The Shrine Signs With Century Media Records

Venice Beach, California’s purveyors of psychedelic violence from The Shrine have joined forces with Century Media.

The Dogtown triumvirate (guitarist/vocalist Josh Landau, Court Murphy on bass, Jeff Murray on drums) has been spray painting the walls of rock’s collective (un)consciousness over the course of two LP’s: 2012’s "Primitive Blast" and 2014’s "Bless Off" (both on the Tee-Pee label).

“When we walked into Mike Gitter's office and there was a giant framed photo of Dennis Hopper from Easy Rider next to a Stooges poster next to an original handbill from a Slayer/Venom gig, we knew this man and the company he keeps, Century Media, was more than good enough to butter our bread," says Landau of The Shrine’s new label home.

“Listening to The Shrine is the sonic equivalent of rifling through old issues of Thrasher and Action Now Skateboarder with Charles Manson while blasting California Jam bootlegs and Black Flag’s My War,” says Century Media A&R man Mike Gitter. “They’re the resin scraped from several generations of no-bullshit American rock distilled into its purest essence. What they’ve accomplished on their own is nothing short of awesome. The Shrine’s legend is only going to grow larger and louder.”

Shortly after signing with Century Media, the members of The Shrine found themselves in the studio with producer Dave Jerden. “When I first heard The Shrine at the guitar shop, they were the best blend of punk, thrash and hard rock I’ve ever heard,” says Jerden. “I had to work with them. The record we’re making right now is an over-the-top, in-your face, rebirth-of-rock record!”

"When Dave walked into our garage and immediately began talking about Captain Beyond, I knew we had the right dude." Landau says about meeting Jerden for the first time.

See The Shrine live on these dates:

9/28 - 10/2: Motorhead’s Motorboat Cruise w/ Motörhead, Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies & more

w/Kadavar
11/5: F Strasbourg - La Laiterie
11/6: D Cologne - Kantine
11/7: NL Nijmegen - Doornroosje
11/8: UK Manchester - Sound Control
11/9: UK Glasgow - Audio
11/10: UK Leeds - The Brudenell Social Club
11/11: UK Wolverhampton - Slade Rooms
11/12: UK Bristol - Marble Factory
11/13: UK Cardiff - The Globe
11/14: UK London - The Dome
11/18: F Nantes - Stereolux
11/19: F La Rochelle - La Sirene
11/20: E Madrid - Penelope
11/21: E Barcelona - Razzmatazz II
11/22: F Bordeaux - Le Krakatoa
11/23: F Lyon - Ninkasi Kao
11/25: CH Zurich - Dynamo
11/26: CH Geneva - L’Usine
11/27: D Stuttgart - Wizemann
11/28: D Munich - Backstage
11/30: D Frankfurt - Batchkapp
12/1: D Hamburg - Markthalle
12/2: DK Copenhagen - Pumpehuset
12/3: N Oslo - Vulkan
12/4: S Gothenburg - Brewhouse
12/5: S Stockholm - Debaser Medis
12/7: FI Jyväskylä - Lutakko
12/8: FI Helsinki - Nosturi
12/9: EE Tallinn - Club Tapper
12/10: LT Vilnius - Propaganda
12/11: PL Gdansk - B90
12/12: PL Warsaw - Progresja
12/13: PL Krakow - Fabryka
12/16: D Nuremberg - Hirsch
12/17: B Brussels – Vk*
12/18: D Berlin - Astra
12/19: D Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle II
12/20: NL Amsterdam - Melkweg