PRETTY MAIDS Louder Than Ever

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1 RELEASE: PRETTY MAIDS Louder Than Ever CD+DVD FRONTIERS FRCDVD PK:100 Oven på de to super succesfulde albums 'Pandemonium' og 'Motherland', en live-dvd og et imponerende 30 års jubilæum er ét af Danmarks vigtigste heavy metalbands klar med et nyt album. 'Louder Than Ever' indeholder 8 udvalgte sange fra perioden 1995 til 2006 genindspillede sammen med Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Mercenary, Primal Fear, Amaranthe),plus fire helt nye sange specielt skrevet til dette album. Desuden følger der en DVD med med masser af videomateriale fra Pretty Maids egne arkiver fra 80'erne og helt nye interviews - Altså alt hvad en Maids-fan kunne ønske sig! There were two main reasons for us to do this Album, explains singer Ronnie Atkins. First of all we wanted to keep the ball in spin and release some kind of an in between album before the next real studio album. Then we were curious to hear how some of the older songs would sound like with the band line up we have today and in the hands of our current producer Jacob Hansen. The original idea was actually to do a mix of both re-recorded, re-mixed, covers and new songs, but in the end decided to cut it down to what it is. We deliberately chose not to re-record some of the eighties and early nineties material, since it's some kind of sacred both to ourselves as well as the fans. SALES POINTS Nyt udgivelse fra et af Danmarks mest indflydelseserige heavy rock bands! Danmarks turné til foråret Interviews og omtale i diverse medier. Massiv, trofast og købestærk fanskare i Danmark! Inkl. bonus DVD! CD: Deranged (New Song); Playing God; Psycho Time Bomb Planet Earth; My Soul To Take (New Song); He Who Never Lived; Virtual Brutality; Tortured Spirit; With These Eyes; Nuclear Boomerang (New Song); Snakes In Eden; Wake Up To The Real World; A Heart Without A Home (New Song). DVD: A Retrospective of the Motherland 2013 World Tour. Includes Archive footage from early stages of the band s career, interviews, backstage, Studio Footage and the usual freakiness.

2 RELEASE: JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN The Classic CD PIAS PIAS685CDX PK:95 2LP+CD PIAS PIAS685DLP PK:130 Nyt album fra Joan As Police Woman, der især I Danmark har et særdeles trofast following og har solgt koncerter ud herhjemme adskillige gange! I m in the best place I ve ever been in my life, declares Joan Wasser, and she s just recorded the album that proves it. The Classic, the fourth album of originals by the uniquely charismatic artist known as Joan As Police Woman, builds on the creative impetus and success of its 2011 predecessor The Deep Field. As ever Joan strives to create music rooted in an intimate, elemental and uplifting brand of soul combined with her own unique serene, torch-singing temperament, this time with a more liberated feel than ever before. The title track is the first song to be released from the new album and it includes a street-corner doo-wop bass vocal from fellow singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur and a human beat-box backing from none other than US comedian extraordinaire Reggie Watts, which gives the track s classic Fifties/Sixties vibe a more contemporary slant. It is accompanied by a life-affirming video featuring some of the albums main contributors and was shot in the streets of New York last month. SALES POINTS Nyt album fra Joan As Police Woman, der har spillet udsolgte koncerter i Danmark flere gange Masser af presseomtale på vej bl.a. interviews i Politiken og Elle Fuld servicering af presse. Masser af anmeldelser på vej Holy City i rotation på P6 DK koncerter in the works

