Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
I was lucky enough to stumble across these guys a few years back when I happened to, in the spur-of-the-moment, catch them in a gig. They were then known as Chickenhawk and were the opening band. I can’t remember now who else was playing, that’s what drink does for you, but what I do remember is that Chickenhawk blew me away with their Diy, abrasive take on hardcore/punk. Only a handful of people were watching them but that didn’t seem to phase the band at all, they played as if their lives depended on it and made for an awesome atmosphere that only good, talented hardcore bands can manage to create. They made such an impression that I went and bought their album ‘Modern Bodies’, and this only added to the effect they first had on me: I knew I’d come...
I was lucky enough to stumble across these guys a few years back when I happened to, in the spur-of-the-moment, catch them in a gig. They were then known as Chickenhawk and were the opening band. I can’t remember now who else was playing, that’s what drink does for you, but what I do remember is that Chickenhawk blew me away with their Diy, abrasive take on hardcore/punk. Only a handful of people were watching them but that didn’t seem to phase the band at all, they played as if their lives depended on it and made for an awesome atmosphere that only good, talented hardcore bands can manage to create. They made such an impression that I went and bought their album ‘Modern Bodies’, and this only added to the effect they first had on me: I knew I’d come...
- 2/10/2012
- by Rhys Milsom
- Obsessed with Film
You may recall we slipped you a little teaser (sounds kinda naughty, doesn't it?) for the gory zombie-massacre video for I Hate This, Do You Like It? from UK indie rockers Chickenhawk. Well, since the full-length video is out now, we thought we'd give you more than just the usual 'check out the new vid' spiel and bring you some tales of gut-munching mayhem from the chaps who were there for every blood-drenched moment... like drummer Matt Reid, who regaled us with an entertaining behind-the-scenes account of the hard-rocking undead apocalypse, in which he pounds the skins with his eyes torn out before chowing down on his band-mates. Of course, you can also view the video at the end of the article... so what the...
- 9/8/2009
- FEARnet
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