New Of Earth Single 'Prototype' Nominated For "Track Of The Week"

OF EARTH, the musical endeavor featuring Rob De Luca (UFO, Sebastian Bach) have released their new single ‘Prototype’ for FREE download via CDBaby.com, as well as a music video of the track, available now via YouTube. This week, Classic Rock Magazine has nominated ‘Prototype’ for “Track of the Week”. Vote for ‘Prototype’ now at this link.

OF EARTH’s second album, entitled The Monarch, will be released via Lovember Records this spring. The album was co-engineered by "Album Of The Year" Grammy winner Tom Camuso and mastered by Howie Weinberg. In addition to singing and playing bass on The Monarch, Rob De Luca produced and mixed the album as well

Want more of the band? Check out the previously released first album by OF EARTH for FREE at www.ofearth.bandcamp.com, which New York Music Daily calls, “Towering” and “Majestic”, as well as a “Ferocious Art Rock masterpiece”.

Rob De Luca is currently on the road playing bass with legendary British rockers UFO in the UK and Europe. See below for a full listing of tour dates:

3/12/13- Bordeaux, France @ Theatre Barbey

3/14/13- Nurnberg, Germany @ Rockfabrik

3/15/13- Mannheim, Germany @ Alte Seilerei

3/16/13- Wilhelmshaven, Germany @ Pumpwerk

3/17/13- Wuppertal, Germany @ Die Börse

3/20/13- Hannover, Germany @ Capitol

3/21/13- Berlin, Germany @ K17

3/22/13- Affalter, Germany @ Zur Linde

6/6/13- Lubeck, Germany @ Werkhof

6/7/13- Solvesborg, Sweden @ Sweden Rock Festival

6/9/13- Rostock, Germany @ Alte Zuckerfabrik

6/11/13- Darmstadt, Germany @ Steinbruchtheater

6/12/13- Verviers, Belgium @ Spirit Of 66

6/13/13- Siegburg, Germany @ Kubana

6/15/13- Derby, England @ Donnington Download Festival

Rob De Luca is available for touring, recording and press, regardless of location.

For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/OfEarthMusic or www.facebook.com/RobDeLucaOfficial.

OF EARTH IS:

Rob De Luca- vocals, bass

Paul Casanova- guitar, vocals

Rik De Luca- drums

Matt Baram- keyboards

Monarch: New European Tour Dates Begin This Week

France’s avant-garde sludge/doom artisans MONARCH embarked on a new rash of tour dates beginning this Sunday, the 10th of March in Paris. The band will trek through the UK and Ireland over the following week and a half, with a show in Belgium and a final show back in France to close down the tour.

A thirty-four minute down-tempo/down-tuned ethereal funeral dirge comprised of three tracks, MONARCH's sixth full-length Omens was released via At A Loss Recordings in February 2012, surging with the band’s caustic, trademark style of slow-motion apocalyptic doom, writhing with haunting moans and layered, ghostly shrieks. Omens was recorded over a four month period in four different countries with four different producers -- Osaka, Japan by Hironori Ochi @ Kakurega, Melbourne, Australia by Neil Thomason @ Head Gap, Montreal, Canada by Matt Cartman @ Crane Studio, and Chicago, IL by Sanford Parker @ Engine Studios -- then mixed by Sanford Parker and mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room (Twilight, Ministry, Yob). The album features newest MONARCH member Rob Shaffer (Dark Castle, YOB) along with guitarist Shiran Kaïdine (Year of No Light), bassist MicHell Bidegain, and as always the ethereal, penetrating vocals of Emilie Bresson. The record also includes guest appearances by Atsuchi Sano (Birushanah), Yailen Munoz (Ensorcelor), Eric Quach (Thisquietarmy), Jeanne Peluard (The Sparteens) and Robert MacManus (ex-Grey Daturas, ex-Monarch).

MONARCH European Tour Actions:

3/10/2013 Espace B - Paris, France

3/11/2013 Hole In The Wall - Colchester, England

3/12/2013 The Chameleon - Nottingham, England

3/13/2013 Bannermans - Edinburg, Scotland

3/14/2013 Voodoo - Belfast, Ireland

3/15/2013 The Pint - Dublin, Ireland

3/16/2013 The Warehouse - Galway, Ireland

3/18/2013 The 13th Note - Glasgow, Scotland

3/19/2013 TBA

3/20/2013 The Black Heart - London, England

3/21/2013 Pit's - Courtrai, Belgium

3/22/2013 La Belle Rouge - Tours, France

Stay tuned for further live dates and other MONARCH news in the coming weeks, including the upcoming vinyl release of Omens.

