WASTED! Magazine - Issue #30

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Editor Zoe Blush

Photographers

Paolo Marmaras Rod Trussardi

Georgia Rawson Aaron BreezeCarl BattamsJake Owens

Illu PhotographyDaniel Ryan Henesy

Frances SalesBarry Read

Designer

Illu Zoe Blush

CONTENTSCONTENTS04 BLUSH BANTER05 INTRODUCING: PEUR

07 INTRODUCING: CONTINUED

10 ALT BEAUTY: ASHA

18 ALT BEAUTY: GEMMA KAHLUA

16 INTERVIEW: THE ASTORIA

Hi readers! Welcome to issue 30 packed with interviews, alt beauties, new bands, reviews and more! Over on page 4 we’re bringing back ‘BLUSH BANTER’, check out what’s been grinding my gears this month, e-mail us at [email protected] to tell us what’s been ticking you off lately! Then we’ve got lots of bands for you to check out in our ‘INTRODUCING’ section. We have ‘ALT BEAUTY’ features from the gorgeous ASHA and GEMMA KAHLUA for you to drool over on pages 10 and 18! Featuring INTERVIEWS with the likes of THE ASTORIA on page 16 and TREVOR’S HEAD on page 26. A new ‘CREATIVE PROFILE’ section featuring ARMA MEDUSA and lots of reviews for you to feast your eyes on. WHat are you still doing here?!

26 INTERVIEW: TREVOR’S HEAD

29 CREATIVE PROFILE: ARMA MEDUSA

31 REVIEWS

FEMALE MODEL:

SARAH QUINN

MALE MODEL:

JUN KHANBEKIAN

So first of all I just wanted to tell you a bit about what’s been going on behind the scenes here at WASTED! Magazine. Shortly after issue 27 the team wittled down and I ended up doing the last two issues on my own, looking back, I wasn’t satasfied with the quality of these issues and have started building the team up again and here we are! Issues are going to be released on the first Saturday of the month and we are bringing lots of new features including ‘Late Night With Limz’, games reviews, more interviews, model features, reviews and more! And with this comes the return of ‘Blush Banter’ this little section where I rant about things that have irked me this month. There are two things that I

would like to have a moan about this issue,

the first is the internet fame of cats. Not just cats

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CROSSFAITH

OF MICE & MEN

INTRODUCINGSO FIRST OF ALL, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES?“I’m Sam Tempest and I play drums for Peur. Joe Lomax plays guitar and sings. Finally, Ryan Greenhalgh plays bass.”

EXPLAIN YOUR SOUND TO A FIRST TIME LISTENER?“I would say its like Alt-Rock-Metal-Math-Post-Jazz core. We like to keep it interesting.”

WHERE CAN WE ACCESS YOUR MUSIC?“You can listen to our music on Soundcloud, YouTube, Spotify, and you can also head over to our website peurofficial.com and download all of our music for free.” TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE GIG?“We were extremely lucky and got the chance to play with one of our favourite bands; DZ Deathrays. We played Night and Day in Manchester with them and it blew up.”

WHAT’S NEXT ON THE AGENDA?“Gig, gig, gig. We plan to play as many shows as we can all around the country and even venture out to Europe.

So keep an eye out for us playing you town and come and say hello.”

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO PLUG TO THE W! READERS?“Our second E.P “Future Architects” is coming out very soon, we haven’t announced a date yet but keep your ears open and please let us know what you think.”

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KILL CONFIRMED, STEVENAGEFor fans of: Bullet For My Valentine, Iron Maiden, Trivium and Metallica.

NORTH PRISM, LEICESTER

METROPOLIS, UK

For Fans Of: Muse, Foo Fighters, Royal Blood.

For fans of: Hawkwind, Killing Joke, Gary Numan, The Mission, Black Sabbath, Joy Division, Muse

FIRE AT DAWNFor fans of: Muse, Foo Fighters, Paramore, Avenged Sevenfold, Escape The Fate, Killswitch Engage

INTRODUCING

NEW GENERATION SUPERSTARS, NOTTINGHAMFor fans of Backyard Babies, Social Distortion, The Wildhearts, Guns N Roses, D generation.

