Volition, debut album out now on Total Rust Music
Welcome to VOLITION
Hailing from the wastelands of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, a one-horse town with a music scene dominated by indie and kids obsessed by glo-sticks, skinny jeans and a fake love of hardcore and extreme metal.
We're always on the look out for gigs so if anyone can help in anyway, shape or form, please get in touch.
News
17th December 2009
Volition team up with New York's Unearthly Trance in a tribute to Winter in the form of a split 7" released on newly founded Dutch label Wolfsbane Records, the record is now available for pre order and below is the labels press release:
Wolf 001: Unearthly Trance/Volition Split 7'' pre orders are up now!!!
Unearthly Trance: Servants Of The Warsmen & Volition: Eternal Frost
Pre orders are up for the Volition / Unearthly Trance split 7”. Instead of the 500 copies on grey, we decided to go for 200 copies on Clear vinyl and 300 copies on Black vinyl.
All 500 copies are hand numbered, The first 200 orders will get a clear copy plus an extra poster-insert.
Our website is still under construction, so until further notice this myspace page (myspace.com/wolfsbanerecords) will be our main site!
How to order:
The Netherlands:
1 copy : 7,25 euro
2 copies : 12.25 euro
Europe:
1 copy : 8.50 euro
2 copies : 13,50 euro
World:
1 copy : 11 euro
2 copies : 16 euro
Mail me on wolfsbane@home.nl if you want more copies!
Payment:
Customers can pay through Paypal : wolfsbane@home.nl
Or send a mail to the same address if you want to pay through bank transfer.
3rd December 2009
Nearly two years after it's release we have received a glowing review from the kind folks over at Hellride, many thanks to Jay Snyder for his amazing words.
Before the end of 2009 should see the next release unveiled, the details are being kept quiet at this moment, but keep your eyes peeled.
24th September 2009
Next up is a Split CD with our good friends Bastard Noise. Thumbprint Press will more than likely be releasing this and should be out soon, our end is done and Bastard Noise have written a good
portion of their's.
Our contribution is "The Writing is On The Wall" an 11 minute foray into the horrors of impending nuclear war, I like many folk my age grew up in the cold war with genuine belief that we would one day be living in a nuclear winter etc... Magazines like Combat & Survival and TV movies like Threads etc further fueling this belief.
We are totally psyched we are to be sharing a record with such fine people especially at such an exciting phase in their careers.
Lord Summerisle from DFFD is also beavering away making a video of this, more details will follow as they develop.
22nd June 2009
Things may seem quiet in the Volition camp, rest assured things are not quiet. We've been focussing on new material for our second full length. We've also been busy sorting pending releases out that will appear very soon, as very different beasts than first envisioned. More news soon but in the meantime we have added some dates onto the gig page.
8th February 2009
The next release containing Volition is now available for pre order. These will ship on 27th February. Bastard Noise "Our Earth's Blood IV" is a 5 CD box set that contains collaborations with: Merzbow, Bizarre Uproar, Jay Randall (Agoraphobic Nosebleed), Goverment Alpha, Guilty Connector and many many more as well as our good selves. We are one of only four European artists involved in this and the only ones from the UK. Our song Pathogen was recorded by Bri Doom at Studio 1in12 then sent over to the USA then remixed and reworked by Bastard Noise in Purrsound Studios, Hollywood, CA by Kevin Kipnis. You can find further information here or if Youtube is your thing you can find a video showcase of it here.
31st January 2009
For anyone that is interested, James recently took part in an interview with Grabsticks, a drum specific webzine. You can read it here, also make sure you check out the rest of the content and support this webzine.
18th December 2008
We got word last week that Bastard Noise "Our Earth's Blood" Part IV 5 CD box set has gone to press, this includes a reworking of our song "Pathogen" remixed at Purrsound Studios, LA by Kevin Kipnis and backing vocals supplied by the legend that is Eric Wood. This will be out soon on Cathartic Process Records. Watch this space for further details.
26th September 2008
You can now order your tickets for the Grief/Trap Them gig on the 26th November via our Gigs page.
15th September 2008
It is with great honour to inform you that we have been chosen to support Grief & Trap Them on their Manchester date. Myself (Jas) and Burnsey (Bass) were sold a Grief/Dystopia 7" by Dino Cazares at a Fear Factory/Brutal Truth gig in 1993 and have been fans since, so it means a lot to us. Many thanks to Future Noise for their continued support!
See you all at the front for Grief, and remember: If it's too slow, you're too happy!
14th September 2008
After much speculation, the date for Rottingham Festival has now been confirmed and Volition will be playing on Saturday 28th February 2009, more info can be found on our gigs page, see you all at Grind To Groove later today!