3 RELEASE: THE BRONSON BROTHERS Blind CD TARGET GROUP TARGETCD PK:68 LP TARGET GROUP TARGETLP PK:110 The Bronson Brothers har genopfundet sig selv på albummet Blind, som gennem en stemningsmættet musikalsk rejse fortæller historien om et band, der brød sammen, gik i blinde og fandt sig selv på ny. Resultatet er et album, hvor musikken har taget til i styrke. Gennem 42 minutters musik fordelt på 7 tracks udfoldes stærke originale melodier indhyllet i en farverig og til tider kompleks produktion, der giver lytteren en umiddelbar oplevelse med en langtidsholdbar effekt! Forhistorien er et tresserinspireret musikalsk univers, hvor den korte popsang indhyllet i de rigtige referencer har været altafgørende. Dette høres tydeligt på The Bronson Brothers tidligere albums The Melody Bronson (2010) og Love Sessions vol. I (2011), som begge høstede rosende ord fra anmelderne og placerede singlerne The Tide, Hey Girl og The Drift på P3 og P4s playlister. Denne bagudskuende musikalske tilgang er i de sidste to års arbejde imidlertid blevet positivt udfordret gennem dels en alvorlig selvindsigt i egen musikalsk drivkraft, dels en stærk påvirkning af de mange kreative kræfter, som har medvirket på skabelsen af Blind. SALES POINTS (GAFFA) Interviews og omtale i diverse medier. Koncerter og festivaler over hele landet med The Bronson Brothers Produceret af Oliver Hoiness (Kira, Persona, etc.) og Andreas Führer (Yoyooyoy) Mixet af Jens Benz (Iceage, Powersolo) Kommer også som limited vinyl (300 eks.) Sangene på Blind kredser sig om temaerne vildfarelse, usikkerhed, brud og jagten efter igen at kunne finde vejen tilbage. Bandets guitarist valgte efter udgivelsen Love Sessions vol. I at forlade gruppen, hvilket efterlod de resterende medlemmer i et musikalsk vakum. Krydret med personlige udfordringer og overvejelser om vægtningen mellem det private familieliv og livet i et rockband, gjorde arbejdet med nye sange og et nyt album til en tung, nær depressiv proces. Skabelsen af Blind har været en øvelse i selvindsigt og har afstedkommet et heftigt brud med fortidens dogmer. The Bronson Brothers har smidt kludene og fundet en ægte ny lyd i konstellationen som kvartet. Blind er blevet indspillet i en nedlagt bowlinghal i Silkeborg. Albummet er produceret af makkerparret Oliver Hoiness (Kira, Persona, Skammens Vogn) og Andreas Führer (Yoyooyoy). Sammen med The Bronson Brothers blev 25 sange gennemarbejdet og sidenhen kogt ned til de 7 skæringer, som findes på Blind. Albummet er mixet af Jens Benz (Iceage, Powersolo m.fl.) og Nis Bysted (Thulebasen). Emil Thomsen har mastereret albummet i århusianske ET Mastering.

4 RELEASE: THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO Too Many Roads CD RUF RECORDS RUF PK:95 LP RUF RECORDS RUF PK:110 De er et af landets flittigste og mest efterspurgte bands. I mere end ti år har de spillet op mod 100 livejob årligt, er en af Danmarks største musikeksportsucceser og har udgivet syv album. Nu udgiver Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado (tidligere Thorbjørn Risager Band) deres ottende album, Too Many Roads. Hidtil har bandet udgivet deres plader på forskellige danske selskaber, men har for nylig indgået en aftale med det internationale blues/crossover-label Ruf Records, startet af Luther Allisons manager Thomas Ruf. Samarbejdet afspejler det store internationale potentiale, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado har. Det danske rock/blues/soul-band kommer på Ruf Records i fint selskab med artister som Walter Trout, Candye Kane og Omar and the Howlers. Bandet har haft et stærkt hold på indspilningerne i Medley Studiet i København: Søren Andersen har stået for teknikken, og Jesper Yebo Reginal (kendt fra Psyched Up Janis, Tremolo Beer Gut og som direktør for Crunchy Frog Records) har mikset. Denne gang har bandet valgt selv at stå for rollen som producere. På vores tidligere studiealbum har vi altid haft producer på, blandt andre Billy Cross og Lars Skjærbæk. Denne gang tager vi springet og producerer selv. Vi står med 12 meget stærke sange, hvor blues, rock og soul smelter sammen, siger Thorbjørn Risager. SALES POINTS Det ottende album i rækken. Stor Danmarks turné! Modtog i november 2013 Blueskartellets Ærespris. Kendt fra Nykredits populære reklamer Bandet er nu signet på det internationale blues/rootspladeselskab Ruf Records. I Danmark bliver Ruf Records distribueret af Target. Modtog i september 2013 en Danish Music Award for Årets Bluesudgivelse for albummet Dust and Scratches. Det har de skrevet om Thorbjørn Risager: This Danish singer is a good example of how well Europeans have been captivated by American music and now give it back with fresh energy. The smart horn arrangements by Peter Kehl and Kasper Wagner are the perfect compliment to Risager s leathery vocals and stellar guitar work. When these two elements come together, the overall effect produced is some big league music. (Art Tipaldi, BluesRevue) Thorbjorn Risager and his band are a class act. Risager himself is blessed with a distinctive gravelly voice and the horn section is a match for the best in the business. All of which is as good a reason as any to buy this very impressive album and continue the process of putting Denmark and Thorbjorn Risager well and truly on the blues map. (Chris Kerslake, BluesRevue.

