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Departures join Touche Amore on their UK tour next year

Glen Bushell — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:43:49 +0000

Melodic hardcore band, Departures, have been added to Touche Amore’s UK tour next year.

The tour will kick off on February 15th at The Haunt in Brighton, and will also feature Angel Du$t on all shows.

Departures released their excellent third album, ‘Death Touches Us From The Moment We Begin To Love’, earlier this year. You can see the dates for the tour below.

FEBRUARY 2017
15 BRIGHTON The Haunt
17 BRISTOL Fleece
18 MANCHESTER Sound Control
19 NEWCASTLE Academy 2
20 GLASGOW Stereo
21 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
22 BIRMINGHAM Academy 3
23 LONDON Islington Academy

Departures: “Everyone goes through shit, it’s just a fact of life.”

Jaclyn O'Connell — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:00:29 +0000

Departures release video for ‘1994’

Aaron Lohan — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 11:55:16 +0000

Glaswegian post hardcore group Departures recently premiered their new video for ‘1994’ over at New Noise Magazine.

The video is dedicated to the band’s homebase in Glasgow. The track itself is taken from their upcoming second album, ‘Death Touches Us, From the Moment We Begin to Love’, due for release on the 29th July via No Sleep Records (U.S.) and Holy Roar Records (global).

Departures will also be playing an album release show at King Tuts in Glasgow on the 4th August, with Lost Limbs, Northern and Slowlight.

Departures unveil new track, ‘Broken’

Ben Tipple — Tue, 31 May 2016 14:37:21 +0000

Departures have unveiled their new track, ‘Broken’. The song will appear on the band’s forthcoming ‘Death Touches Us, From The Moment We Begin to Love’.

The UK hardcore outfit were recently selected to join Modern Life Is War and American Nightmare on the road, having already celebrated shows alongside Your Demise, More Than Life, Balance & Composure and more.

The band’s third album will be available from the 29th July via Holy Roar Records and No Sleep Records. Stream ‘Broken’ and pre-order the record through the BandCamp player below.

Death Touches Us, From The Moment We Begin To Love by Departures

Departures sign to Holy Roar Records for third LP release

Ben Tipple — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:20:12 +0000

Departures have joined the Holy Roar Records roster for the release of their third full-length, ‘Death Touches Us, From The Moment We Begin To Love’.

The emotional post-hardcore outfit have enjoyed tours and shows alongside the likes of Modern Life Is War and American Nightmare, as well as Moose Blood (with whom they released a split EP back in 2003), Pianos Become The Teeth, More Than Life and more.

“Having been fans of the band for some time, when the opportunity arose to work with the band we jumped at it,” the label have announced. “At this point the band might be considered almost stalwarts of the UK hardcore scene, something that hasn’t gone unnoticed by the world.”

New music, artwork and a release date are expected to follow.

New video from Departures

Maryam Hassan — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:08:43 +0000

Got a treat for you this morning, the new video from Departures. The track is called 21 and you can watch the video below:

The band are on tour across the UK in April with Stick to Your Guns. Dates are as follows:

Apr 21 – Nottingham – Hit The Deck Festival
Apr 22 – Glasgow – Cathouse
Apr 23 – Manchester – NQ Live
Apr 24 – Bristol – The Fleece
Apr 25 – London – Underworld