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KRIS BARRAS BAND announces in-store dates with a special piano version of ‘Unspoken’

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Devon-based hard rock heavyweights KRIS BARRAS BAND have shared a string of in-store appearances across the UK this August that will coincide with the release of their upcoming new album “Monsters We Made”, due 14th August via Earache Records. The events will include an unplugged acoustic session featuring Kris Barras (vocals/guitars) and Josiah Manning (guitars/piano), and a signing session (excluding Kingston date).

Most venues will include an album pre-order + ticket bundle for entry (with the exclusion of Kingston, which will offer a ticket-only option).

Monsters We Made In-Store Tour Dates:

Tickets go on-sale Friday 26th June 2026 @ 10am.

Get yours here: https://linktr.ee/KBB2026.

KRIS BARRAS BAND‘s latest single ‘Unspoken‘ sets itself apart from the pack by taking a softer and more vulnerable approach in amongst the hard rock riffage elsewhere on the record. Now, they’ve shared an even more special and emotionally moving version of the track with their piano ballad twist.

On the single itself, Kris enthuses:

“This track is one of my favourites, if not the favourite, track from the new album. Both single releases so far have been pretty full-on, heavier tracks, and I don’t feel that they necessarily give the whole picture of what is to come on Monsters We Made.”

He continues:

“‘Unspoken’ brings about a bit of balance, being a bit more reserved and almost ballad-like. It’s about the battle between silence and expression. The struggle to let people know how you really feel, fighting through isolation and emotional pain while struggling to express what’s really going on inside.”

Watch the official video for ‘Unspoken (Piano Version)’ HERE.

Watch the lyric video for ‘Unspoken’ HERE.

Pre-order “Monsters We Made” HERE.

Recently, KRIS BARRAS BAND announced their first UK tour in almost two years, marking a strong comeback for KBB. They will are joined on the Monsters We Made tour by special guests 10 Years. The Knoxville, Tennessee natives’ trademark melodic alternative metal has dominated US rock radio for decades. Last seen in the UK with Three Days Grace in 2022, 10 Years are currently touring the US with Mammoth, before heading to Europe with Black Stone Cherry and then the UK with KRIS BARRAS BAND. If you’re not familiar with 10 Years yet, check out their YouTube here and be sure to show up early for the UK dates!

On the touring announcement news, Kris says:

“We are absolutely honoured to have 10 Years out with us on this run, great band, amazing songs, you are all in for a treat”.

The “Monsters We Made” Tour Dates

with KRIS BARRAS BAND, supported by 10 Years:

Get your tickets here: https://www.krisbarrasband.com/tour.

One of modern hard rock’s most exciting breakouts in recent years, KRIS BARRAS BAND’s 2024 album “Halo Effect” reached UK top 5 spot alongside Beyoncé and Linkin Park whilst topping the official UK Rock/Metal, Independent AND Download charts! KBB are known for their hard-hitting riffs, captivating choruses and fuse-lighting technical solos.

By Kris’s own admission, however, it perhaps landed as an over-adjustment with his core fans, as he absorbed the influence of modern metal and a resurgent nu-metal scene. “Monsters We Made” is his answer to all of that. “We wanted big singalongs, big riffs, big solos,” he says. “The kind of hard rock music that belongs in arenas; dense, complex and able to energise the biggest crowds.” With guitarist/keyboardist Josiah Manning on production duties, the Devon outfit – completed by bassist Frazer Kerslake and drummer Billy Hammett – have proven more than equal to those ambitions. The self-assuredness is evident across all eleven tracks, with a band unashamed of an anthemic chorus, generous with virtuosic guitar solos and knowing when to let a heavy groove do the work. For evidence, listen to the colossal opening title track which tackles the idea of being your own worst enemy and features what Kris rightly calls “one of the best choruses I’ve ever written” or the epic ballad ‘Otherside’, which plucks at heartstrings and orchestral strings alike.

After an almost-unbelievable career change from pro-MMA fighter of ten years to professional musician, Barras cut his teeth in the international blues rock scene culminating in a frontman spot with supergroup Supersonic Blues Machine (featuring ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons). In the meantime, KRIS BARRAS BAND gravitated to a heavier – yet melodic – sound that has sold-out tours with Black Stone Cherry, The Darkness and Thunder at the likes of the Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Arena and Download Festival.

Earlier this year, KBB toured all corners of Europe with Adrian Smith (of Iron Maiden fame) and Ritchie Kotzen (of Poison, Mr Big and Winery Dogs) in their superb Smith/Kotzen project. The opportunity of a lifetime turned into an almost-career ending nightmare when having pushed through a tour-illness, Kris did almost-irreparable harm to his vocal chords. On doctor’s orders he had to leave the tour early, and true to the mindset of a professional fighter, Kris says “with intensive rehab I’m all healed up and singing better than ever.”