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TO THE RATS AND WOLVES Release Date Pre-Order Start Territory: World Cheap Love uu 22/02/2019 uu 11/01/2019 Style: Metalcore

uu 07.12.18 music video single #1 ‘Cheap Love’ uu 11.01.19 music video single #2 ‘Cure’ + album pre-order uu 22.02.19 album release + music video and digital single for ‘True’ uu Limited BOX (Box incl. Jewelcase CD, bonus CD in sleeve, poster flag, sticker, signed 6 photo cards) uu complete page in Piranha magazine, Metal Hammer and FUZE in march uu 15.03.19 digital single #4 ‚Down‘ + Album release EU&UK headline tour uu advertising in many important music magazines FEB/MAR 2019 uu album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s FEB/MAR 2019 issues uu song placements in European magazine compilations uu Spotify playlists in all European territories uu instore decoration: flyers uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, bing ads and gmail ads uu Banner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock websites all over Europe uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) uu video and pre-roll ads on You tube uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a background on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com uu features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings to targeted audiences in support of the release »Cheap Love« is 100% TTRAW “’Cheap Love’ is 100% TTRAW“ states the band that has risen solidly from the German underground over the past six years since their formation in 2012. Born from the ashes of BEAST WAR RETURNS, TO THE RATS AND WOLVES gained popularity rather quickly with their eye-catching outfits, two singers and a trademark heavy sound. One EP and two albums in, their energetic mix of electronic energy and modern, contemporary heaviness is unique in today’s music scene. Their newest effort benefits from a strict DIY-attitude - as the band took over every part of it’s production without outside influences. „It was pretty exciting as we did everything on our own. We’ve been disap- pointed in the past because we made compromises that went against our intui- tion. This time around we did not allow anything like this at all.“ It took the band only 18 months to write, record and produce »Cheap Love«, a time in which the band evolved once more, dispensed with their masked outfits and made the logical next step after 2016’s highly-acclaimed “Dethroned”. Now, more relaxed and assured, their sound has softened it’s edges but also added a lot more feeling and emotion. ”The album is about the daily struggle, really“, declares guitarist Danny, „it’s about love and heartache as well as about depression.“ A fact that becomes obvious once one lets a single like ‚Down‘ sink in; a stripped-down, poppy track that has become the band’s favourite during the production process. „We’ve been through a whole lot, sank into depression and were close to putting the band to rest. ‚Down‘ is uplifting and the sort of song you need in those kind of situations. It gave us hope when we recorded the album.“ ‚True’ is another surprising but deep song, that shows a different side to TO THE RATS AND WOLVES; a very emotional, yet fragile side that also features Trevor Wentworth from US post hardcore connoisseurs OUR LAST NIGHT on guest vocals. „The main goal for this album was to not write something people have heard over and over again already.“, explains the guitarist. Line up: Price Code: LP20 Yet, TTRAW make sure to let you know that riffs still run through their veins. The Dixi Wu | vocals AE 4283-4 BOX uu Tracklists: Nico Sallach | vocals opening title track ‘Cheap Love’ embodies pretty much everything the band Danny Güldener | guitars have always stood for and does not hold back with the party vibes, dance beats Marc Dobruk | guitars Album CD: Stanislaw Czywil | bass 01. Cheap Love and aggressiveness. „It’s a fusion of old and new elements and is just straight- Simon Yildirim | drums 02. Therapy forward. We wanted to come back with a bang“, Danny blatantly puts it. 03. All The Things All in all, »Cheap Love« is an album packed with great vibes, genuine emo- (Box incl. Jewelcase CD, bonus CD in sleeve, 04. Never Stop tion and hard hitting moments - but most importantly, »Cheap Love« is honest. poster flag, sticker, signed 6 photo cards) 05. Friendz 06. Look What You made Us Do „With time we have learned to say things outright instead of holding back“, 07. True feat. Trevor Wentworth Danny states, „on this record we try to be encouraging yet embrace melan- 08. Cure choly.We are vocal about standing our ground.” Price Code: CD04 09. Famous In the past, TO THE RATS AND WOLVES had toured with the likes of ESKIMO 10. B.I.C. AE 4283-2 CD 11. Down CALLBOY, WE BUTTER THE BREAD WITH BUTTER, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE (Jewelcase in O-Card) and SUICIDE SILENCE - for »Cheap Love« the band intends to tour as much as Album CD: possible and also to explore places they haven’t been to before. 01. Gone 02. Anywhere For You (remastered) www.facebook.com/totheratsandwolves/ 03. Therapy (remix) www.instagram.com/totheratsandwolves/ · www.totheratsandwolves.com 04. True (album edit)

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