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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Six news: New video#2, Peace & Love, Paul's Myspace....
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Hello you,

What a week! Having just returned from a fantastic voyage to Nordic lands, The Scaramanga Six can happily reveal that Denmark ROCKS. A real pleasure to get over there and a warm welcome to all our new Danish friends (and enemies).

Now, time for another instalment in the continuing saga of Huddersfield’s premiere evil pop group – read on for details of another imminent journey to Scandinavia, another high-class promo video for your eyeball-pleasure and a link to our very own Paul Morricone’s acoustic alter-ego Myspazz page…….

1. BRAND NEW ‘BACK TO SCHOOL’ VIDEO

You would think we wouldn’t have much time on our hands, what with the recent gigging frenzy – but we have found time to make not one, but TWO brand new promo videos in the last few months. In the last newsletter I pointed you towards the excellent ‘Misadventure’ – Now, we proudly present a visual feast for another track off the ‘Songs of Prey’ album – BACK TO SCHOOL.

‘Back to School’ has been filmed, directed and edited by Ash Pears & Richy Lloyd for the incredibly busy ASH TV Production company – a top notch job they have done, I trust you’ll agree. Watch as a balls-out performance by The Six is transmitted via a mysterious DIY time machine to the dismay and ultimate pain of a garden shed inventor. Enjoy it here on YouTube and don’t forget to leave your comments as usual!:

Skill Collins!

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2. PEACE & LOVE FESTIVAL/GIGS COMING UP

It gives us great pleasure to announce our return to the magnificent PEACE & LOVE Festival in Borlange, Sweden. In only a couple of weeks, we’ll be heading off again on a jet plane to Scandinavian shores to re-live the glory of two years ago where we did our very first ever gig abroad. We hope that this time we get the same wonderful welcome and also get stuffed full of herring and Swedish schnapps.

The Six will be playing the main beer tent near the camping area at 11pm on the opening night of the festival:

WEDNESDAY 24^th JUNE – The Peace & Love festival, BORLANGE, SWEDEN

Go here for the full line-up and more details (don’t think we’re on the line-up page yet, but will be soon) – I’ve been told that the festival has doubled in size in the last couple of years, so this should be utterly mental:

http://www.peaceandlove.nu/festival/

Other gig news:

First up, our sincere apologies for anyone in the North-West this weekend – we have had to cancel our proposed show at The Mad Ferret in Preston on Saturday. Rest assured, we will be back to this marvellous venue at some point in the future.

Others coming up:

SATURDAY 20^th JUNE – The Parish, HUDDERSFIELD – A very special hometown coupling of us and our bumchums Eureka Machines. This is going to be a BELTER.

See you there

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3. PAUL MORRICONE ON MYSPACE

Long time brother of mine and joint head-honcho of The Scaramanga Six, Paul Morricone, has been doing a handful of solo acoustic gigs recently. Mainly to air some new songs, but partially to give an outlet to some older tunes that have never made it to the band, our Paul wields an acoustic guitar and a belting set of lungs which he uses to devastating effect. Don’t expect any lame renditions of ‘Hallelujah’ or any faux-folky childish mumblings that pervade most turgid acoustic nights from our Paul – No siree, this is full-on crooning in the Pitney/Walker/Jones vein with material as deep and stirring as the Marianas trench. He’s on the lookout for some gigs too, so please get in touch if you can help.

With a crap tape recorder, he’s only gone and recorded a bunch of these songs and put them up on Myspace – Enjoy:

http://www.myspace.com/paulmorricone

Could this be pointing to a new direction for The Six? Hmm…..

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4. T-SHIRTS AGAIN + PAYPAL NEWS

In the last missive, I announced our brand new T-shirts that depict the name of The Six under a festival of tentacles. They have been selling like the proverbial hot cakes – so much so that we’ve ordered another batch. Apologies to those of you still waiting – we will have them with you in the next week or so. As well as the blood-red variety, we have now added a jet-black variation to the range.

For the foreseeable, please go to our band website or that of our label alter-ego Wrath Records:

Speaking of which, the band website has just been given a bit of style overhaul – let us know what you think!

OK, that’s it.

Cheers,

Steve

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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Six news: New Video #1, T-shirts, album stuff....

Hello you,

Hope you are having a splendid bank holiday weekend. Much hectic busyness has been the order of the day in the camp of THE SCARAMANGA SIX – West Yorkshire’s finest (perhaps only) exponents of evil pop noir. We’ve been up and down the country in our swish new ex-ambulance (replaces the beloved old Post Office van – long may she sail) actually rocking the socks off people as far and wide as the Westcountry, West Midlands, Surrey and back up to northern climes. All this to promote the bum off our brand new studio album ‘Songs of Prey’, which as you all know is OUT NOOOOOW.

Not ones to rest on our collective laurels, we now bring you a gigantic crop of NEWS relating to the band who slay when they play. Read on for details of album news, T-shirts, a few astounding visual treats and some other stuff. It’s a gurt biggun alright…….

1. ASTOUNDING ‘MISADVENTURE’ VIDEO

First up, some visual treats with which to give your sorry eyeballs a much-needed festival of fun. We’ve recently been engaged in making a brace of new promo vids for tracks off ‘Songs of Prey’ and the first one is ready and raring to go.

‘Misadventure’ has been designed, directed, composited and edited by Greig Johnson of Eclectic Schlock Productions – and what a sterling job he’s done. It’s an antiquated crime drama featuring a myriad of still shots made to look like a flicker book. Mysterious indeedy! – enjoy it here on YouTube and don’t forget to leave your comments!:

Also, The Scaramanga Six now have their own official channel on ‘VIMEO’ where you can watch all the previous promo videos collected together in much higher quality than you get on YouTube. Drop by, check them right out and subscribe while yer at it:

http://www.vimeo.com/channels/thescaramangasix

One more visual thingy – recently we were asked to give permission to use one of our very old tracks ‘Too Cool For Skool’ (from the ‘Strike! Up The Band’ album) as the backing music for a demonstration video for the bizarre Japanese skill toy, the ‘Kendama’. In these times where technology is king, it’s really refreshing to see a new playground craze spreading that’s based around a variation of cup & ball (hang on – the ball’s fallen out of the cup, but wait – it’s OK: the ball is on a string attached TO the cup!) and the guys in this video can do some barmy tricks with some equally barmy names. Ch-ch-ch check it out:

http://www.juggling.tv/vaults/view_video.php?viewkey=d7fcf5a4421229c946c0

Thanks to ‘The Void’ who attended one of our recent gigs and ceremoniously presented us with our very own Kendama – ruddy addictive it is I can tell you.