5 RELEASE: BLOOD LABEL Skeletons CD MIGHTY MUSIC PMZ PK:68 Danske stortalenter udgiver længe ventet debutalbum produceret af den danske superproducer Tue Madsen Blood Label, som indeholder medlemmer fra flere prominente, danske bands såsom Hatesphere, Dawn of Demise og The Burning, er nu klar til at overtage resten af verden med deres hårdtslående debutalbum Skeletons! På albummet fusionerer bandet den intense energi fra ekstrem-metallen med klare inspirationer fra alternativ rock på 12 identitetsstærke numre, pakket ind i den voluminøse signaturlyd af dens verdenskendte, danske producer Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Suicide Silence, Aborted). Cover-artworket til Skeletons er et håndmalet billede kreeret af den velansete grafiske kunstner Mircea Gabriel Eftemie (Soilwork, Strapping Young Lad, Dark Tranquility), som også er kendt for at være guitarist i Mnemic. RELEASE: IRON SAVIOUR Rise Of The Hero CD (+) AFM AFM PK:110 CD AFM AFM PK:95 With The Landing, German Heavy/Power Metal force IRON SAVIOR returned to the scene after a 4-year break. The band made impact on the scene again with one of their very best releases, and that s where IRON SAVIOR now continue with Rise Of The Hero. Again the new album was recorded and produced in Piet Sielck s Powerhouse studio. What can be expected? A full dose of first-class heavy music, Power Metal to the max!

6 RELEASE: STATEMENT Monsters CD MIGHTY MUSIC PMZ PK:68 Historien om STATEMENT startede i 2011, da Niels Alex, extrommeslager i det nu opløste metalband Pilgrimz, mødtes med en af de gamle drenge fra fortiden, tekstforfatter og sanger Jannick Brochdorf. Sammen med Jannick, begyndte Niels Alex at skrive musik og tekster, der skulle skabe fundamentet for et klassisk hard rock band med tunge guitarriffs, soli, temaer og ørehængende omkvæd. Resultatet var bandet STATEMENT. Alle fem medlemmer var inspireret af de klassiske hard rock/metal konger såsom Scorpions, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Metallica mv. og efter en lang fortid indenfor den ekstreme metal, havde de alle en trang til at finde tilbage til rødderne og de unge dage. Det hårdt rockende debutalbum Monsters blev færdiggjort i 2013 og er indspillet i Fastbeat Studio, København, mens vokal indspilning, mix og mastering er blevet håndteret af den internationalt anerkendte lydguru Tue Madsen i Antfarm studiet, Århus. RELEASE: SCREAM ARENA Scream Arena CD MIGHTY MUSIC PMZ PK:68 The United Kingdom has always provided its own twist on the US art form that is rock 'n' roll, from The Rolling Stones on, through Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, The Who, Queen, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden et al. And drawing on such greats amongst others, England's Scream Arena take a brand of melodic hard rock with metal undertow and give it a firm twist, balancing now with the classic. A rare feat. The catalyst for the Scream Arena debut album was famed US rock producer/musician Paul Sabu taking the band under his wing and guiding them along the way. Sabu was responsible for bringing the idea of a cover of the Elvis Presley classic "Heartbreak Hotel" to the table and being keen students of history and believing that an acknowledgment of the roots allows the way ahead to be clear, the band agreed and with Sabu crafted a nod and a wink to the King. Andy recalls, "We saw no real reason behind covering "Heartbreak Hotel" but as we got into the idea we saw and appreciated the logic and indeed the song".

