Last Day of Summer 15th Year Anniversary Release

We are very proud to announce that arthouse vinyl specialists H42 Records will be presenting the 15th Year Anniversary of our 2009 split collaboration Last Day of Summer. 

The album is the creation and merging of SOAC and Treasure Cat which were led by our close friend Will Mecum and morphed from the ashes of Karma to Burn in 2003 forming a blend of driving rock hooks and sonic riffs to create a supercharged rock experience.

The album being both a split and collaboration was the first of its kind when released.

H42 Records present Last Day of Summer on double 2x12” with limited colour variations, 2xCD featuring new artwork from Alex von Welding and for the first time the original demos from the Alpha Cat and Sons of Alpha Centauri sessions, this is exclusive to this limited release.  There are some limited edition packages exclusive to the SOAC Bandcamp with several vinyl colour variations, silkscreened poster art and exclusive content. 

Pre-sale starts 22 September 2024 from our Bandcamp and H42 Records

Members of Far, Will Haven Join UK Musicians on Pull LP

Sons of Alpha Centauri are immensely proud to announce the release of our fourth studio album ‘Pull’ which is out today. You can check the album out at No Echo and thank you so much to them for hosting and promoting the album release! 

No Echo Premiere of Pull

Exile on Mainstream have composed an incredible physical release on 12" vinyl with an accompanying CD, UV spot gloss artwork and a series of different posters available. Please check out the album from them if you’re based in Europe or if you’re looking for the pre-order that includes the 5" vinyl or 3" CD - they still have some left.

We’re immensely grateful for the fantastic reviews that have started to come in and the support of both our long-standing and new listeners.

Jonah Matranga & Mitch Wheeler join SOAC for another LP, 'Pull'

SOAC are exceptionally proud to partner with BrooklynVegan once again. This time for the release of their second single from the forthcoming album Pull. 

Pull is released on 28th March by Exile of Mainstream Records featuring vocalist Jonah Matranga (Far/onelinedrawing) and drummer Mitch Wheeler (Will Haven) who join the band for their second LP.

Pull is available from the band via Bandcamp. If you want the last of the limited pre-sale packages with extra 3” CD and 5” vinyl goodies please hit up Exile on Mainstream directly - especially if you are based in continental Europe!

Click here to Listen to the New Single!

Third studio album Push out now!

Our new album "Push" is officially released today! You can hear the exclusive live stream of the full album here at MetalSucks.net

Push is a soundtrack that blends the instantly recognisable sonic landscape of SOAC with the wrought emotional tone of Far and the epic backbone of Will Haven.

This third studio album was recorded by Lance Jackman of EightFourSeven in Sacramento and engineered and mixed by Dan Lucas.

Push has been mastered by the legendary Nick Zampiello (Cave In, Converge, ISIS) and presented by Exile on Mainstream Records.

Jonah Matranga (vocals)

Marlon King (guitars)

Nick Hannon (bass)

Mitch Wheeler (drums)

Stevie B (drums)

Blake (electronics)

Produced & mixed by Dan Lucas

Mastered by Nick Zampiello (Cave In, Converge, ISIS) 

Available now via our Bandcamp

Exile On Mainstream records to release SOAC third album Push

We are proud to announce that we have signed to Exile On Mainstream records to release our third album Push. 

This album marks our first collaboration with musicians from two of the biggest and most respected bands in the Sacramento music community; Jonah Matranga (Far, Gratitude) provides vocals for the whole album and Mitch Wheeler (Will Haven) shares drums with original member Stevie B.

This is most certainly our darker and heavier side - we grew up on 90s alternative rock and to harness our vision with the purveyors of the Sacramento post hardcore sound will make this a true landmark release for the band. 

Exile On Mainstream will proudly release Push on 27 August. 

More details soon… Push the Weight. 

LINE UP FOR PUSH:-

Jonah Matranga – vocals
Marlon King – guitars
Nick Hannon – bass
Mitch Wheeler – drums
Stevie B – drums
Blake – effects

Bury Your Memoires... and into 2020

We would like to start the new year by giving a big thank you to everyone who bought, listened to and supported the second half of our space opera through 'Buried Memories’ and thanks for all of the fantastic reviews received from all around the world.

Thanks to Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, Rock Tribune, Slam Magazine, Ox Fanzine, Visions and Terroraiser for all of the printed features.

Extra special thanks to H42 Records, Robotic Empire, RobustFellow and Solid 7 Records for working on immense physical releases across multiple colour vinyl, CD digi-pak, and cassette blister pack.

We are working on changing the way we engage with our audience and followers by building something more layered. Expect new correspondence from us soon…

Buried Memories Cassette Release

We are proud to announce our first cassette release through Solid 7 Records. ‘Continuum’ and ‘Buried Memories' are dubbed in real-time, for best sound quality and available in yellow and fluorescent cassette in a single set, sealed in an anti-static bag with sticker.

