After supporting Sikth and My Ruin many moons ago Barrabus are back to release their début self-titled album Barrabus (Undergroove). For the sake of argument we’ll call it a comeback, but by the band’s own admission they never really got started in the first place. But, as you will read, thank the god of riffs that they have decided to be a band again.Continue reading
Mastodon is currently out on their headlining tour with Eagles Of Death Metal and Russian Circles, and a very cool moment happened at their recent show in Birmingham, Alabama. Continue reading
Reactivated rockers CKY (a.k.a CampKillYourself) debuted new material this weekend from their forthcoming, as yet untitled new album. The track ‘Days Of Self Destruction’ was heard on BBC Radio 1‘s ‘Rock Show With Daniel P Carter, and features Mastodon vocalist/ lead guitarist Brent Hinds. You can hear the track below:Continue reading
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra finally made their live debut in the States on Friday night at the Loudwire/Clrvynt showcase at SXSW. Continue reading
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra has some bad news about their upcoming tour. Due to Brent Hinds breaking his leg in a motorcycle incident, they’ve decided to cancel their U.S. run. Continue reading
Brent Hinds of Mastodon has revealed post on Instagram that he broke his leg riding his motorcycle and cast doubt on his availability to tour with his various projects including his new supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, Fiend Without A Face, and Mastodon.Continue reading
Mastodon announced earlier this week that they were nearing the completion of their new record, and now we have our first taste of the new material. Continue reading
Mastodon fans rejoice! Brent Hinds and Brann Dailor have confirmed on their Instagram accounts that the band is in the studio right now recording their seventh full length album. Continue reading
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra will be releasing their highly anticipated debut album, Broken Lines, on September 23rd via Party Smasher Inc./ Cooking Vinyl. Continue reading
center>Giraffe Tongue Orchestra. Photo credit: Johnny Buzzerio
‘Crucifixion’, a track from rock supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, the new band w Alice In Chains vocalist William DuVall aligned with members of Mastodon and The Dillinger Escape Plan, premiered on BBC Radio 1‘s “Rock Show With Daniel P. Carter”. You can hear the track at this link or below:
‘Crucifixion’ is from Giraffe Tongue Orchestra’s début album Broken Lines, with a release date for September 23 via the Party Smasher Inc./Cooking Vinyl labels.
Brent Hinds commented on the formation of the band:
“During the time Mastodon was there for Soundwave, I was at the zoo in Sydney, Australia and was checking out the giraffes. They are amazing animals – one just grabbed a bunch of bananas from my hand with its tongue and peeled them with it as well – by the time the bananas got to its mouth, they were ready to be eaten. I saw Ben who was at Soundwave too and said ‘Man I think I found the name for our band,’ and told him the story.”
“That giraffe made it happen… like us, he figured it out.”, Ben Weinman of Dillinger escape Plan/Party Smasher Inc. added
William Duvall also commented on the band:
“Writing lyrics for these songs was somewhat like writing for film – the mood shifts rapidly and drastically within a song … sometimes the whole scene changes. There were a lot of times where, if you were trying to impose conventional rock songwriting standards on this, you’d be in a whole world of trouble.”
Weinman concluded:
“Brent, William, and myself have all been friends for a long time. Finishing the GTO record with William completes the puzzle. He is a man of diverse talents, and this band gives him the opportunity to spread his wings.”
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra’s lineup has changed since the project was launched in 2012. Actress/singer Juliette Lewis (Juliette And The Licks) was the original vocalist for the group, but has only contributed backing vocals to Broken Lines. Queens of the Stone Age’s Jon Theodoe appears on two tracks as well. The band has also set up a Pledge Music campaign for special merch and album versions and the album is available for pre-order at the following links.
Pre-order “Broken Lines” now
PledgeMusic – http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/gto
Amazon – http://po.st/GtoBLamz
iTunes – http://po.st/GtoBLiT
Giraffe Tongue Orchestra is:
William DuVall -Vocals
Brent Hinds – Guitar
Ben Weinman – Guitar
Pete Griffin – Bass
Thomas Pridgen – Drums
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