Creeper announce new EP ‘The Stranger’ out Febraury 19th 2016 and confirm new band line up

“The cult you’re dying to fall in love with… This is a band with vision, with ambition, who want to be your favourite band.” – Kerrang!

“Nobody has managed this so aptly since a young Gerard Way was spitting venom on Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge.” 9/10 – Rock Sound

“This is perfectly executed punk rock.” – DIY

“The start of something very special indeed.” – Metal Hammer

“The most important new band in Britain.” – Discovered

“‘The Callous Heart’ is bewitching… As Creeper’s platform rises, so does their ability to surprise.” 5/5 Upset

“Their driving horror punk [is] as catchy as they come.” – Big Cheese

“They can remind the seasoned music fan of what it’s like to be a teen again.” – Metro

The continuing rise of Southampton goth-punks CREEPER continues unabated with the February 19^th release of the new EP ‘The Stranger’. Their second release for Roadrunner RecordsUK, ‘The Stranger’ follows the critically acclaimed ‘The Callous Heart’ EP which is now entirely sold-out on vinyl.

In addition to the success of ‘The Callous Heart’ EP, CREEPER’s highlights of 2015 included tours with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, The Misfits, Funeral For A Friend, Moose Bloodand Twin Atlantic; and they also burst onto the festival circuit at Download, the Vans Warped Tour UK, 2000 Trees, Hevy and Camden Rocks.

Produced by Neil Kennedy at The Ranch, ‘The Stranger’ immediately establishes a theatrical air of foreboding with the mood-setting opener ‘The Secret Society’. The band’s love of TheMisfits, Alkaline Trio and The Damned is very much in evidence throughout the pop-punk attack of ‘Valentine’, while their inherent sense of energy is infused with the spirits of MeatLoaf and Jim Steinman in ‘Black Mass’.

The EP’s closing two tracks really highlight  the band’s growing maturity and versatility: ‘Misery’ Is stripped back to a soul-baring vocal/guitar duet before exploding into its climactic finale, and the mid-section of ‘Astral Projection’ focuses on Gould’s impassioned delivery before a final race to the finish line.

‘The Stranger’ EP will be available on 12” vinyl and digital download formats, and can now be pre-ordered from iTunes (http://po.st/StrangeriTunes) as a special package from theRoadrunner Records (http://po.st/CreeperRRStore) store which also features an exclusive new t-shirt design.

Further big news is also confirmed from within the CREEPER camp. Guitarist Sina Nemati has decided to leave the band in order to concentrate on his sound engineering career inLondon. In his place comes guitarist Oliver Burdett, while band’s live keyboardist Hannah Greenwood, who also played on ‘The Callous Heart’, joins the ranks as CREEPER’s sixth full-time member.

They join a band that vocalist Will Gould and guitarist Ian Miles formed from the fading embers of cult hardcore favourites Our Time Down Here. The line-up is completed by bassistSean Scott and drummer Dan Bratton.

“We support Sina’s decision, want to thank him for starting this journey with us and wish him the best,” says Gould. “Oliver is a really nice fit, and as we all know each other so well, seems really natural. Hannah is one of our best pals and incredibly talented – it feels long overdue and awesome to finally have her officially in the band. We hope you guys welcome Hannah and Oliver, and are as stoked as we are about next year.”

The new line-up’s live debut comes at the Birmingham O2 Institute on February 1^st where CREEPER play as guests to Neck Deep. Their first headline tour as a sextet commences later that month.

February – HEADLINE SHOWS

20^th – Weymouth, Finns

21^st – Newport, Le Pub

22^nd – Wrexham, Rewind

23^rd – Edinburgh, Mash House

24^th – Dundee, Beat Generator Live

25^th – Huddersfield, The Parish

26^th – Peterborough, Met Lounge

27^th – Coventry, Kasbah

29^th – Worcester, Marrs Bar

March – HEADLINE SHOWS

1^st – Guildford, The Boileroom

2^nd – Bath, Moles

4^th – Tunbridge Wells, Forum

February – with NECK DEEP

1^st – Birmingham, O2 Institute

2^nd – Glasgow, O2 Academy

4^th – Manchester, Academy

5^th – Cardiff, Great Hall

6^th – London, O2 Forum

April – with NECK DEEP

16^th – Southampton, Guildhall

18^th – Newcastle, University

19^th – Leeds, Beckett University

20^th – Liverpool, O2 Academy

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