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SVALBARD announce new record via Translation Loss; release new video

February 27, 2018
1 min read

Translation Loss Records announce the May 25th release of post hardcore band SVALBARD, It’s Hard To Have Hope, including eight new tracks and will be released on LP/CD/Digital. Popmatters are featuring the first single and music video for the opening track, “Unpaid Intern”. Along with the premiere, guitarist/vocalist Serena Cherry shares a short essay detailing the culture of unpaid interns in the UK.

Bristol, UKโ€™s SVALBARD harness the aggression of heavy music and the urgency of the current political climate in the form of their sophomore full length release and Translation Loss debut entitled Itโ€™s Hard To Have Hope. Steeped in the world of hardcore and metal, and combining the strengths of both genres, SVALBARD deliver eight tracks of raw honesty, while simultaneously being politically and socially vibrant presenting an unyielding and truly unique experience throughout the album. Itโ€™s Hard To Have Hope was engineered and mixed by Lewis Johns at The Ranch Production House, Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Converge, Integrity, Nails) and features stunning artwork by Steven Kingscote.

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  • Bloodsoaked Records
  • hardcore
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  • post metal
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  • Through Love Records

Karol Kamiล„ski

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