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The Shanks’ “Prisons of Ecstasy” album set for October 14th release!

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poecoverwebThe Shanks’ fifth studio album, “Prisons of Ecstasy”, produced by Nicke Andersson (ex-Entombed, Hellacopters, Imperial State Electric) is set for a worldwide release date of October 14th.

While the US and Canada have already become familiar with the North.American version of the album, that was released Sep. 23rd, the October 14th release heralds the “Prisons of Ecstasy” DELUXE EDITION, and the CD comes with a bonus (hidden) track. The physical and digital (iTunes only) booklet also features full lyrics and the zeitgeist tales authored by Pistolwhip von Shankenstein, founder of the Shanks.

Meanwhile, Colonel Crankshaft has also overseen design production for the Deluxe Edition, which was undertaken in Madrid by ZORDON Spain – another country The Shanks hope to conquer in 2017.

Also be sure to check out The Shanks’ brand new video for Incarceration Man:

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  • Artist: The SHANKS
  • Tour: PRISONS OF ECSTASY
  • Date: Monday, March 13th 2017 - Sunday, March 19th 2017
  • Time: 12:00pm
  • Venue: SXSW
  • City: Austin , Texas
  • Country: United States
  • Notes: Showcase venue TBA – Stay tuned.
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The Shanks perform in Sweden at Live at Heart Showcase Festival

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Ahead of the release of their brand new album, “Prisons of Ecstasy”, The Shanks return to the scene of the crime (that’s Sweden! – where Nicke Andersson produced the album) to perform at the Live at Heart showcase festival: check out The Shanks’ LAH page here.

Two shows will rock Orebro September 2nd at East West and September 3rd at Level.

“Prisons of Ecstasy” will be released in North America September 23rd and in Europe on October 14th, and is preceeded by two singles: “Do You Fear Me?” and “Incarceration Man”.

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The Shanks celebrate release of “Do You Fear Me”: first single from POE!

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This coming month of May, The Shanks celebrate the release of the first single from the upcoming “Prisons of Ecstasy” album. “Do You Fear Me” is the track, and May 13th is the release date.

Produced by Nicke Andersson, the new track and new album (scheduled for a September release on Here to Everywhere Records) were recorded in Sweden:

The single is to be released in two formats, the full version as well as a radio / video edit, and will be celebrated with a live show in Toronto on May 14th: new single, old friends, it’s like it’s 1996 again: The Conscience Pilate and The Dirty Water round out the stellar triple bill.

Those in the know will remember The Conscience Pilate from Pistolwhip’s days in Nancy, Despot!; and The Dirty Water features none other than “Smokin’ Billy” Brian Christopher from The Sinisters on drums.

A soirée not to be missed…

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The Shanks live in March!

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shanksMARMono’s very own noise distillers The Shanks play two home town gigs this month of March!

MARCH 18th: TORONTO – Cherry Cola’s

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MARCH 20th: MONO Mastinée @ The Tractor Shop

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Following these gigs, The Shanks’ new label Here to Everywhere Entertainment Inc. shall announce the release of The Shanks’ first new single in 2016 – and its accompanying video!

See you at the shows!

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The Shanks celebrate 10 years of bass and drums rock power with a brand new EP revisiting some re-recorded, newly produced old tracks as well as a brand new tune from the ”Prisons of Ecstasy” sessions in Sweden (their next album, coming soon). Producer Darryl Neudorf produces ”Bridge of Sighs” and mixes ”English Dream”, while Sir Ian Blurton remixes ”Out of Your Mouth” and produces The Smiths’ cover of ”Bigmouth Strikes Again”, originally recorded for a sci-fi soundtrack; while The Shanks’ own Live Sound engineer, ”third Shank” Arthur Sadowski re-produces ”All My Rock and Roll Children” and Swedish superstar Nicke Andersson produces the new track ”Behind These Bars”, from the aforementioned upcoming album ”Prisons of Ecstasy”… all in all a Shanktastic rock n roll celebration of 10 years of bass and drums from Canada’s THE SHANKS.

OUT OCTOBER 16th at all fine digital retailers!

Tracklisting:

1. BRIDGE OF SIGHS (Producer: Darryl Neudorf)
2. BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN (Marr/Morrissey, Producer: Ian Blurton) 
3. BEHIND THESE BARS (Producer: Nicke Andersson)
4. ENGLISH DREAM (Producer: John David Brumell, Mixed by Darryl Neudorf) 
5. ALL MY ROCKNROLL CHILDREN (Producer: Arthur Sadowski)
6. OUT OF YOUR MOUTH (Re-mix, Producer: Ian Blurton)

 

 

Lee’s Palace show cancelled – Tour Starts in NYC on Friday!

