Joint Clashes EP

We have a new musical treat coming up for you! The “Joint Clashes EP” will be released digitally on August 30 on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon etc. It’s a five track EP which consists of five different takes on the title track from “Joint Clash” – exciting remixes by The Field and Faroyna, a guitar improvisation by Kalle Skarin, a brand new version by Switch Opens, and the original track. Digital only!

We will also celebrate this with a small clubgig and party at KGB in Stockholm on September 1st!

Joint Clashes EP

Scandinavian tour coming up!

This fall Switch Opens will join forces with Age of Woe to embark on a 4 day mini-tour in Scandinavia. More dates will follow soon, but here’s the plan for now.

October 31st – Oslo, Norway
November 1st – Copenhagen, Denmark
November 2nd  – Gothenburg, Sweden
November 3rd – Stockholm, Sweden

Age of Woe released the self-titled debut 7″/Digital EP last year and gained a lot of great feedback and reviews as well as a fair amount of air play and attention in various media. Since then Age of Woe has toured Europe twice as well as played some shows in Scandinavia. Now they are working on their upcoming full length album The band will again team up with producer Carlos Sepulveda, but also with legendary producer Lennart Östlund from Polar Studios (LED ZEPPELIN) in early summer for the live recording and production of the forthcoming album.

Age Of Woe

Review from Progressive Area (FR)

Sweet review from France.

“Musicalement SWITCH OPENS nous propose un stoner rock entre les 70’s et sonorités actuelles. Dans l’ensemble cette œuvre est sombre et pesante avec guitares métal hardcore et crimsonniène et voix rauque, rageuse et austère (assurée par Jesper SKAKIN).
Cela commence avec le très plombé « Square » où l’on pense à BLACK SABBATH. Le titre suivant, « Mirror Man », plus coloré, plus pop, plus aérien mais tout aussi percutant est incontestablement influencé par le hard rock des seventies et KING CRIMSON (on à l’impression dans un break flingueur, d’entendre un saxophone presque free jazz). Entre riffs tranchants et saignants, les soli de guitares sont plus étirés, plus fluides, plus acides à la manière de David GILMOUR donnant ainsi une touche psyché au métal punk de nos amis scandinave.”

Read the entire review at Progressive-area.com

Dr Space

Yeah! Dr Space from Øresund Space Collective likes Switch Opens!

“Switch Opens are a Swedish band and I am not sure if they get their name from the German TV show or the Soundgarden song or neither. This is their 4th release and since I have not heard any of the other ones I have no idea how they compare. Anyway, this is a band that has a quite unique sound and vibe that is difficult to place for me. The opening track is pretty hard hitting and perhaps a bit like Soundgarden but more psychedelic and intense with a heavy low end bass. The bands tracks are generally a bit longer (range from 3-9min) with a lot of cool and interesting parts. Nothing is very predictable but it is always heavy and intense in emotion with powerful vocals, and riffs and a cool psychedelic mix. A pretty impressive record.”

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