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Monarch's Full Album Streaming Via Brooklynvegan

With the release of MONARCH's sixth full-length, Omens, set for release in just two weeks via At A Loss Recordings, the band are set to embark on their first full tour in support of the crushing album. The chaos shall ensue this Friday in Basque Country, and devastate clubs throughout Europe into early March, tackling France, Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Denmark. MONARCH will unleash their captivating avant-sludge through their notoriously maniacal live show night after night, performing alongside atmospheric Irish black metal outfit Altar Of Plagues for the entire trek.

In support of the forthcoming album and the kickoff of the tour, as of today BrooklynVegan is streaming MONARCH's entire Omens opus, alongside an exclusive interview with the band. Get your fix of pummeling, haunting sludge at this location.

MONARCH European Tour w/ Altar Of Plagues:

2/17/2012 Gaztetxe d'Akotz - Basque Country

2/18/2012 La Conserverie - Angers, France

2/19/2012 Carlo Levi - Liège, Belgium

2/20/2012 USCHIS-HC IMBE - Leipzig, Germany

2/22/2012 Club Tapper -Tallinn, Estonia

2/23/2012 Kuudes Linja - Helsinki, Finland

2/24/2012 Club Melna Piektdiena - Riga, Latvia

2/25/2012 Club Propaganda - Vilnius, Lithuania

2/26/2012 Klub Muzyczny Ucho - Gdynia, Poland

2/27/2012 CRK - Wroclaw, Poland

2/28/2012 Chemifabrik - Dresden, Germany

2/29/2012 Loppen - Copenhagen, Denmark

3/01/2012 Stubnitz - Rostock, Germany

3/02/2012 AJZ Bielefeld - Bielefeld, Germany w/ The Wounded Kings

3/03/2012 Glazart, Paris, France

A thirty-four minute down-tempo/down-tuned ethereal funeral dirge comprised of three tracks, Omens perfectly personifies what fans have come to embrace about MONARCH since their 2005 inception, their caustic, crushing style of slow-motion apocalyptic doom coming alive with haunting moans and layered, ghostly shrieks throughout Omens' entirety. The record features artwork by Yann Black and Valérie Poulin and will be released as a six-panel digipak CD in an initial pressing of 1,000 copies with a UV finish cover.

Omens was recorded over a four month period in four different countries with four different producers -- Osaka, Japan by Hironori Ochi @ Kakurega, Melbourne, Australia by  Neil Thomason @ Head Gap, Montreal, Canada by Matt Cartman @ Crane Studio, and Chicago, IL by Sanford Parker @ Engine Studios -- then mixed by Sanford Parker and mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room (Twilight, Ministry, Yob). The album features newest MONARCH member Rob Shaffer (Dark Castle, YOB) along with guitarist Shiran Kaïdine (Year of No Light), bassist MicHell Bidegain, and as always the ethereal, penetrating vocals of Emilie Bresson. The record also includes guest appearances by Atsuchi Sano (Birushanah), Yailen Munoz (Ensorcelor), Eric Quach (Thisquietarmy), Jeanne Peluard (The Sparteens) and Robert MacManus (ex-Grey Daturas, ex-Monarch).

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Monarch Announce Album Details

French drone/sludge collective MONARCH this week confirm the details of their recently completed sixth album, Omens -- the band's first release for Maryland-based At A Loss Recordings -- now confirmed for public consumption on February 28th.

Monarch-Omens. from Sabbat Noir on Vimeo.

A thirty-four minute down-tempo/down-tuned ethereal funeral dirge comprised of three tracks, Omens perfectly personifies what fans have come to embrace about MONARCH since their 2005 inception, their caustic, crushing style of slow-motion apocalyptic doom coming alive with haunting moans and layered, ghostly shrieks throughout Omens' entirety. The record features artwork by Yann Black and Valérie Poulin and will be released as a six-panel digipak CD in an initial pressing of 1,000 copies.

