With their power, melodies, hooks, songs and unmistakable aura of arena-sized magnitude, C.O.P UK (Crimes of Passion UK) will release “No Place For Heaven” their third album, and their first with new established UDR GmbH Label Services, on January 29th 2016.
Produced and mixed by Sascha Paeth (himself a musician and songwriter as with Avantasia, Epica and others), the Sheffield, England-forged sextet have delivered 11 briskly addictive, exciting hard rock classics with influences ranging from hometown heroes Def Leppard to the likes of Saxon, Megadeth and classic White Lion.
“It’s good to see there are bands that are not denying where they came from, and ones who can still look ahead and are open to new influences,” says producer Paeth, and it’s crystal clear from opener “The Core” that C.O.P UK want to evoke the influence of such groups while injecting some new energy and steel into the proceedings. Songs such as the epically-structured “No Place For Heaven” with Cloudy Yang dovetailing wonderfully with Radcliffe to form a true radio-hugger the speedy melodic-metal thrust of “Halo” and the soaring emotions of “Catch Me If You Can” show a band whose steel-coated delivery and expansive embrace of classic-yet-fresh songwriting earmark them as a hard rock force which cannot be kept quiet.
“Always remember,” states Paeth, “real singing, real playing and real song-writing makes real music, period!”
Indeed, Radcliffe’s warm, soaring vocals always find perfect melodic congruence with the Staton/Mewse guitar axis, making music which feels gloriously timeless, doubtless the result of an insatiable work ethic which has prevailed since the band came together in 2005 and immediately leapt into playing as many shows as possible. Honing their craft on club stages all over Europe, the band recorded their second album, To Die For, in 2011 at Blind Guardian’s Twilight Hall Studios, Orion Studios in the UK before being completed at Helloween’s Tenerife studio.
It was during this spell that C.O.P.UK garnered major interest from one of modern metal’s founding fathers. Saxon’s Biff Byford personally invited them to tour Europe in May/June of 2011, touring with them again later that year, as well as appearing at metal festivals throughout the continent. 2012 saw C.O.P. UK’s ascent continue, with recognition from Metal Hammer magazine and further prestigious festival appearances such as the world famous Wacken Open Air and Bloodstock in the UK, and their ascension was further boosted by the help of UDR GmbH Label Services, which supported their release of a 4 track, 2 video EP titled “Kiss Of An Angel”.
C.O.P. UK will immediately follow “No Place For Heaven” release by hitting the road for a European tour with Helloween at the dates below.
29.01. CH Pratteln – Z7
30.01. D München – Backstage
31.01. I Milan – Alcatraz
02.02. F Paris – Le Bataclan
03.02. UK London – Forum
05.02. B Antwerp – Trix
06.02. D Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
07.02. D Stuttgart – Longhorn
10.02. N Oslo – Rockefeller
11.02. S Götheburg – Trädgan
13.02. FI Turku, Logomo
14.02. FI Helsinki, The Circus
16.02. PL Warsaw, Progresja
18.02. SK Kosice, Cassosport, Hall
19.02. CZ Zlin – Hala Euronics (Very Special Guest: GOTTHARD)
20.02. CZ Prague – Forum Karlin (Very Special Guest: GOTTHARD)
Sometimes you’re lucky enough to get a chance to be part of rock history. This is one of those chances. Don’t believe us? No worries, your ears will confirm all for you…
Tourdates:
23.01.2016 C.O.P. UK – ‘No Place For Heaven’ Release Show United Kingdom Sheffield Corporation
29.01.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Switzerland Pratteln Z7
30.01.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Germany München Backstage
31.01.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Italy Milano Alcatraz
02.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK France Paris LE BATACLAN
03.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK United Kingdom London Forum
05.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Belgium Antwerp Trix
06.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Germany Oberhausen Turbinenhalle
07.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Germany Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
10.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Norway Oslo Rockefeller
11.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Sweden Gothenburg Trädgan
13.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Finland Turku Logomo
14.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Finland Helsinki The Circus
16.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Rage + C.O.P. UK Poland Warshaw Progresia
18.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Gotthard + C.O.P. UK Slovakia Kosice Cassosport Hall
19.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Gotthard + C.O.P. UK Czech Republic Zlin Hala Euronics
20.02.2016 European tour: Helloween + Gotthard + C.O.P. UK Czech Repaublic Prague Forum Karlin
28.03.2016 – 03.04.2016 Full Metal Mountain 2016 Austria Nassfeld Full Metal Mountain