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Greetings everyone,

We regret to inform that The Shanks’ gig with The Membranes at Lee’s Palace has been cancelled. John Robb from The Membranes explains,

“We regret to announce that despite spending £5000 and weeks of planning and work we still have not received our visas for touring the USA. We have not been turned down for visas: We have been approved for visas but the American embassy in London can’t hand them over to us until Thursday so we just cannot get to the show in Toronto.
We are still hoping to play Brooklyn on Friday.
It’s been an agonising and expensive process.
We are really unhappy about this situation. It is something that British bands have to put up with all the time now – a really expensive and shambolic process that makes it really difficult to tour the USA which makes playing Canada difficult as well. Sorry and we hope to still play as much of our tour as possible and return next spring to play Toronto. It is time to change this ridiculous system and the campaign has now started.”

NO. SLEEP. ‘TIL. BROOKLYN!

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The Shanks hit the road on tour with The Membranes!

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us tour poster flatNew SHANKS US tour announcement, we are hitting the interstate for 10 dates as direct support act for the seminal Manchester UK art-punks THE MEMBRANES right after we open up for them at Lee’s Palace in Toronto on Wed. October 14th. Pumped!

Oct. 15 Philadelphia PA – Kung Fu Necktie
Oct. 16 Brooklyn NY – The Grand Victory
Oct. 18 Boston MA – Middle East
Oct. 20 Cleveland OH – Now That’s Class
Oct. 21 Nashville TN – Stone Fox
Oct. 22 Atlanta GA – The Earl
Oct. 23 New Orleans LA – Circle Bar
Oct. 24 Austin TX – Sidewinder
Oct. 25 Fort Worth TX – Lola’s
Nov.12 Chicago IL – The Burlington

Find out more about The Membranes on their website http://www.themembranes.co.uk/

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  • Tour: The Shanks & The Membranes US & Canada ’15
  • Date: Wednesday, October 21st 2015
  • Time: 9:00pm
  • Venue: Stone Fox
  • City: Nashville , Tennessee
  • Country: United States
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  • Tour: The Shanks & The Membranes US & Canada ’15
  • Date: Friday, October 23rd 2015
  • Time: 9:00pm
  • Venue: Circle Bar
  • City: New Orleans
  • Country: United States
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  • Tour: The Shanks & The Membranes US & Canada ’15
  • Date: Saturday, October 24th 2015
  • Time: 10:00pm
  • Venue: Sidewinder
  • City: Austin , Texas
  • Country: United States
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The Shanks unveil “Prisons of Ecstasy” Teaser!

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Founded on a farm in Mono, Ontario, Canada, in 2005 by Ian Starkey, aka St. Pistolwhip von Shankenstein XVIII, The Shanks are a blistering rock duo comprised of bass and drums, with Jody Brumell aka Colonel Crankshaft rounding out the line-up.

To commemorate The Shanks’ 10th anniversary, The Shanks are teaming up with Nicke Andersson (Imperial State Electric, ex-Hellacopters/Entombed, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) in Sweden to record what will be The Shanks’ fifth full-length studio album, working title “Prisons of Ecstasy”, engineered by Ola Elsfjord.

During this past month of May, bedtracks were recorded on tape at Stockholm’s Studio Gröndahl, with overdubs and mixing now underway at Nicke Andersson’s own studio. A mini-film teaser is now available as a sneak-peak into the recording shot and directed by Mattolavold Stockholm!

 

THE SHANKS RECORD IN STOCKHOLM

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THE SHANKS RECORD NEW ALBUM WITH NICKE ANDERSSON PRODUCINGshanks15

Founded on a farm in Mono, Ontario, Canada, in 2005 by Ian Starkey, aka St. Pistolwhip von Shankenstein XVIII, The Shanks are a blistering rock duo comprised of bass and drums, with Jody Brumell aka Colonel Crankshaft rounding out the line-up.

A combination of 1970s album-oriented rock and proto-punk with their very own unique zeitgeist, The Shanks belt out melodic chordal arrangements amidst a sea of low end and pounding rhythms. It’s haunting, tribal arena-rock played on a basement floor, hailed by Germany’s Rolling Stone magazine for both their songs and attitude on their last album, “Surfing the Lexicon”, produced in Canada by Sir Ian Blurton and released via Phratry Records in the US.

To commemorate The Shanks’ 10th anniversary, The Shanks are teaming up with Nicke Andersson (Imperial State Electric, ex-Hellacopters/Entombed, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) in Sweden to record what will be The Shanks’ fifth full-length studio album, working title “Prisons of Ecstasy”.

During this month of May, bedtracks will be recorded on tape at Stockholm’s Studio Gröndahl, with overdubs and mixing at Nicke Andersson’s own studio. The Shanks’ European management will then begin the process of shopping the album to European labels.