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Members of Deftones and Isis form Palms
Meet Palms, a newly formed Los Angeles based quartet featuring three former members of Isis with Deftones' vocalist Chino Moreno. "Clifford, Jeff and I started Palms a little over a year ago out of a desire to continue making music together after Isis ended," explained Harris. "Chino joined shortly after and our sound took shape from there. We've worked really hard on this first release and are excited for people to hear it. It's nice to be back behind the drum kit, and with this line up." "Being a huge Isis fan I've always dug the moods these dudes convey with their sound," added Moreno. "I am excited to combine my sense of creativity with theirs, and to have fun doing so." Palms' debut album will be issued by Isis' former label, Ipecac Recordings, and is slated for a 2012 release with a release date to be announced soon. The album was recorded and mixed by Harris, and produced by Palms. Palms is Jeff Caxide (bass/keyboards), Aaron Harris (drums), Clifford Meyer (guitar/keyboard...
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Clarity Records signs Weightless
Adelaide independent record store and label, Clarity Records would like to welcome WEIGHTLESS to the Clarity Records label. Weightless is a four-piece band hailing from the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia influenced by the clean guitar-tones of the ’90s. Weightless played their first show in 2009 and from there the band gone on to build a loyal fan base, supporting bands such as La Dispute (USA), Bridge and Tunnel (USA), Raein (Italy) and many more. Following a series of small-run self-recorded demos and tapes, Self-Adjustment is the band’s full-length debut, recorded by Matt Hills. Understated yet direct, the 8 tracks on Self-Adjustment find Weightless sharpening their sound, and stretching out in some unexpected directions. Weightless have been a local favourite for everyone at Clarity Records for a while now and we are more than excited to be releasing the bands debut album. After hearing the first mix of the album, it instantly became our favourite recording for ...
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The Bride announce national tour
No strangers to the highways of Australia, Sydney’s hard hitting The Bride will launch themselves across Australia once again this June/July to officially launch their landmark 2011 UNFD debut album “President Rd.” Having played around the country multiple times in the last 12 months, The Bride will take to their first headlining tour, hitting their favourite cities and towns, and finally making it to some smaller places they have always wanted to play in. The Bride will be delivering their chaotic brand of hardcore/punk to audiences in June/July, cementing their place as the most exciting energetic band of the new breed. Joining them on the tour will be Queensland stalwarts Wish For Wings. A band who are themselves no strangers to touring, Wish For Wings spring back into life after time away writing a follow up album to their sophomore full-length “Echoes.” Wings are a band that brings melody and mosh in equal doses, having established themselves as mainstays of the Australian sce...