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2. GIGS COMING UP

Appreciation in excelsis to everyone who has been to our gigs over the past few weeks – it’s been lovely to see you all and a pleasure to rock you silly. We still have a load of dates coming up mind, the most pressing of which is a real extravaganza down in London town next weekend:

SATURDAY 30^th MAY – The Dublin Castle, LONDON

Bugbear Presents:

EUREKA MACHINES

SHUSH

THE LOYALTIES

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

Doors: 7:30pm, Price: £6/£5 with flyer

This is going to be a top notch do – our good friends and label-mates Eureka Machines are topping the bill. Anyone who hasn’t seen them will not realise that they are the single most entertaining powerful pop combo in the world right now. Joining on the bill are fantastic London-based rock troupe Shush, featuring Milena from Anti-Product and excellent punksters The Loyalties.

Special note: The band that has 6 albums and over a decade of rock experience are ON FIRST – that’s us in case you were wondering. The Scaramanga Six will be hitting the stage at 8PM sharp. Make sure you get down there nice and early to catch us, and also make sure you stay all night to witness the whole of this magnificent bill.

Facebook members can find the flyer to print off for cheap entry here:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=77445391429

Those of you on our London list, I have attached a flyer for your convenience too.

The next thing for us after the trip down to London is a couple of marvellous gigs in Denmark then some more weekenders around the UK:

THURSDAY 4^th JUNE – Huset, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

FRIDAY 5^th JUNE – Musiccafeen, AARHUS, DENMARK

SATURDAY 13^th JUNE – The Mad Ferret, PRESTON

SATURDAY 20^th JUNE – The Parish, HUDDERSFIELD

More gig news coming up including some more special trips over to Scandinavian shores – watch this space!

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3. SONGS OF PREY – NOW AVAILABLE FROM US

Many many thanks to everyone who supported the independent shops and distributors by pre-ordering ‘Songs of Prey’ and by actually going in and handing your cash over the counter. We all really appreciated it. Figures have been looking good thus far – which has been matched by the deluge of buyers direct from us at the recent speight of gigs.

For those of you who have not yet obtained this musical marvel, we have now put up the obligatory Paypal links to buy direct from us on our Website, Myspace and label site. Each order will come to you in double-quick time loving stuffed into a recycled jiffy bag by my bad self. Check out the Paypal links here:

SPECIAL OFFER: Not much I know, but if you buy the album direct from us we will throw in a set of exclusive Songs of Prey badges! This offer is not limited to album sales – if you’ve got a copy already and want these pins, then please drop me an email and I’ll send you some.

Many excellent plaudits from the press are cropping up for the album now. Here are some highlights to help sway you:

"Intense distillation of complex rock opera from these Leeds perfectionists" - CLASSIC ROCK

"the ambition of The Who, the progressive end of The Kinks, Traffic, Roxy and maybe if they hadn’t bitten the hand that feeds so much.... A big rock beast that manages to somehow sound ambitiously 70’s, post New Wave 80’s and a little more now all at the same time – timeless then" – ORGAN

"The Scaramanga 6 continue to dispense controlled doses of volume and wired post punk thrills, which ensure that this album gets a series of on-going spins, even if it does attempt to throw the listener from wall to wall." - MANCHESTER MUSIC

"For those who have not yet heard the band, it's a good opportunity to get straight into the swaggering essence of Huddersfield's finest. These sacrilegious "Songs of Prey" do seem to insist on being played at neighbourhood threatening volume. Praise be." - WHISPERIN' & HOLLERIN’

"Loads of passion, loads of noise, and with a dedication to just bloody enjoying themselves and making as much of a fraught, angry racket as they fancy. Rock fans who find a lot of the current crop sadly lacking should definitely investigate." - LEEDS GUIDE

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4. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER – T-SHIRTS!

That’s right – for the first time, we’ve done a proper run of T-shirts depicting the name of The Six in amongst a blood-red tentacle fest. About ruddy time too! They are available in many figure-hugging sizes, but we are low on stock with some sizes as they have been shifting really well at gigs. No fear – if you order a size that is out, we will be putting in a new order this week and can have you the goods very soon after that – that’s a rock promise!

And you can buy them for £10 a pop (plus P+P) via Paypal links on the Scaramanga Six website and Myspace as well as the Wrath Records website. It’s a dyslexic fashion statement!

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5. THE SCARAMANGA SIX ON SPOTIFY

Finally, just a quick one to say that not only the whole back catalogue of The Scaramanga Six, but also most other releases on the marvellous Wrath Records label have now found themselves onto the SPOTIFY application database. I’m not 100% on how this all works, but it does mean to you can try before you buy and also help promote the label’s releases in ways that I’m sure you’ll know how. Check it out and very happy listening!

That’s yer lot.

Cheers,

Steve

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Sunday, April 05, 2009

Pre-order SONGS OF PREY - brand new album
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Hello You,

Get ready for a jumbo-sized edition of NEWS from the camp of THE SCARAMANGA SIX. Read on for details of a brand new studio album, pre-order details and UK tour…….

1. BRAND NEW ALBUM – ‘SONGS OF PREY’

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are proud to announce the release of ‘Songs of Prey’:

Tracklist:

1. Hole In My Emotion 2. Self Destruct 3. I Didn't Get Where I Am Today 4. You Should Have Killed Me When You Had The Chance 5. Song of Prey #1 6. Misadventure 7. Another Coward 8. Groom of The Stool 9. Song of Prey #2 10. Back to School 11. Sophia In Blue 12. The Twentieth of Hell 13. By-Product 14. Pink & Blue

Cat No: WRATHCD53 Release date: 20/04/09

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire harbours a dark secret – a brooding cess pit of malevolence and intrigue all wrapped up in a behemoth of ROCK POWER. This, my friends, is what The Scaramanga Six are – an evil pop group, lurking and ready to pounce on the ears of the unsuspecting. Led by the infamous Morricone Brothers, Steven and Paul, The Scaramanga Six have been ploughing their stubborn furrow for well over a decade now – time has honed their powers to an almost ninja-like aural assault.

