SHAI HULUD Announce East Coast Tour To Celebrate NEW Album 'Reach Beyond the Sun'!

As previously reported, SHAI HULUD will be releasing a NEW album entitled 'Reach Beyond the Sun' in North America on February 19th, 2013 via Metal Blade Records. The title track for the album is streaming on-line, and is available for purchase on iTunes. Album cover & NEW single available HERE!

In celebration of their NEW album, SHAI HULUD will be kicking off their live campaign this February with four shows throughout the East Coast of the United States. These shows precede the band's trip to Australia for the annual Soundwave Festival (Metallica, The Offspring, Slayer), as well as their recently announced European tour with Propagandhi.

SHAI HULUD East Coast record release shows:

02/13: Amityville, NY at Club Revolution
02/15: Haverhill, MA at Anchors Up
02/16: Trenton, NJ at Backstage at Champions
02/17: Danbury, CT at Heirloom Arts Theater

SHAI HULUD at Soundwave Festival (SOLD OUT):

02/23: Brisbane, Australia
02/24: Sydney, Australia
03/01: Melbourne, Australia
03/02: Adelaide, Australia
03/04: Perth, Australia

Failed States European Tour 2013 with PROPAGANDHI, COMEBACK KID (UK only), SHAI HULUD & WAR ON WOMEN:

12/04/13: DE in Berlin at SO36
13/04/13: DE in Hamburg at Grünspan
14/04/13: NL in Amsterdam at Melkweg
15/04/13: UK in Nottingham at Rock City
17/04/13: UK in London at The Electric Ballroom
18/04/13: UK in Glasgow at Garage
19/04/13: UK in Sheffield at Corporation
20/04/13: BE in Hasselt at Muziekodroom
21/04/13: DE in Köln at Essigfabrik
23/04/13: DE in München at Backstage
24/04/13: CH in Zürich at Komplex
25/04/13: AT in Wien at Arena
26/04/13: IT in Milano at Officina Creative Ansaldo
27/04/13: DE in Stuttgart at– LKA

Comments SHAI HULUD's Matt Fox: "The opportunity to tour Europe is not something we will ever take for granted. Before our first trip in 1999, the idea of touring another country was something only "real" bands did. We were kids, fanboys ripping off our favorite bands. All we ever wanted to do was try to make someone else feel something resembling what we felt when listening to the bands who inspired us. We never thought our name or music would get out of South Florida. Somehow it made it to Europe, and we graciously followed.

"Since 1999 we have now been to Europe countless times, having played some our most memorable, emotional, and altogether unbelievable shows there, across many different countries. Where we once had what some refer to as "fans," we now have friends, some so close they are practically family. We cherish the relationships we have made in Europe: personal, musical, lyrical, and in most cases all of the above.

"In 2013 we are returning to Europe with Propagandhi, one of our all time favorite bands. This will be yet another extremely special tour we are fortunate enough to share with our European family. Young and not as young, faces new and familiar, we're grateful to make new memories and rage with everyone soon!"

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SHAI HULUD Premiere Title Track For "Reach Beyond the Sun"; Pre-orders Available Now!

SHAI HULUD's NEW album, 'Reach Beyond the Sun', will be released in North America on February 19th, 2013 via Metal Blade Records. The title track for the album is streaming on-line, and is available for purchase on iTunes HERE. Throughout the next few weeks, the band will also be posting candid studio video blogs, NEW music, and more, so watch out for updates as they are made available.



About 'Reach Beyond the Sun':

'Reach Beyond the Sun', the fourth entry in Shai Hulud's storied catalog, will see its release in February of 2013. The album was produced by current New Found Glory guitarist, Chad Gilbert, and notably, vocalist on Hulud's debut LP 'Hearts Once Nourished With Hope And Compassion'. In addition to producing, Gilbert also returned to sing on the album - his first offering of recorded vocals with the band in over a decade. Not unlike Shai Hulud's previous releases, 'Reach Beyond the Sun' was born of several years of toiling before ever entering a studio. The band's previous effort, 'Misanthropy Pure', a polished, Metallic and frenzied piece of masterwork, is contrasted by the much more visceral, instinctively compositional songs found on 'Reach Beyond the Sun', an embracement of the raw Hardcore/Punk elements that sit at the cornerstone of the band's influences. Longtime bass player Mad Matt Fletcher asserts, "Anyone who really knows the band will agree this album is our definitive sound, encompassing all of our different influences and styles." He conclusively reiterates, "Yep, this sounds like Shai Hulud."

"Shai Hulud comes from the isolated corner of hardcore where a screaming voice has meaning and purpose. (Their) lyrics empower and inspire. A gift of perspective, if not of true insight." - Nick Pierce (Shai Hulud fan)

Lyrically, Shai Hulud continues to evoke deeper thought, and a range of true human emotions practically unique to the band as the modern underground often shies away from depth for fear of the vulnerability of inner exposure. Shai Hulud affirms "True strength is inviolate" in the song "Monumental Graves," and introspectively queries "Is ours, indeed, a sunless path to waiting graves we prepare for ourselves?" and "Will we bring our hearts back to life?" in the songs "I, Saturnine" and "A Human Failing," respectively, boldly turning their insides out. Regarding "A Human Failing," a song about a generation willing to turn numb in lieu of a life of pain and feeling, guitar player Matt Fox comments "It's become 'cool' to be cold. No pun intended." In the interest of challenging misinterpreted notions of pessimism, the song "Think The Adder Benign" professes "No, I do not believe roses only bloom just to conceal the thorns. I merely accept the thorn pricked finger bleeds" while "To Suffer Fools" maintains the band's active frustration and misanthropy, a trait by which Shai Hulud are notorious: "Pour the salts of acumen straight into the eyes to recondition the mind."

