LORD BISHOP ROCKS and EARTH have teamed up to bring a night of classic rock to audiences young and old alike. Get ready to hear EARTH, a Black Sabbath Tribute Band from New Haven, Connecticut. Playing the best old tunes note for note from the Ozzy era, as they tour alongside Lord Bishop Rocks, a dynamic international trio from America who have recently released Heavy 10, featuring music which has influenced the bands own expansive 20-year career.
With the volume set to 11, get ready to hear an eclectic collection of classic rock like you have never heard it before!
Tour dates as follows:
SEP 17 – Frankfurt – DE
SEP 18 – Piacenza – IT
SEP 19 – Zottegem – BE
SEP 20 – Werdohl, Alt Werdohl – DE
SEP 21 – Hamburg, Marias Ballroom – DE
SEP 22 – Vaals, Café ‘t Vereinshoes – NL
SEP 23 – Litvinov, Attic Music Club – CZ
SEP 24 – Trzcianka, Cactus Pub – PL
SEP 25 – Straubing, Raven – DE
SEP 26 – Louny, KD Zastávka – CZ
SEP 27 – Zeliv, KD Želiv – CZ
SEP 28 – Alzey, Oberhaus Alzey – DE
What the critics are saying: “Lord Bishop plays these songs as if he wrote them himself!!!” – Jack Endino, producer, Nirvana
“Lord Bishop Rocks is an experience every hardened gig-goer should indulge in at least once.” – Dorian Williams, The Skinny
“This seasoned Black Sabbath tribute act EARTH from New Haven, CT. features the iconic local metal drummer Opus, guitarist Jesse Near, bassist Erick Von Heller and vocalist Ray Sylvestre doing the Ozzy growl.”
EARTH is 2015 CT Music Award Winners (The Hartford Courant), Best Tribute Band – EARTH (America’s Best Classic Sabbath Tribute), Featuring music from: Black Sabbath, The Who, Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, and many more…
LORD BISHOP ROCKS for sure is the most exciting and musically gifted Rock trio of the 21st century. They are mixing their brand of 70s influenced Hardrock, Funk, Blues, Jazz, Reggae and Punk – meshing it into a sound they call Sex Rock and or Hendrixian Motörfunk. https://youtu.be/R5Ir-UJJBWo
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America’s classic EARTH Black Sabbath Tribute Band playing the best of old school Sabbath note for note from the Ozzy-era. Featuring touring musicians from other original established bands doing this simply for the love of the God Fathers of Heavy Metal. ALL HAIL SABBATH !!! https://youtu.be/obrIrIsIBj4
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The first song to be released from the album is ‘She’s Gone’, which originally featured on Sabbath’s 1976 album ‘Technical Ecstasy‘. The new recording features Dave Walker, who replaced Ozzy Osbourne briefly in 1977/1978. He also fronted Idle Race, Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac. ‘She’s Gone’ features former Black Sabbath / Whitesnake member Neil Murray on bass guitar.
Watch ‘She’s Gone’ (official music video):
For more information about Emerald Sabbath, read on…
THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW AN IRISH NUCLEAR CONSTRUCTION SAFETY INSPECTOR BROUGHT 10 EX MEMBERS OF BLACK SABBATH TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A TRIBUTE ALBUM TO ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS EVER!
‘Ninth Star’ by Emerald Sabbath features 10 former members of Black Sabbath and much more, including: Adam Wakeman (Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne), Bev Bevan (Black Sabbath/ELO), Neil Murray (Black Sabbath/Whitesnake), Terry Chimes (Black Sabbath/The Clash), Laurence Cottle (Black Sabbath/The Alan Parsons Project), Ron Keel (Black Sabbath/Ron Keel Band), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell), Dave Walker (Black Sabbath/Fleetwood Mac), Bobby Rondinelli (Black Sabbath/Rainbow), Tony Martin (Black Sabbath/Headless Cross), Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne/Whitesnake) and The English Chamber Choir. Other Emerald Sabbath contributors include Will Malone and Mike Lewis (Sabotage/Technical Ecstasy) Mike Exeter (Black Sabbath/Judas Priest), Jeremy J. Lewis (Headless Cross), Mike Lewis (She’s Gone) Skaila Kanja (Royal Academy Of Music) PLUS Black Sabbath album graphic designers Richard Manning and Colin Elgie (Technical Ecstasy) and Hugh Gilmour (Born Again).
Emerald Sabbath founder/producer, Michael Suilleabhain, talks about ‘Ninth Star’.
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1MIRMqqZLI
WELCOME ALL BLACK SABBATH AND ROCK FANS WORLDWIDE
“This is a quick note to all of those fans. My name is Michael Suilleabhain. I am from Castletownbere in West Cork, Ireland and I have been a Black Sabbath fan since 1983, when I heard them for first time. Like a lot of fans it was Black Sabbath’s debut album I heard first, and as they say, the rest is history. Over the years, I have since seen Black Sabbath a total of 82 times with every line-up [except with Ray Gillen].
