| NEBULA
PREPARES TO LAUNCH ‘APOLLO’
Fourth
album from Liquor and Poker Music’s
flagship artist due Feb. 21
LOS ANGELES – Two and a half years
after Liquor and Poker Music launched with
Atomic Ritual, the acclaimed third release
from L.A. power trio Nebula, the upstart
rock indie comes full circle with the group’s
new album Apollo. Due Feb. 21, the record
is a cosmic cocktail of heavy riffs, electric
blues and psychedelic space rock that demonstrates
why the band has earned international (and,
dare we say, universal) acclaim.
Produced by Daniel Rey (Ramones, Misfits,
L7) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Mars
Volta, Sonic
Youth, Franz Ferdinand), and recorded
mostly at Hollywood Sound Recorders (Danzig,
System of a Down, Red
Hot Chili Peppers), the 14-track album
sees the addition of new bassist Tom Davies.
It also features a bonus live video of new
song “Future Days” recorded
during Nebula’s Japanese tour last
spring. A demo of another new track, “Lightbringer,”
is currently available on the new Century
Family/Hot Topic compilation Metal For The
Masses Volume Four, as well as Liquor and
Poker Music samplers included with the new
releases by labelmates The Thieves and Fireball
Ministry.
Formed in 1997 after vocalist/guitarist
Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano left
desert rock pioneers Fu Manchu, Nebula released
two acclaimed full-lengths on Sub Pop Records,
along with three notable EPs, prior to signing
with Liquor and Poker. During the group’s
formative years, they toured with the likes
of Nashville Pussy, Mudhoney, Corrosion
of Conformity and The Hellacopters, among
others.
Upon its release in 2003, Atomic Ritual
earned mainstream acclaim from the likes
of Blender (“heavier than heaven”),
Entertainment Weekly (“If you’re
jonesing for a fix of heavy rock at its
least pretentious, you can’t do much
better than this”) and Magnet (“more
fun than watching a Hell’s Angels
pool-cue assault in a biker bar”).
True to form, the band subsequently returned
to the road for several nationwide tours
with artists as diverse as Mastodon, The
Bellrays, Local H and Clutch.
Since finishing basic tracks for Apollo,
Nebula has already done one nationwide tour
(including a showcase at the CMJ Music Marathon
in New York City) and performed high-profile
hometown gigs at ESPN’s X-Games and
the annual Sunset Junction festival, the
latter alongside the likes of New York Dolls,
Eagles of Death Metal and Burning Brides.
Expect an announcement regarding 2006 touring
plans in the coming weeks.
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