MONARCH recorded Omens over a four month period in four different countries with four different producers -- Osaka, Japan by Hironori Ochi @ Kakurega, Melbourne, Australia by  Neil Thomason @ Head Gap, Montreal, Canada by Matt Cartman @ Crane Studio, and Chicago, IL by Sanford Parker @ Engine Studios -- then mixed by Sanford Parker and mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room (Twilight, Ministry, Yob). The album features newest member Rob Shaffer (Dark Castle, YOB) along with guitarist Shiran Kaïdine (Year of No Light), bassist MicHell Bidegain, and as always the ethereal, penetrating vocals of Emilie Bresson. The record also includes guest appearances by Atsuchi Sano (Birushanah), Yailen Munoz (Ensorcelor), Eric Quach (Thisquietarmy), Jeanne Peluard (The Sparteens) and Robert MacManus (ex-Grey Daturas, ex-Monarch).

A brand new teaser clip for Omens has been constructed to give fans a glimpse of what to expect from the album. Check it out at this location.

Omens Track Listing:

1. Blood Seeress

2. Transylvanian Incantations

3. Black Becomes the Sun

Continuing their tradition of constantly touring worldwide, MONARCH have already confirmed several appearances throughout regions of Europe for February and March, with upcoming tours of Europe, Japan, and North America in the works as well.

MONARCH confirmed appearances:

2/17/2012 Gaztetxe d'Akotz - Basque Country

2/19/2012 Carlo Levi - Liège, Belgium

2/20/2012 USCHIS-HC IMBE - Leipzig, Germany

2/23/2012 Kuudes Linja - Helsinki, Finland

2/24/2012 Club Melna Piektdiena - Riga, Latvia

2/25/2012 Club Propaganda - Vilnius, Lithuania

2/29/2012 Loppen - Copenhagen, Denmark

3/01/2012 Stubnitz - Rostock, Germany

3/02/2012 AJZ Bielefeld - Bielefeld, Germany w/ The Wounded Kings

3/03/2012 Glazart, Paris, France

Stay tuned for more info on the upcoming Omens, as well as more on MONARCH into 2012.

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Monarch: Eclectic French Sludge Act Confirm New Album

Atmospheric sludge/drone act MONARCH will release their latest avant-garde oeuvre, Omens, via At A Loss Recordings this Autumn. Confirmed album info and release dates will be unveiled over the coming weeks as things take shape.

 Omens will be hard working MONARCH's sixth full-length release since their 2005 inception, not to mention the myriad of other releases within that amount of time including three EPs, three split releases (Elysium, Moss and Grey Daturas) and more, under the banners of Crucial Blast, Throne Records, 20 Buck Spin, Heathen Skulls and other great indie labels.

After several lineup changes over the years, MONARCH recently acquired drummer Rob Schaeffer (Dark Castle, YOB live, etc.). The lineup also includes guitarist Shiran Kaïdine (Year of No Light), bassist MicHell Bidegain, and of course the ethereal, penetrating vocals of Emilie Bresson.

The band will tour Europe starting in mid October, including a stop at this year's Supersonic Festival in Birmingham, England, joining an incredibly eclectic lineup including Wolves In The Throne Room, Battles, Harvey Milk, Merzbow, Orthodox, Oxbow and dozens more.

MONARCH European Fall Tour:

10/19/2011 Ateliers de Bitche - Nantes, France

10/20/2011 La Miroiterie - Paris, France w/ Aluk Todolo

10/22/2011 Birmingham, England @ Supersonic Festival [info]

10/23/2011 The Twisted Pepper - Dublin, Ireland w/ De Novissimis, Wizards Of Firetop Mountain, RatsBlood

10/28/2011 The Navigation - Nottingham, England

10/29/2011 The Unicorn - London, England w/ Pombagira, Sonance

10/30/2011 The Fishtank - Durham, England w/ Bong

10/31/2011 The Green Door Store - Brighton, England w/ Pagan Altar

11/02/2011 DB's - Utrecht, Netherlands

11/04/2011 Les Pavillions Sauvages - Toulouse, France w/ Goat River

11/05/2011 Katie Daly's - Bayonne, France

Stay tuned for more info on the upcoming Omens, as well as more on MONARCH into 2012.

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