GRIFTER: New Album Completed; Title & Tracks Revealed

Ass kickin', booty shakin', whiskey rock 'n' rollers GRIFTER have announced their new album is all mixed and mastered, artwork is being completed now and everything will be delivered to Ripple Music for release early in 2014. The album will be called The Return Of The Bearded Brethren and will feature the following tracks.

1. Black Gold

2. She Mountain

3. Paranoiac Blues

4. Princess Leia

5. Bow Down To The Monkey

6. Braggard's Boast

7. It's Not Me It's You

8. Fire Water

9. The Return Of the Bearded Brethren

10. Fairies Wear Boots (Black Sabbath cover)

The Return Of The Bearded Brethren will be released on CD, download and vinyl including a limited run ofBlack & Cream Guinness Splatterwax. GRIFTER will also be working on shows to support the album's release and the band's 10th anniversary. Details to come. 

And finally, GRIFTER will also be running a competition via their Facebook page once they hit 3,000 likes based around the new album so head over, like the page and start growing your beards!

In the meantime, here's a video of the band playing a cover of the classic Black Sabbath track 'Fairies Wear Boots' earlier this year at Bloodstock Open Air. Check out the video below.

GRIFTER's critically-hailed, self-titled debut is available at ripplemusic.bigcartel.com.

GRIFTER Live Dates:

11/29 - HARD ROCK HELL w/ Black Star Riders, Airbourne, Nazareth, Paul Dianno, Michael Monroe and more.

UK Rockers GRIFTER Gearing Up For Bloodstock Performance

UK-based dirty rock n' roll trio GRIFTER have announced a string of live dates leading up to their appearance at this year's Bloodstock Metal Festival.

The Ripple Music recording artists will be performing on Sunday, August 11th, the same day as Slayer, Anthrax, Gamma Bomb, Exodus, Devil Driver and Amorphis.  Specifically, the boys will be taking the stage to support legendary metallers Wolfsbane, as well as Breed 77 and Gormathon!

Bloodstock Open Air (B-O-A) is the UK's biggest independent METAL festival. Held at the picturesque location of Walton on Trent in Derbyshire, B-O-A has won the hearts and minds of fans of heavy ROCK AND METAL by consistently showcasing the strongest metal line up on UK soil. You can expect some 15,000 metal heads descending on Derbyshire in August 2013 for 4 days of unadulterated full on Heavy Metal!!!

BLOODSTOCK boasts over 100 international rock and metal acts across four stages, as well as other attractions including a huge international metal market, late night entertainment in the Sophie Lancaster Tent, fairground rides, 'The Bloodstock Arms' festival bar serving real ale, full weekend camping and one of the best atmospheres the festival scene has to offer. Add to this a signing tent where you can meet your favourite bands, and for those of you who need those extra creature comforts - an extra special VIP experience in the Serpents Lair camping and hospitality backstage bar, which offers 80+ different real ales, this really is an unmissable date in the headbangers calendar. Metal brethren at your marks! For more details, visit www.bloodstock.uk.com.

Meanwhile, Grifter is finishing recording the follow up to their self-titled 2011 debut, which will appear later in the year on Ripple Music on CD and...VINYL!!!! Guinness splatter vinyl no less!!!

The working title for the album is The Return Of The Bearded Brethren and will feature artwork from up and coming tattoo artist Jamie Campbell. Tracks from the album will include 'Braggard's Boast,' 'Black Gold,' 'It's Not Me It's You,' 'She Mountain,' 'Princess Leia,' 'Fire Water,' 'Paranoiac Blues,' 'The Return Of The Bearded Brethren,' 'Bow Down To The Monkey' and a cover of Black Sabbath's 'Fairies Wear Boots' that has become a popular fixture of the live set.

Grifter's critically-hailed debut is still available at ripplemusic.bigcartel.com.

GRIFTER Live Dates:

7/26 - Manchester @ Gulliver's w/ The Bendal Interlude, Widows and Blastronaut

7/27 - Cheltenham @ The 2 Pigs w/ Welcome Back Delta and Smoke Pilot

8/02 - Abertillery @ The Doll's House w/ Black Light Machine and Static Signals

8/11 - BLOODSTOCK!

