Tips for foreign bands

Zu
17 April @ Kabinet Múz, Brno, Czech Republic 

Zu turn to ancient Tibetan funeral practice as the starting point for their latest work 'Jhator', the title itself the name of a sky burial ceremony where the body is placed atop a mountain exposed to the elements to decompose or be scavenged by carrion birds. The band remarks, “in making this album we have tried to affirm life, beauty and mystery. We refocus the vision in another direction far from the Western point of view.” Distinguished by two striking extended pieces, the first side ruminates on the three stages of a sky burial, reaching the final part where the soul begins to travel. Created in the spirit of this quote by Peter Christopherson, “as long as I can remember, I've approached music from a visual point of view. Any technique that you can apply to a film, you can also apply to a piece of music.” Zu also begin with a filmic starting point, and their vision then slowly revolves into the second piece where acoustic, organic instrumentation and vocals represent for them a soul stripped of worldly attributes, as one begins their travels into the beyond. Jhator could be the beginning of a new musical direction for Zu, or perhaps an isolated album capturing a particular essence, or a rite of passage, however their journey unfolds, may it continue to do so for years to come. A brief sample of the next life sounds of the album here

Oxbow (with Sumac supporting)
20 April @ Futurum Music Club, Prague, Czech Republic 

Oxbow's first dates in Europe for a very long time.... more on these very special performances and further news soon.
 

POWER TRIP  ['Campaign for Musical Destruction Tour' with NAPALM DEATH & BRUJERIA]
5 May @ Klub Fléda, Brno, Czech Republic 
Power Trip executes music with raw energy. They've trimmed the fat on every reference they pull from - whether that's Hardcore, Metal or Punk - to make music that actually cuts in 2017. Hailing from Dallas, the band have toured the world relentlessly for years. Their musical proficiency, perfect song structure, rich tones, fierce riffs, delivery and collective attitude has seeded them as one of today's most prolific acts in any astute or heavy genre. Teaming up with suitable heavy weight contemporaries for this tour Power Trip fully set to level the pit with cuts of their utterly relentless second album Nightmare Logic! Get the neck brace at the ready and sample a few cuts for yourself, at your own risk of course...

DARKEST HOUR (with special guests: VENOM PRISON)
10 May @ 007, Prague, Czech Republic 
A bastard child born of the mid 90s punk/metal/hardcore movement Darkest Hour combine the passion, energy, and soul of punk/hardcore with the style, speed, vengeance and fury of melodic speed/thrash/death metal helping to define an entire New Wave of American Metal sound as one of the pioneers of modern metal. 

The Washington, D.C. Metal legends are release their ninth full-length album, Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora, on March 10 via Southern Lord and in honour of their 20th Anniversary have recently collaborated with their hometowns own DC Brau Brewing Company for a collaboration they’ve titled SAVOR THE SWILL, a German-style Helles lager! So whilst supping one those, get down to current singles off the new album