review of the year 2017

Wow has it really been this long since our last blog!

I can't believe it! One year has gone by since our last official blog! I was supposed to be doing one every few months! I suppose I could blame the fact that I was nose in the computer all the time working on my Masters Degree and my dissertation which took up a lot of hours. Which was true, but all the same, one year since our last blog! My new year's resolution is to make up for that by (yes you guessed it) putting out a blog every few months detailing our progress. However, in the meantime, I have 12 months to look back on before I can go forward, so let's start....

death party uk's american and mexican debut

In Feb 2017 Death Party UK played in LA and Mexico City, we had a great time which can be seen from our tour diary which can be read HERE 
Since the online diary was published, we have made some video footage of our LA show available on youtube and Facebook, which can be viewed HERE and HERE 
Suffice to say that this mini tour of Gothic Festivals was the high point of our year and pretty much a once in a lifetime experience for us. But, we have been asked back and if we can make it happen

gigs in the uk

During 2017 Death Party UK played a number of cool gigs and events all over the UK, working with and supporting some great bands and promoters. What some of you will know is that we keep an up to date diary of all the gigs we play so we can kind of look back on everything which you can find HERE 
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releases in 2017

We only managed to put out 3 digital singles in 2017 due to the demands of our other activities these being:
She Devil
Batman
Witching Spell 

If you want to check out the tracks, please click on the song titles above as they are linked (clever technology eh?)
​With that said, we are currently in the process of sorting out the artwork and running order of the next instalment of our "Hellfire Rock'n'Roll" series of releases which will, as usual, feature the above songs as well as bonus tracks and mixes and we think will probably see the light of day by Easter 2018. Again, as always, the release will be made available in limited qualities as a CD, but unlimited as a digital download. Just keep an eye on this web page and our Facebook pages for info as it happens.
Death Party UK band page
​Death Party UK group page

Click on the above (yep, same as last time clever technology etc lol).

In all honesty, what I can say is that as a band we have ALREADY mixed and mastered a load of unreleased tracks that are just "in the can" that NEED to be set free and depending how things go this year, we will try and get ANOTHER "Hellfire Rock'n'Roll" out before the end of 2018.
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live album(s)

Now then, back in May 2017 our set supporting Grooving in Green and Red Sun Revival was recorded on digital multi track by Doghouse owner Baz, who kindly sent me the "stems" (tech speak for the different recorded audio tracks). I have mixed and mastered them in the Nightbreed studio with no additional musical overdubs and we have made our raw and real performance available for FREE for all fans and supporters who sign up for our Bandcamp VIP Area. Its a powerful and real, hell I even left my vocal mistakes in, even when I cracked up laughing at my own vocal mistake in "Hellfire Rock'n'Roll"! Anyway, if you want a copy of this album plus loads of other cool stuff please check out our Bandcamp VIP Area. 
VIP Area

When we played the Doghouse again on the 9.12.2017 supporting Inkubus Sukubus, Bazz again recorded our set and even as I type I am in the process of mixing and mastering the gig, even at this stage the recording is sounding so strong it could knock the head off a pint of beer! As to when and how this recording will be available, I am not sure. Once again I suggest that you keep checking out our sites for more info. 

videos

We have always been big on videos in Death Party UK, but we work a little contrary to all established music industry thought. What ought to be done is that the promo video for a single is released the same time as the track. But what we have fallen into doing is to create the video "when we get chance" which is usually a a little while after the release of the song. So, this year we have managed to put together promo videos for all of the digital singles with the most recent of these promo videos (the one for Witching Spell) being released during the "Crimbo Limbo" between Xmas and New Year which you can see.....
HERE

All of the other promo videos as well as a selection of live video recordings and backstage messing about can be see HERE

new release

On the 1.1.18 we released our new digital single "My Own Way" on all digital formats including our own Bandcamp site. A song about freedom and being yourself no mater what the cost, (also a short mention of black pants as sung by Scarlet, well, you know it rhymed so why not! Lol). Here is the link to the Bandcamp site, please click on the pic as due to the wonders of technology, I have embedded a link! 

current future plans

So what is on the slate for us in 2018? At the moment we are having a rest from playing live as we both work on other music and creative projects. We will start playing live again from April 2018 onwards with dates being confirmed and publicised as details come in. However, keep your eyes peeled as there will be a number of live videos being uploaded on here and social media, most specifically the live video of our "Live At The Doghouse" live album, the first instalment already ready to go with future instalments currently being edited for release. 
Also, expect "Hellfire Rock'n'Roll Volume 3" to be announced pretty soon. As well as details of our Patreon page......
In the meantime, keep watching our website and our social media sites for info as it happens and we hope to see you down the front at one of our shows and that you make the leap of becoming a VIP Supporter on our bandcamp page.
THAT SOUNDS COOL, TAKE ME THERE NOW!

Until the next event and or blog update.
Keep he fire burning!
​Trev and Scarlet