‘Songs of Prey’ is actually the band’s sixth studio album, however only the fifth to be released – its predecessor still lies unfinished awaiting the return to health of their long-time cohort and producer Tim Smith (Cardiacs). This new album has been recorded and produced by Gentleman James Kenosha, who’s other recent work includes marvellous records by Duels, Grammatics, This Et Al and Pulled Apart By Horses. In ‘Songs of Prey’, The Six have slimmed down to a four-piece and in doing so have taken a much more sparse and bleak approach to arrangement and songwriting, than was evident on their last album release – the critically acclaimed and hyper-glamorous monster ‘The Dance of Death’

Nearly an hour’s worth of 12 astonishing songs and 2 incidental instrumentals make up this latest offering taking the band into more contemporary post-rock leanings, as well as heightening the bombast and pomposity that fans of the band have come to know so well. A classic and intricate new direction in artwork has been taken by Kev at ‘This is Make Believe’, featuring a woodcut-style nautical sleeve image of the legendary Kraken’s tentacles. The album is presented in rough stock Digipack format with a 16-page booklet bursting with lyrics, imagery and loads of beautiful photos courtesy of Paul and David at ‘Not Photography’. We’re totally chuffed with the way the whole thing has turned out - We think you will like it too!

##### HOT NEWS #####

You can sneakily hear a quartet of tracks from the new album on this here Myspace page RIGHT NOW! Please chew them over and let us know what you think – we’d love to see your comments

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2. PRE-ORDER DETAILS

From 20/04/09, you should be able to obtain this musical marvel from most good record shops, as well as at all the gigs we have coming up in the next few months.

However, if you want to get your copy as soon as the release date comes about, then we suggest you pre-order from one of the following retailers. Remember – the climate is tougher than ever for retailers, so we urge you to especially support the independent record shops as much as possible – Buy Independent!

Pre-order links:

JUMBO RECORDS:

http://www.jumborecords.co.uk/index.asp - go to ‘search’ and key in ‘Scaramanga’

NORMAN RECORDS:

ROUGH TRADE:

http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=312241

ACTION RECORDS:

http://www.actionrecords.co.uk/sp/abspage/4/searchbox8/pre/templateid/16.html

RHYTHM ONLINE:

http://www.rhythmonline.co.uk/entry.php?albumid=144043&PHPSESSID=844dfdef95a240f479dab97b6da14f54

You can also find the album to order at places like Amazon, Play, CD Universe, Target etc… Digital release details to follow – needless to say, it will eventually appear on all the top sites.

Happy hunting!

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3. GARGANTUAN UK TOUR

The Scaramanga Six have a swish new van and therefore can just about be bothered to hit the road to a venue near you over the coming months. We would love to see your faces at these impending aural ordeals – please don’t be a stranger and come and say hello.

Tour dates for your diary:

Saturday 18^th April – The Casbah, SHEFFIELD*

Friday 24^th April – Hark to Towler, BURY*

Saturday 25^th April – Joseph’s Well, LEEDS – Album launch party also featuring The FF’ers & Cyanide Pills

Friday 1^st May – Vintage Rock Bar, DONCASTER

Saturday 2^nd May – The Mitre Inn, STOURBRIDGE

Thursday 7^th May – The Thunderbolt, BRISTOL

Friday 8^th May – The Wheatsheaf, OXFORD

Saturday 9^th May – The Brief, CROYDON

Friday 15^th May – The Dry Bar, MANCHESTER

Saturday 16^th May – Hole in’t Wall, HEBDEN BRIDGE

Saturday 23^rd May – The Puzzle Hall, SOWERBY BRIDGE

Saturday 30^th May – The Dublin Castle, LONDON*

Saturday 13^th June – The Mad Ferret, PRESTON

Saturday 20^th June – The Parish, HUDDERSFIELD*

* with the ruddy marvellous Eureka Machines.

More specific hasslings about these gigs will occur closer to the time!

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4. COMING SOON….

As well as the new album, we will soon have some other new bits of merchandise concerning The Scaramanga Six – watch this space for details of new T-shirts (at long last!), badges, posters etc. We should definitely have all this together in time for the album launch gig and following shows.

Also in the pipeline is a complete overhaul of the old website www.thescaramangasix.co.uk – no changes to it at the moment, but I’ll keep you posted when the saucy new one is up and running. It’s going to be PLUSH.

Keep your ears peeled also for more dates as and when they crop up – we are looking forward to a summer (and beyond) that will include a string of dates/festivals across Scandinavia, as well as a jaunt to Ireland soon.

Press/radio coverage news for Songs of Prey will also be reported as they happen – you can really help us out here by emailing/contacting you favourite publications for opinion/review and radio shows asking them to feature tunes from the new album. This kind of support really seems to work and lordy, we need your help!

OK, thanks for listening

Cheers,

Steve

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Friday, October 17, 2008

The Return of The Scaramanga Six
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Hello you,

News ahoy from the home of skill that is Wrath Records on Huddersfield's most infamous evil pop combo, THE SCARAMANGA SIX……

RETURN OF THE SIX

All has seemingly been quiet in the world of The Scaramanga Six over the last few months. The release of recent single 'Walking Through Houses' earlier this year was due to be a precursor to the bands' fifth studio album 'A Pound Of Flesh' but changing circumstances have conspired against the release and The Six had fallen temporarily silent. On a very serious note, our long term cohort and producer Tim Smith nearly left us this summer. Tim suffered a severe cardiac arrest which left him fighting for his life. The news was a dreadful shock to people, especially to his many close friends. Tim is now starting out on a long road to recovery and we can only wish him and everyone close to him the greatest of strength and resolve in this very difficult time. If love alone is all that is needed for recovery there is certainly no shortage for Tim. With this in mind, we decided to postpone work on 'A Pound Of Flesh' for the near future. We will return to it one day when Tim is better.

Recent live performances have also been scant for The Scaramanga Six. The appearance at this year's Hove Festival in Norway was the last for the foreseeable for multi-talented Chris Catalyst who is now focusing all his efforts on his very wonderful new band Eureka Machines. We can't thank Chris enough for his excellent keyboard hammering, percussive interjections and the odd bit of tromboning over the last few years and you can catch him with Eureka Machines in all his glory right now (while you're at it, buy their new album 'Do or Die' on Wrath now!). www.eurekamachines.co.uk / www.myspace.com/eurekamachines

So in these last few dark rainy months, The Scaramanga Six have not been content to lie down and be beaten. Now as a four-piece we have been recoiling and fashioning a new aural arsenal. In the next couple of weeks The Scaramanga Six start recording the sixth studio album with a slew of brand new songs, shiny new guitars, slightly older Casio keyboards and a steely determination to rock harder and deeper than ever before. The music is leaner and every one of us is playing with a rejuvenated clarity. This new album has been written in its entirety and will be recorded and released as quick as the knockout jab of the boxer determined to shake off a flooring in the first round. Watch this space.

