BRUCE LAMONT Confirms A Throng Of Solo Tour Dates And SXSW Shows

Multi-instrumentalist and vocal sorcerer BRUCE LAMONT (Yakuza, Bloodiest, Circle Of Animals, Led Zeppelin 2) has confirmed a string of solo tour dates for this month, leading up-to and following his action-packed and diverse set of shows at this year's annual SXSW congregation in Austin.

LAMONT will be collaborating with random other musicians and artists on several of the shows -- similar to the impromptu live sets he pulled-off at last year's SXSW with Eyehategod's Mike Williams and Castevet's Andrew Hock, and just last month with Scott Kelly of Neurosis/Shrinebuilder on his current solo tour. Additionally the tour will showcase LAMONT performing with an array of artists during the run, including Rwake, Zoroaster, Andrew W.K., Alcest and more, including supporting Nachtmystium and The Atlas Moth on a majority of the appearances.

On these upcoming appearances BRUCE LAMONT will be performing versions of some of the material on his debut solo album Feral Songs For The Epic Decline -- which received massive media praise including Alarm Press, Decibel, Stereogum, Terrorizer and even a place in Spin Magazine's 2011 year-end metal lists -- as well as newer material he's been concocting since the album's release in January 2011. As with his previous solo tours over the past two years, LAMONT will be executing multiple instruments and a plethora of vocal styles, with an incredibly layered looping system that culminates into some of the most entrancing live solo artist work one could ask for. Rumor has it fans can also findLAMONT guest bartending and otherwise partying hard throughout the SXSW circuit when he's not performing.

Check out live BRUCE LAMONT footage -- including a full solo set filmed in Moscow last May as well as recent footage of him performing a cover of Neil Young's "Cortez The Killer" with Scott Kelly -- AT THIS LOCATION.

BRUCE LAMONT solo tour dates:

3/11/2012 Fubar - St. Louis, MO w/ Nachtmystium, The Atlas Moth

3/12/2012 Downtown Music - Little Rock, AR w/ Rwake, Zoroaster

3/14/2012 Stephen F's Bar - Austin, TX @ SXSW show w/ Eric Harvey

3/15/2012 Elysium - Austin, TX @ SXSW Reggie's Rock Club Showcase

3/16/2012 Longbranch - Austin, TX @ SXSW Century Media showcase w/ Andrew W.K., Nachtmystium, The Atlas Moth, more

3/17/2012 Lovejoys - Austin, TX @ BrooklynVegan SXSW showcase w/ Alcest, Nachtmystium, more

3/18/2012 Lovejoys - Austin, TX w/ Nachtmystium, The Atlas Moth

3/19/2012 Queen City Hall - Dallas, TX w/ Alcest, Nachtmystium, The Atlas Moth

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LED ZEPPELIN 2 To Kick Off First Shows of 2012! Band Reworks Yardbirds Song "LZ2" Style; Live Performance Today Morning On The Mancow Show

LED ZEPPELIN 2 -- the ultimate Led Zeppelin tribute band fronted by Yakuza's Bruce Lamont -- will embark on another round of tour dates this Friday. The short run will commence with two consecutive (and SOLD OUT) nights at Chicago's House Of Blues where the band will play a 1971 and 1975 Zep sets.


As an extra treat for fans, the band recorded a cover of the Yardbirds' "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" from 1966. It's one of the few Yardbirds tunes to feature both Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck on twin lead guitars as well John Paul Jones on bass. Led Zeppelin never played this song live thus Lamont and his cohorts reworked the track LZ2 style with session bassist Scott Lucas from Local H.

Check out the tune, at THIS LOCATION. To download the track, visit the band's Facebook page and sign up for the mailing list HERE.

In addition, LED ZEPPELIN 2 will be performing live on the Mancow Show this Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9:00am EST. For more info visit: http://www.mancow.com.


LED ZEPPELIN 2 brings you the excitement of Led Zeppelin “In Concert” by re-enacting the live improvisation and onstage interaction that earned Led Zeppelin their legendary status. Rather than a “greatest hits” show, you get to experience Zeppelin as Zeppelin would have played live in front of an audience. LZ2 sold-out venues across the U.S. in 2010 and the early part of 2011 and continue to draw rave reviews for a “spot-on” Zeppelin show, playing deep cuts and classic tracks from the entire catalog, and occasionally entire Led Zeppelin performances from specific shows and sets from the band’s storied history.


