Year : 2013
Style : Modern Hard Rock , Female vocals
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 101 mb
Bio:
It’s fair to say that UK quartet Skarlett Riot don’t lack confidence. As anyone that’s had the pleasure of witnessing this young four-piece live will attest to.In an already jam-packed career Skarlett Riot have wowed audiences at Download (earning a 4K live review from Kerrang!) , Reading, Leeds, Bloodstock, Hard Rock Hell and a host of other festivals. They've also shared stages across the UK with the likes of Funeral For A Friend, Gus G, Kamelot, Deaf Havana, The Darkness, Wednesday 13, Heaven’s Basement, Black Spiders, Taking Dawn, Glamour Of The Kill, plus many more.Formed back in 2010, this female-fronted band were soon taking their local scene by storm with their powerful, riff-led songs, blending melody and grit with a muscular garage rock’n’roll backbone. Add to that an ear for infectious hooks, and you have a band that not only has bags of attitude but the songs to back them up!Their first single from SR's debut album, the anthemic ‘Faded Memory’ saw the band earning support from Radio 1, who added the band to their daytime playlist and led to the band being featured on national shows from Sara Cox, Greg James, Scott Mills and Huw Stephens amongst others. The band’s current 2015 EP 'We Are The Brave' led to glowing praise within the rock community; Big Cheese, Kerrang, Powerplay, were all glowing in their praise. The band released a music video in support of the EP which hit rotation on Scuzz TV earlier this year. The band have enjoyed continued support from Kerrang and Scuzz for the singles from their acclaimed EP ' We Are The Brave'.
Album:
“Tear Me Down”, the first full-length release by UK-band Skarlett Riot, is an album that manages to catch some bright and searing rock’n’roll lightning-in-a-bottle. Growling and grinding with terrific garage-rock grit, fired up by a hard-rocking spirit, and flashing influences from bands like Alterbridge, Halestorm, Heaven’s Basement, Crashdiet, LA Guns, and Velvet Revolver, Skarlett Riot shows some impressive confidence and real chops both musically and lyrically.Singer Skarlett’s edgy, strong voice gives the tunes a lot of their barbed wire sharpness, and behind her the band has a furious, intense sound throbbing with powerhouse drums, heavy-duty guitar-riffs, and rumbling bass-muscle.The band blasts out of the gate with the rambling and rocking, guitar-racing “Faded Memory” showcasing the band’s fire and speed, and fleshed out with some emotional, rough and raw lyrics and vocals. As on the rest of the album there’s an urgent, intense, and passionately personal quality to the lyrics, giving the band a real voice and vibe of its own.SkarlettRiot_Band.That voice comes through clearly on the darker, heavy-riffing “What We’ve Become” too, with the line “we are broken” baring the desperation and pain at the core of the track. And the fast and fiery “Adrenaline” is also injected with some real and ragged emotion.After that the band launches into “Rock N Roll Queen” – my favorite tune on this album – a gloriously rumbling and rough track that rides in on a gorgeous riffy intro, and then rocks out hard enough to leave you pleasantly breathless.“Lost” is an oddball interlude of a track, but it’s so promising in its haunting weirdness that I was sort of disappointed when it faded out after only two minutes.At its very best this album is both powerfully explosive and deeply emotional at the same time. “Villain” is an excellent example – it’s a track that throbs with gloriously heavy drumming, the guitar and bass full of aggression, and Skarlett’s voice alternately screaming and crooning.With its expressive guitar-work and vulnerable vocals “Broken Wings” proves that the band has some ballad chops as well; while “Party Hard” is another hard-rocking, emotionally loaded rush of fire, all heavy riffs and throbbing bass, and featuring a bit of 1980s spectacle in the guitar-playing. Then final track “Riot” – pumped full of anger and urgency – closes out the album with a flourish.“Tear Me Down” is not a perfect or flawless release by any means, but Skarlett Riot skillfully harnesses its fierce fighting spirit, and explosive energy, creating a raw and powerful rocker of an album. Doubtlessly, time and experience will hone and sharpen this band’s skills further, but there’s a lot to be said for this kind of jagged edge as well.
Line Up:
Skarlett - Lead Vocals/Guitars
Danny - Guitars/Backing Vocals
Tom - Bass/Backing Vocals
Luke - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Faded Memory (4:16)
02. What We've Become (3:18)
03. Adrenaline (3:08)
04. Rock N Roll Queen (3:43)
05. Lost (2:13)
06. Tear Me Down (4:32)
07. Villain (4:01)
08. Broken Wings (3:25)
09. Party Hard (3:23)
10. Riot (3:31)
+ Video "What We've Become" (Official Video)
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