8/31 - Bournemouth @ The Anvil w/ Alunah, Diesel King and more

11/29 - HARD ROCK HELL w/ Black Star Riders, Airbourne, Nazareth, Paul Dianno, Michael Monroe and more. www.hardrockhell.com

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UK Rockers GRIFTER Prepare To Enter Studio; Announce Appearance at Bloodstock Fest

UK-based dirty rock n' roll trio GRIFTER are ready to start the recording of the follow up to their self-titled 2011 debut, which will appear later in the year on Ripple Music on CD and...VINYL!!!! Guinness splatter vinyl no less!!!

The working title for the album is "The Return Of The Bearded Brethren" and will feature artwork from up and coming tattoo artist Jamie Campbell. Tracks from the album will include 'Braggard's Boast,' 'Black Gold,' 'It's Not Me It's You,' 'She Mountain,' 'Princess Leia,' 'Fire Water,' 'Paranoiac Blues,' 'The Return Of The Bearded Brethren,' 'Bow Down To The Monkey' and a cover of Black Sabbath's 'Fairies Wear Boots' that has become a popular fixture of the live set.

In other news, GRIFTER are extremely pleased to announce that they have been added to this year's Bloodstock Festival, held at Catton Park, Derbyshire from August 8th - 11th. The band will be playing the Sophie Lancaster stage on Sunday the 11th. Also playing this year's festival are legends such as Slayer, King Diamond, Lamb Of God, Voivod, Anthrax, Exodus, Accept, Devildriver, Death Angel and way too many more to mention here. For those details, head over to www.bloodstock.uk.com.

GRIFTER Live Dates:

Saturday June 8th @ The Black Heart - Camden w/ Stubb and Mother Corona

Friday July 26th @ Gulliver's - Manchester w/ XII Boar, The Bendal Interlude & more 

Saturday July 27th @ The 2 Pigs - Cheltenham w/ Smoke Pilot and Welcome Back Delta

Friday August 2nd @ The Hog And Hosper - Pontypool

Saturday August 3rd - TBC

Sunday August 11th - BLOODSTOCK METAL FEST @ Catton Park - Derbyshire

Saturday October 19th @ The Wharf - Tavistock All Day Charity Eveny

Friday November 29th - HARD ROCK HELL VII @ Holiday Park - North Wales 

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UK's GRIFTER Putting Finishing Touches On Material For New Album

UK-based dirty rock n' roll trio GRIFTER are putting the finishing touches on the follow up to their self-titled debut full-length, which was released in 2011 by Ripple Music.

Promising to deliver an album full of material that has been described as "heavy as fuck," guitarist/vocalist Ollie Stygall made the following statement about the band's forthcoming record:

"We're tantalisingly close to finishing writing for the album. One new track 'It's Not Me, It's You' just needs a few tweaks to round off some of the rougher edges but it's sounding tasty...it has kind of a swing blues vibe to it, albeit much heavier. We're also looking at dusting off "Woman Of Mine" and making the definitive version of it. We've always loved the song but it could do with a spruce up...I have some nice ideas. Once that's done we just need to think about getting in and recording it!!!"

More news on this release as it comes. In the meantime, GRIFTER's self-titled debut, which Planet Fuzz called "the perfect soundtrack to a night of debauchery," is currently available via Ripple Music. Head over to www.ripple-music.com to order.

GRIFTER has recently been confirmed for this year's Hard Rock Hell, which runs from November 28th through December 1st in Pwllheli, Wales. Also confirmed so far are Black Star Riders (Thin Lizzy), Nazareth, Gentlemans Pistols, The Answer, Paul Dianno, Blaze Bayley, Lawnmower Deth, Chrome Molly and Crucified Barbara with many more to be announced. For updates, tickets and information visit www.hardrockhell.com. 

For all things GRIFTER, visit the following links:

www.grifterrock.co.uk

www.facebook.com/grifterrock

grifter.bigcartel.com

grifterrock.bandcamp.com
www.ripple-music.com