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01/13/2012 House of Blues - Chicago, IL "1971 Set" Tickets

01/14/2012 House of Blues - Chicago, IL "1975 Set " Tickets

01/18/2012 Brewster Ice House - Corpus Christi, TX Tickets

01/19/2012 La Zona Rosa - Austin, TX Tickets

01/21/2012 House of Blues - Houston, TX Tickets

01/22/2012 House of Blues - New Orleans, LA Tickets

01/25/2012 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA Tickets

01/26/2012 Freebird Live - Jacksonville Bearch, FL Tickets

01/27/2012 Revolution - Ft Lauderdale, FL Tickets

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SPIN Magazine Names 8 Earsplit Artists In 2011 Metal Top 20 Free Mixtape Included

SPIN Magazine just released their 20 Best Metal Albums of 2011, including EIGHT titles/artists represented under the Earsplit PR banner! The round-up lists the latest works from WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, BRUCE LAMONT, HULL, RWAKE, ALL PIGS MUST DIE, EARTH, and the new LPs from ABSU and CRAFT even honored in the top 5 for the year!

#19 WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM - Celestial Lineage (Southern Lord)

#18 BRUCE LAMONT - Feral Songs For The Epic Decline (At A Loss)

#16 HULL - Beyond The Lightless Sky (The End)

#11 RWAKE - Rest (Relapse)

#10 ALL PIGS MUST DIE - God Is War (Southern Lord)

#8 EARTH - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I (Southern Lord)

#5 ABSU - Abzu (Candlelight)

#3 CRAFT - Void (Southern Lord)

The entire SPIN 20 Best Metal Albums of 2011 list is published in the January/February issue of the mag and is now posted online with a free mixtape with 19 of the 20 artists on the list at this location.

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BRUCE LAMONT Solo Mini-Tour With Man's Gin To Begin Next Week

Infamous multi-instrumentalist BRUCE LAMONT (Yakuza, Bloodiest, Circle Of Animals, Led Zeppelin 2) will be hitting the road late next week for a short five-show run, touring alongside Man's Gin. Kicking off with a free show on LAMONT's home turf in Chicago, the short tour will run through Ohio, Pennsylvania and will come to a close in Brooklyn at a show headlined by his labelmates The Body.

BRUCE LAMONT Mini-Tour With Man's Gin:

9/02/2011 The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL [free show with RSVP]
9/03/2011 Kobo - Columbus, OH

9/04/2011 Now That's Class - Cleveland, OH

9/05/2011 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA

9/06/2011 St. Vitus - Brooklyn, NY w/ The Body

BRUCE LAMONT's debut solo album, Feral Songs For The Epic Decline, was released via At A Loss Recordings in January, to which he's received endless praise from international media outlets and open-minded fans abroad. After touring on the material from the album sporadically over the past year or two, including several shows at this year's SXSW festival (one of which was an impromptu set with Eyehategod's Mike Williams), most recently LAMONT completed two back-to-back European tours this Spring; the first with Keelhaul and the second with Macabre, Birdflesh and Rompeprop.

Check out a full live BRUCE LAMONT solo set filmed in Moscow last may at this location.

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BRUCE LAMONT Confirms Back-To-Back European Tours With Macabre, Keelhaul

Multi-instrumentalist BRUCE LAMONT (Yakuza, Bloodiest, Circle Of Animals, etc.) has been confirmed as support for two European tours over the next month and a half. First he'll take his solo act on the road opening for murder metallers and fellow Chicagoans Macabre for nine shows of their upcoming tour of the old continent, followed immediately by a thirteen date run with Cleveland's progressive sludge act Keelhaul! Between the two back-to-back excursions, LAMONTwill hit over a dozen countries including Germany, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic and even two performances within the Russian Federation. View the full confirmed tour routing below.


BRUCE LAMONT released his first solo album Feral Songs For The Epic Decline via At A Loss Recordings in January of this year, to which he's received endless praise from international media outlets and open-minded fans abroad. With several bouts of regional touring stateside under his belt over the past few months, he also performed several shows at this year's SXSW festival, including a somewhat impromptu set with Eyehategod's Mike Williams. Check out some recent live footage and more here.


