Edinburgh, Scotland’s heavy rock ‘n’ roll five-piece EARL OF HELL share their new single and video for ‘Calling Is The Crow’, taken from their self-titled debut album to be issued on April 25th through Copper Feast Records. The band recently announced spring UK shows with Alain Johannes and Masters Of Reality.
Watch EARL OF HELL’s new video ‘Calling Is The Crow’
Listen to the single on all streaming services
EARL OF HELL’s self-titled debut album bestows a juggernaut of raucous dive-bar rock ‘n’ roll delivered with a relentless, raw punk energy. Recorded at Deep Storm Productions and mixed and mastered by Alain Johannes (Queens of the Stone Age, Desert Sessions, Mark Lanegan), this unapologetic high-octane follow-up to 2022’s Get Smoked EP unveils a more refined sound that is both thoughtfully embellished yet unapologetically gritty.
Embodying the spirit of bands like Alice In Chains, Killing Joke and Black Sabbath, this album pays homage to its stoner rock roots while exploring historical and futuristic concepts from Edinburgh’s infamous grave robbers to Planet Earth’s impending doom.
Watch their latest video for ‘The Infernal Dream’
Upcoming UK shows:
✢ with Masters of Reality / ▴ with Alain Johannes
April 6 – The 1865, Southampton ✢
April 7 – Rebellion, Manchester ✢
April 8 – The Classic Grand, Glasgow ✢
April 9 – 229, London ✢
May 1 – The Cluny, Newcastle ▴
May 2 – Voodoo, Belfast ▴
May 3 – Grand Social, Dublin ▴
May 8 – The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes ▴
May 9 – The Underworld, London ▴
May 10 – The Bunkhouse, Swansea ▴
May 11 – The Hairy Dog, Derby ▴
May 15 – Lending Room, Leeds ▴
May 16 – Future Yard, Birkenhead ▴
May 17 – The Cathouse, Glasgow ▴
Debut album Earl Of Hell
Out April 25th on Copper Feast Records (LP/CD/digital)
Preorders from March 7th
EARL OF HELL was born in 2020, just prior to the COVID pandemic which forced the UK into lockdown. They spent the first few months sharing ideas remotely and began rehearsing once restrictions finally eased. With music venues closed, the band spent a year honing their set and wouldn’t play their first gig until August 2021 to an all-seated audience. This was shortly followed by a sold-out first hometown show in Edinburgh’s legendary Sneaky Pete’s.
The band released a series of singles, ‘Blood Disco’ and ‘Arrythmia’, while continuing to play around Scotland and Northern England. They finally hit the studio again in 2022 to record and release their debut EP, Get Smoked, on US label Slightly Fuzzed Records, receiving many positive reviews within the stoner and doom community. This was followed by an extensive run of shows, which included their first visit to London and opening for Bongzilla and Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons.
Over the summer of 2022, EARL OF HELL looked to expand their sound by recruiting a second guitarist in the person of Dan Mitchell. The band dynamic was enhanced as they immediately began writing and performing live as a five piece, opening for touring acts such as Lightning Bolt, Gnome and The Vintage Caravan.
2023 would prove to be the most successful year yet for EARL OF HELL, playing in excess of 30 shows, including a slot at the coveted Desertfest London, a summer tour with Iceland’s Volcanova and opening for bands such as Sasquatch and Nick Oliveri’s Mondo Generator. On Halloween, they released their fourth single ‘Impaler’, rounding the year off with headline weekenders in London, the Midlands and the North of Scotland. 2024 has seen EARL OF HELL complete a successful tour with renowned multi-instrumentalist and producer Alain Johannes, performing as tour support and Alain’s own backing band.
EARL OF HELL is:
Eric Brock – Lead Vocals
Lewis Inglis – Guitar & Vocals
Dan Mitchell – Guitar
Dean Gordon – Bass
Ryan Wilson – Drums