The Scaramanga Six will also be appearing very soon to try some of this evil new material out on your unsuspecting ears. From the end of October and throughout November you'll be able to see a fitter, more hungry band ply their musical tirade. Gigs so far:

FRIDAY 24th OCTOBER - Bar 1:22, HUDDERSFIELD

SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER - The Puzzle Hall, SOWERBY BRIDGE

(two sets - the first being entirely brand new and the second featuring favourites.)

FRIDAY 7th NOVEMBER - The Teatime Shuffle, Hi-Fi Club, LEEDS

SATURDAY 8th NOVEMBER - The Parish, HUDDERSFIELD

(The Morricone Brothers' double birthday celebration!)

THURSDAY 27th NOVEMBER - The Dry Bar, MANCHESTER

FRIDAY 28th NOVEMBER - The Riverside, SELBY

SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER – The Vintage Rock Bar, DONCASTER

We are on the look out for more future gigging opportunities (up and down the UK and abroad!) so if you would like to book us or know of somewhere to play please get in touch right now. The red post office van is primed with nitro and ready to go.

There is some more activity afoot on the recorded front to look out for too. We are busy collating together a live sessions album which will be available on mail order only very soon. The album entitled 'The Hot Flesh Rumble' will feature songs recorded raw and as live by the band for radio sessions over the last few years - gritty versions of songs from all the previous albums as well as the first recorded release of many of the songs from the postponed 'A Pound Of Flesh'. Frightening stuff indeed!

The most recent single 'Walking Through Houses' and album 'The Dance of Death' have also been temporarily reduced in price for our mailing list. Grab the album for just £5 and the single for only £2 right now to avoid our glares asking why you didn't get them when they were first released. Think of it as an amnesty for people who can't be bothered to buy records by bands they like. Do it now and we won't think any less of you. Either go to our Myspace page, website or follow these easy-to-click Paypal links:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=504412 – 'The Dance of Death' album - £5

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=504379 – 'Walking Through Houses' CD single - £2

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=504243 – 'Walking Through Houses' 7" single - £2

That's it for news. We wish Tim all of our love in the hope of a good steady recovery and we'll see you all very soon.

Sincerely,

The Scaramanga Six

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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Six news: Gigs, Overseas releases, Mypace freebies.....
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Greetings all,

Now for a frisky thrust of news on the progress of evil pop crusaders, THE SCARAMANGA SIX.

1. SIX GIGS THIS WEEKEND

First up, a quick reminder of a tantalising triad of torturous live performances this coming Bank Holiday weekend, up here in the West of Yorkshire:

FRIDAY 4^TH MAY – The Parish, HUDDERSFIELD

Feat.

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

MOTHER VULPINE

Doors: 8:30pm – Price: £3

SATURDAY 4^TH MAY – Carpe Diem, LEEDS

Tasty fanzine night feat

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

BUEN CHICO

ORMONDROYD

Doors: 8pm – Free in!

SUNDAY 5^TH MAY – The Puzzle Hall, SOWERBY BRIDGE

May Day all-day festival feat many, many bands.

Not sure when we're on, but get there early evening to get steamed up enough for when we take the stage.

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2. ALBUM RELEASE IN SWEDEN/GERMANY

In an unprecedented move for The Scaramanga Six, the new album 'THE DANCE OF DEATH' is to see a proper release in several countries across Europe. This is all extremely exciting news I trust you'll agree.

SWEDEN

Released through our very own Wrath Records and distributed through Border (www.border.se), the album will be released 14/05/07 across Sweden. Many pieces of press and radio coverage have been harvested through the sterling efforts of John and Andreas at Naz Promotions (www.nazpromotions.com) – Reviews appearing in national music papers such as Groove and a wealth of positive web-based coverage that I haven't even a chance of translating. On the radio front, loads of support from the main student stations like THS Student, SRP3 – Kvällspasset, Student Shore 98,6 , Student K103 and Radio Sotenäs. The national stations are starting to take note with plays by the likes of Håkan Persson on Channel P3 Rock.

### HOT NEWS! ###

The band has been confirmed for their first ever overseas date – On SATURDAY 30^th JUNE, The Scaramanga Six will take the stage as part of the PEACE & LOVE FESTIVAL, in Borlange, Sweden. This year's Headliners for this remarkable festival include Babyshambles, Alice Cooper and The Stooges. Yes, THE BLOODY STOOGES. What a baays of Scandinavian touring mayhem. Expect more dates up and down Scandinavia later on in the year.

GERMANY/AUSTRIA/SWITZERLAND

Again, on our own Wrath imprint, The Dance of Death also gets a release across the GAS region with distributional and promotional help from OUR Distribution (www.ourdistribution.com). The date is the same – 14/05/07. Lots of coverage news to follow, but the main thing is an article to appear in Rock Hard (www.rockhard.de). Hopefully later on some touring action around Germany will turn up – more news on that to follow.

Meanwhile, in the UK the press have been continuing to shower the album with laudation:

Abi Bliss at the bastion of underground critique, PLAN B MAGAZINE, said:

"The 'band who torture from Yorkshire' trample over musical acceptability with a fourth slab of rock gigantism. Thunderbolt riffs, massed vocals, harpsichord and volcanoes won't get them seated at the smirking kids' table – the sound of not caring just got more epic."

Shane at the ubiquitous UNPEELED elaborated:

"This is, without the tiddliest doubt, the best set of songs The Scaramanga Six have ever let loose, it'll be their most successful or maybe their last. Like all fabbo records, it's a shameless mix of theft, attitude, sweat and inspiration and anyone who can work rawk, punk, pop, country, glam, opera and what sounds suspiciously and deliciously like a Pulp piss-take into the same album is alright by me."

FUNKY AS FUDGE Fanzine expressed this through the mouthpiece of Gareth:

"Each smack of the drum, thrash of the guitar and explosive vocal is purposeful and passionate. The six supply a very appealing, gutsy platter of Northern rock to get your teeth in to. Power and energy galore the band is gripping to watch live and their music is certainly worth spending your hard earned cash."