SHARK CITY, LONDONFor fans of: Parkway Drive, BMTH, August Burns Red, While She Sleeps

THE DEVIL IN FAUST, SHREWSBURYFor fans of: Paradise Lost, Green Day, Alice In Chains

GET UP GO, MANCHESTERFor fans of: Champs, New Found Glory, The Story So Far

‘‘ Tell us three interesting facts about yourself?’’

“Im very spiritual and intocrystal energy. I alwayscarry a tigers eye and green aventurine with me. I live my life by the illegitimus non tatum carborundum mantra, its latin and its my families mantra.Im a huge cheese lover! Cheese goes on everything!!!’’ “What do you do in your spare time?@’’

“I love to draw when i have time spare. I have a big suportive family and believe in spending as much free time with them as possible.I think its important.’’

“What is the best song/album of all time?’’

“My favourite song is ‘isis’ by the goo goo dolls.”

“ What was the best live show you’ve been to & why?”

“The best live show i’ve seen has to be Bon Jovi, they are incredible!”

“Tell us a bit about your ink?”

“My favourite ink is my chest piece, i love how unique it is and how much confidence it gives me. My first ink and most meaningful is ‘illegitimus non tatum carborundum’ its latin for ‘dont let the bastards

grind you down. My family live by this. My last addition was my bum tattoo, i plan to make the other cheek symetrical.”

“You’re going out for a night on the town, what is your choice of poison?”

“Beer! I love beer! Any beer! Beer so good THAT MY POISON”

“Tell us about your funniest drunken moment?” “To be honest i have never really been in that state, i have a ton of crazy polish friends that do that for me!”

“Do you have any unusual habits or hobbies?” “I have a habit of dissapearing when im out with my friends, i tend to not say goodbye either (bad i know)”

“Who are you currently crushing on?” “Im not really crushing on anyone at the moment to be honest although there is a new guy at work with a real nice bum!”

“What is your claim to fame?”

“Claim to fame? Ohhh i suppose it woul have to be my braids and the positioning of my ink.”

“Give us your best chat up line?”

“Ok this is bad but i cant not... Did you fart? Cause you just blew me away.”

“If you were an ice cream flavour, which would you be & why?” “Bubblegum, because its magical!” “Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?”

“Id like to carry on with my modelling career but id also love to try fire breathing and burlesque acts.”

“Thank you very much Asha for giving us your time and allowing us to feature you in wasted.”

INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN’T HEARD OF YOU BEFORE?“Hi! We are Martyn, Ben, and Sam and we form The Astoria, from Dartford, Kent.”

DESCRIBE YOUR SOUND TO A FIRST TIME LISTENER?“We describe our sound as Melodic Hardcore/Pop Punk. Think Four Year Strong with a touch of Biffy Clyro

(with less impressive beards). We really struggle to describe exactly what we sound like, cos to us, it’s just us! Have a listen and decide for yourself ;)”

YOUR E.P WAS RELEASED ON THE 15TH OF JUNE, WHAT HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN LIKE FOR IT SO FAR?“The response has phenomenal! We put in so much work to get it going, especially as we recorded

and produced it ourselves. So the great feedback we have been getting has made it all worth it. Its quite humbling to hear people say nice things about something you worked so hard on.”

YOU’VE BEEN PLAYING LOTS OF EXCITING SHOWS RECENTLY INCLUDING CAMDEN BARFLY, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE VENUE TO PLAY SO FAR & WHY?“Well Barfly was awesome, but we played at The Black Heart in Camden a week before it and the place is mental! The crowd, the sound, the stage, all just right for us. It got a bit sweaty in the heat (it was really hot!) but thats what being in a band is all about!”

