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CATACOMB RECORDS//news
26.10.09 - Alunah Queen Elephantine Vinyl
Alunah/Queen Elephantine split" purple Vinyl Available now from our Store.
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05.06.09 - Grifter support Firebird
Alunah/Queen Elephantine split" purple Vinyl Available now from our Store.
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05.06.09 - Grifter support Firebird
Grifter have been confirmed as support to the mighty Firebird in Wales!! They play Club 22, Newtown on 20th August and Hobos, Brigend on 22 August.
01.06.09 - Alunah bass player quits
Andy has left Alunah so the search is on!! If you are interested, please contact us or the band's management.
20.03.09 - Solace cancel tour
Solace have pulled out of their tour so Alunah will be touring with Italian legends Doomraiser.
16.03.09 - Alunah and Grifter support Solace
Alunah and Grfiter have been confirmed as being supports for the mighty Solace on their UK tour in April with Doomraiser. Alunah will support in Exeter and London, Grifter will support in Exeter. These dates come after Solace’s much-anticipated Roadburn Festival appearance. Please see dates below for more information.
16.03.09 - Sludge Swamp Compilation
Alunah are appearing on a brand new stoner doom download compilation album entitled "Perseverance Hotel: The Guest List" alongside Trippy Wicked and The Cosmic Children of The Knight, Tona and Behold! The Monolith!! It is free to download and can be found here.
16.03.09 - Takilma FM
Alunah were the featured band in The Crawlspace last week on Amercian station TakilmaFM. The station contains 4 hours of uncensored radio with music ranging from doom, psychedelia, stoner, thrash, garage and psychobilly. The show is 6:00 - 10:00 (Pacific Standard Time in America).
16.03.09 - Difficulties finding Alunah?
Alunah releases may still be found under the old name of “Aluna” on HMV.com, Amazon.com and Play.com. Please check both spellings. If items still cannot be found, please refer to the Alunah store within their website.
16.03.09 - The Simplicity of The Riff is Key
Grifter have had the pleasure of working with Bri from Lazarus Blackstar on their upcoming “Simplicity of The Riff is Key” EP. Bri mastered the tracks and it sounds amazing, release date is to be confirmed.
16.03.09 - Grifter support Leafhound
As well as supporting Solace, Grifter are to support psych legends Leafhound in London. Full details are below.
16.03.09 - Alunah Dates
Thursday 2nd April 2009: The Tardbigge, Redditch
Friday 3rd April 2009: Katie Fitzgeralds, Stourbridge
Saturday 4th April 2009: The Appleby, Burton
Sunday 5th April 2009: The Vic, Coalville
Thursday 9th April 2009: “The Electric Kool Aid Acid Fest”, The Old Wharf, Birmingham w/ Grifter, Trippy Wicked, Gringo
Friday 10th April 2009: The Gifford Arms, Wolverhampton w/ Grifter
Saturday 11th April 2009: The Unicorn, Camden w/ Grifter, Trippy Wicked and Stone Turner
Sunday 12th April 2009: “The Cosmic Puffin Fest”, Mersea Island Holiday Camp, Essex w/ Litmus and many more psych bands and artists
Thursday 16th April 2009: Club Vertigo, Tamworth
Friday 17th April 2009: Queens Hall, Nuneaton
Sunday 19th April 2009: The Old Angel, Nottingham w/ Ten Days Later
Friday 24th April 2009: Sawyers, Kettering
Saturday 25th April 2009: Golden Cross w/ General
Monday 27th April 2009: The Cavern, Exeter w/ Solace, Doomraiser, Grifter
Wednesday 29th April 2009: The Gaff, London w/ Solace, Doomraiser
Thursday 30th April 2009: “Busk”, Eddies Rock Club, Birmingham
Saturday 23rd May 2009: Tiggas, Exeter w/ Grifter and Fatty Chan
Monday 7th June 2009: Damsels of Destruction Fest, The Bridgehouse, 2 Canning Town, London
Saturday 11th July 2009: "Music on The Green Fest", Suffolk
Wednesday 29th July 2009: Robin 2, Bilston w/ War Pigs (Sabbath Tribute)
Thursday 30th July 2009: Jam Jam Club, Leamington
Friday 31st July 2009: Scruffy Murphys, Birmingham
16.03.09 - Grifter Dates
Thursday 9th April 2009: “The Electric Kool Aid Acid Fest”, The Old Wharf, Birmingham w/ Alunah, Trippy Wicked, Gringo
Friday 10th April 2009: The Gifford Arms, Wolverhampton w/ Alunah
Saturday 11th April 2009: The Unicorn, Camden w/ Alunah, Trippy Wicked and Stone Turner
Monday 27th April 2009: The Cavern, Exeter w/ Solace, Doomraiser, Alunah
Saturday 2nd May 2009: Underdog Art Gallery, London w/ Leafhound
Saturday 23rd May 2009: Tiggas, Exeter w/ Grifter and Fatty Chan
02.02.09 - Compilation is now half price
Sound of The Catacombs is now £4.99 instead of £8.99
01.02.09 - Alunah tour announcement
Alunah are touring in April to support the second release of "Fall To Earth"... but this time on Ltd 10" vinyl!! Click here to see dates
01.01.09 - Happy New Year and now for a name change...
