Alternative 4 - 'Underlooked' video

We have a new video from a track from The Brink album - "Underlooked". Directed by Nicolas Giraldon & Mehdi Messouci.

Alternative 4 - Underlooked video - http://vimeo.com/34569122

Underlooked

Chronically underlooked, yet all of it you took
The missing pages from someone elses book
Papered over the cracks in front of their backs
None of you were told to look

Lost you there in the blink of an eye
You took a dive on my blindside, playing for time
Where could I hide in my downtime?

Black lies sigh, aligned across the ocean wide
Im sat five thousand miles away
The fat cat vies to actify her evil eye
Alikened to vile, confined to the backslide

Narrate my case to the flock behind these ragged gates
Parasites lost, stimulated to adulate
Do we imitate as to accumulate?
Or lie in wait till the scapegoat escapes?

Alternative 4 - False Light

Here is a full track from The Brink album. It was already uploaded on Youtube so I decided to put up a better quality version for you. All the best!

Light... spills out with the landslide

Bleating heroes with single-glazed eyes

Cashing in on the straight side

Stalked out on the threshold

Crashed out with the loving lost souls

Smoked out of the priest hole

Faith... laid out with the average waste

Lapped up by the fair weather fakes

Sold on by the ingrates

Pushed out under false lights

Laughed out on the slandering line

Crossed out of a moment in time

Alternative 4 tour

We got back from the tour late last night after a heavy travelling schedule and minimal amounts of sleep. Thanks to everyone who showed up, bought cds, and those who travelled from other countries just to come and see us. Also thanks to the promoters, club owners & support bands, plus Mighty Digger and Salvadore for guiding us around Italy. Last but not least big up to the other lads for being a pleasure to tour with and for really doing the songs justice. Looking forward to the next one, wherever that may be. We still have some The Brink album cover t-shirts left over from the tour, please email sales@duncanpatterson.com for details. Below is some decent quality footage from the Sofia gig.

Cheers!

Duncan

The Brink t-shirts

A run of t-shirts are being printed for the upcoming Alternative 4 tour. They feature the cover artwork from The Brink and are available in XL/ L / M / & fitted girlie sizes. In black, with a limited number of charcoal coloured shirts in size L. Anyone interested please email sales@duncanpatterson.com and we'll be able to sort you out before we head out on tour.

The Brink - competition

As always, there's a competition to win a copy of the new album.
So, to win a copy of the new ALTERNATIVE 4 album 'The Brink' just answer this question via email to this address:- competition@duncanpatterson.com

Q. From which country is Alternative 4 vocalist Mark Kelson from?


The winner will be announced on November 28th

Pre-ordering details for 'The Brink' ltd edition & 'Eternity' double vinyl

They reckon good news comes in threes, so hopefully my bets will come in on Saturday at 5pm. I just got news today that the new Alternative 4 album 'The Brink' is ready to pre-order on October 29th. And also the re-release double vinyl edition of Anathema - Eternity is available to pre-order now.

The Brink is initially available as a limited edition package:-

"Saturday, October 29th we will start taking pre-orders for ALTERNATIVE 4 'The brink' Limited Edition. The box includes the digipack cd, a photocards set, sticker and it is numbered to 100 copies only. Furthermore, as a pearl in a rare shell, the package will include a digital coupon valid to buy an Alternative 4 / MonumentuM split 7" ep with T-Shirt: in other words the coupon/code will grant you the priority to order the ep+tshirt bundle package (very limited offer, literally to a few tens) at reduced price before this bundle (if lasting) will be finally offered to public customers at standard price."

from Avantgarde Music

The Eternity re-release is available on either black or white vinyl. Limited to 500 copies of each:-

"Duncan Patterson, the band mastermind at the time, wanted Eternity to be Anathema's White Album. He wanted the cover artwork to pay homage to the Beatles classic, but Music for Nations considered the concept uncommercial. So the album cover ended up sporting an image of an angel lost in cheesy CGI space. The Svart vinyl reissue has the music spread over two albums for maximum fidelity - the original MFN vinyl had everything stuffed on one platter - and, for the first time ever, the artwork as Patterson originally wanted it to look. Available on white and black heavyweight vinyl. Also features new liner notes by Mr Patterson."

from Svart Records

For any queries about the releases, or if you have problems with the links, feel free to email info@duncanpatterson.com

December tour

Now that the European tourdates are confirmed we are pleased to announce that Mr Martin Powell (ex- My Dying Bride) will be playing piano and keyboards for these gigs, and Paulo Basilio, who mixed The Brink, will be joining us on 2nd guitar. 

Unfortunately, the proposed Budapest gig on December 9th is not going ahead now. To say I'm unhappy about this is a huge understatement, after losing a lot of money on flights. Hopefully we can get over there sometime in the future. Apologies to those who were looking forward to it.

Anyway, onwards and upwards! Hope to see you in December.