CNTMPT play the sort of intense black metal that immediately sinks both its purveyors and those listening to it down into the darkest recesses of the ninth level, bypassing every other layer of Hell in a headlong rush to get itself, and the participants in the journey, to its destination by the most express route possible.
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Neurosis will headline this year’s 15th iteration of the Supersonic festival, which takes place at Birmingham Town Hall over the weekend of 19 – 21 July.
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Taking Back Sunday are a band that many of us of a certain generation went through our teenage years with their CDs never far away. To mark their 20-year anniversary of being a band, TBS have just dropped their latest album. In a variation to the latest trend ofyYear anniversary re-release albums, they have opted for the more traditional “greatest hits” format.
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Originally formed in Naples a little more than a decade ago, before relocating to London at the turn of this decade, one could be forgiven that Desert Clouds’ monicker reflects a desire to recreate the sounds of the Mojave. And, while there are elements of stoner permeating this, their second mini-album, it is also an opus that transitions between grunge and psychedelia, via some trips down doom-ish side alleys to create an eclectic mix of sounds which intrigue the listener throughout its short (just 27 minutes) running time.
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Having seen BBATB several times around South Wales over the past few years and bought the previous album as a fan, it was only right that David O’Neill had the opportunity to review the new release, ‘Show Me Your Teeth’, for ÜR. He had been following last year’s journey with interest and highlights such as the Kiss Kruise, hobnobbing with rock royalty such as Marco Mendoza and performing backing vocals on Thunders’ ‘Miracle Man’ have only served to strengthen the band’s presence in the current music arena.
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