That sounds like a hint to me…… 'The Dance of Death' is available in the UK through all good record shops, online through the likes of Amazon and direct off Wrath Records (www.wrathrecords.co.uk), not to mention all the leading digital retailers.

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3. FREEBIE TUNES ON MYSPACE

That's right, we have put up a quartet of tracks on the Myspace page that are available for you to download for NOWT! These 4 tunes span the illustrious recording career of The Scaramanga Six - one little stinker from each of the monstrous albums we've made over the years. Feel free to download these tunes and pass them around, but beware - The Six are highly addictive! The first taste is always on the house. Before you know it, you'll be filled with an irrepressible urge to buy all of our records. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-haaaaa!

http://www.myspace.com/thescaramangasix

Don't forget to stick your ruddy oar in on the page too and if you haven't already, become our pretend friend.

OK, that's your lot. For now!

Cheers,

Steve

c/o

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

The Scaramanga Six - 'The Dance of Death' album OUT NOW!
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I trust you all had a suitably calorie-intensive festive weekend. What better way to help remedy your Easter-egg-bound state than with an explosive cocktail of news, views and screws on THE SCARAMANGA SIX and the brand-new album. That should get things moving again. Scroll down further to bypass all the boring sales info and get to news on press/testimonials and gigs coming up.

ALBUM RELEASED AT LAST:

After a long build-up including vigorous touring and other promotional activities, we are proud to finally light the damp squib and announce the proper UK release of 'THE DANCE OF DEATH' album on CD and download formats. Out RIGHT NOW!

Details for those of you inclined to go into shops and ask:

Artist: THE SCARAMANGA SIX

Title: THE DANCE OF DEATH

Label: Wrath Records

Format: CD and download

Cat No: WRATHCD44

Distribution: Shellshock

PHYSICAL: – exact details of shop availability are sketchy, but we do know the following shops are definitely stocking:

Jumbo Records - Leeds/online. Tel: 0113 2455570

website: www.jumborecords.co.uk

Rough Trade - London/online. Tel: 0207 2298541

website: www.roughtrade.com

Pure Groove - London/online. Tel: 0207 2814877

website: www.puregroove.co.uk

Piccadilly Records – Manchester/online. Tel: 0161 8398008

website: www.piccadillyrecords.co.uk

Action Records - Preston/online. Tel: 01772 258809

website: www.actionrecords.co.uk

Jack's Records - Sheffield. Tel: 0114 2766356

Website: http://www.jacksrecords.free-online.co.uk

Noman Records - Online. Tel: 0113 2311114

website: www.normanrecords.com

Crash Records – Leeds/online. Tel: 0113 2436743

Website: www.crashrecords.co.uk

Spillers Records – Cardiff/online. Tel: 02920 224905

Website: www.spillersrecords.co.uk

If your local record emporium is not stocking, then I want to hear about it! Also, for general Online shops, try some of these:

HMV:

Juno:

http://www.juno.co.uk/artists/Scaramanga+Six/

Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dance-Death-Scaramanga-Six/dp/B000NJMKCE

CD Universe:

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7407687/a/Dance+Of+Death.htm

DIGITAL:

We are pleased to announce that you can get the digital version of this release through the following shops:

ITUNES – Hook up to the online store through your iTunes player.

EMUSIC – Excellent subscription-based digital service. www.emusic.com

Other European sites:

http://musikdownloads.aol.de

http://aol.musicnow.com

www.mp3.de

www.one4music.de

www.musicload.de

BUY DIRECT FROM WRATH:

Milk tastes best when it's straight form the udder! To buy direct from Wrath, simply follow these links and click on the Paypal buttons of your choice:

On our website

http://www.wrathrecords.co.uk/index2.htm

Or on our Myspace page

http://www.myspace.com/wrathrecords

Or on The Scaramanga Six Myspack page:

http://www.myspace.com/thescaramangasix

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PRESS UPDATE:

I have been harping on left, right and centre about all the press/radio coverage we have garnered thus far, so I'll not bore you with endless reca</SPAN>ps. Instead I will give you just one new piece of diatribe courtesy of those gentlemen of good taste, Tom & Nick, of Atomic Duster (www.atomicduster.com) who pretty much sum up the overwhelming reaction from the underground and web-based press on 'The Dance of Death' in the latest edition of their publication:

T: The Scaramanga Six are clearly one of the greatest unsung bands of all time. Let's face it, they've yet to release an album that is less than superb and if they carry on putting out such remarkable music, they ought to have statues of the band erected everywhere to commemorate their brilliance. It brings tears to my eyes that anyone can put a handful of albums full of such unbridled beauty and show no signs of letting up. Of course, the enormity of such singles as "Baggage", with such impassioned vigour, are just the tip of the iceberg. Elsewhere on the album you can taste the macabre, the mad and the mighty, as well as a mystical splendour that once again results in a wonderful album.

N: When The Scaramanga Six land on our desk, it's pretty certain what we are to expect, and this opinion has never altered. Like a rollercoaster, but one where the attraction has added that new section of track to confound the thrillseekers. This time round, the Six have plundered rock operas to add new twists and turns to the total package and leave us to emerge breathless from the listening booth. 10/10

Impressive – particularly to hear that they actually went to the effort of building a booth, just to listen to our album. We all need a good booth. So then, what news of coverage in the UK's national press? – Predictably a no show, despite gargantuan hassling efforts. I've a good mind to write to my local MP.

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TESTEMONIALS:

Quite a lot of you have already gotten hold of a copy of 'The Dance of Death' either at the barrage of gigs we've done in the last couple of months or by pre-ordering from the Wrath Paypal shop. We salute and applaud you good people. A percentage of these avid fellows have also been just about bothered to vocalise, enthuse and generally blow our stinking trumpets for us. Here are a series of recent comments that make testimony to the ace-ness of this album, in much the same way that actors pretending to be real people do in TV adverts for washing powder, sanitary towels and 'really creamy' pro-biotic drinks:

"YOU BASTARDS. I can't get 'The Throning Room' out of my head. You've ruined my life." - says D. Xi of Leeds.

"This album is magnificent, well done, I wear my heart on my sleeve, baggage, helvetica are already engraved into my consciousness, just waiting for the other songs to sink in now. love it." – says D. Bullitz of Leeds.

"It really is an incredible album" – says R. Chapman of Otley, W. Yorks.

"Really digging your stupid f**king record. Listened to it 3 times yesterday and twice this morning, then I did a sex wee" – says S. Gilchrist (Mrs) of London town.

