
Support also comes from British Lion, the up close and personal side project of legendary Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris. A true spectacle to behold, fans will be treated to brand new songs from the album as well as hits from across their award-winning, platinum-selling back catalogue. The Darkness will be showcasing the live potency of Motorheart on their extensive 22-date UK headline tour throughout November and December this year. Their last album, 2019’s Easter Is Cancelled, became the band’s fourth Top 10 album in the UK, whilst also topping the Official Charts Top 40 Rock Chart and the iTunes Rock Chart, alongside receiving swathes of critical praise. With a back catalogue overflowing with sonic gold and a live reputation that most bands can only dream of attaining, The Darkness have established themselves as one of the most loved and important British rock bands of our time. With exclusive bundles and signed editions to boot, it’s the complete aural experience from The Darkness and a glorious addition to one of the most exciting canons in British rock music! There’s a heavyweight black vinyl album alongside limited edition colour LPs, an old-school cassette version. Released in a wide variety of formats, including standard and deluxe versions, both digitally and on CD. Motorheart is a record of immeasurable rock and roll extravagance, and yet another masterpiece from England’s favourite rock icons. Dan did an awesome job on the production, it’ll take your face off, but your skull will be grinning from meatus to meatus. It makes me happy and proud to crank it up and literally shake my Swiss chalet to its foundations.

Regarding the single, Justin says, “Motorheart rocks harder than anything we’ve done before. Paying homage to a devoted sex robot, Motorheart growls, pounds and stomps with Rufus Taylor’s drums, Frankie Poullain’s bass and Justin & Dan Hawkins’ guitars all turned up to 11, whilst Justin’s trademark vocals soar to ever more earthquaking levels. So here you go, 53 songs from the nordic desert, that doesn't exist.The Darkness have unleashed the first taste and title track of their forthcoming opus Motorheart out November 19th via Cooking Vinyl. And that's what this compilation is all about, highlighting the swedish scene and its bands, regardless of how big or small they may be. And as connoiseurs of heavy rock and metal know, if you see "Sweden" put down as "country of origin" in a bandbio, there is a pretty big chance you'll get your mind blown, even if it's just some dudes/dudettes in a garage releasing their first demo. There's really not much else to do than to riff out and play music, and that music tends to be on the heavier side more often than not. Century Media 2012. But how does a country like Sweden, small, cold and mostly insignificant in the wider scheme of things, become this Mecca of downtuned riffadelia? No one really knows, but one theory is that the darkness and isolation that envelops the northern parts of Europe for a large part of the year has something to do with it. LACUNA COIL - Trip The Darkness (OFFICIAL VIDEO). But the so-called desertscene is as strong as anywhere in the world, if not stronger.
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And behind the behemoths of the genre there is a plethora of amazing bands worthy of your time and attention, all sprung from the nutrient, green soil of the north.Īs most people are aware of, there is no actual desert in Sweden. From there it has evolved to the beloved monster that it is today with international stars like Truckfighters, Greenleaf and Monolord leading the pack. But in Sweden it was genre defining bands such as Lowrider, Demon Cleaner and Firestone that paved the way. It's not the easiest thing to point out when a certain scene or movement started. Sweden is a veritable breedingground for all kinds of heavy, psychedelic and progressive music that continues to set benchmarks for bands from all over the world to aspire to. When it comes to the heavier and slower side of metal, Sweden has established itself as a world leader, unlikely as it may be. From early pioneers and legends like Heavy Load and Candlemass via innovators and inventors like Bathory and Entombed and worldwide phenomena like the "Gothenburg sound", the influence of swedish rock and metal is undeniable and far-reaching. Sweden has always been a stronghold for heavy music.
