DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL, who just recently parted ways with Century Media Records, have announced that their new album “Empire of Light” will arrive on September 17th through new label Small Town Records.
About the album, singer Ed Gibb states:
Lyrically this album is about strength and perseverance through adverse situations, it’s about getting up when you’ve been knocked down and still pushing forwards. There is a quote in the movie ‘Rocky Balboa’ that we all love where Stallone says, ‘The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!’ It’s just such a moving speech, and it really sums up the message we’re trying to put across.
In addition, the band are streaming a track from the new record called “No Remorse, No Regrets”, which can be found here. Check out the official video below:
The new label commented:
DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL, the Bristol and London based 6 piece are finally set to release their brand new studio album, ‘Empire Of Light’, on September 17th through their brilliant new label, Small Town Records.
Produced by Johnny Renshaw (guitarist from the band), and mixed by Alan Douche at West West Side (Converge, Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan), ‘Empire Of Light’ is the first album since the bands departure from old label, Century Media last year.
‘Empire Of light’ is by far the most ambitious record from DSHS, and as Ed (Gibbs, vocals) explains, the album is very much a statement of positivity: ‘’Lyrically this album is about strength and perseverance through adverse situations, it’s about getting up when you’ve been knocked down and still pushing forwards. There is a quote in the movie ‘Rocky Balboa’ that we all love where Stallone says “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” It’s just such a moving speech, and it really sums up the message we’re trying to put across.’’
The first track released on the record will be ‘No Remorse, No Regrets’, the acual first song on the album, which will had its very first airing last night on the Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P Carter. The song is available for free download NOW from the bands Facebook page, and the link to the Radio 1 show from last night, is here – http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b01jxs0b
The band have also created a special, online only video for the track, featuring band live and studio diaries, on the road and behind the scenes footage from the last year – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRMZoflC3rU&feature=youtu.be
The track can also be streamed and/or downloaded from this link, Left Click to Stream or Right Click, Save… to Download MP3: www.devilsoldhissoul.com/362Sail/DSHS-NoRemorseNoRegrets.mp3
More singles and downloads to be announced in the build up to the release of ‘Empire Of light’, so watch this space. Live wise, the band will be also now be playing Hevy Festival and Pukkelpop Festival before the end of the summer, with UK headline dates TBA very soon. These shows follow on from last years UK headline tour, the Russian headline tour (their 3rd), support tours with Underoath and Architects, and previous support dates with everyone from Gallows to Gojira.
A full UK headline winter tour is to be announced in the coming weeks, as is a London fan show week of album release.
