DEVILSKIN AWARDS AND HOT SUMMER TOUR DATES
Last night at the second annual Artisan Awards Clint Murphy won the Best Engineer Tui for Devilskin’s Be Like The River. A fantastic achievement and recognition for his exemplary work on the album. Devilskin (James Southgate) are also thrilled to announce they will play three additional live shows this Summer; New Year’s Eve in New Plymouth, January 2 in Wellington and January 3 in Napier.
Last night at the second annual Artisan Awards Clint Murphy won the Best Engineer Tui for Devilskin’s Be Like The River. A fantastic achievement and recognition for his exemplary work on the album.
Devilskin comment “We are delighted that Clint has been recognised for his effort and expertise producing and engineering our album Be Like The River. We were blown away with the global praise the album received and for it now to be honored at home with Clint winning a Tui for Best Engineer is great news.”
DEVILSKIN are also nominated in two categories at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (VNZMA) for Best Group and Best Rock Album and they will perform at the VNZMA’s held at Spark Arena 16th November.
DEVILSKIN are also thrilled to announce they will play three additional live shows this Summer; New Year’s Eve in New Plymouth, January 2 in Wellington and January 3 in Napier.
This announcement follows the hugely successful NZ TOUR 2017. Devilskin sold out 5 of 7 live shows in New Zealand towns this month. The overwhelming reaction to Devilskin’s Live Shows has led the band to schedule some additional dates to support the towns they didn’t get to.
DEVILSKIN will play:
31st Dec NYE The Mayfair, New Plymouth
2nd January Walter Nash Stadium, Hutt Valley Wellington
3rd January Pettigrew Green Arena, Taradale, Napier
Tickets available from Eventfinda www.eventfinda.co.nz
The band share "We had such a great time on this last tour that we don't want the party to stop. We are really stoked to announce a few more dates so we can hit some of the towns we couldn't get to on the last run. A devilish New Year’s Eve party in New Plymouth, a massive show in party central, Lower Hutt, and a return to see our friends in the beautiful Hawkes Bay sounds like a killer way to start 2018! Can't wait to see you all!"
DEVILSKIN ALBUM BE LIKE THE RIVER CERTIFIED GOLD
NZ band DEVILSKIN’s (James Southgate) second studio album, Be Like The River released in November 11, 2016 debuted at #1 on the Official Album Chart on the 18th November 2016 has today been certified Gold.
NZ band DEVILSKIN’s (James Southgate) second studio album, Be Like The River released in November 11, 2016 debuted at #1 on the Official Album Chart on the 18th November 2016 has today been certified Gold.
Gold status means more than 7,500 copies of Be Like the River have been sold. Certification is awarded on the basis of over-the-counter retail sales and streaming data.
Paul Martin makes comment on behalf of the band;
A #1 Gold Album!! Thank you so much to everyone who has had a part in this!
Nic, Jennie, Nail and I are terrifically proud of Be Like The River. This album, to us encapsulates our journey, vision, sacrifice and passion, the years of hard work (from so many) and the beautiful ride that it continues to be. We are all so greatful to be able to do what we love, and that you love it!
Big thanks to too many to name but our family, management, crew, friends, the gang at The Rock, Rhythmethod, NZ On Air, the NZ music industry as a whole and YOU awesome people that get out there and support us by buying our albums. Thank you! See you out there soon NZ!
Be like the river that cuts through the stone.
Be Like The River features the smash singles VOICES, MOUNTAINS, PRAY and the recently released BELIEVE IN ME. The album is available as an 11 track album, 13 track deluxe pack and Gatefold LP vinyl edition.
The album was recorded with producer Clint Murphy at Modern World Studios, Tetbury in the United Kingdom after Devilskin’s European Tour.
Press Release, Friday 14 July 2017
Devilskin’s debut album We Rise released on July 11, 2014 and went straight to the top of the charts remaining as the Number 1 Album and Number 1 Kiwi Artist Album for 3 weeks and achieving Gold Sales after only 2 weeks. The album was certified Platinum in February 2015 with sales exceeding 15,000 albums.
Not only are they achieving considerable sales Devilskin’s fans have been streaming their music in all parts of the globe. Devilskin are the FIRST domestic NZ rock band to exceed 1,000,000 streams with one song, that being Elvis Presley Circle Pit and they are approaching 7,000,000 streams in total.
Devilskin have established themselves as a household name in their native New Zealand. Formed in Hamilton in 2010 this four piece rock band are bonded by blood. Paul (bass) and Nic (drums) are father and son, Jennie (vocals) is Nics’ Aunt and Pauls’ sister in law, Nail (guitar) is Pauls evil twin.
Devilskin have recently returned from their 4th UK tour in the past two years, which included sold out gigs in Ireland and playing at the legendary Rock + Metal 3 day festival DOWNLOAD. While in the UK they were also busy shooting the music video on location for their latest single BELIEVE IN ME with award winning director Shae Stirling – watch this space.