Due to unforeseen circumstances, as of 1st January 2009, the UK based psych, blues, doom band Aluna will be known as “Alunah”. Until all retailers have updated their systems and stock recall completed, Alunah releases may still be found under the old name of “Aluna”. Please check both spellings. If items still cannot be found, please refer to the Alunah store within their website.
The band will be going under their new name of Alunah on their two upcoming releases in 2009. These are the limited edition split 7” with the Hong Kong / New York based doom band Queen Elephantine on Catacomb Records, and the limited edition 10” release of Alunah’s “Fall To Earth” EP, on Nasoni Records. Release dates for these vinyls are still to be confirmed.
Alunah would like to thank the following people for their help in this matter… Queen Elephantine, Nick at Code 7, Bek at Plastic Head Music Distribution, Carola at Nasoni Records, Olivia (Management), and family and friends for additional help and advice. New contact details are as follows:
Offical Web Site: www.alunah.co.uk
MySpace: www.alunah-myspace.co.uk
(Please note, this is NOT a new MySpace address, the new domain will forward to the old Aluna MySpace page)
Email: info@alunah.co.uk
18.11.08 - Aluna review on Stonerrock.com - "Fall To Earth" EP
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13.11.08 - Sonic Lord interview with Lee from The Sleeping Shaman
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05.11.08 - Sonic Lord on Stonerrock.com - "Trawling Through Sludge" Vinyl
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05.11.08 - Aluna review in Ryans Gig Guide - The Old Wharf, Birmingham
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30.10.08 - Apologies for the lack of updates... here's some now!!
The recent Aluna tour was a success, especially the Orange Goblin support at The Old Angel. Thanks especially to the guy who came and spent a hell of a lot of money (you know who you are!!) at The Catacomb stand - it's people like you who enable us to afford to put more releases out. Catacomb had similar support at The Meltdown Festival in Birmingham where alot of our stocks sold out... don't worry, we're having some more added soon!!! That brings us to our next update nicely... we now have "Surya" from Queen Elephantine in store, "Surya has been described as being "a mirage in the Martian desert – both otherwordly and earthly, barren and dense, a wild tempest of feeling", if this interests you order it here. Talking of Queen Elephantine and Aluna, once the final touches have been made to their split 7", we will be announcing the release date, this has been long awaited and we itching to finally release it!!!
03.09.08 - Aluna get Orange Goblin support slot - **TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE**
Aluna are supporting Orange Goblin at The Old Angel in Nottingham on Friday 10th October. The band have tickets available for this show. If you're interested in attending, click here to order tickets.
21.08.08 - Sonic Lord review on the Daredevil Records website - "Trawling Through Sludge" Vinyl
Click here to read.
14.08.08 - Aluna review on The Sleeping Shaman - "Fall To Earth" EP
Click here to read.
14.08.08 - Catacomb Records interview with The Sleeping Shaman
Soph's interview with The Shaman!! Click here to read.
12.08.08 - Sonic Lord review on The Sleeping Shaman - "Trawling Through Sludge" Vinyl
Click here to read.
29.07.08 - Grifter interview with The Sleeping Shaman
Ollie from Grifter has given us a nice mention in his interview with Lee from Sleeping Shaman. Click here to read. Cheers guys!!
