My City Burning

You might have heard it already, or you might hear it now, but MCB has signed to I Scream Records, home of bands like Life of Agony, Madball and Death By Stereo!

For everyone who’s helped us along the way so far, came to a show, bought a shirt and/or partied with us, we can’t thank you enough!

Release shows will be in August!
21.08 @ Winston, Amsterdam w/ First Blood (USA), Bloodtrial
22.08 @ Oefenbunker, Landgraaf w/ First Blood (USA), Bloodtrial

-Courage et Rock ‘n’ Roll-

Igor, Ramon, Maarten, Spit
My City Burning

Check out the I Scream Records press release;

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We are very excited to welcome My City Burning to the I Scream Records family.

Founded in the Summer of 2006, MCB’s drive has garnered the band a solid following and amazing live-reputation. Their 2008 self-produced and self-released demo EP “White Lies, Black Eyes” definitely threw My City Burning’s name out there. This debut EP was extremely well received in magazines and e-zines across the globe. The Dutch magazine OOR said “It growls, bites and hurts in all the right places” while Asice.net said “Old school hardcore and thrash metal sound like two very different styles of heavy music, but this Dutch band incorporates them into one solid sound.” and musicfrom.nl wrapped it up with “A debut with an impact I don’t encounter very often”.

Combining a healthy DIY work ethic and the need to perform has led to an impressive list of shows all over Europe. They’ve shared the stage with bands like Hatebreed, Integrity, Death Before Dishonor, Poison the Well, Pro-Pain and Raging Speedhorn from whom member Gareth Smith said: “I had the pleasure of touring with MCB as part of our final tour with Speedhorn. The guys tore it up on stage each and every night! Tight as a duck’s ass and bursting with energy!”. But an absolute highlight so far was supporting Machine Head in Luxembourg since they were invited to play by Robb Flynn himself.

Laurens Kusters says: “We’re very proud to welcome My City Burning. These guys have worked hard the last couple of years and that’s exactly the commitment we’re looking for when signing bands. This new album and full length debut is an amazing record and won’t disappoint anyone.”

“When Laurens said “Sign here in blood, please”, we suspected something was a bit ‘off’, but sometimes you just have to take the plunge, you know? But in all seriousness, I Scream Records is a great label and it’s amazing to share a label with inspiring bands like Life Of Agony, Madball and Death By Stereo! Time to take this to the next level.”, the band ads.

“Lone Wolves” is set for release on August 23rd 2010. This long-awaited follow up to their debut EP was produced by Kristian “Kohle” Kohlemannslehner, known for his work with bands like A Traitor Like Judas, Crematory and Final Prayer to name of few. The 27-minute rollercoaster ride is filled with grooves that will make your head bang, thrash metal riffs that will make your face melt, and vocals that make you want to crack some skulls.

Upcoming shows:
April 22nd – Sneek (NL) @ Legend with Cancer Bats (CAN)
April 24th – Gladbeck (D) @ Maxus
May 8th – Haarlem (NL) @ Patronaat

European tour with Palm (JP)
May 20th – Amsterdam (NL) @ Winston
May 21st – Terneuzen (NL) @ De Pit with Hoods (USA)
May 22nd – Eernegem (BE) @ Club B52
May 23rd – Halle-Booienhoven (BE) @ Jh de Zwam
May 24th – TBA
May 25th – TBA
May 26th – Strakonice (CZ) @ Kremelka
May 27th – Teplice (CZ) @ Bozak
May 28th – Ilsenburg (D) @ Heizhaus
May 29th – Berlin (D) @ Tommyhaus
May 30th – Rostock (D) @ Alte Zuckerfabrik

June 4th – Arnhem (NL) @ Willemeen
June 12th – Uithoorn (NL) @ The Mix
June 17th – Biel (CH) @ Doors72 with Sworn Enemy (USA)
June 18th – Lelystad (NL) @ Underground
June 19th – Zaandam (NL) @ De Kade
August 21st – Amsterdam (NL) @ Winston – MCB Record release party with First Blood (USA)
August 22nd – Landgraaf (NL) @ Oefenbunker – MCB Record release party with First Blood (USA)