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  Enter Shikari are announcing news of a free livestream of their upcoming show in Belgium on Monday 19th Feb. The livestream will capture the sold-out opening night of the band's European run at one of the tour's more intimate venues, AB in Brussels. It's a venue with which the band have a long history, and released a 2 x vinyl LP official bootleg of a show from it in 2019. The band are currently midway through their biggest ever UK tour which has been receiving raves reviews, with The Guardian giving it four stars and saying it "feels like the beginning of Enter Shikari’s greatest chapter." Set a reminder for the livestream here . Full details below. Earlier this month Enter Shikari released the single 'Losing My Grip' (feat Jason Butler from Fever 333) ahead of the band’s UK & EU arena tour dates in support of the UK #1 album A Kiss for the Whole World. The band's UK tour is a ground-breaking run during which £1 from every ticket sale will be d...

  Slam Dunk Festival 2023 celebrates the south site at Hatfield Park selling-out, with only a limited number of tickets available for the north edition, taking place at Leeds Temple Newsam. Remaining tickets can be purchased at www.slamdunkfestival.com . Slam Dunk Festival is guaranteed to once again be one of the biggest weekends in the alternative calendar as headliners the mighty Enter Shikari will return to the festival for mind-blowing sets as Californian punk icons The Offspring make their Slam Dunk debut. Stage headliners feature an abundance of alternative talent in Yellowcard, Creeper, Malevolence, The Hunna and The Maine. This years festival will kick off with an earlier start time - festival gates will open at 9am with the main arena opening at 11am each day. The Dickies Stage will host the highly-anticipated headline performance from The Offspring. This packed stage (compered by punk afficionado and Life In The Stocks Podcast host, Matt Stocks) is your one-stop-shop for...

  ENTER SHIKARI have today released their highly-anticipated new album A Kiss for the Whole World. Buy / stream A Kiss for the Whole World HERE. Enter Shikari have a way with opening statements and as their new album begins with the words “Be embraced, billions” ( ‘A Kiss for the Whole World x’ ), we immediately learn plenty about the band's ambition for this album to touch people. Its trio of whirlwind single releases to date have reignited dormant sparks ( '(pls) set me on fire' ), confronted how we measure self-worth ( 'It Hurts' ) and eyed the trappings of cyclical mistakes ( ‘Bloodshot’ ). Journeying through the new album, we are met with calls to revel in the power of spontaneity, (‘Leap Into The Lightning’), encouraged to explore (‘Jailbreak’), and - most poignantly - asked to consider the changing nature of identity (‘giant pacific octopus’). For Enter Shikari, rejuvenation, resilience and resurrection have been on the agenda as they've been introducing...

  Enter Shikari are today sharing ‘Bloodshot’ , the third single to be taken from their highly-anticipated forthcoming album A Kiss For The Whole World, which will be released on 21st April via SO Recordings / Ambush Reality. Hear ‘Bloodshot’ here . Pre-order A Kiss For The Whole World here . ‘Bloodshot’ follows recent singles ‘ (pls) set me on fire ’ and ‘ It Hurts ’, both of which were instantly embraced with open arms by fans old and new, and received their first live outings during the band’s sensational run of sold-out February residency shows in the UK. For Enter Shikari, rejuvenation, resilience and resurrection have been on the agenda as they introduce new music to the world. However, in the arrival of ‘Bloodshot’ the band have more questions to pose themselves, and us. Lead vocalist and producer Rou Reynolds explains: “Every day, I seem to be asking myself “Is this article biased?”, “is this claim true?”, “Should I be more furious about this issue? Or less furious?”, “...

  Enter Shikari are today sharing 'It Hurts', the second single to be taken from their highly-anticipated forthcoming album A Kiss For The Whole World, which will be released on 21st April via SO Recordings / Ambush Reality. Listen to'It Hurts' on streaming services here . 'It Hurts' follows January's earth-shaking lead single '(pls) set me on fire'. It brings with it a call to switch up our worldview and reassess the ways in which we judge ourselves - all in a flurry of race-to-the-finish-line intensity. Lead vocalist and producer Rou Reynolds explains: "It Hurts came to me in a dream. Literally. Melody, chords, and fully-formulated chorus were all part of a dream that, thankfully, remained with me when I woke up. I was hiding under the duvet at 3AM, singing it into my phone, much to the bewilderment of my girlfriend. Lyrically, It Hurts is about perseverance, and the importance of reframing failure as a fruitful and, in fact, pivotal route...

Metal six-piece SILENT DESCENT announce new album details Metal six-piece SILENT DESCENT will release their eagerly anticipated new album 'Turn To Grey' on the 30th November 2017. Being once called ‘Enter Shikari for sweaty goths’, this forthcoming album represents the approach of a band keen to move forward, making a record for themselves as well as their loyal fanbase. It represents all the depth and diversity of their influences and catches the essence of the band more so than any of their previous releases. Check out the video for single release 'Vortex' (feat. Bjorn 'Speed' Strid of Soilwork) taken from the forthcoming album here below..  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t10pMk_gAQ Having been a band now for over a decade, SILENT DESCENT's back catalogue is more than impressive; they’ve played numerous slots at Download, Full Force and Bloodstock Festivals, have previously been featured in Metal Hammer, Kerrang and Powerplay ...