End Of Suffering does what all great music should- lift the spirits and stir the soul

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FRANK CARTER AND THE
RATTLESNAKES


NEW LP “END OF SUFFERING” RELEASED MAY 3RD ON INTERNATIONAL DEATH CULT

PRE-ORDER HERE: https://fcatr.lnk.to/EndOfSufferingPR 


LIVE UK/ EU INTIMATE DATES ANNOUNCED

TICKETS HERE: https://fcatr.lnk.to/PreOrderPR 


WATCH THE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “CROWBAR” HERE:

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They say the third time’s the charm, and, after the breathtaking, ruthlessly efficient one-two punch of “Blossom” and “Modern Ruin”, here we are – at FRANK CARTER AND THE RATTLESNAKES’ album number three – at once a stadium sized declaration of intent and a deeply personal cri-de-coeur called “End of Suffering”.

Recorded in just six months over the heatwave that engulfed London last year, End Of Suffering - named after the Buddhist term for enlightenment- is the sound of a band entering an entirely new realm of the senses, a forty minute rock’n’rollercoaster of molten-hot bangers, scorched-soul ballads and grunge lullabies laced through with a lacerating lyrical honesty.

With Cam Blackwood (George Ezra / Jack Savoretti) at the helm and legendary mixer Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails / Queens Of The Stone Age) sprinkling sonic stardust, the resultant album sees Carter, co-songwriter Dean Richardson and co not so much spreading their wings as running and leaping headfirst into heretofore uncharted waters. Opener ‘Why A Butterfly Can’t Love A Spider’ finds Frank at full stretch, singing: “When I’m high I’m in heaven/When I’m low I’m in hell”, while first single “Crowbar” is tauter than a highwire and relentlessly sharpened to a razor’s edge, a sonic Molotov cocktail of a track delivered with the anarchic zeal of the gilets-jaunes rioters. “I saw an amazing bit of graffitti during the Paris riots which said: ‘We’ve cut off heads for less than this’” enthuses Frank. “I loved that attitude. People are sick of being force fed doom and gloom.” It also comes complete with a video directed by long-time collaborator Ross Cairns (who has also directed videos for Biffy Clyro and QOTSA) and acts as a blistering clarion call to arms. 

When the fury is dialled down however, even more startling shades start to surface. ‘Anxiety’ is a paranoic festival anthem in waiting, while ‘Love Games’ is an absolute beauty; a distortion-heavy nod to Amy Winehouse’s finest moment destined to soundtrack the summer.   ‘Angel Wings’, meanwhile, is as bleakly poetic as Charles Bukowski. A howl of existential despair involving vodka and viocodin induced visions of  ‘feathers made of diamond rings/dragons made of oxygen’ it’s worthy of those other harrowingly honest third albums, The Manic Street Preachers’ Holy Bible & Nirvana’s In Utero (both band favourites).

The album also features Tom Morello as a guest guitarist on ‘Tyrant Lizard King’. The two re-connected after many years at Resurrection Festival in Spain last summer, where Frank infamously sung Rage classic ‘Killing In The Name’ to a 40,000 strong crowd, finishing the track with a stage dive worthy of the rock’n’roll hall of fame. 

Indeed. In an age of say-nothing pop and codified corporate rock, End Of Suffering does what all great music should- lift the spirits and stir the soul. 





 TRACKLISTING



Why a Butterfly Can’t Love a Spider
Tyrant Lizard King feat. Tom Morello
Heartbreaker
Crowbar
Love Games
Anxiety
Angel Wings
Supervillian
Latex Dreams
Kitty Sucker
Little Devil
End of Suffering


In the lead up to album release, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes will play intimate shows across the UK and Europe, bringing their trademark intensity and raucous stage presence to tiny venues and giving a first glimpse of End Of Suffering in a live setting. Tickets to these very intimate gigs will be available to fans early via an exclusive pre-sale on the website, head here.

End Of Suffering will be released on several exclusive, limited edition formats,  full info on the band’s website here.



LIVE DATES

Thursday, February 7 - The Bullingdon, Oxford

Friday, February 8 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

Saturday, February 9 - Dreamland (Ballroom), Margate  

Monday, February 11 - The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth

Tuesday, February 12 - The Fleece, Bristol

Wednesday, February 13 - Sin City, Swansea   

Friday, February 15 - The Sugarmill, Stoke

Saturday, February 16 - Empire, Coventry

Monday, February 18 - Peddler, Sheffield

Tuesday, February 19 - Arts Club Theatre, Liverpool  

Thursday, February 21 - Think Tank, Newcastle

Friday, February 22 - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh

Saturday, February 23 - Fibbers, York

Friday, March 15 - M4M Festival, Zurich - Switzerland

Saturday, March 16 - Z-Bau, Nuremberg - Germany

Monday, March 18 - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette - Luxembourg

Tuesday, March 19 - La Poudriere, Belfort - France

Wednesday, March 20 - Les Docks, Lausanne - Switzerland  

Friday, March 22 - La Cooperative de Mai, Clermont Ferrand - France

Saturday, March 23 - Rockstore, Montpellier – France

Monday, March 25 - Santeria Club, Milan - Italy

Tuesday, March 26 - Locomotive Club, Bologna - Italy  

Thursday, March 28 -  Culture Factory, Zagreb - Croatia

Friday, March 29 - Simm City, Vienna - Austria

Saturday, March 30 - Akvarium Klub, Budapest - Hungary

Monday, April 1 - Hydrozagadka, Warsaw - Poland

Wednesday, April 3 - Lucerna Bar, Prague - Czech Republic

Thursday, April 4 - Bei Chez Heinz, Hannover - Germany

Friday, April 5 - Matrix Club, Bochum - Germany

Saturday, April 6 - Faster & Louder Festival– Eindhoven, Netherlands

Wednesday, May 30th - Dauwpop Festival, Hellendoorn

Saturday, June 1st - Primavera Sound, Barcelona

Friday, July 5th - Down The Rabbit Hole, Ewijk

Thursday, 20th July - Deichbrand Festival, Cuxhaven  

Tuesday, 13th August - Sziget Festival, Budapest    



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Marry Yourself
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The new single from Julie Grant Marry Yourself celebrates being single, dispelling the myth that everyone must find a partner to be complete. It's not anti-marriage, it's just saying you don't need to become a wife or husband in order to be accepted in to society. Women especially think this is a must and it's not. It's sending out a very positive message to everyone, whatever their gender. The song is not autobiographical unlike the B-side : Hang For It.

The single is due for release in March 2019. The video will feature: a woodpecker, confetti, a Barbie doll and a bicycle... stoic/nonchalant male band and a jolly female singer. Julie is also celebrating being an older single woman, not dependent on the exposure of flesh to elicit a response. Listen here

Julie is writing a play based on Green and Purple, a song about domestic violence where the perpetrator is the mother. This is autobiographical and promises to be a hard-hitting yet sensitive piece of drama.
The band will be playing live dates (TBC) in early 2019 to introduce the new songs, and the new band to new audiences.

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