• Exclusive artwork
• Pro-printed inlay
• Hand-numbered
• White 'Clamshell' double case

Available exclusively from:

• Sold 7 Records Shop
• H42Records Shop

Buried Memories Featuring Justin K. Broadrick and James Plotkin

The new album 'Buried Memories' features industrial metal icon Justin K. Broadrick in both his Jesu and JK Flesh guises and ambient gloom metal maestro James Plotkin.

The album is now up for pre-order from H42 Records and from us at our Bandcamp. The LP edition comes with a selection of 180-gram heavyweight coloured vinyl all in a gatefold sleeve with photo inlay and MP3 download codes and a 3” CD of select ambient material. The CD edition comes housed in a 2CD six-panel deluxe digipak.

H42 Records Shop
SOAC Shop

Bury Your Memories.

Buried Memories PreSale

The preorder for Buried Memories has begun. H42 Records have produced some highly limited vinyl colours, especially the ‘Buried’ and ‘Memories’ editions including:

• Deluxe gatefold sleeve with 7mm spine on heavyweight card
• 180g heavy vinyl
• Buried Memories – neon yellow vinyl
• Alternative silkscreened cover
• MP3 download cards
• Buried Memories poster
• Double CD six-panel digipak
• 2 x C45 cassette set (first 10 orders)

Regional variants from Robotic Empire and RobustFellow will be available in due course.

You can preorder via H42 Records.

Bury your Memories

Bury your Memories. Sons of Alpha Centauri are back to release Buried Memories, a collaborative post-metal colossus and the second part of the journey that started with our last album Continuum (2018).

After entering the Continuum the listener must now bury their memories. The darkness will envelope the listeners in this second part of our dark rock saga.

The album will be released through H42 Records (Worldwide), Robotic Empire (United States, Canada & Digital) and RobustFellow (East Europe / Russia) in October 2019.

Limited editions, pre-order details and exclusive details of the collaborations will be made available through this website.

Through the Continuum… and into 2019

Through the Continuum… and into 2019. Thank you to everyone who bought, listened to and supported our space opera 'Continuum' and to all of the fantastic reviews received from all around the world.

Thanks to Dark City, Metal Hammer, Metalized, Eclipsed, InHard, Legacy, Ox, Rock Tribune, Rockerilla, Spark, Terroraiser and World of Metal for all of the printed features. Extra special thanks to Simon Risbridger for directing 'Solar Storm' and our brothers in Yawning Man for having us on tour again.

Photo by @mikegeorgeharris

We have added the DesertFest 2018: Legends of the Desert 12" split with Fatso Jetson and some final copies of 'Earth Visionary' the screen-printed poster by Shane Wheatcroft from our Yawning Man July 2018 tour to the store.

As the Trainspotting generation - we don't choose social media. We choose not to update the profile. We are trying to build something more layered and less direct.

New Album "Continuum" is released today worldwide

Enter the Continuum! Our epic space opera and second album 'Continuum' is released today worldwide.

Continuum is eight new tracks from us and our first studio album in 11 years. We have worked to blend our original maritime concept into a hypnotic and futuristic space-themed soundtrack which we hope you will enjoy.

It has been mixed and produced by Aaron Harris from ISIS / Palms and mastered by John McBain.

- 12" 180g 'heavy' 'sky grey' vinyl (multiple color variations including an exclusive color for each territory);
- 3mm spine sleeve with fold-out colour insert and explanatory sticker;
- Compact disc in slip-case and digital download card;
- 3" CD including rare Landscape 9 remix

'Sky grey' vinyl edition: SOAC Shop

Digital download link to iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal

Continuum Pre-orders

Our second album 'Continuum' is available for pre-order from the SOAC shop:

Continuum is eight new tracks from us and our first studio album in 11 years. It has been mixed and produced by Aaron Harris from ISIS / Palms whom we have worked with on this over the past three years and mastered by John McBain This album is orientated the heavier electronic and darker themes explored from our debut.

The physical release is 12" 'sky grey' 180g 'heavy' vinyl in a 3mm spine sleeve with fold out colour insert and explanatory sticker. It includes a limited 3" mini CD which is exclusively available from the band and featuring a remix of 'Landscape 9'. It includes a CD and slipcase and digital download card.

Pre-order link to SOAC Shop

Digital download link to iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer

Continuum Teaser trailer

We have a big announcement to make, but before we give you the all the details please check out our teaser trailer!

Trippin' on the fourth of July!

Sons of Alpha Centauri and Karma to Burn return for a boxset of the split trilogy!

Over the past 10 years Karma to Burn and Sons of Alpha Centauri have engaged on an audio assault by ram raiding riff after riff into the instrumental stoner stratosphere. This cosmic mission commenced on star date 2007 when members of each band worked together on a project entitled 'Alpha Cat' resulting in the split collaboration album 'Last Day of Summer' released on Underdogma Records in 2009.

