BEHOLDER to release “The Awakening”

After performing main stage at the UK’s Premier Metal Festival – Bloodstock Open Air, alongside a number of other festival appearances, Beholder, led by Simon Hall former lead singer of NWOBHM legends the Handsome Beasts are set for an autumn of releases and live shows that will go towards cementing them as one of the most anticipated bands in the Heavy Metal Scene.

The title track of the forthcoming album “The Awakening” will be released on download format with an additional live bonus track “Never Take Us Down” taken from their stunning performance at this year’s Bloodstock Open Air.

The highly anticipated release of the album “The Awakening” has been set for release on Dec 1st.

With over 70 minutes of full on sonic offerings and melodic sensibilities, this album has already been hailed as a welcome return to the true spirit of British Heavy Metal.

We're delighted to announce that the artwork for the forthcoming album is an existing piece of mastery by the one and only Paul Raymond Gregory. Paul who is renowned for his Metal Album covers including such classics as – SAXON (Crusader, Rock The Nations, Unleash The Beast, Metal Head, Heavy Metal Thunder, Lionheart and most recently – Into The Labyrinth). Alongside DIO (Angry Machines), MOLLY HATCHET (Silent Reign Of Heroes, Locked & Loaded, Kingdom of XII, Warriors of Rainbow Bridge), FREEDOM CALL, BLIND GUARDIAN, COMPANY OF SNAKES & more.

Beholder Frontman, Simon Hall, is featured in the upcoming feature length film “Dude Where’s My Music” which has been described as a full length movie, which if you imagine Slumdog Millionaire meets Anvil or Wayne's World meets Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine, it is a movie drenched in humour but with a particularly serious message. It questions why despite millions of passionate and loyal fans that music is deemed an afterthought by many industry professionals and asks why mainstream music is now so tepid.

Simon's Interview will be in good company alongside the likes of Anvil, Lacuna Coil, Devin Townsend, Exodus, Testament, God Forbid, Dream Theatre, Korn, Dragonforce, Venom ……… & Steal Panther??

A big thank you to all who supported and purchased the single “Never Take Us Down” which was released as a fund raiser for The Sophie Lancaster Foundation. All funds raised will help the foundation in making people recognize that attacks on subcultures are born out of ignorance and a lack of understanding. Therefore, education is key. This has been done by developing a groundbreaking workshop that has been taken into schools to educate young people about different subcultures creating an understanding that doesn't currently exist.