HAVE YOU HAD ANY EMBARRASSING MOMENTS ON STAGE?“Last week Martyn was just about to come in to a massive bit of a song then hit the wrong foot pedal and guitar just went silent, it was pretty embarrassing. Sam had done exactly the same thing with bass as well. We need less pedals…”

SO IT’S FESTIVAL SEASON! IF YOU WERE TO PUT ON YOUR OWN SUMMER FESTIVAL, WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED AND WHO WOULD YOU HAVE ON THE LINE UP?“Hmmm…We would call it ‘Petes Perfect Pop Punk Pizza Party’. The headliners would be Four Year Strong, Day to Remember and Wonder Years! We’d have to put on all the bands we have met over the years like Staring Out The Sun and Press To Meco, some of those dudes are seriously good!”

YOU’VE OBVIOUSLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER, HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY SCRAPS BETWEEN MEMBERS?“The three of us don’t really argue, thats why we are in a band together! It would suck if we didn’t get along. It does get a little heated sometimes, but once its done, we forget about it.”

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO BANDS JUST STARTING OUT?“Practice, practice and more practice. It’s all good writing good songs but if you sound crap live it’ll all be wasted!

Just don’t rush to get on the gig circuit until your all completely ready.”

WHAT’S NEXT ON THE AGENDA?“We are currently prepping for a new music video and gigging as much as we can. We hope to tour later this year but getting on the road is always difficult. We need everyones help to get us out there!”

HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO PLUG TO THE W! READERS?“You can listen to our new EP on Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud and iTunes. We have tee’s for sale on our

Bandcamp too! Obviously massive shout out to Zoe and the Wasted! team!!” THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME BOYS! YOU’RE DEFINITELY GOING TO WANT TO CHECK OUT THE ASTORIA IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY, YOU’RE SERIOUSLY MISSING OUT!

TELL US SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF?“I collect Disney dolls, I am secretly a princess. I am constantly in a philosophical state of mind. I’m obsessed with horror movies and demonic possessions. I love mushy foods and microwave my cereal.My mother is my role model. I have a pink car and I have been tattooing for around 7/8 years.

GEMMA KAHLUA

WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?“I don’t have much spare time but I guess ideally... Watch horror movies and research obscure/underground ones. Going to the cinema, having pic n mix. Having Starbucks frappucinos, wine or cocktails.”

WHAT IS THE BEST SONG/ALBUM OF ALL TIME?“Marilyn Manson - From Portrait to Mechanical Animals”

WHAT WAS THE BEST LIVE SHOW YOU’VE BEEN TO & WHY?“36 Crazyfists are my favourite band and are always amazing live, I think I’ve seen them about 12 times now.”

Tell us a bit about your ink?“My favourite is my chest piece which was by Reverent Rudles - Bournemouth UK. My chest and neck is all cinderella themed, my favourites I guess are that and my Snow White as they are my

favourite fairytales. My first was Lenore, comic character by Roman Dirge.”

YOU’RE GOING OUT FOR A NIGHT ON THE TOWN, WHAT IS YOUR CHOICE OF POISON?“Cocktails - strawberry daquiri or Cosmo. Generally vodka based or if the sun is out, frozen margarita. I love thunder toffee vodka also. I have a hardcore sweet tooth.”

TELL US ABOUT YOUR FUNNIEST DRUNKEN MOMENT?“I’m en expert drinker...little and often. Stay classy and pace yourself, don’t do shots and don’t mix.”

DO YOU HAVE ANY UNUSUAL HABITS OR HOBBIES?“Picking my toenails, late night chocolate binges...”

WHO ARE YOU CURRENTLY CRUSHING ON?“My ideal man is Patrick Bateman. Christian Bale, Jason Momoa, Batman...there is a super hot maleModel J Michael Kent. He is perfection.”

WHAT IS YOUR CLAIM TO FAME?“Twiggy Ramirez, and i kissed Ron Jeremy.”TELL US ABOUT YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING ROMANTIC

““ I’M AN EXPERT DRINKER...LITTLE AND OFTEN.

EXPERIENCE?“I don’t really get embarrassed. I’m pretty open and honest/blunt.

Social situations in general - dates, sober, make me more embarrassed than trivial things.”

IF YOU WERE AN ICE CREAM FLAVOUR, WHICH WOULD YOU BE & WHY?“Peanut butter and chocolate and sparkly. My favourite things.”

