Gruel are a post punk/metal band from Birmingham. Mixing a combination of both heavy slow grooves and fast punk riffs, think Black Sabbath, just faster and angrier.
Have been likened to bands such as Pissed Jeans, Jesus Lizard and Brainiac.
Gruel Links: Facebook | Bandcamp
Listen to ‘Born And Bread’ below:
Plus support from THREE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE
Birmingham’s newest edition to the hard rock scene. Three Knuckle Shuffle are a five-piece band, influenced by the likes of the mighty Sabbath, Alice in Chains, Velvet Revolver and Rage Against The Machine, who plan to change the game of guitar driven music. Expect huge riffs, pissed off lyrics and a wild, wild night.
For fans of Sabbath, QOTSA and Audioslave
Three Knuckle Shuffle Links: Facebook
Plus support from THE RAIDERS
The Raiders officially evolved into its current and final form on the 20th of March 2015 and since that historic day, Telford’s Favourite Son’s have been laying the foundation to their imminent world domination, through the power of face-melting solos from Jack ‘Legs’ Richards and Luke ‘El Chivo’ Odenwalder; coupled with the surgical timing and rhythm from the cataclysmic drumming of none other than Josh ‘The Paste’ Tooth and leg-shaking basslines from Alex ‘Hogson’ Hodson.
The Raiders Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter
Listen to ‘Stay With Me’ below:
Plus support from LEARN TO LIE
Learn To Lie are a 4 piece alt-rock group based in Staffordshire. The band consists of Jake Regan, Andrew Burns, Matt Jones and Simon Tranter. Their influences and previous musical projects are varied, which helps to add different dynamics and ideas to create their distinctive sound.
Learn To Lie Links: Facebook | YouTube
Listen to ‘Breathe’ below:
Plus support from WATER INTO WATER
Water Into Water are a progressive rock/free improvisational trio from Birmingham, UK.
Their music aims to bridge the connection between the immediate, direct-power of composition and limitless freedom of improvisation.
Water Into Water Links: Facebook | Bandcamp | Soundcloud
Listen to a live performance of ‘Autophagocytosis’ below: