My latest choice sees these Swedish alt-rockers continuing to emerge from the #Desolation of a ix-year musical silence with the fourth course to be served up from their latest album, which will see them declaring that ‘The World Was Never Enough’ when it is released at the beginning of February.
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A local gig saw DJ Astrocreep take in the Invisible Wind Factory for the first time ever, which almost feels like a crime against music, considering the work the owners have done in previous venues. Being slightly out of town into the docks makes for a slightly different trip than usual and the venue is actually great, once you get past the queuing issues. With a couple of supports to get everyone in the mood before The Chats come on, it should be a good old fashioned punk rock show, with plenty of bark to add to the musical bite.
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Our latest choice sees these progenitors of the blackened industrial sub-genre choosing violence as a means of blending industrial, metalcore, deathcore, ambient and even trap on the first taster of their eighth studio album, which is due early in 2025.
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Monk didn’t have stray too far from the doors of ÜRHQ to unearth his latest choice cut, as it comes from a bunch of Belfast lads who’ve been making a big noise, combining sludginess thicker than the sleech beds of the rivers that run through the heart of their mutual native city with razor-sharp punkiness and shit tonnes of positive attitude, for around a decade now.
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To tie off a week of a fantastic run of shows, Jase W was back at Haarlem’s Patronaat to get my ears around alt metal long serving act, Helmet! Doing the rounds for the 30th anniversary of their ‘Betty’ album and doing a hell of a run of shows throughout Europe and North America in its honour, Helmet’s stop in Haarlem got upgraded from Stage Two to Stage One, so clearly Netherlands was keen to see what was on offer… as were we…
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