The Sun & The Rain to be released as 7″ single.
Swedish space rock band MCC – Magna Carta Cartel will release The Sun & The Rain in the UK on the 2nd of November. The band announced the single recently via their Facebook page which is released in Sweden on the 21st of September. The 7″ single will come with two covers, a regular version and a limited to 500 copies variant with both featuring graphics by Claudio Marino.
Magna Carta Cartel went on hiatus in 2011 when three of the five members joined Ghost but reformed in 2017 with a streamlined three piece line up. The band released a re-recorded version of their cult classic Sway before releasing The Demon King EP.
A mainland Europe tour was also recently announced, but no UK gigs at this time:
28.9. Stockholm Nalen (SE)
29.9. Gothenburg Sticky Fingers (SE)
30.9. Copenhagen / Pumpehuset (DK)
2.10. Hamburg / Logo (DE)
3.10. Berlin / BiNuu (DE)
4.10. Cologne / Luxor (DE)
5.10. Paris / Etoiles (FR)
6.10. Leiden / Gebr De Nobel (NL)
7.10. Vosselaar / Biebob (BE)
You can watch the videos for Sway and The Demon King below.
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