DEVILSKIN AND HALESTORM ROCK NZ AUDIENCES THIS SUMMER
Devilskin (James Southgate) will tour their explosive live set throughout New Zealand this summer from December 8 - January 21. The tour, presented by The Rock will support Devilskin’s third album, and second studio release, Be Like The River.
Devilskin (James Southgate) will tour their explosive live set throughout New Zealand this summer from December 8 - January 21. The tour, presented by The Rock will support Devilskin’s third album, and second studio release, Be Like The River.
Devilskin will be joined by Grammy Award Winning Hard Rock band Halestorm to deliver an incredible double headline at seven of the tour dates.
Halestorm is an American rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania. The band features lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her brother drummer and percussionist Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger and bassist Josh Smith. Freak Like Me and Love Bites (So Do I) both reached #1 on Active Rock charts, making Halestorm the first ever female-fronted band to top the format’s airplay ranking. The band won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for Love Bites (So Do I). The accomplishments didn’t stop there, Hale was honored by Gibson Guitars, which celebrated her accomplishments by creating a Lzzy Hale signature Explorer guitar. Halestorm are well known for their near non-stop touring, often performing as many as 250 shows a year.
Lzzy Hale shares “we are so excited to be coming back to New Zealand! There is such a passion for hard rock there and we are very humbled to be invited back with our new friends in Devilskin! You can expect glorious debauchery and lots of loud music! See you all soon!”
Devilskin say "sharing the stage with US rock giants Halestorm is going to be a real blast! Halestorm are one of the hardest working bands around and their live show is legendary. It will definately be the hottest tour this summer! Jennie Skulander and Lzzy Hale on the same bill, hell, the audience are in for a real treat."
Rising stars in the New Zealand rock scene City Of Souls will be supporting Devilskin on all dates of the tour. Their new single Long Gone is currently on radio.
The Be Like the River tour visits:
8th December - The Cloverlea Tavern, Palmerston North
9th December - Hawkes Bay Opera House, Hastings
10th December - Cossie Club, Gisborne
16th December - Stampede Bar, Papakura, Auckland
17th December - Tokora Club, Tokoroa
23rd December - Altitude, Hamilton
28th December - Regent Theatre, Greymouth
29th December - Aorangi Stadium, Timaru
30th December - Rhythm & Alps Festival, Wanaka
31st December NYE - Cathedral Square, Christchurch - Devilskin & Halestorm
2nd January - Trafalgar Centre, Nelson - Devilskin & Halestorm
3rd January - Walter Nash Stadium, Lower Hutt, Wellington - Devilskin & Halestorm
4th January - The Mayfair, New Plymouth- Devilskin & Halestorm
6th January - Bay Park Arena, Mount Maunganui - Devilskin & Halestorm
7th January - Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland - Devilskin & Halestorm
8th January - Great Lakes Centre, Taupo - Devilskin & Halestorm
21st January - Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Heads
Devilskin will play new material from Be Like The River for the first time including smash singlesMountains and Pray, as well as the hit singles from We Rise.
DEVILSKIN 'BE LIKE THE RIVER'
Devilskin (James Southgate) are amped to announce their second studio album, Be Like The River will release on Friday November 11, 2016.
Devilskin (James Southgate) are amped to announce their second studio album, Be Like The River will release on Friday November 11, 2016.
Be Like The River features the smash singles MOUNTAINS and recently released PRAY. Video by Tim Van Dammen.
The band comment "we are beyond excited to be releasing our new studio album Be Like The River on November 11th. The title comes from a lyric of ours 'Be like the river and cut through the stone', the message is about reaching your goals through perseverance and unwavering determination. It’s been an incredible journey so far for Devilskin and we feel this album really encapsulates and represents our evolution as a band, as songwriters and as people.”
Be Like The River will be available as an 11 track album, 13 track deluxe pack and Gatefold LP vinyl edition. Pre Sales are available now from iTunes.
The album was recorded at Modern World Studio’s Tetbury in the United Kingdom after Devilkin’s European Tour. After the success of We Rise the band maintained their strong working relationships, continuing the very successful and creative association with Producer Clint Murphy, Murphy produced and mixed the album, and working alongside Ryan Smith from Sterling Sound New York who mastered both albums.
Barny Bewick from Indium Design created the artwork for the album. Devilskin say “we are incredibly proud of these songs and it was crucial to have the right visuals for the album so we again utilised the talents of Barny to create artwork that is as stunning and evocative as the music on the album.”
Devilkin’s debut album We Rise released on July 11, 2014 and went straight to the top of the charts remaining as the Number 1 Album and Number 1 Kiwi Artist Album for 3 weeks and achieving Gold Sales after only 2 weeks. The album was certified Platinum in February 2015 with sales exceeding 15,000 albums.
Devilskin have established themselves as a household name in their native New Zealand. Formed in Hamilton in 2010 this four piece rock band are bonded by blood. Paul (bass) and Nic (drums) are father and son, Jennie (vocals) is Nics’ Aunt and Pauls’ sister in law, Nail (guitar) is Pauls evil twin.
Fans won’t be kept waiting, Devilskin’s blistering on stage antics will be seen on stage over summer. Tour details to come.
Be Like The River Pre Sales are available here.