In recording 'Reach Beyond the Sun', Shai Hulud welcomed the vocal talents of accomplished friends from throughout the Hardcore community. Fans will note guest vocals from: Jay Pepito (Reign Supreme, Blacklisted) on "A Human Failing, John Vigil (The Ghost Inside) on "If A Mountain be My Obstacle," Louis Hernandez (Alpha & Omega) on "Man Into Demon," all officially recorded former Hulud vocalists Matt Mazalli, Damien Moyal, and Geert van der Velde on "Medicine to the Dead," as well as additional vocals throughout the album from the likes of Justin Krauss (With Life In Mind), Martin Stewart (Donnybrook, Terror), David Wood (Down To Nothing, Terror), among others.



'Reach Beyond the Sun' will be released on February 19th in North America, and February 15th/18th in Europe.

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SHAI HULUD Release NEW Album Teaser & Announce Release Date!

SHAI HULUD will be releasing their NEW album, 'Reach Beyond the Sun', on February 19th, 2013 via Metal Blade Records. NEW music and pre-orders will be available on December 10th, but for now, fans can sample a portion of a NEW track here:



About Reach Beyond the Sun:

'Reach Beyond the Sun', the fourth entry in Shai Hulud's storied catalog, will see its release in February of 2013. The album was produced by current New Found Glory guitarist, Chad Gilbert, and notably, vocalist on Hulud's debut LP 'Hearts Once Nourished With Hope And Compassion'. In addition to producing, Gilbert also returned to sing on the album - his first offering of recorded vocals with the band in over a decade. Not unlike Shai Hulud's previous releases, 'Reach Beyond the Sun' was born of several years of toiling before ever entering a studio. The band's previous effort, 'Misanthropy Pure', a polished, Metallic and frenzied piece of masterwork, is contrasted by the much more visceral, instinctively compositional songs found on 'Reach Beyond the Sun', an embracement of the raw Hardcore/Punk elements that sit at the cornerstone of the band's influences. Longtime bass player Mad Matt Fletcher asserts, "Anyone who really knows the band will agree this album is our definitive sound, encompassing all of our different influences and styles." He conclusively reiterates, "Yep, this sounds like Shai Hulud."

"Shai Hulud comes from the isolated corner of Hardcore where a screaming voice has meaning and purpose. (Their) lyrics empower and inspire. A gift of perspective, if not of true insight." - Nick Pierce / Shai Hulud fan

Lyrically, Shai Hulud continues to evoke deeper thought, and a range of true human emotions practically unique to the band as the modern underground often shies away from depth for fear of the vulnerability of inner exposure. Shai Hulud affirms "True strength is inviolate" in the song "Monumental Graves," and introspectively queries "Is ours, indeed, a sunless path to waiting graves we prepare for ourselves?" and "Will we bring our hearts back to life?" in the songs "I, Saturnine" and "A Human Failing," respectively, boldly turning their insides out. Regarding "A Human Failing," a song about a generation willing to turn numb in lieu of a life of pain and feeling, guitar player Matt Fox comments "It's become 'cool' to be cold. No pun intended." In the interest of challenging misinterpreted notions of pessimism, the song "Think The Adder Benign" professes "No, I do not believe roses only bloom just to conceal the thorns. I merely accept the thorn pricked finger bleeds" while "To Suffer Fools" maintains the band's active frustration and misanthropy, a trait by which Shai Hulud are notorious: "Pour the salts of acumen straight into the eyes to recondition the mind."

In recording 'Reach Beyond the Sun', Shai Hulud welcomed the vocal talents of accomplished friends from throughout the Hardcore community. Fans will note guest vocals from: Jay Pepito (Reign Supreme, Blacklisted) on "A Human Failing, John Vigil (The Ghost Inside) on "If A Mountain be My Obstacle," Louis Hernandez (Alpha & Omega) on "Man Into Demon," all officially recorded former Hulud vocalists Matt Mazalli, Damien Moyal, and Geert van der Velde on "Medicine to the Dead," as well as additional vocals throughout the album from the likes of Justin Krauss (With Life In Mind), Martin Stewart (Donnybrook, Terror), David Wood (Down To Nothing, Terror), among others.

Since the release of 'Misanthropy Pure' in 2008, Shai Hulud has toured Europe, Southeast Asia, Canada, the US, and Mexico. Most recently, the band appeared at the Revelation Records 25th Anniversary shows, both in LA and New York. Plans are already beginning to unfold for 2013, beginning with Shai Hulud's trek to Australia for the first time as part of Soundwave 2013, which also features Metallica, Slayer, Blink 182, The Offspring, and many more. More plans are beginning to unfold in support of 'Reach Beyond the Sun', which will invariably see Hulud performing in front of more fans, NEW and old, than ever before.

Within 'Reach Beyond The Sun' is found the glimmer of hope emerging as a keen perception of reality on a gridlocked battleground of grim pessimism versus unthinking optimism - a conflicting array of swirling thoughts and depth of emotion, honestly illustrating and defining the beauty and tragedy of the human experience. To the backdrop of progressive, Metallic Hardcore/Punk, Shai Hulud is thinking and expressing in perpetual forward motion.

Onward and upward. Always. Forever.

'Reach Beyond the Sun' will be released on February 19th in North America, and February 15th/18th in Europe via Metal Blade Records.

Related links:
Shai Hulud on Facebook
Shai Hulud on Twitter