31st August 2008
A couple of new reviews for the album, despite it being 9 months old... First is from Archaic Magazine and the second is from Unholy Cult many thanks to Dave Waite & Armin Rex respectively for their kind words.
26th August 2008
Another album review now up, this time from Chronicles of Chaos Webzine, thanks to Quentin Kalis for his words, some choice words that our very own Mr Burns will appreciate.
13th August 2008
It is with regret to announce that this years Rottingham has been postponed, we'd like to say a quick thanks to Ian & Dan @ Nottsnoise for their efforts and below is their statement as to the current situation:
Sadly, due to reasons beyond our control we have had to postpone Rottingham for a bit.
Basically we've changed the date twice already, and now the venue have told us they have a club night on the Saturday night and we'd have to finish by 8pm, which to be honest, isn't gonna happen.
The Old Angel is probably the best venue in the area for a gig like this, so we are sticking with the Angel and will hopefully have the bands and new date confirmed soon as possible. We just thought it fair to postpone rather than mess everyone about again. We have spoke to bands and have highlighted the problem, and we know this looks very unprofessional on our part, but sometimes things like this can't be helped.
So just watch this space for new updates on bands and dates, and cheers for the support.
Ian + Dan @ NottsNoise.
7th August 2008
Thanks a lot to Pete from Load Of Noise for mondays gig, a good time was had by all, thanks to the other bands for stepping up and to everyone that attended, you can find a review of it here, many thanks to The Sleeping Shaman newcomer Adam for his kind words.
4th August 2008
An erm.. interesting review from Heathen Harvest Webzine, thanks go to Sage for his efforts.
26th July 2008
We are glad to say we made it into the pages of Zero Tolerance Magazine, issue #24 in the Rapid Fire section. Many thanks to Richard Johnson & Calum Harvie for their continued help & support, to read the article, click here.
We've also been confirmed to play Grind to Groove III, the date is Sunday 14th September @ The Star & Garter, Manchester and other bands playing include Esoteric, The Sontaran Experiment, Stuntcock, Charger, Gonga, They Are Cowards & Jonathan Ross, more info can be found on the Future Noise website.
12th July 2008
Still after all this time we have another review of the album, this time from Dead Tide Webzine. Many thanks to Peter Johnston for his time.
19th June 2008
Turn to page 70 of this month's Terrorizer (#172) and you will find an interview with our good selves, many thanks to José Carlos Santos, Joe Stannard & Louise Brown @ Terrorizer Magazine for making this happen, you can also view a scan of said article here.
9th June 2008
Another review just came in, this time from Deaf Sparrow Webzine, never heard of it before but it looks like you could get lost in there. Many thanks to them for the brilliant review!
4th June 2008
We're proud to announce that Future Noise have now taken over the mantle for the Booking side of Volition, so any offers of gigs etc, please email them direct at contact@future-noise.co.uk. Many thanks to Dave, Paul & The entire Future Noise Posse for their continued support.
1st June 2008
We've got 2 gigs confirmed, the 1st is Grimdependance Day at The Fenton, Leeds on Friday 4th July with Dragged Into Sunlight, Crawe, The Magpyes & Moloch, damage is just 4 quid and on the 4th August we'll be playing with Bastard Of The Skies, Berserkovitz & Limbic Riot at The Retro Bar, Manchester, running order/damage still tbc.
14th May 2008
We've now been confirmed to play the 'Doom' day at the Rottingham Festival on Sat 18th Oct, other bands playing include Charger, Lazarus Blackstar, Gloomy Sunday, They Are Cowards, Gods of Hellfire & A Horse Called War, details are a little thin on the ground at the moment, but you can find more info on the Rottingham website at www.myspace.com/rottinghamfestival.
26th April 2008
Another good and very constructive review. This time from Diabolical Conquest, thanks to Travis Swanson for his kind words and criticism.
The poster for our gig on Monday with Grinding Halt, The Leif Ericsson & The Freezing Fog at the Yorkshire House, Lancaster is also now online.
14th April 2008
2 new reviews online, the first by the highly respected Crucial Blast who also stock our CD and is avaialable to purchase direct from them for US customers, the second is from Metal Observer, many thanks to both Crucial Blast and Ailo from Metal Observer for their awesome words.
30th March 2008
We finally made it into the pages of Terrorizer Magazine, thanks a lot to Chris Naughton for the great review.
26th March 2008
Another review, this time from Gothtronic, thanks to David for his awesome words.
18th March 2008
And here's yet another review, this time from Masterful Magazine, thanks to our Polish brother, Wouter for his kind words!
17th March 2008
And still they keep coming, 2 new album reviews are now online, our thanks go to stephan at Oblivion Webzine and Absolute Zero Media Webzine for their kind words!
