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Ok, so being excited over the release of the as yet untitled album on May 12th and their pending visit to Glasgow in June, overcooked spaghetti is the only phrase I could use to describe myself when I discovered that their album and tour has been postponed.
However! According to Mascot Recordsit aint all bad:
Chris Goss has announced the postponement of the new Masters Of Reality release as well as the summer tour, due to the fact that he is still in the studio recording what he considers the best Masters of Reality record ever.
As Chris Goss quotes:
“I sincerely regret if the tours’ delay is causing any inconvenience and disappointment. I can only say that I have not stopped and cannot stop writing new music for the album. I believe it is our best work to date. We will bring this on large and correctly; both in album form and in the live arena. The summer will bring the album. The autumn will bring a Masters of Reality tour of a quality I’ve waited my whole life to present to you.”
… donno about you folks, but the blow is more than softened with the prospect of a masterpiece.
In the meantime, enjoy this fantastic performance:
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Oh yeah, how could I forget: here’s the latest dats from the Masters of Reality tour.
May
31st: Bad Bonn Kilbi Festival, Düdingen (Switzerland)
June
1st: Musicdrome, Milan (Italy)
3rd: Zitadelle (with Queens Of The Stone Age & Eagles Of Death Metal), Berlin (Germany)
5th: Markthalle (with Eagles Of Death Metal), Hamburg (Germany)
6th: Rock-Im-Park Festival, Nürnberg Zeppelinfeld (Germany)
8th: Rock-Am-Ring Festival, Nurburgring (Germany)
10th: VoxHall, Aarhus (Denmark)
11th: Vega Jnr, Copenhagen (Denmark)
12th: Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred (Sweden)
15th: Download Festival, Donington Park (UK)
16th: Cathouse, Glasgow (UK)
18th: Islington Academy, London (UK)
19th: VK Brussels (Belgium)
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For those of you unaware of Chris Goss or Masters of Reality, check out this incredible show from Roadburn Festival 2001 that I’d found floating around the net. I’ve been a fan of this band since 1998, when I found ‘How High The Moon’ in one of these record fayre events for £7.00. I had been looking for the rare debut album, but I figured anything would do.
‘How High The Moon’ is one of the finest live albums I have ever heard and remains a favourite. I duly purchased the entire back catalogue (including the Def American, Rick Rubin produced debut) and caught the band on tour in 2001.
You may also be interested to learn (if you aren’t aware of Mr Goss) that Chris Goss was also a major player in the founding of Queens of the Stone Age (having ‘discovered’ Kyuss and having helped name the QotSA) and the Desert Sessions, as well as being a collaborator of Josh Homme, Mark Lanegan … well an extensive list of alternative artists who he’s produced records for or appeared on records with. He has even written a track for an episode of ‘Ren & Stimpy’.
Anyhoo, having been busying himself with Queens of the Stone Age’s excellent ‘Era Vulgaris’, gigs with Josh Homme as 5:15er’s and a brilliant full length debut with Goon Moon, Mascot Records have announced that the new Masters of Reality record is due out May 12th.
There’s also some tour dates announced:
May
31st: Bad Bonn Kilbi – Düdingen [Switzerland]
June
6th: Rock-Im-Park – Nürnberg Zeppelinfeld [Germany]
8th: Rock-Am-Ring – Nurburgring [Germany]
12th: Hultsfred Festival – Hultsfred [Sweden]
16th: The Cathouse – Glasgow [UK]
… oh, and the picture? That was from the last night at the Rancho de Luna.
Goss explains: “the idea was to get a photo of us roasting marshmallows on the burning guitar. It was a 12 string. I tuned the strings pretty high hoping the tense strings would pop and make good noises. We set up a microphone and recorded, but nothing happened. Our spirits shrivelled.
Then John and I thought the wood might explode, splashing molten varnish on us, or perhaps the fumes from the plastic pick guard would kill us. So we ran. We forgot to buy marshmallows too.”
– thanks to MastersofReality.co.uk for this (a great fricken’ site).
