

Wow, that’s a side of you we didn’t know about? What style of art do you work in?

“Well, it’s expressionism, inwards in a way, it’s not like it’s screaming, it’s very whispering. It’s not natural, it’s difficult to say basically. It’s not like I stick in one genre. I have of course other projects going on but of course they will have to be more secretive.”

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Superball Music has announced the signing  of the Australian band The Butterfly Effect. The quartet’s fourth album, Final Conversation Of Kings, is scheduled for release on June 29, 2009.

The album consists of ten diverse compositions and proves that the band are more than willing to take risks if necessary. Final Conversation Of Kings opens with their most ambitious effort yet, the majestic seven-minute masterpiece ‘World’s On Fire’. “That’s the longest song we’ve ever written,” drummer Ben Hall explains. “We’re pretty proud of it – the trumpet and the vibraphone in the middle made it a journey.”

Final Conversation Of Kings represents a giant leap the band have made even since their last release, the progressive and pulsating Imago, which debuted at number two on the ARIA charts (Official music charts in Australia) in 2006. The album was recorded at the Grove Studios on the Central Coast in New South Wales, Australia, with acclaimed producer Forrester Savall.

“We’re really excited about this new relationship we’ve forged with Superball Music,” says bass player Glenn Esmond. “We can’t wait to bring our music to Europe, and with Superball we’ve found the perfect partner to take it to the next level. We cannot wait until April to play our first shows in Europe in four years.”

Thomas Waber from Superball Music comments: “I am very pleased to sign our second (!) Australian act! Australia seems to have a lot to offer right now, and The Butterfly Effect are a band who combine atmospheric and interesting music with a commercial outlook, which is exactly what we are looking for right now!”

Superball Music is a new German label with artists incl. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Oceansize, Pure Reason Revolution, Cog, Long Distance Calling and The Amber Light.

www.myspace.com/thebutterflyeffect

NL dates:

28 April @ Winston, Amsterdam
03 May @ 013, Tilburg

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