The Holy Kiss is on a mission to die gracefully. After two albums and a string of EPs, their forthcoming LP "Under Noon of Night" will be their final full-length release. Mourn them by celebrating their first, last and only tour of Europe! A cacophonous jaunt with deathrock! A whirlwind of percussive post-punk! Come ride a wave of noise with Matty, Nick, Alli and Panther as they pass from this band to (possibly) others.

Matty and Nick started The Holy Kiss in their shared apartment, writing songs full of imagery from San Francisco's Tenderloin district that eventually appeared on the CD "The Sacred Heart of Eddy and Jones", with Dawn Hillis on bass guitar. Starting in 2003, they began recording with Scott Brown of the infamous (and now regretfully defunct) Phantom Limbs, a sonic relationship that has continued to this day. A string of 7" EPs, "Rising" (GSL Records) and "Back to Colma" (Release the Bats), evoked comparisons to The Gun Club and early Cramps, and also, in the records' more subdued moments, to The Black Heart Procesion. The subsequent full-length, "Shot Love on a Back Line" was called a "...volitile gathering of cheap red wine, vampire novellas and Birthday Party records."

Somewhere in 2005, it is unclear when, multi-instrumentalist Alli Pheteplace began playing guitar with The Holy Kiss, also filling in for Nick on drums when he played piano. Then, when Dawn left the band in early 2006 and Panther MacDonald took over on bass, Matty gave up the guitar entirely at live shows and a whole new band was born. At once tighter and more raw, the new sound showcased Matty's natural frontman abilities and Alli's lightning-quick guitar hands.

Recorded in late 2007, "Under Noon of Night" will be released on Hungry Eye Records in early 2009. Included with vinyl will be an enhanced CD version of the album featuring a bonus video for the album's title track. The LP is limited to 500 copies. The covers will feature artwork by Chris Conn Askew and will all be hand silk-screened by the band. So come one, come all, to witness to final European demise of The Holy Kiss! See the vinyl LP entitled "Under Noon of Night"! See the ferocious drumming of Nick Ott, the twisted mustache of Panther MacDonald! The blood-curdling screams of Matty Rue, the jagged riffs of one Allison Pheteplace! You will not be disappointed.

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EYE18 the Holy Kiss- Under the Noon of Night

The Holy Kiss return to Hungry Eye with their 3rd full length, and first one with the new line up that includes Panther on bass and multi-instrumentalist Alli (formerly of the Cold War) on guitar. Singer Matty is now freed from guitar for an even more unrestrained vocal delivery with his distinctive wail. Top notch, grimy blues-influenced rock 'n roll that you've come to expect from these Bay Area veterans of 8 years. Throughout the course of their career, they've drawn comparisons to some of the old guard of Australian post-punk/ rock (These Immortal Souls, Crime and the City Solution), punk-y roots rock like the Gun Club, or more contemporary names like 16 Horsepower and Black Heart Procession, but fans of the band are more likely to know them for their raucous live-shows. Under Noon of Night catches the Holy Kiss at the top of their musical game. This LP is limited to 500 copies with a silk screened cover and collaboratively released through Hungry Eye Records and the band directly.

$12 US/ Can

Due out March '09. Pre-order today!

EYE12 the Holy Kiss- s/t

Eerie Tenderloin-blues with a drunken swagger, lazy rhythms and drawling vocals. The Holy Kiss would not have become the bug in the ear they've managed to develop into if they were just served up a predictable mix of neo-blue garage rock; they are a far cry from the current set of indie rockers appealing to the Lomax recordings for credibility. They have their own sound of unease - eruptions of melancholic fury and noir-ish slide guitar ferocity; t's an intoxication of ansinthe rather than whiskey. They evoke an uncanny and confused imagery, like a soundtrack to a David Lynch movie, and make for appropriate companions to bands like the Bellmer Dolls and Lion Fever. This release captures their rare, out of print, and hard-to-find early recordings, most available on CD for the first time.

OTHER RELEASES:
Shot Love on a Back Line

The long awaited second album of San Francisco's the Holy Kiss. It's not on Hungry Eye (was put out by our good friends at Release the Bats in Sweden), but it's so good, it makes us wish it was! So, we made sure to get our hands on a lot of copies and are distributing it as well, especially for those that would have a hard time obtaining it in the United States. Dramatically staggering post-punk blues with haunting melodies and a ferocious swagger. Beautiful artwork done by Adam Beck of Death of a Party/ Red Voice Choir fame.

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