16th March 2008
We've just come across 3 demo reviews from last year so we thought we might as well put them live, as usual you can find them on the Reviews page, also confirmed is the full line up for Heavyfest IV at the 1in12 Club, Braford which we're honoured to be asked to play, more info & poster can be found on our Gigs page.
8th March 2008
A new review, this time all the way from Chile. Many thanks to Alvaro Pacheco and Burning Black Webzine for the review!
3rd March 2008
Another good review, this time from Live 4 Metal, cheers to Luke Goaman-Dodson for the kind words!
2nd March 2008
Here it is ladies and gentlemen, our first shit review! Thanks a lot to Luuk van Gestel of Metalrage for his honesty!
29th February 2008
2 new album reviews are now online, the 1st is from Quintessence Webzine and the 2nd from Lords Of Metal, many thanks to Andre Groeneveld & Erik for their efforts.
22nd February 2008
Here's our latest review for our album from Rock A Rolla, our thanks go to Scott McKeating for his continued support!
18th February 2008
Thanks to our good friend Escargot we now have an entry on the French website Wikimetal which you can view at www.wikimetal.info/wiki/Volition. Merci beacoup mon amis!
13th February 2008
Yet another review, this time from MTUK Metal Zine many thanks to Lars Christiansen for his efforts.
11th February 2008
We've now been confirmed to play The Yorkshire House, Lancaster with The Freezing Fog and The Leif Ericsson on Monday 28th April.
9th February 2008
Another good review for the album, this time from Collective Zine, many thanks go to Kunal Nandi for his kind words.
1st February 2008
We recently did an interview with those kind folk at Downtune Despondency which you can read here, our thanks go to Matthew & Kitty for the interview and support.
22nd January 2008
We have been confirmed to play at Heavyfest IV at The 1in12 Club, Bradford on Saturday 10th May 2008, other bands playing include Lazarus Blackstar, Gloomy Sunday, Black Sun, They Are Cowards, Gruel, Limbic Riot plus others still to be announced.
21st January 2008
Another new review for our debut album, this time from The Sleeping Shaman which you can read here.
9th January 2008
Anyone picking up a copy of today's Kerrang might notice that we got a review. They rated it as 4 Ks! Go read it for yourself here if you don't believe us! Seriously, for something that we never thought would make it out of the local pubs/venues we are truly elated with the response by the national metal music press. Thanks a lot to Nick Ruskell @ Kerrang and Mike Kemp & the two Darrens @ Rock Sound for their help and kind words.
4th January 2008
At last our website is now live, our thanks go to Lee of The Sleeping Shaman for making this possible so keep checking back for all our latest news, gigs and if you fancy sending us some of your hard earned cash, you can buy our debut album and t-shirt on our Merchandise page.
2nd January 2008
We're currently featured in this months Rock Sound magazine with an article in their 'Exposure' section as well as a review of our debut album.
24th December 2007
Our debut album is now officially out! They arrived this morning from Total Rust (Thanks Gad!) and you can get your copy direct from us for £9 including postage (Europe only, rest if world, please contact us for shipping rates), more info on how to purchase can be found on our Merchandise page.
10th December 2007
Our album is now back from pressing plant and in Gad's safe hands so if all goes according to plan they should be available direct from the us as from next week.
2nd December 2007
Volition T-Shirts are now available to coincide with the release of our album, there just £8 each and more information and how to purchase can be found on our Merchandise page.
30th November 2007
We have been asked to collaborate with Fossegrimen, Thee Kvlt Ov Ouroboros, Gnaw their Tongues, and Disjecta Membrae on a vinyl only release. The record is a concept based around the theme of the end of the world/apocalypse. The 15 min song 'The Writing is On The Wall' will be recorded in early 2008 and released soon after on US label Land O' Smiles Records.
21st November 2007
Rock Sound Magazine will feature us in 'Exposure' section, we also have a review and a song on the cover disc.
22nd October 2007
We are incredibly proud to say that Volition will be part of BN 'Our Earth's Blood IV' 5 CD Boxset. As a long term Man Is The Bastard/Charred Remains/Pissed Happy Children/Bastard Noise fans, this is simply beyond comprehension.
Last night I heard the first mix of Pathogen (from our forthcoming album, released 01.01.2008) which has been brutalised and is sounds fantastic, the Volition stamp is still there as is BN's, a true collaboration indeed and is due for release in early 2008.
Many thanks go to Wood, Rauf & Nelson: Bastard Noise, Gad: Totalrust Music, Bri Doom: Studio 1in12, & Kevin: Purrsound Studios for all their efforts into making this happen.