Oxygen Thief lifts a free single from 'Destroy It Yourself'; tours

• Artist: Oxygen Thief
• Title: Mestle and Portar
• Format: digital download
• Released: Monday 5^th March 2012

Nearly a year on from his debut album Destroy It Yourself, Bristol's favourite (only?) acoustic metalhead returns with a headline tour and free single this March.

BAM! Just when you thought it was safe to emerge from the shadows without a long-haired Bristolian in brightly-coloured DMs shouting quotes from The Wire at you (“you can't lose if you don't play”), Oxygen Thief lifts a fresh single from his acclaimed 2011 debut, Destroy It Yourself.

Arguably the album highlight, 'Mestle and Portar' is typical of Destroy It Yourself's brash staccato sound; the frontline of heavy-hit guitars filed to a point alongside part-spoken part-sung part-yelled vocals that leave critics struggling for direct comparison. Hard rock played out on an acoustic guitar, this confident rarely-heard sound earned him a regular slot at 2000Trees festival and support to Hold Your Horse Is, Chris T-T, [Placebo side-project] Planes, and Ben Marwood alongside his numerous headline shows.

Catch Oxygen Thief stomping around the following venues:

MARCH

1 LEEDS Royal Park Cellars
2 MANCHESTER The Garrett
3 BIRMINGHAM The Brighthouse
4 BRISTOL The Mother's Ruin
7 DEVIZES The Bell
8 BATH Green Park Tavern
9 OXFORD Port Mahon
10 LONDON Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell
11 CAMBRIDGE The Cornerhouse

Praise for Destroy It Yourself:

“like a Dave Grohl solo brainstorming session”

god is in the tv

“impressive win for originality in an oversaturated musical market”

the 405

“an album that transcends genre.. adopted by punks, indie kids and metalheads alike”

moon and back