"Belting album, Best yet – good work sirs!" – says C. Saunders of Sheffield

"It cut through my ears like a cheese wire" – says Dr C. Valentino of Northants.

"Everybody should own a copy" – says PsychaDelia Smith, Location unknown.

"Your Song "Baggage" was a success on my school's Radio" – says Justin of Harlow, Essex.

"Sunken Eyes is AMAZING!" – says M. Prometheus of Norwich.

"Dance Of Death is a great album, it hasn't left my stereo since i brought it home" – says Will of Bradford, W. Yorks</SPAN>.

"I OFTEN put on Scaramanga Six albums, particularly when getting ready for a rollicking night out on the

town, but on other occasions also" – says J. Bowden or Bristol.

"Haven't played it yet but I have to say the DoD packaging is top drawer. Who does your artwork?" says J. Bower of Leeds.

So there you have it – as you can see, the reaction has been nothing short of OK. Proof indeed if proof be need be.

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GIGS COMING UP:

We've pretty much shot our gig load of recent, but those of you in the Oxford area will be pleased to hear of a very rare visit to the lovely county (our first since the riotous Truck Festival performance in 2005) this coming Friday:

FRIDAY 13^th APRIL – The Wheatsheaf, OXFORD

Feat:

THE QUARTER FINALS

THE BLACK HATS

THE SCARAMANGA SIX (onstage 9pm)

THE PROHIBITON SMOKERS CLUB

Doors: 8pm, Price £4 or so.

Advance notice of a trio of West Yorkshire gigs over the May-day bank holiday weekend:

FRIDAY 4^TH MAY – The Parish, HUDDERSFIELD

Feat

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

MOTHER VULPINE

SATURDAY 4^TH MAY – Carpe Diem, LEEDS

Tasty fanzine night feat

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

VIVA STERO

ORMONDROYD

SUNDAY 5^TH MAY – The Puzzle Hall, SOWERBY BRIDGE

May Day all-day festival feat many, many bands. More details to follow.

OK, that's your lot.

Happy hunting,

Cheers,

Steve

c/o

www.myspace.com/wrathrecords

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Monday, March 26, 2007

Dance of Death release date, Press/Radio update, Youtube etc....
Current mood:

jubilant
Category: Music

Now then now then,

My brain & stomach have just about recovered from a mind-bending trip to SXSW in Austin, Texas. So then, the lumbering rock juggernaut that is THE SCARAMANGA SIX trundles on like an engine fired with solid kryptonite driven by a demented, demonic version of Fred Dibnah. Only the brave or foolish would stand in its way. Read on for details of the latest aural roadkill in a newsletter so full of links to follow, it could quite easily turn into a chain-mail suit. This is the newsletter that just keeps on giving…..

1. ALBUM RELEASE DATE CHANGE

Now I must apologise to those of you who may be just about to set off on an all-night vigil outside the doors of your local pop record retailer eagerly waiting to get your grubby little hands on one of the first batch of 'The Dance of Death' album to grace the shelves tomorrow. My advice to you is HANG ON – there's no sense in queuing around the block for something that isn't going to be there. That's right, we're doing a 'Playstation 3' on you and we're having to move the release date back a couple of weeks. This is mainly due to some delays in getting stock to our UK distributors, so for those of you who may have ordered the album online through Amazon, HMV.co.uk or the like, I apologise again.

The new release date for The Dance of Death will be: 09/04/07 – tattoo that date onto the inside of your eyelids so you can be reminded of it every time you blink. I'll be back to you soon with details of precipitating retailers.

Those of you with a penchant for digital purchases can now get hold of the album NOW through all the main retailers, such as eMusic (http://www.emusic.com/album/11012/11012434.html) , iTunes, Napster, AOL etc etc etc.

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2. PRESS/RADIO BOMBARDMENT

PRESS:

More rave reviews of the new album than you can shake a stick at have surfaced in the last couple of weeks. It's a real torrent and every one is a belter – pop in your fresh eyeballs as this could be a marathon read:

"They take you to hell and Bacharach - It's mercifully intelligent and has more hooks than a gangster's meat freezer. In short, this is the best and most original album I have heard in a long, long time. British pop seems to be thrashing around and looking for new heroes, but endlessly coming up with tuneless artrock fads, bloated stadium indie or countless new waves of old waves. The Scaramanga Six's combination of cinematic menace and highly focused, edgy pop could change the musical landscape. The Dance of death really is THAT good." – The Music Guru

http://www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/review.asp?id=4548

"this album has put a seal on their musical salvation. Whatever happens to it, or to them, I can feel a wave of excitement and enthusiasm for what Tim Smith has helped them to create here. It's an album to put in the all time favourites box. It's a long time since I played one album so many times in such a short period. 10/10" – Whisperin & Hollerin

"I absolutely LOVE this disc!!! The visual equivalent would be a Rocky Horror after party where someone spiked the punch with acid and people are swinging from the light fixtures, dancing on table tops and throwing things off the balcony. In a nut shell it's Hell's choir gathered to compose 44 minutes of awe inspiring, doom infused, horror rock." – Evil Needles

http://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/8023/

"If there was a TV cop show set in Medieval England featuring a glam rocker and a punk, transported back in time from the 70's, where their only way to get back home was to solve the unspeakable crimes of the time... this album would be the soundtrack... and you'd bloody love it...5/5" – LeedsMusicScene

http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/4494.html

"you'll be rewarded with a wealth of offerings for every emotion and scenario" – This is Fake DIY

http://www.gigwise.com/contents.asp?contentid=28733

"The passion and skill in this CD is palpable in every play. Those who will try to pigeonhole The Scaramanga Six as mock rock darkly humorous Northerners. Think again and listen to this. it's seriously good music. The piano on the opening to 'Towering Inferno' is a thing of beauty by itself. The humour is just a bonus. 'The Dance of Death' takes every little trendy boy and hangs him with his own skinny tie. 4/5" - Gigwise

http://www.vanityproject.co.uk/

"Regal. Chest-out. Commanding. Brash. This is what the Scaramanga Six do. The Six can go off in all sorts of directions, but they retain, even when pummeling, a grace in their movement, as though gliding their partner across a dancefloor cleared by the romantically awed." – Vanity Project

http://www.music-dash.co.uk/releases/release.asp?item=4060

"Just short of eighteen months since "Cabin Fever", The Scaramanga Six have yet another LP with which to frighten small children and small animals. It's a dangerous beast too – the kind that should be muzzled and owned only on special licence. The Scaramanga Six make big albums and "The Dance Of Death" could be their hugest yet. 4/5" – ManchesterMusic

http://www.highvoltage.org.uk/displaydemoreview.asp?num=2357&band=386

"Considerable lyrical strength is emboldened by a vocal strength quite clearly missing from many of the bands cluttering up the establishment press. The Six's apparent no-show in the radar of recognition is quite bizarre. Surely this year should put them centre stage. 4/5" – High Voltage

http://www.uk-fusion.com/content/view/1542/1/

"This dance macabre proves infectious. Only removal of both ears Van-Gogh-style would prevent you from succumbing to the darkly delicious 'Baggage' and explosively simple 'Vesuvius', just two tracks I could have name-checked out of the remaining eight. Some things never change. The Scaramanga Six have produced another tour de force. Shock, and indeed, horror. 4.5/5" – UK Fusion

