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THE WEIGHT OF THE MASK - OUT NOW ON NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

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@Svalbardband
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2 years
WE HAVE SIGNED WITH NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS!!! 😍🤘 @nuclearblast
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Osaka tonight! ❤️🇯🇵
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4 months
JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA WE ARE COMING FOR YOU! 💜 🇯🇵 🇦🇺 Japan support: @kokeshi_jpn Australia support: @run_metal Tickets available soon:
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3 years
That was truly incredible! Thank you @BLOODSTOCKFEST 🖤
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8 months
We are absolutely blown away by the response to The Weight Of the Mask so far! Thank you all so much 💜💜💜
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@Svalbardband
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8 months
🎉 Delight to announce our brand new album ~ THE WEIGHT OF THE MASK ~ is OUT TODAY on @nuclearblast 🎉 Hope you like it! 💜 Produced by @lewjohns Artwork by Hester Aspland Illustration Listen / pick up a copy here:
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2 years
We LOVE the following bands, but we sound NOTHING like them: Evanescence, Jinjer, Nightwish, Nervosa, Within Temptation, Cerebral Bore, Spiritbox, Myrkur, Girlschool, Lacuna Coil, Venom Prison, Unleash The Archers, Vexed
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3 years
Googly Eyes make everything better.
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1 year
❗️New song❗️ We are proud to announce our new song Eternal Spirits will be released on Monday 27th Feb at 4pm UK / 5pm CET. Artwork by Hester Aspland Band photo by Tim Finch
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Svalbard
11 months
We are proud to announce our brand new studio album, The Weight Of The Mask, due out on October 6th via @nuclearblast Listen to the second single "Faking" it now and make sure to check out the music video
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1 year
NEW SONG 'ETERNAL SPIRITS' OUT NOW
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
3 years
Our album is number 5 in @MetalHammer 's Top 50 Albums of 2020! Unreal!
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13 days
We had the best time on tour in Japan with @kokeshi_jpn ❤️🇯🇵 Thank you so much for the amazing crowds and energy! 🫶 Photo 1 by @TokyoJupiter_KM Photo 2 and 3 by @forzadelpassato
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8 months
Our new album is number 9 in the Official UK Rock Chart! 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you so much to everyone who has listened / picked up a record 💜💜💜
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
3 years
Absolutely delighted to announce that we will be joining @Cultofluna_off and @Alcestofficial on this amazing tour! Can't believe we are going on tour with two of our biggest musical influences, what a dream come true!
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@Svalbardband
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15 days
お疲れ様 Osaka ❤️❤️❤️ Amazing energy!
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15 days
Nagoya tonight! ❤️🇯🇵
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1 year
Look what we found in Oslo!
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@Svalbardband
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4 years
👀
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@Svalbardband
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3 years
For the women. Today. Yesterday. Tomorrow. ALWAYS.
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@Svalbardband
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10 months
Read all about how we recorded our new album in this month's issue of @MetalHammer 🤘
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3 years
So fucking embarrassing being from this shitehole
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UK ‘rejected offer’ of visa-free tours by musicians in EU, despite blaming Brussels for permit blow
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@Svalbardband
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6 months
Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to our music this year - whether you listen on vinyl, CD, Spotify or other ways. We appreciate your support so much 💜
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
3 years
As a man it disgusts me when I see #notallmen It's not about you, it's about 97% of women experiencing some sort of assault or harassment. It's not up to women to protect themselves better, it's up to us men not to hassle and attack them. Believe, be supportive and be an ally.
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
11 months
Our new album ~ The Weight of the Mask ~ will be released 6 October 2023 on @nuclearblast 💜 Artwork by Hester Aspland Pre-order:
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Svalbard
11 months
How am I standing? How am I alive? How am I making it seem like it's fine?
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@Svalbardband
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14 days
We had a fantastic time in Nagoya last night 💖 Thank you for making our first time in Nagoya so special!
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4 months
Our new video is here!
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@Svalbardband
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7 months
Delighted to announce we will be going on tour with @EnslavedBand and Wayfarer in March 2024!
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Svalbard
1 year
Guess what, this En Vogue song works great for warming up your voice to do metal screams
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
3 years
Our last rehearsal before @BLOODSTOCKFEST We are so excited to play live again this weekend!
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
4 years
"When I Die, Will I Get Better?" is out TODAY! We're very proud of this release, all the positive feedback we've received really means a lot to us. Thank you so much for all your patience and understanding over the last couple of weeks.
