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Gallows - Grey Britain
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If I said I wasn’t scared, I’d be a fucking liar…” Frank Carter’s words on ‘I Dread The Night’, track five on this first album for Gallows’ big-money paymasters Warner Bros., can be taken out of context to read: 'Seriously, guys, if this doesn’t hit big we are fucked.' A million-quid record deal does crazy things to a band’s mindset – from rags, literally, to the nation’s most exciting live band via cool lists, epic US tours and headline-grabbing festival performances (getting tattooed on stage generally attracts attention), Gallows find themselves in an unenviable position: wracked with the desire to up the ante on every aspect of low-budget debut Orchestra Of Wolves, but aware that their label need songs to market to the mainstream. A hardcore band Gallows may be to the casual onlooker, but Orchestra… featured enough accessibility beside its acerbic histrionics to ensure it crossed demographics with ease. And you’d forgive the five-piece if they repeated the formula, what with the pressure upon them to deliver an album that’s as appealing to newcomers as it is their existing fanbase....full text |
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What we know: Gallows are expected to deliver big on their first album release proper as part of their (insert the figure you’ve heard) deal with Warner Brothers. Quite simply, ‘Grey Britain’ has to be the dog’s proverbial and the rest o’ the beast an’ all. Too much is at stake for it not to succeed, critically and commercially. What we didn’t know ‘til now: ‘Grey Britain’ dares to venture where the band’s debut LP of 2006, ‘Orchestra Of Wolves’ (released via In At The Deep End prior to a re-issue on WB the following year), didn’t even dream of exploring. The ambition on show, the risk taking in stretching the band’s trademark sound to incorporate strings and acoustic elements… It’s enough to leave one wholly bamboozled first play out. And the whole thing is, in essence, a concept album, and one featuring contributions from members of (absolutely out-there acts) Rolo Tomassi and Biffy Clyro. Things are different. Very Different....full text |
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It’s a funny setting under the arches near London Bridge tonight. The approach to the venue has smashed up cars and painted tow trucks along with a scattering of folk dressed to the nines, ready to see a movie that’s even more hyped than The Dark Knight was – Watchmen. We turned up halfway through the film and had a drink or two in preparation for the mighty Gallows. You always seem to need some Dutch courage during their shows… By the time the shining lights of UK hardcore hit the stage, minutes after the unsuspecting theatrical throng left the cinema, frontman Frank Carter is already in a foul mood, hammering the microphone into his head during opening song, ‘London Is The Reason’....full text |
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