Tuesday 5 September 2023

Firelight Records: A New Home for Incredible, Heavy Rock, Psychedelia, and Experimental Darkness


Firelight Recordings: A New Home for Incredible, Heavy Rock, Psychedelia, and Experimental Darkness

Erik Sugg, (ex- Demon Eye, Lightning Born) is thrilled to announce Firelight Recordings. This new label brought to you from North Carolina, USA explores heavy rock, psychedelia, dark folk, and other sonic offerings of the ambient underground is just now ramping up. If those genre terms are relevant to you, Firelight Recordings is your next destination for new and upcoming great, original heavy music. Please, read on!


Our Firelight Recordings journey begins with Sugg's latest project, "The Magpie," dropping on Friday, September 8, 2023. The band’s Mike Dean-produced, self-titled album blends elements of heavy metal, post hardcore, noise, and vintage psychedelia in ten electrifying tracks. The band has Erik joining up with iconic punk artist, Brian Walsby (Snake Nation, Double Negative) and Mike Deloatch (Crystal Spiders.) 


Get a taste by checking out The Magpie lyric video for "Juice Glass" now, or streaming the full album via Hear Now. You can also listen to the full glory of the album on the Magpie Bandcamp and purchase a download, order a CD, or better yet a vinyl pre-order with an instant complimentary download. Vinyl copies are expected in early December and are limited to 100 copies. If you dig what you hear, please follow The Magpie and Firelight Recordings on social media, and stay tuned for all of their unforgettable musical developments.

Firelight Recordings:


Firelight Facebook | Firelight Instagram | Firelight Bandcamp | Firelight YouTube


The Magpie:



Hear Now (EPK) | Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp


Thanks to Blackseed Services for all of the details. 


You can read my review of The Magpie debut album here