7 RELEASE: TIMBER TIMBRE Hot Dreams CD FULL TIME HOBBY FTH189CD PK:95 LP FULL TIME HOBBY FTH189LP PK:110 Hot Dreams, Taylor Kirk's third full length for Arts & Crafts, is Timber Timbre from its most vivid cinematic vantage. Kirk and collaborator Simon Trottier daub vibrant colour across the band's ever-evolving palette, connecting arid western to plodding horror with the pomp of Hollywood phantasm. Hot Dreams caches the hollow grey tones of Timber Timbre (2009), and the angular doo-wop haunt of Polaris Music Prize Short Listed Creep On Creepin' On (2011) in smoothed, viscous tonality: new sonic admissions, chiming sensuality and caprice, neon and haze. RELEASE: THE OATH The Oath CD PLASTIC HEAD RISECD PK:95 DELUXE LP PLASTIC HEAD RISELP PK:130 To master the dark and wring compelling creativity from its densest shadows requires vision, belief and, perhaps most importantly, a dash of synchronicity. These are all qualities that ooze from every pore of the debut album by The Oath. A band forged around the fizzing, feral chemistry between Swedish guitarist Linnea Olsson and German vocalist Johanna Sadonis, The Oath represent the wild magic that erupts when two blazing souls collide and fate is sent veering off course by sheer strength of the human will. This is heavy metal at its most mercurial and intuitive.

8 RELEASE: ASIA Gravitas CD+DVD FRONTIERS FRCDVD PK:110 CD FRONTIERS FRCD PK:75 February 2014 will see the release of Spain s brand new studio album, Sargent Place. Produced by Gus Seyffert (The Black Keys, Beck, Norah Jones), mixed by Darrell Thorp (Beck, Radiohead, Atoms For Peace, Paul McCartney), and recorded at Gus home studio (on a street in Echo Park, CA called Sargent Place) the album marks an artistic departure for the band and is arguably their finest work since 1995 s The Blue Moods Of Spain. Stand-out tracks include You And I, which features a bass-vocal duet between Josh and his father Charlie Haden (only the second time father and son have recorded together), Petra Haden s lilting strings and lead guitarist Daniel Brummel s haunting guitar melodies on The Fighter, the bluesy sense of musical reckoning of From The Dust, and the uptempo, Threepenny Operatic Sunday Morning. RELEASE: BAND OF SKULLS Himalayan CD PIAS EBRCD010INT PK:95 LP PIAS EBRLP010INT PK:110 With seminal producer Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) at the helm, Band of Skulls deliver a body of work to cement their rock credentials combining trademark raucous blues riffs, masterful musicianship and faultless vocal harmonies in an album full of raw power and beautiful melodies. Thundering open with primitive drum beats and a heavy rhythmic pulse, lead single Asleep at the Wheel is a full-on joyride of an opener with the band's guitar work and vocals at their blistering best. It is loud, boisterous, carefree and will leave no one in doubt that Band of Skulls are back and better than ever.

9 RELEASE: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS English Oceans CD ATO ATO0226CD PK:95 2LP ATO ATO0226LP PK:120 English Oceans, the 12th release by Athens, Georgia's Drive-By Truckers, is an elegantly balanced and deeply engaged new effort that finds the group refreshed and firing on all cylinders. All but one of the collection's 13 new songs, written by singer-guitarists and co-founding members Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, were recorded during 13 days of sessions in August 2013 with longtime producer David Barbe. RELEASE: MY SAD CAPTAINS Best Of Times CD BELLA UNION BELLACD PK:95 CD BELLA UNION BELLA436V PK:110 My Sad Captains are the latest addition to the Bella Union family, bringing with them a third album that further defines their exquisitely tailored, subtly expressive and melodically radiant songcraft. Like the brilliant 1961 poem by the late Thom Gunn from which the Londonbased quartet takes its name, a sparingly deployed assemblage of words and emotions shows that less can be so much more. The nine songs that comprise Best Of Times have an almost underplayed guitar-pop sensibility reminiscent of many classic indie bands of the 80s. But neither are they any kind of throwback, with suitably restrained and delicate shades of keyboards and a beautiful clarity of sound that s distinctly 21st century

