Love And Death, the band led by Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch, performed at this year’s edition of the Rock Am Ring festival on June 7 in Nürburgring, Germany. Professionally filmed video footage of Love And Death‘s appearance at the event can be seen below.
Love And Death‘s debut album, Between Here & Lost, sold around 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 95 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on January 22 via Tooth & Nail Records.
The album was recorded in Nashville with producer Jasen Rauch [RED, Breaking Benjamin] and mixed by Paul Pavao, Ben Grosse [Marilyn Manson, Disturbed]and Jim Monti [Korn],the CD consists of 11 tracks, ranging from songs about personal struggle and triumph [“Chemicals”, “My Disaster”, “Paralyzed“] to emotionally charged anthems [“Fading Away”, “Watching The Bottom Fall”] to a riff-heavy rendition of DEVO‘s 1980 hit “Whip It”.
Like the album title suggests, Between Here & Lost captures the honesty of light and darkness, beauty and tragedy, good and evil, delivered by a band with intense passion and commitment to the message of its music.
“This record was birthed from trials, tribulations, pain, suffering, anxiety, depression, and drama,” states Welch. “However, we came out on top and the end result is a very real, raw and honest record. We are so stoked for people to hear it! From our opening song, ‘The Abandoning’, to our cover of DEVO‘s ‘Whip it’, to our collaboration with Mattie Montgomery from For Today on ‘I W8 4 U’, It’s an exciting piece of art and the listener will feel the different range of emotions with the lyrics and melodies of each song.”
Our album review of Between Here & Lost can be read here.
Love And Death formed when Welch decided to have open auditions onYouTube in 2009. “I picked the guys and then had a jam session in Phoenix,” says Welch. “Over the last couple of years, there have been a few lineup changes as we went through normal growing pains. The current band has been together and touring for a while now and they are a big part of the new music and the future of Love And Death.”
Upcoming Shows:
Jun 17 CEZ Arena Ostrava, Czech Republic
Jun 19 Komplex Zurich, Switzerland
Jun 24 Ippodromo del Galoppo Milan, Italy
Jun 25 Rock in Roma @ Ippodromo Del Gappanelle Rome, Italy
Jun 26 Geox Teatre Padova, Italy
Jun 28 Graspop Metal Meeting Dessel, Belgium
Jul 06 Metaltown Gothenburg, Sweden
Jul 11 Richlands High School Richlands, VA
Jul 20 Willmar Civic Center Grounds Willmar, MN
Jul 21 Memorial Park Rapid City, SD
Aug 03 Heritage Park Mcdonald, PA
Aug 09 Enumclaw Expo Center Enumclaw, WA
Aug 16 Montana Expo Park Great Falls, MT
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