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS TIME?

“Who knows or plans that far ahead?! I honestly done care as

long as I’m happy.”

Images: Rod Trussardi

SO FIRST OFF INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN’T HEARD OF YOU? “We are Trevor’s Head, a self-proclaimed ‘stoner-punk’ band from Redhill, Surrey. We sometimes claim we have the privileges of other Surrey inhabitants but the truth is we don’t. We have an average age of 24 and a third, and our favourite morning snack is samosas and beer. For fans of QOTSA, Clutch, Alice in Chains and thinking outside the box.”

DESCRIBE YOUR SOUND TO A FIRST TIME LISTENER? “We have an eclectic mix of tastes in the band – in a lot of places it crosses over, in some... not so much! Imagine a three way Venn-diagram. On the outer edges we have Black Metal, Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass and Classical,

but the closer you get to the middle, you’ll find Grunge, Classic Rock, Punk, Thrash, Prog, Stoner and Blues. This is the area we tend to operate within. The “stoner-punk” tag comes from our love of big, groove-laden, fuzzy riffs played at speed!” & YOU’VE RECENTLY BEEN ON A EUROPEAN TOUR, TELL US ABOUT THAT? “The European tour was awesome! It was organised by TJ-Concerts and we played with some great bands in Belgium and Holland. Our days consisted of getting up “early”, driving the van to the gig, loading in, checking out the town, smashing through our set, then having an after party and crashing wherever we could lay our heads. The first night in the van was probably the toughest. We parked at a truck stop in Holland somewhere and had the most

uncomfortable ‘sleep’ you can imagine. Five grown men (we brought two roadies), in a van with all our gear and one homemade bunk to go between us. Needless to say it was a bit of a squeeze and rather malodorous. But we had plenty of vodka and weed to go round, so many a laugh was had! We’d like to apologise to any real truckers in the car park that night, they probably didn’t get much sleep either. DID THINGS GET MESSY ON THE ROAD? WHAT DID YOU GET UP TO GIGGING ASIDE? “Apart from playing, the days usually involved imbibing vast quantities of cheese and coffee and exploring the towns. The nights consisted universally of getting wasted with the locals! Lots of herbal treats to be had, washed down with great Dutch and Belgian beer. Amsterdam

was a pretty interesting experience - the police over there don’t like you driving through the pedestrian areas at midnight apparently... so we got a little telling off. It’s worth noting that the previous trip we took to Europe ended in us rolling our van and hitting a brick wall, so we had to take our acoustic guitars and sleeping bags back to England on the ferry as foot passengers. We got to do a bit of busking on board though, so it wasn’t all bad... there’s nothing quite like dodging the Reaper to bring you closer together as a band!” WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE VENUE TO PLAY AT & WHY? “One of our favourite venues to play was probably the Harlequin Theatre in Redhill. It holds a good few hundred people and the sound quality on stage and off is just amazing. It’s a home-town gig for us too so people always come down for it!

Unfortunately, you don’t see many band nights there anymore which is a shame... on the smaller side of things, it’s always fun playing the back room of the Hellfire Club, also in our hometown. It’s a grim little shoebox of a place, so a sweaty, full on screamer of a gig is always guaranteed!” HAVE YOU HAD ANY HORRIFICALLY EMBARRASSING MOMENTS ON STAGE? “Haha! Yes, loads but they make it more fun! Roger once got so into his headbanging that he got dizzy and fell through the drum kit into his amp stack. He played the rest of that song on top of a high hat stand, inches away from where Matt’s drumsticks were hammering. There was another time when Aaron and Roger thought it would be funny to walk out of a side door during a solo and they both got locked out until the end of the song. Matt held the stage like a champ though! A real Spinal Tap moment,

haha! Lastly, we once played a gig while Matt was nursing a testicular cyst, so that subject got brought up between each song. Embarrassing and painful for him, hilarious for the rest of us.” YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER, HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY SCRAPS BETWEEN BAND MEMBERS? “Surprisingly, no! We put that down to a good supply of smokeables and a healthy respect for one-another. We always go along with whatever is the best idea, and that can come from any one of us. There is no leader of Trevor’s Head. The moment that changes, it’ll be game over for us.” WE’RE SLOWLY BUT SURELY COMING UP TO SUMMER & THAT OF COURSE MEANS FESTIVAL TIME! IF YOU WERE TO RUN YOUR OWN SUMMER FESTIVAL, WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED & WHO WOULD

