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Swansea’s favourite anti hero’s have launched their latest line of Merch for this Summer. You can visit “World Vs. World’s” store at https://worldvsworld.bigcartel.com NOW to get your loot and be the coolest looking fucker in town, ready to espouse free speech and socialist values, crush the totalitariat and overpower your stinking capitalist wage master boss. Better still, come to the next “World Vs. World” gig near you and stop by the merch stall where a member of the band can personally take your cash and thank you with a great big “Tidy”.

A range of NEW designs are available in exchange for £10 which is guaranteed to help keep the music flowing and another few miles of petrol in the tank of the war buss. Do a good thing today, make your wardrobe happy and keep band members breath minty fresh by stopping them from having to syphon gas to get to the next show.

Punks 4 Mental Health is holding a mini festival to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week on the weekend of May 12th and 13th. The festival will be held across two venues, Crowleys Rock Bar in Swansea and The Mason’s in LLanlli. Doors open 7pm at both events and it’s Free Entry!

Punks 4 Mental Health is a DIY initiative setup to challenge the stigma around mental health, which is an issue which affects many in the alternative community, who often identify and express themselves through underground music, because of its ability to tackle difficult subjects head on and remain uncensored and unmoderated. They describe their aim as

“Promoting affirming attitudes around mental health through live music and community organising“

It is a cause which all of us here at DeathMonkey fully supports and endorses. Artists are particularly vulnerable to mental health issues and it is their talent for songwriting and their empathy that helps communicate with fans experiencing similar problems and provide solace that their not alone and that somebody can speak both to and for them, about what they’re going through.

Playing at Crowley’s on the Saturday Night are Death Monkey‘s own “World Vs. World” as well as Trackstar/Pornstar and Fat Wreck which both feature members from some of DMR’s roster of artists all in support of this amazing Punks 4 Mental Health event which promotes something important in as awesome a way as possible!

World Vs. World are back in the studio with Death Monkey producer Dave Milsom to record their next single for their upcoming album, once again at the legendary Sycamore Studios, Swansea’s oldest commercial recording studio. The release date is yet to be confirmed but fans can expect to see new material on their playlists in the couple of months!

The New single is as yet untitled, but news of a possible apocalypse on the horizon as a result of feuding between world super powers and irate, secretive and volatile totalitarian states wanting to test out their newly acquired ‘Nuclear Active’ status, are rumoured to be very much in the subject matter and of concerns to the bands latest epic.

Full Details are still forthcoming but “World Vs. World” are rumoured to be taking a new approach with their next album which is going to see them at their most experimental and the release spread out across two highly conceptual mini albums. Their new approach to their writing process and innate need to be as contemporary as possible means that we may see more “World Vs. World” releases on an informal schedule, recording and releasing new songs as singles, to make up the album for a quick as possible delivery and to let people know just what they think about the state of world right now, so that everyone knows exactly where their landing their punches as they happen.

More News to Follow….

On March 12 “World Vs. World” headline FUEL Rock Club Cardiff. The show sees them return to Cardiff as part of a mini tour for their NEW single ‘The Beat of the Alpha’. The Swansea Prog-Punk trio share the stage with PizzaTramp and Breakdown Face. Tickets are £3 on the night and doors open 8PM.

After Cardiff the Spring tour sees the “World Vs. World” bus head up to Glasgow before a homecoming gig at The Scene in Swansea as the last date on the calendar.

The band plan to head back into the studio to finish their follow up album to 2015’s ‘The Sentinel Paradox’ but only time will tell the progress they make getting it into the hands of their fans. Not only are “World Vs. World” embarking on a much more complex writing process and concept for the next album, but the quickly changing political landscape also means that their own brand of socio-political commentary is finding it hard to keep up with recent world and home events.

Asked when he thinks we might be able to see signs of the bands next Magnum Opus appear, drummer Damian Harris replied:

“Fuck Knows”

Damian Harris, “WORLD VS. WORLD”

World Vs World are set to release their latest single ‘The Beat of the Alpha’ on February 12th.
The three piece are currently in the studio recording an ambitious two part split concept album titled ‘Human Resources / Collateral Damage’.
The new record will be the follow up to last years well received debut ‘The Sentinel Paradox’ .
‘The Beat of the Alpha’ is taken from the upcoming album and is the first offering of what is in store from the trio on the new LP. With this release front man Kirk Bowen, Bassist, Kristian Davison and Drummer, Damien Harris, continue to evolve their well honed sound, while remaining committed to their brand of politically charged alternative rock.
The bands musical roots are deep-seated in a Punk philosophy and mix social commentary, political intrigue, anger and contempt with the shady realms of conspiracy, always provoking their listeners to look beyond the received message.
‘The Beat of the Alpha’ is a scathing attack on the people who seek to control and manipulate society, a wake up call, reminding us to question the policies and hidden agendas of corporations and governments alike. With it’s symphonic dirty-pop chorus, World Vs World demand to know from their audience “Why do we dance to the beat of the Alpha elite?”
World Vs World set out on a short tour during February and March to promote their new single, with a launch show in Cardiff at FUEL Rock Club on Saturday February 13th and culminating in Glasgow on March 19th. A Full list of Tour Dates can be found on the bands Facebook page.

It’s the first Death Monkey Showcase of 2016 at the awesome The Duke Neath.
100,000 Bodybags and Lawless & Lulu will be playing the night alongside Cardiff’s Blue’s based punk outfit Sonny Bonds Duo. 
The Duke is a diamond in the rough of South Wales’s underground venues and punches above it’s weight in terms of the auspicious acts who have graced it’s unassuming stage and the reputation it carries as a genuine rock bar, with the kind of Krusty interior and layers of grungy goodness you just can’t fake.
Doors open 7.00 P.M on Friday 29th Jan.

Death Monkey’s head honchos Dave and Adam were interviewed on Swansea radio station Oystermouth by Michael Kennedy on his Welsh Connections show last night.
The guy’s from DMR talked about the adventures and pitfalls of running an independent record label in the new millenium and played tracks from the records the label has released,  including some of their favourites from the South Wales scene in recent years.
If you missed it you can catch up on the repeat Thurs at 3pm.

Get down to Sin City, Swansea Friday night for a huge show with some excellent bands. Death Monkey’s own Fluff Tongue are headlining the club…