BRUCE LAMONT w/ Macabre, Birdflesh, Rompeprop:
4/19/2011 Marx - Hamburg, Germany
4/20/2011 Sticky fingers - Gotenborg, Sweden
4/21/2011 Kafe Deluxe - Vaxjo, Sweden
4/22/2011 Ungdomens Hus - Uppsala, Sweden
4/23/2011 O’Leary’s - Kristianstad, Sweden
4/24/2011 Turock - Essen, Germany
4/26/2011 Exit Chmelnice - Prague, Czech Republic
4/27/2011 Nova Pekaren - Nitra, Slovakia
4/28/2011 Prostor Tančírna - Ostrava, Czech Republic


BRUCE LAMONT w/ Keelhaul:
5/02/2011 Magasin 4 - Brussels, Belgium
5/03/2011 W2 - Den Bosch, Holland
5/04/2011 Molotow - Hamburg, Germany
5/05/2011 Mantra - Moscow, Russian Federation
5/06/2011 Arctica - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
5/07/2011 AZ Conni - Dresden, Germany 
5/08/2011 Kontich - Lintfabriek, Belgium
5/09/2011 Le Grand Wazoo - Amiens, France
5/10/2011 L'Usine - Geneva, Switzerland
5/12/2011 Magnolia - Milano, Italy
5/13/2011 PMK - Innsbruck, Austria
5/15/2011 007 - Prague, Czech Republic
5/17/2011 Club Schocken - Stuttgart, Germany

"Lamont has foregone most conventions of common (and even uncommon) metal and assembled something closer to the spaced-out soundtrack to some kind of indescribable psychological nightmare: less physical aggression but considerably more mental warfare." - Alarm Press


"...his bravest, most personal-seeming and ambitious collection to date." - Stereogum
 "...it’s like a prog/dark Americana folk/space rock/psychedelic/kraut/electronic/tribal collage that’s not only some of the darkest stuff I've heard in some time, but one of the best combinations of all that mentioned." - Hellride Music


"...avant-garde exploration into a darkened musical mindset that Lamont possesses, bringing his fearless creative flair to more delicate pastures on this solo effort." - Ytsejam


"...a monumental album of self expressionism through music that one simply has to hear to truly comprehend. 9/10" - Apoch's Metal Review

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Bruce Lamont Record Release Shows & SXSW Performance Approach

Bruce Lamont Record Release Shows & SXSW Performance Confirmed

 

Bruce Lamont's string of live solo shows supporting his debut solo album Feral Songs For The Epic Decline begin next week. Mr. Lamont recently confirmed three new shows to celebrate the album's unveiling, with performances confirmed to take place in Cleveland, Brooklyn and on his hometown turf in Chicago over the coming weeks. Lamont has also been confirmed to take part in Profound Lore's SXSW Showcase on March 19th, showcasing his solo set alongside Slough Feg, KEN Mode, Grayceon, Castevet and Wolvhammer.

 

Bruce Lamont Confirmed Live Appearances:

2/25/2011 Now That's Class - Cleveland, OH

2/27/2011 Union Pool - Brooklyn, NY 

3/03/2011 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL [tix]

3/19/2011 Valhalla - Austin, TX @ Profound Lore SXSW Showcase

 

Released January 25th on At A Loss Recordings, the dense web formed by the seven tracks on Feral Songs For The Epic Decline has entangled many in its grasp, the album both meditative and malicious, as diverse and forward thinking as it is point-blank and unnerving.

 

 

"Lamont has foregone most conventions of common (and even uncommon) metal and assembled something closer to the spaced-out soundtrack to some kind of indescribable psychological nightmare: less physical aggression but considerably more mental warfare." - Alarm Press

 

"...his bravest, most personal-seeming and ambitious collection to date." - Stereogum

 

 "...it’s like a prog/dark Americana folk/space rock/psychedelic/kraut/electronic/tribal collage that’s not only some of the darkest stuff I've heard in some time, but one of the best combinations of all that mentioned." - Hellride Music

 

"...avant-garde exploration into a darkened musical mindset that Lamont possesses, bringing his fearless creative flair to more delicate pastures on this solo effort." - Ytsejam

 

"...a monumental album of self expressionism through music that one simply has to hear to truly comprehend. 9/10" - Apoch's Metal Review

 

Stay tuned for more updates on Bruce Lamont and his ongoing legacy of musical experimentation. 

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BRUCE LAMONT's Entire Upcoming Solo Album Streaming Now At Stereogum

As of today Stereogum.com's "Haunting The Chapel" column is hosting a full album stream of Bruce Lamont's upcoming debut solo album Feral Songs For The Epic Decline. Delve into the mammoth diversity of all seven tracks from the album a week and a half before its official street date HERE.