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
3 years
We just realised that we've been a band for 10 years! Here's to 10 years of happy memories 💕💕
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
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One week to go until our Japanese tour begins! 🇯🇵❤️ Live photo by Istvan Bruggen Tickets:
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Svalbard
4 years
New home for the new album. Info here: @ChurchRoadReco1
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Svalbard
3 years
Happy New Year! We just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us in 2020. We have been blown away by the response to When I Die, Will I Get Better ❤ We can't wait to see you all at a show in the future!!
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@Svalbardband
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2 months
Delighted to announce we will be joining @alcestofficial and Doodseskader on the road this winter 💜 Tickets:
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
1 month
Our show in Tokyo with Kokeshi is now SOLD OUT! Tickets are still available for Osaka and Nagoya. We can't wait to be back in Japan! 🇯🇵💖 Tickets: Band photo: @georgiapenphoto
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@Svalbardband
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4 years
Coming soon...
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10 months
Singing our new song How To Swim Down
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
2 months
JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA TOUR, MAY 2024 May 18 - Osaka May 19 - Nagoya May 20 - Tokyo May 23 - Perth May 24 - Sydney May 25 - Brisbane May 26 - Melbourne Live photos by @cmcmillanphoto Tickets:
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@Svalbardband
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5 years
When Nate from @Convergecult puts your silly little band in his year end list.
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Svalbard
1 year
Our new song 'Eternal Spirits' will be played on Alyx Holcombe’s ‘Introducing Rock’ show on BBC Radio 1 tonight! 🥰 Thank you so much @AlyxHolcombe @BBCR1 ❤️
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
11 months
We will premiere the music video for our new song Faking It tomorrow at 1pm BST on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel! Make sure to hit the reminder button 🔔
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
4 years
Check out our new single "Open Wound" over at @KerrangMagazine Preorders for our new album "When I Die, Will I Get Better?" are available now:
@KerrangMagazine
Kerrang!
4 years
. @Svalbardband address “the emotional turmoil of domestic abuse” in new song Open Wound.
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4 months
Serena playing through some of the leads on To Wilt Beneath The Weight. We released a new music video for this song last week, check it out here:
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
1 year
We had a fantastic time recording new material at The Ranch with @lewjohns this month!
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@Svalbardband
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2 years
It's tunnel time, off we go!
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@Svalbardband
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10 months
Our new single How To Swim Down is out now, alongside an incredibly moving music video directed and animated by Boy Tillekens. Watch here: "
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4 months
New video coming this week! ✨️
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1 year
Ash to ash, dust to dust...
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@Svalbardband
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9 months
Huge thanks to @MetalHammer for giving our new album a 9/10 review! 💜🤘
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Svalbard
2 years
See you at @ATGFestival in 2023! What a line up 😍
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Svalbard
2 years
We are very excited to announce some UK shows for March. We will be joined by @Underdarkuk (9th -13th), @mountain_caller (9th-11th) and Monolithian (20th) Tickets available here:
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2 years
Dry vocal take, no effects, no amplification
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Svalbard
1 year
We can't wait to tour with @Cultofluna_off and @RussianCircles in March!
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
9 months
Back in February, we headed to The Ranch Studio to record our 4th album with @lewjohns ! The Weight of The Mask will be released Oct 6th on @nuclearblast Pre-order the album here:
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@Svalbardband
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3 years
This is a van. It is broken. We are sad.
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4 years
13.08.20 👀
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@Svalbardband
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2 years
Happy SVALentines Day! 📸 by Tony Fenn
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@Svalbardband
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8 months
We met a nice cat 🐈😻 Tonight we play Helios 37 in Köln, Germany!
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@Svalbardband
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Australia, we are here!!! 🇦🇺❤️ Our tour with @run_metal begins tonight in at Lynotts Lounge in Perth. We're so excited to be here! Tickets:
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@Svalbardband
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1 year
It was a pleasure to meet @StevenWilsonHQ at Hellfest. He is one of our biggest musical and lyrical inspirations ❤️
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3 years
Svalbard - October 2021 👻🎃 Photo by @tim_birkbeck
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@Svalbardband
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3 years
We made it to Manchester disaster free! 🥳 See you at YES!
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1 year
Less than 2 months to go until we tour with @Cultofluna_off and @RussianCircles 🤘
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
5 years
We were talking last night about how 7 years ago we played to 0 people in Stoke On Trent and last night we played in Tokyo with @monoofjapan @EITS #envy and loads of amazing bands. How crazy is that!!!! Work hard at what you love and grab every opportunity with both hands.
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Svalbard
8 months
Nail-biting stuff over at the Svalbard vs Employed To Serve air hockey tournament!
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Employed To Serve
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The battle of our lifetime ⚔️ The new @Svalbardband album drops next Friday 🔥 go pre-order a copy!