BE THE THREE MAIN HEADLINERS? “Ohhh, good question! Headliners would have to be the cream of the crop of friends we have played with over the years. So Junkyard Choir, Sweet Jonny and Devil In Detail would take those slots. Seriously, check them out. They’re all awesome! I think support slots would be given to Alice in Chains, Clutch, System of a Down, Motorhead, NOFX, Slayer, Slash, and The Prodigy. The name? ‘Headfest. And all campers would get a free hat.” IF YOU COULD BE ANY OTHER BAND FOR THE DAY, WHO WOULD IT BE & WHY? Rog: “Motorhead. Everyone wants to play a gig with Motorhead!”

Matt: “The Who. But before half of them died.”

WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK YOU’D BE

DOING IF YOU WEREN’T IN A BAND? “We’d all have more money for a start. And better cars and our own houses. And we’d probably be dating supermodels (hah!) and we’d certainly be healthier... but we’d rather have the band.” WHAT’S NEXT ON THE AGENDA FOR TREVOR’S HEAD? “More gigs! And playing further afield. We’ll be organising another European trip as soon as possible and we’re gigging constantly in the UK already – last year we played over 90 shows. We’re writing some really interesting stuff at the minute which we can’t wait to get recorded and released. We use Foel Studio in Wales for all our releases, so we can’t wait to work on the new material there. It’s gonna sound massive! Think heavier and slightly quirky with tons more vocal harmonies.”

HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE W! READERS? “Here are some random band facts for your delectation: Aaron claims he doesn’t like the blues. It’s a lie and you shouldn’t believe a word of it. Roger likes dance music. He thinks it’s a secret but we know the truth. If you see him in the streets make sure you shun him for this.

Matt considers the musical sub-genre ‘noise’ as a legitimate thing. Try it and see what you think. And remember, music is always a positive thing. It’s there to help. See you at a show!” THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME GUYS, THESE LOT ALWAYS PUT ON A GREAT SHOW SO MAKE SURE YOU CATCH THEM SOON!

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EXPLAIN YOUR COMPANY NAME, WHY ARMA MEDUSA? “I wanted a name that was mythical yet badass! And seeing as my jewellery is based on armour, and I love Greek myths, I Google translated Medusa Armour and it came up with Arma Medusa! Sorted!” WHAT’S YOUR INSPIRATION FOR YOUR JEWELLERY?

“Fantasy Armour! Skyrim,

anything magical and for ladies

(and gents) who want something out of the norm

and feel pretty awesome wearing my jewellery! (Be careful though, they’re

sharp ;-))”

IF YOU LIVED IN ANOTHER WORLD, WHERE WOULD IT BE? “The world of Harry Potter! Who wouldn’t want to live

in a magical world? (Massive Harry Potter

geek!) “

Photographer: Jan MarshallHand Armour: Arma MedusaModel: Tina Massacre

WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT ARMA MEDUSA? “Definitely the positive feedback! I also love collaborations and have more in the planning, I get such a buzz from seeing art from other people!”

HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN CREATIVE? “Yes! From since I can remember! I would love to make this my full time Job as it feeds my creative side.”

DID YOU ALWAYS START OFF MAKING JEWELLERY? “No this is only quite recent (last 2 years) I started designing shoes, and printing on tshirts, I was still trying to find my “thing” I’m so glad I’ve found it now!”

Photographer: Sheridans Art Model: Marie Hand Armour: Arma Medusa Crown - Pendulous Threads Assistant - Little Noirise

Ithaca - By Anthony Adams

Right now is an important time to be a woman when it comes to rock music, The Marmozets rising and destroying anything in their path, and Rolo Tomassi hitting the big ten year mark! It just seems at the moment, in a male dominated genre, women are kicking and screaming right at the front of the queue.

