THE NEW BLACK - New Album To Be Released In March; Cover Art Revealed
German rockers
THE NEW BLACK will release their third album, III: Cut Loose, on March 15th via AFM Records.
Mixing duties were handled by
Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, PRETTY MAIDS)
who commented: "These guys completely floored me with their stylish mix
of both modern metal and vintage rock 'n' roll. This is a band that
could get big if things are done the right way!"
III: Cut Loose was once more recorded and produced by the band
themselves. The album will be released in different configurations,
among them a big fat digipak with loads of bonus tracks. There‘s also
talk of guest singers, free downloads and video clips with nasty spiders
and middlefingers... Details to follow.
III: Cut Loose finds the band fine-tuning their signature style
while keeping heaviness and catchiness fully intact. Their music has
been described in the past as "Our kind of party:
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bring the booze,
PANTERA spice it up,
THIN LIZZY add some taste, and
ALTER BRIDGE smooth it over before
METALLICA turn it black. And you can
be there, too!”
The self-titled debut album was released in 2009, after the
pre-production was named Demo Of The Month in four major music magazines
in their native Germany. The sophomore effort, II: Better In Black,
dropped in 2011. The New Black have played alongside acts as Volbeat,
Alter Bridge and Black Label Society, they have rocked all major
festivals like Wacken and Rock am Ring, and supported AC/DC in front of
65,000 people.
The New Black have posted short video clips from the III: Cut Loose studio sessions here. They've also posted a photo gallery to document their studio antics. Check it out at this location.
In addition, the band have announced dates on the upcoming Rock N'
Roll Overdose tour through Germany with
PSYCHOPUNCH, MOTORJESUS,
'77 and
SUPERCHARGER Their schedule is as follows:
April
12 - Losheim - Eisenbahnhalle
13 - Bochum - Matrix
17 - Berlin - C-Club
18 - Hamburg - Markthalle
20 - Nürnberg - Rockfabrik
26 - Memmingen - Kaminwerk
27 - Halle (Saale) - Steintor-Varietè