Fully envisioned, written and performed by Bruce Lamont himself, with no studio guests or phoned-in performances, Feral Songs For The Epic Decline is set for release on January 25th via At A Loss Recordings. The album showcases Lamont's forward-thinking attitude and otherworldly visualization, merging sounds born of post-metal, industrial, electronic, ambient and even world music realms, into something completely unique, and unlike anything else he's been a part of.

Catch Lamont on tour now fronting nationally respected LedZep cover act Led Zeppelin 2, set to perform in NYC tonight! More solid live plans for the solo artist are in the works as well, including record release shows in Brooklyn and Bruce's hometown of Chicago, performances at this year's SXSW Festival in Austin, and full-on regional touring stateside and abroad. More info will be continually announced throughout 2011 as it becomes available.

Most widely recognized for his saxophone and vocal work fronting Chicago's Yakuza, Bruce Lamont has also contributed to a plethora of other projects including Bloodiest (featuring members of 90 Day Men, Sterling), Circle of Animals (with Sanford Parker, Minsk/The High Confessions), Sick Gazelle (with Eric Block and Sanford Parker) and Led Zeppelin 2. He’s also recorded with Sigh, East West Blast Test, Minsk, Nachtmystium, Rabid Rabbit, Brutal Truth, Cephalic Carnage, Sweet Cobra, Locrian, Hex Machine and more.

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"...his debut solo album Feral Songs For The Epic Decline — a collection that’s truly a one-man project — is his bravest, most personal-seeming and ambitious collection to date." - Stereogum

"...the elements that he has always brought to the table remain fully intact, yet never in a predictable way.  Though the foreboding atmospherics persist, Lamont has foregone most conventions of common (and even uncommon) metal and assembled something closer to the spaced-out soundtrack to some kind of indescribable psychological nightmare: less physical aggression but considerably more mental warfare." - Alarm Press

"...it’s like a prog/dark Americana folk/space rock/psychedelic/kraut/electronic/tribal collage that’s not only some of the darkest stuff I've heard in some time, but one of the best combinations of all that mentioned." - Hellride Music

"Like Trans Am, John Cage, & Sunn O))) crossed together, Feral Songs... is an avant-garde exploration into a darkened musical mindset that Lamont possesses, bringing his fearless creative flair to more delicate pastures on this solo effort." - Ytsejam

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Cover Art For Bruce Lamont's Debut Solo Album Released

The cover art for Bruce Lamont's upcoming debut solo album Feral Songs For The Epic Decline has been released to the public for the first time today, and can be viewed at this location, along with the album's full track listing. The art and layout for the album were crafted by Seldon Hunt (Nachtmystium, Sunn O))), Isis, etc.). Earlier this month Chicago-based Alarm Press hosted the first track to be released from the album as well; the closing track "2 Then The Three" can still be streamed here.

Most widely recognized for his saxophone and vocal work fronting Chicago's Yakuza, Bruce Lamont has also contributed to a plethora of other projects including Bloodiest (featuring members of 90 Day Men, Sterling), Circle of Animals (with Sanford Parker, Minsk/The High Confessions), Sick Gazelle (with Eric Block and Sanford Parker) and Led Zeppelin II. He’s also recorded with Sigh, East West Blast Test, Minsk, Nachtmystium, Rabid Rabbit, Brutal Truth, Cephalic Carnage, Sweet Cobra, Locrian, Hex Machine and more.

 At A Loss Recordings will release Feral Songs For The Epic Decline worldwide on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011. 

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Track Premiere: Alarm Press Now Streaming Brand New Bruce Lamont Track

Today Chicago-based Alarm Press hosts the first track to be publicly released from Bruce Lamont's upcoming debut solo album Feral Songs For The Epic Decline. The closing track to the varied, mammoth full-length album "2 Then The Three" can be heard now at this location.

Most widely recognized for his saxophone and vocal work fronting Chicago mindwarp metallers Yakuza, Bruce Lamont has also contributed to a plethora of other projects including Bloodiest (featuring members of 90 Day Men, Sterling), Circle of Animals (with Sanford Parker, Minsk/The High Confessions), Sick Gazelle (with Eric Block and Sanford Parker) and Led Zeppelin II. He’s also recorded with Sigh, East West Blast Test, Minsk, Nachtmystium, Rabid Rabbit, Brutal Truth, Cephalic Carnage, Sweet Cobra, Locrian, Hex Machine and more.

North American and European live actions from Bruce Lamont will be announced shortly and will continue to be booked throughout 2011. At A Loss Recordings will release Feral Songs For The Epic Decline worldwide on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011.