I also have a great passion for classical music, and in May 2015 I decided to mix both of them. Adam Wakeman was the first to contribute to the project, with keyboards on ‘Changes’, and then it snowballed into this final product. I decided to re-record Black Sabbath tracks and instrumentals with as many as ex-members of Black Sabbath as possible. A lot of the artists also played on the originals (such as Vinny Appice, who joined Sabbath on drums for the Heaven And Hell tour, and The English Chamber Choir on Supertzar). I then brought in a string quartet along with various classical players.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be able to do this, but my persistence paid off. I would like to thank all the ex-Black Sabbath guys for helping me with this, as well as the former Black Sabbath graphic designers, string arrangers and producers. I hope that everyone will enjoy this album.”
The ‘Ninth Star’ album is dedicated to Black Sabbath and their Fans Worldwide.
Michael Suilleabhain (Emerald Sabbath founder/producer/singer)
Testimonials:
“Emerald Sabbath has been Michael Suilleabhain’s labor of love for years. I’m honored to be part of it.” – Bobby Rondinelli
“In March of 1984, Tony Iommi gave me a list of songs to learn for Black Sabbath. All three of my Emerald Sabbath tracks – ‘Hole In The Sky,’ ‘Trashed’ and ‘Die Young’ – were on there, and now thanks to Michael Suilleabhain I had the opportunity to sing those with some of my friends and heroes. The challenge of cutting an Ozzy song, a Dio song, and a Gillian song was matched only by my pride in the results, I’m really proud to be a part of this project.” – Ron Keel
Connect with Emerald Sabbath:
. Website: https://emeraldsabbath.com
. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Emerald-Sabbath-2543397902552601/
. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Emerald_Sabbath
. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emeraldsabbath/
‘Ninth Star’ is released via Plastic Head Distribution on the 15th of February 2019.
Pre-Order: https://smarturl.it/emeraldsabbath
Stoner-blues-Rock band (with a heavy dose of fuzz) influenced by the biggest names of the genre, Mystic Sons just offered a first glance from their upcoming album with an official music video of the single “Mephistopheles” available right now on YouTube and with the courtesy of PureGrainAudio Media from Canada.
The song will feature on the debut and self-titled album coming out for CD, LP & Digital on June 1st through their own Bandcamp webstore…
Watch the “Mephistopheles” Music Video | Pre-Order the album
For the record…
The Early Days – Mystic Sons is a Stoner/Blues Rock power trio from Switzerland formed by Thomas, Florian and Thibaud, all former musicians in other bands (Tonight With Your Mom – Dream Homeless – Wir Sind Munchausen). Back in the day, they shared the same rehearsal space with their old bands. So Ttheir collaboration started when Thomas began playing guitar. Quickly they decided to record a demo with 3 of their first songs at Roystone Studio, Charrat. The two first singles were launched in the Fall of 2015 and were pretty well received. These titles allowed them to play local venues (Port Franc – Kerrigan Fest – Sunset Bar …).Russian Tour – In November 2016 they went to Russia to headline 10 dates and drive across 5000km of dirty roads. An incredible adventure who brought them a lot of experience and media visibility.
First album – The year 2017 has been devoted to writing and recording their first album. Containaing 7 tracks, as a mix between psychedelic and doom riffs, the album has been recorded and mixed by Jan Saunier at Blend Studio, Lutry. The mastering was done by Raphaël Bovey at MyRoom Studio..
For Fans of Kyuss, Black Sabbath, Sleep, Hey Satan…
Night Demon is a power trio out of Ventura, California with a serious NWOBHM vibe. Jarvis Leatherby handles vocals and bass along with new guitarist Armand John Anthony and drummer Dusty Squires. Opening track ‘Welcome to the Night’ is a definite indication of their roots with its driving riffs and galloping drums. They also might possibly be into Iron Maiden. Between the song ‘Maiden Hell,’ complete with lyrics consisting of nothing but Maiden song titles, and the wannabe Eddie on the cover, it’s pretty obvious. However, for all the love Night Demon has for Maiden, for me they are not the most notable influence. Songs like ‘Stranger in the Room’ and ‘Life on the Run’ have more of a Saxon flavor, while ‘Black Widow’ feels kind of like Dio era Sabbath. Then there’s ‘On Your Own,’ which could be a long lost Armored Saint track. However, for all these comparisons, each track still has its own Night Demon flair. For instance, the instrumental ‘Flight of the Manticore’ reminds me of a lighter version of something Revocation would do more than anything from the NWOBHM days.
Night Demon are some of the finest practitioners of “traditional” heavy metal. They celebrate everything that was good about the NWOBHM movement and their fellow Americans that followed suit. I appreciate bands like Night Demon. With all the originators only getting older and/or passing on, it’s good to still have groups to keep the traditional heavy metal flag flying high. So get out your battle vests and bullet belts, and put the final touches on that cardboard air guitar. Night Demon is bringing it old school with Darkness Remains, and you’re gonna want to be ready!
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