10 RELEASE: EARTH CRISIS Salvation Of Innocents CD CANDLELIGHT CANDLE397CD PK:95 LP DELUXE CANDLELIGHT BOBV384LP PK:130 Founded in 1989 in Syracuse, New York, Earth Crisis are recognised as being among the first Hardcore bands to have a true "metal" sound. With countless comparisons to Pantera and the like, the band were flattered! Following a lengthy and sometimes difficult career that saw car accidents, line-up changes, covers, collaborations and a deal with Major label, Roadrunner, the band decided enough was enough and disbanded in For many bands, the trial by fire these guys endured over their first 12 years would be enough for them to say "No More!" but the dedication of Earth Crisis was more than most. Their support of animal rights movements and promotion of straight edge vegan lifestyles should be evidence enough of this, but instead they decided to reform and prove to the world once more - who is the most hardcore! Since 2007 Earth Crisis have headlined several festivals across the States and Europe, recorded and released two new albums and hit the studio again, this time for their 8th studio album! RELEASE: CLAWFINGER Deafer Dumber Blinder (20 Years Anniversary Box 3CD+DVD AFM AFMCD PK:150 Clawifinger, ét af verdens første og bedste rap metal-bands fejrer 20 års jubilæum for ét af 90'ernes vigtigste albums 'Deaf Dumb Blind'. Dette nye box-set består af intet mindre end 3 CD'er og 1 DVD. CD'erne indeholder hele debut-albummet 'Deaf Dumb Blind' i ny og remastered version, 20 af bandets demoer fra 1992 til 2006, samt 17 B-sider der tidligere har været svært tilgængelige. DVD'en indeholder hele bandets koncert på Woodstock i Polen fra 2009, masser af bonus live-materiale og dokumentar. Dette er et absolut must-have!

11 RELEASE: CLOUD NOTHINGS Here And Nowhere Else CD WICHITA WEBB420CD PK:95 LP WICHITA WEBB420LP PK:110 Utilizing every possible opportunity to write while on the road for 18 consecutive months following the release of 2012's Attack on Memory, Baldi presented an album's worth of new material to his bandmates with just days before they'd enter the studio with esteemed producer John Congleton. "I'm pretty sure every song was written in a different country," he says. "It's the product of only having a couple of minutes here and there." But Cloud Nothings would enjoy a full week with Congleton at Water Music in Hoboken, New Jersey, followed by three days of mixing at his own studio in Dallas shortly thereafter. The result is Cloud Nothings, refined: impossibly melodic, white-knuckle noiserock that shimmers with sumptuous detail, from Baldi's lone, corkscrewing guitar to his dramatically improved singing to bassist TJ Duke's piledriving bass lines and drummer Jayson Gerycz's volcanic fills. RELEASE: LUCIUS Wildewoman CD PIAS PIASR700CDX PK:95 LP PIAS PIASR700LP PK:110 Lucius is the name given to the band fronted by the irresistible partnership that exists between Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig: two Brooklyn girls who aren t twins, but listening to their soaring harmonies you would be forgiven for thinking they were. Vocally they are inseparable and together they produce impeccable harmonies that are truly unique. Mining a deep seam of eccentric New York musical tropes, they marry a Brooklyn wit-sharp ear for pop melodies to girl group vocal harmonies with percussive post-punk power, like the Shirelles singing at CBGBs with Talking Heads and Television. Wildewoman is a crisp modern classic of a record that stylishly showcases their influences while preserving a unique spirit that can only ever be 100% Lucius.

