British Pioneers of down-tuned epic sludge rock, Raging Speedhorn, return with brand new single ‘Every Night’s Alright For Fighting’, taken from their incendiary new album “Night Wolf”, set for release on March 6th via Spinefarm.
Speaking about the video, the band stated: “We all love the late 80’s/90’s wrestling era (the Golden age) and this is a video we have wanted to film for a long time. Finally, we wrote ‘Every Night’s Alright For Fighting’ and we knew this was the song straight away to pay homage to some of our childhood heroes of the squared circle. The song itself embraces the more classic Speedhorn sound, and we’re stoked to finally release our tongue in cheek tribute to the masses. We hope you all like it! Oooooh Yeahhhh!”
The tracklisting for “Night Wolf” is:
1. Blood Red Sky
2. Buzz Killa
3. The Blood Code
4. Can’t Stop
5. Every Night’s Alright for Fighting
6. Night Wolf
7. DOA
8. Comin’ In Hard
9. Dead Men Can’t Dance
10. Dead Reckoning
In support of “Night Wolf”, Raging Speedhorn kick-off a mammoth March UK headline tour, taking Hit The Lights along as special guests. The dates are:
Mar 7th – Waterfront Studio – Norwich
Mar 8th – Rebellion – Manchester
Mar 9th – Cluny – Newcastle
Mar 10th – Cathouse – Glasgow
Mar 12th – Voodoo – Belfast
Mar 13th – Grand Social – Dublin
Mar 14th – Clwb Ifor Bach
Mar 15th – The Old Cold Store – Nottingham
Mar 16th – The Fleece – Bristol
Mar 17th – The Cavern – Exeter
Mar 18th – The Joiners – Southampton
Mar 20th – Kings Hall – Herne Bay
Mar 21st – The Underworld – London
Mar 22nd – O2 Institute 2 – Birmingham
Mar 23rd – Corporation – Sheffield
“Night Wolf” is an album that perfectly captures the magic Raging Speedhorn have been concocting over their 25-year plus career. Flitting between sludge, crushing doom and high-energy dirt-fuelled rock ‘n’ roll riffs, the sextet have matured like a fine wine and honed their craft to a new level.
Featuring ten tracks of ferocious, riff-centred metal that’s packed with strength, power, and, ultimately, song-driven groove, Raging Speedhorn are once again ready to provide an antidote to mediocrity and pedestrian radio-rock.
Recorded with Russ Russell (Napalm Death, At The Gates, Dimmu Borgir) at Parlour Studios in Kettering, UK, the relationship between RSH and Russell has been honed over many years – he has produced the Pledge Music-released “Lost Ritual” and “Hard To Kill”.
The band’s drummer, Gordon Morrison, comments: “Russ really captures what we want to achieve and understands the band. We always work well together and, frankly, I wouldn’t want to record with anyone else at this stage.”
“Night Wolf” is the first album to feature new guitarist Daf Williams who joins founding members Frank Regan (vocals), Gordon Morison (drums) and mainstays Jim Palmer (guitar), Andy Gilmour (bass – who also plays with UK post-hardcore legends Hundred Reasons) and second vocalist Dan Cook. This reinvigorated line-up sees Raging Speedhorn not only capture the spirit of the band’s DNA but push their own musical boundaries and swagger into new uncharted territories.
Since the release of their eponymous debut in 2000, RSH have enjoyed a career built on stunning, unhinged, raucous live shows and albums to boot. They’ve played countless worldwide shows and festivals, sharing stages with Slipknot, Clutch, Biohazard, Enter Shikari, Skindred, earthtone9 and many more.
Notably, RSH opened up the infamous 2001 UK Ozzfest at Milton Keynes Bowl, playing in front of 50,000 metalheads; they received Kerrang! Award nominations; spent a night behind bars in Spain while on tour with Biohazard; and caused havoc during the 2002 Kerrang! Awards in London, resulting in Placebo’s Brian Molko joining in on the action and flipping over the band’s alcohol-laden table.
