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Nature counts the black widow spider amongst its most fascinating and dangerous anomalies. The female arachnid often devours its mate after copulation. It's both a delicate and dangerous predator. In This Moment isn't all that different from this enigmatic beast. Led by frontwoman Maria Brink, the Los Angeles hard rock outfit strikes with a seductive metallic bite on their aptly titled fifth full-length album, Black Widow.

"Black Widow is a metaphor for this innocent young girl who gets infected with life, traumas, experiences, and the balance of light and darkness," explains Maria. "She becomes this poised and powerful creature. That's the album."

"We went into this with the title Black Widow," says lead guitarist Chris Howorth. "It fits the image of Maria as this powerful heroine. If you think of the boys in the audience watching our stage show, she's like the black widow pulling them all in."

The record, the first for the band on Atlantic Records, picks up where the group's 2012 breakthrough, Blood, left off. That album saw In This Moment debut at #15 on the Billboard Top 200, their highest chart position to date, and eventually sold over 250,000 units in the U.S. alone. It also spawned the single "Blood," which rose to #9 on the Mainstream Rock and Active Rock Songs charts. A sold out headline tour, HELLPOP, followed, as well as appearances at the Uproar Festival and Rock On The Range, and jaunts with Shinedown and Papa Roach. After the whirlwind of Blood subsided, Maria and Chris retreated to Las Vegas in February 2014 to begin working on what would become Black Widow with longtime producer Kevin Churko [Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch].

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Birmingham vocal powerhouse Stealth is stepping into the ring with an astounding new take on neo-soul with his debut EP Intro. The three track emotive hard-hitter is a distinct marker of a formidable new voice on the UK music scene. 

Stealth has risen to prominence and left his mark as one of the most sought after voices in dance music. He has co-written with and featured on the collaboration between drum & bass heavyweights Netsky Vs. Metrik with ‘Can’t Speak’, the latest output from production extraordinaire Nitin Sawhney ‘When I’m Gone’, and has become a Radio 1/1Xtra favourite from his work with Roger Sanchez on ‘Remember Me’ and the fiery ‘Fearless’ with Drumsound & Bassline Smith.

2015 saw Stealth carving a distinct path of his own with the title track of Intro. The brooding first output from Stealth is awash with the classic blues influences of Howlin Wolf, the captivating soul reminiscent of Hozier or James Bay, all matched with the serrated edge of Plan B and The Weeknd among its pounding rhythmic heartbeat. 

The single saw Stealth championed by BBC Introducing and gain a wealth of early high profile press support from the likes of Shortlist, Music Week, Red Bull Music, Gigwise and FAULT Magazine to name but a few. 

Off the back of turning these tastemaker heads, Stealth set light to the start of an impassioned live trail. He began the blaze with his very first headline show selling out at Servant Jazz Quarters, London to support the launch of ‘Intro’. 

Stealth has also supported Jamie Woon, Zella Day and Tiggs Da Author during their UK tours and has taken his first steps overseas where he performed to a sold-out crowd at the Zermatt Unplugged Festival, Zurich.

Elsewhere on his Intro EP, the blistering rapture of ‘Judgement Day’ and its sombre apocalyptic honesty has already been supported by Sky Sports and synced within their coverage. While the bluesy soulful hum of ‘I Don’t Need Your Love’ is one of the most intimate moments found in an EP that already pulls hard on heartstrings. 

Stealth is a dexterous songwriter and impressive vocal talent that is quickly cutting above the rest. With the imminent release of the Intro EP, he will soon be joining the top flight of  British male vocalists with his captivating talents.


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