12 RELEASE: JOE LOUIS WALKER Hornet s Nest CD ALLIGATOR RECORDS ALCD PK:95 Simply put, Joe Louis Walker is one of the greatest bluesmen of his generation. He is known worldwide as one of the genre s top musical trailblazers a mesmerizing guitarist and soul-testifying vocalist. On his dynamic new CD, Hornet s Nest, Walker s music is equal parts rock n roll fire and blistering, passionate blues. Rolling Stone simply calls him "ferocious" Hornet s Nest was recorded in Nashville and produced by songwriter/drummer Tom Hambridge (producer of James Cotton s Grammy-nominated Cotton Mouth Man, Buddy Guy s Grammywinning CDs Skin Deep and Living Proof, as well as albums for Susan Tedeschi, George Thorogood and Walker s previous CD, Hellfire). Hornet s Nest - featuring 12 songs, including nine new originals blends Walker s boundless energy and his myriad influences into a contemporary blues tour-de-force. His always-inventive guitar playing is matched note-for-note by his fervent vocals. From menacing, hard rocking electric blues to cool Memphis funk to R&B rave-ups to Sunday morning gospel, Walker s blues fierce and untamed, adventurous and fun continue to define the genre. RELEASE: AZITA BRAHIM Soutak CD GLITTERBEAT GBCD PK:95 LP GLITTERBEAT GBLP PK:110 Voiced with deep passion and grace, Aziza Brahim's music adeptly travels the expanse between her Western Saharan roots and Barcelona, the European cosmopolis where she now lives. Aziza is both a contemporary sonic poet and a prominent and eloquent spokesperson for the Saharawi people and their ongoing struggle for recognition and justice. Aziza s new album Soutak ( Your Voice ), her debut for the Glitterbeat label, is her first recording to predominantly focus on the cadence of her majestic voice and the soulful critique of her lyrics. The album was produced by Chris Eckman (Tamikrest, Ben Zabo, Dirtmusic) and was recorded live and direct in Barcelona in June of 2013.

13 PRISKODER (PK) Fuldpris CD: PK:0095 Underground/debutantpris: PK:0068 CD-singler: PK:0035 Vinyl single: PK:0030 Vinyl album: PK:0085 (+ diverse) Midprice: PK:0068 & PK:0055 (+ diverse) Budget: 0045 (+ diverse) 2-CD: PK: 110,00 (+ diverse) DVD: PK: 130,00 (+ diverse) FRAGT OG GEBYRER Ekspeditionsgebyr: 20 kr. Fragt (via DPD): Max 2 kg: 22 kr. Max 5 kg: 30 kr. Max 10 kg: 36 kr. Max 15 kg: 50 kr. Max: 20 kg: 58 kr. Max: 25 kg.: 66 kr. Max: 31,5 kg.: 71 kr. CVR. nr.: BANKOPLYSNINGER: Den Danske Bank Reg. nr.: 3306 Konto nr.: ÅBNINGSTIDER: Mandag til torsdag: 9:30 17:00 Fredag: 9:30 15:00 Ordredeadline mandag til torsdag: 14:00 Fredag: 12:00 LEVERINGSTIDER: Dag til dag levering i hele Danmark TARGET KONTORFAVORITTER Michael [[email protected]] PRETTY MAIDS: Louder Than Ever Bjarke [[email protected]] THORBJØRN RISAGER: Too Many Roads Peter [[email protected]] THE BRONSON BROTHERS: Blind Christian [[email protected]] STATEMENT: Monsters Mirza [[email protected]] JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN: The Classic Jacob [[email protected]] BLOOD LABEL: Skeletons Rasmus [[email protected]] SCREAM ARENA: Scream Arena Ane [[email protected]] JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN: The Classic Brian [[email protected]] PRETTY MAIDS: Louder Than Ever Tobias [[email protected]] TINARIWEN: Emaar Kenneth [[email protected]] BLOOD LABEL: Skeletons Nicolaj [[email protected]] TIMBER TIMBRE: Hot Dreams LABELS AFM, Border, Candlelight, Daptone, Deathrow, Drag City, Drug[s], Frontiers Records, Glitterhouse, Gusten Fætter, Indie, Massacre, Mighty Music (our inhouse metal label), Mute, Napalm, PHD, PIAS Cooperative, Prosthetic, Rise Above, Ruf, Sanctuary, Soulfood, Sub Pop, Target Records (our inhouse rock/pop label), Wagram, Wichita