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Svalbard
4 years
Album 3: More Guitars
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Svalbard
3 years
We are so excited to announce that @heriotmetal will be playing our November dates, alongside @CLTDRP3 ! This tour has a line up we couldn't be prouder of, see you at the front!
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
3 years
Head over to @KerrangMagazine for a UK Headline tour announcement and to watch the new video for 'Silent Restraint'
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Kerrang!
3 years
Exclusive: @Svalbardband announce UK tour, release new video for Silent Restraint.
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Big love to @KerrangMagazine for including The Weight of the Mask in their Albums of the Year 2023! 💜 Band photo by @georgiapenphoto
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
5 years
1/2 We'll be touring with @envybandjpn in December!!!!
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Svalbard
11 months
If you've caught one of our recent festival sets, you would have heard a brand new song...should we release it soon? 👀 📸 by @georgiapenphoto
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
4 years
For refunds on preorders or subscriptions please email info @holyroarrecords .com We should have more info regarding the new album this week hopefully. Thank you for your patience and understanding
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4 years
Justine from @ChurchRoadReco1 with the three Vinyl variants they will have in stock.
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Our tour with @EnslavedBand and Wayfarer has come to an end. We had a fantastic time! Thanks to everyone who came to a show, the brilliant crew and the bands for making us feel so welcome 💜
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@Svalbardband
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We're on the cover of @Spotify Metal UK playlist! You can listen to our new single Eternal Spirits in this awesome heavy playlist: 🤘
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@Svalbardband
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The Weight of The Mask has been nominated for Best Album Artwork at @heavymusicawds We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to Hester Aspland who created our album artwork. She is an incredible artist!
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We had an amazing time on our October tour, thank you so much to everyone who came to see us! 💜💜
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Svalbard
6 months
Our album has been included in @MetalHammer 's UK fan vote for Metal Album Of The Year! If you liked The Weight of the Mask, you know what to do! Vote here:
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Svalbard
9 months
Thanks @SpotifyUK for including Faking It on the Metal UK playlist and having us on the cover 💜 Listen here:
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
4 years
Thanks so much to everyone who's picked up a copy of "When I Die, Will I Get Better?" We really appreciate all the support! Don't forget that £1 from every LP or CD will be going to @RapeCrisisEandW
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8 months
Serena talking about the meaning of the title of our new album. The Weight of the Mask is out this Friday!
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Svalbard
2 years
Disparity lead guitar playthrough 🎸
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Svalbard
3 years
Delighted to announce that we filmed a set for @KerrangMagazine K! Pit! It will premiere on Tuesday December 15th at 6pm (UK/GMT), 1pm (US/EST) and 10am (US/PST) on Kerrang's Facebook and YouTube.
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Kerrang!
3 years
Watch Bristol metallers @Svalbardband play an unapologetically heavy, emotional set in #TheKPit in association with #NordicSpirit 🤘 It premieres on our Facebook and YouTube on Tuesday, December 15 at 6pm (GMT), 1pm (EST), 10am (PST)
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3 years
Congratulations to our friends @employedtoserve on the release of their absolutely crushing new album 'Conquering' today! 🤘
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FAKING IT pre-save:
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Svalbard
6 years
STOP. GROPING. GIRLS. AT. GIGS.
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10 months
Thank you so much @ATGFestival 💜
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6 years
Apparently talking about your lyric content between songs and thanking people who support women in music is "preachy" and makes people uncomfortable.......
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@Svalbardband
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2 years
Last rehearsal before we leave for tour on Wednesday! 09.03 - Southampton The Joiners 10.03 - Huddersfield Parish 11.03 - Wolverhampton KK Steel Mill 12.03 - Newcastle Northumbria Students Union (Reds) 13.03- Leicester Firebug 19.03 - Luton Hat Factory 20.03 - Plymouth, Junction
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@Svalbardband
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2 years
Great to visit @nuclearblast HQ yesterday!
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@Svalbardband
Svalbard
15 days
Kanpai!
@kokeshi_jpn
kokeshi_Tokyo
16 days
大阪COMPASSご来場の皆様 SVALBARD、不祀 ありがとうございました🙏 明日以降もツアー続きますので宜しくお願いします⛩️🍺
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Svalbard
5 years
Serena + Djamila from @ITHACABAND respond to some of the worst comments posted in a recent @MetalHammer article.
@MetalHammer
Metal Hammer
5 years
We got two of metal's best frontwomen to take down some angry sexists @ITHACABAND @Svalbardband
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We are so excited to be a part of this incredible lineup!
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