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The second instalment of the yearly live pick Piano Wire, Dead Royalties and Sea Mammal - 29th September @ The Victoria If the summer was a bit lean, our autumn dance card was deliberately aiming for some bigger names. Piano Wire is half of what used to be Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster and revel in... Continue Reading →
The reason that Dead Royalties music works so well is that consciously or otherwise they appeal to two very distinct camps. Those in the mainstream will pick up on the heavy yet accessible riffs, the energy and the driving nature of their music. It’s an easy sell, ticks boxes for the man in the street,... Continue Reading →
Although the underlying groove running through this Bristol art-punk trio’s latest offering may have Foo Fighter fans ears pricking up, they would be entirely missing the point, but what’s new? For if there is any connection between the two bands it is that Dead Royalties sound like what Grohl and the boys could be if... Continue Reading →
It has been a quiet year for Dead Royalties, but they have roared back into action with a string of live shows and now a new video to push their latest two-track download. With their trademark mix of grunge infused alt-rock and lyrics that explore the dark underbelly of modern society, Revolting Revolution, is not only musically very... Continue Reading →
Secret Chord Records are excited to announce the new video from Dead Royalties Taken from their e.p, Hormones Bring Out Your Dead was described as…. “Combining the grit and drive of (the grunge genre) and mixing it with a lo-hi punk vibe and the complexities of math-rock, Dead Royalties have come up with something cool enough... Continue Reading →
It's funny how the briefest of connections can often help the cause. A brief chat over a pint after a Dead Royalties gig in the depths of one of Bristol's less salubrious neighbourhoods has led to this brief review of Harri Larkin's demos. And what crackers they are. Bleed My Heart Out, okay, it's not going to... Continue Reading →
It seems very apt that in a week when every music publication worth its salt is reminiscing on the god-like legacy of Kurt Cobain, to feature a band who have picked up the grunge torch and refashioned it in their own image. After cutting his teeth in math-rockers Sailors and later Russian Blue, Alex Share’s... Continue Reading →