"Heart-melting harmonies, complex prog-punk melodies, screeching guitars, epic strings and wryly intimate lyrics with more beef than Argentina. In a word, The Dance of Death is 'melody-dramatic', a truly glorious album that captures the essence of 'Six. All that is good about epic music can be found here, very pleasing to the ear." – Sandman Magazine

http://www.diskant.net/reviews/2007/03/scaramanga-six-dance-of-death-cd-wrath.htm

"The final, seven minute mini epic, "The Towering Inferno" is worth the price of admission alone, opening as it does with what can only be described as a Bastard Son Of Jim Steinman hook - you know, augmented pianos swooshing under chandeliers in a heavy storm before the songs explodes into the biggest chorus you think you've ever heard. Buy this album NOW." – Diskant

http://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2007/03/diagram-of-six-ponys.html

"The Scaramanga Six are one of those delightful bands that refuse to be pigeonholed by moving too fast for you to keep up with - you have an incredibly weird and wonderful album that you really ought to check out." – Indie MP3

"Scaramanga Six have pledged to personally cut out the tongues of anyone that says their melodramatic pomp rock is performed with tongues firmly in cheeks. So as long as we've got tongues in our heads (possibly not that long), we'll tell people to seek out a copy of this eclectic LP, with typically planet-sized ambition that dwarfs all-comers. 4/5" – Leeds Guide

http://www.trakmarx.com/2007_01/25_reviews.htm

"The pace is frenetic throughout, the sarcasm withering, the songs as expansive & ambitious as ever. On "The Dance Of Death", the Scaramangas sound wound up to the point of apoplexy - & it shows. Throughout it all, the group's love of Bowie, Pulp & all things suave are wrapped around the core of this record like a favourite old scarf encasing a soar throat on a particularly chilly winter's morning. Look after The Scaramanga Six for me – pop round & see them from time to time – ring up a bit more often – let them know you care – or before you know it they'll be gone - & you'll be sorry. You don't miss your water till your well runs dry!" – Trakmarx

http://discover.drownedinsound.com/release/view/9554

"Having grown up with the firm understanding that progressive rock = BADDDDD, it takes something pretty damn unique to turn that ingrained theory on its head. The Dance Of Death sounds like 'Bohemian Rhapsody' after being stripped down into ten segments by Kwikfit before each one was rebuilt by a team of three-chord wonders with alarmingly distinctive falsetto voices." – Drowned In Sound

http://www.indigoflow.co.uk/2007/03/12/the-scaramanga-six-the-dance-of-death/

"45 minutes of pure brilliance. The Dance Of Death is their most fluid and most pleasing work to date, making this the perfect time for you to start listening to them" – Indigo Flow

http://www.totalmusicmagazine.com/albumreviews.htm

"Ah the joys of stumbling across something that, on initial listens, sounds not unlike Frank Zappa, Scott Walker, Todd Rundgren, Rocket From The Crypt and The Dawn Of The Replicants all playing at once." – Total Music

RADIO:

Those extremely tasteful people at RADIO 2XS have seen fit to add opening track to the album, 'The Throning Room', into their A-list playlist for last couple of weeks running. Check out their full playlist and have a listen to this excellent station online here:

http://www.radio2xs.com/

The PULSE RATED Rock show playlists 'Vesuvius' – check out the station here:

http://uk.pulserated.com/

Also, thanks to Jalal of the POPSCENE show on OK Radio Bremen, Germany for spinning 'Lifeblood Running Dry' the other week.

OTHER STUFF:

As if you brain wasn't already pumped full of praise-laden Six rhetoric, here are a couple more pieces of reading that emphasise just how skill we are.

A random piece on The Scaramanga Six by Blog site BLANATHEMA:

http://blanathema.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/the-scaramanga-six-bigger-and-more-pompous-than-anything-else-in-leeds/

A candid and revealing interview with yours truly in the aptly named FACT MAGAZINE:

http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/52017

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3. YOUTUBE MENTALISM

A few bizarre and hilarious vids of over-distorted live performance have surfaced on the mighty YouTube website recently. Recapture the sights, sounds and possibly smells of recent Scaramanga Six performances:

Slam-dancing kiddies at The Square, Harlow to 'The Throning Room':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRrd1WbDd7g

More highly suspect action at the Square – 'I Wear My Heart on My Sleeve'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGLHIptcDZA

Utter mayhem at the recent album-launch at the Packhorse, Leeds. 'The Throning Room' again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scRj5QhTDio

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OK, plenty of other juicy bits of news on the horizon, including details of the album release in other countries such as Sweden, Norway, Germany, Austria & Switzerland. Also just awaiting the official exciting announcement on our first ever gig adventures outside of the UK – watch this space. The future is looking very sinister indeed!

Stay tuned.

Cheers,

Steve

c/o

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Barrage of gigs, Album release, Press/radio so far....
Current mood:

sore
Category: Music

Good EVILning!

