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MELONBALL announce new album ‘Breathe’ out on Lockjaw Records & Thousand Island Records in March! Here is the single and video!

Skate punk band MELONBALL from Nuremberg release their debut album, ten songs full of punch, anger, criticism and emotion, on Lockjaw Records in Europe and Thousand Island in US/Canada.

According to singer Oli, ‘BREATHE’ collects social and system-critical topics, channels and breaks them down to the human feelings that are left at the end:

“It’s at least comforting and often even life-saving to know that you’re not alone, that you’re not the only person feeling overwhelmed by injustice, abuse of power and all the shit that happens everywhere, but that you’re among like-minded people who share the same attitude and morals.”

The band also release their new single ‘STICKER’ ahead of the album release.

23/03/24 – Erfurt GER, with Drunktank

23/03/25 – Aachen GER, with March

23/04/01 – Nuremberg GER, “Breathe” Album Release Show

23/04/02 – Saarbrücken GER, with Drunktank, Heathcliff

23/04/03 – Antwerp BEL, with Heathcliff

23/04/05 – Brighton UK, with Heathcliff

23/04/06 – London UK, with Heathcliff

23/04/7-9 – Manchester Punk Fest

23/04/12 – Munich GER,

23/04/14 – Fürth GER

23/05/13 – Regensburg GER, Punk for Paws Fest

23/06/17 – Bad Laasphe GER, Festival

23/06/30 – Mission Ready Fest Warmup

23/08/8-11 – Punk Rock Holiday

(news-new single) Melodic hardcore DARKO released new single!

Over a raucous decade, DARKO have by definition, become veterans of the UK Punk scene and it is not uncommon to see them standing as an essential name within the intricate and complex world of contemporary Punk and Hardcore.

The band, urgent and charged with conviction, are set to continue championing and contributing to the health of the very scene that birthed them as they pen the narrative of their new chapter.

In 2020, longtime voicebox Dan Smith returned to his native Australia and parted ways with the band after so long in the vox seat. Dan’s evocative, emphatic and emotional lyricisms have left quite the legacy throughout the band’s releases. Darko’s four other noisemakers have curated a backdrop of vicious, hybridised Skate Punk and Melodic Hardcore that has been pushed beyond itself across thirty countries. 

Darko have now enlisted longtime touring compadre Tom West of UK shredders, Almeida. The band have never hid from what ails them or the society they inhabit but with West at the vocal helm now and forgoing the complacent societal padding forced upon us all, his lyrical discomfort has spurred the band’s most unbarred barrage yet. 

Darko’s evolution is tied to their past but with threads so long that there is an abundance of slack to play with. Notes of Polar Bear Club, Mastodon, A Wilhelm Scream, Protest The Hero, Rise Against and Propagandhi can all be savoured in their contemporary flavour profile. 

Rob, Chris, Karl, Andy and now Tom have come together to the highest degree, poised and proud to show you a reimagined, powerful and determined Darko.

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DARKO are:Tom West – Vocals Rob Piper- Guitar / Backing Vocals Chris Brown- Guitar / Backing Vocals Karl Sursham- Bass / Backing Vocals Andy Borg- Drums

New DARKO singer debuts on anti-misogyny epic ‘The Ladder’!

Band Release Documentary alongside single release!

Veteran UK melodic hardcore act DARKO have returned with ‘The Ladder’ – their ambitious first new release in over five years. The track offers a first listen to the band with new vocalist, Tom West (previously of metallic punks Almeida), who brings a jarring intensity and an unsparing attitude to the south England quintet.

Gravelly former vocalist Dan Smith retired from the band in 2020, relocating to his native Australia after a decade of worldwide touring. DARKO’s updated incarnation is likely to polarise listeners – this new single unapologetically serves up fiercely political lyrics across 7+ minutes of progressive thrash. 

West uses his new platform to immediately urge fellow punks to take a stand against the scene’s “embedded misogyny”, screaming “How can we bring change with only people who look like us up on stage?”. Katz Hinsley of Manchester’s Follow Your Dreams adds her signature yells to the track’s crescendo, with the passionate refrain “the scene is big enough for every one of us”.

‘The Ladder’ is available on all digital platforms ahead of the upcoming new EP ‘SPARKLE’, set for release on Lockjaw Records (EU) and Thousand Island Records (CA) in summer 2022.

Fans who want early access to all four tracks can purchase an exclusive 34-minute 4K feature, directed by Benny P (KoRn, Lenny Kravitz, Buzzcocks), featuring candid interviews and playthrough videos of ‘SPARKLE’ in its entirety. ‘SPARKLE IN MOTION’, is released today on Vimeo On Demand, at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/darkosparkleinmotion
 
The Ladder is available on all digital streaming platforms.
Streaming link:https://ohf.lnk.to/infoblackouthttps://darko.lnk.to/theladder
SPARKLE IN MOTION’, is available to rent:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/darkosparkleinmotion
BIOGRAPHY
Over a raucous decade, DARKO have by definition, become veterans of the UK Punk scene and it is not uncommon to see them standing as an essential name within the intricate and complex world of contemporary Punk and Hardcore.

The band, urgent and charged with conviction, are set to continue championing and contributing to the health of the very scene that birthed them as they pen the narrative of their new chapter.

In 2020, longtime voicebox Dan Smith returned to his native Australia and parted ways with the band after so long in the vox seat. Dan’s evocative, emphatic and emotional lyricisms have left quite the legacy throughout the band’s releases. Darko’s four other noisemakers have curated a backdrop of vicious, hybridised Skate Punk and Melodic Hardcore that has been pushed beyond itself across thirty countries. 

Darko have now enlisted longtime touring compadre Tom West of UK shredders, Almeida. The band have never hid from what ails them or the society they inhabit but with West at the vocal helm now and forgoing the complacent societal padding forced upon us all, his lyrical discomfort has spurred the band’s most unbarred barrage yet. 

Darko’s evolution is tied to their past but with threads so long that there is an abundance of slack to play with. Notes of Polar Bear Club, Mastodon, A Wilhelm Scream, Protest The Hero, Rise Against and Propagandhi can all be savoured in their contemporary flavour profile. 

Rob, Chris, Karl, Andy and now Tom have come together to the highest degree, poised and proud to show you a reimagined, powerful and determined Darko.
Links:Facebook
InstagramTwitter
YouTube
DARKO are:Tom West – Vocals Rob Piper- Guitar / Backing Vocals Chris Brown- Guitar / Backing Vocals Karl Sursham- Bass / Backing Vocals Andy Borg- Drums