VIKING SKULL - Original Guitarist To Join Band For Upcoming Tour
November 12, 2008, 15 years ago
According to a band update, "due to Rich Vose being missing and not being able to be contacted etc, original VIKING SKULL guitarist Darren Smith will be back on axe duties on the upcoming UK tour in December." Dates can be found here.
Powerage Records in cooperation with Candlelight Records have announced the November 25th North American release for doom gloom Heartache & Whiskey, the new album from England’s Viking Skull. Recorded and produced outside Philadelphia, where Candlelight's American offices are located, the record is the first to feature new drummer Jess Margera (CKY). The band will celebrate the release with five special performances alongside CLUTCH.
Doom Gloom Heartache & Whiskey is the first album from newly-formed London-based Powerage Records. A joint venture between Classic Rock Magazine/Future PLC and Plastichead Music Distribution, Powerage Records was intently formed to champion high-voltage rock and roll. A&R; veteran Derek Oliver has been brought in to oversea artist liaison while the editorial and sales teams of Classic Rock and Plastichead Music tackle the marketing and sales for the artists. In the US, Candlelight Records will oversee and coordinate all efforts for Powerage with the help of Caroline Distribution/EMI Music Marketing.
The track listing for Doom Gloom Heartache & Whiskey: 'Start A War', 'Doom Gloom Heartache & Whiskey', 'In Hell', 'Hair Of The Dog', 'Shot Down', 'Double Or Quits', 'In For The Kill', '19 Swords', 'Drink'.
