Gig Review: Brigade + Slaves To Gravity + Lonely The Brave

[Venue: The Soul Tree, Cambridge]
[Date: 9 September 2008]

Fresh from winning this year’s Best UK Newcomer at the Kerrang Awards and confirming as the main support for US post-hardcore band Aiden’s European tour, Slaves To Gravity can be forgiven for wondering what they had done to deserve this: a sparsely populated Soul Tree on a miserable […]

Interview: Brigade

Brigade have been described by NME as “a towering beast“, by Rock Sound as “a British talent truly capable of a long and exciting career“, by Kerrang! as “a band who now deal in ascendant tunes of rare quality” and by Sonic Dice as “an infectious blend of all-out rock“. So the plaudits have been […]

Gig Review: Kill Hannah + Brigade

[Venue: Academy, Oxford]
[Date: 12 June 2008]

Led by Will Simpson, Brigade have well and truly been a touring band over the last few months since the release of their second album ‘Come Morning We Fight‘. In my book that shows the mark of a good band - if they’re willing to put in the effort then […]

Album Review: Brigade

[Album: Come Morning We Fight]
[Label: Caned & Able Records]

With roots in Suffolk, Bristol, and Japan but based in London there is no surprise that Brigade stand out from the crowd. They boast feisty vocals, dancing guitar riffs and gutsy drumming power. The punch and dynamism is here for all to hear on second album ‘Come […]

Gig Review: Aiden + Kill Hannah + Brigade + Serpico

Venue: Solus, Cardiff
Date: 29 March 2008

Arriving at the venue 10 minutes before the stated door opening time, my soggy Converse were pleased to see that the doors were already open, however my ears were less pleased on discovering that the 1st band of the night, Serpico, had already begun their set.
Hailing from Edinburgh, this five […]