BLACK Country rock band WEAK13 have celebrated the launch of their first-ever full studio album.

The three-piece band's debut album, They Live, has taken three years to produce and was finally launched at PLUG nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham, last Friday (November 6).

Engineered by John Stewart, of Coventry prog metal band Eight Great Fears, and mastered by Henry Smithson, who has worked for The Stereophonics, 2 Unlimited and the Foo Fighters, the recording comprises 11-tracks although the band penned around 40 numbers during the recording sessions.

Singer and guitarist Nick J Townsend, who founded WEAK13 back in 1999, said: "We wanted to make sure they were 11 pretty darn good tracks; we've got no fillers. We knew we had a good strong record and people at the album launch were quite shocked at how big it sounded."

Bass player Wesley Smith added: “We wanted to create an album that production-wise is of the same high standard as those classic albums you love by bands like Pink Floyd, Metallica or Nirvana."

The band, which also comprises Neel Parmar on drums, also shot their next music video on the night of the album launch which saw DJ Pandora Rox of Eddies rock club in Birmingham spinning tunes from artists who have supported WEAK13 over the years.

Frontman Nick said of the event: "Loads of people snapped up a copy of the album and we've been getting so much positive feedback. It's gone far better than we expected and we can't wait to tour with the album."

For more band information check out http://weak13official.com/