December 23, 2024

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BLACKBERRY SMOKE: ‘SHAKIN’ HANDS WITH THE HOLY GHOST’ VIDEO PREMIERES ON VEVO


Atlanta, Georgia southern rock/outlaw country act BLACKBERRY SMOKE have released a brand new music video for the track, “Shakin’ Hands With the Holy Ghost”, ahead of the European release of their latest album, THE WHIPPOORWILL, in February. The video was filmed with director LEWIS CATER of Creative Junkie Media at Dingwalls in London, UK, following the band’s stellar performance at the Classic Rock Awards amongst such icons as JIMMY PAGE, BLACK SABBATH and more.  The video is premiering now on the front page of VEVO in the UK.

Watch the video for “Shakin’ Hands With the Holy Ghost” now at VEVO.com or go straight to the video at http://vevo.ly/GqaKWE

For viewers in countries where VEVO is not available, the video is also live now on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9NvO3hf1sg

THE WHIPPOORWILL is due to be released in Europe on February 17th with three exclusive bonus tracks.  The album will be released on digipak CD, limited edition signed digipak CD, and limited edition coloured vinyl LP.

The album is also available in an ultra-limited pine box, hand-stencilled by the band themselves, which includes the album on exclusive white vinyl signed by the band, an album cover t-shirt, BLACKBERRY SMOKE playing cards and two BLACKBERRY SMOKE shot glasses.

Pre-order THE WHIPPOORWILL (3 BONUS TRACK UK/EU EDITION) now on CD, LP and special edition box set at http://www.earache.com/bbs

View an image of the different album versions at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/bbs_versions.jpg

THE WHIPPOORWILL is also available to pre-order now on iTunes in Europe, including the three European bonus tracks along with two more exclusive tracks, plus three instant grat downloads available on the following dates to everyone who pre-orders the album:

Available now – “Shakin’ Hands With the Holy Ghost”
Available now – “Pretty Little Lie”
February 1st – “One Horse Town”

Pre-order the album on iTunes in Europe at http://bit.ly/bbsitunes

Listen to samples from the entire THE WHIPPOORWILL (3 BONUS TRACK UK/EU EDITION) album now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjVo1la2fWs

Following the European release of the album, BLACKBERRY SMOKE will be returning to Europe for a headlining tour.  See the band live at the following shows:

Feb. 28 – Glasgow, UK – O2 ABC
Mar. 01 – Nottingham, UK – Bodega (SOLD OUT)
Mar. 02 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2
Mar. 03 – London, UK – O2 Academy Islington
Mar. 05 – Wolverhampton, UK – Slade Rooms
Mar. 06 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Winston (SOLD OUT)
Mar. 08 – Stockholm, Sweden – Kagelbanan
Mar. 10 – Hamburg, Germany – Logo
Mar. 11 – Berlin, Germany – White Trash
Mar. 12 – Cologne, Germany – Luxor
Mar. 13 – Munich, Germany – Strom
Mar. 15 – Paris, France – Nouveau Casino

Sources:

Official site – http://www.blackberrysmoke.com
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/blackberrysmoke
Twitter – http://twitter.com/blackberrysmoke