Which brings me to Ithaca, where I feel the only way to describe them is as so... You know when your eyes first glimpse on the won-der that is Juillette Lewis, that raw, dirty look but is somehow sexy. That is what it is like when you listen to Ithaca for the first time. They are rough in all the best ways, a guitar distortion that sounds like that cool mathematics cover teacher that wears Converse, mixed with roaring female vocal chords that just carry you everywhere.

Ithaca’s live sets have been getting stronger after every performance, I once saw them open an all day music event, and I have never seen a noisy room take such notice. Djamila spits her lyrics at you as if it was her last words, making sure you take her wisdom home with you. Since then I have seen them grow higher and higher up on line ups, mini tours and getting airtime on BBC Radio 1.

Album review – ‘Sleepless’ by Arthur Walwin - by Petch Let’s get this bit out of the way: This album is goddamn great. If you were (like me) ever into HelloGoodbye or Owl City this sounds like a very logical and very British step forward. It’s got a wonderful kind of hope to it that really permeates, and hits EXACTLY what is resonating through the edges of pop and alternative with just enough of either to keep anyone enter-tained. This guy has been working hard for years and you can really tell by how polished this sounds. The single ‘Hard to Love’ kicks

just enough arse to make it stick in your head for hours, and it’s catchy enough that if you gave it to your local DJ in your dive of choice it wouldn’t go amiss hiding between Pendulum and that ever so ironic Katy Perry song you can’t admit to yourself that you adore. Probably not for everyone admittedly, if you prefer your music a little rawer and perhaps angrier it might not be to your taste. However if you want a wonderful mash up of Deaf Havana, Ellie Gould-ing, and hints of Avicii in there, buy this album. It just reeks of summer night club romance. Out July27th

Things are loud and strong in the Ithaca camp. With a new EP, Trespassers, coming out in July, and a 7” vinyl release to come with it via Church Of Fuck Records, Ithca are certainly a band to take notice of, if you don’t I am sure they will take it by force.

REVIEWS

REVIEWS Albums you NEED in your life

The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts by Refused - By Petch If you are reading this and you have not heard this album then what on earth are you doing?! GO. LISTEN. I would go out on a limb and say that your favourite band was influenced by this album, and if even THEY weren’t then whoever inspired them certainly was. First released April 13th 1998, then reissued in 2004 with EVEN MORE goodness pumped into it, it’s a seminal piece of musical crafting. Refused are basically wizards; it’s hard to believe human mortal people could have written it. All gushing aside, the running themes and musicianship are something you will hear in other bands as soon as you have heard this album a few times. You’ll start to see little ‘leitmotifs’ appearing here and there throughout all albums even remotely near that umbrella. If you’re busy and only have time to listen to two songs on this album, do ‘New Noise’ to really appreciate the phrase “CAN I SCREAM?!” and a well timed ‘woo’, then listen to ‘Refused Are Fucking Dead’ and just let it wash over you. All my favourite bands started at the inception of this album. Absolute powerhouse.

Album review – ‘The Hivemind EP’ by Cannery Row - By Petch

You’re driving along a dusty desert trail, nothing but warm air and sand around you as the set-ting sun paints the whole world a rich orange. You bathe in the beams of the vanishing sun as they fall on your face in your convertible mus-cle car. Of course, you’re wearing aviators and denim. There is a large back of cash in the boot of your car, how you got it only you know. Bank robbery? Casino winnings? Who knows, all you know is you got it made now... THAT is what this album feels like. It’s filthy bluesy ROCK (yes, I

did mean to write that in capital letters because they deserve capitalising). It’s got a classic feel and makes no apologies about it. My personal favourite song is ‘Take Your Heart’ which has this wonderful almost psychedelic quality to it. If you like your rock like you like your whis-key (old, hard, and you feel a need to sneer at someone after every hit) then check these guys out. If this EP is much to go by you might see them supporting the likes of The Eagles of Death Metal sometime soon. Maidstone rock for the masses! Available on their bandcamp now

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