When the KTB reunion was fully confirmed then the floodgates opened and over the course of five years 3 split vinyls followed from both bands including the first of the DesertFest vinyl releases and multiple shows across the UK.

Karma to Burn will be back touring Europe this month and over the upcoming European tour they will publish, together with their friends of Sons of Alpha Centauri this strictly limited boxset as 'The Definitive 7" Trilogy!'  It will be released (trippin') on the 4th of July!

Limited to ONLY 200 copies it includes the whole set of Split-7" in a new color presentation together with:

• A monstrous 28 page booklet with a behind the scenes history and making of, exclusive pictures & unseen artwork / sketches;
• Collaborative companions like John Garcia, Alexander von Wieding, Jake & Reece (Desertfest London) and former KTB members;
• Prologue from former label and website managers reinforcing the incredible story of the two bands;
• An exclusive 7" of their collaboration 'Alpha Cat' (first time on vinyl!);
• CD Version with all songs;
• exclusive Promotion Postcards;
• limited tour poster print; 

This will be available for a very short period with 45 boxsets available from Karma to Burn on their European tour and 25 boxsets available from SOAC via our Bandcamp page.

2017 - Phase II Begins

Sons of Alpha Centauri would like to reflect on 2016 and say thank you for all your support. We would also like to thank all those who attended our performance with Yawning Man in London.

New Year's Day 2017 saw the launch of our next generation website along with our new band logo. The rebuilt version has been enhanced for mobile browsing and has integrated technologies such as YouTube and SongKick which make it the best place to keep up-to-date with SOAC. The website is the first of many updates and upgrades to the SOAC project.

2016 has seen the band committed to the production and recording of the second album. In advance of the new album we have been working with some excellent artists on some special exclusive and highly limited musical releases to bridge the eponymous and second album releases.

The build towards the second album has started… and after 10 years the album sleepers have awoken and Phase II begins!

Supporting Yawning Man on 1st September 2016

Sons of Alpha Centauri are proud to announce that we will be performing with our good friends ‘Yawning Man’ at the London Borderline (Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB) on 1st September 2016.

Yawning Man and Sons of Alpha Centauri have worked together on numerous occasion including the ‘WaterWays’ vinyl release series and their ongoing collaboration ‘Yawning Sons’ the debut album of which is widely regarding as a desert rock classic.

These releases will be available on the night from both bands.

This is first SOAC performance since 2014 and our only one for 2016 so we look forward to seeing you there!

We will be opening the show and doors are at 7pm Tickets are here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yawning-man-tickets-25841704233

Digital Release of 2014-15 Vinyl Singles

The ‘Karma to Burn / Sons of Alpha Centauri’ exclusive vinyl singles released in 2014 and 2015 are to be released digitally worldwide on the 21st April 2016. 

The vinyl singles released on H42 Records have only been available on vinyl until this pint but are now available online both streaming and through digital purchase. The two singles are part of the ‘Karma to Burn / Sons of Alpha Centauri’ vinyl series. ‘71’ released in 2014 has received multiple vinyl presses and ‘66’ was released on vinyl last year and also became the first in the DesertFest vinyl single series. 

The first vinyl in the series originally released in 2010 on Kitchen Dweller Records was re-released in 2015 as part of a five-year anniversary from H42 Records. 

As such all three singles are now available digitally from April 21st and ‘Sons of Alpha Centauri’ are currently working bringing the three singles together for a special presentation in mid-2016.  

Copies of the vinyl single are available directly from the band at shows and online.

Exclusive DesertFest Vinyl

Our third 7” vinyl release split with Karma to Burn on H42 Records has been released and sees us near a vision that we started back in 2010.

To celebrate the release of the third vinyl an exclusive version was made available for "DesertFest". This was the first in the DesertFest series on future split 7” vinyl.

SOAC are nearing completion of our series of vinyl releases including and most notably the "Karma to Burn / Sons of Alpha Centauri" trilogy set.

The exclusive DesertFest vinyl and the third split are all available through the online shop.

Once the vinyl vision has been delivered then "Sons of Alpha Centauri" will conclude the first phase of the band and begin the delivery of "Phase II" due to commence in 2016.

Phase I concludes all of our work from the debut album until now. Phase II will be the commencement on the second album and a new dawning for Sons of Alpha Centauri.

Final release in series of split 7" with Karma to Burn

SOAC are proud to announce the final release in their split 7" series with 'Karma to Burn' which
will be released in April. The release itself symbolises not only the conclusion of their trilogy of
split releases with KTB but also the wider SOAC vinyl release project covering the six vinyl
releases delivered since 2010.

There will be two different coloured vinyl in red (200) and black (100) with artwork delivered by
the ubiquitous Alexander von Wieding who has delivered all design and artwork for the split
trilogy with case construct and landscape photography delivered by SOAC.

For more information please visit: www.h42records.com/press and the SOAC social media outlets
for pre-order information.