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Bruce Lamont Solo Album Details Begin To Emerge

Details on the upcoming solo album from Bruce Lamont are beginning to ooze forth as the album nears release. The first solo album from the Yakuza frontman will be released worldwide via the brutally eclectic At A Loss Recordings on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011.

"I began working on solo material in early 2006," states Lamont, on the inspiration behind the album. "I wanted to delve further into creating music without limits or boundaries, devoid of predicable twists and turns which is simply a reflection of personality, while challenging my own mind and beliefs." Entitled Feral Songs For The Epic Decline, the diverse album bears seven tracks Lamont himself envisioned and created utilizing an arsenal of instruments including reeds, saxophones, guitars, moog synths, contact mics, percussion and more, as well as incorporating a multitude of vocal styles, looping tones and creating post-doom/metal elements infiltrated with everything from grating noise to cerebral soundscapes. "I enjoy melody." he continues. "Not in a formulaic sense though. I have more of a desire to move beyond melody, syncopated rhythms, creating moods and textures, pushing voice and instruments into an unconventional realm, allowing my subconscious to dictate the flow of ideas, living and reveling in the moment."

Feral Songs For The Epic Decline Track Listing:

1. One Who Stands On The Earth

2. The Epic Decline

3. Year Without Summer

4. The Book Of The Law

5. Disgruntled Employer

6. Deconstructing Self Destruction

7. 2 Then The 3

Four tracks from Feral Songs For The Epic Decline were recorded with the infamous Sanford Parker in 2007, and the other three tracks recorded in May of this year, again with Parker, culminating four years of heavy writing and dedication from Lamont, while juggling countless other musical ventures he's invested his life to. The cover artwork and layout for the massive project has been commissioned to the visionary Seldon Hunt (Nachtmystium, Sunn O))), Isis, etc.), and will be posted shortly.

Most widely recognized for his saxophone and vocal work fronting Chicago mindwarp metallers Yakuza, Bruce Lamont has also contributed to a plethora of other projects including Bloodiest (featuring members of 90 Day Men, Sterling), Circle of Animals (with Sanford Parker, Minsk/The High Confessions), Sick Gazelle (with Eric Block and Sanford Parker) and even Led Zeppelin II, a nationally touring mainstream Led Zep cover act in which Lamont immaculately plays the part of Robert Plant! He's also recorded with Sigh, East West Blast Test, Minsk, Nachtmystium, Rabid Rabbit, Brutal Truth, Cephalic Carnage, Sweet Cobra, Locrian, Hex Machine and more.

In July of 2006 Lamont made his debut solo performance, and has since performed alongside countless musicians, some of which include Scott Kelly (Neurosis, Shrinebuilder), Battles, John Cale (Velvet Underground) Toby Driver (Kayo Dot), OM, Daniel Higgs (Lungfish) and Lichens, among others.

North American and European live actions from Bruce Lamont will be announced shortly and will continue to be booked throughout 2011.

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At A Loss Recordings To Release BRUCE LAMONT Solo Album

At A Loss Recordings confirms this week that the label will be releasing the upcoming solo full-length from forward-thinking metal purveyor BRUCE LAMONT. The record is planned for a mid-fall release, with more details on the actual album to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Most widely recognized for his saxophone and vocal work fronting Chicago mindwarp metallers Yakuza, BRUCE LAMONT has also contributed to a plethora of other projects including Bloodiest (featuring members of 90 Day Men, Sterling), Circle of Animals (with Sanford Parker, Minsk/The High Confessions), Decayist (with Blake Judd, Nachtmystium/Twilight), Sick Gazelle (with Eric Block and Sanford Parker) among others. He's also recorded with Sigh, East West Blast Test, Minsk, Nachtmystium, Rabid Rabbit, Poison Arrows, Sectara, Brutal Truth, Hex Machine and more.

In July of 2006 LAMONT made his debut solo performance, utilizing saxophones, guitar, voice, harp, percussion and looping effects. He's since performed alongside countless musicians, some of which include Scott Kelly (Neurosis, Shrinebuilder), Battles, John Cale (Velvet Underground) Toby Driver (Kayo Dot), OM, Daniel Higgs (Lungfish) and Lichens, among others.

At A Loss is proud to add BRUCE LAMONT to their eclectic, ultra-heavy label roster which already includes Black Cobra, Dark Castle, The Body, Deadbird, Minsk, Rwake, Raise The Red Lantern, Baroness, Stinking Lizaveta, Darsombra, Del Rey and more.

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