News

Shaun will be taking a break from touring for medical reasons, and would like to share the following message with you guys. This will affect the remaining Be’lakor tour dates for 2015:

“To the fans,

Over the past 12 months I have been battling with a medical condition that will render me unable to play on the upcoming European tour. This has been a very difficult decision to make, and no one is more disappointed than I am to be missing these upcoming shows in Europe. Matt Dodds (guitarist from one of my favourite bands, Arbrynth) will be filling in for me during my absence, and will no doubt do a stellar job.

My number one focus at this point in time is to complete the album and recover to a point where I can return to my regular duties in the band. Despite my setbacks, everything is going well in my recovery and I expect to be back soon. I want you all to know I am fully committed to getting back out there and playing shows for you guys.

My sincerest apologies to you all.
– Shaun ”

Despite this, preparations for the upcoming shows are going really well – after an extended period finalising our new music away from the stage, we can’t wait to play live again. Cheers, and see you on the road soon!

We are about to start planning our tours. Australia and Europe in 2015 (with some festival dates already announced) and, if everything goes as we hope, perhaps a US tour in 2016. But we want to tour where our fans are. So, the two best ways to ensure that we can come to your town are:

1. Join our mailing list (you’ll see the sign-up box on the front page of this website), and

2. Track us on Bandsintown

This way you’ll be sure to hear about our tour dates, and we will be able to make sure we tour where our fans are!

The time has come for us to lay down some new music. We’ve been working on these songs for three years, with many of the riffs and ideas having in fact first been developed up to eight years ago. Drum tracking is underway – and we have all been reminded of how gruelling recording can be. But we’re extremely excited about this album; it will represent some real growth for us, with some more progressive ideas, lots of interesting guitar sounds, some very desolate sections, and of course, a lot of our melodic riffs. We will be telling a story with this album, and can’t wait to share it with fans.

If you’re interested in listening to the remastered version of Stone’s Reach, but don’t have a vinyl player (or if you prefer digital formats), you can now grab this release on our Bandcamp page. This master has much more dynamic range than the album’s original release.

A message from Jimmy as Be’lakor prepares to enter the studio:

“Unfortunately, over the last 12 months, I’ve had a number of health issues which have prevented me from being able to drum for the band. Whilst I am well on the road to recovery now, I will be sitting this next recording out. Fortunately, stepping into my shoes for the album recording and subsequent 2015 touring will be Elliott Sansom, who drums for our friends Okera, The Seaford Monster and Heisenberg. Elliott also played drums on our recent Australian tour. Thanks for your support guys! – Jimmy”