25.07.08 - Unida come to Catacomb
We are proud to announce that we have in stock the split 7" from House of Broken Promises (ex. Unida) and Duster 69, courtesy of Daredevil Records. House of Broken Promises feature Arthur Seay, Eddie Plascenia and Mike Cancino from Unida. This is the first official release from House of Broken Promises with a new track called "The Hurt". Duster 69 features John Hermansen from Stonewall Noise Orchestra and Mother Misery on vocals. Features a new track called "Going Into The Red".Artwork done by ex-Unida guitar player Arthur Seay. Click here to order!!
24.07.08 - Catacomb artists get recognition in top magazine
"The Fallen" by Sonic Lord has just been featured in issue 1219 of Kerrang Magazine in their "Top Ten Tracks You Must Hear" chart. They said "If you like enough low end that the neighbours can feel it three doors down the street, you're gonna love the sludgy glory of Sonic Lord" "Spend My Time" by Aluna was also featured a few weeks back in the top ten chart. They said "Those in need of a fix of psychedelic blues doom with seductively sleazy female vocals need look no further than this Birmingham mob"
10.06.08 - New supply chain partners
Catacomb have added Italy's Scarey Records and Belgium's Electric Earth Records to their ever growing list of trade partners. You can find out items in their stores and their items in our stores. Other partners include Austria's PsycheDOOMelic Records, Birmingham, UK's Meltdown Records and Sheffield, UK's Calculon Records. Click here to see items.
14.04.08 - New Signings
We are proud to announce a new addition to Catacomb Records - Grifter. We have known the guys for a while now, you may of heard their track “Slow Boy” on “The Sound of The Catacombs” but this week they officially signed with us. We will be releasing their E.P "The Simplicity of the Riff is Key" which is scheduled for an autumn release. The EP features the tracks Bean, The Voices, Pendulum and I Jesus. These were recorded live at April Media Studio in Plymouth in October 2007 and mixed at Jimbish studio between November '07 and Feb '08. Grifter have been around since 2003 and play AC/DC inspired stoner rock!! In the meantime check out the forthcoming Bad Acid Tab 8 CD for a preview of “Pendulum” off the E.P and read about them in the magazine.
10.04.08 - No more shows for Catacomb
A variety of reasons have led us to make the decision not to promote anymore shows. We just want to say a big thanks to the bands we worked with - Taint, Grifter, Godsize, Asteroid, Berserkowitz, Aluna, Sonic Lord, I Am Colosuss, Outburst, Bomb The Sun and Suns of Thunder. Thanks also to those of you who came and paid the ticket price.
12.01.08 - Catacomb Records visit Kerrang Radio
Yep we're gonna be on the Johnny Doom show - once of the legendary band "Doom" and now a member of "Haxan" and Kerrang DJ!! We'll be talking about our little label and upcoming releases... maybe give stuff away. The show is broadcast on Friday 18th January and available to listen on the website.
Yep we're gonna be on the Johnny Doom show - once of the legendary band "Doom" and now a member of "Haxan" and Kerrang DJ!! We'll be talking about our little label and upcoming releases... maybe give stuff away. The show is broadcast on Friday 18th January and available to listen on the website.
20.11.07 - Come celebrate our compilation release
Were holding 2 release partys to celebrate our upcoming release of "The Sound of The Catacombs". Bands involved are extreme sludgers Berserkowitz and Godsize, extreme doomsters I Am Colossus, ace groovesters Outburst, good time stoners Grifter and psych-doomsters Aluna.
Were holding 2 release partys to celebrate our upcoming release of "The Sound of The Catacombs". Bands involved are extreme sludgers Berserkowitz and Godsize, extreme doomsters I Am Colossus, ace groovesters Outburst, good time stoners Grifter and psych-doomsters Aluna.
08.11.07 - "Sound of The Catacombs" Competition
The guys at Bad Acid Magazine have given us some limited edition Malleus art prints to give away with our album. If you find a Willy Wonka style golden ticket in your album simply contact us quoting the unique code and your delivery details and we'll send it out to you... Good luck. Click here to see the art print!!
08.11.07 - Catacomb Records get distribution deal
We are proud to announce that we have a distribution deal with Code 7 via Plastic Head Distribution. The first release to be distributed will be our compilation album "The Sound of The Catacombs" featuring various artists. The album can be found in your local record store and online in such stores as play.com, hmv.com and amazon.com. If you cannot find the album just ask over the counter and they can order it for you. The album's official release date is Monday 4th February 2008... put it in your diary!!!
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