I have news and I will bring it to you as soon as it becomes newsworthy. For this instalment, I bring you a mailout dedicated solely to the forthcoming exploits of our very own rampant pop noir ensemble THE SCARAMANGA SIX. Many hideously devious plans afoot, so read on……

1. BARRAGE OF GIGS

In the next month or so, we will be stuffing our old Post Office van (MOT-test permitting) full of our knackered musical equipment, audience mind-control devices, the finest pastry goods and extremely sharp tailoring to come and molest the ears of unsuspecting audiences up and down the UK in support of our brand new album 'THE DANCE OF DEATH'. Could the rock juggernaught be arriving in a town near you? We're starting in Sheffield this very Saturday:

SATURDAY 17^th FEBRUARY – The Grapes, SHEFFIELD

Feat:

BABY LONGLEGS

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

ATONESS

Doors: 8pm. Price: £4

FRIDAY 23^rd FEBRUARY – Trades Club, HEBDEN BRIDGE

Feat:

MODELISTE

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

CHERRYPICKERS

Doors: 9:30pm. Price: £6

This is a fund-raiser for 'Animals Asia' – a Hong Kong based charity dedicated to ending cruelty, combating the live wild animal trade and restoring respect for all animals in Asia,

SATURDAY 24^th FEBRUARY – Bar Academy, 16 Parkfield Street, Islington, LONDON

Feeling Gloomy club night feat:

TELLEY

THE SCARAMANGA SIX (onstage 9:15pm)

THE REBECAS

Doors: 8:30pm, Price £5

Feeling Gloomy is a club night that plays a wide selection of the most downbeat and morose tunes. Attendance to the 'Live Gloom' part of the evening also allows you to stay on for the club night which goes on until the ungodly hour of 2am at least.

FRIDAY 2^nd MARCH – The Square, HARLOW

Club Eclectic feat:

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

ABSENT KID

TELLEY

Doors: 8pm, Price: £5 members/£6 non-members

This gig was almost a riot last time we did it – come down and witness what a big pile of moshed-out Essex kids looks, and smells like.

SATURDAY 3^rd MARCH – Bar One-Twenty, HUDDERSFIELD

HuddsMusicScene presents:

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

PISKIE SITS

THE STATIONS

THE BLUE LIGHTS

Doors: 8pm, Price £3

FRIDAY 9^th MARCH – Norwich Arts Centre, NORWICH

Wombat Wombat presents:

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

PISKIE SITS

TAPE INVADERS

Doors: 7:30pm, Price £5 adv/£6 door. Bar open till late.

www.wombatwombat.co.uk

SATURDAY 10^th MARCH – The Packhorse, LEEDS

Leeds On The Bone present:

The Dance of Death album launch party feat:

THE SCARAMANGA SIX

THE ADVENTURES OF LOKI

GHOST FLEET

THE FOLK THEATRE PARTIZANS

THE BUTTERFLY

TELLEY

SILVERLODE

+ 1 more tbc.

Doors: 6:30pm, Price: £5 – details of advance tickets to be announced soon.

Tattoo these dates to the inside of your eyelids, lest ye forget.

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2. UK RELEASE DATE FOR THE DANCE OF DEATH

Oh did I mention that we have a new album out called 'The Dance of Death'? I'm, not sure. Anyway, I'll get straight to the point – the official in-the-shops release date has been put back to 26/03/07 – ample time for me to wear down your resistance with subtle hints, sneaky jibes and cryptic subliminal messages. Alternatively I could just say 'BUY IT' and lure you in with a pretty picture of the fantastic artwork designed by our good friends at This Is Make Believe (www.thisismakebelieve.co.uk)

OK, details of shop availability to follow – physical & digital. For now, there is still opportunity for you to get your copy in advance of this date by pre-ordering straight from us. Just follow this link for Paypal glory:

You can also get your grubby mitts on </FONT>a copy by hassling ME at any of the gigs mentioned above. A massive thanks for all those who have pre-ordered, and enthused about the album so far – you are doing us a great service (wipes tear from eye).

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3. PRESS/RADIO COVERAGE THUS FAR

Early days yet of course, but some absolutely passionate opinion has been surfacing already on the new album for some quarters. If you need some convincing to get this album, then check out these incredible essays and diatribes that will undoubtedly sway you:

Whisperin' & Hollerin' – 10/10:

http://www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/review.asp?id=4548

The Music Guru:

http://www.studentguru.co.uk/musicguru/cdreviews/scaramangafeb

Evil Needles:

http://www.evilneedles.com/main/newmusic

Some incredible commentary – and we didn't even bribe any of them. To add to all of that, there have also been a couple of great pieces of radio coverage this week. I already told you about the DIY Lbel of the Week accolade on HUW STEPHENS' BBC Radio One show – it turned out very well and he played 'Baggage' as well as an excerpt from our Tina Turner Love Medley (the full version of which I will put up on Myspace pretty soon for you to vomit over). Huw went on to enthuse about the 80's power ballad "I've waited all my life to play that song" – glad we could be of service Mr Stephens. You can listen back to the show here for the next week or so:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/huwstephens/

Also, just this morning the opening track from The Dance of Death, called 'The Throning Room' was played by none other than PHIL JUPITUS on his BBC 6Music Breakfast Show. Upon aural receipt of the track, he was then heard to mumble "That was all over the place – I like it!" Thanks Phil. You can listen back to that here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/phill_jupitus/

Remember – there is always room in your hectic daily scheduled to lobby your favourite broadcasters to play as much stuff by The Scaramanga Six (or any other Wrath artist for that matter) as is humanly possible. We truly appreciate any hassling you can do on our behalf.

OK, that's it for now…. Or is it?

Cheers,

Steve

c/o

www.myspace.com/wrathrecords

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Monday, January 22, 2007

Pre-order 'The Dance of Death'
Current mood:

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Category: Music

I will be banging on about this album left right and centre for the rest of the year I expect, so I'll keep it brief for now…...

The fourth Long-player from THE SCARAMANGA SIX, entitled 'The Dance of Death' is finally ready. This behemoth of evil pop bastardry will be hitting the shops in the UK from the 12^th of March 2007 – details of frantic touring action and press/radio news to follow, but in the mean time, you can pre-order your swanky copy complete with glorious 16-page booklet, lush and intricate artwork and special 3D-effect front cover and of course, 10 tracks of the most mind-flaying rock melodrama this side of Uranus. We can now reveal the tracklist:

1. The Throning Room

2. Baggage

3. The Collector

4. Vesuvius

5. Sunken Eyes

6. I Wear My Heart on My Sleeve

7. Helvetica

8. Lifeblood Running Dry

9. I See Red

10. The Towering Inferno

#### The First 30 pre-orders will also receive a very special CDR compilation featuring a wealth of music that shaped The Scaramanga Six into the hideous, foul and nefarious beast it is now. If you want to hear what made The Six tick, then get your pre-order in NOOOOOOOOWWWWWW! ####

You can pre-order only at the Wrath website - £10 (plus P+P) is the price you will pay for the privilege:

Ta muchly.

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