The mid 90s was a time when rap-metal reigned. No matter how genre-crossing acts sprang up (usually from the US), the alternative record buying public clamoured for more. For the huge amount of (sometimes deserved) column inches afforded to Rage Against The Machine or Limp Bizkit, so many other bands worked just as hard on the fringes – Snot would have been bigger than everyone if not victims of tragic circumstance, while bands like Shuvel and Reveille now seem all but forgotten, but were as good as any.
Live shows upcoming for Brighton’s Harker
Hailing from one of the UK’s finest cities, folk-punk four piece Harker released a four track EP in June and have a handful of live dates upcoming, including a slot at the Southsea Festival.
Spindrift: Upcoming tour dates
Psych-rock practitioners Spindrift have a huge run of tour dates upcoming between now and the beginning of October, taking the band across the US, Canada & Europe. All confirmed shows are listed below.
OF ALLIES – Tempers EP
Together for only a year at the time of its release, ‘Tempers’ by UK alt-rockers Of Allies shows a strong sense of focus and of self-belief. The material doesn’t always show a great range of styles, but essentially this is a good thing – a sign of a band that know exactly what works for them, resulting in five numbers that include no unnecessary padding. Bringing much heaviness, their crunch oft balanced with an accessibility , the EPs opening track ‘Ghosts’ really makes a play for catching the ear as quickly as possible– and very much succeeds. From a clean intro comprising a couple of clean guitar chords and a soft, heart-rending vocal, the band quickly branch out into a somewhat rhythmic piece, led which drummer Danny Barrick, rattling off his snares with speed. This is intercut with a heavier chorus riff, the guitars adopting a dirty approach. While clearly comprised of three distinct parts, the bands strong feeling for melody gives everything a natural feeling of togetherness. It’s a tune that should appeal to fans of bands in the Chevelle mould – heaviness with a very tuneful undercurrent.
New video from Khaøs
Taken from their new album ‘Risen’, US/Swiss hard rock band Khaøs have issued an official video for ‘After The Silence’, which you can watch in full below.