Shvpes release video for ‘Afterlife’, new album “Greater Than” out on November 9
Shvpes (pronounced ‘Shapes’) have released a brand-new video for current single ‘Afterlife’ from their forthcoming album. Greater Than.
Shvpes will release their second studio album, Greater Than, on November 9 via Search and Destroy/ Spinefarm Records. Pre-orders, including exclusive bundles, are now live here: shvpes.lnk.to/greaterthan. Direct link to Shvpes vinyl, cd and t-shirt options here: store.universalmusic.com/spinefarm/shvpes
Written in Snowdonia, Wales, and recorded at Treehouse Studios in Chesterfield with renowned producer and Engineer, Jim Pinder (Bullet For My Valentine, Machine Head, While She Sleeps), Greater Than combines hip-hop and metal, alternative rock and urban elements. This is heavy music for the adventurous and open-minded. Matt Heafy of Trivium – one of Shvpes’ biggest inspirations – collaborates on the song, ‘Rain’.
Since releasing their highly-praised 2016 debut Pain. Joy. Ecstasy. Despair., Shvpes have been riding the wave of acclaim that rapidly attached itself to their name, touring Europe with some of the biggest bands in hard rock (Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine, Blessthefall) and appearing at festivals the world over. But in 2018, with Greater Than the band have truly arrived…
Shvpes will be on the road hitting Europe and the UK:
October UK dates with Hawthorne Heights
10 – Belfast, Foundry
11 – Dublin, The Grand Social
12 – Liverpool, Jacana Phase One
13 – Plymouth, Turbulence Festival
15 – Bristol, Exchange
16 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
17 – Leeds, The Key Club
18 – Glasgow, Audio
19 – Sheffield, Corporation
20 – Newcastle, Head of Steam
21 – Manchester, Rebellion
22 – Birmingham, The Flapper
October EU dates with Bullet For My Valentine
24 – Columbiahalle, Berlin, DE
26 – Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, DE
27 – Palladium, Koln, DE
28 – Zenith, Munchen, DE
30 – Samsung Hall, Zurich, CH
31 – Estragon, Bologna, IT
November EU dates with Bullet For My Valentine
2 – Gasometer, Vienna, AT
3 – Haus Auensee, Leipzig, DE
4 – Forum Karlin, Prague, CZ
6 – Casino de Paris, Paris, FR
7 – Rockhal, Esch-sur-alzette, LUX
8 – 013, Tilburg, NL
November UK dates with Bullet For My Valentine
10 – London, Alexandra Palace
11 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
November UK dates with Of Mice & Men
12 – Newcastle, Riverside
13 – Liverpool, o2 Academy
November UK headline dates
15 – Exeter, Cavern
16 – Tunbridge Wells, The Forum
17 – Bournemouth, Anvil
19 – Swindon, Level 3
20 – Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
